Barry COWEN

Tackling barriers to the single market for defence

Require member states to aggregate defence demand through common procurement and simplify regulations to reduce reliance on non-EU countries.

EU enlargement strategy

European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities – annual report 2026

European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026

Demand prudent fiscal policies from Member States to preserve public debt sustainability, considering excessive deficit procedures.

Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors

Require Member States to fairly value work in female-dominated sectors and guarantee equal pay for work of equal value.