EP Plenary session - Preparation of the European Council of 19-20 December 2024

Civil society organisations meet with the European Parliament’s 2024 Sakharov Prize laureates and finalists

MEPs who lead the parliamentary work on Georgia, meet with Salome ZOURABICHVILI, President of Georgia

Silvia SARDONE in the EP in Strasbourg

Wolfram PIRCHNER in the EP in Strasbourg

Euroscola

Elsi KATAINEN in the EP in Strasbourg

Pernille WEISS in the EP in Strasbourg

Stefania ZAMBELLI in the EP in Brussels

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - ' Orange your world ', UN campaign to end violence against women and girls. Orange flag flown outside the EP building in Strasbourg.

EP Plenary session - Young researchers - Oral question

EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Joint debate - Judicial cooperation

Minority Intergroup meeting

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - International day for the elimination of violence against women

EP Plenary session - Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 144) Latest attacks against women, women's rights defenders in Iran, and its arbitrary detention of EU nationals

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - The lack of legislative follow-up by the Commission to the PEGA resolution

After the majority of ethnic Armenians had to flee the Nagorno-Karabakh region following the Azerbaijani military attack, Nikol PASHINYAN, Armenian Prime Minister, officially visits the European Parliament. This news item shows extracts from the arrival of the Armenian Prime Minister to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, the welcome of Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, and his address to the MEPs in the hemicycle.

Formal sitting with Nikol PASHINYAN, Armenian Prime Minister: arrival and welcome by Roberta METSOLA, EP President; and extracts from the address to the plenary

The proposal on Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market covers all products made available within the EU market, meaning both products made in the EU for domestic consumption and for export, as well as imported goods. It would apply to products of any type, including their components, regardless of the sector. Press conference by Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES (S&D, PT) and Samira RAFAELA (Renew, NL), co-rapporteurs. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES (S&D, PT) and Samira RAFAELA (Renew, NL), co-rapporteurs on Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market

Press briefing by Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ (Renew, FR), Chair of Renew Europe, holds a press conference in the European Parliament in Strasbourg to present the priorities of the group for the plenary session. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press briefing by Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ (Renew, FR), Chair of Renew Europe

Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), President of EPP group in the Parliament, holds a press conference in the European Parliament in Strasbourg to present the priorities of the group for the plenary session. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press briefing by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Chair of EPP

MEPs vote on the following items: Agricultural holdings: conversion of the Farm Accountancy Data Network into a Farm Sustainability Data Network - Decerle; Union Civil Protection Mechanism - Cerdas; Discharge 2021: EU general budet - European Council and Council; Appointment of a Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank - Tinagli; Establishing the Ukraine Facility - Gahler, Gardiazabal Rubial; Establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) - Fernandes, Ehler; Fisheries control - Aguilera; Implications of Chinese fishing operations for EU fisheries and the way forward - Karleskind.

Voting session, including the Establishment of the Ukraine Facility

Following Russia's illegal and unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the European Union swiftly adopted unprecedentedly tough sanctions against Moscow. There have since been 11 sanctions packages in total, Moscow has however found ways to bypass these measures, including through loopholes in trade restrictions and with the help of third-country intermediaries. This news item shows footage from the MEPs debate with the Commission and the Council on whether the EU’s sanctions against Russia are working, and how to prevent their circumvention by Moscow.

Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia: extracts from the debate

Nikol PASHINYAN, Armenian Prime Minister, officially visits the European Parliament, after the majority of ethnic Armenians had to flee the Nagorno-Karabakh region following the Azerbaijani military attack. Address by Nikol PASHINYAN. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Formal sitting: address by Nikol PASHINYAN, Armenian Prime Minister

On 16th October 2023, two Swedish citizens are killed by a terrorist in Brussels. The next day, in the hemicycle, Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and Political groups speakers pay tribute to the victims and asks MEPs to hold a minute of silence.

Statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, one round of political group speakers, and minute of silence in tribute to the victims of the Brussels attack

Press briefing by Manon AUBRY (The Left, FR) and Martin SCHIRDEWAN (The Left, DE), Co-Chair of The Left, hold a press conference in the European Parliament in Strasbourg to present the priorities of the group for the plenary session. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press briefing by Manon AUBRY (The Left, FR) and Martin SCHIRDEWAN (The Left, DE), Co-Chair of The Left

Nikol PASHINYAN, Armenian Prime Minister, officially visits the European Parliament, after the majority of ethnic Armenians had to flee the Nagorno-Karabakh region following the Azerbaijani military attack. Introductory statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Formal sitting with Nikol PASHINYAN, Armenian Prime Minister: Introductory statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, and Nikol PASHINYAN, Armenian Prime Minister, hold a press point before attending his formal sitting in the hemicycle. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and by Nikol PASHINYAN, Armenian Prime Minister

Press briefing by Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE) and Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE), Co-Chairs of Greens/EFA, hold a press conference in the European Parliament in Strasbourg to present the priorities of the group for the plenary session. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press briefing by Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE) and Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE), Co-Chairs of Greens/EFA

On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, MEPs will discuss with the Commission how to combat poverty in Europe. According to Eurostat, 95.3 million people in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2022, which constitutes almost 22% of the EU population. MEPs are expected to call for increased action to support those living in poverty as well as for measures to eradicate poverty in Europe. Closing statement by Nicolas SCHMIT, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: closing statement by Nicolas SCHMIT, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights

On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, MEPs will discuss with the Commission how to combat poverty in Europe. According to Eurostat, 95.3 million people in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2022, which constitutes almost 22% of the EU population. MEPs call for increased action to support those living in poverty as well as for measures to eradicate poverty in Europe.

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: one round of political group speakers

On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, MEPs will discuss with the Commission how to combat poverty in Europe. According to Eurostat, 95.3 million people in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2022, which constitutes almost 22% of the EU population. MEPs are expected to call for increased action to support those living in poverty as well as for measures to eradicate poverty in Europe. Opening statement by Nicolas SCHMIT, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: opening statement by Nicolas SCHMIT, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights

Following the shooting in Brussels on 16th October and the death of two Swedish citizens, the Swedish, Belgian and European flags are put half-mast in front of the EP buidings in Brussels and Strasbourg. Roberta Metsola, EP President, pays tribute to the victims and MEPs hold a minute of silence.

Tribute to the victims of the Brussels attack: Swedish, Belgian and European flags at half-mast in Brussels and Strasbourg and statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and minute of silence

Press briefing by Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D, ES), Chair of S&D, holds a press conference in the European Parliament in Strasbourg to present the priorities of the group for the plenary session. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press briefing by Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D, ES), Chair of S&D

MEPs discuss with Commission and Council representatives whether the EU’s sanctions against Russia are working, and how to prevent their circumvention by Moscow. Following Russia's illegal and unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the European Union swiftly adopted unprecedentedly tough sanctions against Moscow. There have since been 11 sanctions packages in total, Moscow has however found ways to bypass these measures, including through loopholes in trade restrictions and with the help of third-country intermediaries. Closing statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice, and Commissioner for Competition (ad interim) and Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union.

The effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia: closing statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice, and Commissioner for Competition and Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union

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