LIBE - Vote on Laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Rule of Law in Malta: 6 years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and the need to protect journalists

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Preparation of the European Council meeting of 26-27 October 2023

EP Plenary session - Joint debate - Schengen area

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Need for a speedy adoption of the asylum and migration package

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Corrupt large-scale sale of Schengen visas

EP Plenary session - European Media Freedom Act

LIBE- Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders

EP Plenary session - Parliamentarism, European citizenship and democracy

EP Plenary session - State of the European Union 2023

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission Statement - The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean

EP Plenary session - 2022 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - 2023 Annual Rule of law report

EP Plenary session - Commemorating Srebrenica 28 years anniversary

LIBE/FEMM vote on combating violence against women and domestic violence

EP Plenary session - Preparation of the European Council meeting of 29-30 June 2023

EP Plenary session - Negotiations on the European Electoral Law

EP Plenary session - This is Europe - Debate with Nikos Christodoulides, President of Cyprus

Plenary back Croatia’s Schengen accession. MEPs agree that the country already fulfils the necessary conditions to join the free-travel zone, and the Council must now take a unanimous decision to lift the remaining border controls between the Schengen area and Croatia. Extracts from the debate in the plenary.

Council decision on Schengen acquis in Croatia: extracts from the debate and the vote

Draft Council Decision on the full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the Republic of Croatia closing statements. Closing statements by Margaritis SCHINAS, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of promoting our European Way of Life and by Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT).

Draft Council Decision on the full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the Republic of Croatia: closing statements by Margaritis SCHINAS, Vice-President of the European Commission

Opening statements by Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT), Rapporteur and by Margaritis SCHINAS, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of promoting our European Way of Life on the draft Council Decision on the full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the Republic of Croatia.

Draft Council Decision on the full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the Republic of Croatia: opening statements by Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT), Rapporteur and by Margaritis SCHINAS, Vice-President of the European Commission

In a debate with the Commission and Czech Presidency, MEPs debate on their expectations for the 20-21 October EU summit. During their meeting in Brussels, heads of state or government will focus on the latest developments in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the EU’s continued support for Ukraine, and emergency energy measures. Second part of the debate.

Key debate - Preparation of the European Council meeting of 20-21 October 2022: MEPs Debate (Part 2)

Parliament will review the developments in the investigation into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s death and the ensuing political reforms, five years after her murder. In particular, MEPs will look into the situation of the rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights in the country.

The Rule of Law in Malta, five years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia: MEPs debate (part 2)

In the debate with the Commission and Council, MEPs call for the Schengen passport-free travel area to be completed swiftly by extending it to all EU member states who wish to participate.

The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area: MEPs debate (part 1)

The drafting of Russian reservists, sham referendums in occupied parts of Ukraine and Putin’s nuclear threats are the focus of a key debate in the European Parliament. MEPs call on the EU and its member states to respond strongly to Russia’s escalation of the war and its preparations to annex Ukrainian territories. MEPs debate part 2.

Key debate - Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine: MEPs debate (part 2)

MEPs in a debate discuss on how democracy and fundamental rights in Hungary have further deteriorated since Parliament triggered the Article 7 procedure in 2018, through the “deliberate and systematic efforts of the Hungarian government”. First part of the debate.

Risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the EU is founded: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs debate on the annual State of the European Union after the speech of Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission. First part of the debate.

State of the Union debate - SOTEU 2022: MEPs debate (part 1)

Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin shares her views on Europe’s current situation and future direction.The Prime Minister’s plenary address is followed by a round of responses by political group leaders. This will be the sixth “This is Europe” debate to take place at the European Parliament; previous iterations have featured Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (in March), Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (in May), Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheál Martin (in the first June plenary), Croatian PM Andrej Plenković (in the second June plenary) and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (in July). One round of political groups' leaders.

This is Europe Debate with Sanna MARIN, Finnish Prime Minister: one round of political groups' leaders

Dozens of persons were killed on 24 June in clashes with the Moroccan security forces at the border between Spain and Morocco, following an attempt to cross the fence into the Spanish enclave of Melilla. In the plenary debate, MEPs demand member states ensure humane treatment of all persons seeking international protection at their borders and are set to reiterate their calls for legal channels to enter the EU.

Loss of life, violence and inhumane treatment against people seeking international protection at the Spanish-Moroccan border: MEPs debate

MEPs call for a first set of specific changes to the European Union’s founding documents, to ensure citizens’ expectations will be met. Throughout the 12 months of the Conference on the Future of Europe, a few key areas of institutional reform were brought up, such as the abolition of unanimity voting in the Council in most areas, and the expansion of EU powers in health and energy, among others.

The call for a Convention for the revision of the Treaties: MEPs debate (Part 1)

The draft report highlights that it is high time Parliament was given a “general and direct” right to initiate legislation. This would reflect the evolution of the EU and restore balance to its institutional architecture - when the Treaties are next revised. Closing statements by Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT), Rapporteur and by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the European Commission.

Parliament’s right of initiative: closing statements by Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT), Rapporteur and by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the European Commission

The draft report highlights that it is high time Parliament was given a “general and direct” right to initiate legislation. This would reflect the evolution of the EU and restore balance to its institutional architecture - when the Treaties are next revised. Opening statements by Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT), Rapporteur, Pascal DURAND (Renew, FR), JURI and by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Interinstitutional relations.

Parliament’s right of initiative: opening statements by Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT), Rapporteur, Pascal DURAND (Renew, FR), JURI and by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Interinstitutional relations

The draft report, which will be debated on Wednesday and put to the vote on Thursday, asks for more in-depth analysis, a broader scope, and a more effective approach from the Commission in its annual monitoring of the state of the rule of law in the European Union. MEPs are set to criticise the report’s failure to encompass EU values in their entirety, as well as its methodological shortcomings in highlighting the deliberate nature of the backsliding in Poland and Hungary.

Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law report: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

As the Conference on the Future of Europe approaches its conclusion, MEPs assess its Plenary’s recommendations and the overall process in a debate. They stress that the process to change the EU’s founding documents should be activated in order to endow the EU with the competences to act on the proposed new policy areas. Statements by Guy VERHOFSTADT, CoFoE Co-Chair, Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT), Iratxe GARCIA PEREZ (S&D, ES), Daniel FREUND (Greens/EFA).

The follow up of the Conference on the Future of Europe: statements by Guy VERHOFSTADT, CoFoE Co-Chair, Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT), Iratxe GARCIA PEREZ (S&D, ES), Daniel FREUND (Greens/EFA)

As the Conference on the Future of Europe approaches its conclusion, MEPs assess its Plenary’s recommendations and the overall process in a debate. They stress that the process to change the EU’s founding documents should be activated in order to endow the EU with the competences to act on the proposed new policy areas. Extracts from the debate (03/05) and from the vote.

The follow up of the Conference on the Future of Europe: extracts from the debate (03/05) and from the vote

MEPs debate on the outcomes of the Conference on the Future of Europe and on a possible resolution calling for the process to change the EU’s founding documents to begin. MEPs are expected to request that the procedure to revise the treaties, provided for in article 48 of the Treaty on the European Union, is activated.

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