Letter to Mr David Maria Sassoli President of the European Parliament Brussels, 31st August 2021 SUBJECT: Partnership of the European Parliament in the #WeThe15 campaign Following the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, Tokyo currently hosts the 2020 Summer Paralympics that bring together more than 4500 athletes from 163 countries competing in 22 sports. The 539 events that will take place until 5th September will shine a light on astonishing amount of talent and hard work, excellence and de...
The European Parliament wants the new generation of industrial Horizon Europe partnerships to be more open and transparent, its industry and research committee ITRE will state today. “The calls for proposal and call for tenders must be open, transparent and inclusive throughout the whole implementation of the work plan of the partnerships,” Parliament rapporteur for the file, Maria da Graça Carvalho, told Science|Business. In the past, the partnerships funded by the EU budget and matc...
Semiconductor supply shortages have intensified the debate on the need to increase European production, in order to ensure greater self-sufficiency. While the European Commission has been working to give the industry a boost, some experts say it may be too little too late. The world is becoming increasingly digital – and everything digital runs on semiconductors. Many sectors, from automotive to healthcare, depend on these tiny chips, which are therefore essential for European industry. The m...
With a total budget of €95,5bn, Horizon Europe will be the world’s largest multi-country research and innovation programme. It comes at a critical moment of the European Union’s history. The great expectations we, Europeans, have established – addressing climate change, reinforcing our sovereignty, resilience and global competitiveness, anticipating and effectively dealing with health emergencies – would be impossible to accomplish without the transformative power of research and innovatio...
Question for written answer E-002676/2021 to the Commission Rule 138 Christian Ehler (PPE), Sabine Verheyen (PPE), Maria da Graça Carvalho (PPE), Ivan Štefanec (PPE), Iuliu Winkler (PPE), François-Xavier Bellamy (PPE), Peter Pollák (PPE), Franc Bogovič (PPE), Sven Schulze (PPE), Pernille Weiss (PPE), Tomasz Frankowski (PPE), Theodoros Zagorakis (PPE), Massimiliano Salini (PPE), Pilar del Castillo Vera (PPE), Henna Virkkunen (PPE), Ioan-Rareş Bogdan (PPE), Eva Kaili (S&D), Ibán García Del Bla...
Question for written answer E-002675/2021 to the Commission Rule 138 Christian Ehler (PPE), Sabine Verheyen (PPE), Maria da Graça Carvalho (PPE), Ivan Štefanec (PPE), Iuliu Winkler (PPE), François-Xavier Bellamy (PPE), Peter Pollák (PPE), Franc Bogovič (PPE), Sven Schulze (PPE), Tomasz Frankowski (PPE), Pernille Weiss (PPE), Theodoros Zagorakis (PPE), Henna Virkkunen (PPE), Ioan-Rareş Bogdan (PPE), Eva Kaili (S&D), Ibán García Del Blanco (S&D), Massimiliano Smeriglio (S&D), Lina Gálvez Muñoz (S...
Question for written answer E-002673/2021 to the Commission Rule 138 Christian Ehler (PPE), Sabine Verheyen (PPE), Maria da Graça Carvalho (PPE), Ivan Štefanec (PPE), Iuliu Winkler (PPE), François-Xavier Bellamy (PPE), Peter Pollák (PPE), Franc Bogovič (PPE), Sven Schulze (PPE), Tomasz Frankowski (PPE), Pernille Weiss (PPE), Theodoros Zagorakis (PPE), Andrius Kubilius (PPE), Pilar del Castillo Vera (PPE), Henna Virkkunen (PPE), Ioan-Rareş Bogdan (PPE), Eva Kaili (S&D), Ibán García Del Blanco ...
Question for written answer E-002672/2021 to the Commission Rule 138 Christian Ehler (PPE), Sabine Verheyen (PPE), Maria da Graça Carvalho (PPE), Ivan Štefanec (PPE), Sara Skyttedal (PPE), Iuliu Winkler (PPE), François-Xavier Bellamy (PPE), Peter Pollák (PPE), Franc Bogovič (PPE), Sven Schulze (PPE), Pernille Weiss (PPE), Tomasz Frankowski (PPE), Theodoros Zagorakis (PPE), Andrius Kubilius (PPE), Massimiliano Salini (PPE), Pilar del Castillo Vera (PPE), Henna Virkkunen (PPE), Eva Kaili (S&D...
Question for written answer E-002436/2021 to the Commission Rule 138 Lídia Pereira (PPE), Paulo Rangel (PPE), José Manuel Fernandes (PPE), Maria da Graça Carvalho (PPE), Álvaro Amaro (PPE) Subject: Establishment of a trust fund for Mozambique European Union trust funds are external aid instruments set out the Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union(1), in particular Articles 234 and 235 thereof, for the purposes of funding, together with other don...
Question for written answer E-002334/2021 to the Commission Rule 138 Lídia Pereira (PPE), José Manuel Fernandes (PPE), Maria da Graça Carvalho (PPE) Subject: Loans under moratoria and associated risks in Europe Bank loans under moratoria are important tools to safeguard the liquidity of household budgets and businesses’ cash-flow. The economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the use of moratoria in a number of Member States to support the economy. The situation in Euro...
Brain disorders - neurological and mental alike - are burdensome conditions that do not receive the political attention they deserve. The chronic nature of many brain disorders distorts and limits the perception of urgency associated with these conditions. Low awareness combined with the stigma around brain disorders make it difficult to take coordinated action. Nevertheless, we cannot ignore the increasing number of brain disorders, their impact, and their cost. With only 24 percent of...
Question for written answer E-002193/2021 to the Commission Rule 138 José Manuel Fernandes (PPE), Paulo Rangel (PPE), Lídia Pereira (PPE), Maria da Graça Carvalho (PPE), Álvaro Amaro (PPE), Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar (PPE) Subject: Negotiating and analysing the RRP The Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) is an important instrument to help the Portuguese economy recover from the effects of the COVID-19 crisis. The Portuguese people are looking forward to the final outcome of the RRP nego...