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No agreement with UK without fisheries agreement
The EPP Group demands a new fishing agreement with the UK, or it will reject a post-Brexit trade accord. The EPP Group’s Francois-Xavier Bellamy, who wrote the report on the issue for the...
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Corona Recovery Fund, travel and tourism, apps and vaccines
Demanding a strong role in Europe’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the EPP Group threatened to veto the EU’s long-term budget plan unless the European Parliament plays a key role in...
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Corona Recovery Fund must be about people, solidarity and the future
The European Parliament must have a role in designing the EU’s Coronavirus Recovery Fund or the EPP Group will veto the EU’s long-term budget plan. The Group says funding for the Recovery Fund...
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Set EU-wide travel rules and aid tourism hit by Corona crisis
As the European Commission prepares to unveil a package of measures on Wednesday for the EU’s recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic, the EPP Group calls for common European action to help the...
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Creating tracing apps to safely re-open Europe
As Europe seeks to put the Covid-19 crisis behind it and reopen for business, the EPP Group is supporting efforts to create smartphone apps that can trace people who have been near someone who has...
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Stronger, more pragmatic EU migration policy needed
The EPP Group's new position paper on migration calls for more funding and staffing of EU agencies to avoid another migration crisis. As lockdowns against the Coronavirus are lifted and the summer...
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EU summit: Solidarity Pact needed to exit virus crisis
At this week’s video-summit, EU leaders should agree on a European Solidarity Pact for stronger action on a lockdown exit strategy and strong recovery that gets Europeans back to work. Esteban...
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New EU funds for Corona fight, reconstruction, medical devices
In a strong sign of solidarity, the European Parliament, with support from the EPP Group and other mainstream parties, supports a €3 billion plan to help in the fight against the Coronavirus...
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Coronavirus Action: EU funding, investment, airline help
Rushing to aid Europeans and their economy, the EPP Group, the largest force in Parliament, calls for EU-wide solidarity and has approved measures to counter the impact of the coronavirus. The EPP...
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Coronavirus, Migration, Industry, Africa Strategy
At the latest European Parliament plenary, the EPP Group called for more EU coordination to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus and deal with its economic impact. The Group backed more help for...
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Make the Green Deal a good deal for businesses
The EU´s new proposed Industrial Strategy unveiled this week by the European Commission will help make the Green Deal a good deal for businesses, stated EPP Group Members of the European...
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More EU action needed to fight Coronavirus
Both at individual and EU level, more action is needed to help fight the Coronavirus, states EPP Group MEP Peter Liese. A medical doctor, Liese argues that the EU must do more to scale up the...
