FEMM - Presentation o the Priorities of the Polish Presidency of the Council

EP Plenary session - Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law

EP Plenary session - Stepping up international action to protect whales following Iceland’s decision to extend commercial whaling until 2029

EP Plenary session - Presentation of the programme of activities of the Polish Presidency

EP Plenary session - Regional Emergency Support

EP Plenary session - Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2023

High-Level Conference - Standing with the People of Belarus

Roundtable ' Leading the way: women's representation in political and administrative leadership '

International Day of Persons with Disabilities - Event ' Workplace Accessibility in the European Parliament '

EP Plenary session - Urgent need to tackle the gender pay gap

EP Plenary session - Empowering the Single Market to deliver a sustainable future and prosperity for all EU citizens

High Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity Constitutive meeting

Ewa KOPACZ in the EP in Brussels

Constitutive meeting of the new Bureau of the EP - group photo

The role of primary schools High-level debate

International Women's day 2024 event by DG PERS

Practicing What We Preach - Gender Equality in the EP management

EP's Democracy Support and Elections Coordination Group - Moldova, Study visit on EU Accession Process

EMPL Interparliamentary Committee Meeting ' Children at the heart of Europe: Two years of the European Child Guarantee '

European Citizen's Prize Chancellery meeting

EP Plenary session - Oral question - Ukraine’s accession to the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters

COVI Special Committee - Lessons learned and recommendations for the future - Votes

Meeting of the European Parliament's Bureau

EP Plenary session - Energy performance of buildings (recast)

The EP Conference of Presidents meets in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Arrivals, family photo and roundtable with Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Sabine VERHEYEN (Vice-president), Sophie WILMES (Vice-president), Javi LOPEZ (Vice-president), Andrey KOVATCHEV (Quaestor), Pina PICIERNO (Vice-president), Nicolae STEFANUTA (Vice-president), Esteban GONZALEZ PONS (Vice-president), Marc ANGEL (Quaestor), Ewa KOPACZ (Vice-president), Christel SCHALDEMOSE (Vice-president), Kosma ZLOTOWSKI (Quaestor), Martin HOLSIK (Vice-president), Younous OMARJEE (Vice-president), Katarina BARLEY (Vice-president), Antonella SBERNA (Vice-president), Roberts ZILE (Vice-president), Fabienne KELLER (Quaestor), Victor NEGRESCU (Vice-president), Miriam LEXDMANN (Quaestor).

Meeting of the EP Bureau: arrivals, roundtable and family photo

On the occasion of her official visit to Poland, EP President Roberta METSOLA participates in the inauguration of the Warsaw Europa Experience (Visitor Centre of the European Parliament) in presence of Ewa KOPACZ, EP Vice-President and Rafał TRZASKOWSKI, Mayor of Warsaw.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Warsaw (Poland): extracts from the inauguration of the Warsaw Europa Experience (Visitor Centre of the European Parliament)

MEPs discuss the wellbeing and the protection of children in Europe, marking the International Day on the Rights of the Child. The Parliament also debate how to strengthen the Child Guarantee, two years after its adoption in 2021. MEPs discuss a report to reduce inequalities and increase social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families. In the text, Parliament calls for better integrated social, educational and employment services to help break the vicious circle of poverty and to protect children and their families at risk of poverty, in particular in times of crisis. Opening statement by Sandra PEREIRA (The Left, PT), Rapporteur and Dubravka ŠUICA, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Democracy and Demography and Ewa KOPACZ (EPP, PL), on behalf of the FEMM Committee. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Joint debate International Day on the Rights of the Child: opening statement by Sandra PEREIRA, Rapporteur and Dubravka ŠUICA, VP of the EC in charge of Democracy and Demography and by Ewa KOPACZ, on behalf of the FEMM Committee

MEPs debate the ratification of the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women, in line with a 2021 Court of Justice ruling approving its implementation even without the agreement of all Member States. Second part of the debate.

Joint debate - EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on violence against women: MEPs debate (part 2)

Parliament debates with Council and Commission EU plans for mental health policy. MEPs quiz the Commission on what specific EU actions and proposals it is planning, in order to complement and coordinate member state mental health policy activities.

Mental health: MEPs debate

Transport infrastructure in Ukraine is being destroyed and its Black Sea ports blocked by Russia. In light of this, MEPs are expected to call for new EU initiatives to address transport and logistics costs preventing the export of Ukrainian agricultural products, especially of wheat, to the global market.

Facilitating export of Ukrainian agricultural products - key for Ukrainian economy and global food security: MEPs debate

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. Second part of the debate.

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

An extraordinary joint meeting of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs takes place to discuss the risk of illegal adoption of Ukrainian children from institutional care. The EP Coordinator on Children's Rights VP Ewa Kopacz addresses the MEPs on the legal and social policy aspects of adoption and the need to ensure international and European legal norms. Extract with Theoni KOUFONIKOLAKOU, Aaron GREENBERG, Anna KRAWCZAK, Katarina IVANKOVIC KNEZEVIC

The risk of illegal adoption concerning Ukrainian children from institutional care fleeing from war: extracts from the exchange of views - JURI and EMPL Committees

The Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic will holds its constitutive meeting.The new special committee focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic, composed of 38 members. The special committee has been tasked with looking into how the European response to the pandemic and the lessons learned can contribute to future action in the following areas: health; a coordinated approach with respect for democracy and fundamental rights; societal and economic impact; and EU and the World. The special committee will have twelve months to compile its recommendations. Elections of the Special Committee (COVI), Kathleen VAN BREMPT, as Chair of COVI (S&D), GLÜCK, Andreas (rRenew), as Vice-chair of COVI, KOPACZ, Ewa, (PPE) as Vice-chair of COVI, RIVASI, Michèle, (Greens), as chair of COVI, KARSKI, Karol, (ECR) as Vice-chair of COVI

Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future (COVI): atmosphere shots of the constitutive meeting and statement

MEPs discuss what the EU can do to protect children fleeing war in Ukraine, in particular from trafficking and exploitation, following the activation on 3 March of the temporary protection status for refugees from Ukraine, which gives them temporary residence rights and access to education and the labour market. First part of the debate.

EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine: MEPs debate (part 1/3)

MEPs discuss with Council and Commission what the EU can do to protect children fleeing war in Ukraine, in particular from trafficking and exploitation during a debate in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Following the activation on 3 March of the temporary protection status for refugees from Ukraine -which gives them temporary residence rights and access to education and the labour market-, the Commission and the French Presidency of the Council are working on a 10-point plan to enhance the European common response.

EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine: extracts from the debate

Parliament debate and vote on measures and actions to fight cancer in the EU. Key recommendations by the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) include facilitating access to cross-border health care and clinical trials, managing shortages of cancer medicines more efficiently, and ensuring equal access to innovative drugs and treatments. Third part of the debate.

Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer: MEPs debate (part 3/3)

MEPs quiz the Commission and the Council on the proposal to adapt EU asylum rules in Poland, Latvia and Lithuania to deal with migrants coming from Belarus.

The proposed Council decision on provisional emergency measures for the external border with Belarus: MEPs debate

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (4-7 October 2021), MEPs debate the impact of intimate partner violence and custody rights on women and children.

The impact of intimate partner violence and custody rights on women and children: MEPs debate

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (17-20 May 2021), MEPs debate on the Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems (“Schrems II”) - Case C-311/18; and on the adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom.

Joint debate on data protection adequacy: MEPs debate 2/2

During the plenary session (24-25 March 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on a European strategy for data. Opening statements by Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI (S&D, FI), rapporteur, by Christel SCHALDEMOSE (S&D, DK) IMCO, Axel VOSS (EPP, DE) JURI, Marina KALJURAND (S&D, EE) LIBE, and by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

Joint debate on a European strategy for data: opening statements

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 March 2021), MEPs debate on the respect of the partnership principle, in the preparation and implementation of National Recovery and Resilience Plans, and ensuring good governance of the spending: Opening statement by Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of an Economy that works for People, and Commissioner for Trade. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

Respecting the partnership principle, in the preparation and implementation of National Recovery and Resilience Plans, and ensuring good governance of the spending: Opening statement by Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Executive Vice-President of the EC

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 March 2021), MEPs debate on the respect of the partnership principle, in the preparation and implementation of National Recovery and Resilience Plans, and ensuring good governance of the spending: Closing statement by Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of an Economy that works for People, and Commissioner for Trade.

Respecting the partnership principle, in the preparation and implementation of National Recovery and Resilience Plans, and ensuring good governance of the spending: Closing statement by Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Executive Vice-President of the EC

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