Infographic - Plenary at a glance
Following the plenary has never been easier. Click on the graphic to follow the plenary live, access the list of speakers and find all the press releases. See what MEPs are tweeting about in the...
View ArticleInfographic - How crime goes global
About 3,600 international crime organisations operate in the EU. To address the problem, the EP's special organised crime committee spoke to 271 stakeholders over 18 months. This week it produced a...
View ArticleInfographic - European Ombudsman: meet the new people's champion
Europe boasts a new people's champion starting this week. As the new European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly is responsible for investigating maladministration within the EU institutions. The former Irish...
View ArticleInfographic - EU-China: the trade partnership worth €1 billion a day
China is one of Europe's most important economic partners with trade worth more than €1 billion a day. The country's is the EU's biggest source of imports and in 2012 alone it shipped €289.7 billion...
View ArticleInfographic - Irregular migration: a European Issue
Every year more than 100,000 people try to enter the EU without proper documents. In their desperation many of these illegal or irregular migrants fall victim to unscrupulous human traffickers and many...
View ArticleInfographic - COP 19 conference: a key step in the fight against climate change
Sea levels and air temperatures continue to rise according to studies, which is expected to lead to more floods and worse heat waves. To help prevent this, the 19th UN Cllimate Conference takes place...
View ArticleInfographic - Infographic: the fight against unemployment
The youth guarantee, an invigorated Erasmus programme and making it easier for people to work abroad - the Parliament is doing everything it can to help people find a job, especially young people. More...
View ArticleInfographic - EU's long-term budget: how it all adds up
Doing more with less: the agreement for the EU's budget for 2014-2020, which was approved by MEPs on 19 November, will for the first time see funding decline compared to the previous long-term budget....
View ArticleInfographic - Good neighbours: forging closer links with the EU's eastern...
There is a Europe beyond the EU, which is why the EU has always been keen to foster good relations with its neighbours. On Thursday and Friday, EU leaders will meet their counterparts from the Eastern...
View ArticleInfographic - ABC of the EU institutions
What does the Parliament do and what are the responsibilities of the Commission? What do we mean with the European Council and how is it different from the Council of the European Union? Read our...
View ArticleInfographic - Nuclear fusion: harnessing the energy of the stars
Nuclear fusion could provide us with clean and cheap energy and help reduce our dependence on oil, which is why the EU is working together with China, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea and US to...
View ArticleInfographic - Value for money: how the EU budget benefits people and the economy
The EU's budget for 2014-2020 recently received the backing from the European Parliament after MEPs had worked hard to ensure every euro will be spent wisely. Check out our interactive infographic for...
View ArticleInfographic - Public health MEPs to vote on final deal for tobacco products
The public health committee votes on Wednesday 22 January on new rules for tobacco products, which aim to cut the number of smokers in the EU and discourage young people from taking up the deadly...
View ArticleInfographic - Infographic: Do you know what you are eating?
Health is also a function of what we eat and the European Parliament wants to make sure that everyone in Europe is better informed about the ingredients of what is being served. Improving food...
View ArticleInfographic - Data Protection Day: the challenge of keeping your personal...
It's something we all worry about: 76% of Europeans are concerned that their personal data is not safe in the hands of private companies. To call attention to the issue, European Data Protection Day is...
View ArticleInfographic - Election countdown: how your vote for Parliament will decide...
Voters will elect the new European Parliament on 22-25 May and by doing this, also indicate who they want as the new president of the European Commission. Because of new rules, voters have more power...
View ArticleInfographic - EU budget explained
We think it is important that EU taxpayers have a clear view of where EU funding goes and where it comes from. To help you understand, we have updated our budget tool with the latest figures from the...
View ArticleInfographic - Banking union: how to stop history from repeating itself
Finding a way out of the financial crisis will be the topic of debate when experts and ordinary people meet at the final ReAct event in Madrid on 20 February. However, a lot depends on making the...
View ArticleInfographic - European elections: what you need to know in order to vote
The countdown has begun with fewer than 100 days to go before the European elections take place. On 22-25 May, EU voters go to the polls to elect 751 new MEPs and decide which direction Europe should...
View ArticleInfographic - MEPs discuss and vote on life-saving eCall system in all new...
New rules to ensure that from October 2015 all new car models sold in the EU are able to dial emergency services when they are involved in a serious accident are debated by MEPs on Tuesday 25 February...
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