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MEPs decided to fast-track the changes to the EU common agricultural policy (CAP) as proposed by the Commission, to ensure farmers get aid in time to buy fertilisers for the next growing season. To prevent a decline in production or food quality and growing prices for consumers, farmers will be able to receive liquidity support […]

By 642 votes to 13, and with one abstention, MEPs backed the proposed release from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF), to be distributed as follows: Spain, €120.55 million; Romania, €14.34 million, and Cyprus, €9.21 million. Spain and Cyprus have already received advance payments (€30 million and €2.3 million respectively) to assist their initial recovery […]

The long-awaited update of the regulation on social security coordination, provisionally agreed between Parliament and the Council, introduces clearer criteria for determining which country’s social security legislation applies for EU workers who live or work in another EU member state. It also encourages member states to share necessary information promptly in order to identify errors […]

On Tuesday, MEPs confirmed the changes to air passenger rights rules agreed with the Council of the EU in the Conciliation Committee by 646 votes to 12 and three abstentions. In force since 2004, these rules seek to ensure that passengers are sufficiently protected against travel disruption, such as denied boarding and delayed or cancelled […]