EP Plenary session - Restoring the EU’s competitive edge - the need for an impact assessment on the Green Deal policies

Press briefing on the next EU long-term Budget (The Multiannual Financial Framework)

EP Plenary session - Rule 162 - Regaining our competitive edge - a prosperous EU in a fragmented global economy

Memorandum of Understanding ahead of the European Elections: Signing ceremony in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Vasco ALVES CORDEIRO, President of the CoR and Nadia CALVIÑO, President of the EIB

Press conference on The Report on the Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law Report

Press conference on Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia

EP Plenary session - Voting session

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Yulia NAVALNAYA, Alexei NAVALNY's wife

EP Plenary session - Address by Yulia Navalnaya

EP Plenary session - Joint Debate - European Security and Defence

EP Plenary session - Recent revelations of spying on Members of the European Parliament and the lack of follow-up on the PEGA Committee recommendations

EP Plenary session - Debate - Commission statement - Rising inequalities in the world

EP Plenary session - Debate - Statement by the VPC/HR - The current situation in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

EP Plenary session - Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - Critical situation in Cuba

EP Plenary session - Debate - Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the situation in Syria

EP Plenary session - Debate - Statement by the VPC/HR - Closer ties between the EU and Armenia and the need for a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia

EP Plenary session - Debate - Human rights and democracy in the world and the EU’s policy on the matter – annual report 2023

CCC meeting - Oliver RÖPKE, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

CCC meeting - Exchange of views with Mr Mario DRAGHI, EC, special rapporteur on the future of European competitiveness

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.

Debate: Driving licences: Closing statements by Karima DELLI, Rapporteur, and Dubravka ŠUICA, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Democracy and Demography

Debate: Driving licences: MEPs debate

Sandro GOZI (Renew, FR), Rapporteur, holds a press conference on transparency and targeting of political advertising before the vote in plenary. The new rules enhance the integrity of election campaigns and help fight disinformation and foreign interference. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Sandro GOZI (Renew, FR), rapporteur on the final vote on Transparency and targeting of political advertising

Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D, DE) rapporteur, holds a press conference on new EU rules ensuring protection for journalists and media outlets from strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs). Plenary greenlights new EU rules to protect journalists and activists working on fundamental rights, allegations of corruption and disinformation from abusive lawsuits aimed at silencing them. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D, DE) rapporteur on New EU rules ensuring protection for journalists and media outlets from strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs)

Antonius MANDERS (EPP, NL), rapporteur, holds a press conference on the Environmental crime directive. 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. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Antonius MANDERS (EPP, NL), rapporteur on the Environmental crime directive

Jan OLBRYCHT (EPP, PL) and Margarida MARQUES (S&D, PT), co-rapporteurs, speak to the press on the outcome of the MFF revision vote. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Jan OLBRYCHT (EPP, PL) and Margarida MARQUES (S&D, PT), co-rapporteurs on the Outcome of the MFF revision vote

MEPs are set to approve long-term funding for Ukraine, the “Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform” (STEP), and associated major changes to the multi-year EU budget. The revision of the EU’s long-term budget – the multiannual financial framework (MFF) – includes the €50 billion Ukraine Facility and the “Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform” (STEP) which aims to support EU competitiveness and resilience in strategic sectors. It also bolsters the EU’s budget to deal with migration and external challenges as well as the EU's crisis preparedness and budgetary flexibility. Furthermore, in line with Parliament’s demands, the revision introduces a mechanism to tackle escalating costs linked to the repayment of the NextGenerationEU recovery plan amid rising interest rates. On Tuesday, Parliament will debate and vote on the corresponding texts recently agreed with the EU member states: MFF revision

Joint debate - MFF revision: MEPs debate

Joint debate - MFF revision: Closing statement by Margarida MARQUES and Jan OLBRYCHT, Rapporteurs and by Johannes HAHN, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration

MEPs debate long-term funding for Ukraine, the “Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform” (STEP), and associated major changes to the multi-year EU budget. The revision of the EU’s long-term budget – the multiannual financial framework (MFF) – includes the €50 billion Ukraine Facility and the “Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform” (STEP) which aims to support EU competitiveness and resilience in strategic sectors. It also bolsters the EU’s budget to deal with migration and external challenges as well as the EU's crisis preparedness and budgetary flexibility. Opening statements by rapporteurs and Mathieu MICHEL, Belgian State Secretary and Johannes HAHN, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Joint debate - MFF revision: opening statements by rapporteurs and Mathieu MICHEL, Belgian State Secretary and Johannes HAHN, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration

MEPs give their final green light to a new directive on environmental crime, as agreed with the Member States in November 2023. 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. Short presentation of the topic.

Short presentations - Report: Antonius Manders (A9-0087/2023) - Protection of the environment through criminal law

Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank debates with MEPs on ECB annual report 2023.

European Central Bank - annual report 2023: extracts from the debate with Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank

Exterior and interior shots of the EP during the plenary session in Strasbourg 26-29 February 2024.

EP Plenary session: editing shots (exterior and interior shots of the EP)

The new rules enhance the integrity of election campaigns and help fight disinformation and foreign interference. The regulation requires political advertising to be clearly labelled, allowing citizens to see why they were targeted, who sponsored the ad, how much they paid and to which elections or referendum it pertains. Sponsoring ads from outside the EU is prohibited in the three-month period leading up to elections. All online political ads are available in an online ad repository. Under the new rules, separate and explicit consent must be obtained to use personal data for targeted ads, while the use of special categories of personal data (e.g. ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation) or minors’ data are banned. Closing statements by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency and Sandro GOZI, Rapporteur.

Transparency and targeting of political advertising: Closing statements by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency and Sandro GOZI, Rapporteur

The new rules enhance the integrity of election campaigns and help fight disinformation and foreign interference. The regulation requires political advertising to be clearly labelled, allowing citizens to see why they were targeted, who sponsored the ad, how much they paid and to which elections or referendum it pertains. Sponsoring ads from outside the EU is prohibited in the three-month period leading up to elections. All online political ads are available in an online ad repository. Under the new rules, separate and explicit consent must be obtained to use personal data for targeted ads, while the use of special categories of personal data (e.g. ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation) or minors’ data are banned. MEPs debate.

Transparency and targeting of political advertising: MEPs debate

The new rules enhance the integrity of election campaigns and help fight disinformation and foreign interference. The regulation requires political advertising to be clearly labelled, allowing citizens to see why they were targeted, who sponsored the ad, how much they paid and to which elections or referendum it pertains. Sponsoring ads from outside the EU is prohibited in the three-month period leading up to elections. All online political ads are available in an online ad repository. Opening statements by Sandro GOZI (Renew, IT), Rapporteur and Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency, Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT), Anna Júlia DONÁTH (Renew, HU), Angelika NIEBLER (EPP, DE), and Daniel FREUND (Greens/EFA, DE). This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Transparency and targeting of political advertising: Opening statements by Sandro GOZI, Rapporteur, Věra JOUROVÁ, VP of the EC, Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), Anna Júlia DONÁTH (Renew, HU), Angelika NIEBLER (EPP, DE), and Daniel FREUND (Greens/EFA, DE)

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. Closing statements by Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) and by Johan VAN OVERTVELDT, Rapporteur, and by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and Capital Markets Union

European Central Bank – annual report 2023: Closing statements by Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) and by Johan VAN OVERTVELDT, Rapporteur, and by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services

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

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, gives an introductory remark during plenary session in Strasbourg.

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