Mared Gwyn Jones

Europe News

MEPs accuse EU Commissioner of attempting to limit tax transparency

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) grilled EU Finance Commissioner Mairead McGuinness on Thursday after they claimed a document sent by the bloc's executive urges EU countries to weaken their tax transparency requirements.

13/07/2023

Europe News

Planned EU ethics body is unambitious and unsatisfactory - MEPs

The European Commission's plans to establish an inter-institutional ethics body are unambitious and unsatisfactory, according to MEPs.

12/07/2023

Europe News

EU population returns to growth in 2022 due to migration

The European Union’s population grew in 2022 for the first time in three years, according to new data published on Tuesday by the EU’s statistics office Eurostat.

11/07/2023

Europe News

MEPs call for EU search and rescue mission over Med 'disgrace'

Members of the European Parliament will vote Thursday on a motion calling for a new EU-wide search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean.

11/07/2023

Europe News

People in the EU unable to afford a proper meal on the rise - Eurostat

In 2022, 8.3% of people in the EU were unable to afford a meal containing meat, fish or a vegetarian equivalent every second day, according to new Eurostat data.

10/07/2023

Europe Decoded

A decade as NATO Chief: Why is Jens Stoltenberg difficult to replace?

Jens Stoltenberg’s shoes are proving big to fill.

10/07/2023

Europe News

Frontex chief: Suspending activity in Greece would cost lives

Withdrawing Frontex from Greece, as suggested by the agency's own Fundamental Rights Officer following one of the deadliest shipwrecks in Europe, could restrict "our capabilities to save lives," the agency's chief said on Thursday.

06/07/2023

Economy

Windfall profits rise to $1 trillion amid cost-of-living crisis: Study

New data on the profits of the world's largest businesses has renewed calls for permanent windfall taxes across all sectors of the economy.

06/07/2023

Europe News

Most wildlife crimes in Europe go unpunished or undetected - report

Shortcomings in law enforcement and protection mean most wildlife crimes in Europe go unpunished or undetected, putting endangered European species at further risk.

05/07/2023

Europe News

Western crackdown on sanction circumvention working: EU envoy

Western outreach to get third countries to clamp down on sanction circumvention is working with many of them now making "it more difficult" for Russia to import such goods, according to the EU Sanctions Envoy.

04/07/2023