Matjaz NEMEC in the EP in Strasbourg

Daniele POLATO in he EP in Strasbourg

Press conference - Election of the President of the European Commission

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

ECON

Committee on International Trade

INTA

Conference of Presidents open to all Members on the Outcome of the European Council meeting of 13-14 December

Briefing on parliamentary agenda

Euroscola

UNKN

Martin SCHULZ, President of the European Parliament ( from Council )

Adjournment of the session

Dates of forthcoming sittings : see Minutes

Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting : see Minutes

Voting time

Caste discrimination in India

Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting : see Minutes

Explanations of vote

Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure

EU growth (debate)

EP Plenary session - Election of the new EP President

Illustration of journalists working around the Plenary chamber

Commemoration of Alexander LANGER at the European Parliament in Brussels

Marina KALJURAND, Wouter JURGENS, Urmas PAET, Norbert RIEDEL, Heli TIIRMAA-KLAAR

High-level seminar Cyber Agenda 2015

Students visiting the Parlamentarium of the European Parliament in Brussels

Martin SCHULZ - EP President meets with cabinet ALBIG of SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN

Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia extraordinary meeting in the presence of the Prime Minister of Bhutan

Seminar for journalists

STOA Workshop: ' Graphene in Europe '

MEP Martina WERNER at the European Parliament in Brussels

Georges SPENALE

Plenary session Luxembourg december 1976

All 4 YOUth debate organized by the Alliance for Youth at the European Parliament in Brussels

Manuel QUINTANA, Marc TARABELLA, Emmanuel FOULON

Press conference on Assessment of match fixing for the 2014-2015 season

EP President meets with Rabbi Isaac  SCHAPIRA

MEP Miroslav MIKOLASIK at the European Parliament in Brussels

Agreement between Parliament, Council and Commission on final wording of the European Law on Transmissible Animal Diseases

Panoramic view of LOW courtyard in Strasbourg

Meeting on ' work-life-balance ' interest-group

Special committee on tax rulings and other measures similar in effect or nature - Public hearing : International Dimension of Tax Rulings and other measures

Some herald it as the solution to our carbon heavy energy diet, and others see it as a deadly ticking time-bomb. Europe remains as split as our guests on the issue. Green MEP Harms and EPP MEP Audy weigh up the pros and cons with our studio audience.

Public Forum: Nuclear power - Danger or Answer

MEPs approved a key report for small business to claim late payment from defaulting companies and public authorities. Eurostat came under fire after the Greek crisis unearthed dodgy figures hadn't been investigated. We spoke to Eurostate Director-General

The News: Relief for SMEs - Eurostat responds to critics - Burkhard Balz on Greek crisis

Hospitals both public and private will have the same late payment terms under the Internal Market Committee's report. MEPs voted on a report that amends the Commission directive which protects small businesses. While toughening up the terms for public aut

Coughing up the cash

US or Australian statisticians would be amazed by European statistics office Eurostat. But that is not enough so the Commission has given more powers to the organisation to remain 'guardian of good quality' of financial statistics. This comes in the wake

Interview: Eurostat to become 'guardian of good quality' says Walter Radermacher

Deliberately supplying false data is bound to cause problems in the end, warns the EU’s top statistician, Eurostat's Director-General Walter Rademacher. The eurozone now struggles with the consequences of Greece's creative accounting. An emergency summit

The truth will out

The European Union has a stand in the Shanghai Universal Exposition which opens on May Day. But so do all the Member States too, in the hopes of reviving or maintaining their relations with this important trade partner. Instead of everyone dealing with Ch

Which strategy towards China?

What exactly is the Common Agricultural Policy, and how has it changed over the years? Where is it headed? EuroparlTV finds out.

How It Works: Common Agricultural Policy

European foreign policy has stupidly focused on human rights when dealing with China says the Italian EPP member. He wants to see action not words, and the Expo 2010 Shanghai could be the ideal international stage to bring cultures together and more impor

Interview: We must create a G-3 – Crescenzio Rivellini

Ahead of the emergency summit on Greece (May 10), we spoke to German MEP Burkhard Balz. He claims now is the time to act, and we need to act together, despite the pressures coming from his homeland which say something to the contrary.

Interview: Greek crisis requires action in 7-10 days - MEP Burkhard Balz

Could this be the nail in the coffin for Nato? European defence ministers met to discuss moving towards a single defence policy for the EU, though not all MEPs are in favour. Commissioner Tajani unveiled his plan to cut emissions with electric cars. But i

The News: Defence and the EU - Green Cars - MacMillan Scott on China

The Commission tells the self-employed how long to work. Self-employed truckers may have to abide by the same laws that limit the amount of hours salaried drivers can work. If the law is not applied the self-employed could work an 86 hour week, raising co

EU imposes work hours

European Commissioner Antonio Tajani unveiled his plan to make Europe's carparks green, an electric car. They emit a negigible amount of greenhouse gases, however, some MEPs are more sceptical about this being a greenwash for cars, as the batteries that p

Electric car greenwash or greendry?

A common defence policy has eluded the EU for years. However, when European Defence Ministers met this week they already took steps to make it a reality, though not all MEPs seem convinced. With most members being part of Nato some don't see the need.

EU on the march

Exchange of views at the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs with Ilir META, Albanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Exchange of views with Ilir META, Albanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs: extracts - AFET Committee

Nikolaos Chountis (GUE/NGL, EL) presents his Draft report on the European integration process of Albania and disussed the content and possible amendments with the members of the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs. Statements by Eduard Kukan (EPP, SK), Doris Pack (EPP, DE) and Libor Rouček (S&D, CZ).

EU integration process of Albania: extract from the meeting - AFET Committee

Antonio GUTERRES, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, has an exchange of views with European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs on asylum policies and the situation of asylum seekers and internally displaced persons around the world. Statements by Sonia ALFANO (ALDE, IT), Sarah LUDFORD (ALDE, UK) and Cornelia ERNST (GUE/NGL, DE).

Exchange of views with Antonio GUTERRES, UN High Commissioner for Refugees: extract - LIBE Committee

Presentation of the report by Barbara Weiler (S&D, DE) on the late payment. The report is adopted by the IMCO committee (36 votes, + 30, - 0, 6 abst).

Combating late payment: extract from the vote and statement by Barbara Weiler (S&D, DE), Rapporteur - IMCO Committee

Presentation of the initiative Report (draft) by MEP Yannick Jadot on the International Trade Policy in the context of Climate Change imperatives.

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