EP Plenary session - Voting session

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

EP Plenary session - The urgent need for EU action to preserve nature and protect biodiversity to avoid the extinction of species

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

Roundtable ' Leading the way: women's representation in political and administrative leadership '

DROI Extraordinary committee meeting

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

High Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity Constitutive meeting

Constitutive meeting of the new Bureau of the EP - group photo

Press briefing Greens/EFA.

Nicolae STEFANUTA in the EP in Brussels

Press conference on the expected compromise on the Fit for 55 votes in next week's plenary.

The Bureau Members of the Delegation for relations with the United States  meets with Mark Gitenstein, the US Ambassador to the EU

EP Plenary session - Guidelines for the 2023 budget – Section III

Renew Europe, Romanian delegation group photo

Remote participation of MEP STEFANUTA - Due to strict sanitary measures to avoid COVID-19 spreading, Parliament has put in place temporary measures to allow Members to fulfill their democratic rights and legislative duties. MEPs participate and vote in plenary session and other meetings from a distance.

Meeting of the delegation for relations with the US D-US

Nicolae STEFANUTA official portrait - 9th Parliamentary term

MEPs and the Commission discuss misinformation and disinformation circulating on social media platforms such as TikTok, and the dangers they pose to the holding of free and fair elections in Europe. First part of the debate.

Misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms, such as TikTok, and related risks to the integrity of elections in Europe: MEPs Debate (part 1)

Commission statement on Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: the urgent need to lift controls at internal land borders.

Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: MEPs debate (part 1)

Olivér VÁRHELYI, Commissioner-designate, for Health and Animal Welfare, of the VON DER LEYEN Commission is heard by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) of the European Parliament. Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and Subcommittee on Public Health (SANT) participate as joint committees. During the confirmation hearing, Olivér VÁRHELYI answers questions by committee members.

Confirmation hearing of Olivér VÁRHELYI, Commissioner-designate, for Health and Animal Welfare: questions / answers (part 5)

MEPs discuss with the Commission ways to encourage public and private investment in decent and affordable housing in Europe. Ahead of her confirmation as Commission President, Ursula VON DER LEYEN said in a statement before Parliament on 18 July that Europe faces a housing crisis and announced she would appoint a Commissioner to be directly responsible for this issue. Former Danish Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy Dan JØRGENSEN is the Commissioner-designate for Housing and Energy. Second part of MEPs debate

Ensuring sustainable, decent and affordable housing in Europe - encouraging investment, private property and public housing programmes: MEPs debate (part 2)

On Wednesday, MEPs debate the devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, which have claimed lives and displaced thousands. The discussion focuses on the EU's preparedness for handling increasingly severe disasters driven by climate change. The floods, caused by torrential rain, have wreaked havoc across Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Austria, with entire neighborhoods submerged and widespread damage to infrastructure. Local authorities are describing the floods as the worst in decades, prompting emergency evacuations and calls for EU financial assistance.

The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change: MEPs debate part 1

The EP Conference of Presidents meets in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Arrivals, family photo and roundtable with Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Sabine VERHEYEN (Vice-president), Sophie WILMES (Vice-president), Javi LOPEZ (Vice-president), Andrey KOVATCHEV (Quaestor), Pina PICIERNO (Vice-president), Nicolae STEFANUTA (Vice-president), Esteban GONZALEZ PONS (Vice-president), Marc ANGEL (Quaestor), Ewa KOPACZ (Vice-president), Christel SCHALDEMOSE (Vice-president), Kosma ZLOTOWSKI (Quaestor), Martin HOLSIK (Vice-president), Younous OMARJEE (Vice-president), Katarina BARLEY (Vice-president), Antonella SBERNA (Vice-president), Roberts ZILE (Vice-president), Fabienne KELLER (Quaestor), Victor NEGRESCU (Vice-president), Miriam LEXDMANN (Quaestor).

Meeting of the EP Bureau: arrivals, roundtable and family photo

After the deal reached between the Parliament and the Council, MEPs debate on Tuesday and vote on Wednesday on the first EU rules on combating violence against women and domestic violence. The new directive will prohibit forced marriage and female genital mutilation and have specific rules on cybercrimes, such as cyber-flashing and cyber-stalking. Victims will have improved access to justice and to healthcare, including sexual and reproductive services, while the legislation will include provisions to prevent rape. MEPs debate.

EP Plenary session - Combating violence against women and domestic violence: MEPs debate

Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania gives an opening statement during the "This is Europe" debate to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future in Strasbourg. President Iohannis was first elected in December 2014, and is currently serving his second five-year mandate. Round of political groups speakers

"This is Europe" debate with Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania: Round of political groups speakers

Parliament wants to take stock of the implementation of the Digital Services Act, after the first 19 platforms and search engines that have to comply with its obligations since 25 August were named. Platforms including X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Tiktok and Instagram are now required to take concrete measures to assess and mitigate system risks related to the spread of disinformation or harmful content on their services. MEPs discuss with Council and Commission how to respond to the increase in violent, terrorist and false content circulating on social media. Second part of the MEPs debate.

Fighting disinformation and dissemination of illegal content in the context of the Digital Services Act: MEPs debate (part 2)

MEPs debate on new rules to improve EU air quality for a cleaner and healthier environment. In October 2022, the Commission proposed a revision of the EU air quality rules with more ambitious targets for 2030 to achieve the zero pollution objective by 2050 in line with the EU’s Zero Pollution Action Plan. The draft text, adopted by the Environment Committee in June 2023, sets stricter 2030 limits and target values for several pollutants relative to the original Commission proposal to ensure that air quality in the EU is not harmful to human health, natural ecosystems and biodiversity.

Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs debate on the recent IPCC report on Climate Change, in particular they discuss a call for urgent additional climate action.

IPCC report on Climate Change - a call for urgent additional action: MEPs debate

Ahead of the plenary session from 13th to 16th March 2023, Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE), co-Presidents of the Greens/EFA group in the EP, hold a press conference with the participation of Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ (Greens/EFA, RO), who recently left Renew Europe to join the Greens, to give the priority of their group. The transcription is the result of an automatic process, please check against delivery.

Press conference by Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE), co-Presidents of the Greens/EFA group and Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ (Greens/EFA, RO)

MEPs debate new rules on land use, land use change and forestry, member states’ emission reductions and the revision of the Market Stability Reserve. Following a debate on Monday, Parliament will vote on Tuesday on the deals reached with EU countries in late 2022 on three pieces of legislation that are part of the “Fit for 55 in 2030 package”. This is the EU’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels in line with the European Climate Law.

Joint debate - Outcome of the negotiations on Fit for 55: MEPs debate

MEPs debate on the surge of respiratory infections and the shortage of medication in Europe.

Surge of respiratory infections and the shortage of medication in Europe: MEPs debate

MEPs, Council and Commission meet to try to reach a deal on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). This is a climate measure that should prevent the risk of carbon leakage and support the EU's increased ambition on climate mitigation, while ensuring WTO compatibility. Extracts from the arrivals to the trilogue in the European Parliament, and roundtable.

Trilogue on CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism): arrivals and roundtable

Voting session on Draft amending budget 5/2022: Additional measures to address the consequences of the Russian war in Ukraine - Union Civil Protection Mechanism reinforcement - Reduction in payment appropriations and update of revenues - Other adjustments and technical updates - Karlo RESSLER (EPP,HR) & Damian BOESELAGER (Greens/EFA, DE); 2023 budgetary procedure: joint text - Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ (Renew, RO) and Niclas HERBST (EPP, DE)

Voting session, including the vote on 2023 budgetary procedure

MEPs debate and approve the deal on next year’s EU budget that addresses the fallout from the Ukraine war and the pandemic recovery process more effectively. Parliament fought for and obtained better support - over €1 billion on top of the Commission’s original proposal - for tackling the consequences of the war in Ukraine, energy, climate and the recovery from the pandemic in the 2023 EU budget. Extracts from the debate in plenary, from the vote and the signature ceremony in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President.

2023 budgetary procedure: extracts from the debate (22/11), from the vote and the signature ceremony

Parliament fought for and obtained better support - over €1 billion on top of the Commission’s original proposal - for tackling the consequences of the war in Ukraine, energy, climate and the recovery from the pandemic in the 2023 EU budget. Opening statements by Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ (Renew, RO) and Niclas HERBST (EPP, DE), co-Rapporteurs, Johan VAN OVERTVELDT (ECR, BE), Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs and by Johannes HAHN, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration.

2023 budgetary procedure - Joint text: opening statements by Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ (Renew, RO) and Niclas HERBST (EPP, DE), co-Rapporteurs, Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs and by Johannes HAHN, EU Commissioner for Budget

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