How the internet can harm us, and what can we do about it?
WEBFeb 18, 2019 · Harmful effects on cognitive development: Empirical evidence suggests that internet use can have both positive and negative impacts on cognitive development, depending on the person and the circumstances. There is evidence that children’s cognitive development can be damaged by prolonged internet …
Epthinktank | European Parliament
WEBLatest on Russia’s war on Ukraine [What Think Tanks are thinking] Latest publications, blog posts and multimedia from the European Parliamentary Research Service, an in-house research department and think tank of the European Parliament.
Benefits of EU international trade agreements
WEBOct 27, 2017 · The academic literature highlights three main benefits from trade, of which two directly and one indirectly contribute to benefit European consumers and their welfare: Decrease in prices for the same range of goods (direct); Increase in the variety of products (direct); Increase in the growth rate (indirect).
Petitions to the European Parliament: How does it work?
WEBMar 2, 2017 · WrightStudio / Fotolia. The Petitions Portal is a tool designed to allow citizens to submit petitions electronically and provide information about petitions already received. Lodging a petition requires registration, i.e. creation of a user account. The petition must be written in one of the official languages of the European Union.
Changed rules for qualified majority voting in the Council of the EU
WEBDec 9, 2014 · Written by Eva-Maria Poptcheva and Conall Devaney. From 1 November 2014, decisions in the Council of the EU (Council of Ministers) requiring a ‘qualified majority’ are adopted by means of the new ‘double majority’.
What role for the European Parliament’s committees and
WEBMay 6, 2020 · The European Parliament’s committees carry out detailed examination of proposed EU laws and draw up proposed changes, upon which Members...
Russian natural resources | Epthinktank | European Parliament
WEBMar 12, 2015 · Russia is one of the world’s most resource-rich countries. In 2005, the World Bank put the country in first place for total value of subsoil wealth (oil, gas, coal and minerals); a more recent estimate puts the value of the country’s natural resources at US$75.7 trillion — again, in first place. Apart from gas, oil and coal (proven ...
Parliamentary questions | Epthinktank | European Parliament
WEBDec 5, 2014 · Parliamentary questions, and the subsequent replies of the other EU institutions, are a rich source of information for citizens. Parliamentary questions are questions addressed by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to other European Union institutions and bodies. They are a direct form …
EU LEGISLATION IN PROGRESS | Epthinktank | European Parliament
WEBAnimal health law: Rules on transmissible animal diseases [procedure completed: Regulation (EU) No 2016/429 OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1] Industry. Continuation of the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area COM (2023)359 of 28.6.2023, procedure ref.: 2023/0207 (COD).
Multilingualism: The language of the European Union
WEBSep 26, 2019 · The European Parliament is committed to ensuring the highest possible degree of multilingualism in its work. Based on the 24 official languages that constitute the public face of the EU, the total number of linguistic combinations rises to 552, since each language can be translated into the 23 others. Currently, over 600 staff employed in ...