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Just a few days left to apply for a traineeship at the European Parliament! ⏳

Learn more about this opportunity to gain insight into the work of the EU and the European Parliament.

Don't miss your chance to apply by 31 May ↓

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The EU wants to make sure that zero-emission cars and vans are the norm by 2050.

The European Parliament has taken action, pushing to phase out fossil-fuelled vehicles and replace them with greener models.

More on the changes 🚗 ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1662498145165791232

New rules will make cheap carbon-intensive imports less attractive than clean products made in the EU.

How will it work?

Find out more ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1662356713259892736

In order to tackle the throw-away culture, Parliament wants:

🚫 A ban on introducing design features that limit product lifespan

📱 Products to function well with parts from different manufacturers

🛈 Consumers to be informed of any repair restrictions before making a purchase

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1662172248218779648

In 2015, former leaders Angela Merkel and François Hollande urged EU countries to share the responsibility of hosting asylum seekers.

That year the EU was dealing with an unprecedented migration wave.

Watch their joint address to the European Parliament ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1662009676610031616

“European trains connect people, places and generations.” 🚂

Meet Andrejs, a railway engineer 🚉 whose family has been working on railways for generations.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1661784442552168473

Five years ago the General Data Protection Regulation came into effect on 25 May 2018.

Here are 5 rights you have thanks to the EU's data protection rules ↓

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Did somebody say cookies?

The EU's General Data Protection Regulation came into effect 5 years ago today in 2018.

Privacy is a fundamental right.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1661659603082387459

European politics in real time: check out Parliament's Newshub: https://www.epnewshub.eu/

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Assessing the state of media freedom in the world, Parliament's humban rights subcommittee emphasises the essential role journalists play in exposing human rights violations and corruption ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1661291543620190215

Join us online for Parliament’s youth event EYE2023 and share your ideas for the future of Europe!

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1661069490086395913

New rules will help the EU and its member states to deal more efficiently with future serious cross-border health threats ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1661061933942947860

New EU legislation on seizing criminal assets would ensure fast and efficient freezing operations everywhere in the EU, and quicker compensation for victims. A proposal for this has been approved by Parliament's justice committee and all MEPs will vote on it soon.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1660976854407294981

The polluter pays.

That is the simple principle driving the EU's Emissions Trading System. It makes industries pay for their emissions and also boosts green technologies.

Watch the video to find out how it works ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1660893320657371136

The European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities is an event that unites over 600 disability advocates, policymakers and other stakeholders.

Follow live on Tuesday, 23 May from 9.30-18.30 CET → http://eptwitter.eu/qCwe

#DisabilityParliament

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1660669556522639361

By July 2026, all big publicly listed companies in the EU will have to take measures to increase women’s presence at their helm, under rules adopted by Parliament.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1660565158484234240

Today is the International Day for Biological Diversity. 🐆

These animals can be still found in Europe but are all in danger of disappearing from our continent in the near future.

It's up to us to ensure they will still be around for future generations.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Europarl_EN/status/1660535210969296896

Put in your agenda the date of the next European elections: 6-9 June 2024. 🇪🇺

Be part of the largest democratic exercise in Europe.

Don't let someone else choose for you.

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