At a glance: Parliament’s committees finished the hearings of the Commissioners-designate; at a plenary session in Brussels, MEPs will debate defence readiness and vote on delaying the implementation of deforestation rules.

Kurznachrichten – 13/11/2024 - Deutsch

At a glance: the European Parliament is set to debate EU-US relations, defence readiness, and deforestation rules in a plenary session in Brussels – other items on the agenda include measures to combat money laundering, and the introduction of new sanctions against Russia; ahead of the COP29 climate summit in Baku, MEPs will shape the EU’s stance on climate and vote on delaying the implementation of deforestation rules.

Kurznachrichten – 12/11/2024 - Deutsch

At a glance: Parliament’s committees will hold the last confirmation hearings of the Commissioners-designate; the hearings will conclude tomorrow; evaluation letters will then go to the Conference of Committee Chairs, then to the Conference of Presidents.

Kurznachrichten – 11/11/2024 - Deutsch

Die EU erlebt einen noch nie dagewesenen demografischen Wandel. 2050 dürfte fast ein Drittel der EU-Bevölkerung 65 Jahre oder älter sein. Die Alterung der Gesellschaft wird sich in Zukunft stark auf verschiedene Bereiche auswirken – zum Beispiel das Gesundheitswesen, soziale Dienste, den Arbeitsmarkt und die Wirtschaft. Der Schwerpunkt der Politik der EU für ältere Menschen liegt auf diesen Hauptbereichen: aktives Altern, soziale Einbeziehung, Gesundheitsversorgung und Langzeitpflege sowie finanzielle Sicherheit. Was noch fehlt, ist eine umfassende EU-Strategie für ältere Menschen.

Auf dem Weg zu einer europäischen Strategie für ältere Menschen

At a glance: Parliament’s committees are holding the confirmation hearings of the Commissioners-designate, which will conclude on 12 November 2024; a workshop has been held on the post-2027 EU long-term budget.

Kurznachrichten – 08/11/2024 - Deutsch

At a glance: The European Parliament President, Roberta Metsola, has congratulated the newly elected US President, Donald Trump; Parliament’s committees are holding the confirmation hearings of the Commissioners-designate, which will conclude on 12 November 2024.

Kurznachrichten – 07/11/2024 - Deutsch

At a glance: the European Parliament’s committees are holding confirmation hearings for the candidates for the new Commission. The hearings will conclude on 12 November.

Kurznachrichten – 06/11/2024 - Deutsch

At a glance: the European Parliament’s committees are carrying out confirmation hearings for the candidates for the new Commission; European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has congratulated Maia Sandu on her re-election as President of Moldova.

Kurznachrichten – 05/11/2024 - Deutsch

At a glance: European Commissioner to present annual Anti-Fraud report to Budgetary Control Committee; Parliament hearings underway for proposed candidates for the new Commission; experts convene in Brussels to shape priorities for Post-2027 EU budget.

Kurznachrichten – 04/11/2024 - Deutsch

The need for accountability and increased scrutiny of the European Council has been a constant theme in the European Parliament's resolutions throughout the 2019-2024 legislative term. The increased need to scrutinise the European Council also results from the changing role of the institution over recent years. In this podcast, we analyse the need for democratic oversight of the European Council and outline the different tools at Parliament's disposal to do so. We also look at the content of Parliament's resolutions addressing the European Council and the messages it sends to the EU leaders.

EPRS policy podcast - European Parliament's scrutiny of the European Council: The use of Parliament resolutions

Am 7. Februar 1992 unterzeichneten die damals zwölf Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Gemeinschaften in der niederländischen Stadt Maastricht den Vertrag über die Europäische Union. Dieser „Vertrag von Maastricht“ trat am 1. November 1993 in Kraft, nachdem er von allen Mitgliedstaaten ratifiziert worden war.
Die Europäische Union wurde damit formell gegründet – und die Europäische Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft wurde zu einer umfassenderen Union mit einem noch stärkeren Zusammenhalt. Auch die Unionsbürgerschaft wurde mit dem Vertrag von Maastricht eingeführt.

Der Vertrag von Maastricht und was danach geschah

At a glance: the European Parliament is about to start confirmation hearings for candidates for the von der Leyen Commission; members of the Public Health Subcommittee  concluded their visit to the EU Disease Prevention Centre and an EU delegation attended COP16 in Colombia.

Kurznachrichten – 31/10/2024 - Deutsch

At a glance: following Georgia’s elections, MEPs call for investigations into alleged vote manipulation; MEPs push for more support to Ukraine; and European Parliament delegation meets with representatives of international legal bodies in The Hague.

Kurznachrichten – 30/10/2024 - Deutsch

At a glance: MEPs of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee are in Colombia to attend the UN Conference on Biological Diversity; a delegation of the Committee on Transport and Tourism is in France, to take stock of major EU funded transport projects and MEPs of the Committee on Development are in Guatemala to review the EU development portfolio in the country.

Kurznachrichten – 29/10/2024 - Deutsch

At a glance: MEPs from the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs are visiting Poland; a delegation from the Committee on International Trade is in the UK; and Parliament denounces violations of human rights and international law by Azerbaijan.

Kurznachrichten – 28/10/2024 - Deutsch

Der Daphne-Caruana-Galizia-Preis 2024 ging an das gemeinnützige länderübergreifende Recherchenetz „Lost in Europe“. Ausgezeichnet wurde dessen investigative Arbeit zu den mehr als 51 000 Minderjährigen, die zwischen 2021 und 2023 ohne erwachsene Begleitperson nach Europa kamen und verschwanden. Mit dem Preis trägt die EU zur Förderung der Prinzipien und Grundwerte bei, die in ihrer Charta der Grundrechte verankert sind. Benannt ist die Auszeichnung nach Daphne Caruana Galizia, der maltesischen Enthüllungsjournalistin und Bloggerin, die gegen Korruption kämpfte und 2017 ermordet wurde.

Der Daphne-Caruana-Galizia-Preis für Journalismus 2024

The leader of Venezuela’s democratic forces and the opposition candidate in the July presidential elections will receive the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Parliament’s President Roberta Metsola announced the winners of the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in the chamber, following the meeting of the Conference of Presidents, which took the decision.

President Metsola said: “The 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is awarded to María Corina Machado and President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia for their brave fight to restore freedom and democracy in Venezuela. In their quest for a fair, free and peaceful transition of power, they have fearlessly upheld values that millions of Venezuelans and the European Parliament hold so dear: justice, democracy and the rule of law. The European Parliament stands with the people of Venezuela and with María Corina Machado and President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia in their struggle for the democratic future of their country. This award is for them.”

The award ceremony for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought will take place on 18 December in Strasbourg, during Parliament’s plenary session

Sakharov Prize 2024

COP29 takes place from 11 to 22 November 2024 in Baku (Azerbaijan). A Parliament delegation will attend the gathering between 18 and 22 November. COP29 aims to provide an overview of current progress on its climate goals, as well as financial support for global climate action while countries are in the process of developing new climate commitments under the Paris Agreement, which have to be communicated in early 2025.

In a draft proposal&nbsp;MEPs want all countries to agree on a new post-2025 collective goal on climate finance. They want COP29 to send an “unambiguous signal” as a follow-up to the COP28 commitment to transition away from fossil fuels. They encourage all countries to phase out all direct and indirect fossil fuels subsidies as soon as possible and reallocate these resources towards climate action.

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COP 29

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

Oceans need to be managed sustainably in order to conserve our fragile marine ecosystems.

Although oceans are essential to us in many ways, the state of marine biodiversity remains little known. What we do know, however, is that human activities create a number of pressures such as (over-)exploitation, carbon emissions, and pollution, including marine litter.

It is estimated that there are over 150 million tonnes of plastic in the world's seas and that, without significant action, there may be more plastic than fish (by weight) in the sea by 2050. Some marine litter consists of microplastics; these originate from the breaking down of larger plastic pieces or are released directly into the environment.

Ocean protection

On 1 January 2007 Bulgaria joined the EU.

Bulgaria applied for membership of the European Union on 18th December 1995 and started its accession negociations in February 2000. The negociations were successfully concluded in December 2004 and the Accession Treaty was signed in April 2005.

EU - Bulgaria

It is incumbent upon the European Parliament to ensure that its legislative and non-legislative work is informed to respect, promote and safeguard the rights of the child and to advance children’s lives both within the EU and in its relations with the outside world.

Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union establishes the objective for the EU to promote protection of the rights of the child. The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights guarantees the protection of the rights of the child by the EU institutions and by EU countries when they implement EU law.

Children’s rights (2019 - 2020)

The rights of the child are part of human rights: rights that the EU and its Member States must respect, protect and fulfil. The Treaty on European Union establishes the objective for the EU to promote protection of the rights of the child. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU guarantees the protection of the rights of the child by the EU institutions and by EU countries when they implement EU law. Over the years the European Parliament has been instrumental in pushing children's rights to the core of European policies, particularly through its Intergroup on Children's Rights.

On 14 November 2023, the Civil Liberties Committee adopted its position on new measures to protect children online by preventing and stopping child sexual abuse. The draft Parliament position was adopted by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs with 51 votes in favour, 2 against, and 1 abstaining. Inter-institutional negotiations were authorised with 48 in favour, 2 against, and 4 abstaining.

To protect children online, the new rules would mandate internet providers to assess whether there is a significant risk of their services being misused for online child sexual abuse and to solicit children, and to take measures to mitigate these risks. MEPs want mitigation measures to be targeted, proportionate and effective, and providers should be able to decide which ones to use.

They also want to ensure that pornographic sites have adequate age verification systems, flagging mechanisms for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and human content moderation to process these reports. To stop minors being solicited online, MEPs propose that services targeting children should require by default user consent for unsolicited messages, have blocking and muting options, and boost parental control.

Children’s rights

Faced with a growing international terrorist threat, the European Union (EU) is playing an ever more ambitious role in counter-terrorism.&nbsp;Even though primary responsibility for combating crime and ensuring security lies with the Member States, the EU provides cooperation, coordination and (to some extent) harmonisation tools, as well as financial support, to address this borderless phenomenon.

EU spending in the area of counter-terrorism has increased over the years and is set to grow in the future, to allow for better cooperation between national law enforcement authorities and enhanced support by the EU bodies in charge of security, such as Europol and eu-LISA.

The action plan to reinforce the fight against the financing of terrorism focuses on two main strands of action: tracing terrorists through financial movements and preventing them from moving funds or other assets and disrupting the sources of revenue used by terrorist organisations, by targeting their capacity to raise funds.

In April the European Parliament adopted a new regulation that will target content such as texts, images, sound recordings or videos, including live transmissions, that incite, solicit or contribute to terrorist offences, provide instructions for such offences or solicit people to participate in a terrorist group. It will also cover material that provides guidance on how to make and use explosives, firearms and other weapons for terrorist purposes.

Hosting service providers will have to remove or disable access to flagged terrorist content in all member states within one hour of receiving a removal order from the competent authority. Member states will adopt rules on penalties, the degree of which will take into account the nature of the breach and the size of company responsible.

Fight against terrorism

The progress of&nbsp;digital transformation&nbsp;has inevitably led to new cybersecurity threats.&nbsp;Also the COVID19 crisis has again exposed the cyber vulnerabilities of some critical sectors, in particular healthcare, while teleworking and social distance has increased our dependency on digital technologies and connectivity.

As&nbsp; a consequence, in December 2020 the European Commission launched a new EU Cybersecurity Strategy&nbsp;to make physical and digital critical entities more resilient.

The European Parliament and the Coucil reached a deal on&nbsp;May 2022 on the new rules to&nbsp;strengthen EU-wide resilience

The agreed text&nbsp;sets tighter cybersecurity obligations in terms of risk management, reporting obligations and information sharing. The requirements include incident response, supply chain security, encryption and vulnerability disclosure, among other provisions.

Cybersecurity

With increasing population growth, rapid urbanization, climate change and environmental degradation, a growing number of people and resources are exposed to natural disasters.MEPs have supported different initiatives to help member states respond faster and more effectively to emergencies and disasters. The European Parliament is also impelled to aid and supervise reconstruction efforts in regions affected by natural disasters both within the EU and abroad.

Natural disasters

2025&nbsp; EU budget was signed into law by European Parliament’s President Metsola during the plenary in November. In February 2024, during the revision of the EU's long-term budget, Parliament secured substantial increases for key priorities, such as support for Ukraine, additions which MEPs were able to maintain for 2025’s budget. They also ensured the financing of the repayment costs for the European Recovery Instrument (EURI), which are almost twice the amount initially forecast for 2025, while at the same time protecting funding for essential programmes like Erasmus+ or research.

MEPs also obtained further funding for essential programmes in the 2025 annual budget. They successfully negotiated an additional €230.7 million beyond the Commission's initial draft proposal, focusing on key initiatives including research, health, education, young farmers, coordination of social security schemes, crisis response to natural disasters, climate action, humanitarian aid, military mobility and border management. On top of this extra funding, major increases sourced from previous savings will benefit the 2025 budget, including €422 million for Erasmus+ and €20 million for Horizon Europe.

EU Budget 2025

Parliament holds debates on human rights, democracy and rule of law topics.

Human rights are fundamental values of the entire international community. More than 70 years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the first comprehensive international human rights document to set common standards to which all UN members should aspire, human rights have become a cornerstone of the international system and have reached almost universal recognition. However, much remains to be done in practice so that every human being can enjoy their fundamental rights.

Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law

Exposing and eradicating discrimination on the grounds of gender and sex remains a priority for the European Parliament. Through the&nbsp;FEMM Committee and plenary debates, MEPs frequently discuss&nbsp;the impact on women of social and economic changes.

The European Parliament aims to address and denounce events and policy that breach or threaten the rights of women,&nbsp;both within the EU and abroad.

During the last week of October 2023, the European Parliament holds its fourth European Gender Equality Week,&nbsp;at the initiative of the Women’s Rights Committee. Several committees will hold debates with a gender perspective to discuss policy shortcomings and achievements, and how to advance women's rights in all EU policy areas.

Women's rights

EP President Metsola made&nbsp;a statement at the opening of the February session, followed by a full debate on the emergency humanitarian aid the EU can provide to Türkiye and Syria after the catastrophic earthquake, which cost the lives of more than 30 000&nbsp;people and destroyed tens of thousands of buildings, leaving hundreds of thousands homeless.

Turkey has been candidate for EU membership since 1999. Accession negotiations started in 2005. In recent years the EU is often criticizing the backsliding of the country in certain areas. As a major emerging economy and a member of NATO and G20, Türkiye&nbsp;is recognised as an active regional foreign policy player, with a strategic location, including for the EU's energy security. Turkey is a key strategic partner of the EU on issues such as migration, security, counter-terrorism, and the economy, but according to the EU has been backsliding in the areas of democracy, rule of law and fundamental right.

EU - Türkiye

The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) is a committee of the European Parliament which is responsible for the regulation of financial services, the free movement of capital and payments, taxation and competition policies, oversight of the European Central Bank, and the international financial system. It is currently chaired by Irene Tinagli.

ECON - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

The constitutive meetings of the European Parliament's standing committees and subcommittees take place in Brussels on 10 July 2019, following the appointment of their members in the plenary sitting of 3-4 July. During the meetings, each committee and subcommittee will elect its respective bureau, made up of a Chair and Vice-Chairs, for a two-and-a-half year mandate. The newly set up committees will then start holding their regular meetings during the week of 22 July.

IMCO - Committee on Iternal Market and Consumer Protection

Roxana Mînzatu was Romanian Minister for European Funds in 2019. From January 2022 until July 2024, she served as Secretary of State coordinating the Department for Integrated Evaluation and Monitoring of Public Funded Programs. She is Member of the European Parliament since July 2024 but now, she is Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for People, Skills and Preparedness, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Roxana MÎNZATU, Executive Vice-President designate, People, Skills and Preparedness

Stéphane Séjourné was a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2024, Chair of the Renew Europe Group of the European Parliament in 2021 and French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in 2024. He is now Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Executive VIce-President designate, Prosperity and Industrial Strategy

Raffaele Fitto was a Member of the European Parliament (1999-2000, 2014-2022) and became Co-Chair of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR) of the European Parliament in 2019. He was the Italian Minister for European Affairs, Southern Italy, Cohesion Policy and the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) from 2022 to present, and he is now Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for Cohesion and Reforms, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Raffaele FITTO, Executive Vice-President-designate, Cohesion and Reforms

Kaja Kallas was Member of the EP from 2014 to 2018, Estonian Prime Minister since 2021 and she is now High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, in the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Kaja KALLAS, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President designate

EU Leaders meet in Budapest for an informal European Council meeting. Competitiveness is on top of the agenda and is discussed in depth during an informal meeting of Heads of State or Government on 8 November 2024, which is expected to result in a ‘Budapest Declaration’.

Informal European Council in Budapest

Piotr Serafin became Head of cabinet of Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, in 2014 and Acting Permanent Representative of Poland to the EU in 2023. He is now European Commissioner-designate for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Piotr SERAFIN, Commissioner-designate, Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration

Valdis Dombrovskis was Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of an Economy that works for People, and Commissioner for Trade in the von der Leyen Commission I. He was also Vice-President of the EC in charge of the Euro and Social Dialogue, and in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union in the Juncker Commission and he is a former Member of the EP. He is now European Commissioner-designate for Economy and Productivity, and European Commissioner-designate for Implementation and Simplification, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Commisioner-designate for Economy and Productivity Implementation and Simplification

Marta Kos is self-employed, working through Kos Consulting and Coaching since 2021. From 2017 to 2021, she was the Slovenian Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and the Ambassador to Germany and Latvia (2013-2017). She is now the European Commissioner-designate for Enlargement, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Marta KOS, Commissioner-designate, Enlargement

Wopke Hoekstra was Dutch Minister for Finance from 2017 to 2022, Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2022 to 2023 and European Commissioner for Climate Action and acting Commissioner for Transport in the von der Leyen Commission I. He is now European Commissioner-designate for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Wopke HOEKSTRA, Commissioner-designate for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth

The European Political Community (EPC) is a political platform designed to foster cooperation among European countries that share the European Union's fundamental values. Proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron during the closing ceremony of the Conference on the Future of Europe in May 2022, the EPC held its first meeting in Prague in October 2022.

The discussions will be on the security challenges, followed by four breakout sessions on the topics of migration and economic security. The session on migration will cover all aspects of migration, while the one on economic security will also discuss connectivity in terms of energy, transport, IT and also global trade.

5th European Political Community Summit

Olivér Várhely was European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement in the von der Leyen Commission I. He is now European Commissioner-designate for Health and Animal Welfare, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Olivér VÁRHELYI, Commissioner-designated, Health and Animal Welfare

Andrius Kubilius was Lithuanian Prime Minister (1999-2000, 2008-2012), Member of the European Parliament since 2019 and he is now European Commissioner-designate for Defence and Space, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Andrius KUBILIUS, Commissioner-designate, Defence and Space

Costas Kadis was Cypriot Minister for Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment from 2018 to 2023. He is now European Commissioner-designate for Fisheries and Oceans, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Costantinos KADIS, Commissioner-designate, Fisheries and Oceans

Jozef Síkela has been Czech Minister for Industry and Trade since 2021. He is now the European Commissioner-designate for International Partnerships, in the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Jozef SÍKELA, Commissioner-designate, International Partnerships

Hadja Lahbib was Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade, and the Federal Cultural Institutions since 2022. She is now European Commissioner-designate for Preparedness and Crisis Management, and European Commissioner-designate for Equality, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Hadja LAHBIB, Commissioner-designate, Preparedness and Crisis Management

Maria Luís Albuquerque was the Portuguese Minister for Finance from 2013 to 2015. She is now European Commissioner-designate for Financial Services and the Savings and Investment Union, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Maria Luís ALBUQUERQUE, Commissioner-designate, Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union

Jessika Roswall was Swedish Minister for EU Affairs since 2022. She is now European Commissioner-designate for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Jessika ROSWALL, Commissioner-designate, Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy

Magnus Brunner was Secretary of State at the Austrian Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology from 2020 to 2021 and Austrian Federal Minister for Finance since 2021. He is now European Commissioner-designate for Internal Affairs and Migration, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Magnus BRUNNER, Commissioner-designate, Internal Affairs and Migration

Euroscola

Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula

Joint committee on Budgetary Control an committee on Budgets

BUDG

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Subcommittee meeting on Security and Defence

SEDE

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

ECON

Committee on Fisheries

PECH

Subcommittee meeting on Human Rights

DROI

Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

FEMM

Joint subcommittee meeting on Security and Defence and committee on Industry, Research and Energy

ITRE

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

AFCO

Committee on Transport and Tourism

TRAN

Joint committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and committee on Transport and Tourism

Committee on Development

DEVE

EP and EC joint press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission following the Parliament’s vote on the College of Commissioners

EP Plenary session - The New European Competitiveness Deal - A future for the farming and manufacturing sectors in the EU

EP Plenary session - Voting session - General Budget 2025

New College of Commissioners family photo.

EP Plenary session - Voting session - Election of the College of Commissioners

EP Plenary session - Presentation by the Commission President elect of the College of Commissioners and its programme

Meeting of the Conference of Presidents

EP Plenary session - Urgent need to tackle the gender pay gap

EP Plenary session - Political and humanitarian situation in Mozambique

EP Plenary session - Prison condition in the EU

EP Plenary session - Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: the urgent need to lift controls at internal land borders

EP Plenary session - Outcome of COP 29 and challenges for international climate policy

EP Plenary session - The humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank, UNRWA’s essential role in the region and the need to release all hostages

EP Plenary session.- Challenges in the implementation of cohesion policy 2021-2027

Press conference ahead of the vote on the EU budget 2025 agreement

Conference of Committee Chairs (CCC)

EP Plenary session - The Autumn 2024 Economic Forecast: a gradual rebound in an adverse environment

EP Plenary session - 2025 budgetary procedure

Im Jahr 2015 forderten die deutsche Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel und der französische Präsident François Hollande die europäischen Länder auf, die Verantwortung für die Aufnahme von Asylbewerbern gemeinsam zu tragen. Die EU sah sich in jenem Jahr mit einer beispiellosen Migrationswelle konfrontiert. Hunderttausende von Menschen kamen auf irregulärem Wege in die EU, viele von ihnen auf der Flucht vor dem Krieg in Syrien. Die meisten von ihnen wollten nach Deutschland und in eine Handvoll anderer Länder. In einer historischen gemeinsamen Rede vor dem Europäischen Parlament riefen Merkel und Hollande zu gemeinsamen Maßnahmen auf, um die Ursachen der Krise zu bekämpfen. *Sehen Sie sich die vollständige Rede auf dem Multimedia-Kanal des Europäischen Parlaments an: http://epfacebook.eu/SpeechMerkelHollande

Reden von Merkel und Hollande zur Migrationskrise | Europäisches Parlament

Pelagie floh aus der Demokratischen Republik Kongo, weil sie um ihr Leben fürchtete. Mit Hilfe der Wohltätigkeitsorganisation Refugees Welcome Italia hat sie in Rom ein neues Zuhause gefunden.Todor ist Anwalt beim Center for Legal Aid Voice in Bulgarien, einer Nichtregierungsorganisation, die Flüchtlingen bei der Integration hilft und sie rechtlich unterstützt.Mit Initiativen wie dem Asyl-, Migrations- und Integrationsfonds hilft die EU Migranten und Asylbewerbern und den EU-Ländern, die sie aufnehmen.Das Europäische Parlament befürwortet einen EU-weiten Ansatz zur Bewältigung der Herausforderungen der Migration.

Die Herausforderungen der Migration in der EU bewältigen: Das sind Pelagie und Todor

Meet Mireya, a together.eu volunteer whose main goal in the last few months has been to spread the word on EU elections!

Everyone’s voice counts in the upcoming vote, this is why, with her teammates, she organised an event to let people air their concerns, hopes and dreams for the EU.

Together.eu is a community of people who care about the EU and its future. By meeting, discussing and organising, people like Mireya and other together.eu volunteer can exchange views with like-minded people.

Getting the vote out in Madrid with Mireya, a together.eu volunteer! - 9:16 EE24

A global pandemic, war in Ukraine and a cost-of-living crisis: the 2019-2024 European Parliament stepped up as people faced unprecedented challenges.

Parliament responded with measures that strengthened the EU and its economy while standing up for European values.

June’s European elections will decide how Parliament will deal with the challenges of the future.

Six big issues the European Parliament dealt with in the last five years - 9:16

Six big issues the European Parliament dealt with in the last five years

Five candidates for the European Commission presidency gathered in the European Parliament, in Brussels, to debate issues that affect everyone in the European Union, from jobs and migration to climate, innovation and security.

The Eurovision debate was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and moderated by Martin Řezníček (Czech TV) and Annelies Beck (VRT, Belgium).

The following candidates took part:

Walter Baier (Austria, European Left)
Sandro Gozi (Italy, Renew Europe Now)
Ursula von der Leyen (Germany, European People’s Party)
Terry Reintke (Germany, European Greens)
Nicolas Schmit (Luxembourg, Party of European Socialists)

The position of each candidate on the stage, the first speaker on each topic and the order of the ‘spotlight’ interviews were decided on 16 May by a draw organised by the EBU in the European Parliament.

2024 Eurovision debate between lead candidates for the Commission presidency - 9:16 EE24

2024 Eurovision debate between lead candidates for the Commission presidency – EE24

The European Parliament has been working to protect people and the planet from the worst effects of climate change.   

 It passed ambitious and binding greenhouse gas reduction targets to make Europe the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050, and backed vital funds to help Europeans meet the cost of the green transition.   

New rules encourage cleaner, more efficient energy and industry, creating new jobs and opportunities for businesses.  

EU action on climate change: use your vote in June! 

The European Parliament has been working to protect people and the planet from the worst effects of climate change.   

 It passed ambitious and binding greenhouse gas reduction targets to make Europe the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050, and backed vital funds to help Europeans meet the cost of the green transition.   

New rules encourage cleaner, more efficient energy and industry, creating new jobs and opportunities for businesses.

EU action on climate change: use your vote in June!  - 9:16

Wie schützen wir in Zeiten von polarisierten Ideen, weit verbreiteter Desinformation und grenzüberschreitenden Konflikten die Integrität der europäischen Institutionen und der Demokratie? Forscher/-innen und NGOs in ganz Europa untersuchen, wie man Gesellschaften widerstandsfähiger gegen Krisen und Akteure aus dem Ausland machen kann, die versuchen, sich in unsere demokratischen Prozesse einzumischen.  

Zwei dieser Forscher sind Julia vom Clingendael Institute for International Relations in den Niederlanden und Katarina vom Centre for Democracy & Resilience am GLOBSEC Policy Institute in der Slowakei. Sie sind auf die westlichen Balkanstaaten und EU-Beitrittsländer wie die Ukraine spezialisiert. 

Das Europäische Parlament unterstützt die Gesetzgebung zur Förderung dieser Art von Forschung und erkennt die Bedeutung unabhängiger Stellen an. Hier erfährst du mehr darüber, wie das Parlament die Bedrohungen der EU-Demokratie bekämpft: https://europa.eu/!rg6kY7.

EU-Unabhängigkeit und Demokratie bewahren: Lerne Julia und Katarína kennen EE24

Wie schützen wir in Zeiten von polarisierten Ideen, weit verbreiteter Desinformation und grenzüberschreitenden Konflikten die Integrität der europäischen Institutionen und der Demokratie? Forscher/-innen und NGOs in ganz Europa untersuchen, wie man Gesellschaften widerstandsfähiger gegen Krisen und ausländische Akteure machen kann, die versuchen, sich in unsere demokratischen Prozesse einzumischen.  

Zwei dieser Forscher sind Julia vom Clingendael Institute for International Relations in den Niederlanden und Katarina vom Centre for Democracy & Resilience am GLOBSEC Policy Institute in der Slowakei. Sie sind auf die westlichen Balkanstaaten und EU-Beitrittsländer wie die Ukraine spezialisiert. 

Das Europäische Parlament unterstützt die Gesetzgebung zur Förderung dieser Art von Forschung und erkennt die Bedeutung unabhängiger Stellen an. Hier erfährst du mehr darüber, wie das Parlament die Bedrohungen der EU-Demokratie bekämpft: https://europa.eu/!rg6kY7.

Die Unabhängigkeit und Demokratie der EU bewahren: Julia und Katarína 9:16 EE24

Manchmal wollen die Hintermänner von Desinformationen nur Verwirrung und Zweifel säen.

Sie überschwemmen die sozialen Medien mit mehreren und widersprüchlichen Versionen desselben Ereignisses, nicht um uns von etwas zu überzeugen, sondern um allgemeines Misstrauen und Apathie zu fördern.

In diesem Video mit den Experten des Europäischen Parlaments erfährst du, wie du diese Bedrohung erkennen und ihr begegnen kannst.

Mehr über das Europäische Parlament und die Europawahlen kannst du hier lesen: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en

Wie Desinformation funktioniert | Episode 3: Überschwemmung des Informationsraums - 9:16 EE24

Wie Desinformation funktioniert | Episode 3: Überschwemmung des Informationsraums - EE24

Das Transparenz-Register ist eine Online-Datenbank, in der Organisationen aufgeführt sind, die Einfluss auf die Rechtsetzung und Politikgestaltung der EU-Institutionen nehmen möchten. Es zeigt auf, welche Interessen auf EU-Ebene
in wessen Namen verfolgt werden, und benennt die dafür eingesetzten finanziellen und personellen Ressourcen.

Europäisches Transparenz-Register

Hattest du schon einmal das Gefühl, dich aus einer Diskussion zurückzuziehen, weil der Ton zu aggressiv war und deine Meinung zwischen extremen Aussagen unterzugehen schien?

Das passiert normalerweise, wenn die extremsten Standpunkte künstlich aufgebauscht werden.

Durch eine Polarisierung der Debatte wollen die Verbreiter von Desinformationen uns glauben machen, dass die Unterschiede zwischen uns viel größer sind, als sie in Wirklichkeit sind, und es schwierig machen, Kompromisse zu schließen und Lösungen zu finden.

Schau dir dieses Video an, um zu erfahren, wie das funktioniert und wie du es vermeiden kannst, in diese Falle zu tappen.

Mehr über das Europäische Parlament und die Europawahlen kannst du hier lesen: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en

Wie Desinformation funktioniert Ep2: Säen von Spaltung - EE24

Wie Desinformation funktioniert Ep2: Säen von Spaltung - 9:16 EE24

Wie kann die EU ihr Wirtschaftsmodell reformieren, damit die Verbraucher und der Planet davon profitieren? Aimilios in Belgien und Laetitia in Frankreich haben (einen Teil) der Antwort!

Aimilios und sein Watt4Ever-Team bereiten alte Elektroauto-Batterien wieder auf, um daraus neue Energiespeichersysteme herzustellen. So erhalten die Batterien ein zweites Leben und sparen wertvolle Rohstoffe und Energie, während sie gleichzeitig die Umwelt nicht zusätzlich belasten.

Laetitia und „Halte à l'Obsolescence Programmée“, oder HOP („Stop Planned Obsolescence“), setzen sich dafür ein, dass Alltagsprodukte länger halten und besser repariert werden können.

Das Europäische Parlament unterstützt EU-weite Maßnahmen zur Förderung einer Kreislaufwirtschaft, eines Rechts auf Reparatur und eines besseren Recyclings von Rohstoffen, um die Verschmutzung des Planeten zu vermeiden und den Geldbeutel zu schonen.

EU-Programme wie Horizont Europa sowie Fonds für die ländliche und regionale Entwicklung sorgen dafür, dass solche Projekte die nötigen Mittel erhalten.

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