EP Plenary session - Extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime

EP Plenary session - Joint debate - Implementation of the Treaty provisions

EP Plenary session - Oral questions - Non-objection mechanisms in international conventions to which the European Union is a party

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - European Defence investment programme (EDIP)

EP Plenary session - Jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition of decisions and acceptance of authentic instruments in matters of parenthood and creation of a European Certificate of Parenthood

Committee on the Rules of Procedure, deputy Ethics and Arrangement of Activity of the Verkhovna Rada of Uraine Study Visit - The role of the AFCO and JURI Committees

EP Plenary session - Joint debate - Judicial cooperation

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - The lack of legislative follow-up by the Commission to the PEGA resolution

EP Plenary session - Proposal of the European Parliament for the amendment of Treaties

EP Plenary session - European Protein Strategy

MEPs debate the Russian government’s relations with European parties of the extreme right and left in the context of the war in Ukraine. Second part of the debate.

The relations of the Russian government and diplomatic network with parties of the European extreme right and extreme left in the context of the war: MEPs debate (part 2/2)

Transport infrastructure in Ukraine is being destroyed and its Black Sea ports blocked by Russia. In light of this, MEPs are expected to call for new EU initiatives to address transport and logistics costs preventing the export of Ukrainian agricultural products, especially of wheat, to the global market.

Facilitating export of Ukrainian agricultural products - key for Ukrainian economy and global food security: MEPs debate

MEPs debate on a draft report which would give the Parliament a “general and direct” right to initiate legislation. This would reflect the evolution of the EU and restore balance to its institutional architecture - when the Treaties are next revised.

Parliament’s right of initiative: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

The draft report, which will be debated on Wednesday and put to the vote on Thursday, asks for more in-depth analysis, a broader scope, and a more effective approach from the Commission in its annual monitoring of the state of the rule of law in the European Union. MEPs are set to criticise the report’s failure to encompass EU values in their entirety, as well as its methodological shortcomings in highlighting the deliberate nature of the backsliding in Poland and Hungary.

Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law report: MEPs debate (part 2/2)

During a key debate proposed by the Greens/EFA, MEPs discuss the use of the Pegasus Software by EU Member States against individuals including MEPs and the violation of fundamental rights. First part of the debate.

Use of the Pegasus Software by EU Member States against individuals including MEPs and the violation of fundamental rights: MEPs debate (part 1/4)

MEPs debate and vote on the final report by the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age. The text says the EU must set global AI standards and unlock its enormous potential to address challenges in the fields of health, the environment and climate change.

Artificial intelligence in a digital age: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

MEPs assess the application of asylum rules in the EU and the allegations of breaches of the right to asylum and non-refoulement. MEPs refer to reports of pushbacks at different EU borders such as the Greek-Turkish border and the Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish borders with Belarus. Besides insisting on the need to guarantee decent reception conditions for people seeking international protection in the EU.

Violations of right to seek asylum and non-refoulement in the EU Member States: MEPs debate

MEPs quiz the Council and the Commission about their response so far to the democratic backslide in Hungary and Poland. However, despite the deterioration of the situation in both countries over the last few years, the Council has avoided holding a vote to determine whether there is “a clear risk of a serious breach” of the EU’s common values, the next step in the procedure set out in Article 7. MEPs urge the French Presidency of the Council to move forward, and quiz the Commission on other measures to ensure rule of law is respected.

Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary: MEPs debate (part 2/2)

MEPs debate a series of recommendations aimed to beef up the EU’s capabilities on foreign interference, including a sanctions regime to fight foreign meddling and disinformation, general information campaigns spreading awareness about its dangers, and tightened rules for social media platforms serving as vehicles for foreign interference. First part of the debate.

Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU: MEPs debate (Part 1/4)

The report by Salima YENBOU (Greens/EFA, FR) intends to be a first step towards the full realisation of a fair, inclusive and just society by tackling racism and discrimination in the field of culture, education, sports and media.

Role of culture, education, media and sport in the fight against racism: MEPs debate

The deal with the Council, reached in December 2021, aims to strengthen the rules to protect workers more robustly against carcinogenic and other hazardous substances by setting EU-wide exposure limits. Parliament succeeded in including reprotoxic substances in the scope of the Directive. Reprotoxic substances are harmful to reproduction and can cause impaired fertility or infertility.

Protection of workers from the risks relating to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxins at work: MEPs debate

MEPs assess the EU Court’s decision on the request to annul the regulation that links disbursement of EU funds with respect for the rule of law. The budget conditionality regulation aims to protect EU funds from being misused by national governments that breach the rule of law. It entered into force on 1 January 2021. On 11 March 2021, Poland and Hungary challenged the regulation in the EU Court of Justice. Second part of the debate.

The Rule of Law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling: MEPs debate (Part 2/3)

MEPs debate on a package of proposals to counteract the threat that Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) pose to journalists, NGOs and civil society.

Strengthening democracy, media freedom and pluralism in the EU: MEPs debate

Tunisia’s democratic system is at risk given its lack of separation of powers. The Parliament is expected to call on Tunisian president Kais Saied to enter into dialogue with the country’s major political parties and civil society representative to end the political crisis in Tunisia.

Situation in Tunisia: MEPs debate

During the plenary session (13-16 September 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the Pegasus spyware scandal and will ask the Commission and member states for EU action on recent allegations of governmental cyber-surveillance of journalists, politicians and others. (First part of the debate)

The Pegasus spyware scandal: MEPs debate (Part 1/2)

During the plenary session (13-16 September 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs participate in the debate on the EU Blue Card Directive.

EU Blue Card Directive: MEPs debate

During the plenary session (5-8 July 2021) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the presentation of the Slovenian Presidency’s priorities for the second half of 2021. MEPs debate (1/2)

Presentation of the program of activities of the Slovenian Presidency: MEPs debate (1/2)

During the plenary session (23-24 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on the situation of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health.

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