New rules that will stop online shoppers being discriminated against when they shop in another Member State have been welcomed by ECR Group MEP Anneleen Van Bossuyt. The agreement, reached following late night talks between the European Parliament and Council, will put an end to so called 'geo-blocking' whereby online customers are prevented from purchasing products or services from a website based in another member state.

Brussels, 20 November 2017

Closing a criminal records loophole
The European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) allows police and security organisations across the EU to quickly share details of offenders. However, it remains difficult to access information on the criminal records of third country nationals. A report by British ECR MEP Dan Dalton being presented to the LIBE Committee on Monday aims to close this loophole by establishing a separate database.

Brussels, 17/11/2017

Brussels, 17 November 2017

In response to a press statement made by EPP Group on  the 16 November 2017 entitled “Revoke arrest warrants and provide Russian whistleblower with protection - David Casa”, about the position of Ms Maria Efimova, the Russian whistleblower in the Pilatus case, the Maltese delegation* in the S&D Group said:

“The statement is nothing but an attempt at meddling with the rule of law in Malta.