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

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - State of the Energy union

Austrian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

EP Plenary session - Debate - Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products

ITRE Committee - Votes and group photo

Final Trilogue on the Gigabit Infrastructure Act

EP Plenary session - Transparency and accountability of non-governmental organisations funded from the EU budget

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Preparation of the European Council meeting of 14-15 December 2023

EP Plenary session - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2021

Peace Light Ceremony - Hand over of the flame of Peace

EP Plenary session - Roaming Regulation

Peace Light Ceremony - Hand over of the flame of Peace in presence of David SASSOLI, EP President

Handover of the Flame of Peace of Bethlehem with David SASSOLI, EP President

Peace light ceremony

MEPs debate on the historic CJEU ruling on the Apple state aid case and its consequences. MEPs discuss the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling that deemed Ireland’s tax arrangements with Apple as illegal state aid. The court's decision requires Ireland to recover €13 billion in taxes from Apple and overturns a previous General Court ruling that was favorable to Apple. This ruling is final and definitive. Representatives from the Commission and Council will provide insights on the potential impact of the ECJ’s verdict. The Chair of Parliament’s tax subcommittee has described the ruling as "historic," highlighting its significance for European tax policy. This debate explores the broader implications of the ruling for EU state aid regulations and international tax practices.

The historic CJEU ruling on the Apple state aid case and its consequences: MEPs debate

MEPs discuss the outcome of the Special European Council of 1 February, with Charles Michel, President of the European Council and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. The special summit was about finding an agreement on the mid-term review of the EU’s long-term 2021-2027 budget (multiannual financial framework, MFF) and a €50 billion financial aid package for Ukraine. Second part of the debate.

Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of 1 February 2024: MEPs debate (part 2)

MEPs present their demands and expectations one day ahead of the EU summit on 14-15 December. At their meeting in Brussels, heads of state or government focus on the latest developments in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and continued EU support for the country and its people, on the situation in the Middle East and on EU enlargement policy, including the stabilisation and association process. They also discuss the EU’s long-term 2021-2027 budget with a view to reaching an agreement, security and defence issues as well as external relations.

Preparation of the European Council meeting of 14-15 December 2023: MEPs debate

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, attends and participates the ceremony of handover of the Flame of Peace Light, during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The Flame of Peace of Bethlehem that arrived at the European Parliament is a tradition of a charitable relief mission for people in need. It was initiated by Austria and over the years the flame has spread to several European countries. This news item shows extracts from the ceremony and the participation of President Roberta METSOLA.

Handover of the Flame of Peace with the participation of Roberta METSOLA, EP President: extracts

Following the Commission’s proposal for a mid-term revision on the EU’s long-term budget (multiannual financial framework, MFF) the full house debate on the proposal of the Committee on Budgets to demand an extra €10 billion for 2024-2027. MEPs want to boost areas linked to external challenges, especially the Russian war against Ukraine and growing migration issues, the EU’s strategic autonomy, and enhance the EU’s crisis-response capabilities. Second part of the debate.

Mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027: MEPs debate (part 2)

MEPs debate new trade rules seek to deter foreign powers from bullying the EU or member states into policy changes using economic coercion and enable the EU to take countermeasures. The Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) seeks to protect the EU’s and member states’ sovereignty in a geopolitical environment where trade and investment are increasingly weaponised by foreign powers. The regulation would enable the EU to respond, in line with international law and as a last resort, if the EU or a member state is blackmailed economically by a non-EU country trying to influence a particular policy choice or stance.

Economic coercion by third countries: MEPs debate

Every September, the President of the European Commission comes to the European Parliament to discuss with MEPs what the Commission has done over the past year, what it intends to do in the coming year and its vision for the future in the State of the European Union debate. Nine months before the next European Parliament elections on 6 - 9 June, President Ursula von der Leyen outlines her Commission’s priorities from now until the end of its mandate. She focuses on a stronger and more resilient European Union, on the EU’s continued support for Ukraine in its war against Russia’s aggression, on energy security and EU energy independence, the EU’s twin green and digital transitions, and on protecting core EU values. MEPs debate (part 3)

State of the European Union 2023: MEPs debate (part 3)

MEPs debate the EU’s international commitments and the risks of compromising the EU’s green transition. The European Green Deal was presented by the EC in 2019. Its purpose is to transform the EU into a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, ensuring zero net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, economic growth decoupled from resource consumption, and with no one and nowhere left behind. Parliament debates the risks of compromising the EU’s green transition and the EU’s international commitments including those under the Paris Agreement on climate change and the UN Biodiversity Agreement, the latter of which seeks to protect 30% of the earth’s lands, oceans, coastal areas and inland waters. MEPs debate (part 1)

Council and Commission statements - Delivering on the Green Deal: risk of compromising the EU path to the green transition and its international commitments, MEPs debate (part 1)

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The historic CJEU ruling on the Apple state aid case and its consequences: MEPs debate

Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of 1 February 2024: MEPs debate (part 2)

Preparation of the European Council meeting of 14-15 December 2023: MEPs debate

Handover of the Flame of Peace with the participation of Roberta METSOLA, EP President: extracts

Mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027: MEPs debate (part 2)

Economic coercion by third countries: MEPs debate

State of the European Union 2023: MEPs debate (part 3)

Council and Commission statements - Delivering on the Green Deal: risk of compromising the EU path to the green transition and its international commitments, MEPs debate (part 1)

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

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - State of the Energy union

Austrian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

EP Plenary session - Debate - Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products

ITRE Committee - Votes and group photo

Final Trilogue on the Gigabit Infrastructure Act

EP Plenary session - Transparency and accountability of non-governmental organisations funded from the EU budget

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Preparation of the European Council meeting of 14-15 December 2023

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Final Trilogue on the Gigabit Infrastructure Act

EP Plenary session - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2021

Peace Light Ceremony - Hand over of the flame of Peace

EP Plenary session - Roaming Regulation

Peace Light Ceremony - Hand over of the flame of Peace in presence of David SASSOLI, EP President

Handover of the Flame of Peace of Bethlehem with David SASSOLI, EP President

Handover of the Flame of Peace of Bethlehem with David SASSOLI, EP President

Peace light ceremony

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