The pandemic has highlighted the risk involved, including for the EU, in relying heavily on external suppliers. The European Parliament supports the initiative to boost all the elements of critical raw material's value chains to ensure the security of supply and weaken unwanted dependencies. This infoclip illustrates port activities, loading containers, inland navigation, cars production lines and buildings construction.

Infoclip: Shortage of raw materials and manufactured goods

MEPs have awarded Russian opposition politician and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny the European Parliament’s 2021 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. This Infoclip illustrates Moscow, Russian government buildings, Douma, memorial place for Boris Nemtsov, the Prison Matrosskaya Tishina where Navalny was detained, headquarters of Russian media, blocked websites in Russia.

Infoclip: Alexei NAVALNY, Sakharov Prize 2021 - Illustration shots of Moscow

Jeanine Áñez, is a Bolivian politician who became interim president in November 2019, after alleged electoral fraud by incumbent Evo Morales. In November 2020, after free and fair elections there was a peaceful transfer of power. However, on 13 March 2021 she was arrested on charges of “terrorism, sedition and conspiracy”. Accused of plotting a coup d’état against Morales, she has been imprisoned ever since. The footage are ©AFP. The material is offered for the purpose of providing information and/or education on the Sakharov Prize 2021 until 14/10/2022. The assignment to a third part is not allowed. For any other uses contact AFP – www.afp.com

Infoclip: Jeanine Áñez, Sakharov Prize 2021 candidate

This infoclip illustrates the electricity production (nuclear power station, power plant, wind turbines, ...), the domestic electricity consumption (appliances, electric meters ...), domestic gas consumption (stove, gas meters, ...), gasoline consumption for cars (gas station, refueling cars...).

Infoclip: Energy consumption

This Infoclip illustrates the economics topics in the perspective of the SOTEU 2021 and during the Covid-19 pandemic era (Economical crisis, Recovery Fund, workers, Green deal).

Infoclip: EU Recovery plan

This Infoclip illustrates European fundamental rights (freedom of press and media, independence of justice, reception of migrants) and European democracy (European elections, MEPs voting in plenary sessions, the Conference on the Future of Europe).

Infoclip: European democracy

This Infoclip illustrates the fight against Covid-19 crisis : research on vaccines, production of vaccines, vaccination all around Europe, EU Digital Covid Certificate. This infoclip also highlights work of nurses, doctors and technicians searching for cancer treatments and taking care of their patients.

Infoclip: Health crisis

This Infoclip illustrates the relationships between the European Union and the other country in the world in the perspective of the SOTEU 2021 (US, Turkey, Russian Federation, People's Republic of China, Brexit, G7).

Infoclip: Europe in the world

This Infoclip illustrates the Digital Age, the application, the transformation and the treats to the digitization, in the perspective of the SOTEU 2021 (Digital devices' users, hackers, servers, robots and artificial intelligence).

Infoclip: Digital age

This infoclip illustrates the challenges and the perspectives for the application of the Green Deal, in the perspective of the SOTEU 2021 (effect of the Climate Change, pollution and CO2 emissions, use of renewables and unspoiled nature).

Infoclip: Green Deal

This infoclip shows ilustrations of jobs in various sectors (distribution, medical, food, energy, education and more)

Infoclip: Employment - Illustrations of jobs in various sectors (distribution, medical, food, energy, education and more)

In the beginning of July, heavy rainfall and mass flooding in Brabant Wallon resulted in multiple deaths and thousands of houses being damaged or collapsing. Belgium activated the European Union's Civil Protection Mechanism to ask for help. This infoclip shows the consequences of the floods in Belgium from Hamme-Mille to Wavre: flooded roads, devastated homes, sandbag distribution,...

Infoclip: Floods in Belgium (2)

Within the recycling centre in Brussels, a team supervised by the association "Les Petits Riens" is present on site to examine the objects brought there. If these can be reused, they are stored, sorted and then recovered via second-hand shops. The participants in this project are in professional reintegration. The ESF aims to support that kind of project to help people find better jobs and to offer more equitable professional prospects. This Infoclip illustrates people selecting items that can be treated in the waste collection center, sorting and packaging center for clothes, sorting and repair center for toys, repair shop for household appliances and second-hand store.

Infoclip: Circular economy and social inclusion

In the beginning of July, heavy rainfall and mass flooding in southern Belgium (Wallonia) resulted in multiple deaths and thousands of houses being damaged or collapsing. Belgium activated the European Union's Civil Protection Mechanism to ask for help. This infoclip shows the consequences of the floods in Chaudfontaine (Liège Province): flooded roads, devastated homes, cleaning operations,...

Infoclip: Floods in Belgium

Up to 12.7 million tonnes of plastic enters the oceans each year. About three quarters of the marine litter in the world's seas is plastic. As from the 3rd of July 2021, according to the legislation adopted by the European Parliament in 2019, single use plastic items such as straws or plastic plates will be forbidden. This infoclip illustrates the uses of various sort of alternatives to single use plastics in fast-food and shopping.

Infoclip: Alternatives to single use plastics

The Bois du Cazier (Marcinelle, Belgium) was a coal mine which become an industrial heritage site. It was the scene of a major mining disaster that took place on August 8, 1956. 262 men, including a large number of Italian labourers, were killed. The site includes memorials to the disaster and an Industrial Museum and Glass Museum.

Infoclip: The Bois du Cazier – Memorial and Museum

The Conference on the Future of Europe is a citizen-led series of debates and discussions that will enable people from across Europe to share their ideas on a platform and help shape common European future. Parliament wants citizens of all backgrounds, civil society representatives and stakeholders at European, national, regional and local level to be involved in setting the EU’s priorities in line with citizens’ concerns in a bottom-up, transparent, inclusive, participatory and well-balanced approach. Citizens can share their ideas on several topics : health, climate change and the environment, culture, education, digital transformation, migration... This Infoclip illustrates persons consulting the platform futureu.europa.eu on computer and mobile.

Infoclip: The platform of the Conference on the Future of Europe / futureu.europa.eu

The new European Social Fund + integrates into one instrument the former European Social Fund, the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), the Fund for European Aid to the most Deprived (FEAD) and the EU programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI). This infoclip illustrates various projects funded by the European Social Fund or associated programs, such the Greek Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD/ΤΕΒΑ) in Athens (Greece), distribution of food to needies, Zelva in Ljubljana (Slovenia) for the inclusion of disabled persons, Carijou, a second-hand toy store located in Strasbourg (France) with back-to-work employees and Tremplin program in the Brussels region (Belgium) helping youngs to get into work through vocational training and apprenticeships.

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