EP Plenary session - Council decision inviting Member States to ratify the Violence and Harassment Convention

EMPL FEMM joint Committee meeting

EP Plenary session - Commemoration of the 70th anniversary of 'l'Abbé Pierre's appeal' on addressing homelessness in the context of persisting poverty and social exclusion

EP Plenary session - Nikolaj Villumsen (EMPL A9-0263/2023) - Limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Alexander DE CROO, Belgian Prime Minister

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Revision of the European Labour Authority mandate

Inauguration of the artwork ' L’Aire d’un Souffle ' as part of the Belgian Presidency of the EU

EP Plenary session - Topical debate- Decent housing for all

EMPL Committee - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Protection of workers from asbestos

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Rising precariousness in Europe including the need for aid to the Most Deprived

EP Plenary session - Oral question - Improving firefighters’ working conditions

EP Plenary session - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) 2021-2027

Constituent meeting of the Delegation for relations with India

The so-called “Women on Boards” Directive, which MEPs will debate on Tuesday morning, will introduce transparent recruitment procedures in companies, to ensure that at least 40% of non-executive director posts or 33% of all director posts are occupied by the under-represented sex by July 2026. second part of MEPs debate.

Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges: MEPs debate (part 2/2)

MEPs debate on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: MEPs debate

In a wider economic climate of rising prices, but recognising member state traditions of wage-setting and collective bargaining, the EU directive on adequate minimum wages is set to be a major milestone in European social policy.Under the new rules, national minimum wages would have to enable workers to lead a decent life, taking into account the cost of living and wider pay levels. To facilitate an adequacy assessment of existing statutory minimum wages, EU countries may establish a basket of goods and services at real prices, or set it at 60% of the gross median wage and 50% of the gross average wage.

Adequate minimum wages in the European Union: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

MEPs debate and vote on key EU draft laws to combat climate change by drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions and to protect jobs and citizens. Parliament is set to adopt its position on eight proposals that are part of the “Fit for 55 in 2030 package”. This is the EU’s plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels and have net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (climate neutrality) by 2050, in line with the European Climate Law. The texts approved will be Parliament’s mandate for negotiations with EU governments on the final laws.

Fit for 55: MEPs debate (part 5/5)

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)

With the regulation, MEPs wish to lower the limits for the amount of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) allowed in materials, in order to improve human health and create a toxic-free environment. In addition, they wish to remove materials with high levels of POPs from the recycling chain.

Amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants: MEPs debate

The deal with the Council, reached in December 2021, aims to strengthen the rules to protect workers more robustly against carcinogenic and other hazardous substances by setting EU-wide exposure limits. Parliament succeeded in including reprotoxic substances in the scope of the Directive. Reprotoxic substances are harmful to reproduction and can cause impaired fertility or infertility.

Protection of workers from the risks relating to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxins at work: MEPs 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. First part of the debate.

Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer: MEPs debate (part 1/3)

MEPs discuss the protection of workers from asbestos during a plenary session debate in Strasbourg. MEPs debate.

Protecting workers from asbestos: MEPs debate

During the plenary session (13-16 September 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on how to identify gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU. MEPs to call for gender-based violence to be classified as a crime under EU law to better protect victims, Parliament is set to call for online and offline gender-based violence to be included as a new area of crime in the EU treaties.

Identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime: MEPs debate

During the plenary session (13-16 September 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs participate in the joint debate on the health and disease prevention and will debate and vote on two laws to strengthen the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and better tackle cross-border health threats. (second part of the debate)

Joint debate - Health and disease prevention: MEPs debate (part 2/2)

During the plenary session (7-10 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on women in politics - combatting online abuse.

Women in politics - combatting online abuse: MEPs debate

During the plenary session (7-10 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) 2021-2027 (Continuation of the debate).

European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) 2021-2027: MEPs debate (continuation)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (17-20 May 2021), MEPs debate on the meeting the Global COVID-19 challenge: effects of waiver of the WTO TRIPS agreement on COVID-19 vaccines, treatment, equipment and manufacturing capacity in developing countries: MEPs debate part 3/3

Meeting the Global COVID-19 challenge: effects of waiver of the WTO TRIPS agreement on COVID-19 vaccines, treatment, equipment and manufacturing capacity in developing countries: MEPs debate part 3/3

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (17-20 May 2021), MEPs debate on the European Solidarity Corps Programme.

European Solidarity Corps Programme: MEPs debate

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (17-20 May 2021), MEPs debate on the Impacts of EU rules on the free movements of workers and services (intra-EU labour mobility as a tool to match labour market needs and skills).

Impacts of EU rules on the free movements of workers and services: MEPs debate

During the plenary session (26-29 April 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) 2021-2027 to provide support to people losing their jobs as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, or as a result of the global economic and financial crisis.

European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) 2021-2027: MEPs debate

During the plenary session (24-25 March 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs discuss Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention. MEPs debate

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