MEPs quiz the Commission and the Council on the best use of EU funds to help citizens cope with the rising cost of living. The debate comes amid strong inflation, rising interest rates and rocketing energy prices, triggered by the post-COVID-19 recovery and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

social Europe (T)

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

OMARJEE, Younous (The Left, FR)

BIZZOTTO, Mara (ID, IT)

URTASUN, Ernest (Greens/EFA, ES)

JONGERIUS, Agnes (S&D, NL)

FERRARA, Laura (NI, IT)

VAN OVERTVELDT, Johan (ECR, BE)

MEUTHEN, Jörg (NI, DE)

RADTKE, Dennis (EPP, DE)

MADISON, Jaak (ID, EE)

GARICANO, Luis (Renew, ES)

BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Isabel (EPP, ES)

PÎSLARU, Dragoş (Renew, RO)

DEMIREL, Özlem (The Left, DE)

LANGENSIEPEN, Katrin (Greens/EFA, DE)

BISCHOFF, Gabriele (S&D, DE)

HOOGEVEEN, Michiel (ECR, NL)

EU initiatives to address the cost of living, including the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

SOUNDBITE (Original), Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA (EPP, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Agnes JONGERIUS (S&amp;D, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Luis GARICANO (Renew, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ernest URTASUN (Greens/ALE, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jaak MADISON (ID, EE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Johan VAN OVERTVELDT (ECR, BE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), &#214;zlem DEMIREL (The Left, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Laura FERRARA (NI, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Dennis RADTKE (EPP, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Gabriele BISCHOFF (S&amp;D, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Drago&#351; P&#206;SLARU (Renew, RO), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Katrin LANGENSIEPEN (Greens/EFA, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mara BIZZOTTO (ID, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Michiel HOOGEVEEN (ECR, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Younous OMARJEE (The Left, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), J&#246;rg MEUTHEN (NI, DE), -