EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States

Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates to the Velomai Award Ceremony at Station Europe, in front of the European Parliament in Brussels. Bikes are being donated to ukrainian people.

Velomai Award Ceremony: extracts from the ceremony and statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, participates to "Embrace Ukraine #StrivingTogether, a charity rally in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on the 21st June 2022. Cultural figures, activits, political leaders and artists gather for the special event. Roberta METSOLA delivers a speech on stage.

"Embrace Ukraine" - charity rally #StrivingTogether: statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

A delegation from the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, led by Chair Norbert Lins, travels to the Polish-Ukrainian border.The capacity for storing agricultural products is the subject of an exchange of views between MEPs and Ukrainian business and trade representatives.

AGRI Delegation to the Polish-Ukrainian Border: meeting with Ukrainian and Polish stakeholders

Norbert LINS (EPP, DE), Chair of the EP Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development debriefs with the press the travel of the delegation to the Polish-Ukrainian border on 20-21 June 2022. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Norbert LINS (EPP, DE), Chair of the EP Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development on the visit of an AGRI Delegation to the Polish-Ukrainian Border

A delegation from the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, led by Chair Norbert Lins, willtravel to the Polish-Ukrainian border. MEPs visits the Medyka (rail) and Korczowa (road) border crossings to assess the import of Ukrainian agricultural commodities and the potential for alternative routes. - Norbert LINS (EPP, DE), Chair; Herbert DORFMANN (EPP, IT); Juozas OLEKAS (S&D, LT); Ulrike MÜLLER (Renew, DE); Tilly METZ (Greens/EFA, FR); Veronika VRECIONOVA (ECR, CS)

AGRI Delegation to the Polish-Ulkrainian Border: field visit of the border stations

Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada open the meeting of the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee, in the European Parliament, in Strasbourg. They have a bilateral meeting and open together the meeting of the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee.

Ruslan STEFANCHUCK, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada at the European Parliament: meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and meeting with EP political groups

Ruslan STEFANCHUCK, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada and Roberta METSOLA, EP President, open the meeting of the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee in the European Parliament, in Strasbourg.

Ruslan STEFANCHUCK, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada at the European Parliament: extracts from the opening of the 14th meeting of the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee

The Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, speak to MEPs in person during a formal sitting in the Strasbourg hemicycle.

Formal sitting: Address by Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Chairperson of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada)

The chair of the Verkhovna Rada is invited by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, to the European Parliament in Strasbourg for the plenary session. Before addressing MEPs, Ruslan STEFANCHUK and Roberta METSOLA hold a joint press conference.

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and by Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada

The Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine, Ruslan STEFANCHUCK, is welcomed by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, to the European Parliament. Later, he speaks to MEPs in person during a formal sitting in the Strasbourg hemicycle. Extracts.

Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada at the European Parliament: meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President (arrival and roundtable) and extracts from the formal sitting

The voting session inclides: Temporary trade liberalisation supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products under EU/Ukraine Association Agreement - Sandra KALNIETE (EPP, LV); Eurojust: collection, preservation and analysis of evidence relating to genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes; Extension of the empowerment to adopt delegated acts; Annual implementation report on the EU association agreement with the Republic of Moldova - Dragoş TUDORACHE (Renew, RO); Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law report - Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE); 2021 Report on North Macedonia - Ilhan KYUCHYUK (Renew, BG); 2021 Report on Albania - Isabel SANTOS (S&D, PT); Prosecution of opposition and detention of trade union leaders in Belarus; Minimum level of taxation for multinational groups - Aurore LALUCQ (S&D,FR); Establishing the European Education Area by 2025; The fight agains impunity of war crimes in Ukraine.

Voting session, including: Eurojust and the Resolution on the fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine

A photo exhibition is opened by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, at the European Parliament in Brussels in presence of the Ukrainian Ambassador and Members of the Rada. The photos presented Mariupol Deësis and photo evidence of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Inauguration of the exhibition "Mariupol Deësis and photo evidence of Russia’s war against Ukraine" in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Ukrainian Ambassador and Members of the Rada

The International Trade (INTA) Committee votes to lift all import duties on any product coming from Ukraine, with the aim to support the country’s economy. MEPs will adopt this file by fast-track procedure, so that the final vote can take place already during this week's plenary sitting.

Temporary trade liberalisation supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products: extracts from the vote and statement by Bernd LANGE (S&D, DE) - Chair of INTA Committee

MEPs debate on the following topics: Transitional rules for the packaging and labelling of veterinary medicinal products; The case of Osman Kavala in Turkey; Reports of continued organ harvesting in China; The continuous crackdown of political opposition in Cambodia; Competition policy - annual report 2021 - Andreas SCHWAB (EPP, DE); Threats to stability, security and democracy in Western and Sahelian Africa; Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary; State of play of EU-Moldova cooperation; Impact of the war against Ukraine on women; Impact of Russian illegal war of aggression against Ukraine on the EU transport and tourism sectors.

Voting session (part 2)

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)

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. First part of the debate.

The impact of the war against Ukraine on women: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

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. Opening statements by Robert BIEDROŃ (S&D,PL), Author and by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

The impact of the war against Ukraine on women: opening statements by Robert BIEDROŃ (S&D, PL), Author and by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

Following Russian invasion of Ukraine back in February, MEPs discuss how to deal with the social and economic consequences for the EU of Russia’s war in Ukraine with the Council and Commission, and how to reinforce the EU’s capacity to act. Closing statements by Brigitte KLINKERT, French Minister Delegate to the Minister of Labour, Employment and Integration and by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Interinstitutional relations and Foresight.

The social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine - reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act: closing statements by Brigitte KLINKERT, Delegate to the French Minister of Labour and by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, EC Vice-President

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