EP Plenary session - Promoting social dialogue and collective bargaining and the right to strike in the EU

Civil society organisations meet with the European Parliament’s 2024 Sakharov Prize laureates and finalists

Press briefing on the next EU long-term Budget (The Multiannual Financial Framework)

Euroscola

EP Plenary session  - Commission statement - Healthy lifestyle and active ageing in the EU

EP Plenary session  - Voting session

EP Plenary session  - Council and Commission statements - Deterioration of living conditions in the EU

EP Plenary session  - Return of Romanian national treasure illegally appropriated by Russia

Meeting of the EP Conference of President

EP Plenary session - Oral question - Promised revision of the EU animal welfare legislation and the animal welfare-related European citizens’ initiatives

EP Plenary session - Inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - The time the European Commission takes to deal with requests for public access to documents

EP Plenary session - Session Commission statement - Rising anti-LGBTIQ rhetoric and violence: recent attacks in Thessaloniki

EP Plenary session - Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law

EP Plenary session - Cohesion policy 2014-2020 – implementation and outcomes in the Member States

EP Plenary session - Financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union

EP Plenary session - Voting session

4th EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabitisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC)

EP Plenary session - Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7)

Conference of Delegation Chairs

This infoclip is a part of the video series called "European Parliament’s priorities and achievements (2019-2024)", and it shows illustrative footage about migration. It focuses on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, which is designed to manage and normalise migration for the long term, providing certainty, clarity and decent conditions for people arriving in the EU. It also establishes a common approach to migration and asylum that is based on solidarity, responsibility, and respect for human rights. This info clip also contains illustrative material about the Delegations of the Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE Committee) visiting Latvia, Lithuania, France, and Italy in order to gather first hand impressions regarding the situation of migrants. In addition, the info clip shows footage related to the EU Blue Card Directive, which establishes the conditions of entry and residence of highly qualified non-EU nationals in 25 EU countries.

European Parliament’s priorities and achievements (2019-2024): Reforming the migration and asylum rules

On 23 of March 2024, millions of people around the world will celebrate Earth Hour 2024, the world's largest grassroots movement for the environment. This year again, the European Parliament will participate by switching off the lights of its buildings Strasbourg.

Earth Hour Day 2024: the European Parliament in Strasbourg switches off its lights on the occasion of the Earth Hour Day 2024

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, presides the Conference of Presidents (CoP) of the political groups represented in the European Parliament. This news item shows arrivals and roundtable at the beginning of the meeting which has as main topic the current situation of rule of law in Hungary.

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents: arrivals and roundtable

EP Plenary session - Voting session, including the resolution regarding the immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries, the resolution regarding the repressive environment in Afghanistan, including public executions and violence against women, and the resolution about the adoption of the Special Measure in favour of Tunisia for 2023. It also includes the vote on the case of Rocío San Miguel and General Hernández Da Costa, the subscription by the European Union to additional shares in the capital of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and amending the Agreement establishing the EBRD, financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, the return of Romanian national treasure illegally appropriated by Russia, the creation of a European initiative for an annual designation of European capitals for children and the ohesion policy 2014-2020 – implementation and outcomes in the Member States

EP Plenary session - Voting session, including the resolutions about Gaza, Afghanistan and Tunisia

MEPs debate on the inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights with Council and Commission. The debate is wound up by a resolution, to be put to a vote in the April I part-session. Closing statement by Elisa FERREIRA, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms.

Inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: Closing statement by Elisa FERREIRA, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms

MEPs debate on the inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights with Council and Commission. The debate is wound up by a resolution, to be put to a vote in the April I part-session. MEPs debate

Inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: MEPs debate

MEPs debate on the inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights with Council and Commission. The debate is wound up by a resolution, to be put to a vote in the April I part-session. Opening statement by Elisa FERREIRA, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: Opening statement by Elisa FERREIRA, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms

MEPs hold urgent debates on human rights, democracy and rule of law topics such as the immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries.

EP Plenary session - Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law: The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries

MEPs debate and vote on new EU rules to reduce emissions from passenger cars, vans, buses, trucks and trailers and to set battery durability requirements for them. The regulation governing the type-approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles (Euro 7) aims to support the EU’s transition towards clean mobility and improve air quality. Closing statements by Elisa FERREIRA, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, and Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur.

Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7): Closing statement by Elisa FERREIRA, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, and Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur

MEPs debate and vote on new EU rules to reduce emissions from passenger cars, vans, buses, trucks and trailers and to set battery durability requirements for them. The regulation governing the type-approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles (Euro 7) aims to support the EU’s transition towards clean mobility and improve air quality.

Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7): MEPs debate

MEPs debate and vote on new EU rules to reduce emissions from passenger cars, vans, buses, trucks and trailers and to set battery durability requirements for them. The regulation governing the type-approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles (Euro 7) aims to support the EU’s transition towards clean mobility and improve air quality. Opening statements by Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur, Massimiliano SALINI (EPP, IT), ITRE Committee, Elisa FERREIRA, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Antonius MANDERS (EPP, NL), IMCO Committee, and Marian-Jean MARINESCU (EPP, RO), TRAN Committee. This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7): Opening statement by Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur, and Elisa FERREIRA, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms

Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Hadja LAHBIB, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade and the Federal Cultural Institutions, on behalf of the Belgian Presidency, sign some legislative acts.

LEX signing ceremony in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Hadja LAHBIB, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade and the Federal Cultural Institutions, on behalf of the Belgian Presidency

Marion WALSMANN (EPP, DE), rapporteur, holds a press conference after Parliament set its position on new rules to decrease the number of unsafe toys sold in the EU and protect children more robustly from toy-related risks. This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Marion WALSMANN (EPP, DE), rapporteur, on the safety of toys

For the second year, under the auspices of President Metsola, a booth is set up next to the hemicycle in Strasbourg, where each Member can send an individual letter to one of Belarus political prisoners. Each MEP can send a letter to a prisoner. Roberta METSOLA, EP President, attends the event and makes a statement.

Support to Belarusian political prisoners, in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President

MEPs vote on the following topics: EMF Act; AI Act; Directive on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes; Regulation on discontinuation of the European ODR Platform; Asset recovery and confiscation; IMI and the Single Digital Gateway; Compulsory licensing for crisis management; Safety of toys; Amending Directive on waste; A single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the Member State; European cross-border associations; Amending Regulations in the fields of road transport and aviation; Amending Directives in the fields of road transport and aviation; Minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector; Establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority; Amending Regulation on European statistics.

Voting session, including the European Media Freedom Act and the Artificial Intelligence Act

The Artificial Intelligence Act aims to ensure that AI is trustworthy, safe and respects EU fundamental rights, while supporting innovation and making Europe a leader in the field. Brando BENIFEI (S&D, IT) and Dragos TUDORACHE (Renew, RO), co-rapporteurs, hold a press conference on this topic following the debate and the vote during this plenary. This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Brando BENIFEI (S&D, IT) and Dragos TUDORACHE (Renew, RO), co-rapporteurs on AI Act plenary vote

Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo speaks to MEPs to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future. Before the debate, EP President Roberta Metsola holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Orpo, followed by a press point at 10.20 (still to be confirmed). Thirteen EU heads of state or government have discussed the future of the EU in the plenary in “This is Europe” debates. Closing statement by Petteri ORPO, Finnish Prime Minister.

EP Plenary session - This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri ORPO: Closing statement by Petteri ORPO, Finnish Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo speaks to MEPs to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future. Before the debate, EP President Roberta Metsola holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Orpo, followed by a press point at 10.20 (still to be confirmed). Thirteen EU heads of state or government have discussed the future of the EU in the plenary in “This is Europe” debates. Speech by Petteri ORPO, Finnish Prime Minister. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

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