The European Parliament and its elected Members are the citizens’ voice in the European Union. That’s why we want to make Parliament accessible to everyone. News in Brief gives you a quick overview of the day’s main topics in all official Union languages. This broadcast is brought to you by the European Parliament. You can find more programmes here:

News in Brief – 26/01/2024 – English

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 – 26/01/2024 – ελληνικά

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 – 26/01/2024– Deutsch

Europa-Parlamentet og dets folkevalgte medlemmer er borgernes stemme i Den Europæiske Union. Derfor vil vi gøre Parlamentet tilgængeligt for alle. Vores korte nyheder giver dig et hurtigt overblik over dagens vigtigste emner på alle EU's officielle sprog. Udsendelsen præsenteres af Europa-Parlamentet. Du kan finde flere programmer her:

Korte nyheder – 26/01/2024 – dansk

Europaparlamentet och dess folkvalda ledamöter är medborgarnas röst i EU. Därför vill vi göra parlamentet tillgängligt för alla. Nyheter i korthet ger dig en snabb överblick över dagens viktigaste händelser på alla officiella EU-språk. Sändningen kommer till dig från Europaparlamentet. Du hittar fler program här:

Nyheter i korthet – 26/01/2024 – svenska

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 – 26/01/2024 – slovenčina

Evropski parlament in izvoljeni poslanci so glas državljanov Evropske unije. Zato želimo, da bi bil Parlament ljudem res blizu. V kratkih novicah vam v vseh uradnih jezikih Unije na kratko predstavljamo najpomembnejše dnevne teme. Oddajo pripravlja Evropski parlament. Več prispevkov in vsebin najdete na naslednjih spletnih mestih:

Kratka poročila – 26/01/2024 – slovenščina

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 – 26/01/2024 – Gaeilge

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 – 26/01/2024 – 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 – 26/01/2024 – čeština

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 – 26/01/2024 - hrvatski

Kratka poročila – 25/01/2024 – slovenščina

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 – 25/01/2024 – português

Krátke správy – 25/01/2024 – slovenčina

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 – 25/01/2024 – 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 – 25/01/2024 – polski

Salih Mahmoud Osman, a Sudanese human rights lawyer working in the Darfur region of Sudan, has been awarded the 2007 Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought.

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MEPs from across the political spectrum voted to honour Salih Mahmoud Osman for his work in trying to bring justice to the victims of civil war in the troubled region. Accepting the prize on Tuesday 11 December in Parliament's Chamber in Strasbourg, Salih Mahmoud Osman called for Europe and the international community not to abandon the people of Darfur. 
It is estimated that over 400,000 people have died in the conflict in Darfur - a situation that Mr Salih describes as "genocide".

Salih Mahmoud Osman, Sakharov Prize laureate 2007

An EU Fundamental Rights Agency survey found that one third of women in the EU have experienced physical and/or sexual violence since the age of 15. That means 62 million women.

 
Violence against women can be addressed through a fundamental rights lens. It is a violation of human dignity and, in its worst form, it violates the right to life. It is also an extreme expression of inequality on the grounds of sex.

Violence against women - 8th Parliamentary term

The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, named in honour of the Soviet physicist and political dissident Andrei Sakharov, is awarded each year by the European Parliament. It was set up in 1988 to honour individuals and organisations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Each nominee must have the support of at least 40 MEPs, and each individual Member may support only one nominee. Signed nominations accompanied by supporting evidence are then assessed in a joint meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the Committee on Development (DEVE). A shortlist of three candidates is drawn up through a vote by AFET and DEVE committees, and then submitted to the Conference of Presidents for a final vote. The winner is usually announced in October, and the award ceremony takes place in November/December at the plenary sitting in Strasbourg.

Denis Mukwege is the 2014 laureate of Parliament's Sakharov Prize.

On 5 October 2018 the Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018 to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad.

Denis Mukwege, Sakharov Prize laureate 2014

Plastics pervade modern life. Global plastics production has been multiplied by 20 since the 1960s and is expected to double by 2036.

In May 2018, the European Commission put forward a legislative proposal seeking to address the issue of marine litter from plastics. The proposal builds on the 2015 circular economy action plan, which announced 'action to fulfil the objective of significantly reducing marine litter', and on the Strategy for plastics in a circular economy published in January 2018.

EU Strategy for Plastics - 8th parliamentary term

Alexis TSÍPRAS, Greek Prime Minister, visited the European Parliament (EP) in Strabourg on 8 July 2015. He participated at the debate on the conclusions of the European Council (25 - 26 June 2015) and the euro summit on 7 July including the current situation in Greece.

Greece and the best way to resolve the ongoing crisis were hotly debated in plenary on 8 July in the presence of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. While some MEPs criticised him for his lack of concrete proposals, others praised him while some urged him to take his country out of the eurozone. The debate also took into account the conclusions of the recent European Council on 25-26 June and the euro summit on 7 July.

Debate on situation in Greece with Alexis TSIPRAS at the European Parliamen

On 25 November 2014, Pope Francis visited the EP in Strasbourg and meets several EU leaders, notably Martin SCHULZ, EP President. He also delivers a message "to all the citizens of Europe" during his address in the formal sitting.

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The Pope was invited by Martin Schulz, on behalf of the European Parliament, when he paid an official visit to the Vatican on 11 October 2013. This is the first visit to the Parliament by a sovereign pontiff in 26 years.&nbsp;Last time was in 1988, when Pope Jean Paul II delivered an address to Parliament, just one year before the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Visit of Pope Francis to the EP

" Europe is the natural context in which solutions for social and economic progress will find their true meaning and true value."

Born on 11 April 1920 in Potenza (Italy). 
• In 1946, aged 26, he was elected a Member of the Constituent Assembly that was responsible for drafting Italy's new post-war constitution. He was appointed secretary to the Agriculture Committee. 
• In 1948 he was elected a Member of the Italian Parliament, where he sat until 2003, when the President of Italy appointed him a senator for life. 
• Between 1950 and 1952 he was a minister in several Italian centre and centre-left governments. 
• From August 1970 to February 1972, he was President of the Italian Government's Council of Ministers. 
• In 1985 he became President of the European Union of Christian Democrats. 
• On 12 July 1990 he was appointed President of the Atlantic Committee. 
• Finally, from March 1993 to June 1995, he was President of Christian Democrat International.

◦ In 1976 Mr Colombo became a Member of the European Parliament, where he sat until 1992 in the Christian-Democratic Group which later became the Group of the European People's Party. 
◦ In March 1977 he was elected President of the European Parliament and led it towards the first elections by direct universal suffrage. 
◦ In May 1979 he received the Charlemagne Prize in Aachen, the third Italian politician to receive this honour after Alcide de Gasperi and Antonio Segni. 
◦ From February to May 1992 he was chairman of the temporary committee on the Delors II package (From the Single Act to Maastricht and beyond: the means to match our ambitions), which had a remit concerning achievement of the Maastricht Treaty objectives.

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Emilio Colombo

Angola's partnership with the EU is based on the ACP-EU Cotonou Partnership Agreement which aims to reduce poverty by developing the Angolan economy and gradually integrating it into the global economy.

The Joint Way Forward promotes more active political cooperation, especially Angola's active involvement in the different regional and multilateral fora, and prioritises key areas of common interest from the 2007 Joint Africa-EU Strategy (security, governance, human rights, economic growth, energy, transport, environment, science and technology, training and education).

EU - Angola

Kofi ANNAN was a former UN Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize winner. In 2003, the United Nations staff and Secretary General Kofi Annan were honoured with the Sakharov Prize.

Kofi Annan

Nelson Mandela led the struggle to replace the apartheid regime of South Africa by a multi-racial democracy. Sentenced to life in prison, he spent 27 years in jail before becoming the country's first black President. He played a leading role in the drive for peace.He is laureate of the 1988 Sakharov Prize and of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize®.This video illustrates the relations between Nelson Mandela and the European institutions.

Nelson Mandela

On May 25, 2014 a debate was organised at EP in Brussels between the five candidates to EC Presidency: Jean-Claude JUNCKER (EPP), Martin SCHULZ (PES), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE), Ska KELLER (Green Party) and Alexis TSIPRAS (Party of the European Left). The debate was moderated by Monica MAGGIONI.

2014 Eurovision debate between candidates for the Presidency of the European Commission

There have been five multiannual financial frameworks (MFFs) to date. The Treaty of Lisbon transformed the MFF from an interinstitutional agreement into a legally binding act.

Established for a period of at least five years, an MFF must ensure that the Union’s expenditure develops in an orderly manner and within the limits of its own resources, and sets out provisions with which the annual budget of the Union must comply, thus laying down the cornerstone of financial discipline.

EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 - 8th Parliamentary term

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From July to December 2018, Austria holds the Presidency of the EU Council for the third time (1998 and 2006 also), following the Bulgarian and preceding the Romanian Presidency.

 
The Austrian government priorities for the upcoming presidency are security (the fight against illegal immigration by securing external borders), maintaining Europe’s competitiveness through digitization, and stability in Austria’s neighboring countries (working towards EU accession for Western Balkan countries).

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Austrian Presidency

Bono, U2 singer, co-Founder and Spokesperson of the "ONE" campaign, visits the European Parliament.

Visit of Bono, co-Founder and Spokesperson of the "ONE" campaign, at the EP

The European Semester is the EU's annual cycle of economic policy guidance and surveillance.

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The European Semester Conference, organised by the European Parliament, provided an opportunity to exchange information on best practices in implementing the Semester cycles, and to strengthen cooperation in order to scrutinise the actions of the executive at national and European levels within the framework of the European Semester cycle.

European Semester (8th parliamentary term)

The last EuroLat meeting&nbsp;of the Standing Parliamentary Committees took place at the European Parliament's premises in Brussels (Belgium) from 30 November - 2 December 2022.

The 150 EuroLat members met in times of a rapidly changing geopolitical context and at a crucial time for the relaunch of EU-Latin America relations, right after the EU- CELAC ministerial meeting in Argentina and the adoption of the EU "Road Map 2023".

The Co-Presidents of the EuroLat Assembly, Javi López, President of the European Parliament's Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly, and Oscar Darío Pérez Pineda, President of the Latin American component,&nbsp; chaired the Inaugural Session on 30 November. 
 
The Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) is a multilateral parliamentary assembly - a forum for several different parliaments to come together - composed of 150 members. EuroLat is the parliamentary institution of 'the European Union - Latin American and Caribbean Bi-regional Strategic Partnership. The Assembly is composed by 150 Members; Half of the members - 75 - are members of the European Parliament and the other half - 75 - comes from the Latin American regional parliaments.

The Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly - EuroLat was created in 2006. Its Constituent Session took place on 8 and 9 October in Brussels.

Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly

EP Plenary session - EU-US relations in the light of the outcome of the US presidential elections

EP Plenary session - The devastating floods in Spain, the urgent need to support the victims, to improve preparedness and to fight the climate crisis

Eurovision debate 2024 - Draw - Introductory remarks and draw of the candidate order list, in the presence of Liz CORBIN, EBU Director of News and Jesús CARMONA, EP Director for Media

Briefing for media on the 2024 European Elections

Euroscola

Panel for the Future of Science and Technology

Un organism interinstituțional pentru standarde de etică (dezbatere)

Reformele și revizuirile politicilor înainte de extindere (dezbatere)

Cadrul de măsuri pentru consolidarea ecosistemului european de producere de produse bazate pe tehnologie care contribuie la obiectivul zero emisii nete (Regulamentul privind industria care contribuie la obiectivul zero emisii nete) (dezbatere)

Reluarea şedinţei

Declarațiile Președintei

Votare

Plenary session

Delegation for relations with Palestine

DPAL

Delegation for relations with Israel

Press conference by Lara WOLTERS rapporteur on the first EU due diligence rules for companies

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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Press conference by Javi LÓPEZ, rapporteur on Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe

Press conference by Mounir SATOURI, Tineke STRIK, rapporteurs and Karen MELCHIOR on EU-Egypt: a strategic partnership for whom?

Briefing EPP by Manfred WEBER, President

Propuneri de acte ale Uniunii

Atacul fără precedent al Iranului asupra Israelului, nevoia de dezescaladare și răspunsul UE (dezbatere)

Ședință solemnă - A 20-a aniversare a extinderii UE din 2004

Aprobarea procesului-verbal al ședinței anterioare

Atacul împotriva climei și naturii: încercările extremei drepte și ale conservatorilor de a distruge Pactul verde și de a împiedica investițiile în viitorul nostru (dezbatere pe o temă de actualitate)

Modificarea Directivei 2013/36/UE în ceea ce privește competențele de supraveghere, sancțiunile, sucursalele entităților din țări terțe și riscurile de mediu, sociale și de guvernanță - Modificarea Regulamentului (UE) nr. 575/2013 în ceea ce privește cerințele referitoare la riscul de credit, riscul de ajustare a evaluării creditului, riscul operațional, riscul de piață și în ceea ce privește pragul minim al modelelor interne (dezbatere comună - Uniunea bancară)

A șasea directivă privind combaterea spălării banilor - Regulamentul privind combaterea spălării banilor - Instituirea Autorității pentru Combaterea Spălării Banilor și a Finanțării Terorismului (discuție comună - Combaterea spălării banilor)

Dreptul de anchetă al Parlamentului European (dezbatere)

Votare (continuare)

Declarația de la La Hulpe privind viitorul Europei sociale (dezbatere)

Crearea unui viitor durabil împreună: provocări economice, sociale și teritoriale pentru o Europă competitivă, coerentă și favorabilă incluziunii (dezbatere)

Încercări recente de a nega dictaturile și riscul ca Europa să revină la totalitarism (dezbatere)

Azerbaidjan, în special reprimarea societății civile și cazurile dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu și Ilhamiz Guliyev

Propunerea de abrogare a legii care interzice mutilarea genitală a femeilor în Gambia

Noua lege a securității din Hong Kong și cazurile lui Andy Li și Joseph John

Proiectul de lege anti-LGBTIQ adoptat de parlamentul Ghanei cu implicații pentru drepturile omului, libertatea de exprimare și principiile democratice (dezbatere)

Informațiile prealabile referitoare la pasageri: îmbunătățirea și facilitarea controalelor la frontierele externe - Informațiile prealabile referitoare la pasageri: prevenirea, depistarea, investigarea și urmărirea penală a infracțiunilor de terorism și a infracțiunilor grave (discuție comună - Informations préalables sur les passagers)

Explicații privind votul

Ordinea de zi a următoarei ședințe

Ridicarea ședinței

Press conference by Alin MITUȚA, rapporteur on the Gigabit Infrastructure Act and the abolition of intra-EU calls surcharge

Press conference by Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, rapporteur on Parliament's vote on the Late Payments regulation

Press conference by René REPASI, rapporteur on the Final vote on the right to repair

Press conference by Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES and Samira RAFAELA, co-rapporteurs on the adoption of the Forced Labour Regulation

Briefing S&D by Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, President

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with Petteri ORPO, Finnish Prime Minister

Irena JOVEVA and Marjan SAREC in the EP in Strasbourg

INTA Committee - State of play of EU trade policy - Exchange of views with Sabine WEYAND, Director-general of DG Trade, Commission

SANT Subcommittee

Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY in the EP in Strasbourg

Laurence FARRENG in the EP in Strasbourg

Birgit SIPPEL in the EP in Strasbourg

Silvia SARDONE in the EP in Strasbourg

Stefano CAVEDAGNA in the EP in Strrasbourg

Kristian VIGENIN in the EP in Strasbourg

Daniel ATTARD in the EP in Strasbourg

Michele PICARO in the EP in Strasbourg

Nikolas FARANTOURIS in the EP in Strasbourg

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, to Verona (Italy) - G7 Speakers conference

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, to Verona (Italy) - G7 Speakers conference - Bilateral Meeting with Mike JOHNSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States of America

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, to Verona (Italy) - G7 Speakers conference - Bilateral Meeting with Ruslan STEFANCHUCK, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada

AGRI Committee - Ordinary meeting

SEDE - High-Level Seminar on EU Security and Defence

At the Parliament of Finland in Helsinki EP President Roberta METSOLA meets with Jussi HALLA-AHO, Speaker of the Finnish Parliament.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President in Helsinki (Finland): arrival and meeting with Jussi HALLA-AHO, Speaker of the Finnish Parliament at the Parliament of Finland

On the occasion of her official visit in Madrid, EP President Roberta METSOLA meets with José Manuel ALBARES BUENO, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President Madrid (Spain): arrival and meeting with José Manuel ALBARES BUENO, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation

Roberta METSOLA, EP President visit the Spanish Senate and meets with Pedro Rollán, President of the Spanish Senate, during her official visit in Madrid. This footage shows extracts from her arrival and the meeting.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President in Madrid (Spain): arrival at the Senado - Spanish Senate and meeting with Pedro Rollán, President of the Spanish Senate

During her official visit in Madrid, Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with Pedro SÁNCHEZ, Spanish Prime Minister. This footage shows extracts from the meeting.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President in Madrid (Spain): arrival and meeting with Pedro SÁNCHEZ, Spanish Prime Minister

EP President Roberta METSOLA talks with Young Spaniards at the Town Hall in Madrid.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President in Madrid (Spain): Town Hall Discussion with Young Spaniards

During her official visit in Madrid, EP President Roberta METSOLA meets with Isabel DIAZ AYUSO, President of the Region of Madrid.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President in Madrid (Spain): arrival and meeting with Isabel DIAZ AYUSO, President of the Region of Madrid

EP President Roberta METSOLA, receives the Award for European Values from the Foro España Civic, at the Academia de Bellas Artes in Madrid.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President in Madrid (Spain): Award for European Values from the Foro España Civic, at the Academia de Bellas Artes

President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Nadia CALVIÑO speaks at the end of the debate and vote on the annual report 2023.

Financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2023: extracts from the debate, from the vote and statement by Nadia CALVIÑO, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB)

Ceremony of signature in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Vasco ALVES CORDEIRO, President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and Nadia CALVIÑO, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB). The partnership aims to deepen the cooperation between the institutions to promote European elections, boost voters turnout – especially among non-voters and first-time voters and counter information manipulation. Among other measures, the institutions agreed to enhance synergies in media relations, coordinate organization of events, such as Open Doors Day or the Civil Society Week, and share information on "together.eu" and "What Europe does for me" platforms.

Memorandum of Understanding ahead of the European Elections: Signing ceremony in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Vasco ALVES CORDEIRO, President of the CoR and Nadia CALVIÑO, President of the EIB

Council and Commission statements and debate on the murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia, resolution voted on Thursday

The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia: extracts from the debate

Address by Yulia NAVALNAYA, Alexei NAVALNY's wife. This footage shows her meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and extracts from the formal sitting. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Address by Yulia NAVALNAYA, Alexei NAVALNY's wife: meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and extracts from the formal sitting

Four COD LEX texts are scheduled to be signed on Wednesday, 28 February 2024 by President Metsola and Mathieu Michel, Belgian Secretary of State for digitisation, administrative simplification, privacy protection and building regulation, on behalf of the Belgian Presidency.

LEX signing ceremony in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Mathieu MICHEL, Belgian Secretary of State for digitisation

The clip recounts the life of Alexei Navalny and his fight as opponent of the Russian regime. Part of the footage is ©AFP. The material is offered for the purpose of providing information and/or education on the European Parliament. The material may not be edited and must be shown in its entirety. The assignment to a third part is not allowed. For any other uses contact AFP – www.afp.com

Clip: Tribute to Alexei Navalny

Amidst significant geopolitical uncertainty and threats, MEPs call for decisive action to strengthen and protect the international rules-based order. Plenary holds a joint debate on how to strengthen European security and defence. Ursula VON DER LEYEN highlights that priroity should be given to a defence joint procurement. EC President also proposes the designation of a Defence Commissioner for the next Commission.

European Security and Defence: extracts from the debate

Today, the President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Oliver Röpke and the European Parliament (EP), Roberta Metsola signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in preparation for the European elections, scheduled for June 6-9, 2024. The partnership aims to deepen the cooperation between the two institutions to promote European elections, boost voters turnout – especially among non-voters and first-time voters and counter information manipulation. Among other measures, the institutions agreed to enhance synergies in media relations, coordinate organization of events, such as Open Doors Day or the Civil Society Week, and share information on "together.eu" and "What Europe does for me" platforms

Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding with the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in the framework of the European Elections 2024: signing ceremony in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Oliver RÖPKE

MEPs debate with the Commission the current situation of the War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments related to the ICJ and UNRWA and in the region.

War in the Gaza Strip: extracts from the debate

To improve road safety and support the digital transition, MEPs debate on Tuesday and vote on Wednesday on updating driving licence rules, introducing mobile licences and mandatory health checks for drivers. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Directive on Driving Licenses: extracts from the debate

Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank debates with MEPs on ECB annual report 2023.

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