EP Plenary session - The need to enforce the Digital Services Act to protect democracy on social media platforms against foreign interference and biased algorithms

EP Plenary session - Situation of female politicians in EU candidate and neighbouring countries facing harassment and cyber violence

EP Plenary session.- Misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms, such as TikTok, and related risks to the integrity of elections in Europe

FEMM.- Presentation by EIGE (European Institute for Gender Equality) of the Gender Equality Index

IMCO - TikTok compliance with Digital Services Act (DSA)

EP Plenary session - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

ITRE IMCO -  Confirmation hearing of Henna Maria VIRKKUNEN, European Commissioner-designate for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy

ITRE - Confirmation hearing of Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation

EP Plenary session  - The abuse of new technologies to manipulate and radicalise young people through hate speech and antidemocratic discourse

EP Plenary session - Foreign interference and hybrid attacks: the need to strengthen EU resilience and internal security

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Global measures towards social media platforms - Strengthening the role of DSA and protecting the democracy and freedom in the online sphere

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Need to prevent security threats like the Solingen attack through addressing illegal migration and effective return

German MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

EP Plenary session - Combating violence against women and domestic violence

BUDG Committee

Event Protecting the 2024 Elections : From Alarm to Action

Press conference on Violence against women: update on the state of negotiations by the negotiators.

FEMM Committee - Meeting of the Network of Members in Charge of Gender Mainstreaming

Greens/EFA group election of a Co-Chair

REGI mission to the Flood-affected areas in Germany - Meeting with the District Administrator of the Landkreis Ahrweiler

REGI mission to the Flood-affected areas in Germany - Ahr- Valley..

EP Press conference on the Digital Services Act (DSA) - outcome of the vote in committee

3rd Trilogue on Public Sector Loan Facility

EP plenary session.- Establishing a Technical Support Instrument

Let’s get to the Crux of the Digital Services Act!

New rules on political advertising. MEPs deabte and vote on new political advertising rules to make EU elections more transparent and resistant to interference. The draft text demands that more information be made available to citizens, authorities and journalists, banning online advert providers from carrying out micro-targeting, and introducing additional sanctions for breaches.

Transparency and targeting of political advertising: MEPs debate

Resumption of the planary session and order of business by Roberta METSOLA, EP President.

Resumption of session and order of business

MEPs discuss on short-term funding needs of Ukraine, during Russia’s war against the country. The Commission’s proposal asks MEPs to fast-track approval under the EP’s accelerated “urgent procedure”, the €18 billion will cover part of an estimated €4 billion monthly funding need in Ukraine to cover essential public services, macroeconomic stability and the restoration of critical infrastructure destroyed by Russia. First part of the debate.

EU financial assistance to Ukraine - Joint debate: MEPs debate (part 1)

Parliament fought for and obtained better support - over €1 billion on top of the Commission’s original proposal - for tackling the consequences of the war in Ukraine, energy, climate and the recovery from the pandemic in the 2023 EU budget. MEPs debate.

2023 budgetary procedure - Joint text: MEPs debate

The landmark EU digital rules oblige online companies to protect users from illegal content, increase accountability and limit the market power of tech giants. Parliament holds the final vote on the new Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA), two key bills aiming to address the societal and economic effects of the tech industry by setting standards for a safer, more open digital space for users and fairer digital market for businesses.

Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee MEPs discusses the impact of the recently agreed Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA) with Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen. The discussion focuses in particular on how the Digital Services Act could set the global benchmark for regulating online platforms in the future.

EP Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection with Frances HAUGEN, Facebook whistleblower: exchange of views with MEPs

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 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. Third part of the debate.

Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU: MEPs debate (Part 3/4)

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 discuss whether national recovery plans meet the agreed targets as well as the situation in countries that have not yet had their plans approved. Second part of the debate.

State of play of the RRF (Recovery and Resilience Facility): MEPs debate (part 2/2)

MEPs debate for more to be done to stop gender-based cyberviolence, in light of the worrisome increase in those affected by it during the COVID-19 pandemic. MEPs will consider offline and online gender-based violence as facets of the same problem.

Combating gender-based cyberviolence: MEPs debate

Press conference by Christel SCHALDEMOSE (S&D, DK), Rapporteur and Arba KOKALARI (EPP, SV), Dita CHARANZOVÁ (Renew Europe, CZ), Alexandra GEESE (Greens/EFA, DE) and Adam BIELAN (ECR, PL), shadow rapporteurs, about the outcome of the vote in committee about Digital Services Act (DSA).

Press conference on the Digital Services Act (DSA) by Christel SCHALDEMOSE (S&D, DK), Rapporteur and Arba KOKALARI (EPP, SV), Dita CHARANZOVÁ (Renew Europe, CZ), Alexandra GEESE (Greens/EFA, DE) and Adam BIELAN (ECR, PL), shadow rapporteurs

Questions from the Digital Services Act rapporteurs and members of associated Committees during the public hearing titled 'Whistle-blower's testimony on the negative impact of big tech companies’ products on user'.

Public Hearing on Whistle-blower's testimony on the negative impact of big tech companies’ products on user: Statements by the Digital Service Act rapporteurs and members of associated Committees

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (4-7 October 2021), MEPs debate on the state of play of the Recovery and Resilience Facility plans (RRF) of member states awaiting for approval.

The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval: MEPs debate

During the plenary session (13-16 September 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs participate on the joint debate on the natural disasters in Europe and possible measures to be taken to support countries and regions affected by natural disasters this summer.

Joint debate - Natural disasters in Europe: MEPs debate (Part 1/2)

During the plenary session (5-8 July 2021), MEPs debate on the Guidelines for the application of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget. (continuation of the debate)

Guidelines for the application of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget: MEPs debate (continuation)

During the plenary session (7-10 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on women in politics - combatting online abuse.

Women in politics - combatting online abuse: MEPs debate

During the plenary session (7-10 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the views of the Parliament on the ongoing assessment by the Commission and the Council of the national Recovery and Resilience Facility plans.The RRF will make €672.5 billion in loans and grants available to support reforms and investments undertaken by Member States. The aim is to mitigate the economic and social impact of the coronavirus pandemic and make European economies and societies more sustainable, resilient and better prepared for the challenges and opportunities of the green and digital transitions.

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