EP Plenary session - Tackling the steel crisis: boosting competitive and sustainable European steel and maintaining quality jobs

ITRE Committee constitutive meeting

German MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

EP Plenary session - Framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act)

EP Plenary session - Voting Session

STOA Workshop ' Knowledge and innovation community on water, marine and maritime  '

ITRE committee meeting

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy- exchange of view with Julian KING, EC in charge of Security Union

STOA - EIT Event : ' EIT’s Role in Strengthening Innovation '

Cultural and Creative Industries in the Regions - Workshop

Antonio TAJANI - EP President meets with Christian EHLER

SEDE Committee meeting - Exchange of views with Lieutenant General Esa Pulkkinen, Director-General of the EU Military Staff on the implementation of PESCO

Christian EHLER MEP meets with French Minister for Culture Francoise NYSSEN

Conference on Civil Research versus Military Research

EP Delegation to UN Climate Conference COP23 in Bonn, Germany

EP Delegation to UN Climate Conference COP23 in Bonn, Germany - Meeting with Dr. Hoesung Lee Chair of the IPCC

ENVI Committee meeting with the Governor of California- Welcome

Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue (TLD) Steering Committee meeting with EC Vice-President and High Representative for Foreign Policy

Meeting of the EP delegation to the US

A Music (Funding) Pogramme for Europe

Dinner of the EP-US delegation Chair

BOSTINARU, Victor (S&D, RO); EHLER, CHRISTIAN (EPP, DE); FOTYGA, Anna Elzbieta (ECR, PL); LOSING, Sabine (GUE/NGL, DE)

SEDE Subcommittee - Constituent meeting

Martin SCHULZ - EP President meets with MEP Christian EHLER

&lt;p>MEP's debate and vote on a new law to accelerate the granting of permits for new renewable energy power plants, such as solar panels or windmill. The plan is to reduce the maximum length of the approval process for new installations. The renewable acceleration areas are defined by each Member State depending on wether they are able to install renewable at a faster pace. MEPs debate (part 1)&lt;/p>

Renewable Energy, Energy Performance of Buildings and Energy Efficiency Directives: amendments (REPowerEU): MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs hear from Council and the Commission on what is being done to keep energy bills down and to help EU citizens deal with the social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine. In a resolution adopted on 5 October, Parliament called for the EU’s response to focus on the most vulnerable and advocated more emergency measures to ease the pressure of rapidly rising energy prices on European households and businesses. Extracts from the debate.

Keep the bills down - social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine and the introduction of a windfall tax: extracts from the debate

MEPs debate with the Council and the Commission on what is being done to keep energy bills down and to help EU citizens deal with the social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine. First part of the debate.

Keep the bills down - social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs debate the EU’s response to the dramatic rise in energy prices with the Council and Commission.

EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe: MEPs debate (part 1/3)

A revision of the Renewable Energy Directive as amended by Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee would raise the share of renewables in the EU's overall energy consumption to 45% by 2030. Under the proposal, renewables deployment in the transport sector should lead to a 16% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, through the use of higher shares of advanced biofuels and a more ambitious quota for renewable fuels of non-biological origin, like hydrogen.

Renewable Energy Directive: MEPs debate

MEPs debate on a revision of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), the law that sets energy saving targets in both primary and final energy consumption in the EU. The draft legislation would require member states to collectively ensure a reduction of energy consumption of at least 40% by 2030 in final energy consumption and 42.5% in primary energy consumption compared to 2007 figures.

Energy efficiency (recast): MEPs debate

&lt;p>To help the EU reach its climate neutral goal by 2050, aviation should gradually switch to sustainable fuel, such as synthetic fuel, used cooking oil or even hydrogen. MEPs debate and vote on their negotiating position on the new ReFuelEU aviation rules.&lt;/p>

Sustainable aviation fuels (ReFuelEU Aviation Initiative): MEPs debate

The Commission adopted the Taxonomy Delegated Act on 9 March 2022. It proposes the inclusion, under certain conditions, of specific nuclear and gas energy activities in the list of environmentally sustainable economic activities covered by the so-called EU Taxonomy. First part of the debate.

Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

MEPs debate and vote on key EU draft laws to combat climate change by drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions and to protect jobs and citizens. Parliament is set to adopt its position on eight proposals that are part of the “Fit for 55 in 2030 package”. This is the EU’s plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels and have net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (climate neutrality) by 2050, in line with the European Climate Law. The texts approved will be Parliament’s mandate for negotiations with EU governments on the final laws.

Fit for 55: MEPs debate (part 2/5)

MEPs have identified among their priorities for next year’s budget the recovery, health, youth and climate action, and addressing the consequences of the invasion of Ukraine. Statement by Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ (Renew, RO), extracts from the debate and result of the vote.

EU's budget for 2023: statement by Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ (Renew, RO), rapporteur, extracts from the debate and results of the vote

MEPs have identified among their priorities for next year’s budget the recovery, health, youth and climate action, and addressing the consequences of the invasion of Ukraine. MEPs say they want the 2023 EU budget to be a “future-oriented budget that matches the Union’s political priorities of ensuring a stronger Health Union, making a success of the green and digital transitions, and fostering a fair, inclusive, sustainable and resilient recovery, including increased support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Opening statements by Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ (Renew, RO), rapporteur, Johannes HAHN, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration, Dragoş PÎSLARU (Renew, RO), EMPL; Christian EHLER (EPP, DE), ITRE; Vlad GHEORGHE (Renew, RO), TRAN; Andrea CAROPPO (EPP, IT), AGRI; Morten LØKKEGAARD (Renew, DK), CULT; and by Monika VANA (Greens/EFA, AT), FEMM.

Guidelines for the 2023 budget – Section III: opening statements by Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ (Renew, RO), rapporteur, Johannes HAHN, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration

The draft law, already agreed with EU Ministers, is debated and put to the vote in plenary. It sets the criteria and the methodology for selecting energy projects of common interest (PCIs), such as high-voltage transmission lines, pipelines, energy storage facilities or smart grids, which would benefit from fast-track administrative procedures and be eligible to receive EU funds. First part of the debate.

Trans-European energy infrastructure: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

This strategy will help the EU shift to a climate-neutral, circular economy where products are designed to be more durable, reusable, repairable, recyclable and energy-efficient. It aims to ensure that the textile industry recovers from the COVID-19 crisis in a sustainable way by making it more competitive, applying circular economy principles to production, products, consumption, waste management and secondary raw materials and directing investment, research and innovation.

The need for an ambitious EU Strategy for sustainable textiles: MEPs debate

MEPs debate the issue of rising energy prices, after last October the European Commission issued a "toolbox" that the EU and its member states can use to address the immediate impact of current prices increases, and further strengthen resilience against future shocks. First part of the debate.

Rising energy prices and market manipulation in the gas market: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (4-7 October 2021), MEPs debate the future of EU-US relations. Second part of the debate.

The future of EU-US relations: MEPs debate (part 2/3)

During the plenary session (26-29 April 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on research and innovation. Opening statements by the rapporteurs Marc BOTENGA - Establishing Horizon Europe – laying down its rules for participation and dissemination; Christian EHLER (EPP, DE) - Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation; Marisa MATIAS (The Left, PT) - European Institute of Innovation and Technology; Maria da Graça CARVALHO (EPP, PT) - Strategic Innovation Agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology; and by Mariya GABRIEL, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

Joint debate on research and innovation: opening statements by the rapporteurs and by Mariya GABRIEL, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

Members of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) have a joint hearing on "How to increase the capacity of COVID 19 vaccine production and improve delivery". Q&A with CEOs of the pharmaceutical industry Pascal SORIOT, Chief Executive Officer, AstraZeneca, Stéphane BANCEL, Chief Executive Officer, Moderna, Franz-Werner HAAS, Chief Executive Officer, CureVac, accompanied by Antony BLANC, Chief Business Officer, Stan ERCK, President & Chief Executive Officer, Novavax.

Joint hearing of the ENVI and ITRE Committee - "How to increase the capacity of COVID 19 vaccine production and improve delivery": Q&A with ENVI and ITRE Members and CEOs of the pharmaceutical industry

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (23 July 2020), debate on the conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting (17-21 July). MEPs debate (part 3)

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