EP Plenary session - A stronger Europe for safer products to better protect consumers and tackle unfair competition: Boosting EU oversight in e-commerce and imports

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

EP Plenary session - Elections of Quaestors of Parliament

EP Plenary session - Election of the Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament - First ballot

Croatian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

EP Plenary session - Voting session

Biljana BORZAN in the EP in Strasbourg

Press conference on empowering consumers by fighting greenwashing and improving product labelling

EP Plenary session - Empowering consumers for the green transition

IMCO trilogue on Empowering consumers

EP Plenary session - Empowering consumers for the Green transition

Biljana BORZAN in plenary session week 37 2015 in Strasbourg

Biljana BORZAN in plenary session week 07 2015 in Strasbourg

MEP Biljana BORZAN at the European Parliament in Brussels

Round Table on Historical-Cultural Heritage of the Town and Island of Korcula

Biljana BORZAN in plenary chamber week 43 2014 in Strasbourg

Biljana BORZAN in plenary in Strasbourg

Martin SCHULZ - EP President, Biljana BORZAN

EP President meets Mep

MEP Biljana BORZAN decorating a Christmas tree

Biljana BORZAN, Helmut BRAND, Maria CARVALHO

Meeting: The role of radiology/imaging in personalised medicine

ENVI Exchange of views with EC commissioner for Consumer Protection

MEPs debate on Empowering the Single Market to deliver a sustainable future and prosperity for all EU citizens following the address by Enrico Letta, EU Rapporteur on the future of the Single Market. The Parliament looks into strategies to modernise the EU’s single market and support employees while ensuring inclusive growth and competitiveness. Enrico Letta presents his report on strengthening the EU’s internal market, with a focus on supporting a fair digital and green transition, security, fostering jobs, cohesion and the social dimension.

Empowering the Single Market to deliver a sustainable future and prosperity for all EU citizens: MEPs debate

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

Biljana BORZAN, (S&D, HR), Rapporteur, holds a press conference on empowering consumers by fighting greenwashing and improving product labelling. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Biljana BORZAN, (S&D, HR), rapporteur on empowering consumers by fighting greenwashing and improving product labelling

MEPs debate on a directive which improves product labelling and ban the use of misleading environmental claims. The new rules make product labelling clearer and more trustworthy by banning the use of general environmental claims like “environmentally friendly”, “natural”, “biodegradable”, “climate neutral” or “eco” without proof. The directive allows the use of sustainability labels that are based on official certification schemes or established by public authorities. Closing statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice and Biljana BORZAN (S&D, HR), Rapporteur.

Empowering consumers for the green transition: closing statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice and Biljana BORZAN (S&D, HR), Rapporteur

MEPs debate on a directive which improves product labelling and ban the use of misleading environmental claims. The new rules make product labelling clearer and more trustworthy by banning the use of general environmental claims like “environmentally friendly”, “natural”, “biodegradable”, “climate neutral” or “eco” without proof. The directive allows the use of sustainability labels that are based on official certification schemes or established by public authorities. Opening statements by Biljana BORZAN (S&D, HR), Rapporteur, Edina TÓTH (NI, HU), ENVI Committee and Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice. The transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

Empowering consumers for the green transition: opening statements by Biljana BORZAN (S&D, HR), Rapporteur, Edina TÓTH (NI, HU), ENVI Committee and Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice

Parliament adopts its negotiating position on new rules promoting the right to repair and more sustainable consumption of consumer goods. MEPs debate on draft legislation to make it easier for consumers to repair defective goods even after the expiration of the guarantee. The proposal complements other ongoing EU initiatives that pursue the European Green Deal objective of sustainable consumption and the circular economy.

Common rules promoting the repair of goods: MEPs debate

Every September, the President of the European Commission comes to the European Parliament to discuss with MEPs what the Commission has done over the past year, what it intends to do in the coming year and its vision for the future in the State of the European Union debate. Nine months before the next European Parliament elections on 6 - 9 June, President Ursula von der Leyen outlines her Commission’s priorities from now until the end of its mandate. She focuses on a stronger and more resilient European Union, on the EU’s continued support for Ukraine in its war against Russia’s aggression, on energy security and EU energy independence, the EU’s twin green and digital transitions, and on protecting core EU values. MEPs debate (part 3)

State of the European Union 2023: MEPs debate (part 3)

MEPs adopt their negotiating position on a directive to improve product labelling, make products last longer and end misleading claims. The Internal Market Committee’s draft text would ban the use of general environmental claims like “environmentally friendly”, “natural”, “biodegradable”, “climate neutral” or “eco” if these do not come with detailed evidence. To simplify product information, only sustainability labels based on official certification schemes or established by public authorities should be allowed. Extracts from the debate, the vote and statement by Biljana BORZAN (S&D, HR), Rapporteur.

Empowering consumers for the green transition: extracts from the debate (09/05), extracts from the vote and statement by Biljana BORZAN (S&D, HR), Rapporteur

MEPs debate on the 30th anniversary of the EU single market. Since its creation in 1993, the single market has helped to make everyday life easier for people and businesses, creating jobs and fuelling growth across the EU. It is, according to the draft resolution, the “engine of European integration and the backbone of its economy”.

30th Anniversary of the Single Market: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs debate with the Council and the Commission on what is being done to keep energy bills down and to help EU citizens deal with the social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine. First part of the debate.

Keep the bills down - social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine: MEPs debate (part 1)

Parliament debates the new law establishing a single charging solution for mobile phones, tablets and other portable electronics in the EU. From autumn 2024, a whole range of small and medium-sized portable electronic devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras and headphones, will have to be equipped with a USB Type-C charging port. This law is part of a broader effort to make products in the EU more sustainable, reduce e-waste and make consumers’ lives easier. MEPs debate.

Radio Equipment Directive - common charger for electronic devices: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs debate on the annual State of the European Union after the speech of Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission. Second part of the debate.

State of the Union debate - SOTEU 2022: Statement by MEPs debate (part 2)

With energy prices skyrocketing and households being put under increasing financial pressure, MEPs discuss the merits and the most effective way of imposing a windfall tax on energy companies’ profits. In a resolution adopted in May, MEPs called for such a tax in principle.

Taxing windfall profits of energy companies: MEPs debate

The draft report MEPs discuss and vote on endorses Croatia’s adoption of the euro on 1 January 2023 and states that “Croatia fulfils all the criteria for adopting the euro as a result of ambitious, determined, credible and sustainable efforts by the Croatian Government and the Croatian people”.

Adoption by Croatia of the euro on 1 January 2023: MEPs debate

MEPs discuss the state of the EU and its future prospects with Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, Croatian Prime Minister. This is the fourth in a series of debates on the EU labelled “This is Europe”. One round politicial group leaders.

"This is Europe" debate: one round political group leaders

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, Prime Minister of Croatia. Later, MEPs discuss the state of the EU and its future prospects with Plenković. This is the fourth in a series of debates on the EU labelled “This is Europe”.

This is Europe with Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, Prime Minister of Croatia: arrival and extracts from the debate

A new “right to repair” must encompass long-lasting products that can be fixed, labelling to better inform consumers and extending guarantee rights. The draft text stresses that an effective right to repair should address a product’s lifecycle and take into account product design, ethical production, standardisation, labelling on reparability and on the expected lifespan of a product. First part of the debate

Right to repair: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

On 10 February, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) adopted its position on proposed new rules governing the entire battery product life cycle, from design to end-of-life. MEPs are set to demand stronger sustainability and performance requirements and more stringent targets for waste collection, recycling efficiency and material recovery. Second part of the debate.

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