Fisheries
This briefing provides an overview of the key elements of the EU fisheries policy and outlines its main deliveries during the 2014-2019 parliamentary term.https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/d...
8 Mar 20194min
Digital transformation
The 2014-2019 parliamentary term has seen a number of initiatives in the areas of digitalisation of industry and public services, investment in digital infrastructure and services, research programmes...
8 Mar 20195min
Health and social security
While the main responsibility for health and social security lies primarily with the governments of the individual European Union (EU) Member States, the EU complements national policies, especially t...
8 Feb 20196min
Protection of EU external borders
In response to the unprecedented migration flows, as well as the surge in terrorist and serious cross-border crime activities, the EU has embarked on a broader process of reform aimed at strengthening...
8 Feb 20197min
Economic policy
In the EU, although economic policy is the remit of each individual Member State, there is, nevertheless, multilateral coordination of economic policies between Member States. This framework was put s...
8 Feb 20197min
Protecting European consumers
One in five consumers in the EU say that they had a reason to complain in the last 12 months, a number which has remained largely unchanged since 2008. Since 2014, efforts have been made in a number o...
8 Feb 20194min
Human rights
In the 70 years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – the first international document to set common standards of achievement for all states – the pivotal role and moral, l...
11 Jan 20198min
Promoting equality between women and men
The European Union (EU) is committed to eliminating inequalities and promoting gender equality 'in all its activities' and has made considerable advances over the years. Nevertheless, the situation re...
11 Jan 20197min
