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Members of the European Parliament have re-elected Roberta Metsola as President of the European Parliament until 2027, in the first round of voting. She will continue to lead Parliament for the first two and a half years of the 10th legislative term.
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You can use the European Health Insurance Card for necessary or urgent medical care when travelling abroad, under the same conditions and at the same cost as people insured in that country. It’s valid in any EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Read more.
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The EESC is calling for the Commission's proposal on making EU traineeships fairer and more inclusive to be reinforced, stressing the importance of fair compensation for trainees. Nearly half of the EU’s more than 3 million trainees are unpaid and almost a third have no access to social protection.