Today: the overhaul of the EU customs system; a briefing for the media on how to cover the European elections; and the vote to decide the city that will host the new EU Anti-Money Laundering Agency.

Kurznachrichten – 21/02/2024 - Deutsch

Today: Parliament President’s reaction to Navalny death; Parliament political groups prepare for the next plenary session; and the rule of law in Slovakia.

Kurznachrichten – 20/02/2024 - Deutsch

Today: the Committee on Budgets is set to vote on three measures that will establish the Ukraine Facility, new rules have been agreed to prevent pollution from ships in European seas, and Parliament and the Council have reached a deal to create EU Disability and Parking Cards.

Kurznachrichten – 19/02/2024 - Deutsch

Today: new rules to support a circular economy, the EU ban on greenwashing, and greener trucks and buses.

Kurznachrichten – 16/02/2024 - Deutsch

Today: stricter rules to ensure the safety of children’s toys, protecting plant health in the EU and an exchange of views on developments regarding jurisdiction over the crime of aggression committed by Russia against Ukraine.

Kurznachrichten – 15/02/2024 - Deutsch

Today: this week, parliamentary committees are meeting in Brussels. The Committees on the Internal Market and Civil Liberties voted to approve the outcome of negotiations on the world’s first AI law; the meeting with European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde; and the priorities of the Belgian EU Council Presidency.

Kurznachrichten – 14/02/2024– Deutsch

Es ist überall: in Ihrem Auto, in Ihrem Haus, auf Ihrem Handy. Was kann das sein? Das Radio, natürlich! Am 13. Februar feiern wir den Welttag des Radios. Werfen wir einen Blick auf die Geschichte dieses Mediums, das uns ein treuer Begleiter ist – und das vor langer Zeit sogar den Eiffelturm rettete.

Welttag des Radios

Today: this week, Committees are meeting in Brussels to discuss new rules on ensuring the safety of artificial intelligence and toys in Europe, as well as textiles and food waste reduction.

Kurznachrichten – 13/02/2024– Deutsch

Als Genitalverstümmelung bei Frauen und Mädchen bezeichnet man jegliche Art der vorsätzlichen Veränderung oder Verletzung der weiblichen Geschlechtsorgane. Die Gründe sind dabei nicht medizinischer, sondern kultureller, religiöser und in manchen Fällen gesellschaftlicher Natur. Die Gesundheit und das Wohlbefinden der Frauen und Mädchen leiden mitunter massiv darunter, denn Genitalverstümmelung kann schwerwiegende Folgen haben – sowohl sofort als auch auf lange Sicht. Was wird also getan, um dem ein Ende zu setzen?

Keine Toleranz für Genitalverstümmelung bei Frauen und Mädchen

Today: the European Parliamentary Week 2024, MEPs of the Committee on Foreign Affairs meet with the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs and the role of cultural diplomacy in EU foreign policy.

Kurznachrichten – 12/02/2024– Deutsch

Today: the thirteenth ‘This is Europe’ plenary debate with Romanian president Iohannis;  new rules to ensure that euro money transfers arrive within ten seconds; and Parliament’s concerns about very serious threats to EU values in Greece.

Kurznachrichten – 09/02/2024– Deutsch

Today: the situation of farmers and the price of agricultural products take centre stage in the debate in Strasbourg. Parliament and Council negotiators agree on a long-term solution for Ukraine’s funding needs. Negotiators also reach a deal on rules to combat gender-based violence.

Kurznachrichten – 08/02/2024– Deutsch

Today: In Strasbourg, the plenary session is under way. In the debating chamber, MEPs assessed the outcomes of the most recent EU summits. The global climate crisis  and Russian attempts to interfere in the EU’s democratic processes were also on the agenda.

Kurznachrichten – 07/02/2024– Deutsch

Today: the plenary session is under way in Strasbourg with MEPs due to discuss the demands of farmers and rural communities across Europe; a resolution on threats to the rule of law and media freedom in Greece and the thirteenth ‘This is Europe’ plenary debate with Romanian president Klaus Iohannis.

News in Brief – 06/02/2024 – English

The world is not on track to keep the global temperature rise below 2°C. Even under the most optimistic scenarios, the temperature rise is expected to overshoot 1.5°C for a while, before falling back below 1.5°C thanks to large-scale carbon removals. While action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and scale up carbon dioxide removal remains crucial, there is an urgent need to reinforce efforts to adapt to climate change, in order to avoid losses and build resilience.

EPRS Policy Podcast - Climate overshoot and adaptation: Issues to watch in 2024

Next Generation EU (NGEU) and its centrepiece for investment, the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), are the main EU funding instruments for green and digital measures. Against the backdrop of huge investment needs in these strategic policy areas, 2024 marks a crucial phase in NGEU implementation.

EPRS Policy Podcast - Delivery on the green and digital transition: Issues to watch in 2024

The free movement of persons is a fundamental right guaranteed by the EU to its citizens. It entitles every EU citizen to travel, work and live in any EU country without special formalities.

Schengen cooperation enhances this freedom by enabling citizens to cross internal borders without being subjected to border checks. The border-free Schengen Area guarantees free movement to more than 400 million EU citizens, as well as to many non-EU nationals, businessmen, tourists or other persons legally present on the EU territory.

Future of Schengen - 8th parliamentary term

<div style="padding-top: 10px;">The aim of the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) is to help EU Member States achieve their commitments to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a cost effective way. Allowing participating compagnies to buy or sell emission allowances means that emissions cuts can be achieved at least cost. </div>

<div style="padding-top: 10px;">The EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) is a cornerstone of the EU's policy to combat climate change and its key tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions cost-effectively. It is the world's first major carbon market and remains the biggest one.</div>

Green house emissions trading systems

The Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) is the first financial instrument of the EU focused on bringing digital technology to businesses and citizens.

How to make Europe greener and more digital are the twin challenges for our generation, and our success in meeting them will define our future.

Digital technology and infrastructure have a critical role in our private lives and business environments. We rely on them to communicate, work, advance science and answer current environmental problems. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted not only how much we rely on our technology to be available to us, but also how important it is for Europe not to be dependent on systems and solutions coming from other regions of the world.&nbsp;

The Digital Europe programme for 2021-2027 should be worth €7.5 billion and fund deployment of European supercomputers and data processing capacities and make supercomputing more accessible in the health, environmental, and security sectors and industry, and in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It will strengthen and support artificial intelligence testing and trials in the health and mobility sectors, and encourage member states to cooperate in this area, with the aim of setting up a European data space. Businesses and public administrations will also be able to use artificial intelligence more. Money should be also dedicated to cybersecurity, to strengthen coordination between member states, boost Europe’s capabilities and support the deployment of cyber-security technology through initiatives such as the EU.&nbsp;

Digital Europe

On the 16th October 2017, the Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb explosion. Ms Caruana Galizia gave to the Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion (PANA) evidence about her work on the Panama Papers at a meeting in February 2017 in Malta.

Every day journalists risk their lives to help keep us informed. Freedom of Press is considered to be an essential element of democracy by the European Parliament, which strongly supports it within the EU and beyond. Article 11 of the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights clearly states that “freedom and pluralism of the media shall be respected”.

Press freedom in Malta (2019-2020)

The EU elections, took&nbsp;place from 6th to 9th of June 2024. Across the 27 member states, polling stations welcomed the EU voters who cast their ballots participating in the European governance.

The EU elections days are a pivotal moment for citizens across Europe, as millions of voters exercise their democratic right to shape the future of the European Union by voting to elect 720 Members of the European Parliament, who will represent them during the next mandate 2024-2029.

Election days - 6-9 June 2024

Ahead of European elections that took place from 6th to 9th of June 2024, the President of the European Parliament&nbsp;led a series of debates with young people across the EU under the name “Get the vote out”- to explain them why their vote matters and encourage them to go to vote.

The European Parliament also conducted an information campaign to engage citizens to come to vote in the European elections in all member states.

The EP signed also a Memorandum of Understanding with ENEX - the European News Exchange. ENEX represents 55 private TV outlets. The partnership &nbsp;deepened the cooperation between the two sides to ensure broad coverage of the European elections

Election campaign

GMO stands for genetically modified organisms. They are organisms whose genetic material has been artificially modified in order to give it a new property. For example, this could be to make it easier for a plant to resist a disease, insects or drought, or to increase crop productivity.

The EU's GMO legislation stems from 1990 when the first two directives concerning GMOs came into force. Both original directives have since been updated, but the definition of a GMO has remained unchanged. This is causing problems for new techniques developed since then. New plant genetic modification techniques, referred to as 'gene editing' or 'genome editing', have evolved rapidly in recent years, allowing much faster and more precise results than conventional plant-breeding techniques. They are seen as a promising, innovative field for the agri-food industry, offering great technical potential.There is, however, considerable debate as to how these new techniques should be regulated, and whether some or all of them should fall within the scope of EU legislation on genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

See more on this topic by visiting our <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/genetically-modified-organism-8th-parliamentary-term_6504_pk">package</a> for the 8th parliamentary term.

Genetically modified organism

On Wednesday 18 January 2023, in a secret vote, Marc ANGEL (S&amp;D, LU) received an absolute majority of votes cast and was elected to the office of European Parliament Vice-President.

Election of the Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament

During this legislation period 2019-2024 the European Parliament has delivered on many legislative files and priorities.

The EP, as the only directly elected EU institution,&nbsp;is the&nbsp;representative of EU citizens. It&nbsp;embodies European democracy by nature and process,&nbsp;protects and enhances democratic rights and values in the EU and the world and&nbsp;takes up citizens´ demands in the EU decision making process.&nbsp;

Through the very nature of its functions, it embodies European parliamentary democracy and lends democratic legitimacy to the European Union. As an&nbsp;inclusive decision-maker, the Parliament listens to citizens' concerns,&nbsp;and takes action based on these concerns. It&nbsp;&nbsp;stands up for peace, democracy, freedom and prosperity for all citizens.&nbsp;Besides,&nbsp;Parliament&nbsp;fights for&nbsp;democracy and accountability through its political and legislative work, including the budget.&nbsp;And finally,&nbsp;it offers&nbsp;the opportunity to take action&nbsp;(voting, getting in touch with local MEPs, COFOE).

Highlights of the legislative term

EU leaders met&nbsp;in Brussels on 27th and 28th of June for the European Council.

They discussed&nbsp;the Strategic Agenda 2024-2029, the next institutional cycle, Ukraine, the Middle East, security and defence, competitiveness, and other items.

Following the European Parliament elections, EU leaders met informally in Brussels on 17/6 to discuss the next high-profile EU-level roles in the upcoming institutional cycle.

The European Council is central in designating the next high-profile EU-level roles, namely:

-electing the President of the European Council 
-nominating the President of the European Commission 
-appointing the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

All these procedures are laid out in the Treaty on European Union (TEU), one of the EU’s primary treaties.

Any decision by the European Council needs to reflect the diversity of the EU in terms of geography, country size, gender and political affiliation.

European Council, 27-28 June 2024 & Informal leaders' meeting, 17 June 2024

On 29 March 2017, Theresa MAY, British Prime Minister, triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.

The right of a Member State to withdraw from the European Union was introduced for the first time with the Lisbon Treaty; the possibility of withdrawal was highly controversial before that. The Article 50 provides for the negotiation of a withdrawal agreement between the EU and the withdrawing state, defining in particular the latter's future relationship with the Union. If no agreement is concluded within two years, that state's membership ends automatically, unless the European Council and the Member State concerned decide jointly to extend this period.

See also our previous package on <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/brexit-8th-parliamentary-term_1603_pk">Brexit</a>.

Brexit

Climate change and environmental degradation are an existential threat to Europe and the world. Therefore in December 2019 the Commission presented a communication on a European Green Deal that sets out a detailed vision to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, safeguard biodiversity, establish a circular economy and eliminate pollution, while boosting the competitiveness of European industry and ensuring a just transition for the regions and workers affected.

Parliament has played an important role in pushing for more ambitious EU climate legislation and declared a climate emergency on 28 November 2019.&nbsp; The European Climate Law writes&nbsp;into law the goal to become climate neutral by 2050 and attain the intermediate target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 (compared to 1990 levels).&nbsp;After 2050 the EU will aim for negative emissions. In July&nbsp;2021 the European Commission presented its “Fit for 55 in 2030” package-the legislative tool to deliver on the targets agreed in the European Climate law.

The EP adopted the new Nature restoration law during its February plenary. The new law sets a target for the EU to restore at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050. The EU nature restoration law, agreed with member states, will restore degraded ecosystems in all member states, help achieve the EU’s climate and biodiversity objectives and enhance food security.

To reach the overall EU targets, member states must restore at least 30% of habitats covered by the new law (from forests, grasslands and wetlands to rivers, lakes and coral beds) from a poor to a good condition by 2030, increasing to 60% by 2040, and 90% by 2050. In line with Parliament’s position, EU countries should give priority to&nbsp;Natura 2000 areas&nbsp;until 2030. Once in a good condition, EU countries shall ensure an area does not significantly deteriorate. Member states will also have to adopt national restoration plans detailing how they intend to achieve these targets.

European Green Deal

Since the beginning of the pandemic COVID-19, the EU has developed a wide range of health policy responses, exemplified by the common approach to vaccines through the EU Vaccines Strategy and initiatives across a range of other policies.

A common approach to assessing infection rates in different regions made testing and quarantining much more consistent. EU Digital COVID Certificates were agreed on and implemented in record time, paving the way for the safe resumption of tourism and travel during summer, and beyond.

At the same time, the EU took decisive action to tackle the economic fallout of the pandemic with funds and special economic aid for&nbsp;Member states, entreprises and citizens.

The EU Health Union is underway with&nbsp;reinforcing the mandates of the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, addressing cross-border threats to health and creating a future-proof EU pharmaceutical policy. MEPs obtained better support for the EU4Health programme in the 2022 EU budget, with an additional €51 million to build up a strong Health Union and to make national health systems more resilient.

Effective coordination of national measures as well as solidarity among member states together with the importance of&nbsp;making national health systems more sustainable and resilient are the main challenges of the EU, learned from&nbsp;the&nbsp;COVID-19 pandemic.

EU's response to COVID-19

The European Parliament supports human rights through the annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, established in 1988.

The prize is awarded to individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to the fight for human rights across the globe, drawing attention to human rights violations as well as supporting the laureates and their cause.

The winner is announced in October, and the award ceremony takes place in November/December at the plenary sitting in Strasbourg.

Oleg Sentsov is the 2018 laureate of Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

Oleg SENTSOV, Sakharov Prize 2018

In 2004 Slovakia joined the European Union as a Member State. It is a member of&nbsp;the Schengen area&nbsp;since 21 December 2007.&nbsp;It is a member of the&nbsp;Eurozone, when the Euro was introduced to replace the Slovak Crown as the national currency.

There are more than 5.4 million people in Slovakia. The country has 14 Members of European Parliament (MEPs). Slovakia has presided the EU between July and December 2016. Slovakia is a parliamentary democratic republic with a head of government - the Prime Minister - who holds the most executive power and a head of state - the President - who is the formal head of the executive, but with&nbsp;limited powers. The country is subdivided into 8 regions, each named after its principal city.&nbsp;

The country was in the centre of attention nad underwent huge political turbulences in&nbsp;2018 when the investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée were murdered.&nbsp;

EU - Slovakia

MEPs elected Roberta Metsola (EPP, MT) on January 2022 as President of the European Parliament until 2024. Roberta Metsola won the election in the first voting round, where she received an absolute majority of 458 votes out of 690 cast in the remote secret vote, among three candidates.&nbsp;

President Metsola is leading the Parliament in the second half of the current legislative term, until a new Parliament is constituted following the 2024 European Elections. Born in Malta in 1979,&nbsp; Roberta Metsola who has been an MEP since 2013, is the youngest EP President ever elected.

She became First Vice-President in November 2020, and was Parliament’s acting President after President Sassoli passed away on 11 January 2022. She is the third female President of the European Parliament, after Simone Veil (1979-1982) and Nicole Fontaine (1999- 2002).

Election of the President of the European Parliament

EP Plenary session - Deplorable escalation of violence around the football match in the Netherlands and the unacceptable attacks against Israeli football fans

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)

Official visit to New York (United States) - 2024 Concordia Annual Summit - "Our Place In the World – Politics is the Answer": keynote speech by Roberta METSOLA, EP President at the United Nations General Assembly

Committee on Budgets

BUDG

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

ECON

Committee on Fisheries

PECH

Subcommittee meeting on Human Rights

DROI

Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ENVI

European Parliament - Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Event at the Summit of the Future Action Days : "How can Parliaments help close the SDG financing gap ?"

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

AFCO

Eröffnung der Sitzung

Dürren und extreme Wetterereignisse als Bedrohung für lokale Gemeinschaften und die EU-Landwirtschaft in Zeiten des Klimawandels

Das historische Urteil des EuGH im Beihilfeverfahren gegen Apple und seine Folgen

Wiederaufnahme der Sitzung

Personelle Zusammensetzung der interparlamentarischen Delegationen

 Zusammensetzung der Ausschüsse und Delegationen

Abstimmungsstunde

Genehmigung des Protokolls der vorangegangenen Sitzung

Mögliche Auslieferung von Paul Watson: die drohende Kriminalisierung von Umweltschützern und Hinweisgebern und ihr notwendiger Schutz in der EU

Plenary session

Launch of the LUX Audience Award 2025 edition

Announcement of films nominated for the 2025 LUX Film Award, Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), 1st Vice Chair of the EP and Nela RIEHL (Greens/EFA, DE), Chair of the CULT Committee

Press conference by Ilhan KYUCHYUK (Renew, BG), JURI Chair on procedures assessing potential conflict of interests of Commissioners-designate

Die verheerenden Überschwemmungen in Mittel- und Osteuropa, der Verlust von Menschenleben und die Bereitschaft der EU, auf solche durch den Klimawandel verschlimmerten Katastrophen zu reagieren

Aussprache über ein aktuelles Thema (Artikel 169 GO) – Organisiertes Verbrechen als große Bedrohung für die innere Sicherheit der Europäischen Union und ihrer Bürger

Erläuterung des Standpunkts des Rates zum Entwurf des Gesamthaushaltsplans der Europäischen Union für das Haushaltsjahr 2025 durch den Rat – alle Einzelpläne

Das ungarische System der „Nationalen Karte“ und seine Auswirkungen auf den Schengen-Raum und den Raum der Freiheit, der Sicherheit und des Rechts

Reaktion der EU auf den Mpox-Ausbruch und Erfordernis weiterer Maßnahmen

Aussprache über Fälle von Verletzungen der Menschenrechte, der Demokratie und der Rechtsstaatlichkeit (Artikel 150 GO)

Tagesordnung der nächsten Sitzung

Schluss der Sitzung

Press conference by Mounir SATOURI (Greens/EFA, FR), Chair of the DROI Subcommittee on human rights in Afghanistan: Afghan women testify in the European Parliament

Briefing The Left by Manon AUBRY (The Left,FR) and Martin SCHIRDEWAN (The Left,DE), Co-Presidents

Briefing Greens/EFA by Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA,NL) and Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA,DE), Co-Presidents

Briefing Renew Europe by Valérie HAYER (Renew,FR), President

Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly Constitutive meeting

Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly Constitutive meeting

Delegation for Northern cooperation and for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee Constitutive meeting

Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean Constitutive meeting

Delegation to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary Assembly Constitutive meeting

Delegations for relations with Canada Constitutive meeting

Delegations for relations with the Mashreq countries Constitutive meeting

Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee Constitutive meeting

Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee Constitutive meeting

Lucia YAR in the EP in Brussels

Fransecco TORSELLI in the EP in Strasbourg

Nacho SANCHEZ AMOR in the EP in Strasbourg

Hungarian Presidency Exhibition opening

Technical briefing on the Commission confirmation hearings and the latest Eurobarometer survey

Delegation to the Cariforum-EU Parliamentary Committee Constitutive meeting

Delegation for relations with Belarus Constitutive meeting

Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee  Constitutive meeting

Delegations for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union, including the EU-Morocco, EU-Tunisia and EU-Algeria Joint Parliamentary Committees Constitutive meeting

Von Waldbränden bis zu Pandemien: Bei Katastrophen können sich Länder in und außerhalb er Europäischen Union auf die Solidarität der EU-Mitgliedstaaten und sechs Partnerländer verlassen. Das Katastrophenschutzverfahren der EU ist ein entscheidendes Instrument zur Bündelung von Ressourcen und Expertise, damit die Union schnell und effizient Hilfe leisten kann.

Eine besser gerüstete EU für künftige Krisen

Wir sind Zeugen einer digitalen Revolution. Künstliche Intelligenz und Supercomputer verändern unser Leben in verschiedensten Bereichen, von Verkehr bis Gesundheit. Mit dem neuen Programm „Digitales Europa“ möchten die Abgeordneten sicherstellen, dass die EU Vorreiter bei neuen Technologien bleibt und auf dem richtigen Kurs für Klimaneutralität bis 2050 ist.

Europas digitale Zukunft

Schutz der Umwelt und Biodiversität einerseits, Maßnahmen für Klimaschutz und Entwicklung einer nachhaltigen Wirtschaft andererseits: Das ist die Rolle von LIFE! Das Programm unterstützt die Finanzierung von Maßnahmen für Natur und Energie in der EU und über ihre Grenzen hinaus.

LIFE: Herzstück des Klimaschutzes

Wenn wir in Europa Herausforderungen gemeinsam angehen, können wir sie zu Chancen machen. An diesem Europatag rufen wir dich dazu auf, dir Gehör zu verschaffen! Wir möchten deine Ideen und Hoffnungen für die Zukunft Europas erfahren.

Europatag 2021: Die Zukunft Europas

Der Handel in Europa ist seit jeher vom Seeverkehr abhängig. In den letzten vier Jahrzehnten haben europäische Rechtsvorschriften maßgeblich zur Förderung einer schnellen, effizienten und gerechten Schifffahrt in Europa beigetragen. Auch heute ist der Seeverkehr Herzstück des EU-Handels und das Parlament möchte ihn bis 2050 kohlenstoffneutral machen.

Der EU-Seeverkehr im Laufe der Zeit

Die EU durchläuft einen einschneidenden demografischen Wandel. Die Bevölkerung wird zunehmend älter, die Geburtenrate sinkt und ländliche Gebiete leeren sich. Gleichzeitig werden die europäischen Großstädte immer größer, da Menschen auf der Suche nach Arbeit in reichere Regionen ziehen. Die Pandemie hat bewirkt, dass Menschen wieder in den ländlichen Raum ziehen. Was kann jedoch die EU gegen dieses demografische Ungleichgewicht tun? Das Parlament fordert einen demografischen Deal.

Bewältigung der demografischen Herausforderungen in der EU

Dual-Use-Güter bzw. Güter mit doppeltem Verwendungszweck sind Produkte, Dienstleistungen oder Technologien mit rechtmäßigen zivilen Verwendungszwecken, die missbraucht werden könnten. Von Chemikalien über Computer und Drohnen bis zur Datenverschlüsselung: Das Europäische Parlament stimmt über neue Vorschriften für die Ausfuhr von Gütern mit doppeltem Verwendungszweck ab, um einen besseren Schutz der Menschenrechte zu gewährleisten und neue Technologien zu berücksichtigen.

Dual-Use-Güter: Was ist das und warum neue Vorschriften?

Europa ist das beliebteste Urlaubsziel der Welt. Nach mehr als einem Jahr Zwangspause aufgrund der Pandemie wird Tourismus wieder möglich sein und das Parlament fordert einen Plan, um ihn grüner und nachhaltiger zu machen.

Die Zukunft des Tourismus: nachhaltig, verantwortungsvoll, intelligent

Das Europäische Parlament ist der Ansicht, dass die Herausforderungen der EU und Afrikas als Chancen genutzt werden sollten. Im Rahmen der künftigen Strategie EU-Afrika sollten beide Kontinente als gleichwertige Partner auf eine emissionsneutrale und nachhaltige Zukunft hinarbeiten. Themen wie Migration, Good Governance und Bildung müssen Hand in Hand angegangen werden.

EU-Afrika: Eine neue Partnerschaft für die Zukunft

Die Vorsitzenden von drei EU-Institutionen unterzeichneten eine Gemeinsame Erklärung für den Beginn der Konferenz zur Zukunft Europas, die den Bürgerinnen und Bürgern eine Möglichkeit zur Gestaltung der EU-Politik bietet. Die Abgeordneten verabschiedeten zudem das paneuropäische Gesundheitsprogramm EU4Health sowie den ehrgeizigen strategischen Investitionsplan InvestEU. Das Parlament forderte Maßnahmen, um Menschen mit Behinderungen beim Einstieg in den Arbeitsmarkt zu helfen und feierte den Internationalen Frauentag.

Highlights der Plenartagung: Die Zukunft Europas, EU4Health und Menschen mit Behinderungen

Die Konferenz zur Zukunft Europas steht bevor! Das Europäische Parlament hat den Grundstein der Konferenz gelegt: Präsident Sassoli unterzeichnete eine Gemeinsame Erklärung mit der Kommission und dem Rat. Bei der demnächst beginnenden Konferenz haben alle Europäerinnen und Europäer die Gelegenheit, sich darüber zu äußern, wie die EU funktioniert und welche Prioritäten sie haben sollte!

Konferenz zur Zukunft Europas: Schreiben Sie Ihre Zukunft

Das Europäische Parlament fordert neue Vorschriften, damit Unternehmen für Menschenrechtsverstöße und Umweltschäden entlang ihrer Lieferkette, ob innerhalb der EU-Grenzen oder außerhalb, belangt werden können.

Menschenrechte, Umwelt und Unternehmensverantwortung

Was ist EU4Health? Wie unterstützt es die europäischen Gesundheitssysteme? Wie rüstet sich die EU für die nächste Gesundheitsbedrohung? Erfahren Sie mehr über das Programm, das die europäischen Gesundheitssysteme nach der Covid-19-Pandemie robuster machen soll.

Was, Warum, Wie? Alles, was Sie über EU4Health wissen müssen

Die Abgeordneten stimmen über ein 400 Milliarden Euro schweres Investitionspaket ab, das Hilfe für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen enthält. Sie fordern zudem eine CO2-Grenzabgabe für verschmutzende Einfuhren und dass Unternehmen für Menschenrechtsverstöße oder Umweltschäden entlang ihrer Lieferketten zur Rechenschaft gezogen werden. All dies und mehr demnächst im Plenum.

Demnächst im Plenum: Ein EU-Gesundheitsplan, kleine Unternehmen und faire Lieferketten

InvestEU ist Innovationspionier im Kampf gegen Covid-19. Das Programm bietet KMU und Unternehmen mit Wachstumspotenzial finanzielle Unterstützung, was der deutschen Firma BioNTech die Entwicklung des ersten zugelassenen Covid-19-Impfstoffes der Welt ermöglichte. Das Parlament bestand darauf, KMU während der Pandemie lebenswichtige Kapitalinvestitionen aus InvestEU zu gewähren, damit sie gestärkt aus der Krise hervorgehen.

InvestEU: Kleine Unternehmen und innovativer Covid-19-Impfstoff

Am 8. März ist Internationaler Frauentag! Seit Jahrzehnten setzt sich das Europäische Parlament für Frauenrechte ein. Von gleichem Entgelt bis zum Schutz vor häuslicher Gewalt sind die Abgeordneten damit beschäftigt, Frauen in den Mittelpunkt der europäischen Politik zu stellen.

Eine Chronik der Frauenrechte in der EU

Das Europäische Parlament und die European Film Academy haben die drei nominierten Filme für den europäischen LUX Publikumsfilmpreis 2021 bekanntgegeben. Im Rennen um den Preis sind „Der Rausch“ von Thomas Vinterberg, „Kollektiv – Korruption tötet“ von Alexander Nanau und „Corpus Christi“ von Jan Komasa. Der Filmpreis erstrahlt in neuem Glanz: Erstmals kann das europäische Publikum online für seinen Favoriten stimmen und gemeinsam mit den Abgeordneten den Gewinnerfilm auswählen.

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