Parliament Resolution on the General System of Preferences (GSP) In January 2014, the new GSP-regulation will become operative. The GSP allows preferred access for the products of developing countries to the EU-Market. Within the scope of the new competences through the Lisbon Treaty the Parliament has now the opportunity to…

Whereas high-level politicians usually tend to claim that we need more jobs in times of crisis, I think that policy measures should not only focus on employment and mere job creation but rather reflect on what kind of jobs we actually want to be offered. I think that employment should…

PRESS RELEASE – Strasbourg, 9 December 2013 The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee this evening voted on new EU legislation governing sea missions by FRONTEX, the EU’s border management agency. The Greens welcomed the vote, which sets out the EP’s position for negotiations with EU governments on the new rules…

The WALL STREET JOURNAL published an article on Dec. 04 on the European border issue, I was mentioned in.   BRUSSELS—European officials proposed allowing people to apply for asylum in Europe from abroad, part of a package of measures intended to discourage dangerous, illegal journeys like the one that cost…

Yesterday the European Commission proposed their Council Recommendation on a Quality Framework for Traineeships that calls on Member States to ensure that national law or practice respects the principles set out in their guidelines. Considering that one in three traineeships is substandard with regard to working conditions or learning content,…