Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Volodymyr ZELENSKYY, Ukrainian President

Plenary session Week 50 2017 in Strasbourg - EU wide ban on Nazi and fascist symbols and slogans

LEX signing ceremony

Plenary session Week 50 2017 in Strasbourg - Enlargement and strengthening of the Schengen area : Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia

Launch of inter-institutional register of delegated acts.High Level Stock-Taking meeting on the  Better Law Making inter-institutional Agreement (IIA BLM)

Lex signing ceremony

LEX signing - signature of the EES (Entry/exit System)

Lex Signing ceremony.Signature of the EES (Entry/ Exit System) by Antonio TAJANI, EP Presidentwith Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Presidency and Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA

Lex signing

Plenary session week 46 2017 in Strasbourg - Legacy of the 1917 totalitarian Bolshevik revolution

Plenary session week 46 2017 in Strasbourg - The situation of the rule of law and democracy in Poland

Plenary Session week 46 2017 in Strasbourg - Rule of law in Malta

High-level European Conference on Public Communication (EuropCom)

LEX signing - Electronic LEX signing

Meeting of the Conference of Committee Chairs - Exchange of views with the Deputy Minister for EU Affairs of the Estonian Presidency

Plenary session week 40 2017 in Strasbourg - Preparation of the European Council meeting of 19 and 20 October 2017 - Council and Commission statements

Plenary session Week 40 2017 in Strasbourg - Thousands of cancellations of flights by Ryanair and the enforcement of the air passenger rights Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 - Council and Commission statements

Matti Maasikas, Deputy Minister for EU Affairs, in plenary session Week 37 2017 in Strasbourg

During the EP plenary session (11-15 December 2017) in Strasbourg, MEPs discuss migration, defence and social policies with EU Commission First Vice-President Frans TIMMERMANS, as well as the progress of Brexit negotiations with Guy VERHOFSTADT, EP coordinator for the negotiations with the UK, ahead of the European summit to be held on 14 and 15 December. Statements by Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Deputy Minister for EU Affairs, Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Gianni PITTELLA (S&D, IT), Guy VERHOFSTADT, EP coordinator for the negotiations with the UK, and Ska KELLER (Greens/EFA, DE).

Preparation of the European Council meeting of 14 and 15 December 2017: extracts from the debate

Live Replay of the debate on the preparation of the European Council meeting of 14 and 15 December 2017: State of play of negotiations with the United Kingdom during the plenary session in Strasbourg (11-14/12/2017)

(01) EP Plenary session. Preparation of the European Council meeting of 14 and 15 December 2017: State of play of negotiations with the UK. Opening statement by Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Presidency (09:06 - 09:13)

During the EP plenary session (11-15 December 2017) in Strasbourg, Antonio TAJANI, EP President, signs various legislative acts.

Lex signing ceremony (2nd part): extracts from the ceremony of signature in the presence of Antonio TAJANI, EP President

(20) EP Plenary session. Preparation of the European Council meeting of 14 and 15 December 2017. State of play of negotiations with the UK. Closing statement by Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Presidency (11:58 - 12:00)

During the EP plenary session (11-15 December 2017) in Strasbourg, Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Matii MAASIKAS, Estonian Presidency, sign various legislative acts.

Lex Signing ceremony: extracts from the signature in the presence of Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Matii MAASIKAS, Estonian Presidency

During the EP plenary session (29-30 November) in Brussels, Antonio TAJANI, EP President with Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Presidency and Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA (EPP, ES), rapporteur, sign legislative acts on the introduction of an electronic entry/exit system to replace manual passport checks at the Schengen area’s external borders. The new system will register various data on incoming persons from countries outside the EU, admitted for a short stay of 90 days, and share the information with all external border control points to stop illegal entry and track over-stays.

Lex Signing ceremony: signature of the EES (Entry/exit System) by Antonio TAJANI, EP President with Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Presidency

During the EP plenary session (29-30 November 2017) in Brussels, MEPs debated and voted on the report Siegfried MURESAN (EPP, RO) and Richard ASHWORTH (ECR, UK) on 2018 budgetary procedure. Statements by Jean ARTHUIS (ALDE, FR), Siegfried MUREȘAN (EPP, RO), Richard ASHWORTH (ECR, UK), Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Deputy Minister for EU Affairs, Günther OETTINGER, Member of the EC in charge of the budget, and Paul RÜBIG (PPE, AU). The results are: 295 in favour, 154 against and 197 abstention. Signature and family photo with rapporteurs.

2018 budgetary procedure: extracts from the debate, vote and signature on the report Siegfried MURESAN (EPP, RO) and Richard ASHWORTH (ECR, UK): extracts from the debate, vote and signature

During the EP plenary session (13-16 November 2017) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the rule of law and democracy in Poland. Statements by Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Deputy Minister for EU Affairs, Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Janusz LEWANDOWSKI (EPP, PL), Gianni PITTELLA (S&D, IT), Ryszard LEGUTKO (ECR, PL) and Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE).

The situation of the rule of law and democracy in Poland: extracts from the debate

During the EP plenary session (13-16 November 2017) in Strasbourg, Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Deputy Minister for EU Affairs, sign various legislative acts on Drug package, Maritime safety package, restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, Common Fisheries Policy and mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund.

Lex singing ceremony: extract from the signature of legislative acts in presence of Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Deputy Minister for EU Affairs

During the EP plenary session (13-16 November 2017) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the legacy of the 1917 totalitarian Bolshevik revolution. Statements by Sandra KALNIETE (EPP, LV), Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Deputy Minister for EU Affairs, Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Andrey KOVATCHEV (EPP, BG), Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY (S&D, FR), Anna Elżbieta FOTYGA (ECR, PL), Petras AUSTREVICIUS (ALDE, LT), Pavel TELIČKA (ALDE, CZ) and João FERREIRA (GUE/NGL, PT).

Legacy of the 1917 totalitarian Bolshevik revolution: extracts from the debate

Live Replay of the debate on Paradise Papers during the plenary session in Strasbourg (13-16/11/2017) - Opening statements by Council and Commission

(16) EP Plenary session - Debate on Paradise Papers - Closing statement by Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU (11:08 - 11:11)

During the EP plenary session (13-16 November 2017) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate with the Council and Commission on media revelations about large-scale tax evasion using offshore accounts which deprive public budgets of possibly billions in revenue. Statements by Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Deputy Minister for EU Affairs, Pierre MOSCOVICI, Member of the EC in charge of Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, Luděk NIEDERMAYER (EPP, CZ), Gianni PITTELLA (S&D, IT) and Miguel URBÁN CRESPO (GUE/NGL, ES).

Paradise papers: extracts from the debate

(01) EP Plenary session - Debate on Paradise Papers - Opening statement by Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU (09:02 - 09:09)

During the EP plenary session (23-26 October) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the response mechanisms to the forest fires in Northern Spain and Portugal. Statements by Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Deputy Minister for EU Affairs, Christos STYLIANIDES, Member of the EC in charge of Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT) and José BLANCO LÓPEZ (S&D, ES).

Response mechanisms to the forest fires in Northern Spain and Portugal: extracts from the debate (25/10)

During the EP plenary session (23-26 October) in Strasbourg, Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Presidency of the Council, sign various legislative acts.

Lex singing ceremony: extracts of the ceremony in presence of Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Presidency of the Council

During the EP plenary session (23-26 October) in Strasbourg, Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Presidency of the Council with Jerzy BUZEK (EPP ,PL), Rapporteur, sign electronically, for the first time, new rules on "Security of gas supply".

Digital signature on "Security of gas supply" by Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Presidency of the Council with Jerzy BUZEK (EPP ,PL), Rapporteur (extracts) and illustrative pictures

Live replay of the Digital signature on "Security of gas supply": by Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Presidency of the Council, with Jerzy BUZEK (EPP, PL), Rapporteur. This is the first time that a digital lex signing is organised in the EP. The signarure was preceded by a statement by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, and by Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU.

Digital signature on "Security of gas supply": by Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Presidency of the Council, with Jerzy BUZEK (EPP, PL), Rapporteur (14:45 - 14:54)-

During the EP plenary session (23-26 October) in Strasbourg,, MEPs discuss media freedom and protection for journalists, following the brutal murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese journalist noted for her work on the Panama papers and corruption. Statements by Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Deputy Minister for EU Affairs, Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS (EPP, ES), Gianni PITTELLA (S&D, IT), Monica MACOVEI (ECR, RO) and Sophia IN'T VELD (ALDE, NL).

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