At a glance: two weeks to go until the European elections; the short documentary ‘Use Your vote’ and the International Day for Biological Diversity.

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 23/05/2024 - Malti

At a glance: the debate between the lead candidates to be the next European Commission President will take place tomorrow; two weeks to go until the European elections.

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 22/05/2024 - Malti

At a glance: the debate between the lead candidates to be the next European Commission President; the European elections are in two weeks’ time; and the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 21/05/2024 - Malti

Il-pandemija globali tal-COVID-19 u l-gwerra tar-Russja kontra l-Ukrajna kellhom impatt sinifikanti fuq l-aġenda tal-Parlament Ewropew matul id-disa’ leġiżlatura tiegħu. Bħala konsegwenza ta’ kriżi tas-saħħa u ta’ diversi sfidi ġeopolitiċi, matul id-disa’ leġiżlatura tiegħu, il-Parlament iffoka fuq it-tranżizzjoni ekoloġika u dik diġitali biex tissaħħaħ ir-reżiljenza tal-Unjoni Ewropea filwaqt li jissaħħu wkoll il-valuri demokratiċi.

Id-disa’ leġiżlatura tal-Parlament Ewropew

At a glance: EU leaders shocked by the attack on Slovak Prime Minister Fico; the European elections are in less than three weeks’ time; and the Multilingualism Day Student Competition is back.

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 17/05/2024 - Malti

At a glance: three weeks to go until the European elections; preparations under way for the debate between the lead candidates for the Commission Presidency; President Metsola’s keynote speech at Brussels National Airport.

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 16/05/2024 - Malti

At a glance: three weeks to go until the European elections; preparations underway for the debate between the leading candidates to be the next European Commission President; and applications for Schuman traineeships are still being accepted.

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 15/05/2024 - Malti

At a glance: President Metsola’s visit to Kyiv, Schuman traineeships and the ‘Mission Possible Together’ competition.

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 14/05/2024 - Malti

At a glance: ‘Sisterhood Pathways’ from Lithuania won the 2024 European Charlemagne Youth Prize; applications for Schuman traineeships are now open and the European Solidarity Corps.

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 13/05/2024 - Malti

At a glance: landmarks across the EU lit up ahead of the European elections; Europe Day in Luxembourg; and a joint letter of intent signed in Malta by European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and the  Belarusian opposition leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 08/05/2024 - Malti

At a glance: landmark buildings across the EU will be lit up in blue on Europe Day; there is one month to go until the European elections; entries can now be submitted for the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism.

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 07/05/2024 - Malti

At a glance: the Europe Day celebrations continue; the 2024 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism; and the award ceremony of the 2024 European Charlemagne Youth Prize.

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 06/05/2024 - Malti

At a glance: Europe Days, the European elections and the European Solidarity Corps Participation Awards.

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 04/05/2024 - Malti

At a glance: the 74th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration; Europe Day celebrations in all EU buildings in Brussels; and the online survey ‘Democracy and You’.

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 03/05/2024 - Malti

At a glance: the 20th anniversary of the EU’s biggest enlargement; the approaching European elections; and the 2024 Europe Day celebrations.

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 02/05/2024 - Malti

F’dan l-episodju, se nidħlu fl-istorja Ewropea biex niċċelebraw avveniment ewlieni: l-20 anniversarju mill-akbar tkabbir tal-UE. Fl-1 ta’ Mejju 2004, għaxar pajjiżi fil-qalba tal-Ewropa ssieħbu fl-UE, u żiedu disa’ lingwi ta’ ħidma uffiċjali ġodda tal-UE. Dan kien mument ta’ ċelebrazzjoni, għaqda u opportunitajiet bla limitu.

L-20 anniversarju mill-akbar tkabbir tal-Unjoni Ewropea

The Republic of Ireland covers five-sixths of the island of Ireland. The north-eastern part of the island is Northern Ireland which is part of the United Kingdom. There are 11 members of the European Parliament from Ireland.&nbsp;

The&nbsp;plenary is&nbsp;commemorating&nbsp;the 25th anniversary of the Northern Ireland peace agreement on 29 March.&nbsp;&nbsp;Presidents Metsola, Michel and von der Leyen will take the floor, followed by a round of political groups interventions.

EU - Ireland

The first act of a new European Parliament is to elect its President. Candidates for the Presidency may be proposed either by a political group or by a minimum of 38 MEPs . The election is held by secret ballot. To be elected, a candidate must win an absolute majority of the valid votes cast, i.e. 50% plus one.

If no candidate is elected at the first ballot, the same or other candidates may be nominated for a second round of voting under the same conditions. This can be repeated at a third round if necessary, again with the same rules.

If no-one is elected at the third ballot, the two highest-scoring candidates in that round proceed to a fourth ballot, where the one receiving the greater number of votes wins. (Should there be a tie at this stage, the older candidate is declared the winner).

Election of the President of the European Parliament

&nbsp;In July 2024 MEPs re-elected Roberta Metsola (EPP, MT) as President of the European Parliament until 2027, with 562 votes in the first round.

Roberta Metsola won the election in the first round of voting, where she received an absolute majority of 562 votes cast out of 699 by secret paper ballot, among two candidates. She will continue to lead Parliament for the first two and a half years of the 10th legislative term.

Following the election of its President, Parliament&nbsp; elected its 14 Vice-Presidents and five Quaestors, which comprise Parliament’s Bureau.

Election of the President of the European Parliament and the Bureau

The energy union strategy aims at building an energy union that gives EU consumers - households and businesses - secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy.&nbsp;The five pillars of the Energy Union are:&nbsp;accelerating decarbonisation with the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) and renewables at is core; scaling up energy efficiency; enhancing energy security and safety; strengthening the internal market; research, innovation and competitiveness.&nbsp; Since 2021, Europe has experienced a hike in energy prices that is part of a global surge. The&nbsp;Russian invasion of Ukraine&nbsp;in 2022 has further affected the energy markets, causing new increases of energy prices and concerns over the EU’s ability to secure its energy supply. &nbsp;

Energy union

There are many examples of AI being used in everyday life: Online shopping and advertising; Web search; Digital personal assistants; Machine translations; Smart homes, cities and infrastructure; Cars; Cybersecurity; Artificial intelligence against Covid-19; Fighting disinformation, etc. &nbsp;

In March Plenary session the Parliament approved the Artificial Intelligence Act that ensures safety and compliance with fundamental rights, while boosting innovation.

The regulation, agreed in negotiations with member states in December 2023, was endorsed by MEPs with 523 votes in favour, 46 against and 49 abstentions.

It aims to protect fundamental rights, democracy, the rule of law and environmental sustainability from high-risk AI, while boosting innovation and establishing Europe as a leader in the field. The regulation establishes obligations for AI based on its potential risks and level of impact.

Robotics and artificial intelligence

The European Union produces more than&nbsp;2.2 billion tonnes of waste every year. It is currently updating its&nbsp;legislation on waste management&nbsp;to promote a shift to a more sustainable model known as the circular economy.

The circular economy is a&nbsp;model of production and consumption, which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products as long as possible. In this way, the&nbsp;life cycle of products is extended.

In March 2020, the European Commission presented the circular economy action plan,&nbsp;&nbsp;which aims to promote more sustainable product design, reduce waste and empower consumers, for example by creating aright to repair). There is a focus on resource intensive sectors, such as&nbsp;electronics and ICT,&nbsp;plastics,&nbsp;textiles&nbsp;and construction.

In February 2021, the Parliament adopted a resolution on the&nbsp;new circular economy action plan&nbsp;demanding additional measures to achieve a carbon-neutral, environmentally sustainable, toxic-free and fully circular economy by 2050, including tighter recycling rules and&nbsp;binding targets for materials use and consumption&nbsp;by 2030.

In March 2022, the Commission released the&nbsp;first package of measures&nbsp;to speed up the transition towards a circular economy, as part of the circular economy action plan. The proposals include boosting sustainable products, empowering consumers for the green transition, reviewing construction product regulation, and creating a strategy on sustainable textiles.

In November 2022, the Commission proposed&nbsp;new EU-wide rules on packaging. It aims to reduce packaging waste and improve packaging design, with for example clear labelling to promote reuse and recycling; and calls for a transition to bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastics.

Circular economy

G7 and EU - US summits that will tackle issues like COVID-19, climate change, Russia and free trade Belarus.

On 11-13 June, at the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, the seven members - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, plus the EU - will discuss the global recovery from COVID-19, free and fair trade and the fight against climate change. Other major security issues such as Belarus, and Israel/Palestine will also be raised. The UK organisers have invited leaders from Australia, India, South Korea and South Africa to attend as guest countries.

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the Commission and Charles Michel , President of the Council will meet the US president on 15 June in Brussels.

G7 and EU - US summits

Europe is faced with a significant influx of migrants: hundreds of thousands of people fleeing from war and poverty are travelling to Europe in search of safety and a better life. 

The increase in migration to Europe requires a response from the EU on a number of levels. Firstly, policies to handle regular and irregular immigration, and secondly, common EU-wide rules on asylum. The migrant crisis of late has also resulted in a need for additional measures and reforms to ensure border security as well as a fairer distribution of asylum seekers among EU countries.

Migration - 8th Parliamentary term

Denmark has been an EU member country since 1st January 1973.

Denmark is a constitutional monarchy. It has a representative parliamentary system with a head of government - the prime minister - and a head of state - the monarch - who officially retains executive power, although duties are strictly representative and ceremonial. The kingdom also comprises 2 autonomous constituent countries in the Atlantic, neither of which are EU members: the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

EU - Denmark

On 29 March 2017, Theresa MAY, British Prime Minister, triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.

The right of a Member State to withdraw from the European Union was introduced for the first time with the Lisbon Treaty; the possibility of withdrawal was highly controversial before that. The Article 50 provides for the negotiation of a withdrawal agreement between the EU and the withdrawing state, defining in particular the latter's future relationship with the Union. If no agreement is concluded within two years, that state's membership ends automatically, unless the European Council and the Member State concerned decide jointly to extend this period.

Brexit - 8th Parliamentary term

Tax measures must be adopted unanimously by the Member States. The European Parliament has the right to be consulted on tax matters, except on budgetary-related issues, for which it is co-legislator.

The power to tax is in the hands of the Member States, with the EU having only limited EU competences. As EU tax policy is geared towards the smooth running of the single market, the harmonisation of indirect taxation was addressed before direct taxation. The fight against harmful tax evasion and tax avoidance has become a recent policy priority.

Fight against tax fraud and evasion - 8th parliamentary term

Nearly all European countries have been affected by terrorism in one form or another and tackling it has never been easy.

 
The attacks in Nice, Brussels and Paris demonstrated once again the challenge of finding a rapid and effective response to those who would destroy us, while safeguarding our freedom and way of life. In the unfolding battle against terror, Parliament has an active role to play.

Fight against terrorism - 8th parliamentary term

European food safety policy aims are twofold: to protect human health and consumers’ interests, and to foster the smooth operation of the single European market.

The EU ensures that control standards are established and adhered to in the areas of feed and food-product hygiene, animal health, plant health and the prevention of food contamination from external substances. The Union also regulates labelling for food and feed products.

Food safety - 8th parliamentary term

The Digital Single Market strategy aims to open up digital opportunities for people and business and enhance Europe's position as a world leader in the digital economy. In this framework, a new legislative package for the modernisation of the EU copyright rules is presented by the Commission in September 2016.

A Digital Single Market (DSM) is one in which the free movement of persons, services and capital is ensured and where the individuals and businesses can seamlessly access and exercise online activities under conditions of fair competition, and a high level of consumer and personal data protection, irrespective of their nationality or place of residence. 
The European Commission has identified the completion of the Digital Single Market (DSM) as one of its 10 political priorities. 
Among its directives, a new directive on copyright in the digital single market. The purpose is to adapt EU copyright legislation to the digital environment, which is quickly changing the way copyright-protected works and content are created, produced, distributed and exploited in the European Union.

Digital single market - Copyright directive - 8th parliamentary term

The CETA negotiations were launched in May 2009 and concluded in September 2014. The EU and Canada signed the agreement on 30 October 2016. In 2015 the EU imported goods from Canada worth €28.3 billion and exported goods to it worth €35.2 billion, a figure that is expected to rise by more than 20% when the agreement is implemented in full.

The CETA will remove customs duties, end restrictions on access to public contracts, open-up the services market, offer predictable conditions for investors and help prevent illegal copying of EU innovations and traditional products. 
In response to parliamentary pressure, the controversial investor-state-dispute settlement mechanism was replaced by the Investment Court System so as to ensure government control over the choice of arbitrators and enhance transparency.

Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

Volkswagen, the German car manufacturer, has acknowledged that many millions of its cars sold worldwide have been specially equipped to trick emission tests, so as to appear less polluting.

Long before VW’s emissions test-cheating software was revealed, MEPs repeatedly urged that car emissions testing should take account of real-world driving conditions, so as to end obvious discrepancies between official and real consumption and emissions figures.

Car emissions - 8th parliamentary term

Press conference by Brando BENIFEI (S&D, IT) and Dragos TUDORACHE (Renew, RO), co-rapporteurs on AI Act plenary vote

Press conference on Artificial Intelligence vote

Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo speaks to MEPs to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future.

Before the debate, EP President Roberta Metsola holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Orpo, followed by a press point at 10.20 (still to be confirmed).

Thirteen EU heads of state or government have discussed the future of the EU in the plenary in “This is Europe” debates.

Plenary Debate - This is Europe debate with the Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo

Press conference by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), rapporteur on European Media Freedom Act

Press conference on European Media Freedom Act

MEPs discuss with the Council and Commission how to address the urgent concerns surrounding Ukrainian children being forcibly deported to Russia. 

Since Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine began in February 2022, international organisations have documented a wide range of serious human rights violations affecting children. Reports of children forcibly deported or displaced by Russian authorities, combined in many cases with them being subjected to re-education programmes and forced adoption, have raised concern. According to the Children of War initiative of the Ukrainian National Information Bureau (NIB), more than 19 500 children have been deported or forcibly displaced, and only 388 have been returned. 

In March 2023, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against President Putin, and Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian Commissioner for Children’s Rights. Both have been charged with the unlawful deportation of children and the unlawful transfer of children from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia.

Plenary Debate - Concerns surrounding Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia

Press conference by Ciarán CUFFE (Greens/EFA, IE), rapporteur on the energy performance of buildings directive

Press conference: Energy performance of buildings

Ivana Andrés and Alba Redondo from the Spanish women’s national football team address MEPs.

To mark International Women’s Day, captain of the Spanish women’s football team Ivana Andrés and Alba Redondo, captain for club Levante, addresses MEPs,  followed by a round of political group speakers. Spain won the World Cup in 2023 for the first time, but the trophy presentation was marred by harassment. 

On the same day at around 10.30, , MEPs discuss whether Parliament should give its consent to Council for member states to ratify the International Labour Organization’s Convention on Violence and Harassment. The convention is the first international treaty to recognise the right to work free from violence and harassment.

Plenary Debate -  Parliament marks International Women’s Day (8 March)

Plans to reduce the energy consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions from the buildings sector are debated by plenary. 

The revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, agreed with the Council in December, aims to substantially reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy consumption in the EU building sector by 2030, and have it achieve climate neutrality by 2050. The new rules also mean more of the worst-performing buildings will undergo renovation, and information-sharing on energy performance will be improved.
New buildings must be zero-emission as of 2030, and new buildings occupied or owned by public authorities must be zero-emission as of 2028. For residential buildings, member states have to put in place measures to ensure a reduction in the average level of primary energy used of at least 16% by 2030 and at least 20-22% by 2035.

Member states also have to adopt measures to decarbonise heating systems and phase out fossil fuels in heating and cooling with fossil fuel boilers being completely phased e out by 2040.

Plenary Debate - Energy performance of buildings

Parliament’s Spokesperson will hold a press briefing on the plenary session.

Last-minute  briefing

The EP’s Press Service holds a press briefing with the Parliament’s political group spokespersons.

Pre-session press briefing

To mark the 2024 International Women's Day (8 March), the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee is holding an inter-parliamentary committee meeting, gathering EU and national parliamentarians, to discuss the situation of women in sport today. Topics include eradicating gender stereotypes, abuse scandals and getting equal financial rewards and status. The experts to speak include Olympians Charline Van Snick (Belgium), Pia Sundhage (Sweden) and Katarzyna Zillmann (Poland). (Thursday 7 March).

FEMM- International Women’s Day/Women in Sport

EP President participates in a Town Hall discussion with young people, at the Romanian National Opera. She meets with H.E. Mr. Nicolae Ciuca, President of the Senate of Romania, with H.E. Mr. Alfred Simonis, Acting President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, with H.E. Mr. Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania and with H.E. Mr. Marcel Ciolacu, Prime Minister of Romania.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Romania

EP President Metsola meets the Speaker of the Parliament of Finland Jussi Halla-aho, the leaders of parliamentary group,  the Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo and they speak to the press. She also meets Finnish Members of the European Parliament and participates in a Town Hall discussion with young people.

Official visit of of Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Finland

Official visit of Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Spain

President Metsola participates in a Town Hall discussion with young people and meets the President of the Government of the Region of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso. She also receives the Award for European Values from the Foro España Civica.

Press conference - Driving licence rules

MEPs debate Mr Navalny’s death with Commission and Belgian Presidency representatives. They are expected to condemn the Russian regime and President Vladimir Putin, and discuss the dangerous situation facing opposition figures, journalists and human rights defenders in Russia. A resolution will be put to a vote on Thursday

Plenary debate - The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action

Press conference - Geographical indications for wine and agri products

Parliament commemorates the life of Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, featuring a plenary address by his wife Yulia Navalnaya.

Alexei Navalny, one of Russia’s most well-known anti-corruption activists, an opposition politician, 2021 Sakharov Prize laureate and an ardent critic of President Vladimir Putin, died under mysterious circumstances in a remote penal colony in the Russian Arctic on Friday 16 February, while serving a long prison sentence on trumped-up charges.

Plenary debate - Address by Yulia Navalnaya

OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

EP Plenary session - Need to update the European strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities

Committee meeting on International Trade

INTA

Delegations for relations with Mercosur

DMER

Committee on Petitions

PETI

Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly

DEPA

Delegation for relations with Central Asia

DCAS

Diskors ta’ Sauli Niinistö - Preżentazzjoni tar-rapport dwar il-mod kif jitjiebu l-preparatezza u l-prontezza ċivili u tad-difiża tal-Ewropa

It-titjib tal-preparatezza u tal-prontezza ċivili u tad-difiża tal-Ewropa

Tkomplija tas-seduta

Kalendarju tas-sessjonijiet

Talba għat-tneħħija tal-immunità

Ħin tal-votazzjonijiet

Approvazzjoni tal-minuti tas-sessjoni li għaddejja u trażmissjoni tat-testi adottati

Dati tas-seduti li jmiss

Għeluq tas-seduta

Interruzzjoni tas-sessjoni

Plenary session

Tkomplija tas-sessjoni

Ftuħ tas-seduta

Dikjarazzjonijiet tal-President

Approvazzjoni tal-Minuti tas-seduti ta’ qabel

Kompożizzjoni tal-kumitati u tad-delegazzjonijiet

Negozjati qabel l-ewwel qari tal-Kunsill (Artikolu 73 tar-Regoli ta' Proċedura)

Rettifiki (Artikolu 251 tar-Regoli ta' Proċedura)

Iffirmar tal-atti adottati skont il-proċedura leġiżlattiva ordinarja (Artikolu 81 tar-Regoli ta' Proċedura)

Ordni tas-seduta

Ir-relazzjonijiet bejn l-UE u l-Istati Uniti fid-dawl tal-eżitu tal-elezzjonijiet presidenzjali tal-Istati Uniti

Mozzjonijiet għal riżoluzzjoni - Konferenza tan-NU dwar it-Tibdil fil-Klima 2024 f’Baku, l-Ażerbajġan (COP29)

Il-ġlieda kontra l-ħasil tal-flus u l-finanzjament tat-terroriżmu: l-elenkar tar-Russja bħala pajjiż terz b’riskju għoli fl-UE

Diskorsi ta’ minuta (Artikolu 179 tar-Regoli ta’ Proċedura)

Aġenda tas-seduta li jmiss

Last minute pre-session briefing

Press point by Henna VIRKKUNEN, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy

Press point by Henna VIRKKUNEN, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy.

Press point by Aurore LALUCQ (S&D, France), Chair of ECON, Tsvetelina PENKOVA (S&D, Bulgaria), Vice Chair of ITRE, and Antonio DECARO (S&D, Italy), Chair of ENVI, following the confirmation hearing of Teresa RIBERA, Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition

Press point by Aurore LALUCQ (S&D, France), Chair of ECON, Tsvetelina PENKOVA (S&D, Bulgaria), Vice Chair of ITRE,  and Antonio DECARO (S&D, Italy), Chair of ENVI, following the confirmation hearing of Teresa RIBERA, Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition

Confirmation hearing of Teresa RIBERA RODRÍGUEZ, Commissioner-designate, Clean, Just and Competitive Transition

IMCO

EMPL

ECON

TRAN

ITRE

AGRI

REGI

ENVI

Confirmation hearing of Henna Maria VIRKKUNEN, Commissioner-designate, Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy

CULT

JURI

AFCO

LIBE

SEDE

Press point by Anna CAVAZZINI (Greens/EFA, Germany), Chair of IMCO, Antonio DECARO (S&D, Italy), Chair of ENVI, and Aurore LALUCQ (S&D, France), Chair of ECON, following the confirmation hearing of Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy

Press point by Nela RIEHL (Greens/EFA, Germany), Chair of CULT,and Li ANDERSSON (The Left, Finland), Chair of EMPL, following the confirmation hearing of Roxana MÎNZATU, Executive Vice-President for People, Skills and Preparedness

Committee on Budgetary Control

CONT

Confirmation hearing of Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Commissioner-designate, Prosperity and Industrial Strategy

BUDG

Confirmation hearing of Roxana MÎNZATU, Commissioner-designate, People, Skills and Preparedness

FEMM

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Flavio TOSI in the EP in Strasbourg

Chloé RIDEL in the EP in Strasbourg

Irena JOVEVA in the EP in Strasbourg

Fabio de Masi, Ruth Firmenich, Thomas Geisel, Friedrich Pürner, Michael von der Schulenburg, Jan-Peter Warnke in the EP in Strasbourg

Euroscola

EP Plenary session - Need to adopt an ambitious international legally binding agreement on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment

EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Foreign interference and espionage by third country actors in European universities

EP Plenary session - Strengthening children’s rights in the EU - 35th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

EP Plenary session - The arrest of the Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal and the call for his immediate and unconditional release, and the repression of freedom of speech in Algeria

EP Plenary session - Recommendation on smoke and aerosol-free environments

EP Plenary session - Promoting a favourable framework for venture capital financing and safe foreign direct investments in the EU

EP Plenary session - Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law

South Asia (DSAS) Delegation meeting

Pierfrancesco MARAN in the EP in Strasbourg

Strasbourg's Plenary session through the lens . Week 48

EP Plenary session - Recent legislation targeting LGBTQI persons and the need for protecting the rule of law and a discrimination-free Union

81st EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary meeting

Exterior and interior shots of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

EP Plenary session (25-28/11): editing shots (exterior and interior shots of the EP)

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, gives a statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women during the plenary session in Strasbourg. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

On the occasion of her visit to Malta, in the "Saint Albert the Great College", European Parliament President Roberta Metsola addresses to the Malta Diversity & Inclusion Charter conference on "Women on Boards".

Visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Malta: extracts from the address to the Malta Diversity & Inclusion Charter conference on "Women on Boards"

Lina Gálvez, il-president tal-kumitat għad-drittijiet tan-nisa tal-Parlament, titkellem dwar il-leġiżlazzjoni reċenti u l-programm tal-Ġimgħa Ewropea għall-Ugwaljanza bejn il-Ġeneri fl-2024. 

L-ugwaljanza bejn il-ġeneri: il-kwistjonijiet tal-lum – Lina Gálvez (S&D, ES)

Antonella Sberna, European Parliament vice-president, invites you to find out what Parliament is doing to ensure gender equality across the EU.

Gender equality: the way forward - Antonella SBERNA (ECR, IT)

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola conducts an official visit to Paris, underscoring the strong ties between the European Union and France. She meets Gérard LARCHER, President of the French Senate and Jean-François RAPIN, Senator of France.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, to Paris (France): Meeting with Gérard LARCHER, President of the French Senate

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola conducts an official visit to Paris, underscoring the strong ties between the European Union and France. She meets with Jean-Noël BARROT, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, to Paris (France): Meeting with Jean-Noël BARROT, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs

&lt;p>Roberta METSOLA, EP President delivers a speech at the 6th Trilateral Business Forum organised by MEDEF, BDI &amp; Confindustria in Paris. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.&lt;/p>

6th Trilateral Business Forum organised by MEDEF, BDI & Confindustria: speech by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

This news items shows closing statement by Lídia PEREIRA (EPP, PT), Chair of the EP Delegation and by Mohammed CHAHIM (S&D, NL), and meetings with delegations during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29). It takes place from 11 to 22 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan, bringing together global leaders and climate experts to establish a new post-2025 framework for climate finance and advance international climate action. The European Parliament contributes to discussions on EU climate commitments, financial support for sustainable development, and a fair climate finance goal that aligns with the polluter-pays principle and leverages diverse financial resources. The European Parliament underscores the importance of this conference as an opportunity for the European Union to strengthen climate finance, particularly for vulnerable regions, and to support a stable mechanism for reliable, predictable climate funding.

European Parliament Delegation to COP29: meetings with delegations and closing statements by Lídia PEREIRA (EPP, PT), Chair of the EP Delegation and by Mohammed CHAHIM (S&D, NL), Vice-Chair of the EP Delegation

At Hotel Matignon, Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Michel BARNIER, French Prime Minister, on the occasion of her official visit to Paris.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, to Paris (France) - meeting with Michel BARNIER, French Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Yaël BRAUN-PIVET, Speaker of the French National Assembly, on the occasion of her official visit to Paris.

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