European elections represent a crucial moment: they give EU citizens a say in the political direction of the European Union. After declining ever since the first European direct elections in 1979, electoral turn out increased in the 2019 elections to reach 50.6 % largely due to youth participation (according to a post-election Eurobarometer survey). Echoing the 2019 motto 'This time I'm voting', the 2024 one might be: 'I did it again!' The 2024 European elections could be a turning point for youth engagement for several reasons

EPRS Policy Podcast - Young Europeans go to the polls: Issues to watch in 2024

Næst efter hjerte-kar-sygdomme er kræft den største dødsårsag i EU-landene. Hvert år diagnosticeres næsten 3 millioner mennesker med sygdommen, og 1,2 millioner dør af den. Selv om det sundhedspolitiske ansvar primært ligger hos EU-landene, er bekæmpelse af kræft vigtig for Den Europæiske Union.

Den europæiske kræfthandlingsplan

Today: a new plenary session is getting under way in Strasbourg. Topics on the agenda include the results of the latest EU summit and Russia’s war against Ukraine. Last week, Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on a stronger right to repair for consumers.

Korte nyheder – 05/02/2024 – dansk

Korte nyheder – 02/02/2024 – dansk

Today: the deal on the ‘breakfast directives’; the bids to host the headquarters of the EU’s new Anti-Money Laundering Authority; and the 2024 Charlemagne Youth Prize.

Korte nyheder – 01/02/2024 – dansk

EU er en politisk og økonomisk union med 27 medlemslande. Men derudover er der en række lande, som har ansøgt om at blive medlem af EU. I øjeblikket er der ni kandidatlande: Det er dog ikke så ligetil at blive medlem af EU, og det er en langvarig proces.

Udvidelsen af EU: Hvordan fungerer den?

Europaparlamentet och dess folkvalda ledamöter är medborgarnas röst i EU. Därför vill vi göra parlamentet tillgängligt för alla. Nyheter i korthet ger dig en snabb överblick över dagens viktigaste händelser på alla officiella EU-språk. Sändningen kommer till dig från Europaparlamentet. Du hittar fler program här:

Nyheter i korthet – 31/01/2024 – svenska

Європарламент та його депутати є голосом громадян Європейського Союзу. Саме тому ми хочемо, щоб Європарламент став доступним для всіх. Короткі новини - це огляд головних новин дня на всіх офіційних мовах ЄС. Ця трансляція надається Європарламентом. Більше доступних програм тут:

Короткі новини – 31/01/2024 – укрaïнською

Evropski parlament in izvoljeni poslanci so glas državljanov Evropske unije. Zato želimo, da bi bil Parlament ljudem res blizu. V kratkih novicah vam v vseh uradnih jezikih Unije na kratko predstavljamo najpomembnejše dnevne teme. Oddajo pripravlja Evropski parlament. Več prispevkov in vsebin najdete na naslednjih spletnih mestih:

Kratka poročila – 31/01/2024 – slovenščina

Parlamentul European și deputații săi aleși sunt vocea cetățenilor în Uniunea Europeană. De aceea, dorim ca Parlamentul să fie accesibil pentru toți. Știrile pe scurt vă prezintă succint principalele subiecte ale zilei în toate limbile oficiale ale Uniunii. Acest program vă este prezentat de Parlamentul European. Puteți găsi mai multe programe aici:

Scurt Buletin de Știri – 31/01/2024 – română

V Európskej únii je Európsky parlament a jeho volení poslanci hlasom občanov a chce byť dostupný pre všetkých. Krátke správy vám ponúkajú stručný prehľad hlavných tém dňa vo všetkých úradných jazykoch Únie. Toto vysielanie vám prináša Európsky parlament. Ďalšie programy nájdete na našich webových stránkach:

Krátke správy – 31/01/2024 – slovenčina

O Parlamento Europeu e os respetivos deputados eleitos são a voz dos cidadãos na União Europeia. É por este motivo que pretendemos que o Parlamento seja acessível a todos. As notícias breves oferecem uma visão rápida dos temas principais do dia em todas as línguas oficiais da União. Esta transmissão é disponibilizada pelo Parlamento Europeu. Para mais programas, vá a:

Destaques do dia – 31/01/2024 – português

Parlament Europejski i europosłowie to głos obywateli w Unii Europejskiej. Dlatego chcemy, żeby informacje o pracy Parlamentu były dostępne dla każdego. Wiadomości w skrócie to najważniejsze tematy dnia we wszystkich językach urzędowych Unii. Parlament Europejski przygotował je specjalnie dla Ciebie. Więcej programów znajdziesz tutaj:

Wiadomości w skrócie – 31/01/2024 – polski

Het Europees Parlement en de verkozen parlementsleden zijn de stem van de burgers in de Europese Unie. Daarom willen wij het Parlement voor iedereen begrijpelijk maken. Nieuws in het kort biedt een snel overzicht van de belangrijkste onderwerpen van de dag, in alle officiële EU-talen. Deze uitzending wordt u gebracht door het Europees Parlement. Hier kan u nog meer programma’s van ons vinden:

Nieuwsflits – 31/01/2024 – Nederlands

Il-Parlament Ewropew u l-Membri eletti tiegħu huma l-vuċi taċ-ċittadini fl-Unjoni Ewropea. Huwa għalhekk li rridu li l-Parlament ikun aċċessibbli għal kulħadd. L-aħbarijiet fil-qosor jagħtuk ħarsa fil-qosor tas-suġġetti ewlenin tal-ġurnata fil-lingwi uffiċjali kollha tal-Unjoni. Din ix-xandira titwassallek mill-Parlament Ewropew. Tista' ssib aktar programmi hawnhekk:

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 31/01/2024 - Malti

Europos Parlamentas ir išrinkti jo nariai yra Europos Sąjungos piliečių balsas. Todėl norime, kad Parlamentas būtų prieinamas visiems. Visomis oficialiomis Sąjungos kalbomis pateikiamose žiniose trumpai apžvelgiamos svarbiausios dienos naujienos. Šias transliacijas rengia Europos Parlamentas. Daugiau programų rasite čia:

Trumposios žinios – 31/01/2024 – lietùvių kalba

Lithuania is a parliamentary republic with a head of government - the Prime Minister - and a head of state - the President - who appoints the Prime Minister.

The Parliament is a single-chamber legislative body. The country is divided into 60 municipalities, with directly-elected mayors.

There are 11 members of the European Parliament from Lithuania.

Lithuania joined the EU on 1 May 2004 - and the euro area on 1 January 2015.

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When the Treaty of Rome established the common market in 1958, State intervention was a major feature of agriculture in the six founding Member States. The foundations of the common agricultural policy (CAP) have remained unchanged since then, with the exception of rules relating to the decision-making procedure.

The Lisbon Treaty recognised codecision as the ‘ordinary legislative procedure’ for the CAP, in place of the consultation procedure. 
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Latvia joined the European Union on 1 May&nbsp;2004 and has been a member of the Schengen area since 21 December 2007. It became a member of the Euro area on 1 January 2014.

Latvia is a parliamentary republic with a head of government - the Prime Minister - who chooses the council of ministers and a head of state - the President - who has a largely ceremonial role and nominates the Prime Minister.

The government is subject to Parliament's approval throughout each term.

The country is subdivided into 110 one-level municipalities and 9 cities. These each have their own city councils and municipal administrations.

There are 8 Members of the European Parliament from Latvia.

EU - Latvia

A Digital Single Market (DSM) is one in which the free movement of persons, services and capital is ensured and where the individuals and businesses can seamlessly access and engage in online activities under conditions of fair competition, and a high level of consumer and personal data protection, irrespective of their nationality or place of residence.

Digital single market

The Presidential Debate - EU Elections 2019 takes place on 15 May at 21.00 CET. It is an opportunity to discover where the lead candidates stand on a range of issues.

Political parties put forward candidates for the post of president of the European Commission ahead of the European elections. The lead candidate nominated by the Council, and able to command a majority in Parliament, will be elected President of the European Commission by a vote of Parliament.

The lead candidates are sometimes referred to by the German term spitzenkandidaten. This system was first used in 2014 to select current Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

Presidency of the European Commission/Eurovision Debate - EU elections 2019

The European elections of 22-25 May 2014 gave voters the chance to influence the future political course of the European Union when they elected the 751 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to represent their interests for the next five years.

One major new development introduced by the Treaty was that, when the EU Member States have nominated the next president of the European Commission in autumn 2014, they had for the first time - have to take account of the European election results. The new Parliament endorses this candidate: it 'elects' the Commission president, in the words of the Treaty. This means voters now have a clear say in who takes over at the helm of EU government.

European elections 2014

The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, named in honour of the Soviet physicist and political dissident Andrei Sakharov, is awarded each year by the European Parliament. It was set up in 1988 to honour individuals and organisations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Each nominee must have the support of at least 40 MEPs, and each individual Member may support only one nominee. Signed nominations accompanied by supporting evidence are then assessed in a joint meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the Committee on Development (DEVE). A shortlist of three candidates is drawn up through a vote by AFET and DEVE committees, and then submitted to the Conference of Presidents for a final vote. The winner is announced in October, and the award ceremony takes place in December at the plenary sitting in Strasbourg.

The nominations for the 2020 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought are:

The democratic opposition in Belarus, represented by the Coordination Council, initiative of brave women and political and civil society figures, nominated by EPP, S&amp;D, Renew Europe 
Mgr Najeeb Moussa Michaeel, Archbishop of Mosul, Iraq nominated by ID 
Guapinol activists and Berta Caceres in Honduras, nominated by Greens/EFA, GUE/NGL 
The democratic opposition in Belarus, represented by Sviatlana Tsikhanouska, nominated by ECR 
Polish LGBTI activists Jakub Gawron, Paulina Pajak, Paweł Preneta and Kamil Maczuga, founders of the website Atlas of Hate, nominated by Malin Björk, Terry Reintke, Marc Angel, Rasmus Andresen and 39 other MEPs.

The democratic opposition in Belarus has been awarded the 2020 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

Democratic Opposition in Belarus, Sakharov Prize 2020

The brave people of Ukraine, represented by their president, elected leaders and civil society, are the&nbsp;2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought laureate.

The&nbsp;finalists for the European Parliament’s 2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought were WikiLeaks activist Julian Assange, the Ukrainian people and their representatives and the Colombian Truth Commission for the 2022 Sakharov Prize.

The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, named in honour of the Soviet physicist and political dissident Andrei Sakharov, is awarded every&nbsp;year by the European Parliament.

The&nbsp;prize was set up in 1988 to honour individuals and organisations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms. Each nominee must have the support of at least 40 MEPs, and each individual Member may support only one nominee.

Signed nominations accompanied by supporting evidence are then assessed in a joint meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the Committee on Development (DEVE). A shortlist of three candidates is drawn up through a vote by AFET and DEVE committees, and then submitted to the Conference of Presidents for a final vote.

The winner is always announced in October, and the award ceremony takes place in December during plenary in Strasbourg. In 2021, the prize went to&nbsp;the Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny.

Sakharov Prize 2022

On 23/5/2024 the Eurovision debate between the lead candidates for the presidency of the European Commission took place in the European Parliament.

Walter Baier (Austria, European Left), Sandro Gozi (Italy, Renew Europe Now), Ursula von der Leyen (Germany, European People’s Party), Terry Reintke (Germany, European Greens) and Nicolas Schmit (Luxembourg, Party of European Socialists) participated in the debate, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in collaboration with the European political parties and the European Parliament.

The debate focussed on Economy and Jobs, Defence and Security, Climate and Environment, Democracy and Leadership, Migration and Borders and on Innovation and Technology.

Questions were asked by the audience in the plenary chamber, by viewers watching from events organised by Parliament’s Liaison Offices in EU member states, submitted via social media, and by the two moderators. Candidates also faced one-on-one questioning by the moderators in so-called “Spotlight” segments.

Election debate 2024

Every five years EU citizens choose who represents them in the European Parliament, the directly-elected institution that defends their interests in the EU decision-making process. The next European elections will take place in 2019.

 
From 23 to 26 May 2019, people in the EU vote for the next European Parliament. By voting in the European elections, people living in the EU get to choose the 705 members that will represent them in the European Parliament until 2024.

European elections 2019

The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, named in honour of the Soviet physicist and political dissident Andrei Sakharov, is awarded each year by the European Parliament. It was set up in 1988 to honour individuals and organisations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Each nominee must have the support of at least 40 MEPs, and each individual Member may support only one nominee. Signed nominations accompanied by supporting evidence are then assessed in a joint meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the Committee on Development (DEVE). A shortlist of three candidates is drawn up through a vote by AFET and DEVE committees, and then submitted to the Conference of Presidents for a final vote. The winner is announced in October, and the award ceremony takes place in December at plenary sitting in Strasbourg.

Ilham Tohti, an Uyghur economist fighting for the rights of China’s Uyghur minority, is the winner of the Sakharov Prize 2019.

The finalists were:

°Murdered Brazilian political activist and human rights defender Marielle Franco, Native Brazilian leader and environmentalist Chief Raoni and Brazilian environmentalist and human rights defender Claudelice Silva dos Santos °The Restorers, a group of five students from Kenya - Stacy Owino, Cynthia Otieno, Purity Achieng, Mascrine Atieno and Ivy Akinyi - who have developed i-Cut, an app to help girls deal with female genital mutilation (FGM) °Ilham Tohti, an Uyghur economist fighting for the rights of China’s Uyghur minority

Sakharov Prize 2019

Infographics on EU Elections of 6 to 9 June 2024 on the results and explainer videos

Infographics and explainers

In December 2023 , MEPs and national governments reached a long-sought agreement to revamp the EU’s asylum and migration legislation. Parliament and Council negotiators agreed on the final form of five separate EU regulations, establishing how to share the management of asylum and migration flows among member states and what to do in cases of sudden migratory crisis.

The rules also regulate how to deal with people arriving at the EU’s external borders, the processing of asylum claims, and the identification of those arriving. Following the deal, EP President Roberta Metsola said: “”Today is a truly historic day, as we have delivered on the Migration and Asylum Pact, possibly the most important legislative package of this mandate. Europe will now get a robust legislative framework that is the same in all Member States.

That functions and that protects, an approach that is humane and fair with those seeking protection, that is firm with those who are not eligible, and that is strong with those who exploit the most vulnerable

Refugee movements and migration are at the centre of global attention. &nbsp;The European Parliament is actively involved, in the adoption of new laws on irregular and regular immigration. It is a full co-legislator together with the Council representing member states on these matters since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty in 2009.

Asylum

The EU strategy related to food security aims to build resilience to food crises in the production chain. The EU is working towards increasing the resilience of individuals, communities and countries to cope with, adapt and recover quickly from the impact of a disaster, violence or conflict.

The EP has recently called for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security in and outside the EU following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.&nbsp;MEPs asked for immediate help in the form of food supplies for Ukraine, and for a reboot of the EU’s food production strategy. Given the severe impact the Russian attack on Ukraine will have on food security for Ukrainians, Parliament called&nbsp;for robust long-term humanitarian food aid for Ukraine from both the EU and at the international level. MEPs say the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have made it apparent that the EU needs to reduce its dependence on imports from too few suppliers. They call for a diversification of supply from third countries, and demand in the short term that the Commission assess how to cushion the impact of high fertiliser prices on farmers. To reduce the dependence on fertiliser imports in the long term, Parliament proposes a switch to alternative organic sources of nutrients for agriculture and support for agricultural innovation.

Food security

On May 1, 2004, ten&nbsp;new member states joined the European Union, marking the&nbsp;largest enlargement in terms of people and number of countries in the EU's history. Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia joined the Union, growing from 15 to 25 members.

The European Parliament celebrates the 20th anniversary of these ten nations joining the European Union&nbsp;and engaging in the EP's democratic process to defend the interests of European citizens.

20th anniversary of the 2004 enlargement of the European Union

The rapid development of social media and the rise of geopolitical tensions turn the EU into a target for foreign interference and disinformation. 

In 2024, the EU and many other democracies around the world will elect their next leaders. Malicious entities or states try to take advantage of this to undermine trust in elections or democracy.

The European Parliament has adopted a number of legislative acts to protect EU citizens and societies from disinformation and foreign interference. It has also been working to strengthen cooperation between&nbsp;elections authorities,&nbsp;public disinformation specialists,&nbsp;European fact-checkers&nbsp;and independent disinformation specialists, and has developed closer ties with&nbsp;Nato, in order to step up the efforts on fighting disinformation. 
 
This series of videos is part of an effort to raise awareness among EU citizens about disinformation ahead of the European elections, in June. Parliament’s communication team explains the most commonly used tactics and give tips to spot and avoid them.

Disinformation explained

EP Plenary session - EU-US relations in the light of the outcome of the US presidential elections

EP Plenary session - UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)

Briefing S&D by Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D,ES), President

EU-medlemsstaternes fortsatte økonomiske og militære støtte til Ukraine

Globale tiltag mod sociale medieplatforme – styrkelse af den rolle, som forordningen om digitale tjenester spiller, og beskyttelse af demokrati og frihed i onlinesfæren (forhandling)

Genoptagelse af mødet

Velkomstord

Tale af Mario Draghi - Fremlæggelse af rapporten om fremtiden for den europæiske konkurrenceevne

Fremtiden for den europæiske konkurrenceevne

Godkendelse af protokollen fra foregående møde

Status over energiunionen

Berigtigelser (forretningsordenens artikel 251) (opfølgning)

Krigen i Gazastriben og situationen i Mellemøsten

Situationen i Venezuela (forhandling)

Resultatet af G20-ministermødet i Rio de Janerio og bekæmpelse af ulighed (forhandling)

Dagsorden for næste møde

Godkendelse af protokollen fra dette møde

Plenary session

CJ16 - Joint committee on Budgets and committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

BUDG

ECON

Genoptagelse af sessionen

Åbning af mødet

Erklæringer fra formanden

Godkendelse af protokollerne fra de foregående møder

Parlamentets sammensætning

Anmodninger om ophævelse af immunitet

Udvalgenes og delegationernes sammensætning

Arbejdsplan

Resultatet af den strategiske dialog om fremtiden for EU's landbrug

Behovet for at forebygge sikkerhedstrusler såsom angrebet i Solingen gennem håndtering af irregulær migration og effektiv tilbagesendelse

Vedvarende problemer med antisemitisme i Europa og andre former for hadefuld tale og hadforbrydelser

Üheminutilised sõnavõtud poliitiliselt olulistel teemadel

Last minute session briefing

Pre-session briefing

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

ITRE

Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ENVI

Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection

IMCO

European Parliament Welcome Briefing for EU Correspondents

Subcommittee meeting on Public Health

SANT

Committee meeting on Regional Development

REGI

Committee meeting on International Trade

INTA

G7 Speakers conference in Verona (Italy) - Opening address by Roberta METSOLA, EP President ( Recorded )

Joint Committee on Budgetary Control and Committee on Employment and Social Affairs - Meeting with DG REGIO on Control and Assurance in Cohesion policy with the Joint Audit Directorate of DG REGIO and DG EMPL

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Committee on Legal Affairs

JURI

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

FEMM

Delegations for relations with Mercosur Constitutive meeting

Delegations for relations with Iran Constitutive meeting

Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee Constitutive meeting

REGI - Presentation of the ECA Review 03/2024: An overview of the assurance framework and the key factors contributing to errors in 2014-2020 cohesion spending

Thomas BAJADA in the EP in Strasbourg

Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee Constitutive meeting

Delegations for relations with the People’s Republic of China Constitutive meeting

Delegations for relations with the countries of the Andean Community Constitutive meeting

Delegations for relations with the Arab Peninsula Constitutive meeting

Delegation to the EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association  Parliamentary Committee Constitutive meeting

AGRI - Workshop on ' The cost of food and food price inflation '

Delegations for relations with the countries of Central America, including the EU-Central America Parliamentary Association Committee Constitutive meeting

Delegation to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee, the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee Constitutive meeting

Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Constitutive meeting

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Keir STARMER, British Prime Minister

Meeting of the Conference of Presidents

Debate on the Future of Cohesion Policy

DG PERS Annual Inter-Parliamentary Seminar on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

I 2017 og 2018 blev der rapporteret mere end 14.000 ofre for menneskehandel i EU. Det faktiske antal ofre for seksuel eller arbejdsmæssig udnyttelse er sandsynligvis meget højere. EU-borgere tegnede sig for næsten halvdelen af alle registrerede ofre i EU. Medlemmer af Europa-Parlamentet opfordrer til mere transnationalt samarbejde og en opdatering af 2011-direktivet om bekæmpelse af menneskehandel.

Menneskehandel er stadig en realitet i EU

Medlemmerne af Parlamentet drøftede udrulningen af covid-19-vaccinen i EU med kommissionsformanden og godkendte et økonomisk støtteprogram, der skal hjælpe EU-landene med genopretningen efter krisen, samtidig med at der gøres fremskridt med hensyn til klimamålene. Medlemmerne drøftede også den politiske uro i Rusland og den nylige domfældelse af Alexei Navalny. Parlamentet stemte om flere hjælpeforanstaltninger til luftfartssektoren og støttede forslaget om en passende mindsteløn.

Højdepunkter fra plenarmødet: EU's vaccinestrategi, økonomisk genopretning og forholdet til Rusland

Parlamentet vil stemme om genopretnings- og resiliensfaciliteten, der udgør størstedelen af covid-19-genopretningspakken på 750 mia. EUR. MEP'erne vil også drøfte knapheden på vacciner, opfordre til mål for genbrug, bedre regulering af sociale medier og til, at der gøres mere for at bekæmpe menneskehandel. Alt det og mere på dagsordenen for plenarmødet.

På dagsordenen for plenarmødet: Covid-19-genopretning, vacciner og genbrug

MEP'er opfordrede til større åbenhed og lancering af Covid-19-vacciner. De foreslog en lov, der håndhæver retten til at koble fra arbejdet for europæiske arbejdere og ønsker, at adgang til passende boliger skal betragtes som en grundlæggende rettighed. Med hensyn til udenrigspolitik hilste medlemmerne starten på en ny æra i relationerne mellem EU og USA velkommen i forbindelse med Joe Bidens indsættelse og opfordrede til en udvidelse af sanktionerne mod russiske embedsmænd, der er involveret i fængslingen af Alexei Navalny.

Højdepunkter fra plenarmødet: Vacciner, relationer mellem EU og USA samt retten til at afbryde arbejdet

Idet Europa starter sin største massevaccinationskampagne nogensinde, lægger Parlamentet vægt på behovet for solidaritet og samling. MEP'erne beder Europa-Kommissionen om at undgå usikkerhed med mere tilgængelig information om Covid-19-vacciner.

MEP'erne forlanger mere gennemsigtighed om Covid-19-vacciner

MEP'erne vil se på Portugals prioriteter, nu hvor landet påbegynder sit formandskab for EU-Rådet, nye regler om retten til at afbryde forbindelsen til arbejdet samt udrulningen af Covid-19-vacciner. Og med den kommende indsættelse af Joe Biden som amerikansk præsident vil Parlamentet drøfte, hvordan man kan styrke de transatlantiske forbindelser. Alt det og mere på dagsordenen for plenarmødet.

På dagsordenen for plenarmødet: Covid-19-vacciner, retten til at afbryde og ligestilling mellem kønnene

Med en ny regering i Washington og et topmøde mellem EU og USA planlagt til senere på året siger Europa-Parlamentet, at tiden er inde til at forny det transatlantiske partnerskab, fra håndtering af Covid-19-pandemien og genopretning til opbygning af en bæredygtig, klimaneutral økonomi og styrkelse af demokrati i hele verden.

Forholdet mellem EU og USA - en ny begyndelse

Europa-Parlamentet ønsker at gøre "retten til at afbryde" til en lovbestemt ret i EU. MEP'erne siger, at arbejdstagere uden for arbejdstiden ikke skal føle sig pressede til at besvare arbejdsrelateret kommunikation. Behovet for denne lovgivning er blevet forøget af pandemien og stigningen i fjernarbejdet.

Retten til at afbryde forbindelsen til arbejdet

2021 er Det Europæiske Jernbaneår, men hvad betyder det? For at nå klimaneutralitet senest i 2050 skal EU reducere CO2-emissionerne fra transportsektoren drastisk. Investering i jernbane og reklame for tog som en bæredygtig, sikker og moderne transportform er et af målene for dette år.

2021: Det Europæiske Jernbaneår

Parlamentet så nærmere på fordelingen af en Covid-19-vaccine og vedtog en finansiel pakke, der omfatter det langsigtede budget og en genopretningsfond til støtte for EU's økonomier fra næste år. MEP'er drøftede det fremtidige partnerskab mellem Det Forenede Kongerige og EU og, de vedtog også nye regler om adgang til sikkert drikkevand i EU. Sakharov-prisen for 2020 blev tildelt den demokratiske opposition i Hviderusland.

Højdepunkter fra plenarmødet: Fra det langsigtede budget til Sakharov-prisen og Brexit

Efter et år domineret af coronaviruspandemien vil Parlamentet begynde at arbejde på genopretningen. Det næste syvårige budget og genopretningsfonden er klar til at komme i spil. MEP'erne vil behandle vigtig miljølovgivning, sætte Europa på sporet for at blive pioner inden for teknologi og KI og bidrage til at forberede kontinentet til fremtidige sundhedskriser. Alt dette og mere på dagsordenen i 2021.

Hvad venter i 2021?

Den demokratiske opposition i Hviderusland har fået tildelt Sakharov-prisen for Tankefrihed 2020 for dens fredelige engagement i landets fremtid. Oppositionen kræver nye, frie og retfærdige valg, efter at manipulerede resultater pegede i retning af, at Lukashenka var blevet valgt til præsident for sjette gang.

Den demokratiske opposition i Hviderusland tildelt Sakharov-prisen 2020

Den gennemsnitlige person i EU forbruger hvert år op til 106 liter flaskevand. Det har økonomiske og miljømæssige omkostninger. Europa-Parlamentet ajourfører reglerne om drikkevand for yderligere at forbedre dets kvalitet og tilgængelighed, så europæerne kan droppe plastic.

Sikkert og rent drikkevand til alle

Europa-Parlamentet og European Film Academy har meddelt de tre nominerede film til den europæiske LUX-publikumsfilmpris for 2021. De deltagende film er "Druk" af Thomas Vinterberg, "Collective" af Alexander Nanau og "Corpus Christi" af Jan Komasa. Den fornyede filmpris giver for første gang det europæiske publikum mulighed for at stemme på deres favorit online og sammen med MEP'erne kåre vinderen.

Cover-ups og troens kraft i den europæiske LUX-publikumsfilmpris for 2021

Sakharov-prisen 2020 vil blive tildelt den demokratiske opposition i Hviderusland, Parlamentet vil overveje resultatet af det seneste EU-topmøde, stemme om REACT-EU, et nyt genopretningsprogram til 47,5 mia. € og se på opdatering af drikkevandsbestemmelserne. Alt det og mere på dagsordenen for plenarmødet.

På dagsordenen for plenarmødet: REACT-EU, drikkevand og Sakharov-prisen.

Efter 26 år under en autoritær præsident kræver Hvideruslands folk demokrati og frihed. Fredelige ugentlige demonstrationer siden valget er blevet mødt med brutal undertrykkelse. Europa-Parlamentet tildeler Hvideruslands demokratiske opposition Sakharov-prisen for Tankefrihed 2020.

Sakharov-prisen 2020 – Hvideruslands demokratiske opposition marcherer for frihed

Tyrkiet er nabo, handelspartner og kandidat til EU-tiltrædelse. Men da forholdet mellem EU og Tyrkiet bliver mere og mere anstrengt, opfordrer MEP'erne til nedtrapning og dialog.

Fremtiden for forholdet mellem EU og Tyrkiet

Der er ingen officielle tal for hjemløshed i EU, men det anslås, at der er omkring 700.000 mennesker, der sover i det fri i Europa, 70 % flere end for et årti siden. Europa-Parlamentet opfordrer til en EU-dækkende strategi for at hjælpe folk væk fra gaden og ind i anstændige boliger inden 2030.

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