EP Plenary session - Preparation of the European Council of 19-20 December 2024

Press conference by Cristian BUŞOI, rapporteur and Jerzy BUZEK head of the EP negotiation team on the trilogue agreement on gas storage

Establishing the European Education Area by 2025 - micro credentials, individual learning accounts and learning for a sustainable environment (debate)

The fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine (debate)

The REPowerEU Plan: European solidarity and energy security in face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including the recent cuts of gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria (debate)

Voting time

Explanations of vote

Approval of the minutes of the part-session and forwarding of texts adopted

Closure of the sitting

Plenary session

Press conference by Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, JURI Chair on the verification of credentials report

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and by Maia SANDU, President of  the Republic of Moldova

Address by Maia Sandu, President of the Republic of Moldova

Statement by the President

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

Composition of Parliament

Verification of credentials

Request for the defence of immunity: see Minutes

Composition of committees and delegations

Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading (Rule 71)

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

Order of business

Votes on requests for urgent procedure (Rule 163)

EU Association Agreement with the Republic of Moldova (debate)

The killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Aqla and the violent incidents at her funeral (debate)

2021 Report on North Macedonia (debate)

2021 Report on Albania (debate)

Prosecution of the opposition and the detention of trade union leaders in Belarus (debate)

Minimum level of taxation for multinational groups

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Agenda of the next sitting

Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection

IMCO

EMPL - ENVI

EMPL

ENVI

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

AFCO

Committee on Petitions

PETI

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

ITRE

SEDE - ING2 - D-UA

ING2

SEDE

Committee on Legal Affairs

JURI

Committee on International Trade

INTA

Committee on Culture and Education

CULT

Committee on Budgets

BUDG

Committee on Transport and Tourism

TRAN

EP Plenary session - Formal sitting with Salome ZOURABICHVILI, President of Georgia

European Health Tech Summit

ECON Committee - Public Hearing on banks state of play

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Constantinos KOMBOS, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus

Anna DEPARNAY-GRUNENBERG in the EP in Brussels

AFET - Exchange of views with Borjana Krišto, Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina

EPRS - Strengthening Europe’s Open Strategic Autonomy - the need for a ‘ bold Europe ’

JURI Committee -  Vote on  its position on a draft bill on the protection of the environment through criminal law

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Dmytro KULEBA, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

ING2 Special Committee - Legislative Resilience, electoral laws and information manipulation campaigns

Hybrid meeting ' A comprehensive approach to mental health in Europe: plan, act, change '

Thomas WAITZ in the EP in Brussels

EEAS Schuman Security and Defence Partnership Forum

Othmar KARAS hosts a Working Breakfast for MEPs

DROI Workshop on Anti-Corruption Court

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Borjana KRIŠTO, Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Monetary Dialogue with Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Mark GITENSTEIN, Ambassador of the United States of America to the European Union

Interior and exterior shots of the EP buildings, during the EP plenary session (11-14/09) in Strasbourg

EP Plenary session (11-14/09)

MEPs discuss on a revision of Parliament’s internal rules, prompted by the President’s 14-point reform plan addressing allegations of corruption.The draft changes were finalised by the Constitutional Affairs Committee on Thursday 7 September, based on the guidelines endorsed by Parliament’s political leadership earlier this year. They relate primarily to MEPs’ code of conduct and other relevant parts of Parliament’s rules of procedure, including new provisions for declarations of gifts, income, conflicts of interest, meetings, and input on parliamentary work.

Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure with a view to strengthening integrity, independence and accountability: MEPs debate

MEPs discuss on a revision of Parliament’s internal rules, prompted by the President’s 14-point reform plan addressing allegations of corruption.The draft changes were finalised by the Constitutional Affairs Committee on Thursday 7 September, based on the guidelines endorsed by Parliament’s political leadership earlier this year. They relate primarily to MEPs’ code of conduct and other relevant parts of Parliament’s rules of procedure, including new provisions for declarations of gifts, income, conflicts of interest, meetings, and input on parliamentary work. Opening statement by Gabriele BISCHOFF (S&D, DE), Rapporteur. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure with a view to strengthening integrity, independence and accountability: opening statement by Gabriele BISCHOFF (S&D, DE), Rapporteur

MEPs debate on new rules to incentivise EU countries to jointly procure defence products and support the EU’s defence industry. The new regulation, already agreed with member states, establishes a short-term instrument to boost the European defence industry through common procurement (EDIRPA) through to 2025. The tool should help member states address their most urgent and critical defence needs, especially those which have been exacerbated by the transfer of defence products to Ukraine, in a voluntary and collaborative way. Closing statement by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Michael GAHLER (EPP, DE) and Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI (ECR, PL)

European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA): closing statement by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Michael GAHLER (EPP, DE) and Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI (ECR, PL)

MEPs debate on new rules to incentivise EU countries to jointly procure defence products and support the EU’s defence industry. The new regulation, already agreed with member states, establishes a short-term instrument to boost the European defence industry through common procurement (EDIRPA) through to 2025. The tool should help member states address their most urgent and critical defence needs, especially those which have been exacerbated by the transfer of defence products to Ukraine, in a voluntary and collaborative way.

European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA): MEPs debate

Roberta MESOLA, EP President, gives her introductory remarks ahead the plenary session in Strasbourg in memory of the former MEP Veronique TRILLET-LENOIR (Renew, FR) who died on 9 August 2023. The statement is followed by a minute of silence. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Resumption of session: introductory remark by Roberta MESOLA, EP President, and minute of silence in tribute to Veronique TRILLET-LENOIR (Renew, FR), MEP since 2019

Roberta MESOLA, EP President, gives her introductory remarks during the plenary session in Strasbourg on the Morroco earthquake. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Resumption of session: introductory remark by Roberta MESOLA, EP President on the Morocco earthquake

Roberta MESOLA, EP President, gives her introductory remarks ahead the plenary session in Strasbourg on the one year anniversary of the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini in Iran. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Resumption of session: introductory remark by Roberta MESOLA, EP President, on the one year anniversary of the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini in Iran

Roberta MESOLA, EP President, gives her introductory remarks during the plenary session in Strasbourg on the recent floods and fires in Europe. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Resumption of session: introductory remark by Roberta MESOLA, EP President on the recent floods and fires in Europe

This infoclip shows the most important steps and moments of the Presidency of the European Commission of Ursula von der LEYEN (2019-2023). The footage, in particular, includes the election as a President and of the European Commission's college; Meetings with the Presidents of the EU institutions; her main interventions in debates on Next Generation EU legislation, Green Deal, EU vaccines campaign against Covid-19, the war of aggression of Russia against Ukraine, the Conference on the Future of Europe and previous State of the Union debates in Strasbourg.

Memoclip: Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission, and the European Parliament (2019-2023)

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, participates to the G7 speakers conference in Tokyo (Japan). The G7 Speakers' Meeting provides an opportunity for the presiding officers of the parliaments of the G7 countries and of the European Parliament to gather together to frankly discuss parliamentary responses to international issues and concerns over parliamentary systems in their countries. Full address by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on "Energy security and international cooperation". The transcription is the result of au automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Tokyo (Japan) - G7 speakers conference: address by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on "Energy security and international cooperation"

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, participates to the G7 speakers conference in Tokyo (Japan). The G7 Speakers' Meeting provides an opportunity for the presiding officers of the parliaments of the G7 countries and of the European Parliament to gather together to frankly discuss parliamentary responses to international issues and concerns over parliamentary systems in their countries. Extracts from the arrivals to the meeting and from the photo session.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Tokyo (Japan) - G7 speakers conference: arrivals, photo session and statements

Pilar Alegría Continente (acting Minister of Education and Vocational Training), Joan Subirats Humet (acting Minister for Universities), Yolanda Díaz (second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Economy) and José Luis Escrivá (Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration) present the priorities of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the CULT and EMPL Committees in Brussels. Extracts from the presentation by Spanish Ministers in the EP Committee meetings (EMPL and CULT - 07/09).

Presentation of the EU Council's priorities by Spanish Ministers: extracts from the presentation by Spanish Ministers in the EP Committee meetings (EMPL and CULT - 07/09)

MEPs of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), jointly with the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE), debate the ongoing and future challenges of the EU Common security and defence policy in the context of the war in Ukraine and the Alliance's enlargement with Jens STOLTENBERG, Secretary General of NATO. Extracts from the exchange of views.

Exchange of views with Jens STOLTENBERG, Secretary General of NATO: extracts from the joint meeting AFET/SEDE

Climate change and environmental degradation are an existential threat to Europe and the world. Therefore in December 2019 the Commission presented a communication on a European Green Deal that sets out a detailed vision to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, safeguard biodiversity, establish a circular economy and eliminate pollution, while boosting the competitiveness of European industry and ensuring a just transition for the regions and workers affected. This infoclip shows factories and emission of polluting gases, consequences of drought, fires and floods, wind farms and natural ecosystems.

Infoclip: Fight against climate change and Green deal

Democracy is one of the basic pillars of the European Union, which it strives to promote within its territory but also beyond its borders thanks to treaties. With the upcoming European elections, the Union encourages people to vote in order to choose who represents them in the European Parliament, the directly-elected institution that defends their interests in the EU decision-making process. This infoclip shows images of a court of justice, demonstrations in favour of LGTBIQ+ rights in Brussels, media, coverage of the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, polling stations, the European Parliament's open day in Strasbourg and the Conference of the Future of Europe.

Infoclip: Democracy and European Elections 2024

The Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament, chaired by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets in Brussels. Ursula von der LEYEN, EC President is invited to prepare the State of the European Union debate. The COP consists of the President of the European Parliament and the political group chairs. Every September, the President of the European Commission comes to the European Parliament to discuss with MEPs what the Commission has done over the past year, what it intends to do in the coming year and its vision for the future in the State of the European Union debate. Gunnar BECK (ID, DE), Vice Chair of ID gives a statement on his group's political priorities ahead of the Conference of Presidents (CoP), in preparation of the State of the European Union debate. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents with the participation of Ursula von der LEYEN, EC President - Preparation of the State of the European Union debate: statement by Gunnar BECK (ID, DE), Vice Chair of ID

Europe's economic situation has been hit by the energy crisis resulting from Russia's aggression in Ukraine. Member States are coping with the new situation by promoting trade through the single market that exists within their territory. Boosting digitalisation brings many benefits to society as well. The EU wants to strengthen its digital sovereignty and set standards, rather than follow standards set by others, to make Europe fit for the digital age. This infoclip shows factories, industries and shops, workers in their trades and citizens using electronic devices.

Infoclip: Economy, energy and digital

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