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News in Brief – 30/01/2024 – English

Das Europäische Parlament und seine gewählten Mitglieder sind die Stimme der Unionsbürger. Deshalb wollen wir das Parlament allen zugänglich machen. Unsere Kurznachrichten bieten Ihnen einen raschen Überblick über die wichtigsten Tagesthemen, und zwar in allen 24 Amtssprachen der EU. Diese Sendung wird Ihnen präsentiert vom Europäischen Parlament. Mehr finden Sie hier:

Kurznachrichten – 30/01/2024– Deutsch

Το Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο και οι εκλεγμένοι βουλευτές του είναι η φωνή των πολιτών στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση. Γι’ αυτό θέλουμε να κάνουμε το Κοινοβούλιο προσιτό σε όλους.

Σύντομο δελτίο ειδήσεων – 30/01/2024 – ελληνικά

El Parlamento Europeo y sus diputados electos son la voz de los ciudadanos en la Unión Europea. Por eso queremos que el Parlamento sea accesible a todos. «Noticias breves» ofrece un rápido repaso general de los principales temas del día en todas las lenguas oficiales de la Unión. Es una emisión ofrecida por el Parlamento Europeo. Puedes encontrar más programas en:

Noticias breves – 30/01/2024 – español

Le Parlement européen, à travers ses députés, porte la voix des citoyens. Il se veut proche de chacun. Les brèves présentent un aperçu des sujets du moment, dans les 24 langues officielles. Cette émission vous est présentée par le Parlement européen. Retrouvez nos autres émissions ici:

Brèves – 30/01/2024 – français

Euroopa Parlament ja selle liikmed esindavad Euroopa Liidu kodanike häält. Seetõttu peab parlament olema kõigile kodanikele ka kättesaadav. Lühiuudistes antakse kõigis ELi ametlikes keeltes kiire ülevaade päeva peamistest teemadest. Uudised toob teieni Euroopa Parlament. Tutvuge ka järgmiste veebisaitidega:

Lühiuudised – 30/01/2024– eesti keel

Euroopan parlamentti ja sen vaaleilla valitut jäsenet tuovat kansalaisten äänen kuuluviin Euroopan unionissa. Siksi haluamme, että parlamentti on kaikkien ulottuvilla. ”Uutisia lyhyesti” on pikakatsaus päivän tärkeimpiin uutisaiheisiin kaikilla unionin virallisilla kielillä. Lähetykset toimittaa Euroopan parlamentti. Lisää ohjelmia löytyy seuraavilta verkkosivuilta:

Uutisia lyhyesti – 30/01/2024 – suomi

Evropski parlament in izvoljeni poslanci so glas državljanov Evropske unije. Zato želimo, da bi bil Parlament ljudem res blizu. V kratkih novicah vam v vseh uradnih jezikih Unije na kratko predstavljamo najpomembnejše dnevne teme. Oddajo pripravlja Evropski parlament. Več prispevkov in vsebin najdete na naslednjih spletnih mestih:

Kratka poročila – 30/01/2024 – slovenščina

Europaparlamentet och dess folkvalda ledamöter är medborgarnas röst i EU. Därför vill vi göra parlamentet tillgängligt för alla. Nyheter i korthet ger dig en snabb överblick över dagens viktigaste händelser på alla officiella EU-språk. Sändningen kommer till dig från Europaparlamentet. Du hittar fler program här:

Nyheter i korthet – 30/01/2024 – svenska

Europa-Parlamentet og dets folkevalgte medlemmer er borgernes stemme i Den Europæiske Union. Derfor vil vi gøre Parlamentet tilgængeligt for alle. Vores korte nyheder giver dig et hurtigt overblik over dagens vigtigste emner på alle EU's officielle sprog. Udsendelsen præsenteres af Europa-Parlamentet. Du kan finde flere programmer her:

Korte nyheder – 30/01/2024 – dansk

Evropský parlament a zvolení poslanci a poslankyně, kteří v něm zasedají, jsou hlasem občanů Evropské unie. Proto nám záleží na tom, aby byl Parlament lidem skutečně nablízku. Krátké zprávy vám přinášejí letmý přehled hlavních témat dne. Vysílání připravuje Evropský parlament a je dostupné ve všech úředních jazycích Unie. Více programů naleznete zde:

Krátké zprávy – 30/01/2024 – čeština

V Európskej únii je Európsky parlament a jeho volení poslanci hlasom občanov a chce byť dostupný pre všetkých. Krátke správy vám ponúkajú stručný prehľad hlavných tém dňa vo všetkých úradných jazykoch Únie. Toto vysielanie vám prináša Európsky parlament. Ďalšie programy nájdete na našich webových stránkach:

Krátke správy – 30/01/2024 – slovenčina

Parlamentul European și deputații săi aleși sunt vocea cetățenilor în Uniunea Europeană. De aceea, dorim ca Parlamentul să fie accesibil pentru toți. Știrile pe scurt vă prezintă succint principalele subiecte ale zilei în toate limbile oficiale ale Uniunii. Acest program vă este prezentat de Parlamentul European. Puteți găsi mai multe programe aici:

Scurt Buletin de Știri – 30/01/2024 – română

Is í Parlaimint na hEorpa agus a cuid Feisirí tofa guth na saoránach san Aontas Eorpach. Is é sin an chúis ar mhaith linn rochtain ar an bParlaimint a thabhairt do gach duine. Tugann na Blúiríní Nuachta léargas tapa duit ar phríomhscéalta an lae i dteangacha oifigiúla uile an Aontais. Is craoladh de chuid Pharlaimint na hEorpa an craoladh seo. Is féidir teacht ar níos mó clár anseo:

Blúiríní Nuachta – 30/01/2024 – Gaeilge

Europski parlament i njegovi zastupnici glas su građana u Europskoj uniji. Želimo da taj glas bude svima dostupan. „Kratke vijesti” sažet je pregled glavnih dnevnih tema na svim službenim jezicima Unije. Ovaj sadržaj omogućio vam je Europski parlament. Saznajte više na našim stranicama:

Kratke vijesti – 30/01/2024 - hrvatski

Европейският парламент и неговите членове са гласът на гражданите в Европейския съюз. Ето защо искаме Парламентът да бъде достъпен за всички. Новините накратко Ви дават поглед към основните теми за деня на всички официални езици на Съюза. Това предаване се осъществява от Европейския парламент. Тук можете да намерите повече програми:

Кратки новини – 30/01/2024 – български

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The partnership between the EU and The Gambia is guided by the principles and objectives found in the Cotonou Agreement, which governs the relationship between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. The Agreement covers areas such as political dialogue, trade and development cooperation.

Regular political talks between the EU and The Gambia for sharing information and fostering mutual understanding take place under this Agreement and also under the EU's Treaty of Lisbon. The talks aim to promote economic, cultural and social development in The Gambia with a view to promoting stable and democratic political development.

EU - The Gambia

The EU’s 2021-2027 long-term budget, together with NextGenerationEU, amounts to €1.8 trillion. This unprecedented response will help repair the economic and social damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic and aid the transition towards a modern, more sustainable Europe.

The package consists of the long-term budget (the 2021-2027 MFF multiannual financial framework) of €1.074 trillion, combined with the temporary recovery instrument NextGenerationEU of €750 billion.

It was adopted by the European Parliament on 16 December 2020.

MEPs negotiated major top-ups for EU flagship programmes like Health, Horizon (Research), Erasmus+ and supported also a roadmap introducing new sources of EU revenue. This roadmap is part of the ‘Interinstitutional Agreement’, a legally binding text. In addition to the contribution made as of 2021, based on how much unrecycled plastic a country has, the roadmap includes an ETS (Emissions Trading System)-based Own Resource (from 2023, possibly linked with a carbon border adjustment mechanism). It also includes a digital levy (from 2023) and a Financial Transaction Tax-based Own Resource, as well as a financial contribution that the corporate sector must make or a new common corporate tax base (from 2026).

Parliament also approved in its February 2024 session, the revision of the EU’s long-term budget.

This includes the €50 billion Ukraine Facility and the “Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform” (STEP), which aims to make the EU more strategically independent and to foster innovation. It also enables the EU budget to respond more effectively to evolving needs and unforeseen circumstances. In particular, it bolsters the EU’s budget to deal with migration and external challenges as well as the EU's crisis preparedness and budgetary flexibility. In line with Parliament’s demands, the revision introduces a mechanism to tackle escalating costs linked to the repayment of the NextGenerationEU recovery plan amid rising interest rates.

EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027

Belgium holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 January to 30 June 2024.&nbsp;

The Kingdom of Belgium has announced that it will be working&nbsp;to strengthen the European Union and make progress in several areas, such as climate change, economic growth and social cohesion;&nbsp;whilst acting as a neutral mediator to lead the legislative work and seek compromises among the EU Member States.

Belgian Presidency

Plastics are everywhere in our daily life: they are used in packaging, buildings, cars, electronics, agriculture and other sectors. On 3 July 2021, the EU ban on disposable plastics comes into effect. This will concern straws, cups, cutlery, plates, but also balloon rods.

Single-use plastic products are used once, or for a short period of time, before being thrown away. The impacts of this plastic waste on the environment and our health are global and can be drastic. Single-use plastic products are more likely to end up in our seas than reusable options.

The 10 most commonly found single-use plastic items on European beaches, alongside fishing gear, represent 70% of all marine litter in the EU. According to the directive on single-use plastics where sustainable alternatives are easily available and affordable, single-use plastic products cannot be placed on the markets of EU Member States. This applies to cotton bud sticks, cutlery, plates, straws, stirrers, and sticks for balloons.

It will also apply to cups, food and beverage containers made of expanded polystyrene, and on all products made of oxo-degradable plastic. The EU aims to become a forerunner in the global fight against marine litter and plastic pollution. EU rules aim to reduce the volume and impact of certain plastic products on environment.

Plastics production is 20 times higher than in 1960s, and is forecast to almost quadruple by 2050. Although there are thousands of types of plastics, 90% of plastics are derived from virgin fossil fuels. About 6% of global oil consumption is used to produce plastics; by 2050, this share could reach 20%. In Europe, about 40% of post-consumer plastic waste is incinerated with energy recovery, and the rest is either landfilled or recycled. About half of the plastic waste collected and recycled is treated in the European Union; the other half is exported, mainly to China.

EU Strategy for Plastics and packaging

Minimum wages in all EU countries should allow for decent living and working standards, and member states should promote collective bargaining for pay.&nbsp; With 505 votes in favour, 92 against and 44 abstentions, Parliament adopted&nbsp;new legislation&nbsp;on adequate minimum wages in the EU during September plenary.

The EU law, agreed with the Council in June, aims to improve working and living conditions for all workers in the EU, as well as promoting economic and social progress. To this end, it establishes minimum requirements for the adequacy of statutory minimum&nbsp;wages as provided by national law and/or collective agreements, and enhances the effective access of workers to minimum wage protection.

The new directive will apply to all EU workers who have an employment contract or employment relationship. The EU countries in which the minimum wage is already protected exclusively via collective agreements will not be obliged to introduce these rules nor to make these agreements universally applicable.

EU wants to improve workers’ rights and working conditions across Europe, from working hours and parental leave to health and safety at work. The EU has put in place a set of labour rules to ensure strong social protection. They include minimum requirements on working conditions - such as working time, part-time work, workers’ rights - to information about important aspects of their employment and the posting of workers. They have become one of the cornerstones of Europe's social policies.&nbsp;

Working conditions

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

The EU thus 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.

In the wake of a series of human food and animal feed crises, EU food safety policy underwent substantial reform in the early 2000s. The ‘Farm to Fork’ approach was defined, guaranteeing a high level of safety at all stages of the production and distribution process for all food products marketed within the EU, whether produced within the EU or imported from third countries.

Food safety

Between 1991 and 2017, and especially after 2000, the EU witnessed substantial improvements in terms of road safety, whether measured in terms of fatalities, accidents or injuries.&nbsp; Over a shorter period, between 2001 and 2010, the number of deaths on EU roads decreased by 43 %, and by around another 20 % since 2010.The most recent figures, however, show that progress in reducing the fatality rate is stagnating.

Specific road users or demographic groups are not witnessing the same improvements as the rest of the population.&nbsp;Despite being the safest region in the world, and despite sustained efforts to tackle road safety,&nbsp;around 22 700 people die on EU roads annually, with around 120 000 seriously injured.&nbsp;

Road safety is a shared competence, implying that many measures are primarily dealt with by Member States. However, the EU, has&nbsp;significantly developed the acquis in this area, with the Commission adopting several policy frameworks on road safety.

In 2003, the EU set itself a target in terms of reducing road fatalities, and regularly monitors progress towards this goal. In June 2017, the Council endorsed the Valletta Declaration, which reasserted commitments and targets in the area of road safety. In May 2018, within the context of the third and last 'mobility package', the Commission presented a common framework for road safety for the 2021-2030 period, recalling the EU’s long-term goal of moving as close as possible to zero fatalities in road transport by 2050 ('Vision Zero').

The European Parliament has adopted numerous resolutions regarding or covering road safety, calling notably for more detailed and measurable targets, more account taken of vulnerable users as well as of the safety challenges emerging from the development of connected and automated mobility.

Road safety

A formal sitting is&nbsp;held to mark an official visit to the European Parliament, made at the President’s invitation after consulting with the Conference of Presidents.

The official guest is seated to the right of the President on the podium. After the welcoming remarks by the President, the official guest addresses the&nbsp; Parliament from the central rostrum in the Chamber.

The address for a formal sitting of Parliament&nbsp;usually lasts 30 minutes and generally takes place before the voting session.

Formal Sittings

Glyphosate-based pesticides (i.e. formulations containing glyphosate and other chemicals) are used in agriculture and horticulture, primarily to combat weeds that compete with cultivated crops.

Glyphosate is an active substance used for the production of pesticides, which has been authorised in the EU since 2002. It is the most frequently used herbicide worldwide and in the EU, and one of several hundred active substances that have been assessed by Member States and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in recent years.

Use of glyphosate

The European Parliament has adopted the mandate of a special committee to look into the EU’s authorisation procedure for pesticides.

The special committee is a response to concerns raised about the risk posed by the herbicide substance glyphosate. The herbicide had its marketing licence renewed by EU member states for five years in November 2017.

Use of pesticides

The 1979 European elections were parliamentary elections held across all 9 (at the time) European Community member states.

They were the first European elections to be held, allowing citizens to elect 410 MEPs to the European Parliament, and also the first international election in history. Seats in the Parliament had been allocated to the states according to population, and in some cases were divided into constituencies, but members sat according to political groups.

40th Anniversary of the first elections to the European Parliament by direc

The Roma are Europe's largest ethnic minority. Out of an estimated total of 10-12 million in Europe, some 6 million live in the EU, and most of them are citizens of an EU country. &nbsp;The estimated share of the Roma in EU countries in 2012 ranges from 10.3% in Bulgaria, 9.1% in Slovakia, 8.3% in Romania, 7% in Hungary, 2.5% in Greece, 2% in Czechia and 1.6% in Spain, to less than 1% in most of the other countries.

Excessive force, police brutality and misconduct against Romani people continue to be reported across the EU, in line with the&nbsp;2020 findings&nbsp;of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).

The FRA report also revealed that Romani people are subject to widespread poverty, inadequate living conditions, poor health, exclusion from the labour market and harassment.&nbsp;

Romani people in the EU

Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, the disruption of Russian gas supplies has led to skyrocketing electricity prices and market volatility, leading the Commission and member states to consider new policy options such as capping prices or decoupling of gas and electricity prices. In recent months, Parliament and Council have adopted an&nbsp;emergency plan for filling gas reserves.

The Commission has also launched the&nbsp;RepowerEU&nbsp;plan to reduce the&nbsp;dependency from Russia, diversify gas supplies, speed up the roll-out of renewable gases and replace gas in heating and power generation as well as&nbsp;EU-wide gas consumption reduction measures.

This can&nbsp;reduce EU demand for Russian gas by two thirds before the end of the year. The EC came with proposals how to deal with the problem during the SOTEU speech of Ursula von der Leyen.

European Union countries agreed on 30th September on series of meeasures, including energy levies on windfall profits of energy companies or binding targets to reduce electricity consumption.

Energy prices

The European Parliament payed tribute to&nbsp;Jacques Delors, a former EU Commission President&nbsp;who played an instrumental role in European integration. Delors served as President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995, and was according to&nbsp;most historians of European integration and political scientists, one of the most successful holders of that post to date. His agenda and accomplishments include the EU single market, the Single European Act, Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and the rapid integration of the former German Democratic Republic into the European Community.

His combination of coherent agenda-setting and strong negotiating skills, acquired through long experience of trade union bargaining and years of ministerial responsibilities in turbulent times, make him a remarkable figure in European history. He also showed himself able to react swiftly to external events, notably the collapse of the Soviet bloc, whilst building Europe’s credibility on the international stage.

Tribute to Jacques Delors

EP Plenary session - EU-US relations in the light of the outcome of the US presidential elections

EP Plenary session - UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

ECON

Official visit to Poland - Statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, at "The Future of Poland 2024" event, at the University of Warmia and Mazury

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

LIBE

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

ITRE

Committee on Fisheries

PECH

Committee on Budgets

BUDG

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

AGRI

Subcommittee Constitutive meeting on Security and Defence

SEDE

Subcommittee Constitutive meeting on Public Health

SANT

Subcommittee Constitutive meeting on Tax Matters

FISC

Subcommittee Constitutive meeting on Human Rights

DROI

Committee Constitutive meeting on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

FEMM

Committee Constitutive meeting on Constitutional Affairs

AFCO

Committee Constitutive meeting on Fisheries

Committee Constitutive meeting on Budgetary Control

CONT

Committee Constitutive meeting on Petitions

PETI

Committee Constitutive meeting on Industry, Research and Energy

Committee Constitutive meeting on Culture and Education

CULT

Delegations for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil Constitutive meeting

Delegations for relations with Israel Constitutive meeting

ECON - Monetary Dialogue with Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank

Delegation to the Caribbean-EU Parliamentary Assembly Constitutive meeting

Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee Constitutive meeting

Multilingualism Day 2024

DEVE - Presentation of the priorities of the Hungarian Presidency - Exchange of views with Tristan AZBEJ State Secretary

DEVE AFET DROI - Presentation of candidates for the Sakharov Prize 2024

Protecting farmer workers and citizens in rural areas against pesticides

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, to New York (United States) - United Nations General Assembly - Participation to the Clinton Global Initiatives Spotlight Session

10th year of detention for Uyghur human rights activist Professor Ilham Tohti

ENVI Committee - Exchange of views with Dr Péter Takács, Secretary of State for Health, Ministry of the Interior, Hungarian Council Presidency

ECON - Public Hearing with Dominique Laboureix, Chair of the Single Resolution Board

DROI Committee meeting

World University Games Torch ceremony

ENVI Committee - Exchange of views with Dr Anikó Raisz, Secretary of State for Environmental Affairs and Circular Economy, Ministry of Energy, Hungarian Council Presidency

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, to New York (United States) - Participation to the event organised by the EP on The Role of Parliaments in Multilateralism at the Global Level

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, to New York (United States) - Engagement with Antonio TAJANI, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Europeiska kommissionens ordförande, Ursula von der Leyen, höll sitt första tal om tillståndet i Europeiska unionen och talade om vad som har uppnåtts samt prioriteringar inför framtiden. Parlamentet diskuterade även den ekonomiska återhämtningsplanen och koordineringen av EU-åtgärder som svar på covid-19-krisen. Medlemmarna debatterade den humanitära krisen på Lesbos samt den politiska situationen i Belarus.

Höjdpunkter från plenarsammanträdet Tillståndet i EU, återhämtningsplan och utrikespolitik

Även om delar av EU-finansieringen har nått den kreativa sektorn genom mer flexibla statsstödsregler och programmet Kreativa Europa, finns ingen särskild EU-återhämtningsfond för kulturen. Parlamentsledamöterna begär mer direkt stöd till kulturen och ytterligare finansiering för konstnärlig verksamhet i långtidsbudgeten.

Parlamentet kräver akut stöd för den kreativa sektorn

Om EU ska uppnå koldioxidneutralitet innan 2050, måste man ställa om från fossila bränslen till hållbar energi. Parlamentet vill att väsentlig finansiering ska tilldelas Fonden för en rättvis omställning, för att hjälpa regioner, industrier och arbetstagare att gå över till framtidens energikällor.

Från kol till ren energi: Europas gröna omställning

De 6 miljoner romerna i Europa är EU:s största minoritet. Europaparlamentet vill göra mer för att garantera att deras grundläggande rättigheter är skyddade och att de har tillgång till anständig utbildning, arbete, sjukvård och bostäder.

Ledamöterna kräver åtgärder för att bryta romernas utanförskap

Europeiska kommissionens ordförande Ursula von der Leyen talade till parlamentet under sin första debatt om tillståndet i Europeiska unionen och lade fram sin plan för en grön återhämtning efter covid-19-krisen. Klimatet, vikten av enighet och samarbete och nästa sjuårsbudget var några av de viktigaste elementen under debatten.

Von der Leyen berättar för EU-parlamentet att hon kommer att leda Europa mot en grön återhämtning

Ledamöterna ska debattera kommissionens ordförande Ursula von der Leyens första tal om tillståndet i EU, och föreslå ändringar i EU:s civilskyddsmekanism. De ska också upprepa kraven på att öka EU:s intäkter, utan att belasta skattebetalarna. Allt detta och mer därtill är aktuellt i Bryssel.

Aktuellt i Bryssel: Tillståndet i EU, den gröna omställningen, civilskydd med mera

Efter ett år som chef för Europeiska kommissionen har ordförande von der Leyen börjat införa de nya initiativen i sitt program. Parlamentsledamöterna ska granska de senaste tolv månaderna och analysera hur EU:s framtid ska se ut. På dagordningen står återhämtningen efter covid-19, finansiering av de kommande sju åren, skydd av klimatet och att sätta EU på världskartan igen.

Presentatör: Debatt om tillståndet i Europeiska unionen 2020

EU-ledarna kanske har nått en överenskommelse om budgeten för 2021–2027 och om återhämtningspaketet som är kopplat till covid-19 men EU-parlamentet säger att det inte kan acceptera överenskommelsen i dess nuvarande form. Nedskärningar i program som Erasmus+, Horizon Europe och den gröna given bedöms som oacceptabla.

Parlamentet kan inte acceptera överenskommelsen om EU:s långtidsbudget som den ser ut för tillfället

Med återhämtningen från covid-19 som gemensam nämnare för nästa termin, kommer parlamentet att överväga viktig lagstiftning inom jordbruk, transport och migration. Den ekonomiska återhämtningen ska säkerställas samtidigt som arbetstillfällen och miljön prioriteras. Allt detta och mer är på gång under de kommande sex månaderna i Europaparlamentet.

De kommande 6 månaderna: vägen till återhämtning

Covid-19-pandemin satte fokus på ett pågående problem: bristen på vissa läkemedel inom EU. Europaparlamentet föreslår en rad åtgärder för att få slut på detta tilltagande men till stor del tysta problem.

Bekämpa bristen på läkemedel inom EU

Europaparlamentet vill ha en ambitiös EU-budget som finansierar återhämtningen och bidrar till att bygga ett grönt Europa, utan att belasta skattebetalare eller framtida generationer. Men hur? Med extra inkomstkällor, så kallade "egna medel".

Parlamentet pressar på för nya inkomstkällor till EU

Ända sedan covid-19-pandemin började har EU varit ledande i samordningen av åtgärder, och jobbat för att bekämpa både hälsokrisen och virusets ekonomiska följder. Här är 10 saker som EU gör för att få Europa tillbaka på fötterna igen.

Covid-19: 10 saker som EU gör för att främja återhämtningen

Europa har stått inför stora utmaningar de senaste sex månaderna, men blickar framåt och investerar i långsiktiga lösningar. För att ta itu med följderna av covid-19 har EU frigjort medel utan motstycke för att ge stöd åt människor, arbeten och forskning. För att möta klimatförändringarna fortsatte parlamentet sin kamp för en grönare politik och mer ambitiösa mål.

Hittills i parlamentet 2020 ...

EU utför en fullständig genomgång av reglerna för vägtransporter. Ändringarna innebär bättre arbetsvillkor för chaufförer, strängare regler för att bekämpa olagliga metoder och smart teknik för att se till att reglerna följs. Resultatet kommer att bli en säkrare och rättvisare bransch.

Uppdatering av reglerna för vägtransporter

Europeiska konsumenter vars rättigheter har kränkts på samma sätt kommer snart att gemensamt kunna stämma företag, oberoende av var de bor. Idag är det närmast omöjligt, men med den nya lagstiftningen blir det lättare att skydda konsumenter och samtidigt undvika oegentliga rättsprocesser.

Bättre skydd för europeiska konsumenter

Den europeiska energiförsörjningen ska vara säker, diversifierad men även miljövänlig. Därför vill nu EU-parlamentet uppdatera riktlinjerna för finansiering av det transeuropeiska energinätet – för att det ska passa EU:s klimatmål, i linje med den gröna given – samtidigt som man ser till att inga regioner lämnas utanför nätverket.

Diversifierad och säker europeisk energi

Vid plenarsammanträdet i juli ska ledamöterna diskutera återhämtningen och långtidsbudgeten. De ska rösta om rättvisare regler för vägtransportarbetare och krav på en integrerad strategi för allmän sjukvård inom EU. Allt detta och mer är aktuellt i Bryssel.

Aktuellt i Bryssel: Återhämtning och EU:s budget, regler för vägtransporter och allmän sjukvård

Klimatförändringen påverkar redan idag européerna. Europa agerar nu med den gröna given och parlamentet spelar en central roll i utformningen av morgondagens hållbara ekonomi.

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