Press conference on European Media  Freedom Act - outcome of the  inter - institutional negotiations

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - The despicable terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel, Israel's right to defend itself in line with humanitarian and international law and the humanitarian situation in Gaza

ECON - Appointment of the Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Violence and discrimination in the world of sports after the FIFA Women’s World Cup

EP Plenary session - Statement by the VPC/HR - Iran: one year after the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini

Lex Signing ceremony - Signature of Four COD LEX texts

EP Plenary session - The Impact of the interest rate increase decided by the ECB on households and workers

EP Plenary session - Digital euro

EP Plenary session - Joint debate - Crypto-assets

Conference ' Fighting for Gender Justice '

EP Plenary session - Joint debate - Conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting of 23 April 2020 and new MFF, own resources and recovery plan

Hearing - Words at War: How to protect former interpreters in conflict zones ?

Press conference on new study of tax avoidance

Plenary Session week 26 2015 in Brussels. Review of the economic governance framework: stocktaking and challenges

Ernest URTASUN, Fernando MAVRA, Julio CHAVEZ, Ramon JAUREGUI

Euranet Plus debate

E. URTASUN, R. JAUREGUI ATONDO, Rebeca GRYNSPAN Secretary-General of SEGIB

Meeting of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly

Press conference by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), lead Rapporteur and Ramona STRUGARIU (Renew, RO), opinion Rapporteur, Ernest URTASUN, Spanish Minister for Culture and Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency on the European Media Freedom Act and the outcome of the inter-institutional negotiations

Press conference by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), lead Rapporteur and Ramona STRUGARIU (Renew, RO), opinion Rapporteur, Ernest URTASUN, Spanish Minister for Culture and Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission

On 11 October, Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, lead MEPs and Parliament’s staff in a ceremony to remember victims of the terrorist attacks in Israel. During her speech, she said that Europe stands ready to help broker resolutions. During the plenary session, MEPs debate the terrorist attacks of Hamas against Israel with Council and Commission. Third part of the MEPs debate.

The despicable terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel, Israel's right to defend itself in line with humanitarian and international law and the humanitarian situation in Gaza: MEPs debate (part 3)

During the trophy presentation for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in August, president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF) Luis Rubiales kissed Spain midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips, which she has stated she did not consent to. Mr Rubiales subsequently refused to resign - he has since been suspended by FIFA (the international governing body of association football), which has launched an investigation into his conduct. After the final of the Women’s Football World Cup was marred by harassment, MEPs quiz the Commission on how to counter violence and discrimination in sports.

Violence and discrimination in the world of sports after the FIFA Women’s World Cup: MEPs debate

Arrested by the morality police on 13 September 2022 for allegedly ignoring Iran’s strict veiling laws, Jina Mahsa Amini died in a Tehran hospital three days later following physical abuse while in custody. Her death sparked protests that spread around the country with at least 500 people killed after the Iranian authorities clamped down on the demonstrations with brutal force. MEPs discuss the situation in Iran and mark Amini’s death that sparked months of mass protests in the county.

Iran: one year after the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini: MEPs debate (part 1)

Four COD LEX texts, are scheduled to be signed on Wednesday 31 May 2023 by President Metsola and Mr Peter Kullgren, Minister for Rural Affairs, on behalf of the Swedish Presidency of the Council : "Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA); "Fund Transfer Regulation (FTR)"; "Deforestation Regulation"; "Autonomous trade measures applicable to Ukrainian products"

Lex Signing ceremony: signature of Four COD LEX texts by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and by Peter KULLGREN, Minister for Rural Affairs, on behalf of the Swedish Presidency of the Council

MEPs vote on: the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents (recast) - Damian BOESELAGER (Greens/EFA, DE); Markets in Crypto-assets, and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 - Stefan BERGER (EPP, DE); Information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets - Ernest URTASUN (Greens/EFA, ES) and Assita KANKO (ECR, BE); Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2024 - Nils UŠAKOVS (S&D, LV); Universal decriminalisation of homosexuality in light of recent developments in Uganda.

Voting session (part 3)

MEPs debate the first EU rules to ensure the traceability of crypto-asset transfers, to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing, and other crimes. Closing statements Stefan BERGER (EPP, DE); Ernest URTASUN (Greens/EFA, ES) and Assita KANKO (ECR, BE), Rapporteurs and by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services.

Joint debate - Crypto-assets: closing statements by Stefan BERGER (EPP, DE); Ernest URTASUN (Greens/EFA, ES) and Assita KANKO (ECR, BE), Rapporteurs and by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services

MEPs debate the first EU rules to ensure the traceability of crypto-asset transfers, to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing, and other crimes. Opening statements by Stefan BERGER (EPP, DE); Ernest URTASUN (Greens/EFA, ES) and Assita KANKO (ECR, BE), Rapporteurs and by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Joint debate - Crypto-assets: opening statements by Stefan BERGER (EPP, DE); Ernest URTASUN (Greens/EFA, ES) and Assita KANKO (ECR, BE), Rapporteurs and by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services

MEPs debate and vote on the latest Commission report on the respect for core EU values across member states. MEPs are set to confirm that the Commission’s reporting has improved, but that rule of law is deteriorating and that specific concerns persist in several EU countries.

2022 Rule of Law report - the Rule of Law situation in the European Union: MEPs debate

Parliament hold urgent debates on the following human rights, democracy and rule of law topics. Iran: in particular the poisoning of hundreds of school girls. Closing statement by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality.

The situation of the poisoning of hundreds of school girls in Iran

Silicon Valley Bank (SB) was shut down on Friday 10th March 2023. This was the largest failure of a US bank since the financial crisis in 2008. MEPs request a debate on the implications of the failure and the impcations for financial stability in Europe. Extracts from the debate. The transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

The failure of the Silicon Valley Bank and the implications for financial stability in Europe: extracts from the debate

MEPs debate and vote on their recommendations for the next cycle of social, economic and budgetary coordination between member states, known as the European semester. One round political group leaders.

European Semester: one round of political group leaders

Inflation and efforts to curb it are the focus of a plenary debate with European Central Bank President. MEPs concentrate on high inflation rates and divergences in inflation levels across the EU, seeking reassurances from Ms Lagarde about the ECB’s work to tackle it. First part of the debate.

European Central Bank - annual report 2022: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs discuss on a deal reached with the Council in December 2022. Under the agreement, member states applying to receive additional funds through an amended recovery and resilience plan will be required to include measures to save energy, produce clean energy and diversify energy supplies, as foreseen in the EU’s REPowerEU plan. Second part of the debate.

REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans: MEPs debate (part 2)

Parliament debate with Council and Commission the decision to add the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gibralta, Mozambique, Tanzania and United Arab Emirates to the list of high-risk third countries for anti-money laundering and terrorist financing purposes.

Urgent update of the EU list of high-risk third countries for anti-money laundering and terrorist financing purposes: MEPs debate

MEPs seek answers on how the EU is handling the massive tax breaks to companies producing in the US, a scheme that puts European companies at a disadvantage. The roughly €350 billion Inflation Reduction Act aims to build a new green economy by giving subsidies and tax credits to companies which manufacture with local parts or produce in the US from 1 January 2023, to the detriment of European manufacturers and in potential breach of World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules.

EU response to the US Inflation Reduction Act: one round of political group's leaders

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

Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions: MEPs debate (part 2)

MEPs discuss with EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell how to respond to the increasing crackdown on protests in Iran.The demonstrations, which started in mid-September after a young woman, Mahsa Amini, was killeddied in the custody of ‘morality police’ for breaking strict hijab rules, have now gone on for nearly two months.

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