EP Plenary session - State sponsored terrorism by the Islamic Republic of Iran in light of the recent attacks in Europe

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Presentation of the programme of activities of the Hungarian Presidency

EP Plenary session - The democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in Georgia

EP Plenary session - Strengthening Moldova's resilience against Russian interference and a constitutional referendum on EU integration

EP Plenary session - Facing fake news, populism and disinformation in the EU - the importance of public broadcasting, media pluralism and independent journalism

Delegations for relations with Japan

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States

EP Plenary session - Resumption of session and order of business

AFET Committee constitutive meeting

EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Short presentations

MEP Adam BIELAN in the European Parliament in Brussels

Adam BIELAN in plenary session in Strasbourg.

Joseph DAUL, Raul ROMEVA I RUEDA, Jerzy BUZEK EP President, Jose Luis Rodriguez ZAPATERO, Guy VERHOFSTADT, Adam BIELAN, Martin SCHULZ, Nigel FARAGE

Family picture of the EP President at Conference of Presidents at the El Pardo Palace in Madrid, Spain.

LULLING Astrid, MAURO Mario, SIWIEC, MAREK, Manuel Antonio dos SANTOS, ONESTA Gérard, MULDER Jan,   KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU, Rodi, FRIEDRICH Ingo, POTTERING, Hans-Gert, ROTHE, Mechtild, VIDAL-QUADRAS, Alejo, WALLIS Diana, WELLE Klaus,  McMILLAN-SCOTT, Edward,

Family picture of the EP Members: Lulling Astrid, Mauro Mario, SIWIEC Marek, Manuel Antonio dos SANTOS, Onesta Gérard, Mulder Jan,   KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU Rodi, Friedrich Ingo, POTTERING, Hans-Gert, ROTHE, Mechtild, VIDAL-QUADRAS, Alejo, Wallis Diana, Welle Klaus, DE VITS, Mia, BIELAN  Adam,MARTINEZ MARTINEZ Miguel Angel, FAZAKAS Szabolcs

Adam BIELAN MEP at the EP in Brussels.

MEP Adam BIELAN attends a meeting in Brussels

MEP Adam BIELAN in plenary session in Strasbourg.

EP Vice President Adam BIELAN presides over a plenary session in Strasbourg

Meeting with member of the Polish Parliament

The new rules enhance the integrity of election campaigns and help fight disinformation and foreign interference. The regulation requires political advertising to be clearly labelled, allowing citizens to see why they were targeted, who sponsored the ad, how much they paid and to which elections or referendum it pertains. Sponsoring ads from outside the EU is prohibited in the three-month period leading up to elections. All online political ads are available in an online ad repository. Under the new rules, separate and explicit consent must be obtained to use personal data for targeted ads, while the use of special categories of personal data (e.g. ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation) or minors’ data are banned. MEPs debate.

Transparency and targeting of political advertising: MEPs debate

MEPs debate on a directive which improves product labelling and ban the use of misleading environmental claims. The new rules make product labelling clearer and more trustworthy by banning the use of general environmental claims like “environmentally friendly”, “natural”, “biodegradable”, “climate neutral” or “eco” without proof. The directive allows the use of sustainability labels that are based on official certification schemes or established by public authorities. MEPs debate

Empowering consumers for the green transition: MEPs debate

MEPs vote on the following subjects: Setting up of four interparliamentary delegations; Foodstuffs for human consumption: amending certain 'Breakfast' Directives; Fees and charges payable to the European Medicines Agency; Recognition of professional qualifications: nurses responsible for general care trained in Romania; Authorisation addressed to France to negotiate a bilateral agreement with Algeria on matters related to judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters; Authorisation addressed to France to negotiate a bilateral agreement with Algeria on matters related to judicial cooperation concerning family law matters; Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors; EC/Kiribati Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2023-2028); Minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector; and other topics.

Voting session

MEPs debate on the Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials in a plenary debate in Strasbourg.

Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials: MEPs debate part 2

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.

Common rules promoting the repair of goods: MEPs debate

Parliament wants to take stock of the implementation of the Digital Services Act, after the first 19 platforms and search engines that have to comply with its obligations since 25 August were named. Platforms including X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Tiktok and Instagram are now required to take concrete measures to assess and mitigate system risks related to the spread of disinformation or harmful content on their services. MEPs discuss with Council and Commission how to respond to the increase in violent, terrorist and false content circulating on social media. First part of the MEPs debate.

Fighting disinformation and dissemination of illegal content in the context of the Digital Services Act: MEPs debate (part 1)

Moldova, one of Europe’s poorest countries, has suffered severe political and economic collateral damage due to Russia’s war against neighbouring Ukraine, with soaring inflation, food costs, and energy prices, street protests in the capital Chișinău, electricity blackouts and disinformation campaigns. MEPs debate on a resolution taking stock of Moldova’s path to the European Union. Second part of the debate.

Taking stock of Moldova's path to the EU: MEPs debate (part 2)

Parliament hold urgent debates on human rights, judicial independence and rule of law topics, in particular on the case of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Mr Ibadoghlu was arrested on 23 July 2023 on counterfeiting charges and remains in detention, reportedly with limited access to food and vitally needed medication, subject to humiliating treatment and strict limitations of contacts with his family and lawyer, in violation of his fundamental rights.

The case of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, imprisoned in Azerbaijan

MEPs debate on the world’s first set of comprehensive rules to manage AI risk and promote uses of AI that align with EU values including human oversight, privacy, and non-discrimination. The rules follow a risk-based approach and establish obligations for providers and users depending on the level of risk the AI can generate. They would prohibit AI systems with unacceptable levels of risk. They are also proposing tailor-made rules for generative AI, like ChatGPT, including labelling AI-generated content and making publicly-available summaries of copyrighted data used for training. To boost AI innovation, MEPs propose exemptions for research activities and open-source AI components. First part of MEPs debate

Artificial Intelligence Act: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs debate how to avoid an escalation in hostilities that could have far-reaching implications for the East Africa region.

Situation in Sudan: MEPs debate

MEPs debate on the European Commission's proposal to help European industry increase its ammunition and missile production capacity. Under the Commission’s proposal, the Act in Support of Ammunition Production (ASAP) will have a budget of €500 million in current prices. The Commission is encouraging the co-legislators to adopt the proposal by the end of June.

Adoption of the Act in support of ammunition production: MEPs debate

MEPs debate on the Cyber package proposals of the Commision which establishes common cybersecurity measures across the European Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies. It aims to bolster the institutions’ resilience and response capacities against cyber threats and incidents, as well as to ensure a resilient, secure EU public administration, amidst rising malicious cyber activities in the global landscape. The legislative package covers a broad range of devices, including hardware, software and applications and would impose obligations on manufacturers, importers, and distributors of these products across their whole life cycle.

Adoption of the Cyber package proposals: MEPs debate

MEPs and Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement (for VPC/HR) debate the aftermath of the protests that have rocked Georgia over a new “foreign influence” law. MEPs debate.

Situation in Georgia: MEPs debate

The data act establishes common rules governing the sharing of data generated by the use of connected products or related services (e.g. the internet of things, industrial machines) to ensure fairness in data sharing contracts. Opening statements by Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP, ES), Rapporteur, Adam BIELAN (ECR, PL), IMCO; Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO (S&D, ES), AFCO; Sergey LAGODINSKY (Greens/EFA, DE), LIBE and by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Data Act: opening statement by Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP, ES), Rapporteur, Adam BIELAN (ECR, PL), Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO (S&D, ES), Sergey LAGODINSKY (Greens/EFA, DE), and by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market

MEPs debate on how to strengthening sanctions against the Putin regime and military support to Ukraine, in particular on the EU’s response to the appalling attack against civilians in Dnipro.

The EU’s response to the appalling attack against civilians in Dnipro: MEPs debate

MEPs debate on the 30th anniversary of the EU single market. Since its creation in 1993, the single market has helped to make everyday life easier for people and businesses, creating jobs and fuelling growth across the EU. It is, according to the draft resolution, the “engine of European integration and the backbone of its economy”.

30th Anniversary of the Single Market: MEPs debate (part 1)

Question Time to Commission: Protecting critical infrastructure in the EU against attacks and countering hybrid attacks

Parliament debates the new law establishing a single charging solution for mobile phones, tablets and other portable electronics in the EU. From autumn 2024, a whole range of small and medium-sized portable electronic devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras and headphones, will have to be equipped with a USB Type-C charging port. This law is part of a broader effort to make products in the EU more sustainable, reduce e-waste and make consumers’ lives easier. MEPs debate.

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