EP Plenary session - Heat record year 2024 - the need for climate action to fight global warming

EP Plenary session - Restoring the EU’s competitive edge - the need for an impact assessment on the Green Deal policies

ENVI - Presentation of the responsibilities and activities of the following agencies under ENVI competence - Exchange of views with Dr. Yukiko Nakatani, WHO Assistant Director-General, on Antimicrobial Resistance

EP Plenary session - Recommendation on smoke and aerosol-free environments

EP Plenary session - Outcome of COP 29 and challenges for international climate policy

EP Plenary session - UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)

ENVI ECON ITRE -  Confirmation hearing of Teresa RIBERA RODRÍGUEZ, European Commissioner-designate for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition

ENVI ITRE ECON - Confirmation hearing of Wopke Bastiaan HOEKSTRA, European Commissioner-designate for Climate, Net-Zero and Clean Growth

ENVI AGRI -  Confirmation hearing of Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner-designate for Health and Animal Welfare

DEVE FEMM ENVI - Confirmation hearing of Hadja LAHBIB, European Commissioner-designate for Preparedness and Crisis Management Equality

EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Urgent need to revise the medical devices regulation

EP Plenary session - The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe

Delegations for relations with the countries of Central America, including the EU-Central America Parliamentary Association Committee Constitutive meeting

COP28 UAE - United Nations Climate Change Conference.

COP28 UAE - United Nations Climate Change Conference

EP Plenary session - Joint debate - Fit for 55

Trilogue on Emissions Trading System

COP27 UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt..

European Parliament delegation to COP26 in Glasgow (UK) : meeting with Mehmet Emin BIRPINAR, minister of Environment of Turkey and with Alexey OVERCHUK, Head of the Russian delegation

Meeting with Saber Chowdhury, Member of Parliament of Bangladesh

European Parliament delegation to COP26, Glasgow : Meeting with Dr Hoesung LEE, Chairman of the IPCC and a Parliamentary delegation of Bangladesh

EP Delegation to COP25 Chile (Madrid) - 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Shaking hands between Bas EICKHOUT and Tina STEGE, Climate Envoy to the President of Marshall Island in Madrid, Spain on December 13, 2019.

EP Delegation to COP25 Chile (Madrid) - 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The EP Delegation meets with Yannick GLEMAREC, Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund, on the right in Madrid, Spain on December 13, 2019.

EP Delegation to COP25 Chile (Madrid) - 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The EP team pose for a family photo in Madrid, Spain on December 13, 2019.

EP Delegation to COP25 Chile (Madrid) - 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The EP Delegation meets with Laurence TUBIANA, Chief Executive Officer of the European Climate Foundation, in the center in Madrid, Spain on December 13, 2019.

EP Delegation to COP25 Chile (Madrid) - 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The EP Delegation meets with Fekadu BEYENE ALEKA, Commissioner for Environment, Forest and Climate Change of Ethiopia, 2nd on the left in Madrid, Spain on December 13, 2019.

EP Delegation to COP25 Chile (Madrid) - 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the UNFCCC

EP Delegation to COP25 Chile (Madrid) - 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The EP Delegation meets with Zhao YINGMIN, Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment and Head of the Chinese delegation, 2nd on the right, in Madrid, Spain on December 13, 2019.

EP Delegation to COP25 Chile (Madrid) - 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - The EP Delegation meets with Dr. Hoesung LEE, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) at the COP 25 in Madrid, on December 11, 2019.

EP Delegation to COP25 Chile (Madrid) - 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Members of the European Parliament meet with South Africa Parliamentary delegation in Madrid, on December 11, 2019.

EP Delegation to COP25 Chile (Madrid) - 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - Family photo

Hearing of Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice President-designate, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight - Arrival

During the EP Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), in Brussels, MEPs vote on the strategy for long-term EU greenhouse gas emissions reduction in accordance with the Paris Agreement. The EP Paris agreement strategy was adopted, 61 votes in total, 49 in favour, 6 votes against and 6 abstentions.

Strategy for long-term EU greenhouse gas emissions reduction in accordance with the Paris Agreement: extracts from the vote

At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) in Katowice, Poland, Jo Leinen (S&D, DE) meets with Anukriti HITTLE, Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation Coordinator at Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources and Yasuo TAKAHASHI, Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs of Japan. Statement by Peter LIESE (EPP,DE).

UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) in Katowice, Poland: meetings and statement by Peter LIESE (EPP,DE)

At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) in Katowice, Poland, the EP delegation meets with Rodolfo LACY, OECD Environment Director, with members of Business and Industry NGOs, with Edson DUARTE, Brazilian Minister of the Environment, statement by José Inácio FARIA (EPP, PT) and family photo.

UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) in Katowice, Poland: meetings with Rodolfo LACY, OECD Environment Director, with members of Business and Industry NGOs, with Edson DUARTE, Brazilian Minister of the Environment, and statements by José Inácio FARIA

Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Françoise GROSSETÊTE (EPP, FR) and Alojz PETERLE (EPP, SL) speak to the press about the adoption of the EPP Cancer paper, in the EP in Brussels;

Press conference by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Françoise GROSSETÊTE (EPP, FR) and Alojz PETERLE (EPP, SL) on the adoption of the EPP Cancer paper

During the EP plenary session (5-8 February 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs discuss on the manipulation of scientific research by multinationals in the wake of the emission tests on monkeys and humans by the German car industry. Statements by Elżbieta BIEŃKOWSKA, Member of the EC in charge of Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs , Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Kathleen VAN BREMPT (S&D, BE), Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY (ALDE, NL) and Miriam DALLI (S&D, MT).

Manipulation of scientific research by multinationals in the wake of the emission tests on monkeys and humans by the German car industry: extracts from the debate

During the EP plenary session (15-18 January 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the decision on the strategy on plastics. Statements by Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Jyrki KATAINEN, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Julie GIRLING (ECR, UK) and Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY (ALDE, NL).

Decision on the strategy on plastics: extracts from the debate

During the UN Climate Conference COP23 in Bonn, Germany, the EP Delegation meets with Yasuo TAKAHASHI, Head of Japanese delegation, with representatives of IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency), with Petteri TAALAS, Secretary-general of the WMO (World Meteorological Organization) and statement by Peter LIESE (DE, EPP)

EP Delegation to UN Climate Conference COP23 in Bonn, Germany: meeting with Yasuo TAKAHASHI, Head of Japanese delegation, with representatives of IRENA, with Petteri TAALAS, Secretary-general of the WMO and statement

During the EP plenary session (3-6 July 2017) in Strasbourg, MEps debate on the Single Seat of the European Parliament. Statements by Karmenu VELLA, Member of the EC in charge of Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Anne SANDER (EPP, FR), Ashley FOX (ECR, UK), Frédérique RIES (ALDE, BE), Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY (S&D, FR) and Peter LIESE (EPP, DE).

Single Seat of the European Parliament: extracts from the debate

During the EP plenary session (3-6 April 2017) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on stricter rules for the certification and monitoring of medical devices, to ensure full traceability and patient safety, following recent breast and hip implant scandals. They also debate on legislation to tighten up information and ethical requirements for diagnostic medical devices, used for example in pregnancy or DNA testing. Statements by Glenis WILLMOTT (S&amp;D, UK), Rapporteur, Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Rapporteur, Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS, Member of the EC in charge of Health and Food Safety, Boleslaw G. PIECHA (ECR, PL), Gesine MEISSNER (ALDE, DE) and Piernicola PEDICINI (EFDD, IT).&nbsp;

Medical devices: extracts from the debate on the report by Peter LIESE ( EPP, DE) and Glenis WILLMOTT (S&D, UK)

Joint debate on Energy, during the EP plenary session (22 - 23 June 2016) in Brussels. Statements by Paloma L&Oacute;PEZ BERMEJO (GUE/NGL, ES), rapporteur, Markus PIEPER (EPP, DE), Rapporteur, Miguel ARIAS CA&Ntilde;ETE, Member of the EC in charge of Climate Action and Energy, Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Miroslav POCHE (S&amp;D, CZ), Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT (ECR, BE), Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY (ALDE, NL) and&nbsp;Xabier BENITO ZILUAGA (GUE/NGL, ES).

Joint debate on Energy: extracts from the debate

Debate on In vitro diagnostic medical devices and on Regulation on medical devices in the EP in Brussels. Votes on the reports by Peter LIESE (EPP, DE) and Glenis WILLMOTT (S&amp;D, UK). Opening and results by Givanni LA VIA, Chair of the ENVI Committee

In vitro diagnostic medical devices and on Regulation on medical devices: extracts from the votes on the reports by Peter LIESE (EPP, DE) and Glenis WILLMOTT (S&D, UK)

Debate on the&nbsp;outcome of the&nbsp;COP 21,&nbsp;during the EP Plenary session (18-21/01) in Strasbourg. Statements by Laurent FABIUS, Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Kathleen VAN BREMPT (S&amp;D, BE), Ian DUNCAN (ECR, UK), Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY (ALDE, NL) and Yannick JADOT (Greens/EFA, FR)

COP 21 outcome: extracts from the debate

On 30 September 2014, Vytenis Andriukaitis, Member designate of the EC in charge of Health and Food safety, was heard by the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food safety of the European Parliament to test his general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to his portfolio. Vytenis Andriukaitis had the opportunity to make an opening statement, he took part in a question and answer session and made a closing statement. Although the Parliament can only vote on the Commission as a whole, a negative assessment of one of the candidates has in the past already led to the candidacy being withdrawn and replaced. Vytenis Andriukaitis was Vice-President of the Lithuanian Parliament from 2001 to 2004 and from 2008 to 2012, then Lithuanian Minister for Health from 2012 to 2014.

Hearing of Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS (Lithuania), Commissioner-designate for Health and Food Safety: MEPs questions & answers

During the plenary session (17/05/2010 au 23/05/2010) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on organ donation and transplantation.

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