EP Plenary session - Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rights

EP Plenary session - Action Plan for the Automotive Industry

EP Plenary session - Clean Industrial Deal

EP Plenary session - EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement

EP Plenary session - Collaboration between conservatives and far right as a threat for competitiveness in the EU

EP Plenary session - Escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

EP Plenary session - Preparedness for a new trade era: multilateral cooperation

INTA -Presentation of the Priorities of the Polish Presidency of the Council

EP Plenary session - Addressing EU demographic challenges: towards the implementation of the 2023 Demography Toolbox

EP Plenary session - Geopolitical and economic implications for the transatlantic relations under the new Trump administration

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

EP Plenary session - Right to clean drinking water in the EU

ENVI - Presentation of the responsibilities and activities of the following agencies under ENVI competence - Exchange of views with Dr. Yukiko Nakatani, WHO Assistant Director-General, on Antimicrobial Resistance

EP Plenary session - The New European Competitiveness Deal - A future for the farming and manufacturing sectors in the EU

EP Plenary session - The Autumn 2024 Economic Forecast: a gradual rebound in an adverse environment

ENVI - Confirmation hearing of Jessika ROSWALL, European Commissioner-designate for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy

INTA AFCO - Confirmation hearing of Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, European Commissioner-designate for Trade, Economic Security, and Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency

10th year of detention for Uyghur human rights activist Professor Ilham Tohti

MEPs and the Commission debate its recently-proposed Automotive Industry Action Plan. Announced on 5 March 2025, it is intended to support the European automotive sector as it deals with high manufacturing costs, the low-carbon transition, and increased competition from China. A resolution will be put to a vote during the April plenary session. MEPs debate (part 1)

Action Plan for the Automotive Industry: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs react to the latest Commission proposals to support the European car industry in the face of higher manufacturing costs, the low-carbon transition, and increased competition from China, in a debate with Commissioner Tzitzikostas and Minister Szłapka. This news item shows extracts from the debate and ambience shots.

Action Plan for the Automotive Industry: extracts from the debate

MEPs and representatives from the Commission and the Polish Council Presidency assess the current state of EU-US trade relations, multilateralism, and the EU’s potential responses if the US imposes tariffs on European products.

Preparedness for a new trade era - multilateral cooperation or tariffs: MEPs debate (part 1)

The day after Donald Trump’s inauguration on 20 January, MEPs discuss the implications of his second term for transatlantic relations, with representatives from the Polish Council Presidency and the Commission. The debate focus on support for Ukraine, relations with Russia, China, the Middle East, climate change, and trade. MEPs bring up security issues, in light of Donald Trump’s repeated demands that Europe spend more on defence. Speaking in the Committee on Foreign Affairs recently, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned MEPs that “NATO’s current two percent defence spending target is not nearly enough (...) to stay safe.”

Geopolitical and economic implications for the transatlantic relations under the new Trump administration: MEPs debate (part 1)

Jessika ROSWALL, the Commissioner-designate for Environment, Water Resilience, and a Competitive Circular Economy, is heard by the Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee. Prior to her nomination for the post of Commissioner, Roswall was Sweden's minister for European affairs, from October 2022 to September 2024. In her new position, she oversees environmental policy, water resilience, and circular economy initiatives within the von der Leyen Commission II. Questions / Answers (part 5). .

Confirmation hearing of Jessika ROSWALL, Commissioner-designate for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy: Questions / Answers (part 5 - Political groups in reverse order)

Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Commissioner-designate, Trade and Economic Security & Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency of the VON DER LEYEN Commission, is heard by the International Trade (INTA) and Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) Committees. Committees on Foreign Affairs (AFET), on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), on Petitions (PETI), on Development (DEVE) and on Legal Affairs (JURI) are also invited to participate as joint committees. Questions and answers.

Confirmation hearing of Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Commissioner-designate, Trade and Economic Security & Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Questions / Answers (Part 1 - Political groups coordinators )

MEPs debate on the challenges faced by the automotive sector in the EU, and how to restore the competitiveness of European manufacturers. As the European automotive sector experiences a crisis sparked by the transition to low carbon technologies, the degradation of supply chains, increased competition from Asia, and decreased demand for electric models. After the statement of Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, MEPs discuss possible measures to restore the sector's competitiveness and prevent factory closures. A resolution will be put to a vote in a future session.

The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe: extracts from the debate

MEPs address the ongoing crisis in the EU’s automotive industry, focusing on enhancing competitiveness and preventing potential plant closures. This discussion arises as the sector grapples with challenges stemming from the shift to low-carbon technologies, supply chain disruptions, heightened competition from Asia, and a decline in demand for electric vehicles. MEPs engage with representatives from the Commission and the Hungarian Presidency to explore measures aimed at revitalizing the automotive sector.

The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe: MEPs debate (part 1)

On Wednesday, MEPs debate the devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, which have claimed lives and displaced thousands. The discussion focuses on the EU's preparedness for handling increasingly severe disasters driven by climate change. The floods, caused by torrential rain, have wreaked havoc across Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Austria, with entire neighborhoods submerged and widespread damage to infrastructure. Local authorities are describing the floods as the worst in decades, prompting emergency evacuations and calls for EU financial assistance.

The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change: MEPs debate part 2

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