Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents

EP Plenary session - 100 days of the new Commission – Delivering on Defence, Competitiveness, Simplification and Migration as our priorities

EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Presentation of the proposal on a new common approach on returns

EP Plenary session International Women's Day Celebration

EP Plenary session - European Council meetings and European Security

EP Plenary session - Commission Work Programme 2025

EP Plenary session - Resumption of session and order of business

EP Plenary session - Links between organised crime and smuggling of migrants in light of the recent UN reports

EP Plenary session  - Announcement of the winner of 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

Meeting of the Conference of Presidents with Ursula von der Leyen

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Kerkrade (Netherlands) -  Meeting with young people

LIBE Coordinators meeting group photo

Press conference on the adoption of the PEGA Inquiry conclusions

Press conference on Commission's discharge for the financial year 2021, including the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)

Pressconference of the PEGA committee on the adoption of its report and recommendations in committee

EP Plenary session - Lack of actions taken by the Commission in the context of the duty of sincere and loyal cooperation

Event ' In Defense of Our Defenders - Violence Against Europe’s Police '

PEGA Mission to Hungary

PEGA Committee -  Discussion on reports of spyware use in Spain

PEGA Committee - The impact of Spyware on Fundamental Rights

Press briefing EPP group

PEGA - Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware - Constitutive meeting

Lex signing ceremony with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Clement BEAUNE, French Minister of EU affairs

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Jeroen LENAERS

Trilogue on ETIAS consequential amendments

Constituent meeting of the Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries

On 18 September 2022 the Commission proposed the freezing of €7.5 billion in EU funds for Hungary, citing corruption and public procurement concerns, after triggering the EU’s rule of law conditionality mechanism against Hungary in April. MEPs discuss the state of play of the negotiations between the Commission and Hungary linked to the protection of the EU budget and the recovery and resilience plan. First part of the MEPs debate.

State of play of the negotiations between the Commission and the Hungarian Government linked to the Conditionality Regulation and the RRP: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

Parliament will review the developments in the investigation into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s death and the ensuing political reforms, five years after her murder. In particular, MEPs will look into the situation of the rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights in the country.

The Rule of Law in Malta, five years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia: MEPs debate (part 2)

MEPs will debate the Commission’s proposal to freeze funds for Hungary to protect the EU budget in view of breaches of theover rule of law concerns in the country. First part of the debate.

Commission proposal for measures under the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation in the case of Hungary: MEPs debate (part 1)

From 19 to 21 September, a delegation of ten MEPs from the EP’s spyware inquiry committee will be in Warsaw to hear from victims of spyware, local politicians, and other experts. The mission ends with the press conference held by Jeroen LENAERS (EPP, NL), Head of the delegation and PEGA Chair and by Sophia IN 'T VELD (Renew, NL), rapporteur

Press conference by Jeroen LENAERS (EPP, NL), Head of the delegation and PEGA Chair and by Sophia IN 'T VELD (Renew, NL), rapporteur - MEPs Delegation of the PEGA Committee to Warsaw

MEPs discuss with the Council and Commission the reported cases of illegal surveillance and the use of the Predator spyware in Greece. MEPs express their indignation at the recent revelations of wiretapping by the intelligence services, as well as the use of spyware, targeting politicians, journalists, and other public figures in Greece. Among the targeted individuals is MEP Nikos Androulakis (S&D, EL), the leader of the Greek opposition party PASOK-KINAL

Illegal surveillance and predator spyware systems in Greece: MEPs debate

Parliament discusses war crimes in Ukraine. Since the invasion, Russian forces have been accused of numerous breaches of international humanitarian law in Ukrainian territory.

The fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine: 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 1/2)

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 review the latest events regarding democracy and fundamental rights in Hungary and Poland, and the EU’s action to protect its shared values. Following the debate with the Commission, plenary vote on a resolution assessing the ongoing process of hearings in the Council with both countries, under Article 7 of the EU Treaty. One round of political group speakers.

Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary: one round of political group speakers

The newly established Inquiry Committee on the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware starts its work. The committee will consider alleged breaches of EU law in the use of spyware by, among others, Hungary and Poland.

Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (PEGA): atmosphere shots of the constitutive meeting and statement

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 1/2)

MEPs discuss what the EU can do to protect children fleeing war in Ukraine, in particular from trafficking and exploitation, following the activation on 3 March of the temporary protection status for refugees from Ukraine, which gives them temporary residence rights and access to education and the labour market. Second part of the debate.

EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine: MEPs debate (part 2/3)

MEPs discuss how to handle the increasing number of refugees fleeing from the war in Ukraine as a consequence of the Russian invasion. First part of the debate.

The deterioration of the situation of refugees as a consequence of Russian aggression against Ukraine: MEPs debate (Part 1/4)

MEPs will debate and vote on ‘citizenship by investment’ schemes, under which third country nationals can get so-called ‘golden passports’. These ones are objectionable ethically, legally, and economically. They also pose serious security risks while undermining the essence of EU citizenship, and should be banned. According to the draft text, third countries with visa-free access to the EU should also end their ‘golden passports’ schemes. Meanwhile, on 25 February in light of Putin’s attack on Ukraine, the leaders of the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the UK, Canada, and the US committed to taking measures to limit the access of wealthy Russians (with ties to the government) to ‘golden passports’.

Citizenship and residence by investment schemes: MEPs debate

MEPs debate and vote on ‘citizenship by investment’ schemes, under which third country nationals can get so-called ‘golden passports’. These ones are objectionable ethically, legally, and economically. They also pose serious security risks while undermining the essence of EU citizenship, and should be banned. According to the draft text, third countries with visa-free access to the EU should also end their ‘golden passports’ schemes. Meanwhile, on 25 February in light of Putin’s attack on Ukraine, the leaders of the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the UK, Canada, and the US committed to taking measures to limit the access of wealthy Russians (with ties to the government) to ‘golden passports’.

Citizenship and residence by investment schemes: extracts from the debate, extracts from the press conference and results of the vote

MEPs discuss the most recent revelations that EU governments have used Pegasus spyware on journalists, politicians and others. They quiz the French Presidency of the Council and the Commission on what possible EU action can be taken to stop the information-harvesting spyware being used illegally in the EU and elsewhere to spy on opposition figures, human rights activists, journalists and lawyers.

The surveillance of politicians, prosecutors, lawyers and journalists, and other persons and entities in the EU Members States using cyber surveillance software: one round of political groups leaders

MEPs quiz the Commission and the Council on the proposal to adapt EU asylum rules in Poland, Latvia and Lithuania to deal with migrants coming from Belarus.

The proposed Council decision on provisional emergency measures for the external border with Belarus: MEPs debate

MEPs debate the Commission and the Council on the proposal to adapt EU asylum rules in Poland, Latvia and Lithuania to deal with migrants coming from Belarus.

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