EP Plenary session.- Resumption of session and order of business

EP Plenary session - Resumption of session and order of business

Last minute briefing

Marianne Thyssen and Sven Giegold - ECON rapporteur -

UNKN

Petru LUHAN, Nana ACHILLEOS - Cypriot Ministry of Health - Jackie HUNTER - OI Pharma partners Ltd - John CRAWFORD - IBM - Lisa Bonadonna - GSK - and Hanno CAPPON - Nutricia -

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI - AGRI rapporteur - and Dan JORGENSEN

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

IMCO

Committee on Fisheries/ Policy Department: Structural and Cohesion Policy

PECH

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ENVI

Axel VOSS and Viviane REDING - Vice-President of the European Commission, European Commissioner for Justice Fundamental Rights and Citizenship

Subcommittee on Human Rights

DROI

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

ECON

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

EMPL

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

ITRE

Committee on Fisheries

Special committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering

CRIM

Michal KOBOSKO in the EP in Strasbourg

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE in the EP in Strasbourg

Iratxe GARCIA PEREZ, Martin SCHULZ - EP President

EP President meets with S&D MEP Iratxe GARCIA PEREZ

Medal award ceremony of the Austrian Albert Schweitzer Society at the EP in Brussels.

Ben FAYOT, Astrid LULLING, Viviane REDING, Egon KLEPSCH EP President, Nicolas ESTGEN, Marcel SCHLECHTER

Opening speech by the EP President at the medal award ceremony for civil servants.

Meeting at the European Parliament

Media coverage on Election night at the EP in Strasbourg.

Visit of a group miners from Catalonia in traditionnal dress to the EP in Brussels.

Meeting of the Greens at the EP In Strasbourg

Women meeting at the EP in Strasbourg.

French vote card for the European Elections of June 9, 1994.

Outside view of theflags in front of the EP in Brussels

Plenary Session week 21 2015 in strasbourg - Self-certification of importers of minerals and metals originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas

Meeting of the Delegation for relations with the Republics of former Yugoslavia

Statue the wind of Europe in front of the EP in Strasbourg.

Brian SIMPSON with Arlene McCARTHY at the EP in Strasbourg

Portrait of Patricia RAWLINGS at the EP in Strasbourg

Portrait of Imelda READ in her office at the EP in Brussels.

Visit of The Serious Road Trip to the EP in Luxembourg. The Serious Road Trip sponsored emergency relief and development programs throughout eastern Europe.

Poster for the Europe and the Municipalities conference, of April 6-8, 1994, at the EP in Brussels

Hedge funds have the power to influence the entire economy of a country, but controlling the funds themselves has seemed like mission impossible. But where there is a will, there is way, and now MEPs think they've got it: a fund would be allowed to operat

Tighter control of speculative funds

Taking better care of the victims and their families, raising the standard of investigations, coordinating the players of the industry, creating a database - the EU is working on a directive that deals with what happens when something goes horribly wrong.

After a plane crash

Will the eurozone survive the Greek debt crisis only to be brought down by problems in Spain, Italy, Portugal and Ireland? Should the richer EU states underwrite these countries’ debts, and if so, where is the border between economic cooperation and polit

Forum: Eurozone Under Threat

The Portuguese MEP pioneering maternity and paternity leave in the Women's Rights Committee talks about the new proposal. The crucial issue was acquiring the right to a 2-week paternity leave. As the previous proposal was rejected before a vote, Estrela i

The Interview: Fatherhood is a right - Edite Estrela

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych travelled to Brussels for his first political appearance abroad since taking power. The hot topics debated by both parties were visa-free travel by year's end and economic reforms to bring Ukraine in line with EU norm

Flash: EU-Ukraine moving closer

President Barroso assigned portfolios to the Member States' candidates, but to get to work the European Commissioners-designate needed the approval of the European Parliament. We examine the hearings procedure, unique in European democracy, and get the lo

Flashback: Hearings of the would-be Commissioners

Three MEPs and a studio audience of young women examine the many forms of inequality that still exist between the sexes today, and propose solutions that range from enforcing current legislation to protection orders, improved public care services and quot

Public Forum: Gender equality in the 21st century

Middle East came to Brussels this week. Israeli and Palestinian representatives met with President Buzek, and MEPs sought a common position on the UN report on the Gaza conflict. The Commission is putting forward its plans for economic recovery and wealth

The News: Middle East - EU 2020 Recovery Plans - Poverty and Exclusion

The EP was graced by visits from representatives of both Israel and the Palestinian Authority just before MEPs debated the controversial UN-commissioned report on war crimes in Gaza.

Spotlight on the Middle East

Taking over from the Lisbon strategy, EU 2020 is Europe's new economic battle plan. Its entry point is the exit plan for the crisis. MEPs have highlighted the need for investment in new technologies, if it wishes to fulfil its predecessor's goal of becomi

EU 2020 - an economic goal

Becoming a member of any organisation requires paperwork, but if you already have a market economy, democratic institutions and the ability to adhere to the euro then your application is on the right tracks. After 7 years of negotiations it looks like Cro

How it Works: Joining the EU

Herman Van Rompuy, current EU president, doesn't want to be misunderstood. So it was that he came to see MEPs during the mini-plenary in Brussels to explain his new role. Reactions were mixed though most were happy with his initiative early on in his 2 an

Neither Président nor Chairperson

Direct democracy in action or a potential tool to manipulate the masses? Citizens’ Initiatives are petitions that could allow one million EU citizens to change EU law. MEPs and the Commission must hammer out the legal basis by the end of the year.

Power To The People

By gathering one million signatures, EU citizens can now push a topic onto the EU agenda. This is a fact that makes Daniel Schily from German organisation 'Mehr Demokratie' (more democracy) extremely happy. However, he hopes to push the number of countrie

Citizens' Initiative is a world first - Daniel Schily

Mercy killings will be available to anyone over 70 and weary of life, if the local pro-euthanasia campaign succeeds. The Dutch use citizens’ initiatives to force their MPs to table questions, which are often in the vanguard of social reform. Now a group w

Pioneering Euthanasia Reform

It's a single market, but your rights as a consumer may change once you cross the border, even a virtual one. The Commission would like to harmonise these rights and boost trade, but the Parliament fears it might have adverse effects, as countries could n

Hands off my rights!

Protecting the consumer without shackling the single market, that is the consumer rights conundrum faced by MEPs. MEP Lara Comi, today’s special guest, gives her view. Centuries of culture at a click of a button -the Europeana digital library is finally u

The News: Harmonising Consumer Rights - Culture A Click Away - MEP Lara Comi

Thanks to Europeana, the online library of the EU, you can click your way through millions of pieces of European culture. Just be aware that providing the digitised content is the responsibility of the Member States - and with more than 50% originating in

23,503 results