European Parliament’s (EP) new Bureau elected

MEPs have chosen European Parliament’s new Bureau, with all 14 Vice-Presidents and five Quaestors elected

The 14 Vice-Presidents and five Quaestors, together with the President, comprise Parliament’s Bureau. In a secret vote by paper ballot, 11 Vice-Presidents were elected in the first round of voting, and three in the second and final ballot. The vote on Parliament’s Quaestors took place on Wednesday, in two rounds by secret electronic vote.

EU Parliament Approves Law to Prevent Energy Market Manipulation

European Parliament: Plan to protect the EU energy market from manipulation

EU Parliament adopts new REMIT legislation to prevent energy market manipulation, boost transparency, and strengthen ACER’s regulatory role. The law aims to protect EU consumers from price volatility.

European Parliament: MEPs back plans for an EU-wide digital wallet

MEPs back plans for an EU-wide digital wallet

Aksha Jain/Brussels (Europe) The new digital identity framework will provide EU citizens with cross border digital access to key public services. According to the regulation adopted on Thursday, and already agreed upon with EU ministers, this new Digital Identity Wallet will allow citizens to identify and authenticate themselves online without having to resort to commercial … Read more

EP: A set of wide-ranging reforms in European Parliament

European Parliament

A set of wide-ranging reforms aimed at strengthening integrity, independence and accountability, while protecting the free mandate of MEPs, has been adopted over the last months.     These measures aim to reinforce integrity and close loopholes to protect the Institution and its Members from attempts to interfere in Parliament’s work. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola … Read more