LEX signing ceremony in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Hadja LAHBIB, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Affairs, on behalf of the Belgian Presidency of the Council

ECON committee - Monetary Dialogue with Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank

Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Hadja LAHBIB, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade and the Federal Cultural Institutions, on behalf of the Belgian Presidency, sign some legislative acts.

LEX signing ceremony in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Hadja LAHBIB, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade and the Federal Cultural Institutions, on behalf of the Belgian Presidency

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 vote on the following topics: Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC for the purpose of combating online child sexual abuse; Empowering the French Republic to negotiate, sign and conclude an international agreement on the safety and interoperability requirements within the Channel Fixed Link; Conclusion of the Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Angola; Amendments to the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and to the Directive relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITSD); Instant payments in euro; Limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates; Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed; Norway's recent decision to advance seabed mining in the Arctic; and Rule of law and media freedom in Greece.

Voting session

After the opening statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, MEPs debate on the need to release all hostages, to achieve a humanitarian ceasefire and prospect of the two-state solution.

Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union - Need to release all hostages, to achieve a humanitarian ceasefire and prospect of the two-state solution: MEPs debate part 2

This Monetary Dialogue takes place in a still challenging environment, marked by uncertainty and inflationary pressures. While headline inflation has declined (to 7% in April) mostly due to the ongoing fall of energy prices, core inflation remains high and persistent, mostly driven by the rise in food and services prices. Since the last Monetary Dialogue in March, the ECB's Governing Council has continued on its monetary policy tightening path. The two specific topics of discussion as chosen by ECON (Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs) for this Dialogue are: 1) Interaction between price stability and financial stability; and 2) The effects of high inflation and monetary tightening on the real economy. Questions & answers (part 1)

Monetary Dialogue with Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank: Questions & answers (part 1)

MEPs take stock of the implementation of the rules governing EU-UK relations since 2020, including the recent Windsor Framework deal. MEPs debate (part 1).

EU-UK relations: MEPs debate (part 1)

The 4 components of the Conference on the Future of Europe (European Parliament, Commission, Council and representatives of the Citizens Panels) are set to finalise their work in a two-day session that will revolve around the adoption of the Conference’s proposals. Statements by the MEPs.

Conference on the Future of Europe - Plenary: Expressions of Consensus by the European Parliament

In preparation for the Conference Plenary, the nine thematic Working Groups of the Conference meet in Strasbourg to start work on its final proposals. Illustrations of working groups with Meps involving in the first review of the process of draft proposal. Manfred WEBER (EPP) Chair of working groupe European Democracy and of EP coordinator for COFOE and Laurence FARRENG (Renew) as EP coordinator of working groupe Education, culture, youth and sport explaining how their groups are involved in the work on the final proposals. Illustrations of the opening of the plenary with Meps and citizens .

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