Prema podacima Europske agencije za okoliš, 2022. godine 40 % kopnenog područja Unije i 34 % njezinog stanovništva suočili su se s nestašicom vode.
Južnoeuropske zemlje kao što su Cipar, Grčka, Italija, Malta, Portugal i Španjolska posebno su pogođene nestašicom vode. Međutim, kriza se počela širiti prema sjeveru, pogađajući područja čija je vodoopskrba do sada bila sigurna. Nestašica vode već je ozbiljan problem u Europi, a očekuje se da će se dodatno pogoršati zbog klimatskih promjena. Zato Europska unija pokušava pronaći zajedničko rješenje za ovaj problem.

Od nestašice do sigurnosti: kako Europska unija jača otpornost vodoopskrbe

Vrijeme je za glasanje! Od 6. do 9. lipnja ove godine milijuni građana EU-a pomoći će oblikovati budućnost Europske unije glasajući na europskim izborima. Europski parlament jedino je tijelo Unije koje izravno biraju građani, a europski izbori među najvećim su demokratskim događanjima na svijetu. U ovoj epizodi objasnit ćemo kako je organizirano glasanje. Doznajte kako vaš glas čini razliku!

O europskim izborima: kako je organizirano glasanje?

Europska unija je politička i gospodarska unija 27 država članica, a još je nekoliko zemalja podnijelo zahtjev za članstvo. Trenutačno postoji devet zemalja kandidatkinja. Međutim, proces da se konačno postane država članica dugo traje i nije jednostavan.

Proširenje Europske unije i kako ono funkcionira

To reach the Paris Agreement objective of keeping the global temperature increase well below 2°C, the EU must consider every possible technology to decarbonise its energy production. Nuclear fusion is the process that powers our sun and we can recreate it on Earth. However, even if we overcome the considerable engineering challenges of designing a fusion power plant, there are hard constraints to upscaling fusion power.

EPRS Science and Technology podcast - What if we could make nuclear fusion work?

As AI spreads into workplaces, workers and employers are increasingly confronted with applications and software that affect labour relations. While AI systems could be introduced with the explicit aim of improving working conditions, this cannot be expected in general and evidence suggests that it may be the exception. In this podcast, we’ll talk about the impacts that artificial intelligence applications may have on our workplaces and how policymakers and legislators in the EU will need to ensure that it works for and not against us.

EPRS podcast - STOA: Using artificial intelligence in workplace management

Platform work is an umbrella concept covering a heterogeneous group of economic activities completed through a digital platform. As platform workers' rights are not enshrined in EU labour law, this increasingly leads to problems related to various aspects of their work and human development. To remedy this situation, the European Commission has proposed a directive aimed at improving the working conditions of platform workers, clarifying their employment status, and supporting the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms in the EU.

EPRS policy podcast - Improving the working conditions of platform workers

Care work provided in homes and institutions is a public good that is under-valued by society. Care workers are more likely to have low earnings and precarious working conditions. About 9 in 10 care workers are women. Most unpaid care work within households is carried out by women. The 'unpaid care penalty' for women in the EU, which is equivalent to the earnings they lost because of this unbalanced distribution of care responsibilities, is estimated to reach €242 billion per year. EU action in the care sector has the potential for high returns for society. Fostering the 'equal earner – equal carer model' could generate benefits of between €24 billion and €48 billion a year.

EPRS policy podcast - What if care work were recognised as a driver of sustainable growth?

Poslovi skrbi koji se obavljaju u domovima i ustanovama javno su dobro koje društvo podcjenjuje. Velika je vjerojatnost da će pružatelji skrbi imati niske prihode i nesigurne radne uvjete. Žene obavljaju i većinu neplaćenog rada u kućanstvima. Djelovanje EU-a u sektoru skrbi može društvu donijeti veliku korist. Poticanje modela ravnomjerne raspodjele privređivanja i skrbi između žena i muškaraca moglo bi ostvariti koristi u vrijednosti od 24 do 48 milijardi EUR godišnje.

Poslovi skrbi kao pokretač održivog rasta - hrvatski

Minimum wages in all EU countries should allow for decent living and working standards, and member states should promote collective bargaining for pay.&nbsp; With 505 votes in favour, 92 against and 44 abstentions, Parliament adopted&nbsp;new legislation&nbsp;on adequate minimum wages in the EU during September plenary.

The EU law, agreed with the Council in June, aims to improve working and living conditions for all workers in the EU, as well as promoting economic and social progress. To this end, it establishes minimum requirements for the adequacy of statutory minimum&nbsp;wages as provided by national law and/or collective agreements, and enhances the effective access of workers to minimum wage protection.

The new directive will apply to all EU workers who have an employment contract or employment relationship. The EU countries in which the minimum wage is already protected exclusively via collective agreements will not be obliged to introduce these rules nor to make these agreements universally applicable.

EU wants to improve workers’ rights and working conditions across Europe, from working hours and parental leave to health and safety at work. The EU has put in place a set of labour rules to ensure strong social protection. They include minimum requirements on working conditions - such as working time, part-time work, workers’ rights - to information about important aspects of their employment and the posting of workers. They have become one of the cornerstones of Europe's social policies.&nbsp;

Working conditions

The work programme shows how the Commission plans to give practical effect to the political priorities set out by the President. It provides a multiannual overview to help stakeholders and the other EU institutions plan their work with the Commission.

Commission work programme

For decades, the posting of workers has been a prominent topic of the public and political debate.

However, in the last few years, several factors have intensified the debate. Firstly, an increase in the number of postings, which has impacted heavily in specific labourintensive sectors. Secondly, there has been a growth in abusive and fraudulent practices such as letter-box companies or bogus self-employment. Thirdly, in view of the social policy provisions introduced into the European Treaties since the Lisbon Treaty revision, it is questionable whether the 1996 Posting of Workers Directive (PWD) provides a sufficient legal instrument for ensuring a level-playing field for free cross-border service provision whilst at the same time delivering a sufficient foundation for the social protection of workers. Fourthly, numerous rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union have raised as yet unsolved questions for interpreting the 1996 Directive.

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Posted workers - 8th parliamentary term

EU wants to improve workers’ rights and working conditions across Europe, from working hours and parental leave to health and safety at work.

The EU has put in place a set of labour rules to ensure strong social protection. They include minimum requirements on working conditions - such as working time, part-time work, workers’ rights - to information about important aspects of their employment and the posting of workers. They have become one of the cornerstones of Europe's social policies.

In 2020, the European Commission published a Communication on A New Industrial Strategy for Europe. This strategy mentions that new forms of work must come with modern and improved forms of protections, including for those working on online platforms.

Working conditions (2020)

Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič presents the Commission’s 2025 work programme, outlining its key policy actions and legislative initiatives planned for this year.

Debate on the Commission’s 2025 work programme with Maroš Šefčovič

Press conference by Elisabetta GUALMINI, rapporteur on the Platform Work Directive.

Press conference on Platform work directive

EMPL - Hearing on Working conditions in Amazon warehouses

Committee on Petitions Workshop Launch of the European Capitals of Small Retail (ECoSR) Award

PETI

Policy Department for External Relations – Workshop: "EU Trade and the Digital Economy"

Committee on Budgetary Control Ordinary meeting CONT Committee meeting - Workshop on gender mainstreaming

CONT

Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Ordinary meeting Workshop: Consent-based rape legislation in the EU

FEMM

Committee on Budgets – Working Group Joint Meeting with the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs – RRF Working Group Meeting 37

BUDG

ECON

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs – Working Group DRFMG

LIBE

FISC - Workshop on the study on ' Tax barriers and cross-border workers: tackling the fragmentation of the EU tax framework '

INTA workshop : EU’s trade and digital economy - Challenges and opportunities for SMEs

European Youth Event (EYE 2025).- Panels, interactive workshops and activities

European Youth Event (EYE 2025) - Panels, interactive workshops and activities

JURI - Presentation of EFRAG's Work Plan 2025

EMPL - Hearing on ' Artificial intelligence at the workplace '

JURI - Policy Department Workshop on the 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies

JURI - Policy Department presentation of the study and Workshop on Generative AI and Copyright

A delegation of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) visits Bratislava, Slovakia, from 2-3 of June in order to discuss and gain insight into the latest developments as regards the situation of democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights in Slovakia. This will be a follow up on two sessions which the Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group (DRFMG) of the LIBE Committee held recently on the situation in Slovakia. The delegation is composed of representatives of five political groups in the European Parliament. The LIBE delegation aims to hold meetings with representatives from the Slovak Government, representatives of the Slovak National Assembly, representatives of the judiciary and of other relevant authorities, organisations and stakeholders. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Javier ZARZALEJOS (EPP, ES), Chair of LIBE Committee, and Sophie WILMES (Renew, BE), Chair of the DRFMG Working Group, on the LIBE rule of law mission to Bratislava (Slovakia)

A delegation of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) visits Bratislava, Slovakia, from 2-3 of June in order to discuss and gain insight into the latest developments as regards the situation of democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights in Slovakia. This is a follow up on two sessions which the Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group (DRFMG) of the LIBE Committee held recently on the situation in Slovakia. The LIBE delegation aims to hold meetings with representatives from the Slovak Government, representatives of the Slovak National Assembly, representatives of the judiciary and of other relevant authorities, organisations and stakeholders. This news item shows the arrival of the European Parliament's delegation, statements by Javier ZARZALEJOS (EPP, ES), Chair of LIBE Committee, and Sophie WILMES (Renew, BE), Chair of the DRFMG Working Group and meeting with prosecutors.

LIBE rule of law mission to Bratislava (Slovakia): arrival of the delegation, statements by Javier ZARZALEJOS (EPP, ES), Chair of LIBE Committee, and Sophie WILMÈS (Renew, BE), Chair of the DRFMG Working Group, and meeting

Oral History Interview With Astrid Lulling - Working As A Quaestor. With German subtitles.

Oral History Interview with Astrid Lulling – Working As A Quaestor - DE Subtitles

Oral History Interview With Astrid Lulling - Working As A Quaestor. With English subtitles.

Oral History Interview with Astrid Lulling – Working As A Quaestor - EN Subtitles

Ursula von der Leyen will present the Commission’s 2025 work programme, outlining its key policy actions and legislative initiatives planned for this year. The work programme sets out in detail how the Commission intends to implement the political guidelines presented by Ursula von der Leyen to the European Parliament in July 2024. They focused on sustainable prosperity and competitiveness, defence and security, strengthening the EU’s social model, quality of life, protecting democracy and upholding EU values, a global Europe, and future-proofing the EU.

Commission Work Programme 2025: MEPs debate part 3

Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, and European Commissioner for Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency, makes a closing statement after the debate on the presentation of the Commission’s 2025 work programme, outlining its key policy actions and legislative initiatives planned for this year. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Commission Work Programme 2025: closing statement by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, and European Commissioner for Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, resumes the session and opens the debate on the presentation of the Commission’s 2025 work programme, outlining its key policy actions and legislative initiatives planned for this year. Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY (Renew, NL) makes a point of order regarding the late distribution of the work programme and the absence of Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the EC. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Commission Work Programme 2025: resumption of session and order of business

Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, and European Commissioner for Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency presents the Commission’s 2025 work programme, outlining its key policy actions and legislative initiatives planned for this year. The work programme sets out in detail how the Commission intends to implement the political guidelines presented by Ursula von der Leyen to the European Parliament in July 2024. They focused on sustainable prosperity and competitiveness, defence and security, strengthening the EU’s social model, quality of life, protecting democracy and upholding EU values, a global Europe, and future-proofing the EU.

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