EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Forging a sustainable future together: economic, social and territorial challenges for a competitive, cohesive and inclusive Europe

EP Plenary session - Joint Debate - Disability cards

EP Plenary session - Joint debate - Economic governance

Press conference on European Elections- What Future on anti-racism in Europe

EP Plenary session - Implementation report on the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025

MEPs adopt the first EU-wide Disability Card and Parking Card for persons with disabilities during the plenary session in Strasbourg. The new rules, already agreed on by the Parliament and the Council, establishes an EU-wide disability card to make sure that, when travelling for a short period, people with disabilities have equal access to preferential conditions, such as reduced or zero entry fees, priority access and access to reserved parking. MEPs debate

Joint Debate - Disability cards: MEPs debate

MEPs vote on the following topics: New wave of mass arrests in Belarus of opposition activists and their family members; Increased number of executions in Iran, in particular the case of Mohammad Ghobadlou; Recent attacks on Christmas Eve in Plateau State in Nigeria; Automated data exchange for police cooperation (“Prüm II”); The EU priorities for the 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women; Situation in Serbia following elections; Implementation report on the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025; Association agreements for the participation of third countries in Union programmes; Multilateral negotiations in view of the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi, 26-29 February 2024; Russiagate: allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union; and Further repression against the democratic forces in Venezuela: attacks on presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado.

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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

Following the appointment of Fiona Scott Morton as Chief Competition Economist at the Directorate-General for Competition (DG COMP), the members of the EP Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) exchange with Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Europe fit for the Digital Age, and Commissioner for Competition. Questions and answers, first round of political group speakers

Exchange of views with Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive VP of the European Commission in charge of Europe fit for the Digital Age, and Commissioner for Competition: Questions and answers, first round of political group speakers

MEPs debate the first EU rules to ensure the traceability of crypto-asset transfers, to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing, and other crimes.

Joint debate - Crypto-assets: MEPs debate

MEPs debate and vote on their recommendations for the next cycle of social, economic and budgetary coordination between member states, known as the European semester. One round political group leaders.

European Semester: one round of political group leaders

Inflation and efforts to curb it are the focus of a plenary debate with European Central Bank President. MEPs concentrate on high inflation rates and divergences in inflation levels across the EU, seeking reassurances from Ms Lagarde about the ECB’s work to tackle it. First part of the debate.

European Central Bank - annual report 2022: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs discuss on a deal reached with the Council in December 2022. Under the agreement, member states applying to receive additional funds through an amended recovery and resilience plan will be required to include measures to save energy, produce clean energy and diversify energy supplies, as foreseen in the EU’s REPowerEU plan. First part of the debate.

GUSMÃO, José (The Left, PT)

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