Europa-Parlamentet og dets folkevalgte medlemmer er borgernes stemme i Den Europæiske Union. Derfor vil vi gøre Parlamentet tilgængeligt for alle. Vores korte nyheder giver dig et hurtigt overblik over dagens vigtigste emner på alle EU's officielle sprog. Udsendelsen præsenteres af Europa-Parlamentet. Du kan finde flere programmer her:

Korte nyheder – 22/01/2024 – dansk

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 – 19/01/2024 – 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 – 19/01/2024 – 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 – 19/01/2024 – română

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 – 19/01/2024 – svenska

Korte nyheder – 19/01/2024 – dansk

Das Europäische Parlament und seine gewählten Mitglieder sind die Stimme der Unionsbürger. Deshalb wollen wir das Parlament allen zugänglich machen. Unsere Kurznachrichten bieten Ihnen einen raschen Überblick über die wichtigsten Tagesthemen, und zwar in allen 24 Amtssprachen der EU. Diese Sendung wird Ihnen präsentiert vom Europäischen Parlament. Mehr finden Sie hier:

Kurznachrichten – 19/01/2024– Deutsch

Az Európai Unióban a polgárok az Európai Parlamenten és választott képviselőiken keresztül hallathatják hangjukat. Ezért szeretnénk a Parlamentet mindenki számára elérhetővé tenni. A „Hírek röviden” gyors áttekintést nyújt a nap fő témáiról az Unió valamennyi hivatalos nyelvén. Ezt az adást az Európai Parlament készítette. További műsorokat itt talál:

Hírek röviden – 19/01/2024 – magyar

Europski parlament i njegovi zastupnici glas su građana u Europskoj uniji. Želimo da taj glas bude svima dostupan. „Kratke vijesti” sažet je pregled glavnih dnevnih tema na svim službenim jezicima Unije. Ovaj sadržaj omogućio vam je Europski parlament. Saznajte više na našim stranicama:

Kratke vijesti – 19/01/2024 - hrvatski

Evropský parlament a zvolení poslanci a poslankyně, kteří v něm zasedají, jsou hlasem občanů Evropské unie. Proto nám záleží na tom, aby byl Parlament lidem skutečně nablízku. Krátké zprávy vám přinášejí letmý přehled hlavních témat dne. Vysílání připravuje Evropský parlament a je dostupné ve všech úředních jazycích Unie. Více programů naleznete zde:

Krátké zprávy – 19/01/2024 – čeština

Европейският парламент и неговите членове са гласът на гражданите в Европейския съюз. Ето защо искаме Парламентът да бъде достъпен за всички. Новините накратко Ви дават поглед към основните теми за деня на всички официални езици на Съюза. Това предаване се осъществява от Европейския парламент. Тук можете да намерите повече програми:

Кратки новини – 19/01/2024 – български

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 – 19/01/2024 – lietùvių kalba

Il Parlamento europeo, con i suoi deputati eletti, è la voce dei cittadini nell'Unione europea. Ecco perché vogliamo che sia accessibile a tutti. Le Notizie in breve offrono una sintesi dei principali temi del giorno in tutte le lingue ufficiali dell'Unione. Questa trasmissione vi è presentata dal Parlamento europeo. Troverete ulteriori programmi ai seguenti indirizzi:

Notizie in breve – 19/01/2024 – italiano

Eiropas Parlaments un tajā ievēlētie deputāti ir iedzīvotāju balss Eiropas Savienībā. Tāpēc vēlamies, lai Eiropas Parlaments būtu pieejams ikvienam. Raidījumā “Ziņas īsumā” Eiropas Parlaments piedāvā īsu pārskatu par dienas svarīgākajām norisēm visās Eiropas Savienības oficiālajās valodās. Esam sagatavojuši arī citas programmas, kas pieejamas šādās vietnēs:

Ziņas īsumā – 19/01/2024 – latviešu valoda

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 – 19/01/2024 - Malti

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 – 19/01/2024 – português

Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania, is the eleventh EU leader to debate the future of Europe with MEPs and Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the EC, on Tuesday morning.

The Europeans want the EU to change. This is why the European Parliament is taking the leadership over a reform of the EU. Parliament set out its vision for the future of Europe in three resolutions voted in plenary session on 16 February 2017. MEPs suggested, among other things:

<ul>
	<li>turning the Council of Ministers into a genuine second legislative chamber, and its configurations into preparatory bodies similar to Parliament’s committees,</li>
	<li>appointing an EU finance minister and giving the EU Commission the power to formulate and give effect to a common EU economic policy, backed up by a euro-area budget, and</li>
	<li>creating a fiscal capacity consisting of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and specific additional budgetary capacity for the euro area, funded by its members as a part of the EU budget.</li>
</ul>

Debate on the Future of Europe with Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania

The agreement aims to limit global warming to 2°C above pre-industrial levels, while recognising the need to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C.

It also aims to achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) and emissions neutrality (volumes emitted equal volumes sequestered, so zero net emissions) in the second half of the century. The conference of parties is to review progress in achieving these aims every five years.

COP 24

Antonio TAJANI was elected President of the European Parliament on 17 January 2017.
The President represents Parliament in its international relations, and, in this connection, undertakes official visits within and outside the EU.

Antonio TAJANI, EP President's agenda - April 2019

Spain entered the European Economic Community on 1 January 1986, together with Portugal.

Spain is a member of the Schengen Area since 26 March 1995 and of the eurozone since 1 January 1999. 
There are 54 members of the European Parliament from Spain.

EU - Spain (2019-2020)

From July to December 2020, Germany holds the Presidency of the EU Council, following the Croatian Presidency and preceding the Portuguese Presidency.

German Presidency

The EU Heads of state or government of the Member States will meet via video conference&nbsp; on 19 June 2020 and look at a number of the most pressing issues.&nbsp;

They will discuss the issue of a recovery fund to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and a new EU long term budget.&nbsp; The proposal for a new recovery instrument and for the multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2021-2027 presented by the European Commission on 27 May 2020 will be at the heart of the discussion. The EU leaders' discussion will serve as a thorough preparation for a summit at a later date which, if possible, will be a physical meeting.

European Council, 19 June 2020

EU leaders met physically in Brussels to discuss the recovery plan to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and a new long-term EU budget.

On 19 June, they exchanged views, via video conference, on the proposal for a new recovery instrument and for the multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2021-2027, presented by the European Commission on 27 May 2020. Following the meeting, Charles Michel, President of the European Council, held political negotiations with EU leaders. Ahead of the July summit the president will present concrete proposals to be discussed at the meeting.

On 21 July 2020 EU leaders agreed on the €750 billion recovery package to help the EU tackle the crisis caused by the pandemic.

Special European Council, 17-21 July 2020

Slovakia is a country in eastern central Europe and is bordered by Czechia and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. 

Slovakia is a member of the EU since 2004, Member of the Eurozone since 1 January 2009 and a Schengen area Member since 21 December 2007. There are 13 Members of the European Parliament from Slovakia.

EU - Slovakia (2019-2020)

Mairead McGuinness, born 13 June 1959, from Ireland, was elected First Vice-President of the European Parliament in January 2017 and was re-elected to the post in July 2019. She has been a Vice-President of the Parliament since July 2014.

This new hearing came shortly after Commissioner Phil Hogan has submitted his resignation on 26 August 2020.

Mrs McGuinness is heard by the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) where MEPs evaluate if she is suitable to become a member of the College of Commissioners and if she is qualified to carry out the particular duties assigned to her.

Hearing of Mairead MCGUINNESS, Commissioner-designate in charge of financia

Every year in September, the President of the European Commission delivers the State of the European Union (SOTEU) address before the European Parliament, taking stock of the past year and presenting priorities for the year ahead. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, delivered&nbsp;her speech for 2021&nbsp;on 15 of September. It&nbsp;was&nbsp;followed by a plenary debate with members of the European Parliament.

The&nbsp; 2021 SOTEU addressed the most pressing questions in challenging times for Europe. The EU reached its goal to have 70% of the population fully vaccinated, but the coronavirus pandemic still continues to impact all aspects of European society. “We have 1.8 billion additional doses secured. This is enough for us and our neighbourhood when booster shots are needed. Let’s do everything possible to ensure that this does not turn into a pandemic of the unvaccinated”, said the President of the European Commission and added:" I am proposing a new health preparedness and resilience mission for the whole of the EU. And it should be backed up by Team Europe investment of EUR 50 billion by 2027. “

She focused also on the economic recovery after the pandemics.&nbsp;She highlighted that, with the Green Deal, the EU was the first major economy to present comprehensive legislation in this area and promised to support developing countries&nbsp;by doubling&nbsp;funding for biodiversity, pledging an additional €4 billion for climate finance until 2027 to support their green transition.

The President of the EC addressed also the situation in Afghanistan and promised to increase&nbsp;" again humanitarian aid for Afghanistan by 100 million euro.” Speaking about foreign and security policy, she called for a European Cyber Defence Policy and a new European Cyber Resilience Act and announced a summit on European defence to be held under the French Presidency. In her speech she&nbsp;touched as well&nbsp;upon rule of law, migration, protection of journalists or young people in the EU.

In their responses the leaders of political groups in the EP and other MEPs challenged the President of the EC on vaccination&nbsp;policy, more ambitious climate legislation, social measures, rule of law, defence plans and other important topics.

The State of the European Union debate is always a key moment to demonstrate the European Commission’s accountability towards the EU’s democratically elected representatives.&nbsp;

State of the European Union 2021

Spain entered the European Economic Community on 1 January 1986, together with Portugal.

Spain is a member of the Schengen Area since 26 March 1995 and of the eurozone since 1 January 1999. There are 59&nbsp;members of the European Parliament from Spain.

EU - Spain

Thanks to the Roaming Regulation roaming charges ended on 15 June 2017. Europeans travelling within the EU only pay domestic prices for calls, SMS and data. The scheme was due to expire on 30 June 2022.
The EU will renew the “Roam Like At Home” scheme for another ten years, under plans adopted by Parliament during March mini-session.
The legislation, a follow-up to the 2017 elimination of roaming surcharges and agreed between Parliament and Council in December means consumers will continue to be able to use their mobile phones when travelling abroad in the EU with no additional fees on top of what they already pay at home. In addition, they will enjoy the same quality and speed of mobile connection abroad as at home. Roaming providers will be obliged to offer the same roaming quality to that provided domestically, if the same conditions are available on the network of the visiting country. In negotiations with Council, MEPs secured a provision in the new rules to prohibit practices that reduce the quality of roaming services (e.g. by switching the connection from 4G to 3G).

Roaming

The Drinking Water Directive sets quality standards for drinking water and requires that Member States ensure monitoring and compliance with these standards.

The plans aim to increase citizens’ confidence in the water supply and increase the use of tap water for drinking, which could contribute to reducing plastic usage and litter.

If confidence in tap water improves, citizens can also contribute to reducing plastic waste from bottled water, including marine litter. Plastic bottles are one of the most common single use plastic items found on European beaches. With the update of the Drinking Water Directive, the Commission takes an important legislative step towards implementing the EU Plastics Strategy presented on 16 January 2018.

See more on this topic by visiting our <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/water-quality-8th-parliamentary-term_9403_pk">package</a> for the 8th parliamentary term.

Water quality

Rule of law is laid down in the EU treaties as one of the values on which the Union is based. It means that governments should be bound by law, that they should not take arbitrary decisions and that citizens should be able to challenge their actions in independent courts.

In view of possible democratic backsliding in Poland and in particular due to the threat to judicial independence, the European Commission initiated in December 2017 an Article 7 procedure to address a possible risk of breach of EU common values.

The Parliament has ever since repeatedly asked the Council to act and in September 2020 warned about the continuous deterioration of the situation in the country, pointing to “overwhelming evidence” of those breaches. Following the October 2021 ruling by the Polish Constitutional, the Polish government’s challenge of the established primacy of EU law was added to Parliament’s long list of concerns.

These include the powers to revise the constitution taken on by the Polish parliament since 2015, expedited legislative procedures and electoral law changes; the broad changes to the country’s judiciary, including appointments and disciplinary procedures; the situation of freedom of expression, media freedom and pluralism; and the criminalisation of sexual education and the de facto ban on abortion.

Rule of law in Poland

EU leaders held an extensive discussion during their meeting on 24-25 March about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the international sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s regime, and the overall consequences for the EU’s economy - with a particular focus on energy prices. US President Joe Biden attended the summit of the EU Heads of State or Government, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined remotely. On Wednesday 6 April, MEPs will review the spring European Council and its outcomes with Presidents Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen, and EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell.

European Council, 24-25 March 2022

Question Time with the Commission may be held at each part-session for a duration of up to 90 minutes on one or more specific horizontal themes: the topics/questions are sent to the EC the week before the plenary session. The European Parliament is holding the April plenary session the first Question Time with the Commission. MEPS assesed Ursula von der Leyen on the first two years of the European Commission’s mandate.

Question time with the President of the European Commission

Bureau Working Group on Sustainable, Infrastructure and Services meeting

Edmundo GONZALEZ URRUTIA, Venezuelan President-elect and Shakarov Price winner visit to the EP

Committee on Budgetary Control

CONT

Committee on Fisheries

PECH

Committee on Foreign Affairs

AFET

Subcommittee on Security and Defence

SEDE

Committee on Development in association with DACP and DAFR

DEVE

DACP

Subcommittee on Human Rights

DROI

Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly - Meeting of the Ad hoc Working Group on Association Agreements

DEPA

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

AGRI

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

EMPL

Committee on Development

Joint committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and committee on Transport and Tourism

TRAN

Committee on Budgets

BUDG

Committee on Petitions

PETI

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

LIBE

Committee on Legal Affairs

JURI

Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ENVI

Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly - Meeting of the Committee on Energy Security

ITRE IMCO -  Confirmation hearing of VHenna Maria VIRKKUNEN, European Commissioner-designate for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy - Press Point

ENVI ECON ITRE -  Confirmation hearing of Teresa RIBERA RODRÍGUEZ, European Commissioner-designate for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition - Press point

Illustration of journalists working around the Plenary chamber

EP Plenary session - Election of the new EP President

EP Plenary session - Opening of the sitting with the interpretation to the European anthem

Press briefing The Left

Last minute briefing

Meeting of the European Parliament's Bureau

Medal Award Ceremony for Outgoing Members

Raising ceremony of the European flag for the beginning of the 10th legislative term in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg

Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN in the EP in Brussels

Tilly METZ in the EP in Brussels

Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates at the French National Day at the Bozar, Brussels

Meeting of the Conference of Presidents

Adress by Roberta METSOLA, EP President at the EESC Plenary Debate

Elena SANCHO in the EP in Brussels

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Dick SCHOOF, Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Flavio TOSI in the EP in Brussels

Meeting of the Conference of Presidents with Ursula von der Leyen

Bruno TOBBACK in the EP in Brussels

In another push to reach its goal of at least 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, the European Union is working on new reforms to its pioneering emissions trading scheme.

The EU reforms its carbon trading system

A resolution of the European Parliament calls for zero tolerance for female genital mutilation, affecting 140 million women worldwide and an estimated 500,000 women in the EU alone.

Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation

A Parliament report is highlighting the issues facing Europe’s apiculture sector. From counterfeit honey to harmful pesticides that are putting bee populations at risk, MEPs are calling for changes to help protect the EU’s bees.

Saving Europe’s bees

Environmental issues were in the spotlight at the January plenary session in Strasbourg, with a proposed ban on electrical pulse fishing, new objectives for energy consumption, a strategy to reduce plastic in the EU, and much more.

From plastics to electrical pulse fishing: 5 numbers from Strasbourg

MEPs tackle issues of declining bee populations, female genital mutilation, and how to further boost Europe’s defence sector. They will also commemorate the victims of Europe’s worst tragedy: the Holocaust.

Coming up: Commemorating Holocaust, saving bees and more...

More and more citizens are turning to online shopping for their buying needs. It is a new norm that need to be regulated to better protect citizens. From defective products, unjustified geo-blocking, cross-border deliveries and online streaming to the end of roaming, the European Parliament is tackling the issues.

Online purchases taking over the high street

Parliament is calling for a stricter control on exports of “dual-use goods”,  in particular civilian technologies that could be used by authoritarian regimes to spy on citizens.

Parliament calls for stricter export controls on spyware technology

In the first plenary session of 2018, MEPs are set to discuss a draft laws on cleaner energy, protests in Iran, Bulgaria taking over the rotating EU Council presidency from Estonia, and the use of European spy technology by authoritarian regimes.

Coming up in Strasbourg: Clean energy, spy technology, Iran and more.

The European Union has made 2018 the European Year of Cultural Heritage, highlighting the diversity, shared history and rich cultures that make Europe what it is today.

European cultural heritage: ties that bind

Discover the reasons why people will vote in the European elections in May 2019. This is a collection of testimonials posted on social media with the hashtag  #ThisTimeImVoting

Why this time we're voting

The 2017 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, thorny Brexit negotiations, the violent persecution of Muslim ethnic minority Rohingya by Burmese authorities and reforms in EU agricultural policy: here are 5 numbers to take away from the plenary.

From Brexit to Burma: 5 numbers to take away from Strasbourg

The 2017 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of thought has been awarded to all political prisoners in Venezuela and the democratic opposition, represented by the president of its National Assembly Julio Borges. “This award is a recognition for every Venezuelan”, said Julio Borges while receiving the Prize in Strasbourg. 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.

Venezuela’s democratic opposition is awarded Sakharov Prize 2017

In the year’s final plenary session, the European Parliament awards the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, discusses the progress of Brexit negotiations, and votes on the extension of the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI). Also on the cards is a vote on recommendations for countering money laundering, and a vote on whether to allow phosphates in kebab meat.

Coming up: The 2017 Sakharov Prize, Brexit, and countering tax evasion

Venezuela is facing an economic and political crisis. The country's political opposition is fighting every day to regain freedom. The European Parliament awarded the 2017 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to all political prisoners in Venezuela and the democratic opposition, represented by the president of its National Assembly Julio Borges.

Sakharov Prize 2017: Venezuela’s opposition in a crisis-struck country

After the Paradise Papers leaks, members of the Parliament will most likely call for the creation of a special investigative committee, and ultimately of a permanent standing committee, to shed light on wrongdoings in the field of taxation. The final recommendations of the Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion (PANA), are to be voted on at the December plenary session. They aim to accelerate the implementation of anti-money laundering laws.

Tax evasion needs permanent inquiry

Launched in 2013, the Youth Employment Initiative provides financial support to regions struggling with high rates of youth unemployment. MEPs now want Member States to play their part and promote much needed reforms with long-term, sustainable youth employment as a target.

Youth Employment in the EU: MEPs push for innovative approaches

Committees of the European Parliament are meeting to discuss youth employment in the EU, measures to control the flow of cash, the humanitarian situation in Libya, women and climate change and an EU wide disability strategy.

Coming up: from youth employment to the control of cash in the EU

To ensure people with disabilities have equal representation and opportunities in society and in the workplace, the European Parliament is looking to further the EU-wide Disability Strategy, tackling issues such as gender equality, poverty and discrimination. MEP Helga Stevens has long been involved in the fight for the rights of people with disabilities. She argues that more can be done for the disabled in terms of representation and inclusiveness.

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