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

EP Plenary session - Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: the urgent need to lift controls at internal land borders

EP Plenary session - Escalation of violence in the Middle East and the situation in Lebanon

EP Plenary session - The reintroduction of internal border controls in a number of Member States and its impact on the Schengen Area

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Need to prevent security threats like the Solingen attack through addressing illegal migration and effective return

LIBE Committee meeting

Roberta METSOLA, EP President visits Vigil in support of Johan FLODERUS

EP Mini-Plenary Session - Joint Debate - Migration and Asylum package

LIBE Trilogue on the collection and transfer of Advance Passenger Information (API)

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Multilateral negotiations in view of the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi, 26-29 February 2024

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - State of play of the implementation of the Global Gateway and its governance two years after its launch

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Fight against the resurgence of neo-fascism in Europe, also based on the parade that took place in Rome on 7 January

Trilogue on Migration

Trilogue on Single Permit

EP Plenary session - Short presentations

Trilogue on Single permit

Trilogue on Regulation on automated data exchange for police cooperation (Prüm II)

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

LIBE Committee - Exchange of views on the migrant boat shipwreck off the coast of Greece

EP Plenary session - Criminalisation of humanitarian assistance, including search and rescue

Commission statement by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs on Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: the urgent need to lift controls at internal land borders. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: Closing statement by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: Opening statement by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

Commissioner Ylva JOHANSSON opens the plenary debate on the reintroduction of internal border controls in the Schengen area and its impact on EU free movement. The recent decisions taken by Germany and other Schengen members to reinstate checks have sparked concerns about the future of the Schengen zone.

The reintroduction of internal border controls in a number of Member States and its impact on the Schengen Area: Opening statement by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs delivers her closing statement, following up on the debate among the MEPs on the reintroduction of internal border controls in the Schengen area and its impact on EU free movement. The recent decision taken by Germany and other Member States to reinstate checks has sparked concerns about the future of the Schengen zone.

The reintroduction of internal border controls in a number of Member States and its impact on the Schengen Area : Closing statement of Ylva JOHANSSON

European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva JOHANSSON opens the debate amongst the MEPs on preventing security threats by combating illegal migration and effective return. In the wake of a stabbing attack in Solingen, Germany, on MEPs discuss how to address the unauthorised movements of third country nationals within the EU. The plenary debate follows the German government’s announcement that reintroduces border controls on all its land borders for an initial six-month period. This internal security decision is intended to improve the detection of unauthorised attempts by third country nationals to enter Germany.

Need to prevent security threats like the Solingen attack through addressing illegal migration and effective return: extracts from the debate

Closing statements on the need to prevent security threats like the Solingen attack through addressing illegal migration and effective return. After a stabbing attack in Solingen, Germany, MEPs are discussing how to manage unauthorised movements of third-country nationals within the EU. This follows Germany’s decision to reintroduce border controls on all land borders for six months to improve detection of illegal entries. MEPs are raising concerns about the impact of these checks on Schengen free movement and reviewing preparations for the upcoming Pact on Migration and Asylum, set for 2026. The Pact focuses on strengthening security checks and accelerating asylum and return procedures for those not entitled to protection.

Need to prevent security threats like the Solingen attack through addressing illegal migration and effective return: Closing statement by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

Opening statements by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs, on the need to prevent security threats like the Solingen attack through addressing illegal migration and effective return. After a stabbing attack in Solingen, Germany, MEPs are discussing how to manage unauthorised movements of third-country nationals within the EU. This follows Germany’s decision to reintroduce border controls on all land borders for six months to improve detection of illegal entries. MEPs are raising concerns about the impact of these checks on Schengen free movement and reviewing preparations for the upcoming Pact on Migration and Asylum, set for 2026. The Pact focuses on strengthening security checks and accelerating asylum and return procedures for those not entitled to protection. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Need to prevent security threats like the Solingen attack through addressing illegal migration and effective return: Opening statement by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

European Parliament approved new rules promoting the repair of goods. This footage shows MEPs debating and voting on the provisional agreement reached with the Member States on the so-called “right to repair” for consumers. Consumers receive a new right to claim repair for products that are technically repairable under EU law (e.g. washing machines, vacuum cleaners, and smartphones). To encourage repair and to revitalise the EU repair market, the rules also put in place a European online platform to find local repair shops or sellers of refurbished goods. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Common rules promoting the repair of goods: extracts from the debate (22.04) and from the vote

Parliament gives its final green light to the reform of the EU’s asylum and migration rules. The new rules ensure responsibility sharing among Member States in the management of migrant arrivals, a more efficient response in case of crisis, and respect of fundamental rights. Before the vote, MEPs review the ten legal acts in a debate with Council and Commission. Opening statements by Birgit SIPPEL (S&D, DE), Fabienne KELLER (Renew, FR), Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE), Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA (ECR, ES), Malin BJÖRK (The Left, SE), Matjaž NEMEC (S&D, SI), Sophia IN 'T VELD (Renew, NL), rapporteurs, and Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Joint Debate - Migration and Asylum package: Opening statements by Rapporteurs

The European Parliament give its final green light to the reform of the EU’s Asylum and Migration Pact. The new rules will ensure responsibility sharing among member states in the management of migrant arrivals, a more efficient response in case of crisis, and respect of fundamental rights. Before the vote, MEPs review the ten legal acts in a debate with Council and Commission. This news item includes extracts from debate, from the final votes, and from press point with the EU Council Presidency, and the Presidents of the European Parliament and Commission.

Migration and Asylum package: extracts from the debate, from the votes and from the press point

MEPs dicuss the regulation on automated data exchange for police cooperation, which is part of the 'EU police cooperation code' package. Closing statements by Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT), Author and Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs.

Automated data exchange for police cooperation: closing statements by Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT), Author and Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

MEPs dicuss the regulation on automated data exchange for police cooperation, which is part of the 'EU police cooperation code' package. Opening statements by Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT), Author and Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Automated data exchange for police cooperation: opening statements by Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT), Author and Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

After the parade that took place in Acca Larentia street in Rome on 7 January, marking the 46th anniversary of the killing of three neo-fascists in the Italian capital, in which participants gave fascist salutes, MEPs debate on how to prevent neo-fascism from resurfacing in Europe. Closing statement by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs.

Fight against the resurgence of neo-fascism in Europe, also based on the parade that took place in Rome on 7 January: closing statement by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

After the parade that took place in Acca Larentia street in Rome on 7 January, marking the 46th anniversary of the killing of three neo-fascists in the Italian capital, in which participants gave fascist salutes, MEPs debate on how to prevent neo-fascism from resurfacing in Europe. Opening statements by Hadja LAHBIB, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs and and Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs. The transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

Fight against the resurgence of neo-fascism in Europe, also based on the parade that took place in Rome on 7 January: Opening statement by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

Parliament and Council negotiators agreed on the final form of five separate EU regulations, establishing how to share the management of asylum and migration flows among member states and what to do in cases of sudden migratory crisis. The rules also regulate how to deal with people arriving at the EU’s external borders, the processing of asylum claims, and the identification of those arriving. This video shows views of the trilogue roundtable (18/12) and extracts from the press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (ES, S&D), Tomas TOBÉ (SE, EPP) and Fabienne KELLER (FR, Renew), Rapporteurs.

Agreement on EU’s asylum and migration legislation: trilogue roundtable (18/12) and extracts from the press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (ES, S&D), Tomas TOBÉ (SE, EPP) and Fabienne KELLER (FR, Renew)

In the context of the high human toll of migrant casualties at sea and the recent tragic shipwreck off the Greek coast, MEPs discuss the EU’s capabilities for search and rescue operations of migrants at sea and prospect of more EU action to support rescue naval operations on the Mediterranean migration routes. They also debate the role of NGO sea rescue boats, disembarkations in designated places of safety, alleged pushbacks by Member States, the implementation of an action plan announced by Commissioner Johansson in November 2022, and cooperation with third countries like Tunisia and Libya. Closing by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs and by Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union.

The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean: closing by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs and by Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union

MEPs discuss the EU’s capabilities for search and rescue operations of migrants at sea. In the context of the high human toll of migrant casualties at sea and the recent tragic shipwreck off the Greek coast, MEPs debate the prospect of more EU action to support rescue naval operations on the Mediterranean migration routes. Extracts from the debate.

The need on EU action on search an rescue in the Mediterranean: extracts from the debate

In the context of the high human toll of migrant casualties at sea and the recent tragic shipwreck off the Greek coast, MEPs discuss the EU’s capabilities for search and rescue operations of migrants at sea and prospect of more EU action to support rescue naval operations on the Mediterranean migration routes. They also debate the role of NGO sea rescue boats, disembarkations in designated places of safety, alleged pushbacks by Member States, the implementation of an action plan announced by Commissioner Johansson in November 2022, and cooperation with third countries like Tunisia and Libya. Opening statements by Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union and by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs. The transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean: opening statements by Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union and by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

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