Official visit of Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Poland (Warsaw) - Flower Laying moment at the Monument of Fallen Shipyard Workers

Official visit of Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Poland (Warsaw) - Meeting with Lech WALESA, Former President of Poland & Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Official visit of Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Poland (Warsaw) - Tour of the Permanent Exhibition Centre

Official visit of Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Poland (Warsaw) - Townhall Discussion

Official visit of Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Poland (Warsaw) - Town Hall Discussion

EP Plenary session - The electoral law, the investigative committee and the rule of law in Poland

EP Plenary session - Threat to democracy and the rule of law in Poland, in particular the creation of an investigative committee

International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen 2023 Award Ceremony - Meeting with Mateusz MORAWIECKI, Prime Minister of Poland

FEMM LIBE joint meeting - Consequences of the de facto abortion ban in Poland

Press conference on backlash against women's rights in Poland, including sexual and reproductive health and rights – findings of FEMM delegation to Poland

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Auschwitz, Poland - Participation in the Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Auschwitz, Poland - Participation in the Memorial Ceremony & Candle-Lighting

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Auschwitz, Poland - Visit to the Auschwitz and Birkenau Camps

Conference ‘War in Europe - What the EU will be Like’- Speech by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

CONT Fact - finding mission to Warsaw, Poland - Press conference

CONT Fact-finding mission to Warsaw, Poland - Meeting at Frontex

AGRI Delegation to the Polish-Ukrainian Border

AGRI Delegation to the Polish-Ukrainian Border on Monday June 10, 2022.

EP Plenary session - The rule of law and the potential approval of the Polish national Recovery Plan (RRF)

EP Plenary session - Building of a wall on the Polish – Belarus border in the Bialowieza primeval forest

EP Plenary session - Key debate - Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary

EP Plenary session - Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary

“Event on Regions and Cities” needs: EU support, organised by the Committee of the Regions and the Podkarpackie regional council in Rzeszów in Poland.

On the occasion of her official visit to Warsaw (Poland), Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, meets with Warsaw University students to talk about European affairs and the upcoming elections. This news item shows extracts from her speech and her meeting with students.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Warsaw (Poland): extracts from the meeting with Warsaw University students

On the occasion of her official visit to Poland, EP President Roberta METSOLA meets with Radosław SIKORSKI, Polish Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Warsaw (Poland): extracts from the arrival and meeting with Radosław SIKORSKI, Polish Minister for Foreign Affairs

On the occasion of her official visit to Poland, EP President Roberta METSOLA meets with Donald TUSK, Polish Prime Minister. They speak to the press at the end of their meeting.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Warsaw (Poland): extracts from the arrival, meeting with Donald TUSK, Polish Prime Minister, and press conference

On the occasion of her official visit to Poland, EP President Roberta METSOLA addresses to the Polish Senate. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Address by Roberta METSOLA, EP President at a sitting of the Polish Senate

On the occasion of her official visit to Poland, EP President Roberta METSOLA speaks to the press with Donald TUSK, Polish Prime Minister. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Donald TUSK, Polish Prime Minister

In the European Parliament in Brussels, Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Donald TUSK. He is the leader of the Civic Platform party since 2021.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Donald TUSK, Leader of the Civic Coalition: arrival, welcome and roundtable

EP awards the Sakharov Prize to honour exceptional individuals and organisations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms. Women fighting for a free, safe and legal abortion: Justyna Wydrzyńska (Poland), Morena Herrera (El Salvador), and Colleen McNicholas (United States). Wydrzyńska is a Polish women’s rights defender and member of the Abortion Dream Team, who was sentenced to eight months community service for helping a woman obtain an abortion in Poland. Herrera is a feminist and social activist, advocating for safe and legal abortion access in El Salvador. McNicholas is an American obstetrician-gynaecologist with a strong track record of high-quality patient care and impactful reproductive health advocacy. The footage are ©AFP. The material is offered for the purpose of providing information and/or education on Sakharov Prize 2023 until 11/10/2024. The assignment to a third part is not allowed.

Infoclip: Women fighting for a free, safe and legal abortion: Justyna Wydrzyńska - Poland, Morena Herrera - El Salvador, and Colleen McNicholas - United States - Sakharov Prize 2023

MEPs discuss Poland’s revision of its electoral law, as well as the new administrative body that threatens civil rights, and the ECJ’s judgment on the Disciplinary Chamber. The revision of Poland’s electoral rules finalised in March 2023 foresees changes to polling stations and free transport for elderly and disabled people on voting day. MEPs discuss Poland’s revision of its electoral law, as well as the new administrative body that threatens civil rights, and the ECJ’s judgment on the Disciplinary Chamber. The revision of Poland’s electoral rules finalised in March 2023 foresees changes to polling stations and free transport for elderly and disabled people on voting day. Extracts from the debate.

The Electoral Law and the Rule of Law in Poland: extracts from the debate

MEPs discuss Poland’s revision of its electoral law as well as the new administrative body that threatens civil rights. MEPs had a first discussion during the May II plenary session on the Polish government’s so-called “State Commission for the examination of Russian interference in the internal security of Poland” from 2007-2022. This Commission, created in May 2023, raises serious concerns in terms of conformity with EU law, as it is an administrative body with the power to bar individuals from public office. Furthermore, MEPs focus on the recent judgement of the Court of Justice of the EU, which confirms that Polish justice reform of December 2019 that set up the Disciplinary Chamber for judges infringes EU law - a position that Parliament has repeatedly upheld. Closing statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice and by Jessika ROSWALL, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs

The electoral law, the investigative committee and the rule of law in Poland: Closing statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice and by Jessika ROSWALL, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs

MEPs discuss Poland’s revision of its electoral law as well as the new administrative body that threatens civil rights. MEPs had a first discussion during the May II plenary session on the Polish government’s so-called “State Commission for the examination of Russian interference in the internal security of Poland” from 2007-2022. This Commission, created in May 2023, raises serious concerns in terms of conformity with EU law, as it is an administrative body with the power to bar individuals from public office. Furthermore, MEPs focus on the recent judgement of the Court of Justice of the EU, which confirms that Polish justice reform of December 2019 that set up the Disciplinary Chamber for judges infringes EU law - a position that Parliament has repeatedly upheld. One round of political group speakers

The electoral law, the investigative committee and the rule of law in Poland: one round of political group speakers

MEPs discuss Poland’s revision of its electoral law as well as the new administrative body that threatens civil rights. MEPs had a first discussion during the May II plenary session on the Polish government’s so-called “State Commission for the examination of Russian interference in the internal security of Poland” from 2007-2022. This Commission, created in May 2023, raises serious concerns in terms of conformity with EU law, as it is an administrative body with the power to bar individuals from public office. Furthermore, MEPs focus on the recent judgement of the Court of Justice of the EU, which confirms that Polish justice reform of December 2019 that set up the Disciplinary Chamber for judges infringes EU law - a position that Parliament has repeatedly upheld. Opening statements by Jessika ROSWALL, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs and by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice.

The electoral law, the investigative committee and the rule of law in Poland: opening statements by Jessika ROSWALL, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs and by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice

Roberta METSOLA, EP President gives a statement during the plenary session in Strasbourg on the 80th anniversary of the Uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto. A videoclip is also screened inside the hemicycle.

80th anniversary of the Uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto: Statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, opens the plenary session on the 21st November in Strasbourg. The President gives her opening remarks after the rise of missiles from Russian army attacks to Ukrainian cities, that caused an explosion in the Polish village of Przewodów, causing 2 deaths among civilians. She also gives remarks on the Turkish army attacks in Northern Syria.

Resumption of session and order of business: opening remarks by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on the current situation in Turkey, Ukraine and Poland

The FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) and LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) Committees debate in a joint hearing on the consequences of the abortion ban in Poland with Barbara SKROBOL, sister-in-law of Ms Izabela SAJBOR, the first known victim of the de facto abortion ban, Kamila FERENC, Lawyer of FEDERA Foundation, and Caroline HICKSON, Regional Director of the International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network.

Consequences of the de facto abortion ban in Poland - FEMM/LIBE Committees: extracts from the joint hearing

Backlash against women's rights in Poland, including sexual and reproductive health and rights – findings of FEMM delegation to Poland. Press conference by Robert BIEDROŃ (S&D, PL), Chair of FEMM Committee. Additional statements by Urszula GRYCUK, Vice-President of the FEDERA Foundation for Women and Family Planning Jolanta BUDZOWSKA, lawyer of the family of Izabela Sajbor, the first known victim of the abortion ban in Poland.This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference on the backlash against women's rights in Poland by Robert BIEDROŃ (S&D, PL), Chair of FEMM Committee

Following the missile blast in Poland on the night of 15th November, the AFET (Foreign Affairs) and SEDE (Security and Defence) Committees organise an extraordinary joint meeting to discuss the latest updates and the situation. Statements by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Chair of AFET Committee and Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew FR), Chair of SEDE Subcommittee.

EP extraordinary joint AFET/SEDE meeting on the rocket strike on the village of Przewodów (Poland) on 15 November 2022 and its consequences: statements by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Chair of AFET and Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew FR), Chair of SEDE

A delegation of the Budgetary Control Committee went to Warsaw on a fact-finding trip to look into how taxpayers’ money is being managed and whether the governance systems and procedures in place are fit for the upcoming challenge of managing the recovery funds. MEPs met investigative journalists and associations of judges, prosecutors and NGOs, as well as public authorities, government and parliament members. At the end of the visit, they hold a press conference on the outcomes.

Press conference by Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ (EPP, CZ), David LEGA (EPP, SE), Lara WOLTERS (S& D, NL), Ramona STRUGARIU (Renew, RO), Mikuláš PEKSA (Greens/EFA, CZ) and Joachim KUHS (ID, DE) on the outcome of the CONT Fact-finding mission

MEPs vote on The rule of law and the potential approval of the Polish national Recovery Plan (RRF).

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