EP Plenary session - Preparation of the European Council of 19-20 December 2024

EP Plenary session - Formal sitting with Salome ZOURABICHVILI, President of Georgia

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

AGRI

Delegation for relations with Israel in association with ITRE Committee

D-IL

ITRE

Committee on Regional Development

REGI

FEMM - LIBE

FEMM

LIBE

Subcommittee on Tax Matters

FISC

Committee of inquiry to investigate the use of the Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware

PEGA

Subcommittee on Human Rights

DROI

SEDE - AFET - D-UA

AFET

SEDE

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Subcommittee on Security and Defence

EMPL - FEMM

EMPL

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Emmanuel MACRON, President in office of the rotating Presidency of the EU Council and Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission

Conference on the Future of Europe - Closing Event

Europe Day Brussels Hemicycle – Opening and debate on the Future of Europe

The State of the Union Conference Focuses on the Future - Opening remarks by Roberta METSOLA, EP President - European University Institute, Florence "A Europe Fit for the Next Generation?”

EP Plenary session - The situation in Mayotte following the devastating cyclone Chido and the need for solidarity

EP Plenary session - Situation of female politicians in EU candidate and neighbouring countries facing harassment and cyber violence

EP Plenary session - Resumption of session and order of business

EP Press briefing

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Ursula Von der LEYEN, EC President

D-UK Bureau meeting

Euroscola

Generators of Hope - Meeting with local authorities of the cities of  Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa on the Generator of Hope campaign and practical support to Ukraine

Cultural Creators Friendship Group (CCFG) - European Discoverability Forum

EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee

H20 Dialogue – Health Metrics in the European Semester Cycle

Press conference on EU and Ukraine – taking stock of the energy situation one year after the start of the Russian aggression

ITRE Committee - One year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine

AFET Committee - Vote on EU Rapid Deployment Capacity

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents with Maroš ŠEFCOVIC, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Interinstitutional relations and Foresight on the state of play regarding the relationship with the United Kingdom and recent developments in respect of the Northern Ireland Protocol

LUX European Audience Film Award 2023 - Screening - Burning Days

Opening speech by Roberta METSOLA, EP President at the “Prominent and Promising Women in the EU” exhibition, at the Netherlands Permanent Representation to the EU

Conference ' Western Balkans Media Lost in Disinformation ? '

Event ' Without rebirth, nothing is fully alive '

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

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. Opening by Chair of ECON, Irene TINAGLI (S&D, IT) and statement by Margrethe VESTAGER. The transcript is the result of an automated process. Please check against delivery.

Exchange of views with Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive VP of the EC in charge of Europe fit for the Digital Age, and Commissioner for Competition: opening by Chair of ECON, Irene TINAGLI (S&D, IT) and statement by Margrethe VESTAGER

The infoclips illustrates the devices which fall under the requirements of the Cyber Resilience Act, like smart vacuum cleaners, smart washing machine, smart watches, security cameras, etc. The latest proposal in the EU Cyber Resilience Act Introduces mandatory cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and it covers a broad range of devices - it would include all products that are connected either directly or indirectly to another device or network, including hardware, software and ancillary services and would impose obligations on manufacturers, importers, and distributors of these products to provide duty of care across their whole life cycle. The proposal aims to ensure better protection for consumers through increasing the responsibility of manufacturers by obliging them to provide security support and software updates to address identified vulnerabilities, and providing them with information about cybersecurity of products they buy and use.

Infoclip: EU Cyber Resilience Act, better protection for smart devices

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, attends the EU-CELAC Summit organized the 17th and 18th of July in 2023. The summit is an opportunity to further strengthen the EU-CELAC partnership, discuss working together to achieve fair green and digital transitions, and demonstrate a shared commitment to upholding the rules-based international order. Extracts of the arrival, doorstep, roundtable and family photo. During the summit, Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with Guillermo LASSO, President of Ecuador.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates to the EU-CELAC Summit (17-18/07): meeting with Guillermo LASSO, President of Ecuador

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, attends the EU-CELAC Summit organized the 17th and 18th of July in 2023. The summit is an opportunity to further strengthen the EU-CELAC partnership, discuss working together to achieve fair green and digital transitions, and demonstrate a shared commitment to upholding the rules-based international order. Extracts of the arrival, doorstep, roundtable and family photo. During the summit, Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with Luiz Inácio LULA da SILVA, President of Brazil.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates to the EU-CELAC Summit (17-18/07): meeting with Luiz Inácio LULA da SILVA, President of Brazil

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, arrives to the EU-CELAC Summit and answers questions from journalists in Brussels. The heads of state and government of the EU and CELAC Member States attend the summit, which will be co-chaired by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, in his role as CELAC pro tempore president. The summit is an opportunity to further strengthen the EU-CELAC partnership, discuss working together to achieve fair green and digital transitions, and demonstrate a shared commitment to upholding the rules-based international order. Arrival and doorstep by Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament. The transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

Doorstep by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, at the EU-CELAC summit

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, attends the EU-CELAC Summit organized the 17th and 18th of July in 2023. The heads of state and government of the EU and CELAC Member States attend the summit, which will be co-chaired by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, in his role as CELAC pro tempore president. The summit is an opportunity to further strengthen the EU-CELAC partnership, discuss working together to achieve fair green and digital transitions, and demonstrate a shared commitment to upholding the rules-based international order. Extracts of the arrival, doorstep, roundtable and family photo.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates to the EU-CELAC Summit (17-18/07): arrival, doorstep, roundtable and family photo

Signing Ceremony Annual EU Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis in the presence of Selvin HART, the Special advisor to the UN Secretary-General, Teresa RIBERA, Third Deputy Spanish Prime Minister, Spanish Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Frans TIMMERMANS, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal, and Commissioner for Climate Action Policy, Marc ANGEL, Vice President of the European Parliament. For any use not related to news coverage, music rights should be cleared in advance. Information at mediatheque@ec.europa.eu

Signing Ceremony - Annual EU Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis

MEPs debate and vote on the reforms proposed by the Special Committee on Foreign Interference (ING2) calling for more effective monitoring and surveillance systems to detect foreign interference in Parliament’s activity as well as for more transparency, integrity and accountability. The report warns that attempts to interfere with democracy are a “widespread phenomenon that must be countered as vigorously as possible” and calls for President Metsola’s 14-point proposal to reform Parliament’s rules to be put into concrete action as soon as possible as it constitutes an important first step in the internal reform process. Extracts from the debate (12/07), the vote and statements by Vladimír BILČÍK (EPP, SK) and Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR) co-rapporteurs.

Recommendations for reform of the EP’s rules on transparency, integrity, accountability and anti-corruption: extracts from the debate (12/07) and the vote, statements by Vladimír BILČÍK (EPP, SK) and Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR), co-rapporteur

MEPs vote on the following subjects: The political disqualifications in Venezuela; India, the situation in Manipur; Crackdown on the media and freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan; Recommendations for reform of the European Parliament’s rules on transparency, integrity, accountability and anti-corruption - Vladimír Bilčík and Nathalie Loiseau; The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean - Motion for resolution; State of the SME Union - Motion for resolution; Public access to documents - annual report for the years 2019-2021 - Evin Incir.

Voting session: recommendations for reform of the EP’s rules on transparency, The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean, State of the SME Union

In the context of the high human toll of migrant casualties at sea and the recent tragic shipwreck off the Greek coast, MEPs discuss the EU’s capabilities for search and rescue operations of migrants at sea and prospect of more EU action to support rescue naval operations on the Mediterranean migration routes. They also debate the role of NGO sea rescue boats, disembarkations in designated places of safety, alleged pushbacks by Member States, the implementation of an action plan announced by Commissioner Johansson in November 2022, and cooperation with third countries like Tunisia and Libya. Closing by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs and by Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union.

The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean: closing by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs and by Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union

This stockshot shows refugees arriving in the Port of Lampedusa in Italy and being transferred to the hotspot on the island to be registered and given food and shelter. Scopes : Non-commercial use, Information and education only

Migration routes – Lampedusa, Italy /

Parliament hold urgent debates on human rights, democracy and rule of law topics, in particular on the crackdown on the media and freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan.

Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law: Crackdown on the media and freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan

Parliament hold urgent debates on human rights, democracy and rule of law topics, in particular on the situation in Manipur (India) following two months of violence among the people of the region because of ethnic clashes.

Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law: India, the situation in Manipur

Parliament hold urgent debates on human rights, democracy and rule of law topics, in particular on the political disqualifications in Venezuela, such as María Corina Machado, the opposition leader barred from holding office for 15 years after the Venezuela Comptroller General’s decision to extend her disqualification.

Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law: The political disqualifications in Venezuela

The common agricultural policy (CAP) has three clear environmental goals, which are echoed in the European Green Deal and Farm to Fork strategy: tackling climate change, protecting natural resources and enhancing biodiversity. These goals are supported by the CAP’s promotion of organic farming and the responsible management of inputs like pesticides and fertilisers. The CAP aims to reach its environmental goals in a way that is socially and economically sustainable for farmers and rural communities. This infoclip illustrates an example of a sustainable farm in Enghien, Belgium.

Infoclip: Sustainable agriculture

MEPs debate the EU’s international commitments and the risks of compromising the EU’s green transition. The European Green Deal was presented by the EC in 2019. Its purpose is to transform the EU into a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, ensuring zero net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, economic growth decoupled from resource consumption, and with no one and nowhere left behind. Parliament debates the risks of compromising the EU’s green transition and the EU’s international commitments including those under the Paris Agreement on climate change and the UN Biodiversity Agreement, the latter of which seeks to protect 30% of the earth’s lands, oceans, coastal areas and inland waters. Opening statement by Frans TIMMERMANS, Executive VP-EC in charge of the European Green Deal, and Commissioner for Climate Action Policy. T

Delivering on the Green Deal: risk of compromising the EU path to the green transition and its international commitments: Closing statements by Frans TIMMERMANS, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal

MEPs debate the EU’s international commitments and the risks of compromising the EU’s green transition. The European Green Deal was presented by the EC in 2019. Its purpose is to transform the EU into a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, ensuring zero net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, economic growth decoupled from resource consumption, and with no one and nowhere left behind. Parliament debates the risks of compromising the EU’s green transition and the EU’s international commitments including those under the Paris Agreement on climate change and the UN Biodiversity Agreement, the latter of which seeks to protect 30% of the earth’s lands, oceans, coastal areas and inland waters. MEPs debate (part 2)

Council and Commission statements - Delivering on the Green Deal: risk of compromising the EU path to the green transition and its international commitments, MEPs debate (part 2)

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