EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - The Hungarian “National Card” scheme and its consequences for Schengen and the area of freedom, security and justice

EP Plenary session - Election of the President of the Commission

EP Plenary session - European Health Data Space

EP Plenary session - Sustainable use of plant protection products

AGRI IMCO PETI public hearing - European Citizen's Initiative ' Fur Free Europe '

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - The proposed extension of glyphosate in the EU

Hearing of Stella KYRIAKIDES, Commissioner-designate, Health - Press point

Hearing of Stella KYRIAKIDES, Commissioner-designate, Health - Q&A

Hearing of Stella KYRIAKIDES, Commissioner-designate, Health - Opening statement

Hearing of Stella KYRIAKIDES, Commissioner-designate, Health - Arrival and opening of the session

Hearing of Stella KYRIAKIDES, Commissioner-designate, Health - Arrival and Opening of the hearing

David SASSOLI - EP President meets with Stella KYRIAKIDES - Commissioner-designate for Health

Brussels 20 km running race start

Parliament debate and vote on measures and actions to fight cancer in the EU. Key recommendations by the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) include facilitating access to cross-border health care and clinical trials, managing shortages of cancer medicines more efficiently, and ensuring equal access to innovative drugs and treatments. Closing statements by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety and by Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR (Renew,FR), Rapporteur

Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer: closing statements by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety and by Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR (Renew, FR), Rapporteur

The European Parliament debated on Tuesday and adopted on Wednesday (652 votes in favour, 15 against and 27 abstentions) measures and actions to fight cancer in the EU. Key recommendations by the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA), presided by Veronique TRILLET-LENOIR (Renew, FR) include facilitating access to cross-border health care and clinical trials, managing shortages of cancer medicines more efficiently, and ensuring equal access to innovative drugs and treatments. Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR stated that the EU would be faster and better equipped to bring down the prices of cancer drugs, which are very high. Stella KYRIAKIDES, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, reminded that prevention is very important so that citizens can have specific recommendations on how they can reduce their risk of cancer. In general, MEPs agreed that a better cross-border cooperation is needed in the fight against cancer:

Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer: extracts from the debate and the votes, statement by Veronique TRILLET-LENOIR (Renew, FR), Rapporteur

Parliament debate and vote on measures and actions to fight cancer in the EU. Key recommendations by the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) include facilitating access to cross-border health care and clinical trials, managing shortages of cancer medicines more efficiently, and ensuring equal access to innovative drugs and treatments. Opening statements by Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR (Renew, FR), Rapporteur and by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. This transcript is result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer: opening statements by Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR (Renew, FR), Rapporteur and by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

Closing statements by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, and Jérémy DECERLE (Renew, FR), Rapporteur, after the debate focusing on the implementation of EU legislation on the welfare of food-producing animals.

Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare: closing statements by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety by Jérémy DECERLE (Renew, FR), Rapporteur

This report by Jeremy DECERLE, (Renew, FR), addresses the implementation of EU legislation on the welfare of food-producing animals. The legislation needs to have clearer wording of the goals, and indicators allowing a more uniform transposition across Member States and providing for a more consistent monitoring and sanctioning. His report also encompasses environmental elements, economical and social aspects. Opening statements by Jérémy DECERLE (Renew, FR), Rapporteur and by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety.

Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare: opening statements by Jérémy DECERLE (Renew, FR), Rapporteur and by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

MEPs debate on possible strategies to minimize the impact of transport of animals. Closing statements by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety.

Joint debate on animal transport: closing statement Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health

On Thursday, MEPs from the ANIT Committee debated and adopted, with 557 votes to 55 and 78 abstentions, recommendations to update the current EU rules. They call on the Commission and EU countries to step up their efforts to respect animal welfare during transport, update EU rules and appoint an EU commissioner responsible for animal welfare.

Animal transport: extracts from the debate, results of the vote and statement by Isabel CARVALHAIS (S&D, PT), rapporteur

MEPs debate on possible strategies to minimize the impact of transport of animals. Opening statements by Isabel CARVALHAIS (S&D,PT) and by Daniel BUDA (EPP,RO), rapporteurs and by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. This transcript is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Joint debate on animal transport: opening statements by Isabel CARVALHAIS (S&D, PT), Daniel BUDA (EPP, RO), rapporteurs, and by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health

MEPs hold a debate on “The EU’s Role in Combatting the COVID-19 Pandemic: How to Vaccinate the World” during the plenary session in Strasbourg. Closing statements by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and by Anže LOGAR, Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The EU's Role in combatting the Covid-19 Pandemic - How to Vaccinate the World: closing statements by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and by Anže LOGAR, Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs

MEPs hold a debate on “The EU’s Role in Combatting the COVID-19 Pandemic: How to Vaccinate the World” during the plenary session in Strasbourg. Opening statements by Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU (Renew, FR), Anže LOGAR, Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs and by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety.

The EU's Role in combatting the Covid-19 Pandemic - How to Vaccinate the World: opening statements by Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU (Renew, FR), Anže LOGAR, Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health

MEPs debate proposals to address medicines shortages, improve the access of patients to treatments, and increase price transparency. Closing statements by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety.

A Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe: closing statements by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

Parliament debate proposals to address medicines shortages, improve the access of patients to treatments, and increase price transparency. Opening statement by Dolors MONTSERRAT (EPP, ES), rapporteur on a Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe, and by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety.

Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe: opening statements by Dolors MONTSERRAT (EPP, ES), rapporteur and by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

MEPs debate recent developments and next EU steps in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic as well as how to coordinate national measures more effectively and build more solidarity among member states, in light of rising COVID-19 cases across the EU. Closing statement by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety.

Coordination of Member States’ measures in light of increasing cases of COVID-19 in the EU: closing statement by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

MEPs debate recent developments and next EU steps in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic as well as how to coordinate national measures more effectively and build more solidarity among member states, in light of rising COVID-19 cases across the EU. Opening statement by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Coordination of Member States’ measures in light of increasing cases of COVID-19 in the EU: opening statement by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissione for Health and Food Safety

The Parliament discusses with the Commission on how to coordinate member states’ measures more effectively, in light of rising COVID-19 cases across the EU. Statements of Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Esther de LANGE (EPP, NL), Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR (Renew, FR), Tilly METZ (Greens/EFA, LU), Robert ROOS (ECR, NL), KONEČNÁ Kateřina (The Left, CZ), Simona BONAFÈ (S&D, IT).

Coordination of Member States’ measures in light of increasing cases of COVID-19 in the EU: extracts from the debate

Parliament present plans on how Europe can produce healthier food while ensuring food security, a fair income for farmers and reducing agriculture’s environmental footprint. Closing statements by the co-rapporteurs, Anja HAZEKAMP (The Left, NL), Herbert DORFMANN (EPP, IT) and by Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health. MEPs are expected to welcome the Farm to Fork strategy, presented by the Commission in May 2020, while underlining the importance of producing healthy, animal friendly, high quality and affordable diets to European consumers. They are expected to demand that farmers must earn a fair share of the profit from sustainably produced food.

A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system: closing statements by Anja HAZEKAMP (The Left, NL), Herbert DORFMANN (EPP, IT), rapporteurs and by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health

Parliament present plans on how Europe can produce healthier food while ensuring food security, a fair income for farmers and reducing agriculture’s environmental footprint. Opening statements by Anja HAZEKAMP (The Left, NL) and Herbert DORFMANN (EPP, IT), co-rapporteurs, Paolo DE CASTRO (S&D,IT), Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Benoît BITEAU (Greens/EFA, FR); Claude GRUFFAT (Greens/EFA, FR) and Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA (Renew, ES). MEPs are expected to welcome the Farm to Fork strategy, presented by the Commission in May 2020, while underlining the importance of producing healthy, animal friendly, high quality and affordable diets to European consumers. They are expected to demand that farmers must earn a fair share of the profit from sustainably produced food. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system: opening statements

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (4-7 October 2021), MEPs debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, in particular the state law relating to abortion in Texas, USA. losing statement by Stella KYRIAKIDES , European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety.

The state law relating to abortion in Texas, USA: MEPs debate and closing statement by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

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