EU Decoded

With the inflation rate reaching a decades-record high, soaring heating and fuel costs, the cost of living is now a headache for everyone. What can we do to relieve citizens and businesses in Europe?  

With high energy prices, disrupted supply chains and the transition towards climate neutrality, how can our businesses endure these developments? And how do we make sure they do not endanger jobs in Europe?  

Chris Burns discussed these issues with MEPs Christian Ehler, Markus Ferber and Siegfried Mureşan.  

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Last week's plenary vote on the "Fit for 55" package showed that there are differences between the different political Groups within the European Parliament on how to achieve the goal stated in the Climate Law.

But the goal itself was never in question - to reduce CO2 emissions by 55% by 2035.

During that same plenary week, Chris Burns talked to a number of EPP Group MEPs involved in shaping this package, seeking a way to make it a win-win for people, the planet, jobs and businesses.

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In this week's episode, we will turn a few pages of a new book written by EPP Group Vice-Chair MEP Paulo Rangel. The book is called “On Parliament,” and it traces the history of the UK Parliament to tell a story about how an institution that virtually used to have no powers became one of the most powerful institutions. 

Which lesson can the European Parliament learn from this history?  

Which similarities can we find in these two parallel stories? 

Mr. Rangel was joined at his book launch by the President of European Parliament, Ms. Roberta Metsola, and RENEW MEP Guy Verhofstadt. 

This episode was originally a live event hosted by Anna Gumbau in the European Parliament in Brussels. 

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Thousands of EU citizens, local, national, European representatives, civil society and social partners’ organisations have spent the past year in discussions during the Conference on the Future of Europe.

The result was a resolution that was this week adopted in the European Parliament. This resolution outlines most important changes, that people of EU want to see, as well as measures to achieve those changes.

People have expressed that they want a stronger democracy, a true health union, better cybersecurity, more energy security, more ambitious climate policies... And much more than that.

This podcast episode was recorded on the eve of the last Conference on the Future of Europe Plenary, as a conversation between EPP Group's Chairman Manfred Weber, and Georgina Wright, Director of Europe Program at Paris-based think-tank Institut Montaigne. They discussed the outcomes of the Conference, its impact on the future and the future steps of the EU Institutions.

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Artificial Intelligence has emerged as a strategic technology that has huge potential benefits. While discovering and harnessing these benefits, we must put the human being at the centre of that innovation. The EPP Group wants clear standards for this human-centred approach, as well as a harmonised, flexible and risk-based regulatory environment.  

The European Parliament set up a Committee on Artificial Intelligence in the Digital Age (AIDA) in 2020, and the Committee's job was to present a European Roadmap for AI. 

AIDA's final report was adopted in this week's plenary in Strasbourg.

Tune in to our latest episode with MEPs Eva Maydell and Axel Voss, the AIDA rapporteur.

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Just a few weeks ago the European Parliament, the European Commission and the European Council have come together and achieved an agreement on Digital Markets Act (DMA).

The DMA is supposed to create better conditions for both companies and consumers, and bring an end to the digital Wild West where big tech is abusing its dominance.

For this occasion, Chris Burns has sat down with Andreas Schwab, rapporteur on the DMA file.

This podcast episode was originally recorded as a live event from the European Parliament in Strasbourg during the April plenary session.

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The war in Ukraine is a threat to global food security. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has an impact on the food supply chain, not only on the European continent, but also across the world. 

In today's episode, our host, Beatriz Ríos, spoke to MEPs Siegfried Mureșan and Herbert Dorfmann to discuss potential supply related and also the economic and financial consequences of the invasion in relation to food supply. 

What can be done to secure food supply? What should the EU's next steps be? 

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In the weeks leading up to International Women's Day, the EPP Group hosted a series of events on gender equality. We discussed early gender stereotypes, the importance of women on executive boards and women entrepreneurs, amongst other topics.

In this episode, we are discussing gender-based violence.

We talked to Frances Fitzgerald, a Member of the European Parliament, EPP Group Coordinator of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and also a former Minister for Justice in Ireland; Irena Moozova, Director of the Equality & Citizenship Unit, DG JUST (European Commission); and Claire Fourçans, Policy & Campaigns Director at the European Women’s Lobby.

This episode was originally recorded as a Twitter Spaces event on International Women's Day.

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The barbaric military invasion of Ukraine must be stopped. The EU has adopted very strong sanctions, but in light of the ongoing attacks, they need to be broadened.

Join our latest podcast episode to hear the discussion about the consequences of Russian aggression against Ukraine with EPP Group's MEPs Michael Gahler and Andrius Kubilius.

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In the weeks leading up to International Woman's Day, the EPP Group is hosting a series of talks on gender equality and gender stereotypes. 

This time we talked to Maria da Graça Carvalho MEP, Lina Konstantinopoulou, Policy Director at Eurochambres, and Eoin Drea, a Researcher from the Martens Centre.  

The topic they tackled - breaking down barriers to female leadership.  

This podcast episode was originally recorded as an Instagram live event. 

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