Parliament overwhelmingly approved the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the UK and also discussed the EU Covid-19 certificate. The research programme Horizon Europe and the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism will receive a boost in funding, while members also pushed to make international tax rules fairer.

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Plenary highlights: EU-UK agreement, Covid-19 certificates and digital taxation

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MEPs approved the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the UK,

Parliament will closely monitor the deal,

ensuring that each side sticks to its commitments.

Parliament adopted its position on a Covid-19 certificate

that would allow safe and free movement in the EU.

or a certificate of recent recovery from the virus.

With a budget of more than €95 billion,

means the EU will be able to respond faster

Funding for the mechanism will be 5 times more than

MEPs want to update outdated international tax rules