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Press release - Right to repair: incentives for consumers to repair rather than replace

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
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The proposal aims to boost repairs during and beyond a product’s legal guarantee period and promote a new repair culture.

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  • The proposal aims to boost repairs during and beyond a product’s legal guarantee period and promote a new repair culture.
  • MEPs supported incentives for consumers to choose repair over replacement within the liability period, such as extending the legal guarantee by one year for repaired products.
  • MEPs also want member states to promote repair through financial incentives like vouchers and national repair funds.
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    Rapporteur René Repasi (S&D, DE) said: “Today we established direct repair obligations for producers and introduce new incentives for consumers to choose repair.

Press release - New EU rules needed to make digital platforms less addictive

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increasing efficiency, accessibility, connectedness), its addictive design can cause physical, psychological and material harm (loss of concentration and cognitive ability, burnout, stress, depression, limited physical activity).

Key Points: 
  • increasing efficiency, accessibility, connectedness), its addictive design can cause physical, psychological and material harm (loss of concentration and cognitive ability, burnout, stress, depression, limited physical activity).
  • New EU rules needed
    MEPs believe that recent rules such as the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Artificial Intelligence Act are not enough to regulate the issue of addictive design.
  • Ethical by design
    MEPs want companies to be obliged to develop ethical and fair digital products and services “by design” without dark patterns, misleading, and addictive design.
  • Quote
    Rapporteur Kim Van Sparrentak (Greens/EFA, NL) said: “No self-discipline can beat the addictive design we are all subject to today.

Press release - EU Treaties reform: MEPs submit proposals to strengthen EU capacity to act

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The report comprising draft changes to the Treaties was endorsed by MEPs on Wednesday with 19 votes for, six against, one abstention.

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  • The report comprising draft changes to the Treaties was endorsed by MEPs on Wednesday with 19 votes for, six against, one abstention.
  • MEPs reiterate their call to amend the EU Treaties and ask the Council to “immediately and without deliberation submit the proposals [...] to the European Council”, so that a Convention can be set up.
  • Institutional reforms and a mechanism for EU-wide referendums
    MEPs call for a more bicameral system that would strengthen Parliament’s role and change voting mechanisms in the Council.
  • Next steps
    The report is set to be voted on by all MEPs during the 20 - 23 November plenary session.

Press release - MEPs back plans to boost Europe's Net-Zero technology production

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In their amendments, MEPs broadened the scope of the draft legislation to encompass the entire supply chain, including components, materials, and machinery for producing net-zero technologies.

Key Points: 
  • In their amendments, MEPs broadened the scope of the draft legislation to encompass the entire supply chain, including components, materials, and machinery for producing net-zero technologies.
  • Notably, MEPs included nuclear fission and fusion technologies, sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), and specific industrial technologies.
  • Net-zero industry valleys
    The law retains two project classifications: net-zero technology manufacturing projects and net-zero strategic projects.
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    "With the adoption of this proposal, MEPs are showing they are serious about making Europe fit for industrial manufacturing.

Press release - European elections 2024: MEPs’ proposals for the lead candidate system

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They regret that recently proposed innovations for mobile citizens will not be applied in time for next year’s elections, as well as restrictions preventing European political parties from fully participating in European election campaigns.

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  • They regret that recently proposed innovations for mobile citizens will not be applied in time for next year’s elections, as well as restrictions preventing European political parties from fully participating in European election campaigns.
  • The report demands that democratic standards be applied when candidates are being nominated, including lead candidates for President of the European Commission.
  • The lead candidate system in 2024
    MEPs complain that the lead candidate system to elect the European Commission President was not applied in 2019 and insist that a clear and credible link between voters’ choice and this position is needed.
  • The lead candidate of the European political party with the most seats in Parliament should lead in the first round of negotiations, with Parliament’s President steering the process if needed.

FiscalNote Expands EU Tracking Capabilities With AI-Powered EU Parliament Transcripts and Stakeholder Coverage of All Parliament Members

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Complete EU Stakeholder Data: Through this expansion, customers can access key stakeholder data for all 705 MEP stakeholders - leading to immediate engagement, knowledge, and impact capabilities on timely issues and policy challenges facing leading decision makers .

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  • Complete EU Stakeholder Data: Through this expansion, customers can access key stakeholder data for all 705 MEP stakeholders - leading to immediate engagement, knowledge, and impact capabilities on timely issues and policy challenges facing leading decision makers .
  • AI-Generated EU Meeting Transcripts: FiscalNote customers will now also have access to automated, AI-powered EU meeting transcripts as PDF documents which can be instantly shared with other C-suite leaders to enable quick response and action.
  • Customers save time by removing the need to spend hours and hours following committee coverage while receiving close to real-time updates.
  • These enhancements to our capabilities position us to continue to be the market leader in EU policy intelligence, stakeholder data, and AI-generated information.

Nearly three years following SECURE Act, Voya remains a leader in pooled plan space

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Thursday, October 12, 2023
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First established in 2019 through the SECURE Act, PEPs were first introduced to the market in large part to help close the retirement plan coverage gap.

Key Points: 
  • First established in 2019 through the SECURE Act, PEPs were first introduced to the market in large part to help close the retirement plan coverage gap.
  • “Voya has been supporting multiple employer plans for many years now.
  • Most recently, the firm announced it will be serving as the recordkeeper for the first 403(b) Pooled Employer Plan to market following the SECURE Act 2.0 legislation, which became law at the end of 2022.
  • “While it’s exciting to see the evolution of the broader pooled plan space, at Voya, we feel the market is still young, and there is significant potential for growth,” added Brennan.

Article - Sakharov Prize 2023: the finalists

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The finalists for the 2023 Sakharov Prize are women in Iran fighting for their rights, human rights defenders from Nicaragua and legal abortion activists.

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  • The finalists for the 2023 Sakharov Prize are women in Iran fighting for their rights, human rights defenders from Nicaragua and legal abortion activists.
  • This year’s finalists for the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought were chosen in a vote by the foreign affairs and development committees on 12 October.
  • It is named in honour of Soviet physicist and political dissident Andrei Sakharov and has €50,000 in prize money.
  • - 19 October: Parliament President Roberta Metsola and the political group leaders decide on the winner
    - 13 December: the Sakharov Prize award ceremony takes place in Strasbourg

Press release - Towards an EU ban on products made with forced labour

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The draft regulation would put in place a framework to investigate the use of forced labour in companies’ supply chains.

Key Points: 
  • The draft regulation would put in place a framework to investigate the use of forced labour in companies’ supply chains.
  • The ban that we have voted for today will be essential in blocking products made using modern slavery and taking away the economic incentive for companies to engage in forced labour.
  • We have ensured that products made with forced labour are banned from the internal market until workers are compensated for the harm done to them.
  • The proposal on banning products made with forced labour specifically focuses on product surveillance.