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Press release – Opening: 6-9 July plenary session
• Plenary organisation • Conduct in the chamber • Srebrenica anniversary • Venezuela earthquakes President Metsola opened the 6-9 July plenary session in Strasbourg European Union,...
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Press release – MEPs strengthen the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism and close loopholes
• Long list of downstream products added to carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) • Tougher anti-circumvention rules to prevent abuse • A temporary decarbonisation fund to protect EU...
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Use of plastic packaging material on the rise in the EU
monticellllo - stock.adobe.com 2026 A JRC study published today investigated the packaging materials (glass, plastic, metals, paper and cardboard, and composite materials) placed on the market of 19 Member States that...
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Study – Research for HOUS Special Committee – Housing speculation in the EU: Corporate landlords, real estate trusts, abusive speculative behaviour and impacts on prices and transactions – 07-07-2026
This study examines the growing financialisation of housing in the EU, focusing on the role of institutional investors and corporate landlords in rental housing markets. It identifies two forms of...
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Briefing – Spain’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Latest state of play – 07-07-2026
Spain's national recovery and resilience plan (NRRP) is the second largest (in absolute figures) financed by the Next Generation EU (NGEU) recovery instrument and its main spending tool, the Recovery...
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Study – Threats from new and emerging plant pests – Options for EU management of pest outbreaks – 07-07-2026
New and emerging plant pests can undermine EU food security and farm/forestry incomes through yield losses, trade disruption and costly control measures, while also causing major environmental impacts through biodiversity...
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Do health apps really make us move more… or just click more? An example with an app to count your steps
The Conversation – France in French (3) – By Claire Mollier, Assistant professor in behavioral and experimental economics, University of Paris Nanterre The essentials The trend is towards applications that...
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Press release – Clearer social benefits rules for EU mobile workers
• Fair access to social security for mobile workers in the EU • Updated rules for unemployment, family and long-term care benefits • Better cooperation between member states to ensure...
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Press release – EU aid for Spain, Romania and Cyprus to tackle recent natural disasters
On Tuesday, plenary voted in favour of channelling €144.1 million in EU funds to support Spain, Romania and Cyprus after devastating wildfires, floods and heatwaves in 2025. By 642 votes...
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Press release – Fertiliser prices: MEPs approve support for farmers
Parliament approves help for farmers affected by the rising costs of fertilisers Adobe Stock / N Felix/peopleimages.com On Tuesday, Parliament adopted measures designed to alleviate...