Nicolas BAY in the EP in Strasbourg

French MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Preparation of the European Council meeting of 21 and 22 March 2024

EP Plenary session - Report on the Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law report

EP Plenary session - Debate - Statement by the VPC/HR - Closer ties between the EU and Armenia and the need for a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia

EP Plenary session - European Council and Commission statements - Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of 1 February 2024

MEPs votes on the following topics: Request for the waiver of the immunity of Nadine Morano - Angel DZHAMBAZKI (ECR,BG), Request for the defence of immunity of Helmut Geuking - Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO (S&D,ES), Request for the waiver of the immunity of Nicolas Bay - Andrzej HALICKI (EPP,PL).

Voting session: request for the waiver of the immunity of Nadine Morano and Nicolas Bay; Request for the defence of immunity of Helmut Geuking

MEPs present their migration and asylum priorities ahead of the 9th-10th February special European Council. The focus of this debate is on the progress of the legislative proposals included in the Asylum and Migration Pact, as well as the recently proposed strategy to ease the return of migrants asylum-seekers without the right to remain in the EU. First part of the debate.

Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs are discussing with Prime Minister Ulf KRISTERSSON the programme of Sweden's six-month Presidency of the Council, which started on 1 January. The four priorities of the Swedish Presidency are security, competitiveness, the green energy transitions, democratic values and the rule of law. First part of the debate.

Presentation of the programme of activities of the Swedish Presidency: MEPs debate (part 1)

Plenary quiz the Czech Presidency and the Commission about guaranteeing solidarity and burden sharing in the management of migration flows into Europe. First part of the debate.

Key debate - The need for a European solution on asylum and migration including search and rescue: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs in a debate discuss on how democracy and fundamental rights in Hungary have further deteriorated since Parliament triggered the Article 7 procedure in 2018, through the “deliberate and systematic efforts of the Hungarian government”. First part of the debate.

Risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the EU is founded: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs discuss the energy security and the recent cuts to gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria. Second part of the debate.

European solidarity and energy security in face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and recent cuts of gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria: MEPs debate (part 2/2)

MEPs quiz the Council and the Commission about their response so far to the democratic backslide in Hungary and Poland. However, despite the deterioration of the situation in both countries over the last few years, the Council has avoided holding a vote to determine whether there is “a clear risk of a serious breach” of the EU’s common values, the next step in the procedure set out in Article 7. MEPs urge the French Presidency of the Council to move forward, and quiz the Commission on other measures to ensure rule of law is respected.

Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

Ahead of the 17-18 February European Union-African Union summit in Brussels, MEPs review the EU’s relations with Africa on Tuesday afternoon. The discussion focuses on the common challenges facing both continents, including the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, boosting vaccination and stimulating investments. First part of the debate.

EU-Africa relations: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

MEPs debate on the presentation of the programme of activities of the EU Council's French Presidency. The motto of the French Presidency is “Recovery, Strength and a Sense of Belonging”, to underline that, in order to fight the health crisis, the rise of aggressive foreign powers and climate disruption, the best response is a European response. First part of the debate.

Presentation of the programme of activities of the French Presidency: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

MEPs debate with the Commission and the Slovenian Presidency the 16th December European Council agenda, in particular the coordinated fight against COVID-19. First part of the debate.

Preparation of the European Council and EU's response to the global resurgence of COVID: MEPs debate (part 1/3)

MEPs hold a debate with Council and Commission on the security and humanitarian consequences of the situation in Belarus and at its border with the EU. First part of the debate.

Situation in Belarus and at its border with the EU and the security and humanitarian consequences: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

MEPs debate on the escalating humanitarian crisis on the EU-Belarus border, in particular in Poland. First part of the debate.

The escalating humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarusian border: MEPs debate (Part 1/2)

MEPs discuss the contentious verdict of Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, which states that cornerstone provisions of the Treaty on the EU (Art. 1 and 19) are unconstitutional under Polish law. Extracts from the debate with tha statements of the Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, the European Commission President Ursula von Leyen, the Slovenian Minister for Foreign Affairs Anže LOGAR. And the statements of MEPs : Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D, ES), Malik AZMANI (Renew, NL), Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO (ECR, PL), Ska KELLER (Greens/EFA, DE), Martin SCHIRDEWAN (The Left, DE), Nicolas BAY (ID, FR).

The Rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law: extracts from the debate

Parliament debates the recent ruling of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal during the plenary session in Strasbourg. MEPs discuss the contentious verdict of Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, which states that cornerstone provisions of the Treaty on the EU (Art. 1 and 19) are unconstitutional under Polish law. One round of statements of the political groups' leaders.This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

The Rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law: one round of Political groups leaders

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (4-7 October 2021), MEPs debate on the European Union Agency for Asylum.

European Union Agency for Asylum: MEPs debate

The head of the delegation, Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield (Greens/EFA, FR), Isabel Wiseler-Lima (EPP, LU), Bettina Vollath (S&D, AT), Nicolas Bay (ID, FR), Jorge Buxadé Villalba (ECR, ES) and Malin Björk (The Left, SE) summarise their impressions and take questions on the outcome of the meetings and the follow-up planned at the Civil Liberties committee. During their three-day visit to Budapest, from Wednesday 30 September to Friday 1 October, MEPs of the Civil Liberties committee met the Hungarian Ministers for Justice and Interior, Budapest’s Mayor, as well as representatives of the political opposition. They also held exchanges with civil society organisations, journalists, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, representatives of academia and the education system, and of several cultural institutions.

Press conference by the members of the LIBE delegation in Hungary

A delegation of the EP Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs in Hungary meet with the members of the Supreme Court and Constitutional Court, the National Judicial Office and Council. Statement by Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (Greens/EFA,FR), on these meetings.

EP LIBE delegation to Hungary, Budapest: meetings at the Curia (Supreme Court), at the Constitutional Court and at the National Office for Judiciary and at the National Judicial Council and statement by Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (Greens/EFA,FR)

Members of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs are taking part in a mission to Hungary to assess the respect for press and academic freedom, the rights of minorities and the wider rule of law context. Views of the arrival to the Liaison office of the European Parliament in Hungary, statement by Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (Greens/EFA, FR), Head of the delegation on the purpose of the mission and roundtable.

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