17 000 people are involved in Cognac production. Maybe you’re one of them? If so, here’s how the EU supports you.

This is what Europe does for workers in the Cognac production chain

Part-time work can be a dream for some. However, it is a reality for almost 46 million Europeans. Here are three things that Europe does for part-time workers

This is what Europe does for part-time workers

Do you like to use cosmetics that are kind to your skin, safe for the environment and produced in a sustainable way? European consumers are increasingly turning to natural and organic products. Here’s how the EU is supporting this new market.

This is what Europe does for natural cosmetic users

Have you been sent to carry out work in another EU country by your employer? You might be interested to find out what exactly the EU does to protect your rights.

This is what Europe does for posted workers

We live in a time when almost all jobs require some digital skills. As many as 44 % of adults in the EU have very few digital skills and around 20 % have never used the Internet. Here is what the EU is doing to improve those figures.

This is what Europe does for people wanting to gain digital skills

Every year, nearly 80 million people in Europe are victims of a crime of some kind. Here are three things the EU does for them.

This is what Europe does for victims of crime

When we think of a ‘trade union’, we think about social rights and, of course, collective actions such as strikes, demonstrations and blockades. All this is part of the European model. Here’s how:

This is what Europe does for trade unionists

It’s a fact: in our cinemas, American productions account for three quarters of the films on offer, meaning that European filmmakers have a strong American presence on the European market to deal with. Here are three things that Europe does for filmmakers

This is what Europe does for filmmakers

You never know, but Cupid may just shoot his golden arrows from abroad! If you decide to marry somebody from another EU country, you can expect some formalities and legal vagaries. Cross-border marriages are becoming more and more common; if you’re planning one, here’s how the Union is supporting you.

This is what Europe does for cross-border marriages

Did you study medicine or dentistry? And are you thinking about practicing abroad? Here are three ways the EU could help you take the next step:

This is what Europe does for medical doctors and dentists without borders

The 2008 crisis continues to have an impact. It is one of the reasons why many young people are likely to experience difficulties in finding a job and becoming independent. Here are three things that Europe does to help them.

This is what Europe does for young people not in education, employment or training

What are the ethical implications of artificial intelligence? How does migration affect our societies? These are some of the issues social science researchers look into every day. Here are three things the EU does to help them

This is what Europe does for social science researchers

If you look up at the sky in any city, you are likely to see a crane towering somewhere overhead. Did you know that there are over 200 000 mobile crane operators in Europe?

This is what Europe does for crane operators

The best interests of babies are always at the heart of measures to support parents and children. Here are a few ways they benefit from EU action.

This is what Europe does for babies

Clients expect their hairdressers to pamper them and at times even to work miracles! But for the wielder of the scissors it’s a serious business. And the EU can help you: here’s how.

What Europe does for hairdressers

If you teach adults, then you know what the challenges of adult education are. Members of the active working population want to improve their competences or adjust to shifting job requirements. Adult educators are there to helpIf you teach adults, then you know what the challenges of adult education are. Members of the active working population want to improve their competences or adjust to shifting job requirements. Adult educators are there to help

This is what Europe does for adult educators

ITRE - Confirmation hearing of Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation

LIBE IMCO JURI - Confirmation hearing of Michael MCGRATH, European Commissioner-designate for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

ITRE

Press conference by Dubravka ŠUICA, EC Vice-President for Democracy and Demography and Jutta URPILAINEN, Commissioner for International Partnerships on the Youth Action Plan in EU external action for

Press conference by Alex AGIUS SALIBA, rapporteur on the final vote on Common charger in the European Parliament

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

Briefing EPP by Manfred WEBER, President

Briefing Greens/EFA by Ska KELLER and Philippe LAMBERTS, Co-Presidents

Briefing Renew Europe by Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, President and Petras AUSTREVICIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Briefing S&D by Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, President

Change to the agenda

Radio Equipment Directive: common charger for electronic devices (debate)

AccessibleEU Centre in support of accessibility policies in the EU internal market (debate)

Resumption of the sitting

Voting time

Situation of Roma people living in settlements in the EU (debate)

Key objectives for the CITES CoP19 meeting in Panama (debate)

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

Question Time (Commission) Tackling depopulation through cohesion policy instrument

Commission proposal for measures under the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation in the case of Hungary (debate)

The death of Mahsa Amini and the repression of women's rights protesters in Iran (debate)

Verification of credentials

Question Time (VPC/HR) Heightening tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan following the recent military escalation

The situation in Burkina Faso following the coup d'état (debate)

The EU’s strategic relationship and partnership with the Horn of Africa (debate)

Access to water as a human right – the external dimension (debate)

Explanations of vote

Approval of the minutes of the sitting and agenda of the next sitting

Closure of the sitting

Plenary session

With the Council and Commission

adoption of agenda

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

AGRI

Committee on Transport and Tourism

TRAN

BUDG - CONT

CONT

BUDG

Committee on Legal Affairs

JURI

Committee on Budgets

Committee on Culture and Education

CULT

Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ENVI

Statements by the President

Composition of Parliament 

Composition of committees and delegations

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

Order of business

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health (debate)

Momentum for the Ocean: strengthening Ocean Governance and Biodiversity

Striving for a sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture: the way forward (debate)

Impact of new technologies on taxation: crypto and blockchain (debate)

The EU's actions in the field of freedom of religion or belief worldwide (debate)

Management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Area of Competence (short presentation)

Flexible Assistance to Territories (FAST-CARE) (short presentation)

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

EP Plenary session - Prohibiting chick and duckling killing in EU law - Oral Question

EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Oral Question - Towards a strong and sustainable EU algae sector Commission

Minority Intergroup meeting

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents

EP Plenary session - Joint debate - Oceans, biodiversity and fisheries

IMCO Committee - Vote on harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act)

EMPL 1st Trilogue on the Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to ASBESTOS at work

EP Plenary session - European Citizens' Initiative Stop Finning – Stop the trade

EP Plenary session - The Impact of the interest rate increase decided by the ECB on households and workers

EP Plenary session - New Oil Drilling in Alaska – impact on the global climate crisis and the rights of indigenous peoples

EP Plenary session - Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law

EP Plenary session - Adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

EP Plenary session - Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU

EP Plenary session - Roadmap on a Social Europe: two years after Porto

EP Plenary session - Update of the anti-corruption legislative framework

Lex Signing ceremony: signature of Eleven COD LEX texts by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and by Jessika ROSWALL, Minister for EU Affairs, on behalf of the Swedish Presidency of the Council

EP Plenary session - Ukrainian cereals on the European market

The East Side Gallery is celebrating its 20th birthday with a make-over. The longest remaining piece of the Wall will be re-graffitied by many of the original artists who wrote their messages of dissent all those years ago. EuroparlTV went to Berlin to se

The News: New look for the Berlin Wall

It's a difference of 7 billion euros, a sum too far for the Member States who fixed the 2010 budget at 120 billion euros. Is it really too much to ask when Germany's budget is 2 and a half times as much? EuroparlTV crunches the numbers.

The News: Budget battle

Returning to the country of its namesake's origin, Russian human rights defenders Lyudmila Alexeyeva, Sergei Kovalyov and Oleg Orlov took home the honours for Memorial.

The News: Memorial win Sakharov prize

Andrei Sakharov's widow claims the prize is supposed to be an award for individuals not assocations. But MEP Eva-Britt Svensson thinks otherwise. The Swedish liberal talks democracy and human rights in Russia with EuroparlTV.

The News: Memorial deserved to win Sakharov Prize says MEP Svensson

With the Lisbon Treaty 'things can only get better' for Tony Blair, whose name has been mentioned for the post of President of the Council, though not everyone is convinced of his candidacy. A single president is included in the treaty to replace the six

The News: A President for Europe?

Making Europe more effective requires a pooling of resources according to social democrat MEP Vladimír Manka. Effective measures would include a re-think on translation, and investment in technologies of the future, going green will create more jobs.

The News: Invest in green technologies says MEP Manka

A first for the new parliament, and a trial by fire for Commission President Barroso who had to answer twenty questions in sixty minutes. The new procedure seemed to please most MEPs, but the jury is still out on his aswers.

The News: Barroso in the hot seat

The Wall divided a whole country as well as the city of Berlin and, on an individual level, families. Underground tunnels attempted to  bring relatives together again.

The News: Remembering the Berlin Wall

Czech President Václav Klaus is yet to sign on the dotted line. Some reports suggest he is holding out for UK elections; whereby potentially victorious Tory Eurosceptics might repeal Lisbon approval. Czech MEP Zuzana Roithová analyses his game plan.

The News: Lisbon Treaty waiting game

The Lisbon Treaty sets out a European External Action Service which will be responsible for EU Foreign policy and MEPs want some say in the matter, however, some Member States are throwing a spanner in the works.

The News: Battle lines drawn in foreign affairs

MEPs will be heading to Copenhagen this December in an effort to sway the heads of state and government to commit to climate change actions. They will be looking to hold President Obama to climate pledges, but they recognise that India and China carry a l

The News: From Brussels to Copenhagen

This year's journalism prizes went to German, Hungarian and Polish reporters in the areas of print/TV, online, and radio respectively. EuroparlTV caught up with vice-president Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou who chaired the proceedings to get her views on journalism

The News: Rewarding Journalism

This was the sentiment expressed by Jerzy Buzek during the Journalism prize-giving ceremony at the European Parliament today. Chosen for their contribution to understanding the EU; the winners were narrowed down from 65 nominees, with Germans, a Hungarian

The News: Journalists - Europe needs YOU!

MEPs will continue discussing the Lisbon Treaty, and especially how to get that final, elusive signature needed for its ratification. They will also go over questions related to what would be the EU’s very own diplomatic network, preparations for the Cope

The News: October's Strasbourg plenary week agenda

Have accession countries performed well enough to pass the EU's entrance exam?

The News: Top of the class

What were the causes of the crisis? What's been done so far to deal with it, and what's yet to be done? What lessons are to be learnt from it? Those are some of the questions that the 45 members of the new special committee will begin to investigate. A re

The News: EP sets up a special committee to tackle the financial crisis

Is it a matter for Italians only, or something for all Europeans to discuss, even legislate on? MEP Mario Mauro, member of the ruling party in Italy, weighs up the question.

The News: Freedom of the press in Italy

The Budgets Committee of the European Parliament is getting out the calculators and upping the proposed budget by 7.4 million euros for 2010. The reason? You've got to spend money to make money say certain MEPs. Agriculture and the economic revival plans

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