Dutch MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

EP Plenary session - Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 144)

EP Mini-Plenary Session - Council and Commission Statement - Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Hungary to strengthen Rule of Law and its budgetary implications

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

Belarus postcards to political prisoners

EP Plenary session - Definition of criminal offences and penalties for the violation of Union restrictive measures

EP Plenary session - Deepening EU integration in view of future enlargement

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia

EP Plenary session - Joint Debate - European Security and Defence

Thijs REUTEN in the EP in Strasbourg

MEPs debate with the Presidents of the European Council and Commision the latest diplomatic attempts to de-escalate tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine. Third part of the debate.

EU-Russia relations, European security and Russia’s military threat against Ukraine: MEPs debate (Part 3/4)

MEPs and Josep Borrell also discuss Parliament’s annual reports on the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), MEPs put forward their proposals on how to strengthen the EU as a global foreign policy and security actor. First part of the debate.

Joint debate - Common security and defence policy: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

In the annual report 2021 on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs warn that the EU is facing new threats and call for firm response to the external security challenges. MEPs and Josep BORRELL discuss Parliament’s annual reports and the proposals on how to strengthen the EU as a global foreign policy and security actor. The report, adopted by the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), focuses on the development of the EU's security and defence doctrine through the Strategic Compass, CSDP missions and operations, crisis management, resilience, capabilities, partnerships and parliamentary oversight of CSDP.

CFSP and CSDP (Common foreign and security policy & Common security and defence policy): statement by Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR), Rapporteur and extracts from the debate

Parliament hold urgent debates on the human rights, democracy and rule of law topics and especially on the continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia: the case of human rights organisation Memorial. Closing statement by Janez LENARČIČ, European Commissioner for Crisis Management.

Continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia - The case of human rights organisation Memorial: closing statement by Janez LENARČIČ, European Commissioner for Crisis Management

MEPs quiz the Commission and the Council on the proposal to adapt EU asylum rules in Poland, Latvia and Lithuania to deal with migrants coming from Belarus.

The proposed Council decision on provisional emergency measures for the external border with Belarus: MEPs debate

MEPs debate on media freedom and the state of democracy in Slovenia, as well as the delay in appointing a representative to the EU Prosecutor’s Office.

Fundamental rights and Rule of Law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors: MEPs debate

Parliament debates the recent ruling of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal during the plenary session in Strasbourg. MEPs discuss the contentious verdict of Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, which states that cornerstone provisions of the Treaty on the EU (Art. 1 and 19) are unconstitutional under Polish law.Third part of the debate.

The Rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law: MEPs debate (part 3/3)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (4-7 October 2021), MEPs debate on the Situation in Belarus after one year of protests and their violent repression. Continuation of the second part of the debate.

The situation in Belarus after one year of protests and their violent repression: MEPs debate (continuation of part 2/2)

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 (7-10 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law: the listing of German NGOs as 'undesirable organisations' by Russia and the detention of Andrei Pivovarov. Closing statement by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality.

The listing of German NGOs as 'undesirable organisations' by Russia and the detention of Andrei Pivovarov

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (17-20 May 2021), MEPs debate on the 2019-2020 Reports on Montenegro.

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