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News in Brief – 16/01/2024 – English

El Parlamento Europeo y sus diputados electos son la voz de los ciudadanos en la Unión Europea. Por eso queremos que el Parlamento sea accesible a todos. «Noticias breves» ofrece un rápido repaso general de los principales temas del día en todas las lenguas oficiales de la Unión. Es una emisión ofrecida por el Parlamento Europeo. Puedes encontrar más programas en:

Noticias breves – 16/01/2024 – español

Euroopa Parlament ja selle liikmed esindavad Euroopa Liidu kodanike häält. Seetõttu peab parlament olema kõigile kodanikele ka kättesaadav. Lühiuudistes antakse kõigis ELi ametlikes keeltes kiire ülevaade päeva peamistest teemadest. Uudised toob teieni Euroopa Parlament. Tutvuge ka järgmiste veebisaitidega:

Lühiuudised – 16/01/2024– eesti keel

Das Europäische Parlament und seine gewählten Mitglieder sind die Stimme der Unionsbürger. Deshalb wollen wir das Parlament allen zugänglich machen. Unsere Kurznachrichten bieten Ihnen einen raschen Überblick über die wichtigsten Tagesthemen, und zwar in allen 24 Amtssprachen der EU. Diese Sendung wird Ihnen präsentiert vom Europäischen Parlament. Mehr finden Sie hier:

Kurznachrichten – 16/01/2024– Deutsch

Il-Parlament Ewropew u l-Membri eletti tiegħu huma l-vuċi taċ-ċittadini fl-Unjoni Ewropea. Huwa għalhekk li rridu li l-Parlament ikun aċċessibbli għal kulħadd. L-aħbarijiet fil-qosor jagħtuk ħarsa fil-qosor tas-suġġetti ewlenin tal-ġurnata fil-lingwi uffiċjali kollha tal-Unjoni. Din ix-xandira titwassallek mill-Parlament Ewropew. Tista' ssib aktar programmi hawnhekk:

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 16/01/2024 - Malti

Το Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο και οι εκλεγμένοι βουλευτές του είναι η φωνή των πολιτών στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση. Γι’ αυτό θέλουμε να κάνουμε το Κοινοβούλιο προσιτό σε όλους.

Σύντομο δελτίο ειδήσεων – 16/01/2024 – ελληνικά

Parlamentul European și deputații săi aleși sunt vocea cetățenilor în Uniunea Europeană. De aceea, dorim ca Parlamentul să fie accesibil pentru toți. Știrile pe scurt vă prezintă succint principalele subiecte ale zilei în toate limbile oficiale ale Uniunii. Acest program vă este prezentat de Parlamentul European. Puteți găsi mai multe programe aici:

Scurt Buletin de Știri – 16/01/2024 – română

Parlament Europejski i europosłowie to głos obywateli w Unii Europejskiej. Dlatego chcemy, żeby informacje o pracy Parlamentu były dostępne dla każdego. Wiadomości w skrócie to najważniejsze tematy dnia we wszystkich językach urzędowych Unii. Parlament Europejski przygotował je specjalnie dla Ciebie. Więcej programów znajdziesz tutaj:

Wiadomości w skrócie – 16/01/2024 – polski

Het Europees Parlement en de verkozen parlementsleden zijn de stem van de burgers in de Europese Unie. Daarom willen wij het Parlement voor iedereen begrijpelijk maken. Nieuws in het kort biedt een snel overzicht van de belangrijkste onderwerpen van de dag, in alle officiële EU-talen. Deze uitzending wordt u gebracht door het Europees Parlement. Hier kan u nog meer programma’s van ons vinden:

Nieuwsflits – 16/01/2024 – Nederlands

O Parlamento Europeu e os respetivos deputados eleitos são a voz dos cidadãos na União Europeia. É por este motivo que pretendemos que o Parlamento seja acessível a todos. As notícias breves oferecem uma visão rápida dos temas principais do dia em todas as línguas oficiais da União. Esta transmissão é disponibilizada pelo Parlamento Europeu. Para mais programas, vá a:

Destaques do dia – 16/01/2024 – português

Европейският парламент и неговите членове са гласът на гражданите в Европейския съюз. Ето защо искаме Парламентът да бъде достъпен за всички. Новините накратко Ви дават поглед към основните теми за деня на всички официални езици на Съюза. Това предаване се осъществява от Европейския парламент. Тук можете да намерите повече програми:

Кратки новини – 16/01/2024 – български

Evropský parlament a zvolení poslanci a poslankyně, kteří v něm zasedají, jsou hlasem občanů Evropské unie. Proto nám záleží na tom, aby byl Parlament lidem skutečně nablízku. Krátké zprávy vám přinášejí letmý přehled hlavních témat dne. Vysílání připravuje Evropský parlament a je dostupné ve všech úředních jazycích Unie. Více programů naleznete zde:

Krátké zprávy – 16/01/2024 – čeština

Euroopan parlamentti ja sen vaaleilla valitut jäsenet tuovat kansalaisten äänen kuuluviin Euroopan unionissa. Siksi haluamme, että parlamentti on kaikkien ulottuvilla. ”Uutisia lyhyesti” on pikakatsaus päivän tärkeimpiin uutisaiheisiin kaikilla unionin virallisilla kielillä. Lähetykset toimittaa Euroopan parlamentti. Lisää ohjelmia löytyy seuraavilta verkkosivuilta:

Uutisia lyhyesti – 16/01/2024 – suomi

Is í Parlaimint na hEorpa agus a cuid Feisirí tofa guth na saoránach san Aontas Eorpach. Is é sin an chúis ar mhaith linn rochtain ar an bParlaimint a thabhairt do gach duine. Tugann na Blúiríní Nuachta léargas tapa duit ar phríomhscéalta an lae i dteangacha oifigiúla uile an Aontais. Is craoladh de chuid Pharlaimint na hEorpa an craoladh seo. Is féidir teacht ar níos mó clár anseo:

Blúiríní Nuachta – 16/01/2024 – Gaeilge

Europski parlament i njegovi zastupnici glas su građana u Europskoj uniji. Želimo da taj glas bude svima dostupan. „Kratke vijesti” sažet je pregled glavnih dnevnih tema na svim službenim jezicima Unije. Ovaj sadržaj omogućio vam je Europski parlament. Saznajte više na našim stranicama:

Kratke vijesti – 16/01/2024 - hrvatski

V Európskej únii je Európsky parlament a jeho volení poslanci hlasom občanov a chce byť dostupný pre všetkých. Krátke správy vám ponúkajú stručný prehľad hlavných tém dňa vo všetkých úradných jazykoch Únie. Toto vysielanie vám prináša Európsky parlament. Ďalšie programy nájdete na našich webových stránkach:

Krátke správy – 16/01/2024 – slovenčina

Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean. It has been a Member of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group since 2000, despite not being a signatory of the Cotonou Agreement. The country is immersed in a process of reforms, as outlined in the Lineamientos, the Cuban government's economic and social policy guidelines.

Relations between the European Union and Cuba are based on a political dialogue that promotes cooperation, respect for human rights, the modernisation of the Cuban economy, and the development of joint responses to global challenges.&nbsp;

Several Cuban personalities became laureates of the EP Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought:&nbsp;the founder of the Varela Project, Oswaldo Payá -fighter&nbsp;for civil rights, free pluralist elections, the release of political prisoners, and economic and social reform in Cuba; the Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White); and doctor in psychology, journalist and political dissident Guillermo Fariñas.

The EP has also voted a number of resolutions on the human rights and political situation in the country. In June 2021 MEPs condemned the existence of political prisoners, the persistent and permanent political persecution, acts of harassment and arbitrary detentions of dissidents in Cuba.

EU - Cuba

The European Parliament is strongly opposed to the death penalty, a position it has expressed repeatedly in various resolutions, for example in its December 2018 resolution on the annual EU report on human rights and democracy in the world in 2017.

While most countries in the world have abolished capital punishment, death sentences continue to be handed down and carried out in a number of countries. The Union uses its diplomatic and political weight to encourage these countries to join the abolitionist ranks, or at the very least to respect international minimum standards. It funds campaigns to increase awareness of the need to end capital punishment, and restricts trade in substances that could be used for executions.

Death penalty

On 9 November 1989, the Berlin Wall collapsed. On that day thousands gathered all along the wall that had separated East and West Germany since 1961.

The accession of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) to the Federal Republic of Germany (Federal Republic) completed the reunification process on 3 October 1990. Moreover, with the accession of the former GDR to the Federal Republic, the GDR integrated into the European Economic Community (EEC) of the time via a special procedure. As the GDR's status as a subject of international law ended with its accession to the Federal Republic, a normal EEC Treaty accession procedure was not possible. The European Parliament followed the chain of profound political developments triggered by the fall of the Berlin Wall closely.

The fall of the Berlin Wall

David SASSOLI, EP President, launches a new series of dialogues called "Ideas for a new world", with the participation of philosophers, writers, economists, representatives of civil society, and social leaders. The goal is to develop new ideas for post-Covid Europe. To create a Europe that works better and is closer to its citizens in a moment that requires imagination, action, and political courage, breaking from the approaches of the past to face new challenges with new tools.

Ideas for a new world

On certain occasions, David SASSOLI, President of the European Parliament, gives a speech during plenary sessions highlighting the news, a special event or pays tribute to a personality and asks for a minute of silence.

Statements of David SASSOLI, EP President in Plenary

This European Council focus on the EU's long-term budget, single market, migration and external relations.

At the start of the meeting, Sebastian Kurz, Austrian Federal Chancellor and President in office of the Council, provides an overview of progress on the implementation of earlier European Council conclusions.

EU leaders also revert to the issue of disinformation, on the basis of the action plan to be presented by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC, in cooperation with the member states and in line with its earlier conclusions.

European Council, 13 and 14 December 2018

Adopted in April 2016, the new EU data protection framework is fully applicable since 25 May 2018.

The package on data protection aims at uniformly strengthening citizens’ rights while reducing burdens for companies and public authorities, as well as adapting rules to the digital era. The package, taking a comprehensive approach, included a general regulation (GDPR) and a directive applying data protection principles to the processing of data for police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters.

See more on this topic by visiting our <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/data-protection-8th-parliamentary-term_5707_pk">package</a> for the 8th parliamentary term.

Data Protection (2019-2020)

The coronavirus crisis is a major shock for the European and global economies. Member States have already adopted budgetary, liquidity and policy measures to increase the capacity of their health systems and provide relief to those citizens and sectors that are particularly impacted.

Among the measures the EU is taking to support the economic recovery are the EU's recovery plan, Next Generation EU, SURE: temporary support for workers, amendments to the EU budget to address urgent issues, re-direction of EU funds to help member states most in need, support to most affected sectors.

On 21 July 2020, EU leaders agreed on a €750 billion recovery effort, Next Generation EU, to help the EU tackle the crisis caused by the pandemic. Alongside the recovery package, EU leaders agreed on a €1 074.3 billion long-term EU budget for 2021-2027. Among others, the budget will support investment in the digital and green transitions and resilience.

Together with the €540 billion of funds already in place for the three safety nets (for workers, for businesses and for member states), the overall EU's recovery package amounts to €2 364.3 billion (source: Council).

Coronavirus outbreak: impact on economic situation

The shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic affects everyone. However, there are big differences in the extent of the harm caused, and the long-term development of the pandemic and associated crises are highly uncertain.

Inequalities have been on the rise, particularly in case of certain vulnerable groups, those who remained all the time at work, but often had low income: health workers, grocery store workers, delivery workers, Amazon factory workers, or street cleaners, among others. Lower income individuals run greater health risks, and many of them are women.

Not all work is suited to transition to teleworking. This is particularly the case for precarious workers. Other factors have also contributed to the increase of social divides across generations and regions. Beside the closure of businesses, school closures have put enormous pressure on families. Aspects of this situation may cause lifelong harm, such in the case of the youngest children who might never recuperate the benefits for their personal development and social integration, school children who miss the opportunity to learn foundational lifelong skills, and those secondary school students who were about to take their exams.

The pandemic has also deeply affected quality of life, including mental wellbeing, trust and employment prospects. Finally, many households have been facing the prospect of falling into poverty due to a drop in their income linked to the coronavirus crisis and their limited resources to cope with the financial shocks.

Concrete measures the EU took to support the economic recovery are: the EU's recovery plan, Next Generation EU, SURE: temporary support for workers, amendments to the EU budget to address urgent issues,re-direction of EU funds to help member states most in need, support to most affected sectors.

Coronavirus outbreak: impact on social life

The European Parliament is concerned by the increasing normalisation of fascism, racism and xenophobia and calls on EU member states to ban neo-fascist and neo-Nazi groups.

The MEPs denounce that the lack of serious action against these groups has enabled the current xenophobic surge in Europe. They argue that the impunity enjoyed by far-right organisations in some member states is one of the reasons behind the rise in violent actions, affecting society as a whole and targeting particular minorities. They propose setting up anti-hate crime units in police forces to ensure these crimes are investigated and prosecuted. They also urge national authorities to “effectively ban neo-fascist and neo-Nazi groups and any other foundation or association that exalts and glorifies Nazism and fascism”.

Right-wing extremism

On 20 and 21 February, EU heads of state or government discuss the EU’s long-term budget for 2021-2027 during a special meeting of the European Council.

Extraordinary meeting of the European Council, 20 February 2020

Since the Law and Justice party (PiS) won both the presidential and parliamentary elections in Poland in autumn 2015, the government has undertaken a series of reforms that critics say restrict democracy.

Under the rule of law, governmental powers are limited by law and may be exercised only on the basis of law. An independent judiciary is indispensable to guaranteeing this state of affairs, and appropriate procedures, including legal remedies, must be in place to guarantee that individuals can protect their rights and trigger judicial review of governmental action.

Should an EU Member State be suspected of breaching the rule of law, a number of procedures are available to verify this and, if needed, remedy the situation.

Rule of law in Poland (2019-2020)

Faced with a growing international terrorist threat, the European Union (EU) is playing an ever more ambitious role in counter-terrorism.

Even though primary responsibility for combating crime and ensuring security lies with the Member States, the EU provides cooperation, coordination and (to some extent) harmonisation tools, as well as financial support, to address this borderless phenomenon. EU spending in the area of counter-terrorism has increased over the years and is set to grow in the future, to allow for better cooperation between national law enforcement authorities and enhanced support by the EU bodies in charge of security, such as Europol and eu-LISA.

See more on this topic by visiting our <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/fight-against-terrorism-8th-parliamentary-term_2802_pk">package</a> for the 8th parliamentary term.

Fight against terrorism (2019-2020)

Disinformation campaigns are a threat to the proper functioning of democracies. The Parliament is committed to ensuring people are able to access reliable information.

Elements of disinformation and propaganda are that such information (i) is designed to be wholly or partly false, manipulated or misleading, or uses unethical persuasion techniques; (ii) regards an issue of public interest; (iii) has the intention to generate insecurity, hostility or polarisation, or attempts to disrupt democratic processes; (iv) and is disseminated and/or amplified through automated and aggressive techniques, such as social bots, artificial intelligence (AI), micro-targeting or paid human 'trolls’, often used to boost public visibility.

Fight against disinformation (2019-2020)

On 28 May 2020, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a regulation on the establishment of a programme for the Union's action in the field of health for the 2021-2027 period (EU4Health programme). It was announced as part of the Next Generation EU recovery instrument, aimed at countering the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Parliament is expected to vote on the report during the November I plenary session. This would open the way for trilogue negotiations.

EU4Health (2020)

Every day journalists risk their lives to help keep us informed.

Freedom of Press is considered to be an essential element of democracy by the European Parliament, which strongly supports it within the EU and beyond. Article 11 of the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights clearly states that “freedom and pluralism of the media shall be respected”.

Press freedom in the EU (2019- 2020)

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

ENVI ECON ITRE -  Confirmation hearing of Teresa RIBERA RODRÍGUEZ, European Commissioner-designate for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition

Euroscola

Panel for the Future of Science and Technology

Subcommittee on Public Health

SANT

Opening van de vergadering

Geavanceerde Kaderovereenkomst EU-Chili - Geavanceerde Kaderovereenkomst EU-Chili (resolutie) - Interimovereenkomst betreffende de handel tussen de Europese Unie en de Republiek Chili (gezamenlijk debat - Overeenkomsten EU-Chili)

Volgende stappen voor een grotere patiëntveiligheid door ervoor te zorgen dat medische hulpmiddelen snel beschikbaar zijn tijdens een gerichte overgangsperiode (debat)

Aanbeveling van de Commissie inzake veilige en weerbare onderzeese kabels (debat)

Hervatting van de vergadering

Samenstelling commissies en delegaties

Stemmingen (voortzetting)

Goedkeuring van de notulen van de vorige vergadering

Uitgebreide interpellaties (debat)

Stemverklaringen

Goedkeuring van de notulen van deze vergadering en verzending van de aangenomen teksten

Rooster van de volgende vergaderingen

Sluiting van de vergadering

Onderbreking van de zitting

Plenary session

Committee on Budgets

BUDG

Press conference by Lara WOLTERS, rapporteur on corporate sustainability due diligence directive

Delegation for relations with Palestine

DPAL

Press conference by Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, rapporteur on The Annual Report 2023 on Human Rights and Democracy

Press conference by Karima DELLI, rapporteur on The review of EU driving licence rules

Press conference by Sophie IN 'T VELD, rapporteur on The Report on the Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law Report

Press conference by Paolo DE CASTRO rapporteur and Norbert LINS, Chair of the Committee for Agriculture on Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural product

Mededeling van de Voorzitter


Onderhandelingen voorafgaand aan de eerste lezing van het Parlement (artikel 71 van het Reglement)

De Europese defensie versterken in een veranderlijk geopolitiek landschap - Uitvoering van het gemeenschappelijk buitenlands en veiligheidsbeleid - jaarverslag 2023 - Uitvoering van het gemeenschappelijk veiligheids- en defensiebeleid - jaarverslag 2023

Toespraak van Joelia Navalnaja

Stemmingen

De moord op Aleksej Navalny en de noodzaak van EU-maatregelen ter ondersteuning van politieke gevangenen en het onderdrukte maatschappelijk middenveld in Rusland (debat)

Ons concurrentievoordeel terugwinnen - een welvarende EU in een versnipperde mondiale economie (actualiteitendebat)

Financiële activiteiten van de Europese Investeringsbank – jaarverslag 2023 (debat)

Verslag over het verslag van de Commissie over de rechtsstaat 2023 (debat)

Voorkoming van werkgerelateerde sterfgevallen na de tragedie in Florence (debat)

Verdieping van de EU-integratie met het oog op toekomstige uitbreidingen (debat)

Het verzamelen en delen van gegevens met betrekking tot kortetermijnverhuur van accommodatie (debat)

Noodzaak van een dringend besluit van de Raad ter wijziging van de beschermingsstatus van wolven in het Verdrag van Bern (debat)

Verbetering van de bescherming van de Unie tegen marktmanipulatie op de groothandelsmarkt voor energie (debat)

Europees kader voor een digitale identiteit (debat)

De uitlevering en vervolging van Julian Assange en de gevolgen voor de persvrijheid  (debat)

Agenda van de volgende vergadering

Goedkeuring van de notulen van deze vergadering

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

Press conference by Sandro GOZI, rapporteur on The Final vote on Transparency and targeting of political advertising

Press conference by Antonius MANDERS, rapporteur on The Environmental crime directive

Press conference by César LUENA, rapporteur on EU Nature Restoration Law

Press conference by Jan OLBRYCHT, Margarida MARQUES, co-rapporteurs on the Outcome of the MFF revision vote

Briefing The Left by Manon AUBRY and Martin SCHIRDEWAN, Co-Presidents

Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE in the EP in Strasbourg

Gyorgy HOLVENYI in the EP in Brussels

Chloé RIDEL in the EP in Strasbourg

Isabel WISELER LIMA in the EPin Strasbourg

Maria OHISALO in the EP in Strasbourg

Joachim STREIT in the EP in Strasbourg

Vlad VOICULESCU in the EP in Strasbourg

Malgorzata GOSIEWSKA in the EP in Brussels

Anja ARNDT in the EP in Strasbourg

Dariusz JONSKI in the EP in Brussels

Malika SOREL in the EP in Strasbourg

Andre RODRIGUES in the EP in Strasbourg

Nikolaos FARANTOURIS in the EP in Strasbourg

Andras LASZLO in the EP in Brussels

Vilis KRISTOPANS in the EP in Strasbourg

Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ in the EP in Strasbourg

Marcin KIERWINSKI in the EP in Strasbourg

Launch of the 20 KM of Brussels race

The Parliament’s office for scientific and technological issues (STOA) joined forces with the European Commission and hosted a workshop on blockchain technology.  This new digital storage system could change our lives, or at least, the way we do transactions.

Blockchain: the future of digital transactions

Ooit was het een plek waar minderbedeelde kinderen hun tanden konden laten nakijken. Tegenwoordig is hier het Huis van de Europese geschiedenis ondergebracht, met een permanente tentoonstelling van meer dan 4000 vierkante meter over fundamentele gebeurtenissen in de recente geschiedenis van Europa, tot op heden.

Het Huis van de Europese geschiedenis: een verhaal als geen ander

Op dit ogenblik is er geen wettelijk bindende wetgeving van toepassing op particuliere beveiligingsbedrijven, ook PSC's genaamd. Een parlementscommissie wil de verantwoordingsplicht van en het toezicht op ongeveer 40.000 PSC's in de EU aanscherpen.

Particuliere beveiligingsbedrijven: striktere regels en meer toezicht

Europarlementariër Jaromír Štětina is een voormalige journalist, die zijn baan verloor in de Praagse Lente van 1968. Voor de Internationale Dag van de Persvrijheid legt hij uit hoe belangrijk de vrijheid van meningsuiting is in de strijd tegen nepnieuws.

"Als de persvrijheid verdwijnt, dan eindigt de democratie."

Vijf cijfers om te onthouden van de plenaire sessie van deze week: debatten over Turkije en Hongarije, bescherming van kinderen online, het Verdrag van Minamata en een debat met "mister Euro" over de Griekse crisis.

5 cijfers om te onthouden van deze week in Brussel

Het Huis van de Europese geschiedenis opent volgende week zijn deuren, terwijl Europarlementariërs in commissievergaderingen zullen bespreken welke landen op de zwarte lijst van de EU moeten staan wegens hun risico op witwaspraktijken, welke regels moeten gelden voor beveiligingsfirma's en andere thema's.

Op de agenda in Brussel: van een nieuw museum tot de deeleconomie

Na een referendum eerder deze maand dat de Turkse president Tayyip Erdogan heel wat meer macht geeft, heeft het Europees Parlement steeds meer bedenkingen bij de kandidatuur van het land voor EU-lidmaatschap.

Turkse kandidatuur voor EU-lidmaatschap meer dan ooit onder druk

Kinderen bekijken steeds meer video's op het internet. Daarom willen Europarlementariërs de bescherming van minderjarigen tegen schadelijke inhoud online versterken.

Meer bescherming voor kinderen online

Tijdens zijn eerste officiële bezoek had de voorzitter van het EU-parlement Antonio Tajani een ontmoeting met de Britse premier Theresa May in Londen, om de brexit-voorwaarden te bespreken die Europarlementariërs eerder deze maand met ruime meerderheid hebben goedgekeurd.

Brexit-gesprekken: voorzitter Tajani in Londen

Volgende week wordt gedebatteerd over de stand van zaken in Turkije en Hongarije, een kerninitiatief voor de kledingindustrie, en regels voor geoblocking en audiovisueel materiaal.

Op de agenda in Brussel: Turkije, Hongarije, geoblocking en meer

De EU heeft ongeveer 383 miljoen legkippen, die zowat zeven miljoen ton eieren per jaar leggen. Hoeveel weet u over eieren en de sector in de EU? Bekijk de video voor meer informatie.

Leuke (f)eitjes rond Pasen

Heel wat verschillende onderwerpen op de agenda van komende week: behandeling van niet-verkocht voedsel, beleid inzake terugkeer van migranten, e-privacy, vrouwen in het vervoer en kinderhuwelijken.

Op de agenda in Brussel: Van voedselafval en e-privacy tot kinderhuwelijken

Het Europees Parlement maakt zich zorgen over haatzaaiende en valse berichten: moet inhoud worden verwijderd en moeten boetes worden opgelegd? Of moet veeleer het publiek worden geleerd om het onderscheid te maken tussen echte en valse bronnen?

Nepnieuws en haatzaaien: hoe de oorlog online uitvechten?

Vijf cijfers om te onthouden van de plenaire sessie van deze week: voorwaarden voor een brexitovereenkomst, striktere voorschriften voor auto's en medische hulpmiddelen, een flexibelere EU-begroting en geleidelijk afbouwen van palmolie in biobrandstoffen tegen 2020.

Van brexitvoorwaarden tot nieuwe regelgeving voor medische hulpmiddelen: 5 cijfers om te onthouden uit Straatsburg

Het Verenigd Koninkrijk heeft het formele proces ingezet om zich terug te trekken uit de Europese Unie. Het Europees Parlement heeft zijn rode lijnen voor de onderhandelingen afgetekend. Daartoe behoren de voorrang van de belangen van de burgers en het naleven van de verbintenissen van het VK inzake de EU-begroting. Deze video geeft inzicht in de prioriteiten van het Parlement.

Rode lijnen voor brexitonderhandelingen

Na bijna een jaar onderzoek wil het Parlement meer toezicht op Europese schaal en nieuwe tests om gebreken in de controles van fabrikanten te verhelpen en verdere manipulatie van uitstootwaarden te vermijden.

Nieuwe regels om nog meer schandalen rond de uitstoot van auto's te voorkomen

Op de agenda voor de komende week: rode lijnen voor brexit, aanbevelingen voor veiligere en schonere auto's, zonder visum reizen voor Oekraïners en roaming.

Op de agenda: Parlement legt voorwaarden voor brexit vast en meer

Voor het eerst zal het Europees Parlement stemmen over een herziening, die het de EU mogelijk zal maken om haar begroting aan snel veranderende omstandigheden aan te passen. Europarlementariërs willen meer flexibiliteit in het gebruik van fondsen, vooral in noodsituaties.

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