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March 26, 2026
Goal: Keep banks from failing
Stopping Bank Crashes Early: Rules, Conditions, and Funding
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution that updates rules for when a country's economy is struggling, making it easier to intervene early and improve conditions, while also clarifying how certain services are handled during this process.
Workers & Unions
Goal: Prevent corruption.
New Law to Fight Corruption Across Europe
This EU law, adopted in March 2026, sets tougher rules to fight corruption by punishing bribery, theft and influence‑trading, requiring countries to create anti‑corruption plans, protect whistleblowers, and work together to investigate and prosecute offenders.
Law Enforcement & Workers
Goal: Accountability over immunity
Nikos Pappas’ immunity lifted after online defamation claim
The European Parliament passed a resolution on 26 March 2026 to waive the parliamentary immunity of Greek MEP Nikos Pappas, letting Greek authorities prosecute him for alleged defamation and insult that happened before he became an MEP.
Journalists & Law Enforcement
March 25, 2026
Goal: Secure EU defence
France Receives €15 Billion Loan to Boost Its Defence Industry
This resolution approves a €15.09 billion loan to France under the SAFE programme, giving it an initial €2.26 billion pre‑payment to help its defence industry.
Defence workers & Military Personnel
March 20, 2026
Goal: Ensure seed safety
EU Updates Seed Inspection Rules for Non‑EU Seeds
A new rule called the European Commission's Seed Inspection Decision will help ensure that seeds from certain countries meet the same standards as those grown in Europe, and it will be enforced until December 31, 2029.
Farmers & Exporters
Goal: Boost research collaboration
Japan Joins EU's Horizon Europe Research Programme
The EU and Japan have agreed that Japan can join the Horizon Europe research program as an associated country, letting Japanese researchers apply for funding while paying a yearly fee and following rules on money and fraud.
Researchers & Tech Startups
Goal: Strengthen global research ties
Japan Joins the EU’s Horizon Europe Research Program
The EU and Japan signed a deal that lets Japan join the Horizon Europe research program, giving Japanese scientists access to EU projects, requiring Japan to pay a share of the costs, and setting up joint work on science, tech, and green topics.
Researchers & Tech Startups
March 18, 2026
Goal: Simplify EU company setup
EU Inc.: One Company, One EU
The EU Inc. resolution creates a single, cheap, digital company form that lets businesses start, grow, and operate across the EU in 48 hours for €100, with one‑time paperwork, no minimum capital, and easy cross‑border branches.
Entrepreneurs & Tech Startups
March 16, 2026
Goal: Prevent carbon leakage
Temporary Fund to Help Factories Cut Carbon Emissions
The EU Temporary Decarbonisation Fund is a short‑term money program that gives cash to certain heavy‑industry producers so they can upgrade to cleaner technology and keep EU emissions falling, while stopping factories from moving abroad.
Manufacturing Workers
March 12, 2026
Goal: Global economic stability
EU Calls for Fairer Global Trade Rules
The European Parliament adopted a resolution that tells the WTO to modernize its rules, fix its dispute‑settlement system, curb unfair subsidies, support food security and digital trade, and make trade fairer for developing countries.
Farmers & Fishermen
Goal: Protecting Human Rights
Georgia’s crackdown on free speech and political prisoners
The European Parliament passed a resolution that condemns Georgia’s crackdown on opposition, calls for investigations, the repeal of restrictive laws, protection of activists, and sanctions against officials.
Journalists & Activists
Goal: Fair passenger protection
Revamping Air Travel Rules for Better Passenger Protection
The European Commission has reviewed 243 proposed changes to EU rules that protect air passengers, accepting 115, partially accepting 92, and rejecting 36 amendments, with the goal of strengthening passenger rights and improving national enforcement while respecting airlines' financial limits.
Tourism Industry & Workers
March 11, 2026
Goal: Secure EU defence independence
Making Europe’s Defence Industry Stronger Together
The European Parliament resolution says the EU should create one big defence market to cut spending, grow its own industry, and make Europe safer and less dependent on outside suppliers.
Defence Workers & Military Personnel
Goal: Secure Europe's future
Adding New Countries: A Plan for Growth and Reform
The European Parliament Resolution on EU Enlargement (March 2026) says the EU should keep inviting new members, fast‑track talks with countries that meet rule‑of‑law and democracy standards, give them money and support, and keep the process fair and transparent to boost security, peace and prosperity.
Exporters & Importers
Goal: Create inclusive prosperity
Plan for More Jobs, Fair Pay and Lower Poverty in Europe
The European Parliament’s 2026 resolution says the EU must create more jobs, fight poverty, give people better training, protect the planet, and make sure everyone gets fair pay and housing by setting clear goals and spending more money.
Workers & Women
Goal: Stabilize EU economy
EU Budget Rules for a Stable, Greener Future
The European Parliament’s 2026 European Semester resolution says the EU will coordinate member‑state budgets to keep the economy stable, push for €800 billion of new green and defence investment, tighten fiscal rules, and urge countries to follow reforms and cut tax gaps.
Workers & Unions
Goal: Fair pay for women
Ending the Pay and Pension Gap for Women
This EU Gender Pay and Pension Gap Resolution is a plan to cut the pay and pension differences between men and women by tightening equal‑pay laws, boosting childcare, pushing more women into high‑pay jobs, valuing care work, protecting vulnerable groups, collecting data, giving tax breaks, and raising awareness, so that by 2030 women earn more fairly and have better retirement security.
Women & Workers
Goal: Boost Parliament oversight
New Pact Makes Parliament and Commission Work Closer
This new agreement between the European Parliament and the European Commission gives Parliament more power to check the Commission, forces the Commission to share more information, attend meetings, do impact studies, and work together on laws, budgets and international deals.
Citizens of EU countries
Goal: Protect children online.
Online Tools Get New Limits on Searching for Child Abuse Content
The European Parliament passed a resolution that tightens how online services can scan for child‑sexual‑abuse material, limiting the scan to known content and only the data needed, allowing focus on suspected users, using privacy‑friendly tools that don’t read content, and setting the rule to expire on August 3 2027.
Tech Companies & IT Specialists
March 10, 2026
Goal: Unify EU research.
Plan to Make Science Work Better Across Borders
The European Parliament adopted a resolution to make science better across Europe by letting researchers move freely, spending more money on new ideas, and making sure everyone gets fair pay and uses technology safely.
Researchers & Tech Startups