EP Plenary session - Resumption of session and order of business

EP Plenary session - Resumption of session

EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session.- Topical debate - Protecting the Rule of Law against impunity in Spain

EP Plenary session - Surge of respiratory infections and the shortage of medication in Europe

EP Plenary session - 90 years after Holodomor: Recognising the mass killing through starvation as genocide

EP Plenary session - The 30th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities

EP Plenary session - The Commission’s reports on the situation of journalists and the implications of the rule of law

EP Plenary session - Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions

EP Plenary session - Key debate - The need for a European solution on asylum and migration including search and rescue

EP Plenary session - Situation of human rights in the context of the upcoming FIFA world cup in Qatar

EP Plenary session - State of play of the negotiations between the Commission and the Hungarian Government linked to the Conditionality Regulation and the RRP

EP Plenary session -Topical debate - Whitewashing of the anti-European extreme right in the EU

EP Plenary session - Impact of Russian invasion of Ukraine on migration flow to the EU

EP Plenary session - Topical debate: Countering the anti-European and anti-Ukrainian propaganda of Putin’s European cronies

EP Plenary session - Key debate: Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine

EP LIBE delegation to Slovenia Ljubljana : Meeting with Igor Zorcic, President of the Slovenian National Assembly.

EP LIBE delegation to Slovenia Ljubljana - Meeting with members of the Slovenian National Assembly

Family picture - German ID MEPs

MEPs debate on the surge of respiratory infections and the shortage of medication in Europe.

Surge of respiratory infections and the shortage of medication in Europe: MEPs debate

MEPs debate the humanitarian situation in Ukraine due to Russia’s attacks against critical infrastructure as well as the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor, a Soviet-imposed famine that killed millions of Ukrainians between 1932 and 1933. One round political leaders.

90 years after Holodomor - Recognising the mass killing through starvation as genocide: one round political leaders

Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions. First part of MEPs debate.

Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions: MEPs debate (part 1)

Parliament demands measures that enable people with disabilities to participate socially and in the labour market, and propose ways to address discrimination. MEPs reaffirm that the right of persons with disabilities to live independently has to be fully guaranteed through policies and legislation focused on inclusion that will eradicate stereotypes and ableism.

Towards equal rights for persons with disabilities: MEPs debate

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)

On 18 September 2022 the Commission proposed the freezing of €7.5 billion in EU funds for Hungary, citing corruption and public procurement concerns, after triggering the EU’s rule of law conditionality mechanism against Hungary in April. MEPs discuss the state of play of the negotiations between the Commission and Hungary linked to the protection of the EU budget and the recovery and resilience plan. First part of the MEPs debate.

State of play of the negotiations between the Commission and the Hungarian Government linked to the Conditionality Regulation and the RRP: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

The drafting of Russian reservists, sham referendums in occupied parts of Ukraine and Putin’s nuclear threats are the focus of a key debate in the European Parliament. MEPs call on the EU and its member states to respond strongly to Russia’s escalation of the war and its preparations to annex Ukrainian territories. First part of MEPs debate.

EP Plenary session - Key debate: Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine - MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs debate with Johannes HAHN, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration and Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs, the proposal to freeze funds for Hungary to protect the EU budget in view of breaches of theover rule of law concerns in the country. Extracts from the debate.

Commission proposal for measures under the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation in the case of Hungary: extracts from the debate

MEPs will debate the Commission’s proposal to freeze funds for Hungary to protect the EU budget in view of breaches of theover rule of law concerns in the country. First part of the debate.

Commission proposal for measures under the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation in the case of Hungary: 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”. Second part of the debate.

Risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the EU is founded: MEPs debate (part 2)

Following the Commission endorsement of Poland's €35.4 billion recovery and resilience plan, MEPs question Ursula von der Leyen on this decision in light of long-standing concerns and persisting problems around the rule of law in the country. One round Political group leaders.

The rule of law and the potential approval of the Polish national Recovery Plan (RRF): one round Political group leaders

Although EU-Turkey relations have improved slightly recently, MEPs are worried about the continued deterioration of fundamental rights and rule of law in the country. MEPs are also expected to welcome Turkey’s willingness to act as a mediator in the Russian war against Ukraine and to stress that it is vitally important that the EU and Turkey cooperate well on foreign and security policy. MEPs raise the issue of Turkey’s president being opposed to Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO.

Report on Turkey: MEPs debate

Parliament discusses war crimes in Ukraine. Since the invasion, Russian forces have been accused of numerous breaches of international humanitarian law in Ukrainian territory.

The fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

The draft report, which will be debated on Wednesday and put to the vote on Thursday, asks for more in-depth analysis, a broader scope, and a more effective approach from the Commission in its annual monitoring of the state of the rule of law in the European Union. MEPs are set to criticise the report’s failure to encompass EU values in their entirety, as well as its methodological shortcomings in highlighting the deliberate nature of the backsliding in Poland and Hungary.

Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law report: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

Parliament debate and vote on how to protect women fleeing Ukraine from violence and trafficking, and on granting them access to essential health services. MEPs strongly condemn the use of sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon of war and to express their deep concern about the growing number of reports of human trafficking, sexual violence, exploitation, rape and abuse faced by women and children fleeing Ukraine. First part of the debate.

The impact of the war against Ukraine on women: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

To mark Press Freedom Day on Tuesday 3 May, MEPs discuss with the European Commission how to address the threats faced by journalists and enhance media freedom. Over the last few years, Parliament has warned about attempts both in the EU and beyond to undermine media pluralism. MEPs have denounced the attacks on journalists, particularly from politicians, and called on the Commission to table legislation against abusive lawsuits. One round of political group speakers.

Threats to the safety of journalists and media freedom in Europe, on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day: one round of political group leaders

Parliament hold urgent debates on the following human rights, democracy and rule of law topics and votes on three related resolutions.

The Schengen evaluation mechanism: MEPs debate

MEPs assess the application of asylum rules in the EU and the allegations of breaches of the right to asylum and non-refoulement. MEPs refer to reports of pushbacks at different EU borders such as the Greek-Turkish border and the Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish borders with Belarus. Besides insisting on the need to guarantee decent reception conditions for people seeking international protection in the EU.

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