Licia RONZULLI  during plenary session week 24 2013

Statement of Martin SCHULZ - EP President about the US elections

Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - Southern Neighbourhood, and Libya in particular

Meeting of Jerzy BUZEK, EP President with Ranko KRIVOKAPIƒÜ, Speaker of the Parliament of Montenegro

State of the Union - Statement by the President of the Commission at the European Parliament in Strasbourg

MEPs call for a coordinated strategy against foreign interference and information manipulation to protect the European elections and increase the EU’s resilience and discuss the report by the Special Committee on foreign interference. The report includes recommendations for a coordinated EU strategy and addresses issues such as interference on online platforms, protection of critical infrastructure and strategic sectors, interference during electoral processes, covert funding of political activities by foreign actors and resilience to cyberattacks. Closing statements by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency and Sandra KALNIETE (EPP, LV), Rapporteur.

Joint Debate - Foreign interference in democratic processes and election integrity: Closing statements by Věra JOUROVÁ, VP of the EC in charge of Transparency and Sandra KALNIETE, Rapporteur

MEPs call for a coordinated strategy against foreign interference and information manipulation to protect the European elections and increase the EU’s resilience and discuss the report by the Special Committee on foreign interference. The report includes recommendations for a coordinated EU strategy and addresses issues such as interference on online platforms or protection of critical infrastructure and strategic sectors. MEPs receive answers from the Commission on how it plans to ensure that the existing tools against information manipulation and new initiatives, such as the defence of democracy package, will help protect the integrity of the 2024 elections. Opening statements by Sandra KALNIETE, Rapporteur, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Chair of ING2 Special Committee and by Věra JOUROVÁ, VP of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency. The transcript is the result of an automated process. Please check against delivery.

Joint Debate - Foreign interference in democratic processes and election integrity: Opening statements by Sandra KALNIETE, Rapporteur, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Chair of ING2 Special Committee and by Věra JOUROVÁ, VP of the European Commission

MEPs debate new rules on EU geographical indications to protect the quality of wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products. They call for better online protection of registered agricultural products, avoid abuse of registered products used as ingredients and propose more rights and financial support for recognised producer groups. Closing statements by Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, European Commissioner for Agriculture and by Paolo DE CASTRO (S&D, IT), Rapporteur.

Geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, and quality schemes for agricultural products: closing statements by Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, European Commissioner for Agriculture and by Paolo DE CASTRO (S&D, IT), Rapporteur

MEPs debate new rules on EU geographical indications to protect the quality of wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products. They call for better online protection of registered agricultural products, avoid abuse of registered products used as ingredients and propose more rights and financial support for recognised producer groups.

Geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, and quality schemes for agricultural products: MEPs debate

MEPs debate new rules on EU geographical indications to protect the quality of wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products. They call for better online protection of registered agricultural products, avoid abuse of registered products used as ingredients and propose more rights and financial support for recognised producer groups. Opening statements by Paolo DE CASTRO (S&D, IT), Rapporteur, by Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA (Renew, ES), JURI and by Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, European Commissioner for Agriculture and by Danilo Oscar LANCINI (ID, IT), INTA. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, and quality schemes for agricultural products: Opening statements by Paolo DE CASTRO (S&D, IT), Rapporteur and Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, European Commissioner for Agriculture

MEPs debate about the deliberate and systematic efforts of the Hungarian Government to undermine the founding values of the EU enshrined in Article 2 TEU, after the state of rule of law and fundamental rights have worsened in the country. They discuss as well about the situation of the "frozen" recovery funds and how the future Hungarian Presidency would affect the Council's work on EU legislation, the continuity of the EU agenda, and the Council’s relations with the other EU institutions. Closing statements by Johannes HAHN, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration and by Peter KULLGREN, Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs and Infrastructure.

Breaches of the Rule of Law and fundamental rights in Hungary and frozen EU funds: closing statements by Johannes HAHN, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration and by Peter KULLGREN, Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs and Infrastructure

MEPs debate about the deliberate and systematic efforts of the Hungarian Government to undermine the founding values of the EU enshrined in Article 2 TEU, after the state of rule of law and fundamental rights have worsened in the country. They discuss as well about the situation of the "frozen" recovery funds and how the future Hungarian Presidency would affect the Council's work on EU legislation, the continuity of the EU agenda, and the Council’s relations with the other EU institutions. Opening statements by Peter KULLGREN, Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs and Infrastructure and by Johannes HAHN, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration and Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice.

Breaches of the Rule of Law and fundamental rights in Hungary and frozen EU funds: opening statements by Peter KULLGREN, Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs, Johannes HAHN, EU Commissioner for Budget and by Didier REYNDERS, EU Commissioner for Justice

To provide legal certainty to business and citizens, the Commission has proposed a directive laying down rules on corporate due diligence obligations. According to the new rules, companies will be required to prevent, end or mitigate the negative impact that their activities have on human rights and the environment, such as on child labour, slavery, pollution or biodiversity loss. Closing statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice and Lara WOLTERS (S&D, NL), Rapporteur.

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence: closing statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice and Lara WOLTERS (S&D, NL), Rapporteur

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, gives her statement on the occasion of the 10 years anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh. Over 1,100 people, mostly garment workers, lost their lives when the factory collapsed in the capital on 24 April 2013. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

10 years anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh: statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, gives her introductory statement ahead of the plenary session in Brussels: opening remark on the Uganda new anti-LGBTIQ+ law. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Resumption of session and order of business: opening remark by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, on the Uganda new anti-LGBTIQ+ law

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, gives her introductory statement ahead of the plenary session in Brussels: opening remarks and a minute of silence on the recent floods in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Resumption of session and order of business: opening remark by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, on the recent floods in Italy and minute of silence

Georgia applied for EU membership last year but has not yet obtained candidate status, with the necessary political and judicial reforms still pending. Now, Salome ZOURABICHVILI, President of Georgia, visits the European Parliament and gives her address to the MEPs gathered in a formal sitting during the plenary session in Brussels. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Formal sitting: address by Salomé ZOURABICHVILI, President of Georgia

Georgia applied for EU membership last year but has not yet obtained candidate status, with the necessary political and judicial reforms still pending. Now, Salome ZOURABICHVILI, President of Georgia, visits the European Parliament in Brussels. Roberta METSOLA, EP President, gives her opening statement ahead of the formal sitting. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Formal sitting with Salome ZOURABICHVILI, President of Georgia: introductory remarks by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

To provide legal certainty to business and citizens, the Commission has proposed a directive laying down rules on corporate due diligence obligations. According to the new rules, companies will be required to prevent, end or mitigate the negative impact that their activities have on human rights and the environment, such as on child labour, slavery, pollution or biodiversity loss. Opening statements by Lara WOLTERS (S&D, NL), Rapporteur; Raphaël GLUCKSMANN (S&D, FR), AFET; Barry ANDREWS (Renew, IE), INTA; René REPASI (S&D, DE), ECON; Samira RAFAELA (Renew, NL), EMPL; Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D, DE), ENVI; by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice and by Ilan DE BASSO (S&D, SE), DEVE and Deirdre CLUNE (EPP, IE), IMCO. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence: opening statements by Lara WOLTERS; Raphaël GLUCKSMANN; Barry ANDREWS; René REPASI; Samira RAFAELA; Tiemo WÖLKEN; by Didier REYNDERS, EC for Justice; and by Ilan DE BASSO and and Deirdre CLUNE

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Austria (Vienna). She and Alexander Van der BELLEN, Federal President of Austria, give their opening statement at the Europa Experience, a project that let's the visitors explore how Europeans work together to tackle the EU's most important challenges. Using cutting-edge multimedia tools, people can find out how the European Union works, how it affects their daily lives and how they can make a difference. All visits to Europa Experiences are free of charge and available in all 24 official European Union languages. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Opening ceremony of the Europa Experience in Vienna: statements by Alexander Van der BELLEN, Federal President of Austria, and by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, visits Vienna and addresses the Austrian Parliament, where she meets Wolfgang SOBOTKA, President of the National Council, and Günter KOVACS, the President of the Federal Council.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Vienna (Austria): extracts from the address to the Plenary sitting, meeting with Wolfgang SOBOTKA, President of the National Council, meeting with Günter KOVACS, the President of the Federal Council

MEPs from the EP Committees on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) and on Petitions (PETI) debate animal testing in cosmetics with the initiators of a citizen’s initiative to secure better animal welfare and environmental protection, in a public hearing. The European Citizens’ Initiative on “Save Cruelty Free Cosmetics”, with nearly 1.5 million signature collected in one year, wants the EU to strengthen its animal testing ban

European Citizens’ Initiative - "Save Cruelty Free Cosmetics - Commit to a Europe without animal testing": extracts from the event and statements - ENVI, AGRI and PETI Committees

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, gives an address to the working dinner of the "25 years of European Central Bank" organised in Frankfurt, Germany. The transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

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