The Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) grants the EU a longer period of time during which to carry out its policies and make them effective. Parliament is working on the next MFF for 2021 and beyond.

MFF: an EU budget framework for the future

MEPs are proposing ways to cut off sources of terrorism financing. They are calling on EU countries to more actively share financial intelligence and track transactions more closely.

Fight against terrorism: cutting cash flows to jihadists

Have you ever wondered how much the EU costs you? It's simple: €0.79 per day. That's less than a stick of gum and less than half a cup of coffee per day. And the best news is that 94% of that money flows right back into EU countries.

How much does the EU cost me?

The 2017 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, thorny Brexit negotiations, the violent persecution of Muslim ethnic minority Rohingya by Burmese authorities and reforms in EU agricultural policy: here are 5 numbers to take away from the plenary.

From Brexit to Burma: 5 numbers to take away from Strasbourg

Launched in 2013, the Youth Employment Initiative provides financial support to regions struggling with high rates of youth unemployment. MEPs now want Member States to play their part and promote much needed reforms with long-term, sustainable youth employment as a target.

Youth Employment in the EU: MEPs push for innovative approaches

Parliament is voting on a number of measures to promote the use of renewable energy throughout the European Union and to implement a wide-ranging disability strategy. Up for discussion are the use of phosphates in kebab meat, and next year’s budget.

Coming up: The 2018 budget, kebabs and much more

In November’s plenary session, the winner of this year’s Lux Film Prize will be revealed. Other topics tackled in Strasbourg will be new regulations to bring road accidents down, a law against dumping on imports from non-EU countries, and a debate on the Paradise Papers leak.

Coming up: Lux prize winner, road safety measures and Paradise Papers

The European Parliament is updating the rules on posted workers which date back to 1996. The objective is to better protect European workers who go abroad for temporary assignments and to avoid any form of social dumping.

Posted workers: same work, same country, same pay

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker gave his annual State of the EU speech before Parliament in Strasbourg with a positive vision for Europe's future.

Juncker's State of the EU: “The wind is back in Europe's sails”

The European Union is normalising its relationship with Cuba with the first-ever bilateral deal. The objective is to launch a political dialogue and to facilitate trade and cooperation.

EU-Cuba: a new start

Imports from outside the EU reached €468.2 billion in the first quarter of 2017. To avoid unfair competition for European businesses and workers, fines are imposed on third countries deemed to be “dumping” goods into the EU market. The European Parliament is looking at a new methodology for calculating anti-dumping duties, where “significant market distortions” are the basis for calculations.

Tackling trade dumping

The European Parliament will be tackling issues from anti-dumping duties, the EU's space strategy, the first-ever cooperation agreement with Cuba, and more.

Coming up in Brussels: from anti-dumping duties to Cuba

Five numbers to take away from the plenary: new energy labelling, 30 years of Erasmus, gendre pension gap, European Capitals of Culture and European subsidies.

From labelling to Erasmus: 5 numbers to take away from Strasbourg

EU Member States are facing employment shortages in a number of key sectors: Europe could need up to 756,000 skilled ICT workers and around a million healthcare professionals by 2020. A revised EU Blue Card aims to attract the world's best and brightest.

EU Blue Card: filling the skills gap

Why should it cost extra to call friends and family from another EU country? As of June 2017, roaming surcharges are abolished in Europe. The European Parliament has fought for this ban by consistently capping charges since 2007. Now you can call, text or surf from anywhere in the EU for the same price as at home.

End of roaming

It is the end of a 10-year battle for MEP Viviane Reding. She succeeded in getting roaming fees scrapped, a campaign she started when she was the Information Society and Media commissioner.

The end of roaming: a 10-year battle for Viviane Reding

The European Union has set ambitious targets in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. European lawmakers are poring through the EU’s largest climate tool, the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR). This law covers some 60% of the EU’s greenhouse gases.

Effort sharing: driving Europe's ambitious climate goals

Five numbers to take away from the plenary: a commitment to relocate refugees, Hungary’s breach of EU values, cross-border online streaming, a visit from the UN and ways to reduce food waste.

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