At a glance: the European elections are now under way. The Netherlands is kicking off the voting, with the polls there opening today, while Estonian citizens can already cast their vote online.

Σύντομο δελτίο ειδήσεων – 06/06/2024 - ελληνικά

At a glance: the European elections will kick off tomorrow. The Netherlands will be the first country to open its polls and Italy will be the last to close them. Today is World Environment Day.

Σύντομο δελτίο ειδήσεων – 05/06/2024 - ελληνικά

At a glance: the European elections kick off on Thursday; the first country to open the polling stations will be the Netherlands and the last to close them, Italy.

Σύντομο δελτίο ειδήσεων – 04/06/2024 - ελληνικά

Ήρθε η ώρα να ψηφίσουμε! Από τις 6 μέχρι τις 9 Ιουνίου του 2024 εκατομμύρια Ευρωπαίοι πολίτες θα προσέλθουν στις κάλπες των ευρωεκλογών για να εκλέξουν το νέο Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο και να αποφασίσουν ποιο θα είναι το μέλλον της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης. Το Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο είναι το μόνο θεσμικό όργανο της ΕΕ που εκλέγεται απευθείας από τους πολίτες, ενώ οι ευρωεκλογές είναι μία από τις μεγαλύτερες δημοκρατικές διαδικασίες στον κόσμο. Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο, θα μοιραστούμε μαζί σας μερικές συμβουλές για το πώς να βρείτε αξιόπιστες πηγές πληροφόρησης ενόψει των εκλογών.

Πώς βρίσκουμε αξιόπιστες πηγές για τις ευρωεκλογές

At a glance: the European elections and the World Bicycle Day

Σύντομο δελτίο ειδήσεων – 03/06/2024 - ελληνικά

Όλοι μας πρέπει να μπορούμε να νιώθουμε ελεύθεροι να είμαστε ο εαυτός μας και να αγαπάμε όποιους θέλουμε χωρίς φόβο. 
Ωστόσο, οι λεσβίες, οι ομοφυλόφιλοι, οι αμφιφυλόφιλοι, οι τρανς, οι κουίρ και τα ίντερσεξ άτομα εξακολουθούν να αντιμετωπίζουν διακρίσεις σε πολλά μέρη του κόσμου, συμπεριλαμβανομένης και της Ευρώπης. 
Η ΕΕ έχει λάβει ισχυρή δέσμευση να καταπολεμά όλες τις διακρίσεις. Ακούστε σε αυτό το πόντκαστ πώς προσπαθεί η ΕΕ να οικοδομήσει μια κοινωνία χωρίς αποκλεισμούς, στην οποία όλοι οι άνθρωποι θα αισθάνονται ασφαλείς.

Καταπολέμηση των διακρίσεων κατά των ατόμων ΛΟΑΤΚΙ

At a glance: the European elections and the World No Tobacco Day

Σύντομο δελτίο ειδήσεων – 31/05/2024 - ελληνικά

At a glance: the European elections and the last day to apply for Schuman traineeships.

Σύντομο δελτίο ειδήσεων – 30/05/2024 - ελληνικά

At a glance: the European elections and World No Tobacco Day

Σύντομο δελτίο ειδήσεων – 29/05/2024 - ελληνικά

At a glance: less than ten days to go until the European elections; 60 000 volunteers across Europe are raising awareness about the importance of voting and the International Day of Action for Women’s Health.

Σύντομο δελτίο ειδήσεων – 28/05/2024 - ελληνικά

At a glance: ten days to go until the European elections; the debate among the lead candidates in the running to be President of the next European Commission; and International Day of Action for Women’s Health.

Σύντομο δελτίο ειδήσεων – 27/05/2024 - ελληνικά

Τα έντομα-επικονιαστές παίζουν πολύ σημαντικό ρόλο στο οικοσύστημά μας. Δυστυχώς όμως, φαινόμενα όπως η κλιματική αλλαγή, η καταστροφή του περιβάλλοντος, τα παράσιτα και οι εντατικές μονοκαλλιέργειες απειλούν την ύπαρξή τους σε ολόκληρο τον κόσμο. Οι απειλές αυτές έχουν μειώσει δραματικά τους πληθυσμούς των εντόμων-επικονιαστών, τόσο εκείνων που ζουν ελεύθερα στη φύση όσο κι εκείνων που εκτρέφονται από τον άνθρωπο, Κι όλα αυτά, τη στιγμή που η επιβίωσή τους είναι κρίσιμη για τη ζωή, την υγεία και το περιβάλλον μας. Η ΕΕ καταβάλλει κάθε δυνατή προσπάθεια για να προστατεύονται τα έντομα αυτά.

Προστατεύοντας τα έντομα-επικονιαστές

At a glance: the debate between the lead candidates to be the next European Commission President; less than two weeks to go until the European elections; and International Day of Action for Women’s Health.

Σύντομο δελτίο ειδήσεων – 24/05/2024 - ελληνικά

At a glance: two weeks to go until the European elections; the short documentary ‘Use Your vote’ and the International Day for Biological Diversity.

Σύντομο δελτίο ειδήσεων – 23/05/2024 - ελληνικά

At a glance: the debate between the lead candidates to be the next European Commission President will take place tomorrow; two weeks to go until the European elections.

Σύντομο δελτίο ειδήσεων – 22/05/2024 - ελληνικά

At a glance: the debate between the lead candidates to be the next European Commission President; the European elections are in two weeks’ time; and the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.

Σύντομο δελτίο ειδήσεων – 21/05/2024 - ελληνικά

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

Until the UK withdraws from the EU, all rights and obligations deriving from EU membership continue to apply in the UK.

 
The United Kingdom (UK) consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The UK is not a member of the Schengen Area. There are 73 members of the European Parliament from the UK.

EU - United Kingdom

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

Negotiations on an EU-Japan trade agreement were officially launched in March 2013.

In its resolution of May 2011 on EU-Japan trade relations, the EP stressed that it supports the idea of an FTA between the EU and Japan. In June 2012, the EP adopted a resolution on EU trade negotiations with Japan where it requested that the Council withhold approval to launch the negotiations until the EP adopted its position on the proposed negotiating mandate.

EU - Japan

Artificial intelligence (AI) raises a number of ethical and political challenges for the present and near future, with driverless cars and search engines in the news.

Potential issues range from job disruption to privacy violations. Over a longer term, if AI becomes as or more intelligent than humans, other governance issues such as safety and control may increase in importance.

Robotics and artificial intelligence - 8th parliamentary term

The omnipresence of information systems across all sectors and in human daily life leaves society exposed to numerous types of cyber risks that might have profound impact not only on the digital sphere, but also on the off-line world. Revelations of surveillance activities and cyber incidents have left no doubt about the vulnerability of Europe, both in its use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and in its own supply of technologies and solutions

In September 2017, the Commission adopted a cybersecurity package with new initiatives to further improve EU cyber-resilience, deterrence and defence. As part of these, the Commission tabled a legislative proposal to strengthen the EU Agency for Network Information Security (ENISA).

Cybersecurity - 8th parliamentary term

EU-Russia relations have been strained since 2014 because of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, support for rebel groups in eastern Ukraine, policies in the neighbourhood, disinformation campaigns and negative internal developments.

Russia has adopted assertive international positions and tensions have worsened over Russian intervention in Syria. The EU has regularly renewed sanctions against Russia since 2014. The EU and Russia remain closely interdependent and the EU applies a ‘selective engagement’ approach.

EU - Russia - 8th parliamentary term

Press conference by Sophie IN ’T VELD, Fabienne KELLER, Matjaž NEMEC and Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA rapporteurs on Migration Pact files (First part)
Press conference by Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE), Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), Birgit SIPPEL (S&D, DE) and Malin BJÖRK (The Left, SE) rapporteurs on Migration Pact files (Second part)

Press conference on Asylum and migration pact files

The Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee holds an exchange of views on the implementation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) with Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, independent experts and industry representatives. The discussion will focus on the first assessment of compliance, mostly as regards to self-preferencing and app stores

IMCO Debate on the Digital Markets Act

EP President Metsola meets the President of the National Assembly of Slovenia, Urška Klakočar Zupančič and she addresses the National Assembly of Slovenia. President Metsola and President Klakočar Zupančič speak to the press. She also meets the President of Slovenia, Nataša Pirc Musar and the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Robert Golob. The EP President and Prime Minister Golob speak to the press.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Slovenia

EP President Roberta Metsola, participates in the European Council, followed by a press conference

EP President Roberta METSOLA, at the European Council

President Metsola meets the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyha

Official meeting of President Metsola and Ukranian Prime Minister Denys  Shmyhal

President Metsola meets the Prime Minister of Portugal António Costa. in Brussels

Official meeting of President Metsola and Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa

EP President Roberta Metsola meets the Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution of Austria, Karoline Edtstadler and the President of the National Council of the Austrian Parliament, Wolfgang Sobotka. She also meets the Chancellor of Austria, Karl Nehammer and they speak to the press.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Austria

EP  President Metsola participates in a Town Hall discussion with young people. She meets the Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden, Andres Norlén and representatives of the political groups in the Parliament. She also meets the Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson and they jointly speak to the press

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Sweden

New EU rules to reduce emissions from passenger cars, vans, buses, trucks and trailers is debated and voted by MEPs.

The regulation governing the type-approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles (Euro 7), provisionally agreed with the Council in December 2023, aims to support the EU’s transition towards clean mobility and improve air quality.

For passenger cars and vans, the current Euro 6 exhaust emissions limits and test conditions will be maintained, while stricter limits would be applied for buses and trucks. The Euro 7 standards also tackle non-exhaust emissions (microplastics from tyres and particles from brakes) and include requirements concerning battery durability.

Plenary Debate - Euro 7

Press conference by Marion WALSMANN (EPP, DE), rapporteur for safety of toys

Press conference on Toys' safety

Press conference by Brando BENIFEI (S&D, IT) and Dragos TUDORACHE (Renew, RO), co-rapporteurs on AI Act plenary vote

Press conference on Artificial Intelligence vote

Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo speaks to MEPs to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future.

Before the debate, EP President Roberta Metsola holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Orpo, followed by a press point at 10.20 (still to be confirmed).

Thirteen EU heads of state or government have discussed the future of the EU in the plenary in “This is Europe” debates.

Plenary Debate - This is Europe debate with the Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo

Press conference by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), rapporteur on European Media Freedom Act

Press conference on European Media Freedom Act

MEPs discuss with the Council and Commission how to address the urgent concerns surrounding Ukrainian children being forcibly deported to Russia. 

Since Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine began in February 2022, international organisations have documented a wide range of serious human rights violations affecting children. Reports of children forcibly deported or displaced by Russian authorities, combined in many cases with them being subjected to re-education programmes and forced adoption, have raised concern. According to the Children of War initiative of the Ukrainian National Information Bureau (NIB), more than 19 500 children have been deported or forcibly displaced, and only 388 have been returned. 

In March 2023, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against President Putin, and Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian Commissioner for Children’s Rights. Both have been charged with the unlawful deportation of children and the unlawful transfer of children from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia.

Plenary Debate - Concerns surrounding Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia

Press conference by Ciarán CUFFE (Greens/EFA, IE), rapporteur on the energy performance of buildings directive

Press conference: Energy performance of buildings

Ivana Andrés and Alba Redondo from the Spanish women’s national football team address MEPs.

To mark International Women’s Day, captain of the Spanish women’s football team Ivana Andrés and Alba Redondo, captain for club Levante, addresses MEPs,  followed by a round of political group speakers. Spain won the World Cup in 2023 for the first time, but the trophy presentation was marred by harassment. 

On the same day at around 10.30, , MEPs discuss whether Parliament should give its consent to Council for member states to ratify the International Labour Organization’s Convention on Violence and Harassment. The convention is the first international treaty to recognise the right to work free from violence and harassment.

Plenary Debate -  Parliament marks International Women’s Day (8 March)

Plans to reduce the energy consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions from the buildings sector are debated by plenary. 

The revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, agreed with the Council in December, aims to substantially reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy consumption in the EU building sector by 2030, and have it achieve climate neutrality by 2050. The new rules also mean more of the worst-performing buildings will undergo renovation, and information-sharing on energy performance will be improved.
New buildings must be zero-emission as of 2030, and new buildings occupied or owned by public authorities must be zero-emission as of 2028. For residential buildings, member states have to put in place measures to ensure a reduction in the average level of primary energy used of at least 16% by 2030 and at least 20-22% by 2035.

Member states also have to adopt measures to decarbonise heating systems and phase out fossil fuels in heating and cooling with fossil fuel boilers being completely phased e out by 2040.

Plenary Debate - Energy performance of buildings

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

Last-minute  briefing

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - The historic CJEU ruling on the Apple state aid case and its consequences

Committee Constitutive meeting on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

FEMM

Committee Constitutive meeting on Constitutional Affairs

AFCO

Committee Constitutive meeting on Fisheries

PECH

Committee Constitutive meeting on Budgetary Control

CONT

Committee Constitutive meeting on Petitions

PETI

Committee Constitutive meeting on Industry, Research and Energy

ITRE

Committee Constitutive meeting on Culture and Education

CULT

Committee Constitutive meeting on Regional Development

REGI

Committee Constitutive meeting on Development

DEVE

Committee Constitutive meeting on Legal Affairs

JURI

Committee Constitutive meeting on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

LIBE

Committee Constitutive meeting on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ENVI

Committee Constitutive meeting on Employment and Social Affairs

EMPL

Committee Constitutive meeting on Transport and Tourism

TRAN

Committee Constitutive meeting on Internal Market and Consumer Protection

IMCO

Committee Constitutive meeting on Budgets

BUDG

Committee Constitutive meeting on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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Committee Constitutive meeting on Economic and Monetary Affairs

ECON

Committee Constitutive meeting on International Trade

INTA

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Antonio TAJANI, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy

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

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Poland - Meeting with Donald TUSK, Polish Prime Minister

Anniversary of the Ukrainian Independence Day - Station Europe building in Brussels illuminated with the colours of the Ukrainian flag

Anniversary of the Ukrainian Independence Day - Unfurling of a Ukrainian 30-metres flag

Marko VESLIGAJ in the EP in Strasbourg

Anniversary of the Ukrainian Independence Day - Raising of the Ukrainian flag at the EP buildings in Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg

Jonas SJOSTEDT and Hanna GEDIN in the EP in Strasbourg

Barry COWEN in the EP in Strasbourg

Marcos ROS in the EP in Strasbourg

Viktoria FERENC in the EP in Strasbourg

Nicolas BAY in the EP in Strasbourg

Silvia SARDONE in the EP in Strasbourg

Isabella LOVIN in the EP in Strasbourg

Nikolas FARANTOURIS in the EP in Strasbourg

Sandro GOZI in the EP in Strasbourg

Ruggero RAZZA in the EP in Strasbourg

Emma Wiesner in the EP in Brussels

On the sidelines of the 22nd Meeting of the Presidents of the Lower Houses of the G7 Countries and of the European Parliament which take place in Verona, Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada).

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, to Verona (Italy) - G7 Speakers conference: bilateral meeting with Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada)

Arrivals and roundtable at the extraordinary meeting of the Conference of Presidents. EP President Roberta METSOLA and the political group leaders have an exchange of views with Mario DRAGHI, in his capacity as special adviser to the President of the Commission, on the report on the future of European Union competitiveness.

Extraordinary meeting of the Conference of Presidents in presence of Mario DRAGHI, special adviser to the President of the Commission on the future of European Competitiveness: arrivals and roundtable

On the occasion of her official visit to Poland, EP President Roberta METSOLA participates in a questions and answers session in the "The Future of Poland 2024" event, at the University of Warmia and Mazury.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Olsztyn (Poland): questions and answers with Roberta METSOLA, EP President, at "The Future of Poland 2024" event, at the University of Warmia and Mazury

On the occasion of her official visit to Poland, EP President Roberta METSOLA participates to the "The Future of Poland 2024" event, at the University of Warmia and Mazury where she makes a statement and participates in a questions and answers session, with Rafal TRZASKOWSKI, Mayor of Warsaw. Roberta METSOLA, EP President talks about her commitment to a strong rule of law in Poland, the priorities of the new Parliament, the Artificial Intelligence Act, the situation in Gaza.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Olsztyn (Poland): extracts from the participation to "The Future of Poland 2024" event at the University of Warmia and Mazury

On the occasion of her official visit to Poland, EP President Roberta METSOLA makes a statement during her participation in the "The Future of Poland 2024" event, at the University of Warmia and Mazury.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Olsztyn (Poland): statement by Roberta METSOLA at "The Future of Poland 2024" event, at the University of Warmia and Mazury

On the occasion of her official visit to Poland, EP President Roberta METSOLA meets with Donald TUSK, Polish Prime Minister at the building of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Warsaw (Poland): arrival and meeting with Donald TUSK, Polish Prime Minister

Μετά από την καθολική εισβολή της Ρωσίας στην Ουκρανία το 2022, η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση συνεχίζει να στηρίζει τον λαό της Ουκρανίας, υποδεχόμενη πρόσφυγες, παρέχοντας αμυντικό εξοπλισμό και οικονομική βοήθεια. Ο πόλεμος είχε καταστροφικές συνέπειες για όλη την ουκρανική κοινωνία και έπληξε σοβαρά την εκπαίδευση πολλών νέων Ουκρανών. 
 
Με τη στήριξη χρηματοδότησης από την ΕΕ, ο Kamil, καθηγητής ΤΠ στην Τσεχία, έστησε την πλατφόρμα Ψηφιακών Πανεπιστημίων, που επιτρέπει στους Ουκρανούς φοιτητές να συνεχίσουν την εκπαίδευσή τους ηλεκτρονικά.
Και η Olena συνέχισε την εκπαίδευσή της στην ΕΕ ως φοιτήτρια του Erasmus+ και νεαρή Ευρωπαία πρέσβειρα στο Γκντανσκ, στην Πολωνία.

Διασφάλιση εκπαίδευσης για τους Ουκρανούς εν καιρώ πολέμου: Γνωρίστε τον Kamil και την Olena - 9:16

Μετά από την καθολική εισβολή της Ρωσίας στην Ουκρανία το 2022, η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση συνεχίζει να στηρίζει τον λαό της Ουκρανίας, υποδεχόμενη πρόσφυγες, παρέχοντας αμυντικό εξοπλισμό και οικονομική βοήθεια. Ο πόλεμος είχε καταστροφικές συνέπειες για όλη την ουκρανική κοινωνία και έπληξε σοβαρά την εκπαίδευση πολλών νέων Ουκρανών. 

Με τη στήριξη χρηματοδότησης από την ΕΕ, ο Kamil, καθηγητής ΤΠ στην Τσεχία, έστησε την πλατφόρμα Ψηφιακών Πανεπιστημίων, που επιτρέπει στους Ουκρανούς φοιτητές να συνεχίσουν την εκπαίδευσή τους ηλεκτρονικά.

Και η Olena συνέχισε την εκπαίδευσή της στην ΕΕ ως φοιτήτρια του Erasmus+ και νεαρή Ευρωπαία πρέσβειρα στο Γκντανσκ, στην Πολωνία.

Διασφάλιση εκπαίδευσης για τους Ουκρανούς εν καιρώ πολέμου: Γνωρίστε τον Kamil και την Olena

To mark Ukraine Independence Day on the night of the 24th August 2024, the European Parliament lights up its "Station Europe" building, on Place du Luxembourg in Brussels, with the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

Anniversary of the Ukrainian Independence Day: Station Europe building in Brussels illuminated with the colours of the Ukrainian flag

The 24th of August 2024 is the 33rd anniversary of the Ukrainian independence day. This news item shows the raising of the Ukrainian flag, the ceremony for the anniversary and the unfurling of a 30-meter long flag on the Esplanade Solidarność 1980 in front of the European Parliament in Brussels. Extracts of speeches by Sophie WILMES Vice-President of the European Parliament, by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for the Internal Market, by Serhiy TERESHKO, Deputy Head of Mission of Ukraine to the EU. Cutaways of the ceremony on Ukrainian National anthem performed by Lukiia APANOVYCH.

Anniversary of the Ukrainian Independence Day: raising of the Ukrainian flag at the EP building in Brussels, extracts from the ceremony and unfurling of a Ukrainian 30-metres flag

Τι είναι καλύτερο από μια συζήτηση για τη δημοκρατία; Μια συζήτηση για τη δημοκρατία με δωρεάν καφέ!
Γνωρίστε τη Cille, μια εθελόντρια του together.eu που ξεκίνησε ένα φορτηγάκι διανομής καφέ στην Κοπεγχάγη, για να ενθαρρύνει τη δημοκρατική συμμετοχή στην ΕΕ. 
Μαζί με την ομάδα της, οργανώνει όλον τον χρόνο εκδηλώσεις σχετικές με την ΕΕ, για να κάνει τους νέους να μιλήσουν για το τι μπορεί να κάνει η ΕΕ για αυτούς και για το πώς τα θεσμικά όργανα τη ΕΕ παίζουν ρόλο στη ζωή όλων. 
Το together.eu είναι μια κοινότητα ανθρώπων που νοιάζονται για την ΕΕ και το μέλλον της. Στηρίζοντας την κοινότητα together.eu, το Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο ενθαρρύνει τους ανθρώπους απ' ολόκληρη την ΕΕ να συμμετάσχουν στη δημοκρατική διαδικασία.

Ενίσχυση της δημοκρατικής συμμετοχής με τη Cille, εθελόντρια του together.eu 9:16

Το Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο ενθαρρύνει τους ανθρώπους απ' ολόκληρη την ΕΕ να συμμετάσχουν στη δημοκρατική διαδικασία.

Το together.eu είναι μια κοινότητα που υποστηρίζεται από το Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο, όπου μπορείτε να γνωρίσετε - εντός και εκτός διαδικτύου - ανθρώπους που νοιάζονται για τη δημοκρατία, και να κάνετε τη φωνή σας να ακουστεί σε σχέση με ευρωπαϊκά ζητήματα.

Όπως η Mireya στη Μαδρίτη και η Cille στη Δανία, οι εθελοντές του together.eu απ' ολόκληρη την ΕΕ συναντώνται, συζητούν, ανταλλάσσουν ιδέες και οργανώνουν εκδηλώσεις, για να αναδείξουν τι κάνουν τα θεσμικά όργανα της ΕΕ για τους πολίτες και γιατί η δημοκρατική συμμετοχή είναι ζωτικής σημασίας.

Γνωρίστε την κοινότητά σας και συμμετέχετε στο together.eu.

Συμμετάσχετε στην ενδυνάμωση της δημοκρατίας της ΕΕ! Γνωρίστε τη Mireya και τη Cille

Η εισβολή της Ρωσίας στην Ουκρανία οδήγησε σε ενεργειακή κρίση και σε υψηλό πληθωρισμό σε όλη την Ευρώπη. Το Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο θέλει να διασφαλίσει ότι η ΕΕ είναι αρκετά ανθεκτική για να αντιμετωπίσει άλλες μελλοντικές κρίσεις. Γι” αυτό και στηρίζει τολμηρά έργα με όραμα, για να καταστήσει τις οικονομίες και τις κοινωνίες ισχυρότερες.

Ο Erik βοήθησε τις σουηδικές εταιρείες Amokabel και Bennesveds Åkeri να κατασκευάσουν τον πρώτο αυτάρκη σταθμό υδρογόνου στη χώρα: τον Uppvidinge Vätgas. Παρέχει καθαρά καύσιμα που παράγονται από τοπική αιολική ενέργεια. 

Στην Ιρλανδία, η Hannah είναι ειδική στον άνθρακα στην Bord na Móna, μια εταιρεία που από την εξαγωγή τύρφης για καύσιμο έγινε ηγέτης στην παραγωγή καθαρής ενέργειας. Βοηθάει στην αποκατάσταση των τυρφώνων της χώρας, που μπορούν να αποθηκεύουν τεράστιες ποσότητες άνθρακα, βοηθώντας την ΕΕ να πετύχει τους στόχους της για την κλιματική αλλαγή.

Τέτοιες πρωτοβουλίες, που χρηματοδοτούνται από τον ευρωπαϊκό Μηχανισμό Ανάκαμψης και Ανθεκτικότητας, αποτελούν τον πυρήνα μιας ισχυρότερης και πιο ανταποκρινόμενης Ευρώπης.

Οικοδομώντας τη μελλοντική οικονομία της ΕΕ: γνωρίστε τον Erik και τη Hannah

Η εισβολή της Ρωσίας στην Ουκρανία οδήγησε σε ενεργειακή κρίση και σε υψηλό πληθωρισμό σε όλη την Ευρώπη. Το Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο θέλει να διασφαλίσει ότι η ΕΕ είναι αρκετά ανθεκτική για να αντιμετωπίσει άλλες μελλοντικές κρίσεις. Γι” αυτό και στηρίζει τολμηρά έργα με όραμα, για να καταστήσει τις οικονομίες και τις κοινωνίες ισχυρότερες.

Ο Erik βοήθησε τις σουηδικές εταιρείες Amokabel και Bennesveds Åkeri να κατασκευάσουν τον πρώτο αυτάρκη σταθμό υδρογόνου στη χώρα: τον Uppvidinge Vätgas. Παρέχει καθαρά καύσιμα που παράγονται από τοπική αιολική ενέργεια. 

Στην Ιρλανδία, η Hannah είναι ειδική στον άνθρακα στην Bord na Móna, μια εταιρεία που από την εξαγωγή τύρφης για καύσιμο έγινε ηγέτης στην παραγωγή καθαρής ενέργειας. Βοηθάει στην αποκατάσταση των τυρφώνων της χώρας, που μπορούν να αποθηκεύουν τεράστιες ποσότητες άνθρακα, βοηθώντας την ΕΕ να πετύχει τους στόχους της για την κλιματική αλλαγή.
 
Τέτοιες πρωτοβουλίες, που χρηματοδοτούνται από τον ευρωπαϊκό Μηχανισμό Ανάκαμψης και Ανθεκτικότητας, αποτελούν τον πυρήνα μιας ισχυρότερης και πιο ανταποκρινόμενης Ευρώπης.

Οικοδομώντας τη μελλοντική οικονομία της ΕΕ: γνωρίστε τον Erik και τη Hannah - 9:16

This infoclip shows in the first sequence footage of collection of unsold food (which otherwise would have been wasted) from a market, and in the second sequence collection of second hand clothes and its upcycling. With a Waste Framework Directive MEPs propose higher binding waste reduction targets to be met at national level by 31 December 2030 - at least 20% in food processing and manufacturing (instead of 10% proposed by the Commission) and 40% per capita in retail, restaurants, food services and households (instead of 30%). Parliament also wants the Commission to evaluate if higher targets for 2035 (at least 30% and 50% respectively) should be introduced, and if so, asks them to come up with a legislative proposal. MEPs agree to extend producer responsibility (EPR) schemes, through which producers that sell textiles in the EU would have to cover the costs for collecting, sorting and recycling them separately.

Infoclip: Texile and food waste

Τον Ιούνιο, εκατομμύρια Ευρωπαίοι παρουσιάστηκαν για να ψηφίσουν στις μεγαλύτερες διακρατικές εκλογές. Τώρα που έγινε η καταμέτρηση των ψήφων και εκλέχθηκαν οι νέοι ευρωβουλευτές, ας δούμε πώς είναι το νέο Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο. Πόσοι ευρωβουλευτές υπάρχουν σε κάθε πολιτική ομάδα; Πόσοι ευρωβουλευτές υπάρχουν ανά χώρα; Ποιον εξέλεξαν ως Πρόεδρο του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής;

Ποια είναι η σύσταση του νέου Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου;

Τον Ιούνιο, εκατομμύρια Ευρωπαίοι παρουσιάστηκαν για να ψηφίσουν στις μεγαλύτερες διακρατικές εκλογές. Τώρα που έγινε η καταμέτρηση των ψήφων και εκλέχθηκαν οι νέοι ευρωβουλευτές, ας δούμε πώς είναι το νέο Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο. 
 
Πόσοι ευρωβουλευτές υπάρχουν σε κάθε πολιτική ομάδα; Πόσοι ευρωβουλευτές υπάρχουν ανά χώρα; Ποιον εξέλεξαν ως Πρόεδρο του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής;

Ποια είναι η σύσταση του νέου Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου; - 9:16

This news item shows extracts from the AFET (Foreing Affairs), LIBE (CIvil Liberties, Home Affairs and Justice), ITRE (Industry, research and Energy), ECON (Economy and Monetary Affairs), ENVI (Environment, Public Health and Food Safety), DEVE (Development) and AGRI (Agricolture) Committee's constitutive meetings and the election of their Bureau. The constitutive meetings of the European Parliament's standing committees and subcommittees take place in Brussels following the appointments of their members in the plenary sitting of 16-19 July. During the constitutive meetings, each committee and subcommittee elects its respective bureau, made up of a Chair and Vice-Chairs, for a two-and-a-half year mandate. The newly set up committees then starts holding their regular meetings during the same week following their constitutive meeting.

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