Tag: MEP
Cyber Resilience Act: a big step forward for Cybersecurity in Europe
An ever-increasing number of products nowadays can connect to the internet. Laptops or smartphones, of course; but also…
Europe must stop being a “political dwarf and military worm”
It had a long-standing tendency to choose a more cautious or even unwilling approach to military solutions, believing…
About the State of the Union
Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) September will be the time for the European Parliament, the home of European democracy,…
Aiming for stability in energy prices
Electricity Market Design. Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The ongoing negotiation on the Electricity Market Design (EMD) reform is, perhaps,…
Act on Artificial Intelligence: Protecting Privacy and Safeguarding Human Rights
Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The last plenary session in June was significant to me. The European Parliament adopted…
Europe has a problem: Ignoring Chinese propaganda
According to her, the Chinese approach to the EU has "hardened," since 2019, as China intensified direct propaganda…
The “peace” of Orbán and the rapist
Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Fidesz has recently grown to cherish, and even proclaim, the need to end the…
The Russian kleptocracy and blood diamonds
However, we face obstacles in this fight. Kleptocrats have learned to exploit vulnerabilities in our systems, such as…
The Urgent Need for the EU to Ban the Trade of Shark Fins
The trade of shark fins undeniably perpetuates the demand for these “valuable commodities”. This trade primarily exists due…
EU commitment to tackle mental-ill health
Furthermore, there is a range of phenomena which are closely interconnected with mental health such as addictions. This…
Parliament reviews the pandemic: What we need to be ready for
We need to learn from our coronavirus experience: we need to be better prepared, less bureaucracy for healthcare…
Leading the Future of Cannabis Policy
The cannabis topic was nothing but a taboo in the only European directly elected institution. Some movement started…