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Repairing broken or damaged products can save consumers money by helping them postpone making replacement purchases, while also bringing benefits to the environment through lower waste production and use of resources. Continue reading
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Parliament opens its doors for the first plenary session after the summer on Monday evening, with an agenda focused on climate issues and the EU budget. Continue reading
During the September 2019 plenary sitting, the European Parliament is expected to vote on a resolution on the candidate (Christine Lagarde) for the position of President of the European Central Bank (ECB), to succeed Mario Draghi, whose term is due to end on 1 November 2019. Continue reading
![Parliamentary hearings of the Commissioners-designate: A decisive step in the investiture process [Policy podcast]](https://libraryeuroparl.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/eprs-briefing-640131-parliamentary-hearings-commissioners-designate-final.jpg?w=50&h=50&crop=1 "Parliamentary hearings of the Commissioners-designate: A decisive step in the investiture process [Policy podcast]")
The hearings of the Commissioners-designate before the European Parliament’s committees are a necessary ingredient in informing Parliament’s decision to give its consent to, or reject, the proposed College. Continue reading
Some companies use monopoly situations or join forces with other companies to fix prices in order to overcharge. The European Union punishes this kind of unfair behaviour and the European Commission has the power to issue what are known as competition fines. Continue reading
Our table shows the number of MEPs in each group, broken down by Member State, as well as the non-attached (NI) Members not in any group. The figures are supplied by our colleagues from the Members’ Administration Unit. This infographic updates an earlier edition, of 4 December 2017, PE614.600. Continue reading
Better law-making is at the same time both a policy objective and a process. As a methodology, its purpose is to design and to decide on regulation that is fit for purpose. Continue reading
![EU policies – Delivering for citizens: Regional policy [Policy Podcast]](https://libraryeuroparl.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/eprs-briefing-637953-deliveries-regional-policy-final.jpg?w=50&h=50&crop=1 "EU policies – Delivering for citizens: Regional policy [Policy Podcast]")
The principal aim of the EU’s regional policy, also known as cohesion policy, is to address the territorial, social and economic imbalances that exist between the different regions of the EU. Continue reading
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