EP Plenary session - Commission’s plans to include the revision of the outstanding proposals on animal welfare in its work plan for 2025

EP Plenary session -  EU priorities for the upcoming session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

EP Plenary session - Need to update the European strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities

Reception on the occasion of the European Gender Equality Week

Former Member Association - Management Committee meeting

Quaestors new mandate ceremony

Coming Out Day 2024 - Living our best lives - how inclusive workplaces make all the difference

FMA Management Committee meeting

College of Quaestors constitutive meeting

Constitutive meeting of the new Bureau of the EP - group photo

IDAHOBIT event - Being a fully inclusive workplace: welcoming all new LGBTIQ+ staff’

Commemoration of the Victims of Soviet Mass Deportations

Launch of the 2024 ESPAS Global Trends report

Opening of Art exhibition opening  ' VOICES ' as part of the Belgian Presidency Exhibition

EP Plenary session - European Media Freedom Act

Press seminar

EC and EP joint event European Day Commemorating the Abolition of the Slave Trade

European Book Prize 2023

Euroscola

Trilogue on Equality Bodies

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Cyprus confidential - need to curb enabler of sanctions evasion and money laundering rules in the EU

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Outcome of the SDGs Summit (18-19 September 2023, New York) – transformative and accelerated actions leading up to 2030 and beyond

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

The EP Conference of Presidents meets in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Arrivals, family photo and roundtable with Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Sabine VERHEYEN (Vice-president), Sophie WILMES (Vice-president), Javi LOPEZ (Vice-president), Andrey KOVATCHEV (Quaestor), Pina PICIERNO (Vice-president), Nicolae STEFANUTA (Vice-president), Esteban GONZALEZ PONS (Vice-president), Marc ANGEL (Quaestor), Ewa KOPACZ (Vice-president), Christel SCHALDEMOSE (Vice-president), Kosma ZLOTOWSKI (Quaestor), Martin HOLSIK (Vice-president), Younous OMARJEE (Vice-president), Katarina BARLEY (Vice-president), Antonella SBERNA (Vice-president), Roberts ZILE (Vice-president), Fabienne KELLER (Quaestor), Victor NEGRESCU (Vice-president), Miriam LEXDMANN (Quaestor).

Meeting of the EP Bureau: arrivals, roundtable and family photo

Parliament elects its Quaestors following the election of the President of the European Parliament, Roberta METSOLA, which comprise Parliament’s Bureau. Quaestors deal with administrative matters directly affecting MEPs and participate in an advisory capacity which lays down rules for Parliament’s smooth functioning. Elected Quaestors are: Marc ANGEL (S&D, LU), Fabienne KELLER (Renew, FR), Andrey KOVATCHEV (EPP, BG), Miriam LEXMANN (EPP, SK), and Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI (ECR, PL).

Elections of the Quaestors of the Parliament - First Ballot

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, participates in the commemoration of the June deportation, mass deportation by the Soviet Union, in the European Parliament in Brussels

Commemoration of the Victims of the Soviet Mass Deportations: extracts from the event with Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Open day at the Europa Experience (Visitor Centre of the European Parliament) and Europe Day celebration with the participation of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Marc ANGEL (S&D, LU), EP Vice-President, Isabel WISELER-LIMA (EPP, LU), EP Quaestor and Nicolas SCHMIT, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Claude WISELER, Speaker of the Luxembourgish Parliament and Xavier BETTEL, Luxembourgish Deputy Prime Minister.

Open day at the Europa Experience and Europe Day celebration with the participation of HENRI, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Marc ANGEL, EP Vice-President, Isabel WISELER-LIMA, EP Quaestor and Nicolas SCHMIT, EU Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights

Ahead of the European Council meeting (21-22/03), socialists leaders meet in order to discuss about the priorities of their European political group. This news item shows extracts from the arrivals, doorsteps and roundtable of the socialist political group.

Socialists leaders meet ahead of the European Council meeting (21-22/03): arrivals, doorsteps and roundtable

Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania gives an opening statement during the "This is Europe" debate to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future in Strasbourg. President Iohannis was first elected in December 2014, and is currently serving his second five-year mandate. MEPs debate.

"This is Europe" debate with Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania: MEPs debate

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. MEPs debate

Fight against the resurgence of neo-fascism in Europe, also based on the parade that took place in Rome on 7 January: MEPs debate

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. MEPs debate

Empowering consumers for the green transition: MEPs debate

On 30th of November 2023, the ceremony of the 17th edition of the European Book Prize has been organised in the European Parliament. Robert MENASSE, Austrian writer of "Die Erweiterung" (talking about European Enlargement) receives the award in presence of Marc ANGEL (S&D, LU), Vice-President of EP; Pascal LAMY, former European Commissioner for Trade, and Giuliano de Empoli, President of the Jury. Statements by the laureate and extracts from the ceremony.

European book prize 2023: statement by the laureate and extracts from the ceremony (30/11)

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is an institution of the European Union (EU) and the external auditor of the EU’s finances. In this capacity, it acts as the independent guardian of the financial interests of all EU citizens, notably by helping to improve the EU’s financial management. Its annual report on the implementation of the EU budget presents the statement of assurance as to whether the EU’s accounts are reliable and whether the EU budget has been used in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations. Tony Murphy, President of the European Court of Auditors, attends the hemicycle in order to discuss the Court of Auditors' annual report 2022 with MEPs.

Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report 2022 - in the presence of Tony Murphy, President of the Court of Auditors: MEPs debate

The Plenary discusses the need for a speedy adoption of a comprehensive European pact on asylum and migration as well as challenges in member states. In the context of continued arrivals of refugees and migrants to the EU by sea, MEPs will debate with the Spanish Council Presidency and the Commission the state of play of negotiations on the new European rules on migration and asylum. The situation in some countries, such as Italy –and particularly on the island of Lampedusa- could feature prominently. MEPs debate (part 2)

The need for a speedy adoption of the asylum and migration package: MEPs debate (part 2)

Signing Ceremony Annual EU Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis in the presence of Selvin HART, the Special advisor to the UN Secretary-General, Teresa RIBERA, Third Deputy Spanish Prime Minister, Spanish Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Frans TIMMERMANS, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal, and Commissioner for Climate Action Policy, Marc ANGEL, Vice President of the European Parliament. For any use not related to news coverage, music rights should be cleared in advance. Information at mediatheque@ec.europa.eu

Signing Ceremony - Annual EU Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis

MEPs discuss proposals to improve Parliament’s transparency, integrity and accountability rules. The draft report by Parliament’s Special Committee on Foreign Interference, Transparency and Accountability identifies medium- to longer-term measures to be taken and calls for them to be implemented as soon as possible as it constitutes an important first step in the internal reform process. Second part of the debate.

Recommendations for reform of the European Parliament’s rules on transparency, integrity, accountability and anti-corruption: MEPs debate (part 2)

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, participates in a reception hosted by His Majesty King Philippe of the Belgians for the 70th Anniversary of the European Parliament. The Bureau of the EP and the Chairs of the Committees are also invited. Extracts from the reception and from the speeches by King Philippe and Roberta Metsola.

Reception hosted by His Majesty the King of the Belgians on the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the European Parliament: arrivals and extracts from the address by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

EP Vice-President, Marc ANGEL (S&D, LU), gives a statement on the migrants tragedy in Mediterranean sea nearby Greek coast. The transcript is the result of an automated process. Please check against delivery.

Statement by Marc ANGEL (S&D, LU), EP Vice-President, on the migrants tragedy in Mediterranean sea

Parliament discusses the current situation in Uganda in relation to recent developments in law to pass new anti-lgtbi laws.

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