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Valter Mavrič, Directeur-General de la Traduction du Parlement Européen parle à Nicola Beer, Vice-Presidente du Parlement Européen chargée du multilinguisme.

Interview sur le multilinguisme avec la Vice-Presidente Nicola Beer

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East meets West You tell us the rest Dies ist eine Geschichte über den Fall der Berliner Mauer. Als die Mauer vor 30 Jahren fiel, veränderte sich unser Leben grundlegend. Hunderte von Geschichten, Dokumenten, Fotos und Videos von Menschen aus ganz Europa – darum geht es bei „Meine Geschichte“, einem Projekt des Europäischen Parlaments. Es soll zeigen, wie eng die Geschichte Europas und die Lebensgeschichten seiner Bewohner miteinander verflochten sind.

East meets West - Mikko tells us the rest

EP Plenary session- Foreign interference and hybrid attacks: the need to strengthen EU resilience and internal security

Launch of anti-harassment campaign

EP Plenary session - The important role of cities and regions in the EU – for a green, social and prosperous local development

EP Plenary session - Foreign interference and hybrid attacks: the need to strengthen EU resilience and internal security

LIBE - ENVI

LIBE

ENVI

ING2 - AFET

ING2

AFET

Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection

IMCO

Subcommittee on Security and Defence

SEDE

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

ITRE

Joint Press briefing by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and by Inara MURNIECE, Speaker of the Saeima

Subcommittee on Tax Matters

FISC

Committee on Transport and Tourism

TRAN

Subcommittee on Human Rights

DROI

Committee of inquiry to investigate the use of the Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware

PEGA

Committee on Legal Affairs

JURI

Committee on Fisheries

PECH

Special Committee on COVID-19 pandemic

COVI

Address by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to the Saeima - Parliament of the Republic of Latvia

IMCO - LIBE

Committee on Budgets

BUDG

Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism - Award Ceremony

Women Political Leaders Summit 2023

Implementation of the CERV programme 2021 - 2027 - Stakeholders’ meeting

MEP Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg in the EP  in Strasbourg

Conference with National Parliaments' administrations on Diversity and Inclusion

AGRI Trilogue on Gls

Citizens' Garden

AGRI Trilogue on labelling of organic pet food

Samira RAFAELA in the EP in Strasbourg

One Year Ahead Event - Presentation of the EP Spring Eurobarometer data on public opinion toward the EU and the 2024 Elections

Marco ALONSO, Spanish Reprensentative to the EU meets with FEMM Chair Robert BIEDRON

Marco ALONSO, Spanish Reprensentative to the EU meets with INTA Chair Bernd LANGE

Press seminar

ECON - Exchange of views with Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Competition on State Aid: EU’s reaction to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

Delegation for relations with Mercosur Inter-parliamentary meeting - Exchange of views on the political, economic and social situation in the EU and Mercosur, with particular reference to the war in Ukraine and its effects on the European Union and Mercosur States

ECON - Monetary Dialogue with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank (ECB)

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Raffaele FITTO, Italian Minister of European affairs

Urmas PAET in the EP in Brussels

Christian EHLER (EPP,DE), Rapporteur, holds a press conference on Net-Zero industry act during the plenary session. The "Net-Zero industry act" sets a target for Europe to produce 40% of net-zero technologies based on National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) and to capture 25% of the global market value for these technologies. MEPs want to broaden the scope of the rules to encompass the entire supply chain, including components, materials, and machinery. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Christian EHLER (EPP, DE), Rapporteur on Net-Zero industry Act

Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA,NL), Rapporteur, holds a press conference on CO2 emission performance targets for new heavy-duty vehicles. The Parliament's proposal put forward the targets should be set at 45% for the period 2030-2034, 70% for 2035-2039 (compared to 65% proposed by the Commission) and 90% as of 2040. They also agree that newly registered urban buses should be zero-emission vehicles from 2030. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA,NL), Rapporteur on CO2 emission performance targets for new heavy-duty vehicles

MEPs debate on solutions to ensure that the annual climate finance goal of 100 billion USD is met in 2023 and to work on a post-2025 goal that would go beyond this amount. It reiterates Parliament’s request for a dedicated EU public finance mechanism to provide adequate support to meet the EU’s climate finance commitments. MEPs also want COP28 to make the loss and damage fund operational. They underline that all major emitters, including EU countries, should be ready to contribute their fair share to the fund. Extracts from the debate (Monday 20/11) and from the votes, and statement by Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Chair of the EP delegation to COP 28.

UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai (COP28): extracts from the debate (Monday 20/11) and from the votes, and statement by Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Chair of the EP delegation to COP28

The President of Kenya William Ruto delivers a speech to MEPs in the Parliament’s hemicycle in Strasbourg. Mr Ruto has served as his country’s president since September 2022. He previously held other high-level political posts, including that of Deputy President and several ministerial positions. This news item shows extracts from the arrival and welcome by Roberta METSOLA, EP President in the protocol entrace and from the address to the plenary.

Formal sitting with William RUTO, President of Kenya: arrival and welcome by Roberta METSOLA, EP President; and extracts from the address to the plenary

MEPs vote on the following topics: High common level of cybersecurity at the institutions; Catch documentation programme for bluefin tuna; Common rules promoting the repair of goods; Net Zero Industry Act; Union certification framework for carbon removals; Strengthening the CO2 emission performance targets for new heavy-duty vehicles; Possibilities to increase the reliability of audits and controls by national authorities in shared management; EU framework for the social and professional situation of artists and workers in the cultural and creative sectors; Implementation of the principle of the primacy of EU law; UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28); Reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families; Implementation of the European Solidarity Corps programme 2021-2027; and Implementation of the European Solidarity Corps 2021-2027.

Voting session: implementation of the principle of the primacy of EU law

William RUTO, President of Kenya, addresses the hemicycle during his formal sitting in the plenary session in Strasbourg. William Ruto has served as his country’s president since September 2022. He previously held other high-level political posts, including that of Deputy President and several ministerial positions. More information is available on the official website of the President of Kenya. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Formal sitting with William Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya: Address by William RUTO, President of Kenya

European Parliament buildings: Drone views – Brussels hemycicle

European Parliament Stockshots 9th Parliamentary Term: Drone views hemicycle – Brussels

Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE) and Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE), Co-chairs of Greens/EFA, hold a press conference in the European Parliament in Strasbourg to present the priorities of the group for the plenary session. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Greens/EFA press briefing by Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE) and Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE), Co-chairs of Greens/EFA

Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ (Renew, FR), Chair of Renew Europe and Pascal CANFIN (Renew, FR), Chair of ENVI Committee, hold a press conference in the European Parliament in Strasbourg to present the priorities of the group for the plenary session. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Renew Europe press briefing by Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ (Renew, FR), Chair of Renew Europe and Pascal CANFIN (Renew, FR), Chair of ENVI Committee

MEPs debate and vote on on strengthening requirements for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs), such as buses, trucks and trailers, to reduce their CO2 emissions. They propose that the targets should be set at 45% for the period 2030-2034, 70% for 2035-2039 (compared to 65% proposed by the Commission) and 90% as of 2040. They also agree that newly registered urban buses should be zero-emission vehicles from 2030. Background: On 14 February 2023, the Commission tabled a legislative proposal to set CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles from 2030 onwards to help reach the EU’s objective to be climate neutral by 2050 and lower the demand for imported fossil fuels. Heavy-duty vehicles, such as trucks, city buses and long-distance buses, are responsible for more than 25% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from road transport in the EU and account for over 6% of total EU GHG emissions.

Strengthening the CO2 emission performance targets for new heavy-duty vehicles: closing statements by Wopke HOEKSTRA, European Commissioner for Climate Action and by Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), Rapporteur

Strengthening the CO2 emission performance targets for new heavy-duty vehicles: MEPs debate

MEPs debate and vote on on strengthening requirements for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs), such as buses, trucks and trailers, to reduce their CO2 emissions. They propose that the targets should be set at 45% for the period 2030-2034, 70% for 2035-2039 (compared to 65% proposed by the Commission) and 90% as of 2040. They also agree that newly registered urban buses should be zero-emission vehicles from 2030. Background: On 14 February 2023, the Commission tabled a legislative proposal to set CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles from 2030 onwards to help reach the EU’s objective to be climate neutral by 2050 and lower the demand for imported fossil fuels. Heavy-duty vehicles, such as trucks, city buses and long-distance buses, are responsible for more than 25% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from road transport in the EU and account for over 6% of total EU GHG emissions. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Strengthening the CO2 emission performance targets for new heavy-duty vehicles: opening statements by Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), Rapporteur, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI (S&D, FI), Andris AMERIKS (S&D, LV) and Wopke HOEKSTRA, EC for Climate Action

Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D, ES), Chair of S&D, holds a press conference in the European Parliament in Strasbourg to present the priorities of the group for the plenary session. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

S&D press briefing by Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D, ES), Chair of S&D

EP President Roberta METSOLA meets the French Prime Minister, Elisabeth BORNE, before inaugurating the Simone Veil building at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Inauguration of the Simone Veil building of the EP in Strasbourg in the presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and Elisabeth BORNE, French Prime Minister: extracts from the arrival and the bilateral

MEPs debate on the report by the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee to reduce the use of chemical plant protection products and to make them safer by at least 50%; they would also reduce the use of so-called “more hazardous products” by 65%, compared to the 2013-2017 average. Closing statements by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety and by Sarah WIENER (Greens/EFA, AT), Rapporteur.

Sustainable use of plant protection products: closing statements by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety and by Sarah WIENER (Greens/EFA, AT), Rapporteur

MEPs debate on the report by the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee to reduce the use of chemical plant protection products and to make them safer by at least 50%; they would also reduce the use of so-called “more hazardous products” by 65%, compared to the 2013-2017 average.

Sustainable use of plant protection products: MEPs debate

MEPs debate on the report by the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee to reduce the use of chemical plant protection products and to make them safer by at least 50%; they would also reduce the use of so-called “more hazardous products” by 65%, compared to the 2013-2017 average. Opening statements by Sarah WIENER (Greens/EFA, AT), Rapporteur Clara AGUILERA GARCÍA (S&D, ES), Michèle RIVASI (Greens/EFA, FR), Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Sustainable use of plant protection products: opening statements by Sarah WIENER (Greens/EFA, AT), Rapporteur, Clara AGUILERA GARCÍA (S&D, ES), Michèle RIVASI (Greens/EFA, FR), Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

Parliament adopts its negotiating position on new rules promoting the right to repair and more sustainable consumption of consumer goods. MEPs debate on draft legislation to make it easier for consumers to repair defective goods even after the expiration of the guarantee. The proposal complements other ongoing EU initiatives that pursue the European Green Deal objective of sustainable consumption and the circular economy. Closing statements by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries and by René REPASI (S&D, DE), Rapporteur.

Common rules promoting the repair of goods: closing statements by René REPASI (S&D, DE), Rapporteur, and by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner on Environment, Oceans and Fisheries

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