Press release - Press briefing on plenary session today at 15.30
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Press briefing on plenary session today at 15.30 | News | European Parliament Description: The European Parliament’s and political groups’ spokespersons will hold a briefing on this week’s plenary session today at 15.30.
Article - Carbon leakage: prevent firms from avoiding emissions rules
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Carbon leakage: prevent firms from avoiding emissions rules | News | European Parliament Description: The Parliament is discussing a carbon levy on imported goods to stop companies moving outside the EU to avoid emissions standards, a practice known as carbon leakage.
Brazil: The EIB and Banco do Nordeste do Brasil boost support for COVID-19 impacted companies
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Brazil: The EIB and Banco do Nordeste do Brasil boost support for COVID-19 impacted companies Description: The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 200 million loan with Banco do Nordeste do Brasil (BNB), to support companies affected by COVID-19. The loan will help to address the working capital and investment needs of Brazilian micro-enterprises affected by the COVID-19 breakout, in the northeast, targeting the most vulnerable and very low income borrowers in the region.
CoR calls for action as pandemic widens gender gap and women represent only 30% of the 1 million local EU politicians
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: CoR calls for action as pandemic widens gender gap and women represent only 30% of the 1 million local EU politicians Description: Women have been disproportionately affected by the COVID pandemic: they are at greater risk of exposure to the virus as a majority of health and care workers are women, and their employment has been hit worse than men
Press release - International Women’s Day celebrated in plenary
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: International Women’s Day celebrated in plenary | News | European Parliament Description: New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern, US Vice President Harris, President Sassoli and President von der Leyen pay tribute to women on the frontline in the COVID-19 crisis.
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Opening - March plenary session | News | European Parliament Description: President Sassoli held a minute of silence in memory of murdered Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio, at the opening of the 8-11 March plenary session.