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MEPs want the European Food Safety Agency to publish safety studies before a product is authorised to go on to the market.

Europa-Parlamentet gav sit samtykke til EU's handelsaftale med Japan, som bliver EU’s største bilaterale handelsaftale nogensinde.

MEPs updated rules to protect workers from exposure to carcinogenic and mutagenic substances, including diesel fumes, in a vote on Tuesday.

EU ministers should admit Bulgaria and Romania to the border check-free Schengen area as soon as possible, MEPs urge.

Parliament voted to reform the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund supporting workers dismissed due to globalisation, technological or environmental changes.

The Employment Committee’s decision to increase the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and make youth and children the main beneficiaries was approved by plenary.

Parlamentet fremsatte onsdag planer om at styrke tilliden til EU's godkendelsesprocedure for pesticider ved at gøre den mere gennemsigtig og ansvarlig.

Parlamentet har anmodet EU-medlemsstaterne om, i overensstemmelse med traktatens artikel 7, at afgøre, hvorvidt Ungarn risikerer at bryde EU's grundlæggende værdier.

Internet companies should remove terrorist content within one hour after receiving an order from the authorities, to combat radicalisation and contribute to public security.

Medlemmerne vedtog onsdag den nye lov for at styrke den europæiske grænse- og kystvagt med henblik på at sikre en bedre beskyttelse af EU's ydre grænser.

The EU’s foreign and defence policy should proceed with closer EU defence ties and a strong response to international threats, said MEPs on Wednesday.

President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron debated Europe’s future with MEPs and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday.

Given concerns about the carcinogenicity and endocrine disruptive properties of the herbicide glyphosate, used in many farm and garden applications, the EU Commission should renew its marketing approval for just 7 years, instead of 15, and for professional uses only, Parliament says in a resolution voted on Wednesday. MEPs call for an independent review and the publication of all the scientific evidence that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) used to assess glyphosate.

Outlining his vision for the future of Europe, Prime Minister Jüri Ratas called for unity, but not uniformity, stressing that Europe faces challenges which need common solutions.

MEP’erne vil kun vælge en formand for Kommissionen, som er blevet nomineret af de europæiske politiske partier forud for Europa-Parlamentsvalget i 2019.

MEP’erne gav tirsdag grønt lys til en ny mærkningsordning, der vil gøre det muligt for forbrugere at vælge produkter, der reducerer energiforbruget og energiregningerne.

Parliament endorsed draft EU legislation establishing a “European platform” to enhance cooperation in combatting undeclared work in a vote on Tuesday. The platform would enhance cooperation among EU member states' labour ministries, trade unions and employers' associations about how best to tackle a problem that is damaging the EU economy and distorting the labour market. The undeclared economy accounts for 18% of EU GDP.

MEPs denounced hundreds of arrests by the Turkish government, carried out in an attempt to censor criticism over its military assault of Afrin, in a resolution on Thursday.

Med 422 stemmer for valgte Europa-Parlamentet Jean-Claude Juncker som ny Kommissionsformand ved en hemmelig afstemning den 15. juli. Den nye Kommission forventes at tiltræde 1. november 2014 og vil sidde i en femårig mandatperiode. Juncker skulle have mindst 376 stemmer for at være valgt.

Den kroatiske premierminister Andrej Plenković var tirsdag i Parlamentet for at debattere fremtidens Europa med MEP’erne.