In the European Union, democracy may seem obvious to us today. But this has not always been the case. Not so long ago, millions of Europeans lived through times when they could not vote or even speak up freely. When their very lives could be in danger simply for being different, for holding different beliefs or for wanting a different life. Democracy is a precious gift passed on to us from previous generations. They aspired towards it and fought for it. Now it is up to us to maintain it, to make it stronger and pass it on to the generations to come. The most effective way to do so is by voting - because the more people vote, the stronger democracy becomes. On June 6-9 2024: Use your vote or others will decide for you.

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At a glance: the 20th anniversary of the biggest EU enlargement; President Metsola visit to Malta and Europe’s Days.

Kratka poročila – 02/05/2024 - slovenščina

In the European Union, democracy may seem obvious to us today. But this has not always been the case. Not so long ago, millions of Europeans lived through times when they could not vote or even speak up freely. When their very lives could be in danger simply for being different, for holding different beliefs or for wanting a different life. Democracy is a precious gift passed on to us from previous generations. They aspired towards it and fought for it. Now it is up to us to maintain it, to make it stronger and pass it on to the generations to come. The most effective way to do so is by voting - because the more people vote, the stronger democracy becomes. On June 6-9 2024: Use your vote or others will decide for you. © ANDCO A/S, 2024. All rights reserved. Licensed to the European Parliament under conditions. Use or reproduction is prohibited without prior explicit permission from the respective right holders.

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Use your vote – European elections 2024 video – Radio spot

At a glance: the first ever EU rules on combating violence against women; the EU Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities; and a new law to improve air quality.

Kratka poročila – 29/04/2024 - slovenščina

At a glance: Europe Day at the European Parliament in Strasbourg; Parliament’s final plenary session before the European elections; and celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 2004 EU enlargement.

Kratka poročila – 27/04/2024 - slovenščina

Čas je za volitve! Med 6. in 9. junijem bo na milijone Evropejcev glasovalo na evropskih volitvah in tako prispevalo k oblikovanju prihodnosti Evropske unije. Evropski parlament je edini neposredno izvoljen organ Evropske unije, evropske volitve pa so eden največjih demokratičnih dogodkov na svetu. V tem prispevku bomo pojasnili, kako so poslanski sedeži razdeljeni med državami članicami.

Evropske volitve pod drobnogledom: porazdelitev sedežev

European food safety policy aims are twofold: to protect human health and consumers’ interests, and to foster the smooth operation of the single European market.

The EU ensures that control standards are established and adhered to in the areas of feed and food-product hygiene, animal health, plant health and the prevention of food contamination from external substances. The Union also regulates labelling for food and feed products.

Food safety - 8th parliamentary term

The Digital Single Market strategy aims to open up digital opportunities for people and business and enhance Europe's position as a world leader in the digital economy. In this framework, a new legislative package for the modernisation of the EU copyright rules is presented by the Commission in September 2016.

A Digital Single Market (DSM) is one in which the free movement of persons, services and capital is ensured and where the individuals and businesses can seamlessly access and exercise online activities under conditions of fair competition, and a high level of consumer and personal data protection, irrespective of their nationality or place of residence. 
The European Commission has identified the completion of the Digital Single Market (DSM) as one of its 10 political priorities. 
Among its directives, a new directive on copyright in the digital single market. The purpose is to adapt EU copyright legislation to the digital environment, which is quickly changing the way copyright-protected works and content are created, produced, distributed and exploited in the European Union.

Digital single market - Copyright directive - 8th parliamentary term

The CETA negotiations were launched in May 2009 and concluded in September 2014. The EU and Canada signed the agreement on 30 October 2016. In 2015 the EU imported goods from Canada worth €28.3 billion and exported goods to it worth €35.2 billion, a figure that is expected to rise by more than 20% when the agreement is implemented in full.

The CETA will remove customs duties, end restrictions on access to public contracts, open-up the services market, offer predictable conditions for investors and help prevent illegal copying of EU innovations and traditional products. 
In response to parliamentary pressure, the controversial investor-state-dispute settlement mechanism was replaced by the Investment Court System so as to ensure government control over the choice of arbitrators and enhance transparency.

Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

Volkswagen, the German car manufacturer, has acknowledged that many millions of its cars sold worldwide have been specially equipped to trick emission tests, so as to appear less polluting.

Long before VW’s emissions test-cheating software was revealed, MEPs repeatedly urged that car emissions testing should take account of real-world driving conditions, so as to end obvious discrepancies between official and real consumption and emissions figures.

Car emissions - 8th parliamentary term

From July to December 2017, Estonia holds the Presidency of the EU Council for the first time, following the Maltese and preceding the Bulgarian Presidency.

The&nbsp; Presidency of the Council rotates among the EU Member States every 6 months. During the 6-month period, the presidency chairs meeting at every level in the Council, helping to ensure the continuity of the EU's&nbsp; work in the Council.

Estonian Presidency

Since the onset of the economic crisis, the EP has strongly supported the creation of a Youth Guarantee scheme, which was finally adopted in April 2013 as the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI).

The Youth Guarantee is a commitment by all Member States to ensure that all young people under the age of 25 years receive a good quality offer of employment, continued education, apprenticeship, traineeship, within a period of four months of becoming unemployed or leaving formal education.

The Youth Guarantee has become a reality across the EU and has helped to improve the lives of millions of young Europeans.

Youth Employment

EU citizens are becoming increasingly concerned that all kinds of production systems and other activities should be sustainable.Animal welfare is an important aspect of sustainability,and also of product quality, and may result in consumers refusing to buy products. 

The welfare of an individual is its state as regards its attempts to cope with its environment. Welfare includes feelings and health and can be measured scientifically. It is a biological concept, quite different from rights, and refers only to living animals.

Animal welfare (2019 - 2020)

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International Women’s Day is held every year on 8 March. Equality between women and men is one of the objectives of the European Union.

Over time, legislation, case-law and changes to the Treates have helped shore up this principle and its implementation in the EU. The European Parliament has always been a fervent defender of the principle of equality between men and women.

On this occassion, Ivana Andrés and Alba Redondo from the Spanish women’s national football team, which won the 2023 World Cup addressed the EP Plenary in Strasbourg on 12 March 2024.

President Metsola said International Women’s Day is not only a moment to recognise the achievements of women and girls across the world. It should also be a call to action to strengthen gender equality across all spheres of our society. Seeing it as an invitation for societies to do better, President Metsola said: “The time is now for the European Union to lead by example - to set standards in criminalising violence against women, to improve access to justice, and to ratify the Istanbul Convention before the end of this term.

International Women’s Day

Croatia officially joined the EU on 1 July 2013.&nbsp;Croatia became&nbsp;the 20th&nbsp;member of the eurozone on January 1, 2023&nbsp;with the adoption fo the euro.

Croatia borders Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia and has been an independent country since 1991. Croatia is a parliamentary republic in which the prime minister and the president represent the executive power and the state at home and abroad.

Croatia has 11 MEPs in the European Parliament.

EU - Croatia

The Republic of Estonia obtained it's independence in 1991 and entered the EU on the 1st May 2004

After the signature of a European agreement and the filing of an application in 1995, the accession negotiations began in March 1998. Reforms have been undertaken during all the accession process to improve the national economic performance. The entry of Estonia in the EU was approved by referendum by a large majority on 14th September 2003.

Estonia has 6 MEPs, is represented by 4 voices to the Council and it adopted the Euro on the 1st January 2011. On 15 November 2007, the application of the Schengen acquis to Estonia is approved in plenary session.

EU - Estonia (8th parliamentary term)

The Netherlands is a founding member of the European Union.
The Netherlands is a member of the eurozone since 1 January 1999 and of the Schengen area since 26 March 1995.

The Netherlands is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a head of government - the prime minister - and a head of state - the monarch. There are 26 members of the European Parliament from the Netherlands.

EU - Netherlands

The EU is currently updating its 1995 trade defence law to counter unfair trade practices and reflect the changing needs of European businesses, workers and consumers. 

The proposed measures target unfair trade practices from non-EU countries and complement the recently approved anti-dumping rules focusing on third countries that interfere heavily in the economy - focusing on China.

EU trade defence

Colombia is a key partner for the European Union in Latin America.

The EU's relations with Colombia are based on political dialogue, trade cooperation, joint efforts to achieve sustainable development and support to peace-building.

In particular, the European Union has supported peace negotiations between the Colombian authorities and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) since the very beginning. The fight against organised crime, the respect for human rights, climate change and the protection of biodiversity are common challenges that the European Union and Colombia wish to address. However, the highest priority for both parties now is the pursuit of stable and lasting peace.

EU - Colombia

Taking into account technological developments on telecommunications markets and changes in consumer demands and habits, and in order to stimulate the investment necessary for reaching the connectivity targets for 2025, the European Commission proposed the Electronic Communications Code on 14 September 2016. The Code establishes common EU rules and objectives on regulating the telecom industry. It defines how providers of networks and/or services can be regulated by national authorities.

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The ITRE Committee voted to open trilogue negotiations (a decision confirmed in October II 2017 plenary session) and a first meeting with the Council has taken place. Parliament and Council (EU co-legislators) provisionally agreed on a reform of EU telecom rules that aims to boost the investments needed to make 5G connectivity available for all EU citizens by 2020, enhance protection of users and introduce a cap on disproportionate fees on calls between EU countries. According to the provisional deal, the fees for intra-EU calls are capped to 19 cents for phone calls and 6 cents for text messages.

Telecom

Diplomatic relations between the EU and the U.S. date back to 1953.

 
The relationship between the EU and the United States is one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world. The EU and U.S. are the biggest economic and military powers in the world, dominate global trade, play the leading roles in international political relations.

EU - USA - 8th Parliamentary term

EU rules are needed to better protect and support whistle-blowers and their role in revealing serious breaches of the public interest, such as corruption, miscarriages of justice, tax avoidance, lack of protection for food safety or the environment and attacks on social, human or workers’ rights.

Whistle-blowers have proved to be a crucial resource in revealing harm to the public interest.

Protection of whistleblowers - 8th parliamentary term

EP President participates in a Town Hall discussion with young people, at the Romanian National Opera. She meets with H.E. Mr. Nicolae Ciuca, President of the Senate of Romania, with H.E. Mr. Alfred Simonis, Acting President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, with H.E. Mr. Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania and with H.E. Mr. Marcel Ciolacu, Prime Minister of Romania.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Romania

EP President Metsola meets the Speaker of the Parliament of Finland Jussi Halla-aho, the leaders of parliamentary group,  the Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo and they speak to the press. She also meets Finnish Members of the European Parliament and participates in a Town Hall discussion with young people.

Official visit of of Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Finland

Official visit of Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Spain

President Metsola participates in a Town Hall discussion with young people and meets the President of the Government of the Region of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso. She also receives the Award for European Values from the Foro España Civica.

Press conference - Driving licence rules

MEPs debate Mr Navalny’s death with Commission and Belgian Presidency representatives. They are expected to condemn the Russian regime and President Vladimir Putin, and discuss the dangerous situation facing opposition figures, journalists and human rights defenders in Russia. A resolution will be put to a vote on Thursday

Plenary debate - The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action

Press conference - Geographical indications for wine and agri products

Parliament commemorates the life of Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, featuring a plenary address by his wife Yulia Navalnaya.

Alexei Navalny, one of Russia’s most well-known anti-corruption activists, an opposition politician, 2021 Sakharov Prize laureate and an ardent critic of President Vladimir Putin, died under mysterious circumstances in a remote penal colony in the Russian Arctic on Friday 16 February, while serving a long prison sentence on trumped-up charges.

Plenary debate - Address by Yulia Navalnaya

Plenary discusses the latest ruling by the International Court of Justice regarding Israel and the alleged involvement of UNRWA staff in the 7 October attacks

The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to take a series of measures to prevent any acts of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, after South Africa filed an application against Israel at the court in December 2023. It also ordered Israel to take immediate and effective measures to ensure  aid can reach  people in Gaza.

During the debate with the Council and the European Commission on Tuesday afternoon, MEPs also discuss the  allegations  that 12 staff members of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA ) were involved in the 7 October attacks against Israel. While several donor countries have suspended their UNRWA funding, the EU said it will take a decision in light of the outcome of the investigation announced by the UN and its subsequent  actions. In a statement on 29 January, the Commission said EU humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank will continue uninterrupted through partner organisations.

Plenary debate - War in Gaza

Press conference - Political advertising

Parliament is set to approve new rules aiming to protect the environment in the EU through criminal law.

Following a debate on Monday, MEPs are expected to give their final green light to a new directive on environmental crime, as agreed with the member states in November 2023, on Tuesday. The new law provides an updated list of environmental crimes including illegal timber trade, depletion of water resources or breaches of EU chemicals legislation. It also introduces the so-called qualified offence of causing the destruction of an ecosystem, such as large-scale forest fires, and thus comparable to ecocide.

Individual offenders, including company representatives, can face prison sentences of up to five or ten years depending on the severity of the crime. They will also be required to reinstate the environment they destroyed and compensate for the damage. Companies can also face fines of up to 5% of their worldwide turnover or 40 million euro.

Background

The new legislation aims to tackle the rising number of environmental crimes in the EU. Environmental crime is the fourth largest criminal activity in the world and is one of the main sources of income for organised crime alongside drugs, weapons and human trafficking.

Press conference -  Environmental crime directive

Press conference - Outcome of the MFF revision vote

To improve road safety and support the digital transition, MEPs debate and vote (on Wednesday) on updating driving licence rules, introducing mobile licences and mandatory health checks.

Plenary debate - New rules on driving licences

MEPs debate with European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde inflation, efforts to curb it, and possible interest rate cuts. During the annual plenary debate, MEPs concentrate on what happens next once inflation settles at the ECB’s 2% target and pay particular attention to the continuing significant divergences in inflation rates between member states. This is the last debate in the European Parliament for Ms Lagarde before the 6-9 June  European elections.

Plenary debate - European Central Bank: annual report 2023

Parliament’s Spokesperson holds a press briefing on the plenary session.

Last-minute briefing

EP Press Service organizes a technical briefing for media on how to cover the 6-9 June European elections. It includes information on the Elections Press Tool Kit, “unfinished business” and first milestones of the next legislature, “What Europe Does For Me” database, European election data and the election days and night

100 days to the European elections

EP Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-RU) exchange views on the inhuman detention and death of Alexei NAVALNY, 2021 Sakharov Price Laureate.

MEPs also discuss the state of Russia’s democratic opposition movement ahead of the country’s presidential elections scheduled for 15-17 March 2024, as well as the situation of all those Russian opposition voices currently behind bars.

The following guests give testimonies to MEPs: Leonid Volkov, Chief of staff of Alexei Navalny, Anti-Corruption Foundation: Evgenia Kara-Murza, Advocacy Director at the Free Russia Foundation, wife of political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza: Vladimir Milov, Vice-President of the Free Russia Foundation, former Vice-Minister of Energy of Russia

AFET/DROI debate on Alexei Navalny´s death

EP President Metsola meets the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze

EP Plenary session - Fight against money laundering and terrorist financing: listing Russia as a high risk third country in the EU

Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 
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Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

EMPL

Committee on Development

DEVE

Porast verske nestrpnosti v Evropi (razprava)

Zahteva za odvzem imunitete

Sestava odborov in delegacij

Stališče Sveta v prvi obravnavi

Porast verske nestrpnosti v Evropi (nadaljevanje razprave)

Svetovni dan duševnega zdravja – potreba po celoviti strategiji EU za duševno zdravje

Nadaljevanje seje

Čas glasovanja

Sprejetje zapisnika predhodne seje

Posledice uničujočih gozdnih požarov v Amazoniji in njen pomen za podnebne spremembe

Sprejetje zapisnika seje in posredovanje sprejetih besedil

Datum naslednjih sej

Zaključek seje

Prekinitev zasedanja

Plenary session

Committee on Budgetary Control

CONT

Constitutive meeting of Delegations for relations with the Pan-African Parliament

DPAP

Committee meeting on International Trade
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Committee meeting on International Trade

INTA

Predstavitev programa dejavnosti madžarskega predsedstva

Nedavne uničujoče poplave v Bosni in Hercegovini

Tematska razprava (člen 169 Poslovnika) - Obdavčenje najbogatejših, da bi odpravili revščino in zmanjšali neenakosti: podpora EU za predlog predsedstva skupine G20

Skrb za trajnostna, dostojna in cenovno dostopna stanovanja v Evropi: spodbujanje naložb, zasebne lastnine ter javnih stanovanjskih programov

Krepitev varnosti na zunanjih mejah Evrope: potrebna sta celovit pristop in izboljšana podpora agencije Frontex

Preprečevanje kaznivih dejanj, povezanih z drogami, njihov vpliv na evropske državljane in potreba po učinkovitem evropskem odzivu

Letno poročilo o stanju pravne države za leto 2024

Nujno potrebna revizija uredbe o medicinskih pripomočkih

Razprave o primerih kršitev človekovih pravic, demokracije in načela pravne države (člen 150 Poslovnika)

Zaščita proračuna EU in zagotavljanje, da sredstev EU ne izkoriščajo subjekti ali posamezniki, povezani s terorističnimi ali islamističnimi gibanji

Obrazložitev glasovanja

Dnevni red naslednje seje

Sprejetje zapisnika te seje

Press conference by Tineke STRIK (Greens/EFA, NL), rapporteur, Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ (EPP, PL), Thijs REUTEN (S&D, NL), Fabienne KELLER (Renew, FR) and Konstantinos ARVANITIS (The Left, EL), on the situation in Hungary and the rule of law

Constitutive meeting of Delegations for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Briefing The Left by Manon AUBRY (The Left,FR) and Martin SCHIRDEWAN (The Left,DE), Co-Presidents and Ilaria SALIS (The Left,IT)

Briefing Greens/EFA by Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA,NL) and Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA,DE), Co-Presidents

Briefing Renew Europe by Valérie HAYER (Renew,FR), President

Briefing S&D by Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, (S&D,ES), President and Klára DOBREV (S&D, HU)

Briefing EPP by Manfred WEBER (EPP,DE), President

Stopnjevanje nasilja na Bližnjem vzhodu in razmere v Libanonu

Kriza avtomobilske industrije EU, potencialno zapiranje obratov ter nujno povečanje konkurenčnosti in ohranitev delovnih mest v Evropi

Povečanje odpornosti Moldavije proti ruskemu vmešavanju pred bližajočimi se predsedniškimi volitvami in ustavni referendum o vstopu v EU

Popravki (člen 251 Poslovnika) (nadaljnji ukrepi)

Nazadovanje demokracije in ogrožanje političnega pluralizma v Gruziji

Rezultati vrha o prihodnosti: preoblikovanje globalnega upravljanja za gradnjo miru, spodbujanje človekovih pravic in uresničitev ciljev trajnostnega razvoja

Razmere v Sudanu

Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ENVI

Committee on Transport and Tourism

TRAN

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Kristen MICHAL, Estonian Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Kristen MICHAL, Estonian Prime Minister

FMA Management Committee meeting

Bureau Working Group on Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity and Information Security constitutive meeting

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Reem Al HASHIMY, United Arab Emirates Minister of State for International Cooperation

Bureau Working Group Communication, Outreach & Research constitutive meeting

Joint Procurement on access to a multilingual video-conferencing system and remote simultaneous interpretation services

Nikolaos ANADIOTIS in the EP in Brussels

EMPL - Exchange of views with the Executive Directors of the Agencies under the EMPL remit

André ROUGE in the Ep in Brussels

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Vienna (Austria) - Meeting with Karl NEHAMMER, Austrian Federal Chancellor

AGRI - Public Hearing on Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture

DEVE - The humanitarian situation in Lebanon - Exchange of views with the Commission and humanitarian partners

TRAN - Presentation of the priorities of the Hungarian Presidency

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Vienna (Austria) - Meeting with Wolfgang SOBOTKA, President of the Austrian National Council

Young Political Leaders of Ukraine - Module 1 : Getting to know the EU and its institutions

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Johan FLODERUS, Swedish diplomat

Euroscola

Kako vojna v Ukrajini vpliva na EU? Kaj še lahko EU stori, da pomaga Ukrajini pri tem, da se ubrani in konča rusko agresijo? Parlament bo razpravljal o teh vprašanjih. Druge točke na dnevnem redu plenarnega zasedanja vključujejo izkoriščanje potenciala umetne inteligence, predloge sprememb postopka izvolitve evropskih poslancev in nove predpise za univerzalni polnilnik za telefone in elektronske naprave. Vse to in še več v Strasbourgu

Napovednik za Strasbourg: Ukrajina, UI in univerzalni polnilnik za telefone

Po letu osrednjih dogodkov bodo ideje, podane na večjezični digitalni platformi, razprave in debate ter priporočila s Konference o prihodnosti Evrope predstavljene institucijam EU. Državljani so bili v središču procesa, njihovi zaključki pa predstavljajo njihovo vizijo za Evropo prihodnosti. Institucije so obljubile, da bodo zaključke Konference upoštevale in spremenile priporočila v konkretne ukrepe. Končni dogodek bo potekal v Evropskem parlamentu v Strasbourgu ob dnevu Evrope, 9. maja, točno eno leto po začetku Konference.

9. maj: Zaključki Konference se bližajo!

Konferenca o prihodnost Evrope se bliža koncu Plenarno zasedanje konference je združilo predstavnike okroglih miz z evropskimi poslanci, poslanci nacionalnih parlamentov, predstavniki institucij EU, civilnih družb, socialnih partnerjev in lokalnih in regionalnih organov. Izpopolnili so predloge državljanov glede evropskih vrednot in demokracije, migracij in vloge EU v svetu. Na plenarnem zasedanju so razpravljali tudi o predlogih glede zdravja, podnebnih sprememb, gospodarstva, kulture in digitalne preobrazbe.

Plenarno zasedanje konference izpopolnilo predloge državljanov za boljšo EU

Parlament je pozval EU, naj naredi več za zaščito otrok in mladih, ki bežijo pred vojno v Ukrajini. Evropski poslanci so glasovali o posodobitvi pravil glede kritične energetske infrastrukture EU, da bodo usklajena s cilji zelenega dogovora. Prav tako so pozvali k večji preglednosti v manjših podjetjih, kar bi pripomoglo k zmanjšanju plačilne vrzeli med spoloma.

Poudarki s plenarne seje: Begunski otroci iz Ukrajine, energija in enako plačilo

Evropski parlament je pripravljen na uradno potrditev dogovora glede akta o upravljanju podatkov. Namen te zakonodaje je izkoristiti potencial masovnih podatkov in umetne inteligence za evropske državljane in podjetja. Evropski poslanci želijo spodbuditi in povečati zaupanje v izmenjavo podatkov po vsej EU. Zahtevajo stroga pravila glede zasebnosti in dobrih praks ob hkratnem spodbujanju inovacij in učinkovitosti. Vendar kaj sploh so 'masovni podatki' in kako jih lahko uporabimo?

Izkoriščanje masovnih podatkov za storitve prihodnosti

77 % ljudi v EU bi pokvarjene izdelke za široko rabo raje popravilo kot zamenjalo. Parlament si prizadeva za 'pravico do popravila' v EU, ki bi spodbudila proizvajalce, da potrošnikom olajšajo popravilo naprav, namesto da kupujejo nove.

Pravica do popravila: novo življenje za potrošniške izdelke

Parlament bo razpravljal o urgentni situaciji v Ukrajini, več kot mesec potem, ko je Rusija začela z nezakonitim in neizzvanim napadom. Evropski poslanci bodo glasovali o posodobitvi uredbe za vseevropsko energetsko omrežje, ki bo podlaga za sodobno in neodvisno zeleno energetsko infrastrukturo. Na dnevnem redu so tudi pravice žensk in deklet v Afganistanu, 'pravice do popravila' potrošniškega blaga in regulacija rabe 'masovnih podatkov'. Vse to in še več na plenarnem zasedanju v Strasbourgu.

Napovednik za Strasbourg: Ukrajina, energija, ženske v Afganistanu

V naših življenjih prevladujejo spletne in digitalne izmenjave. Naj gre za posel ali prosti čas, prodajo ali nakup, biti na tekočem ali enostavno komunikacijo, digitalni trgi in storitve so postali del našega življenja. Kdo pa nadzira platforme in podjetja, ki vse to omogočajo? So naši osebni podatki varni? Kako lahko uveljavimo boljšo zakonodajo? To je samo peščica vprašanj, na katera najdete odgovor v dveh zakonodajnih aktih: aktu o digitalnih trgih in aktu o digitalnih storitvah.

Digitalno okolje: "Znova bomo prevzeli nadzor"

Na plenarnem zasedanju Konference o prihodnosti Evrope so razpravljali o nadgradnji konkretnih priporočil okroglih miz evropskih državljanov o izboljšanju in reformi EU. Poslancem Evropskega parlamenta so se pridružili kolegi iz nacionalnih parlamentov ter predstavniki institucij EU, civilne družbe in socialnih partnerjev. Skupaj s predstavniki okroglih miz evropskih državljanov so obravnavali predloge glede gospodarstva, digitalne preobrazbe, zdravja in izobrazbe. Na plenarnem zasedanju se je razpravljajo tudi o vrednotah EU in demokraciji, mestu EU v svetu in podnebnih spremembah.

Državljani na plenarnem zasedanju predstavili zamisli za prihodnost EU

Konferenca o prihodnosti Evrope se je ta konec tedna vrnila v Evropski parlament v Strasbourgu. Predstavniki evropskih in nacionalnih državljanskih forumov so predstavili predloge za izboljšanje EU ter o njih razpravljali z evropskimi in nacionalnimi zakonodajalci. Na plenarni skupščini, ki je bila namenjena vlogi EU v svetu, so besedo dobili tudi Ukrajinci, ki so govorili o vojni v svoji domovini. Na dnevnem redu so bili še gospodarstvo, migracije, delovna mesta in digitalna preobrazba, vključno z izobraževanjem, kulturo, mladino in športom.

EU v svetu in gospodarstvo: državljani zagovarjajo svoje zamisli

Parlament je razpravljal o tem, kako poskrbeti za vse večje število ljudi, ki zaradi ruskega napada bežijo iz Ukrajine. Evropski poslanci so razpravljali o posledicah za varnost EU, njeni obrambi in vlogi v svetu. Pozvali so tudi k ukinitvi t. i. zlatih potnih listov in boljši zaščiti pred zunanjim vmešavanjem v evropske demokracije.

Poudarki s plenarne seje: Ukrajina, dan žena in zunanje vmešavanje

Glavni zaključek posebnega odbora Parlamenta o tujem vmešavanje v demokratične procese je, da mora biti Evropska unija bolj odločna v ustavljanju nevarnih tujih napadov na demokracijo. Po ruskem napadu na Ukrajino ukrepanje še nikoli ni bilo tako pomembno. Dezinformiranje, zajemanje elit, kibernetski napadi – predsednik odbora in avtorica poročila pravita, da mora biti EU bolj odporna.

Tuje vmešavanje: Odgovor je več demokracije

Evropski parlament je najostreje obsodil ruski napad na Ukrajino. Na izrednem zasedanju so evropski poslanci pozvali Rusijo, naj takoj umakne svoje sile in povrne ozemeljsko celovitost in suverenost Ukrajine. Poslanci so izrazili solidarnost z Ukrajinci in pozvali k večji podpori za ranljive osebe. Parlament je pozval k še strožjemu odzivu EU proti režimu Vladimirja Putina.

Ruski napad na Ukrajino: 'Ne bomo gledali stran'

Evropski državljani so glasovali o 48 predlogih za oblikovanje prihodnosti EU. Približno 200 udeležencev se je v Dublinu srečalo na tretjem in zadnjem zasedanju okrogle mize evropskih državljanov o močnejšem gospodarstvu, socialni pravičnosti in delovnih mestih, izobrazbi, kulturi in športu ter digitalni preobrazbi. Predstavniki bodo predloge predstavili na plenarnem zasedanju Konference o prihodnosti Evrope v Evropskem parlamentu v Strasbourgu.

Gospodarstvo, delovna mesta, digitalizacija, mladina: Državljani oblikujejo predloge v Dublinu

Po tem, ko je Rusija okrepila vojaške enote, je Parlament izrazil podporo Ukrajini. Razpravljal je tudi o pogojevanju dostopa do sredstev EU s spoštovanjem načela pravne države in pozval k preiskavi uporabe vohunskega programja Pegasus v EU. Evropski poslanci so pozvali k boljši čezmejni oskrbi raka in dostopnosti zdravil.

Poudarki s plenarne seje: Rusija, pravna država in vohunsko programje Pegasus

Čeprav ima EU ene najstrožjih standardov glede varnosti igrač, evropske poslance skrbi, da jih ne izpolnjujejo vse igrače, ki se prodajajo v EU. Vedno več igrač je kupljenih prek spleta iz držav izven EU, zato so evropski poslanci mnenja, da je treba pravila iz leta 2009 posodobiti.

Parlament poziva k strožjim pravilom za varnost igrač

Evropski državljani so izglasovali 40 priporočil, o katerih bodo razpravljali z institucijami EU, vladami, evropskimi poslanci in civilno družbo na naslednjem plenarnem zasedanju konference v Strasbourgu. Udeleženci so se sestali v Maastrichtu na tretji in zadnji okrogli mizi o migracijah in vlogi EU v svetu.

Migracije, zunanja politika: državljani v Maastrichtu oblikovali priporočila

Parlament bo razpravljal o odnosih z Rusijo in o vojaški grožnji Ukrajini. Poslanci bodo glasovali o predlogih, s katerimi bi bila EU v središču boja proti raku. Obravnavali bodo tudi energijo iz obnovljivih virov na morju, zaščito delavcev pred škodljivimi kemikalijami ter varnejše igrače za otroke.

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