One in five under 25 can't find a job within the EU. Parliament wants to use unspent 82 billion euros from structural funds to create new job opportunities in...(read more) Facebook
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Strong - but not invulnerable. Despite an impressive 4 metres and 600kg, the blue fin tuna is an endangered species. And why? Overfishing and illegal catches....(read more) Facebook The Foreign Affairs committee called on the Council on Thursday to appoint a high-level envoy with an international reputation, tasked with raising the EU's human rights profile worldwide, to the new post of EU Special Representative for Human Rights created in line with the EP's repeated demands.
All actions aimed at suppressing the freedom of expression and assembly in Azerbaijan should stop immediately, says a resolution adopted by the European Parliament on Thursday. Azerbaijan's hosting of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in its capital Baku on 26 May should be an opportunity for it to show its commitment to democracy and human rights, it adds. In a separate resolution, also passed on Thursday, Parliament calls on China to stop deporting North Korean refugees back to North Korea.
This press kit is a compilation of recent press releases, prepared for the informal European Council on 23 May, setting out the European Parliament's work and positions regarding growth and jobs .
The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee took a unanimous stand on the latest bank capital requirements legislation on Monday 14 May. The vote gives Parliament's negotiators, led by rapporteur Othmar Karas (EPP, AT), a strong hand in pushing its reform agenda with Member States.
The European Parliament's current President, Jerzy Buzek, is soon to hand over the reins to his successor, who will be chosen by the full body of MEPs at the Strasbourg plenary session in January 2012. This mid-way point between the European elections of 2009 and 2014 gives an opportunity to review some of the main legislation adopted by MEPs over the last two and a half years.
Europe on the Ground, ett mediaprojekt av grekiska ungdomar, tilldelades första pris i tävlingen Karlspriset för ungdomar 2012 under ceremonin i tyska Aachen den 15 maj. Andra pris gick till tjeckiska Europe Meets School, ett utbytesprogram för Erasmusstudenter och vinnaren av tredje pris var projektet Cycle me home, en dokumentär roadmovie från Ungern. Karlspriset för ungdomar delas ut årligen till projekt som främjar känslan av en gemensam europeisk identitet och integration bland ungdomar.
Sista ansökningsdagen för årets Karlspris har flyttats till den 13 februari. Detta för att ge fler kandidater möjlighet att delat i den femte upplagan av tävlingen. Att ansöka är enkelt.
Regissören Ruben Östlunds senaste film Play är med och slåss om det europeiska filmpriset Lux. I centrum står ett problem som sprider sig i hela Europa − ilskan och våldet mellan svarta och vita ungdomar.