Laws as envisioned by the European Parliament, no more Hungary blocking sanctions against Russia because of their de facto veto power. This is what Members of the European Parliament want for the future of the EU.
Category: Conference on the Future of Europe
Member States oppose Parliament’s proposed treaty change
Almost half of the Member States are not happy with the treaty change proposed by the European Parliament as an outcome of the Conference on the future of Europe. In a non-paper, thirteen of the 27 Member States declare their dismay at the proposals that would strengthen the European Parliament’s powers as a legislator and would strengthen the role of citizens in electing their representatives, also in the Commission.
MeetEU – getting in touch with fellow Europeans
Recent years have seen a slow increase in Euroscepticism and mistrust in EU institutions. Except for policymakers themselves and political science students, Brussels politics often seems too complicated and dry to understand. Anti-EU and pro-nationalist parties are on the rise again and are in particular targeting the people that feel disconnected and far away. Does that leave any hope for the future of the EU?
ECR “does not believe in extremes”
The European Conservative and Reformist (ECR) Group is a center-right political group founded in 2009 by the UK Conservative Party. It accommodates 19 political parties, such as Fratelli D’Italia (IT) and PIS (PL). The ECR […]