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The European Parliament and its elected Members are the citizens’ voice in the European Union. That’s why we want to make Parliament accessible to everyone. News in Brief gives you a quick overview of the day’s main topics in all official Union languages. This broadcast is brought to you by the European Parliament. You can find more programmes here:

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Το Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο και οι εκλεγμένοι βουλευτές του είναι η φωνή των πολιτών στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση. Γι’ αυτό θέλουμε να κάνουμε το Κοινοβούλιο προσιτό σε όλους.

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The three films in the running for the 2022 LUX Audience Award are: Flee, Great Freedom and Quo Vadis, Aida? The LUX Award puts a spotlight on films that deal with social and political themes. It aims to encourage debate and reflection and use films to help build a stronger European identity.

LUX - The European Audience Film Award 2022

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It’s something we find more or less everywhere: in our cars, in our homes and on our phones. What is it? The radio, of course! And 13 February is World Radio Day. Let’s take a look at a trusty media format that even saved the Eiffel Tower from being torn down.

World Radio Day

Did you know that our current food systems generate nearly one third of global greenhouse gas emissions? Food systems have very complex social, economic and ecological components, and we will have to radically transform them to make them more sustainable. As part of the European Green Deal, the European Commission published its ‘farm to fork’ strategy in May 2020. The strategy aims to make food systems fair, healthy and environmentally friendly.

Towards a more sustainable food system in the EU

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Meeting of the European Political Community in Budapest, Hungary

AFET - Confirmation hearing of Marta KOS, European Commissioner-designate for Enlargement

ENVI ITRE ECON - Confirmation hearing of Wopke Bastiaan HOEKSTRA, European Commissioner-designate for Climate, Net-Zero and Clean Growth

; AFET - Confirmation hearing of Marta KOS, European Commissioner-designate for Enlargement

Briefing S&D by Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, President

Press conference by Margrethe VESTAGER,  EC Executive Vice-President and Mariya Gabriel Commissioner for Innovation on digital education and skills

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Peter LIESE, Esther de LANGE, David CASA, Mohammed CHAHIM, rapporteurs on the revision of the EU Emissions Trading System and related files

Briefing The Left by Manon AUBRY and Martin SCHIRDEWAN, Co-Presidents

Briefing Renew Europe by Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ ,President

Briefing Greens/EFA by Philippe LAMBERTS and Terry REINTKE, Co-Presidents

Opening of the sitting

The need for a coherent strategy for EU-China Relations (debate)

Resumption of the sitting

Voting time

Energy storage (debate)

Safeguarding labour mobility and social rights of striking lorry drivers from third countries (debate)

Announcement by the President

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

Adoption of the Cyber package proposals (debate)

Question Time (Commission) - Legacy of the European Year of Youth

Situation in Peru (debate)

Guidelines for the 2024 budget - Section III (debate)

The need for European solidarity in saving lives in the Mediterranean, in particular in Italy (debate)

EU relations with Iraq (debate)

EU Rapid Deployment Capacity, EU Battlegroups and Article 44 TEU: the way forward (debate)

Explanations of vote

Agenda of the next sitting

Approval of the minutes of the sitting

Closure of the sitting

Plenary session

BUDG - ECON

Committee on Budgets

BUDG

Statements by the President

Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings

Composition of Parliament

Request for waiver of immunity: see Minutes

Composition of political groups

Composition of committees and delegations

Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure(action taken)

Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (Rule 71) (action taken)

Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading (Rule 71)

Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 79)

Order of business

Deforestation Regulation (debate)

Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation (debate)

Institutional relations between the EU and the Council of Europe (short presentation)

Sustainable carbon cycles (short presentation)

eGovernment accelerating digital public services that support the functioning of the single market (short presentation)

The implementation of civilian CSDP and other EU civilian security assistance (short presentation)

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Last minute session briefing

Pre-session briefing

Delegation to the EU-Türkiye Joint Parliamentary Committee

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

LIBE

Committee on Transport and Tourism

TRAN

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Mark RUTTE, Dutch Prime Minister

Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee

Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ENVI

AFCO Committee and Ad Hoc Delegation Mission to the U.S.A and Canada

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Paris ( France ) - Speech ‘Roberta Metsola à la Sorbonne : un discours fondateur’ and Q&A with Students

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Paris ( France ) - Bilateral Meeting with Gérard Larcher, President of the French Senate

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Paris ( France ) - Visit to Pantheon, paying tribute to Former President of the European parliament Simone Vieil

European Council - Press Conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Oliver VARHELYI, Europen Commissioner meets with Anita DEMETRIOU, Speaker of the Cyprus House of Representatives

European Council - Roundtable

STOA workshop ‘ Future of Space - the sustainable path ’

Online Press Briefing ' The Directive on Violence against Women and Domestic Violence  '

European Council - Arrival of Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Press conference on The Proposal for a Regulation laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse

Renew Pre-summit

S&D Pre-summit

Practicing What We Preach - Gender Equality in the EP management

EPP leaders meet ahead of the European Council meeting

DROI D-AF joint meeting - Exchange of views on the deterioration of women’s rights and safety in Afghanistan under Taliban rule

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Ulf KRISTERSSON, Swedish Prime Minister

TRAN - Exchange of views on ' Women in Transport '

The Conference of Presidents endorses a new Code of Conduct providing Euro MPs with rules and principles to avoid unethical behaviour and conflicts of interest.

Ensuring MEPs have nothing to hide

The Parliament is asking for a new, unified EU strategy to bring an end to Syrian repression, but can the Member States rise above their own national interests?

Democracy vs dictators

Information on food packaging can be confusing, but after MEPs approved new rules shoppers will find it easier to make better informed and healthier choices.

﻿Clearer labels to hit shelves

The highly anticipated new rules on food labelling are finally approved and Poland outlines its Presidency programme to the Parliament.

The News: Label revolution - The solution is Europe

With numerous crises across the EU, the Polish Presidency faces a tough six months ahead but the country's Prime Minister believes more Europe is the solution.

Can Poland step up to EU challenges?

MEPs back Member States' right to choose whether or not to ban the cultivation of GMOs, but the EP and Council are still at odds over economic governance.

The News: GMO choice - Six-pack vote delayed

MEPs and Finance Ministers remain implacably divided over automatic penalties for economic mismanagement with little sign of compromise.

No deal on economic governance

In the hands of the Member States. Though some GM crops are considered safe to grow, EU countries could ban them based on environmental concerns.

Yes or no to GMOs

Tracking down drivers who commit traffic offences abroad will become easier as MEPs vote on plans to improve information exchange between European police forces.

Safer roads for all

MEPs vote on new rules to help identify foreign drivers caught breaking the rules and debate quotas which would bring more women into company boardrooms.

The News: Traffic offences - Boardroom quotas

How to introduce an inkling of gender equality into company boardrooms? Some MEPs support pushing women through the glass ceiling with the help of pink quotas.

Women and business

Parliament President Jerzy Buzek travels to Poland as it takes over the rotating leadership of the EU with celebrations in Warsaw and Wrocław.

Flash: Buzek in Poland to celebrate Polish EU presidency

Euro MPs debate the outgoing Hungarian EU presidency and what they want from Poland, plus GMOs, road safety and - maybe - economic governance.

MEPs discuss old and new presidencies

Europarltv takes a look at how the future EU budget may be funded and at the busy week ahead for the Parliament during the last plenary session before the summer.

The News: Funding the Union - Strasbourg agenda

The EU wants more money and for that money to be raised directly via EU taxes. How will the EU budget 2014-2020 be shared out?

EU budget is no piece of cake

As roaming rates are set to decrease MEPs want EU law to stay up-to-date with the latest trends. Parliament looks at how to secure the resources that drive the EU economy.

The News: The cost of saying 'Hello' - Rare materials strategy

This summer the cost of calling home on holidays will decrease, but as smartphone sales skyrocket a new rule on data charges is in the works.

With love from Brussels

Rare minerals are vital for EU industry but reserves in Europe are scarce. Are trade agreements the way forward or should we look to recycle more?

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