EP Plenary- Voting session

EP Plenary session - Cryptocurrencies - need for global standards

EP Plenary session - The need to enforce the Digital Services Act to protect democracy on social media platforms against foreign interference and biased algorithms

EP Plenary session - Misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms, such as TikTok, and related risks to the integrity of elections in Europe

EP Plenary session - Promoting a favourable framework for venture capital financing and safe foreign direct investments in the EU

EP Plenary session - Fight against money laundering and terrorist financing: listing Russia as a high risk third country in the EU

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

ITRE IMCO ENVI ECON -  Confirmation hearing of Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, European Commissioner-designate for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy

ECON JURI - Confirmation hearing of Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, European Commissioner-designate for Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification

PECH - Confirmation hearing of Constantinos KADIS, European Commissioner-designate for Fisheries and Oceans

ECON - Confirmation hearing of Maria Luís ALBUQUERQUE, European Commissioner-designate for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union

EP Plenary session - U-turn on EU bureaucracy: the need to axe unnecessary burden and reporting to unleash competitiveness and innovation

EP Plenary session - Taxing the super-rich to end poverty and reduce inequalities: EU support to the G20 Presidency’s proposal

Delegations for relations with Canada Constitutive meeting

Stephanie YON COUTIN and her team in the EP in Brussels

PECH Committee constitutive meeting

42nd EU-Canada Inter-Parliamentary Meeting

Press seminar for web journalists

Stephanie YON-COURTIN meets with journalists

Stephanie YON-COURTIN in the EP in Strasbourg

ECON Committee - Economic Dialogue and exchange of views with Bruno Le Maire, ECOFIN President and Minister of the Economy, Finance and the Recovery of France

Seminar for journalists of France Television

Constituent meeting of the Delegation for relations with Canada

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN in the EP in Strasbourg

MEPs discuss the need for global standards in the field of cryptocurrencies.

Cryptocurrencies - need for global standards: MEPs debate

MEPs discuss the need to enforce the Digital Services Act (DSA) and tackle the spread of illegal content, online disinformation, and other societal risks to safeguard European democracy from foreign interference and algorithmic manipulation.

Need to enforce the Digital Services Act to protect democracy on social media platforms including against foreign interference and distorted algorithms: MEPs debate (part 3)

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. Third 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 3)

Teresa RIBERA RODRÍGUEZ, Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, of the VON DER LEYEN Commission is heard by the Committees on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE). Questions / Answers (part 2).

Confirmation hearing of Teresa RIBERA RODRÍGUEZ, Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition: Questions / Answers (part 2)

Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, of the VON DER LEYEN Commission is heard by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament. Committee on International Trade (INTA), Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), Committee on Budgets (BUDG), and Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) participate as joint committees. During the confirmation hearing, Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ answers questions by committee members.

Confirmation hearing of Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy: questions / answers (part 3)

Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Commissioner-designate, Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification, of the VON DER LEYEN Commission is heard by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) of the European Parliament. Committee on Budgets (BUDG), Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO), Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), and Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC) participate as joint committees. During the confirmation hearing, Valdis DOMBROVSKIS answers questions by committee members.

Confirmation hearing of Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Commissioner-designate, Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification: questions / answers

Costas KADIS, European Commissioner-designate for Fisheries and Oceans of the VON DER LEYEN Commission, is heard by the Fisheries (PECH) Committee. Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) is also invited to participate as joint committee. Questions / Answers (part 2).

Confirmation hearing of Costas KADIS, European Commissioner-designate for Fisheries and Oceans: Questions / Answers (part 2)

Maria Luís ALBUQUERQUE, European Commissioner-designate for Financial Services and the Savings and Investment Union, of the VON DER LEYEN Commission is heard by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) of the European Parliament. Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) participate as joint committees. During the confirmation hearing, Maria Luís ALBUQUERQUE answers questions by committee members.

Confirmation hearing of Maria Luís ALBUQUERQUE, European Commissioner-designate for Financial Services and the Savings and Investment Union: questions / answers (Part 1 - Political groups coordinators)

MEPs debate on the historic CJEU ruling on the Apple state aid case and its consequences. MEPs discuss the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling that deemed Ireland’s tax arrangements with Apple as illegal state aid. The court's decision requires Ireland to recover €13 billion in taxes from Apple and overturns a previous General Court ruling that was favorable to Apple. This ruling is final and definitive. Representatives from the Commission and Council will provide insights on the potential impact of the ECJ’s verdict. The Chair of Parliament’s tax subcommittee has described the ruling as "historic," highlighting its significance for European tax policy. This debate explores the broader implications of the ruling for EU state aid regulations and international tax practices.

The historic CJEU ruling on the Apple state aid case and its consequences: MEPs debate

MEPs debate with Christine LAGARDE, President of the ECB, inflation, efforts to curb it, and possible interest rate cuts. During the annual plenary debate, MEPs concentrate on what happens next once inflation settles at the ECB’s 2% target and pay particular attention to the continuing significant divergences in inflation rates between member states. This is the last debate in the European Parliament for Christine LAGARDE before the 6-9 June European elections. MEPs debate. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

European Central Bank – annual report 2023: MEPs debate

MEPs debate new rules to ensure transferred funds arrive immediately into the bank accounts of retail customers and businesses across the EU. MEPs debate

Instant payments in euro: MEPs debate

The European Central Bank is the central institution of the Economic and Monetary Union and has been responsible for conducting monetary policy for the euro area since 1999. The President of the European Central Bank (ECB) takes part four times a year in a monetary dialogue with Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) to report on monetary policy. MEPs of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) debate with Christine LAGARDE the latest develepments of the monetary policies of the European Central Bank. First part of the Q&As.

Monetary Dialogue with Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank: questions and answers with MEPs (part 1)

MEPs debate on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (November 25). Plenary assesses the situation across the EU with Commission representatives. Parliament has repeatedly raised the issue of gender-based violence and is currently in negotiations with member states on draft EU legislation to tackle violence against women and domestic violence. Third part of the debate.

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: MEPs debate (part 3)

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. First part of the MEPs debate.

Fighting disinformation and dissemination of illegal content in the context of the Digital Services Act: MEPs debate (part 1)

Following the appointment of Fiona Scott Morton as Chief Competition Economist at the Directorate-General for Competition (DG COMP), the members of the EP Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) exchange with Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Europe fit for the Digital Age, and Commissioner for Competition. Questions and answers, first round of political group speakers

Exchange of views with Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive VP of the European Commission in charge of Europe fit for the Digital Age, and Commissioner for Competition: Questions and answers, first round of political group speakers

Silicon Valley Bank (SB) was shut down on Friday 10th March 2023. This was the largest failure of a US bank since the financial crisis in 2008. MEPs request a debate on the implications of the failure and the impcations for financial stability in Europe. Extracts from the debate. The transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

The failure of the Silicon Valley Bank and the implications for financial stability in Europe: extracts from the debate

MEPs debate and vote on their recommendations for the next cycle of social, economic and budgetary coordination between member states, known as the European semester. One round political group leaders.

European Semester: one round of political group leaders

MEPs discuss on a deal reached with the Council in December 2022. Under the agreement, member states applying to receive additional funds through an amended recovery and resilience plan will be required to include measures to save energy, produce clean energy and diversify energy supplies, as foreseen in the EU’s REPowerEU plan. Second part of the debate.

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