Economy
Things we learned in plenary: Ukraine, terrorism, processed meat, child abduction
In a debate on Tuesday MEPs asked that funds amounting to €1 billion earmarked for the Youth Employment Initiative are already made available this year to speed up the implementation of projects to help fight youth unemployment. The revelations on member states' tax rulings will be examined by a special parliamentary committee set up for this purpose, following a vote in plenary on Thursday. The committee will be established for an initial period of six months and have 45 members.
Also on Wednesday evening, MEPs debated the very high prices demanded for certain medication that is not covered by a member state's publicly-funded health service, a serious problem in several EU countries for patients who simply cannot afford life-saving treatment.
MEPs approved the accession of Gabon, Andorra, the Seychelles, Russia, Albania, Singapore, Morocco and Armenia to the Hague Child Abduction Convention, which aims to facilitate international cooperation in returning children abducted by one of their parents.
Joining those of other member states, traffic offenders from the UK, Ireland and Denmark will within two years see their contraventions notified to their country irrespective of where they took place, after the Parliament approved the proposal on Wednesday.
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