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News in Brief – 17/11/2023 – English

News in Brief – 16/11/2023 – English

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News in Brief – 14/11/2023 – English

In response to growing threats to media freedom and the financial viability of media outlets, Parliament adopted a common framework for media services, known as the European Media Freedom Act. It is a true milestone, as the act protects journalists and media workers, encourages transparency in media ownership and promotes international cooperation to ensure a diverse and independent media landscape.

The EU’s Media Freedom Act

News in Brief – 13/11/2023 – English

News in Brief – 10/11/2023 – English

News in Brief – 09/11/2023 – English

News in Brief – 08/11/2023 – English

News in Brief – 07/11/2023 – English

News in Brief – 06/11/2023 – English

News in Brief – 03/11/2023 – English

In 1989, Jozef Mad’ar and his TV crew from what was then Yugoslavia were sent to film civil protests for freedom and democracy in the former Czechoslovakia. Let us listen to his recollections as he takes us on a journey through the streets of Bratislava.

The keys to freedom - memories of a cameraman from the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

News in Brief – 31/10/2023 – English

News in Brief – 30/10/2023 – English

News in Brief – 27/10/2023 – English

EMPL CULT -  Confirmation hearing of Roxana MÎNZATU, European Commissioner-designate forPeople, Skills and Preparedness

ITRE IMCO ENVI ECON -  Confirmation hearing of Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, European Commissioner-designate for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy

LIBE - JURI

LIBE

JURI

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

ECON

Committee on Petitions - Interparliamentary Committee Meeting

PETI

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

AFCO

Committee on Fisheries

PECH

Committee on Foreign Affairs

AFET

Committee on Development

DEVE

Committee on Regional Development

REGI

Committee on Budgets

BUDG

Committee on Legal Affairs

Delegation for relations with Israel

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

AGRI

Subcommittee on Tax Matters

FISC

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

FEMM

Committee on International Trade

INTA

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

EMPL

Committee on Transport and Tourism

TRAN

REGI-  Confirmation hearing of Raffaele FITTO, European Commissioner-designate for Cohesion and Reforms - Press point

Euroscola

REGI-  Confirmation hearing of Raffaele FITTO, European Commissioner-designate for Cohesion and Reforms

EP Plenary session - Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed

EP Plenary session - Voting session

Press briefing Greens/EFA

Press briefing The Left

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statement - Two years of Russian's war of aggression against Ukraine

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Charles MICHEL, President of the European Council.

Press briefing Renew Europe

EP Plenary session - European Council and Commission statements - Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of 1 February 2024

Quaestors' meeting

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Situation in Haiti on the eve of the deployment of the United Nations Multinational Security Support Mission

EP Plenary session - Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications

EP Plenary session - Measures for a high level of public sector interoperability across the Union (Interoperable Europe Act)

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - State of the EU solar industry in the light of unfair competition

Final Trilogue on the Gigabit Infrastructure Act

Meeting of the European Parliament's Bureau

EP Plenary session - Instant payments in euro

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Situation of prisoners in Hungarian jails, including the case of Ilaria Salis

EP Plenary session - Resumption of session and order of business

Parliament wants Key Information Documents to help consumers with the nightmare of navigating the retail investment market, but can MEPs agree on the products to cover?

Clearing the fog over investment products

MEPs debate tightening air passengers' rights, evaluate the work of the Parliament's Committee on Petitions and present their nominees for the 2013 Sakharov Prize.

Stopping airline abuse / Petitions Committee / Freedom of Thought

A committee week in Brussels sees votes on medical devices and plans for two new satellite navigation systems, as this year's Sakharov Prize shortlist is unveiled.

On the Agenda: Implant scandal, sat navs & human rights

Russian breakthrough on Syrian chemical weapons prompts MEP support for non-military resolution and more aid, while hopes run high for return to democracy in Egypt.

Egypt and Syria: Let's wait, hope and pray

MEPs react to Commission President Barroso's State of the Union address, count down to the 2014 EU elections with an information campaign and tackle Syrian crisis.

Plenary zapping - September 2013

Barroso sets optimistic tone after the crisis with talk of promising prospects, but some MEPs beg to differ.

State of the Union address

MEPs speak out against press freedom abuses, hammer out issues surrounding shale gas, and give the green light for injecting money into EU Solidarity Fund.

Press freedom / Shale gas / Flooding

The European Parliament launches its information campaign in the run up to the 2014 European elections on how you can have an impact on Europe's future.

Nine months and counting...

Parliament votes on tougher rules aimed at stopping market abuse to protect investors and debates urgent solutions to the myriad of problems blighting European eels.

Sanctioning rogue traders / Saving EU eels

Euro MPs ready to fine-tune better protection for citizens taking on mortgages in Europe after voting on amendments in Strasbourg.

Better foundations for home buyers

MEPs are to vote on a key reform to improve current policy on biofuels. But can a balance be struck that is good for the environment and industry?

Biofuels: The next generation

Making gold from Europe's green treasure troves - EuroparlTV visits France's Vosges mountains.

Reporter: Seeing the wood from the trees

Barroso's State of the Union address, the EU banking union and the 2014 elections bring MEPs back to business in Strasbourg.

On the Agenda: First plenary after the summer break

EU funds to support Slovenia, Austria and Croatia after flooding disaster; Civil Liberties Committee inquiry on surveillance of EU citizens.

Flood relief funding / EU surveillance inquiry

Despite talk of eurozone improvement, Member States’ annual budgets will come under wary EU scrutiny.

National budgets: back to work with a bump

MEPs return from their break, confronting Europe's persistent unemployment problem with a new drive to connect workers to jobs.

Unemployment: New pill for an old headache

The crises in Egypt and Syria and a trade row between Ukraine and Russia prompt emergency meeting of MEPs.

Egypt and Syria / Ukraine-Russia row

Newer biofuels that don't impact on land use have been given a boost by the Environment Committee which has backed new rules recognising the dangers of land-use changes.

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