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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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Erdoğan is playing with the lives of people
The EPP Group says the Turkish President is playing with the lives of people. It follows his decision to not prevent migrants from seeking entry into Europe from Turkey. EPP Group Chairman Manfred...
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Defend rule of law in Poland with new measures
The European Parliament debated new action to pressure Poland´s nationalist government to back down on its attack on dissident judges, including its new "muzzle law" to fire judges critical of its...
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Iran can defuse crisis by sticking to nuclear deal
Faced with protests over the accidental downing of a Ukrainian jetliner, Iran could calm tensions at home and abroad by following the nuclear agreement with Europe, says Michael Gahler, EPP Group...
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EU budget: Manfred Weber, EPP Group Chairman calls for adequate resources to implement EU climate policy
European Union Member States are discussing the EU budget, known as the Multiannual Financial Framework, at a summit of EU leaders. EPP Group Chairman Manfred commented on the issue ahead of the...
