It’s Time to Strengthen the EU’s Cohesion Policy 2015. 03. 05. Structural Funds have contributed significantly to job creation, job market reintegration and social inclusion and proved exceptionally useful during the economic crisis. Now, with the Sixth Cohesion Report entitled "Investment for jobs and growth: promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion in the Union," there is a chance to strengthen and renew cohesion policy. [Blog post by MEP Tamás Deutsch]
European Citizens’ Initiative: a keystone of democracy at risk 2015. 02. 26. European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) is a keystone of participative democracy, but the shortfalls in its implementation and in its follow up, can waste its potential insisted Danuta Hübner and György Schöpflin during today's hearing on the European Citizens' Initiative. The meeting made it possible to look at these issues in depth and will formulate the ideas by which future developments will be guided.
No, Let’s Really Get Rid of Roaming Fees 2015. 02. 18. Roaming fees were on their way out in 2015. Now, it seems like some are trying to back out of the plan. Let’s not go back. Let’s get rid of the roaming fees as we promised our citizens. [Blog post by MEPs Dr. Ildikó Pelczné Gáll and András Gyürk]
Illegal Immigration Must Be Stopped 2015. 02. 13. We need a frank debate on the issue as illegal immigration poses a problem today. Failing to confront the problem and postponing honest discussion of the possible solutions means that it will likely only get worse before it gets better. [Blog post by MEP Kinga Gál]
Raising Awareness of the Dire Humanitarian Crisis in Northern Iraq 2015. 02. 13. Last week, as part of an official delegation, I visited Erbil and Northern Iraq, communities overwhelmed with the humanitarian crisis brought on by the belligerent actions of the so-called Islamic State. [Blog post by György Hölvényi]
