In the European Union, democracy may seem obvious to us today. But this has not always been the case. Not so long ago, millions of Europeans lived through times when they could not vote or even speak up freely. When their very lives could be in danger simply for being different, for holding different beliefs or for wanting a different life. Democracy is a precious gift passed on to us from previous generations. They aspired towards it and fought for it. Now it is up to us to maintain it, to make it stronger and pass it on to the generations to come. The most effective way to do so is by voting - because the more people vote, the stronger democracy becomes. On June 6-9 2024: Use your vote or others will decide for you.

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At a glance: the 20th anniversary of the biggest EU enlargement; President Metsola visit to Malta and Europe’s Days.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 30/04/2024 – Gaeilge

In the European Union, democracy may seem obvious to us today. But this has not always been the case. Not so long ago, millions of Europeans lived through times when they could not vote or even speak up freely. When their very lives could be in danger simply for being different, for holding different beliefs or for wanting a different life. Democracy is a precious gift passed on to us from previous generations. They aspired towards it and fought for it. Now it is up to us to maintain it, to make it stronger and pass it on to the generations to come. The most effective way to do so is by voting - because the more people vote, the stronger democracy becomes. On June 6-9 2024: Use your vote or others will decide for you. © ANDCO A/S, 2024. All rights reserved. Licensed to the European Parliament under conditions. Use or reproduction is prohibited without prior explicit permission from the respective right holders.

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At a glance: the first ever EU rules on combating violence against women; the EU Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities; and a new law to improve air quality.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 29/04/2024 - Gaeilge

At a glance: Europe Day at the European Parliament in Strasbourg; Parliament’s final plenary session before the European elections; and celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 2004 EU enlargement.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 27/04/2024 – Gaeilge

Tá sé in am vóta a chaitheamh! Idir an 6 agus an 9 Meitheamh i mbliana, beidh lámh ag na milliúin saoránach Eorpach i múnlú thodhchaí an Aontais Eorpaigh trí vóta a chaitheamh sna toghcháin Eorpacha. Is í Parlaimint na hEorpa an t-aon chomhlacht de chuid an Aontais a thoghtar go díreach agus tá na toghcháin Eorpacha ar cheann de na himeachtaí daonlathacha is mó ar domhan. Bí linn san eagrán seo agus sinn ag caitheamh súil níos géire ar an tslí a roinntear na suíocháin i measc na mBallstát san Aontas.

Míniú ar na toghcháin Eorpacha: conas a roinntear na suíocháin?

European food safety policy aims are twofold: to protect human health and consumers’ interests, and to foster the smooth operation of the single European market.

The EU ensures that control standards are established and adhered to in the areas of feed and food-product hygiene, animal health, plant health and the prevention of food contamination from external substances. The Union also regulates labelling for food and feed products.

Food safety - 8th parliamentary term

The Digital Single Market strategy aims to open up digital opportunities for people and business and enhance Europe's position as a world leader in the digital economy. In this framework, a new legislative package for the modernisation of the EU copyright rules is presented by the Commission in September 2016.

A Digital Single Market (DSM) is one in which the free movement of persons, services and capital is ensured and where the individuals and businesses can seamlessly access and exercise online activities under conditions of fair competition, and a high level of consumer and personal data protection, irrespective of their nationality or place of residence. 
The European Commission has identified the completion of the Digital Single Market (DSM) as one of its 10 political priorities. 
Among its directives, a new directive on copyright in the digital single market. The purpose is to adapt EU copyright legislation to the digital environment, which is quickly changing the way copyright-protected works and content are created, produced, distributed and exploited in the European Union.

Digital single market - Copyright directive - 8th parliamentary term

The CETA negotiations were launched in May 2009 and concluded in September 2014. The EU and Canada signed the agreement on 30 October 2016. In 2015 the EU imported goods from Canada worth €28.3 billion and exported goods to it worth €35.2 billion, a figure that is expected to rise by more than 20% when the agreement is implemented in full.

The CETA will remove customs duties, end restrictions on access to public contracts, open-up the services market, offer predictable conditions for investors and help prevent illegal copying of EU innovations and traditional products. 
In response to parliamentary pressure, the controversial investor-state-dispute settlement mechanism was replaced by the Investment Court System so as to ensure government control over the choice of arbitrators and enhance transparency.

Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

Volkswagen, the German car manufacturer, has acknowledged that many millions of its cars sold worldwide have been specially equipped to trick emission tests, so as to appear less polluting.

Long before VW’s emissions test-cheating software was revealed, MEPs repeatedly urged that car emissions testing should take account of real-world driving conditions, so as to end obvious discrepancies between official and real consumption and emissions figures.

Car emissions - 8th parliamentary term

From July to December 2017, Estonia holds the Presidency of the EU Council for the first time, following the Maltese and preceding the Bulgarian Presidency.

The&nbsp; Presidency of the Council rotates among the EU Member States every 6 months. During the 6-month period, the presidency chairs meeting at every level in the Council, helping to ensure the continuity of the EU's&nbsp; work in the Council.

Estonian Presidency

Since the onset of the economic crisis, the EP has strongly supported the creation of a Youth Guarantee scheme, which was finally adopted in April 2013 as the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI).

The Youth Guarantee is a commitment by all Member States to ensure that all young people under the age of 25 years receive a good quality offer of employment, continued education, apprenticeship, traineeship, within a period of four months of becoming unemployed or leaving formal education.

The Youth Guarantee has become a reality across the EU and has helped to improve the lives of millions of young Europeans.

Youth Employment

EU citizens are becoming increasingly concerned that all kinds of production systems and other activities should be sustainable.Animal welfare is an important aspect of sustainability,and also of product quality, and may result in consumers refusing to buy products. 

The welfare of an individual is its state as regards its attempts to cope with its environment. Welfare includes feelings and health and can be measured scientifically. It is a biological concept, quite different from rights, and refers only to living animals.

Animal welfare (2019 - 2020)

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International Women’s Day is held every year on 8 March. Equality between women and men is one of the objectives of the European Union.

Over time, legislation, case-law and changes to the Treates have helped shore up this principle and its implementation in the EU. The European Parliament has always been a fervent defender of the principle of equality between men and women.

On this occassion, Ivana Andrés and Alba Redondo from the Spanish women’s national football team, which won the 2023 World Cup addressed the EP Plenary in Strasbourg on 12 March 2024.

President Metsola said International Women’s Day is not only a moment to recognise the achievements of women and girls across the world. It should also be a call to action to strengthen gender equality across all spheres of our society. Seeing it as an invitation for societies to do better, President Metsola said: “The time is now for the European Union to lead by example - to set standards in criminalising violence against women, to improve access to justice, and to ratify the Istanbul Convention before the end of this term.

International Women’s Day

Croatia officially joined the EU on 1 July 2013.&nbsp;Croatia became&nbsp;the 20th&nbsp;member of the eurozone on January 1, 2023&nbsp;with the adoption fo the euro.

Croatia borders Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia and has been an independent country since 1991. Croatia is a parliamentary republic in which the prime minister and the president represent the executive power and the state at home and abroad.

Croatia has 11 MEPs in the European Parliament.

EU - Croatia

The Republic of Estonia obtained it's independence in 1991 and entered the EU on the 1st May 2004

After the signature of a European agreement and the filing of an application in 1995, the accession negotiations began in March 1998. Reforms have been undertaken during all the accession process to improve the national economic performance. The entry of Estonia in the EU was approved by referendum by a large majority on 14th September 2003.

Estonia has 6 MEPs, is represented by 4 voices to the Council and it adopted the Euro on the 1st January 2011. On 15 November 2007, the application of the Schengen acquis to Estonia is approved in plenary session.

EU - Estonia (8th parliamentary term)

The Netherlands is a founding member of the European Union.
The Netherlands is a member of the eurozone since 1 January 1999 and of the Schengen area since 26 March 1995.

The Netherlands is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a head of government - the prime minister - and a head of state - the monarch. There are 26 members of the European Parliament from the Netherlands.

EU - Netherlands

The EU is currently updating its 1995 trade defence law to counter unfair trade practices and reflect the changing needs of European businesses, workers and consumers. 

The proposed measures target unfair trade practices from non-EU countries and complement the recently approved anti-dumping rules focusing on third countries that interfere heavily in the economy - focusing on China.

EU trade defence

Colombia is a key partner for the European Union in Latin America.

The EU's relations with Colombia are based on political dialogue, trade cooperation, joint efforts to achieve sustainable development and support to peace-building.

In particular, the European Union has supported peace negotiations between the Colombian authorities and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) since the very beginning. The fight against organised crime, the respect for human rights, climate change and the protection of biodiversity are common challenges that the European Union and Colombia wish to address. However, the highest priority for both parties now is the pursuit of stable and lasting peace.

EU - Colombia

Taking into account technological developments on telecommunications markets and changes in consumer demands and habits, and in order to stimulate the investment necessary for reaching the connectivity targets for 2025, the European Commission proposed the Electronic Communications Code on 14 September 2016. The Code establishes common EU rules and objectives on regulating the telecom industry. It defines how providers of networks and/or services can be regulated by national authorities.

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The ITRE Committee voted to open trilogue negotiations (a decision confirmed in October II 2017 plenary session) and a first meeting with the Council has taken place. Parliament and Council (EU co-legislators) provisionally agreed on a reform of EU telecom rules that aims to boost the investments needed to make 5G connectivity available for all EU citizens by 2020, enhance protection of users and introduce a cap on disproportionate fees on calls between EU countries. According to the provisional deal, the fees for intra-EU calls are capped to 19 cents for phone calls and 6 cents for text messages.

Telecom

Diplomatic relations between the EU and the U.S. date back to 1953.

 
The relationship between the EU and the United States is one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world. The EU and U.S. are the biggest economic and military powers in the world, dominate global trade, play the leading roles in international political relations.

EU - USA - 8th Parliamentary term

EU rules are needed to better protect and support whistle-blowers and their role in revealing serious breaches of the public interest, such as corruption, miscarriages of justice, tax avoidance, lack of protection for food safety or the environment and attacks on social, human or workers’ rights.

Whistle-blowers have proved to be a crucial resource in revealing harm to the public interest.

Protection of whistleblowers - 8th parliamentary term

EP President participates in a Town Hall discussion with young people, at the Romanian National Opera. She meets with H.E. Mr. Nicolae Ciuca, President of the Senate of Romania, with H.E. Mr. Alfred Simonis, Acting President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, with H.E. Mr. Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania and with H.E. Mr. Marcel Ciolacu, Prime Minister of Romania.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Romania

EP President Metsola meets the Speaker of the Parliament of Finland Jussi Halla-aho, the leaders of parliamentary group,  the Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo and they speak to the press. She also meets Finnish Members of the European Parliament and participates in a Town Hall discussion with young people.

Official visit of of Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Finland

Official visit of Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Spain

President Metsola participates in a Town Hall discussion with young people and meets the President of the Government of the Region of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso. She also receives the Award for European Values from the Foro España Civica.

Press conference - Driving licence rules

MEPs debate Mr Navalny’s death with Commission and Belgian Presidency representatives. They are expected to condemn the Russian regime and President Vladimir Putin, and discuss the dangerous situation facing opposition figures, journalists and human rights defenders in Russia. A resolution will be put to a vote on Thursday

Plenary debate - The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action

Press conference - Geographical indications for wine and agri products

Parliament commemorates the life of Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, featuring a plenary address by his wife Yulia Navalnaya.

Alexei Navalny, one of Russia’s most well-known anti-corruption activists, an opposition politician, 2021 Sakharov Prize laureate and an ardent critic of President Vladimir Putin, died under mysterious circumstances in a remote penal colony in the Russian Arctic on Friday 16 February, while serving a long prison sentence on trumped-up charges.

Plenary debate - Address by Yulia Navalnaya

Plenary discusses the latest ruling by the International Court of Justice regarding Israel and the alleged involvement of UNRWA staff in the 7 October attacks

The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to take a series of measures to prevent any acts of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, after South Africa filed an application against Israel at the court in December 2023. It also ordered Israel to take immediate and effective measures to ensure  aid can reach  people in Gaza.

During the debate with the Council and the European Commission on Tuesday afternoon, MEPs also discuss the  allegations  that 12 staff members of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA ) were involved in the 7 October attacks against Israel. While several donor countries have suspended their UNRWA funding, the EU said it will take a decision in light of the outcome of the investigation announced by the UN and its subsequent  actions. In a statement on 29 January, the Commission said EU humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank will continue uninterrupted through partner organisations.

Plenary debate - War in Gaza

Press conference - Political advertising

Parliament is set to approve new rules aiming to protect the environment in the EU through criminal law.

Following a debate on Monday, MEPs are expected to give their final green light to a new directive on environmental crime, as agreed with the member states in November 2023, on Tuesday. The new law provides an updated list of environmental crimes including illegal timber trade, depletion of water resources or breaches of EU chemicals legislation. It also introduces the so-called qualified offence of causing the destruction of an ecosystem, such as large-scale forest fires, and thus comparable to ecocide.

Individual offenders, including company representatives, can face prison sentences of up to five or ten years depending on the severity of the crime. They will also be required to reinstate the environment they destroyed and compensate for the damage. Companies can also face fines of up to 5% of their worldwide turnover or 40 million euro.

Background

The new legislation aims to tackle the rising number of environmental crimes in the EU. Environmental crime is the fourth largest criminal activity in the world and is one of the main sources of income for organised crime alongside drugs, weapons and human trafficking.

Press conference -  Environmental crime directive

Press conference - Outcome of the MFF revision vote

To improve road safety and support the digital transition, MEPs debate and vote (on Wednesday) on updating driving licence rules, introducing mobile licences and mandatory health checks.

Plenary debate - New rules on driving licences

MEPs debate with European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde 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 Ms Lagarde before the 6-9 June  European elections.

Plenary debate - European Central Bank: annual report 2023

Parliament’s Spokesperson holds a press briefing on the plenary session.

Last-minute briefing

EP Press Service organizes a technical briefing for media on how to cover the 6-9 June European elections. It includes information on the Elections Press Tool Kit, “unfinished business” and first milestones of the next legislature, “What Europe Does For Me” database, European election data and the election days and night

100 days to the European elections

EP Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-RU) exchange views on the inhuman detention and death of Alexei NAVALNY, 2021 Sakharov Price Laureate.

MEPs also discuss the state of Russia’s democratic opposition movement ahead of the country’s presidential elections scheduled for 15-17 March 2024, as well as the situation of all those Russian opposition voices currently behind bars.

The following guests give testimonies to MEPs: Leonid Volkov, Chief of staff of Alexei Navalny, Anti-Corruption Foundation: Evgenia Kara-Murza, Advocacy Director at the Free Russia Foundation, wife of political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza: Vladimir Milov, Vice-President of the Free Russia Foundation, former Vice-Minister of Energy of Russia

AFET/DROI debate on Alexei Navalny´s death

EP President Metsola meets the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze

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

Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 
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Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

EMPL

Committee on Development

DEVE

An méadú ar an éadulaingt reiligiúnach san Eoraip (díospóireacht)

Iarraidh ar dhíolúine a tharscaoileadh

Comhdhéanamh na gcoistí agus na dtoscaireachtaí

Seasamh na Comhairle ar an gcéad léamh

An méadú ar an éadulaingt reiligiúnach san Eoraip (díospóireacht ar lean)

Lá Domhanda na Meabhairshláinte - an gá atá le straitéis chuimsitheach AE maidir leis an meabhairshláinte

Athchromadh ar an suí

Am vótála

Formheas mhiontuairiscí an tsuí roimhe sin

Iarmhairtí na ndóiteán foraoise tubaisteach san Amasóin agus tábhacht na hAmasóine don athrú aeráide

Formheas mhiontuairiscí an tsuí agus na téacsanna a glacadh a chur ar aghaidh

Dátaí na suíonna amach anseo

Críoch an tsuí

Atráth an tseisiúin

Plenary session

Committee on Budgetary Control

CONT

Constitutive meeting of Delegations for relations with the Pan-African Parliament

DPAP

Committee meeting on International Trade
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Committee meeting on International Trade

INTA

Cur i láthair chlár gníomhaíochtaí Uachtaránacht na hUngáire

Na tuilte uafásacha a tharla le déanaí sa Bhoisnia agus sa Heirseagaivéin

Díospóireacht ar cheist cúrsaí reatha (Riail 169) - Cáin a ghearradh ar dhaoine an-saibhir chun deireadh a chur le bochtaineacht agus chun neamhionannais a laghdú: Tacaíocht AE do thogra Uachtaránacht G20

Tithíocht inbhuanaithe, chuibhiúil agus inacmhainne a chinntiú san Eoraip - infheistíocht, maoin phríobháideach agus cláir tithíochta poiblí a spreagadh

Slándáil theorainneacha seachtracha na hEorpa a neartú: an gá atá le cur chuige cuimsitheach agus le tacaíocht fheabhsaithe Frontex

Coireanna atá bainteach le drugaí a chosc, an tionchar atá acu ar shaoránaigh na hEorpa agus an gá atá le freagairt Eorpach éifeachtach

Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2024 maidir leis an Smacht Reachta

Géarghá le hathbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar an rialachán maidir le feistí leighis

Díospóireachtaí ar chásanna a bhaineann le sáruithe ar chearta an duine, ar an daonlathas agus ar an smacht reachta (Riail 150)

Buiséad an Aontais a chosaint agus a áirithiú nach rachaidh cistí an Aontais chun tairbhe d’eintitis ná do dhaoine aonair atá nasctha le gluaiseacht sceimhlitheoireachta nó Ioslamach

Mínithe ar na vótálacha

Clár oibre an chéad suí eile

Formheas mhiontuairiscí an tsuí

Press conference by Tineke STRIK (Greens/EFA, NL), rapporteur, Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ (EPP, PL), Thijs REUTEN (S&D, NL), Fabienne KELLER (Renew, FR) and Konstantinos ARVANITIS (The Left, EL), on the situation in Hungary and the rule of law

Constitutive meeting of Delegations for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Briefing The Left by Manon AUBRY (The Left,FR) and Martin SCHIRDEWAN (The Left,DE), Co-Presidents and Ilaria SALIS (The Left,IT)

Briefing Greens/EFA by Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA,NL) and Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA,DE), Co-Presidents

Briefing Renew Europe by Valérie HAYER (Renew,FR), President

Briefing S&D by Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, (S&D,ES), President and Klára DOBREV (S&D, HU)

Briefing EPP by Manfred WEBER (EPP,DE), President

Méadú ar an bhforéigean sa Mheánoirthear agus an staid sa Liobáin

An ghéarchéim atá os comhair thionscal gluaisteán an Aontais, dúnadh féideartha monarchan agus an gá atá le hiomaíochas a fheabhsú agus poist a choinneáil san Eoraip

Athléimneacht na Moldóive a neartú i gcoinne thrasnaíocht na Rúise roimh na toghcháin uachtaránachta agus reifreann bunreachtúil ar lánpháirtiú AE atá ar na bacáin

Ceartúcháin (Riail 251) (beart a glacadh)

An cúlú daonlathach agus bagairtí ar iolrachas polaitiúil sa tSeoirsia

Toradh an Chruinnithe Mullaigh don Todhchaí: rialachas domhanda a athrú ó bhonn chun an tsíocháin a chothú, cearta an duine a chur chun cinn agus na spriocanna forbartha inbhuanaithe a bhaint amach

An staid sa tSúdáin

Mínithe ar an vótáil

Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ENVI

Committee on Transport and Tourism

TRAN

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Kristen MICHAL, Estonian Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Kristen MICHAL, Estonian Prime Minister

FMA Management Committee meeting

Bureau Working Group on Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity and Information Security constitutive meeting

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Reem Al HASHIMY, United Arab Emirates Minister of State for International Cooperation

Bureau Working Group Communication, Outreach & Research constitutive meeting

Joint Procurement on access to a multilingual video-conferencing system and remote simultaneous interpretation services

Nikolaos ANADIOTIS in the EP in Brussels

EMPL - Exchange of views with the Executive Directors of the Agencies under the EMPL remit

André ROUGE in the Ep in Brussels

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Vienna (Austria) - Meeting with Karl NEHAMMER, Austrian Federal Chancellor

AGRI - Public Hearing on Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture

DEVE - The humanitarian situation in Lebanon - Exchange of views with the Commission and humanitarian partners

TRAN - Presentation of the priorities of the Hungarian Presidency

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Vienna (Austria) - Meeting with Wolfgang SOBOTKA, President of the Austrian National Council

Young Political Leaders of Ukraine - Module 1 : Getting to know the EU and its institutions

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Johan FLODERUS, Swedish diplomat

Euroscola

Conas a théann an cogadh san Úcráin i bhfeidhm ar an Aontas Eorpach? Cad eile is féidir leis an Aontas Eorpach a dhéanamh le cuidiú leis an Úcráin í féin a chosaint agus ionsaí na Rúise a stopadh? Pléifidh an Pharlaimint na saincheisteanna sin. Áirítear sna hábhair eile sa seisiún iomlánach ná leas a bhaint as acmhainn intleachta saorga, tograí chun athrú a dhéanamh ar an gcaoi a ndéantar Feisirí a thoghadh agus rialacha nua maidir le luchtaire comhchoiteann d'fhóin agus do ghléasanna leictreonacha. É sin ar fad agus níos mó ag teacht suas i Strasbourg.

Ag teacht aníos in Strasbourg: an Úcráin, IS agus luchtaire comhchoiteann do gach fón

Tar éis bliana d’imeachtaí pobail, déanfar smaointe a cuireadh isteach ar an ardán digiteach ilteangach, plé agus díospóireachtaí, tograí ón gComhdháil ar Thodhchaí na hEorpa a chur faoi bhráid institiúidí an Aontais Eorpaigh. Bhí saoránaigh i gcroílár an phróisis agus léiríonn na conclúidí a bhfís maidir le todhchaí an Aontais Eorpaigh. Gheall na hinstitiúidí go ndéanfaidh siad obair leantach ar an gComhdháil – beartas nithiúil a dhéanamh de na tograí. Tionólfar an t-imeacht deiridh i bParlaimint na hEorpa in Strasbourg ar Lá na hEorpa, 9 Bealtaine, díreach bliain tar éis sheoladh na Comhdhála.

9 Bealtaine: Tá conclúidí na Comhdhála ag teacht!

Tá an Chomhdháil ar Thodhchaí na hEorpa ag teacht chun críche. Thug cruinniú iomlánach na Comhdhála ionadaithe painéil le chéile le comhaltaí ó pharlaimintí Eorpacha agus náisiúnta, institiúidí an Aontais Eorpaigh, grúpaí sochaí sibhialta, comhpháirtithe sóisialta agus ionadaithe ó údaráis áitiúla agus réigiúnacha. Chuir siad an dlaoi mhullaigh ar thograí na saoránach maidir le luachanna Eorpacha agus an daonlathas, imirce agus áit an Aontais Eorpaigh sa domhan. Pléadh freisin ag an seisiún iomlánach tograí maidir le sláinte, athrú aeráide, an geilleagar, cultúr agus claochlú digiteach.

Cuirtear an dlaoi mhullaigh ar thograí na saoránach maidir le hAontas Eorpach níos fearr ag cruinniú iomlánach na Comhdhála

D’iarr an Pharlaimint ar an Aontas Eorpach níos mó a dhéanamh chun leanaí agus daoine óga atá ag teitheadh ón gcogadh san Úcráin a chosaint. Vótáil Feisirí Eorpacha rialacha maidir le bonneagar ríthábhachtach fuinnimh an Aontais Eorpaigh a nuashonrú, chun iad a thabhairt i gcomhréir le spriocanna an Chomhaontaithe Ghlais. D’éiligh siad freisin níos mó trédhearcachta i gcuideachtaí beaga chun cabhrú leis an mbearna pá idir na hinscní a dhúnadh.

Príomhphointí an tseisiúin iomlánaigh: Dídeanaithe linbh na hÚcráine, fuinneamh agus pá comhionann

Tá Parlaimint na hEorpa réidh chun comhaontú ar an Rialachán maidir le Rialachas Sonraí Eorpach a fhormhuiniú go foirmiúil. Tá sé mar aidhm ag an reachtaíocht acmhainn na mórshonraí agus na hintleachta saorga do shaoránaigh agus gnólachtaí na hEorpa a chur chun cinn. Teastaíonn ó Fheisirí an iontaoibh as comhroinnt sonraí a éascú agus a mhéadú ar fud an Aontais Eorpaigh. D’éiligh siad rialacha diana maidir le príobháideacht agus dea-chleachtas, agus iad ag féachaint le nuálaíocht agus éifeachtúlacht a chothú. Ach cad é go díreach 'mórshonraí' agus conas is féidir iad a úsáid?

Leas a bhaint as mórshonraí chun seirbhísí an lae amárach a sholáthar

B’fhearr le 77% de mhuintir an Aontais Eorpaigh a gcuid earraí tí briste a dheisiú ná a athsholáthar. Tá an Pharlaimint ag brú ar son “ceart chun deisiúcháin” san Aontas Eorpach, rud a spreagfadh monaróirí chun é a dhéanamh níos éasca do thomhaltóirí fearais a dheisiú seachas cinn nua a cheannach.

Ceart chun deisiúcháin: saol nua d’earraí tomhaltóra

Pléifidh an Pharlaimint an cás práinne san Úcráin, breis is mí tar éis don Rúis a hionradh mídhleathach, gan chúis a sheoladh. Vótálfaidh Feisirí ar nuashonrú ar an rialachán maidir le líonraí fuinnimh tras-Eorpacha, a réiteoidh an bealach i dtreo bonneagar fuinnimh ghlais nua-aimseartha, neamhspleách. Ar an gclár freisin tá cearta na mban agus na gcailíní san Afganastáin, earraí tomhaltóra 'ceart chun deisiúcháin' agus úsáid 'mórshonraí' a rialú. Iad sin go léir agus tuilleadh, ag teacht aníos in Strasbourg.

Ag teacht aníos in Strasbourg: an Úcráin, fuinneamh, mná san Afganastáin

Tá malartuithe ar líne agus digiteacha i réim inár saol. Bíodh siad le haghaidh gnó nó pléisiúir, ag ceannach nó ag díol, ár gcoinneáil féin suas chun dáta nó go díreach ag cumarsáid, tá margaí agus seirbhísí digiteacha tar éis dul i bhfeidhm i ngach gné dár saol. Ach cé atá ag coinneáil súil ar na hardáin agus na cuideachtaí atá taobh thiar de seo ar fad? An bhfuil ár sonraí pearsanta sábháilte? Conas is féidir rialáil níos fearr a fhorfheidhmiú? Níl anseo ach cuid de na ceisteanna a dtabharfar freagra orthu in dhá phríomh-mhír reachtaíochta: Ionstraim na Margaí Digiteacha agus an Ionstraim um Sheirbhísí Digiteacha.

An timpeallacht dhigiteach: ‘Tá smacht á thógáil ar ais againn’

Tionóladh Seisiún Iomlánach na Comhdhála ar Thodhchaí na hEorpa chun tógáil ar mholtaí sonracha a rinne Painéil na Saoránach maidir leis an Aontas Eorpach a fheabhsú agus a athchóiriú. Tháinig comhghleacaithe ó chomhthionóil náisiúnta agus ionadaithe ó institiúidí an Aontais Eorpaigh, ón tsochaí shibhialta agus ó chomhpháirtithe sóisialta i gceann a chéile le comhaltaí Pharlaimint na hEorpa. D’oibrigh siad le hionadaithe ó Phainéil na Saoránach chun dul ar aghaidh le tograí maidir leis an ngeilleagar, claochlú digiteach, sláinte agus oideachas. Ag an seisiún iomlánach pléadh freisin luachanna an Aontais Eorpaigh agus an daonlathas, áit an bhloic sa domhan agus an t-athrú aeráide.

Cuireann an seisiún iomlánach smaointe na saoránach chun tosaigh maidir leis an Aontas Eorpach an lae amárach

D’fhill an Chomhdháil ar Thodhchaí na hEorpa ar Pharlaimint na hEorpa in Strasbourg an deireadh seachtaine seo. Chosain ionadaithe ó Phainéil Shaoránaigh Eorpacha agus náisiúnta a gcuid moltaí maidir le feabhas a chur ar an Aontas Eorpach - agus phléigh siad iad le reachtóirí Eorpacha agus náisiúnta. Chuala seisiún iomlánach na Comhdhála faoin gcogadh ina dtír dhúchais, agus iad ag plé ról an Aontais Eorpaigh sa domhan. Bhí an geilleagar, an imirce, poist agus an claochlú digiteach ar an gclár freisin - mar aon le hoideachas, cultúr, an óige agus spórt.

An tAontas Eorpach sa domhain agus an geilleagar: Cosnaíonn saoránaigh a gcuid smaointe

Phléigh an Pharlaimint conas déileáil leis an líon méadaitheach daoine atá ag teitheadh ón Úcráin tar éis ionradh na Rúise. Phléigh na Feisirí na himpleachtaí ar shlándáil, ar chosaint an Aontais agus ar a ról sa domhan. D'iarr feisirí freisin go gcuirfí deireadh le pasanna órga mar a thugtar orthu agus go ndéanfaí cosaint níos fearr ar chur isteach eachtrach i ndaonlathais Eorpacha.

Príomhphointí an tseisiúin iomlánaigh: an Úcráin, lá na mban agus trasnaíocht eachtrach

Ní mór don Aontas Eorpach a bheith níos diongbháilte chun stop a chur le hionsaithe contúirteacha eachtracha ar an daonlathas, ba é sin príomhchonclúid choiste speisialta na Parlaiminte um thrasnaíocht eachtrach i bpróisis dhaonlathacha. Agus le hionradh na Rúise ar an Úcráin, tá sé níos tábhachtaí anois ná riamh beart a dhéanamh. Mífhaisnéis, gabháil scothaicme, cibirionsaithe – deir cathaoirleach agus údar tuairisce an choiste gur gá don Aontas Eorpach athléimneacht a chothú.

Trasnaíocht eachtrach: 'Is é tuilleadh daonlathais an freagra'

Cháin Parlaimint na hEorpa chomh láidir agus is féidir ionradh na Rúise ar an Úcráin. I suí éigeandála, d'iarr Feisirí Eorpacha ar an Rúis a cuid trúpaí a tharraingt siar láithreach agus iomláine chríochach agus ceannasacht na hÚcráine a athbhunú. Chuir feisirí in iúl a ndlúthpháirtíocht le muintir na hÚcráine agus d'iarr tuilleadh tacaíochta do dhaoine leochaileacha. D'iarr an Pharlaimint freagairt níos déine fós ón Aontas Eorpach i leith réimeas Vladimir Putin.

Ionradh na Rúise ar an Úcráin: 'Ní bhreathnóimid i leataobh'

Tá saoránaigh Eorpacha tar éis vótáil ar son 48 moladh chun cabhrú le cruth a chur ar Aontas Eorpach an lae amárach. Bhí thart ar 200 rannpháirtí i mBaile Átha Cliath don tríú seisiún agus an seisiún deiridh de Phainéal na Saoránach Eorpach ar gheilleagar níos láidre, ceartas sóisialta &amp; poist, oideachas, cultúr &amp; spórt agus claochlú digiteach. Cuirfidh ionadaithe na moltaí ar aghaidh chuig cruinniú iomlánach na Comhdhála ar Thodhchaí na hEorpa ag Parlaimint na hEorpa in Strasbourg.

Geilleagar, poist, digitiú, an óige: Déanann saoránaigh moltaí i mBaile Átha Cliath

Chuir an Pharlaimint a tacaíocht in iúl don Úcráin in aghaidh thiomargadh trúpaí na Rúise. Phléigh sí freisin an nasc idir cistí AE agus an smacht reachta agus d'iarr fiosrúcháin maidir le húsáid earraí spiaireachta Pegasus san Aontas. D'éiligh Feisirí freisin cúram sláinte trasteorann agus rochtain ar leigheasanna a fheabhsú.

Príomhphointí an tseisiúin iomlánaigh: smacht reachta agus earraí spiaireachta Pegasus

Tá cuid de na caighdeáin sábháilteachta bréagán is airde ar domhan ag an Aontas Eorpach, ach tá imní ar na Feisirí nach bhfuil gach bréagán a dhíoltar san Aontas Eorpach sách maith. Agus níos mó agus níos mó bréagán á gceannach ar líne ó lasmuigh den bhloc, deir na Feisirí Eorpacha gur gá rialacha 2009 a nuashonrú.

Tá rialacha sábháilteachta bréagán níos déine á lorg ag an bParlaimint

Vótáil saoránaigh Eorpacha ar 40 moladh, a phléifidh siad le hinstitiúidí an Aontais Eorpaigh, le rialtais, le Feisirí agus leis an tsochaí shibhialta ag an gcéad Chomhdháil Iomlánach eile in Strasbourg. Tháinig rannpháirtithe le chéile in Maastricht, don tríú seisiún agus an seisiún deiridh den phainéal ar imirce agus ról an Aontais Eorpaigh ar domhan.

Imirce, beartas eachtrach: Déanann saoránaigh moltaí in Maastricht

Déanfaidh an Pharlaimint plé ar an gcaidreamh leis an Rúis agus ar an mbagairt mhíleata i gcoinne na hÚcráine. Vótálfaidh Feisirí Eorpacha ar thograí chun an tAontas Eorpach a chur i gceartlár an chomhraic in aghaidh na hailse. Pléifidh siad freisin fuinneamh in-athnuaite amach ón gcósta, oibrithe a chosaint ar cheimiceáin dhíobhálacha agus bréagáin níos sábháilte do leanaí.

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