news Back 17.01.2013 New rules for rating agencies after long process Read more 17.01.2013 Youth Guarantee: EU Parliament increases pressure on Member States Read more 17.01.2013 Debate on oversized heavy goods vehicles puts EU Transport Commissioner Kallas once again at the centre of criticism Read more 10.01.2013 Record unemployment and increasing risk of poverty in the EU Read more 10.01.2013 EU Parliament: data protection needs robust legal framework at European level Read more 13.12.2012 Setback for EU Transport Commissioner Kallas: MEPs reject Proposal on Groundhandling Services at Union Airports Read more 13.12.2012 In spite of protests by trade unions and NGOs: European Parliament voted in favour of the Free Trade Agreement with Columbia Read more 13.12.2012 EU Parliament: private retirement savings to be pushed through in spite of crisis Read more