FISC Special committee - Public Hearing on ' What should the BEFIT proposal look like '

EP Plenary session - Protection of the EU’s financial interests - combating fraud - annual report 2021

EP Plenary session - Rules to prevent the misuse of shell entities for tax purposes

FISC Subcommittee

EP Plenary session - Topical debate - Tackle the cost of living crisis: increase pay, tax profits, stop speculation

FISC subcommittee - Exchange of views with Members of the Budget Committee of the Czech national parliament on tax policies in the Commission’s work programme for the years 2022 and 2023 and the priorities of the Czech Presidency

EP Plenary session - Impact of new technologies on taxation: crypto and blockchain

ECON Committee - Structured dialogue on taxation with Paolo GENTILONI, Commissioner for Economy

EP Plenary session - Protection of the European Union’s financial interests - combating fraud - annual report 2020

EP Plenary session - Taxing windfall profits of energy companies

EP Plenary session - Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act

Press conference on not my Taxonomy

EP Plenary session - National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal

ECON ENVI joint Committee -vote on an objection to the Commission's proposal to classify, under certain conditions, specific gas and nuclear energy as transitional activities contributing to climate change mitigation (the so-called taxonomy)

Press conference on taxonomy's delegated act on nuclear and gas

ECON - ENVI joint Committee - Public Hearing on the complementary Taxonomy Delegated Act

EP Plenary session - Minimum level of taxation for multinational groups

EP Plenary session - Urgent need to adopt the minimum tax directive

Opening of the sitting

Amendment of the agenda

Request for waiver of immunity

Preparation of the European Council meeting of 29-30 June 2023, in particular in the light of recent steps towards concluding the Migration Pact (debate)

Council and Commission statements - Preparation of the European Council meeting of 29-30 June 2023

Council and Commission statements - The electoral law, the investigative committee and the rule of law in Poland

The electoral law, the investigative committee and the rule of law in Poland (debate)

Resumption of the sitting

Formal sitting - Address by Vjosa Osmani, President of the Republic of Kosovo

Welcome

Voting time

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

Surrogacy in the EU - risks of exploitation and commercialisation (topical debate)

Investigation of the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware - Investigation of the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (Recommendation) (debate)

Make Europe the place to invest (debate)

Lessons learnt from the Pandora Papers and other revelations (debate)

Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (debate)

Extension of the mandate of the EPPO with regard to the criminal offence of  violation of Union restrictive measures (debate)

Torture and criminal prosecution of Ukrainian minors Tihran Ohannisian and Mykyta Khanhanov by the Russian Federation (debate)

Humanitarian situation in Sudan, in particular the death of children trapped by fighting (debate)

Deterioration of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, notably the case of Jimmy Lai (debate)

Explanations of vote

Agenda of the next sitting

Approval of the minutes of the sitting

Closure of the sitting

Plenary session

Subcommittee on Tax Matters

FISC

Composition of committees and delegations

Revision of the Stability and Growth Pact (debate)

Statement by the President

This is Europe - Debate with the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz (debate)

Discharge 2021 (debate)

Discharge 2021 (continuation of debate)

Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence - EU accession: institutions and public administration of the Union - Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence - EU accession: judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement (debate)

Situation in Sudan (debate)

2022 Report on Serbia (debate)

2022 Report on Kosovo (debate)

Start of the European Year of skills (debate)

Empowering consumers for the green transition (debate)

Composition of Parliament

Composition of political groups

Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (Rule 71) (action taken)

Children forcibly deported from Ukraine and the ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin (debate)

This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel (debate)

Statement by the President - 80th anniversary of the Uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto

Keeping people healthy, water drinkable and soil liveable: getting rid of forever pollutants and strengthening EU chemical legislation now (topical debate)

Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCa) - Information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets (recast) (debate)

Digital euro (debate)

Dieselgate: suspected widespread use of defeat devices in cars to reduce effectiveness of pollution control systems (debate) (debate)

EU Global Health Strategy (debate)

Universal Decriminalization of Homosexuality, in light of recent developments in Uganda (debate)

The crackdown on the right to education and education rights activists in Afghanistan, including the case of Matiullah Wesa

Repression in Russia, in particular the cases of Vladimir Kara-Murza and Aleksei Navalny

The risk of death penalty and execution of singer Yahaya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria

Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women (debate)

2022 Rule of Law Report - The Rule of Law situation in the European Union - Rule of Law in Greece - Rule of law in Spain - Rule of law in Malta (debate)

Approval of the minutes of the part-session and forwarding of texts adopted

Dates of forthcoming sittings

Adjournment of the session

Resumption of the session

Formal sitting - Ceremony on the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement

Statements by the President

Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading (Rule 71)

Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure

Order of business

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 23-24 March 2023 (debate)

Fluorinated gases regulation - Ozone depleting substances (debate)

General Product Safety Regulation (debate)

The Rights of children in Rainbow Families and same sex parents in particular in Italy (debate)

The Rights of children in Rainbow Families and same sex parents in particular in Italy (continuation of debate)

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Announcement by the President: see Minutes

Presentation of the programme of activities of the Swedish Presidency (debate)

Report: Lídia Pereira (A9-0293/2022) - Rules to prevent the misuse of shell entities for tax purposes

Consumer protection in online video games: a European Single Market approach (debate)

Surge of respiratory infections and the shortage of medication in Europe (debate)

Question Time (Commission) - Food price inflation in Europe

New developments in allegations of corruption and foreign interference, including those related to Morocco, and the need to increase transparency, integrity and accountability in the European institutions (debate)

Implementation of the common foreign and security policy - annual report 2022 - Implementation of the common security and defence policy - annual report 2022 (debate)

Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter - annual report 2022 (debate)

The EU’s response to the appalling attack against civilians in Dnipro : strengthening sanctions against the Putin regime and military support to Ukraine (debate)

The establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

EU response to the protests and executions in Iran (debate)

“The Road to 2023” - Towards a stronger EU-Latin America partnership (debate)

Resumption of the session 

Opening of the session 

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Request for waiver of immunity: see Minutes

Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 79)

Election of a Vice-President of the European Parliament (deadline for submitting nominations)

Ceremony on the 30th Anniversary of the Single Market

30th Anniversary of the Single Market (debate)

Rules to prevent the misuse of shell entities for tax purposes (debate)

Shipments of waste (debate)

The creation of a European Capital of Local Trade (short presentation)

The creation of a European Capital of Local Trade

Opening of the sitting


Preparation of the European Council meeting of 15 December 2022

EU response to the US Inflation Reduction Act (debate)

Award of the Sakharov Prize (formal sitting)

Tackle the cost of living crisis: increase pay, tax profits, stop speculation (topical debate)

Defending the European Union against the abuse of national vetoes

Defending democracy from foreign interference (debate)

The Commission’s reports on the situation of journalists and the implications of the rule of law (debate)

Upscaling the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework

Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2021 (debate)

Chinese government crackdown on the peaceful protests across the People's Republic of China

Military Junta crackdown on peaceful demonstrations in Chad

The case of human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja in Bahrain

Composition of political groups: see Minutes

Composition of the Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members

Council positions at first reading (Rule 63)

Towards equal rights for persons with disabilities (debate)

Outcome of COP27 (debate)

A long-term vision for the EU's rural areas

Addressing persistent challenges in the aviation sector and the impacts on passengers, workers, capacity and safety (debate)

Action plan to boost long-distance and cross-border passenger rail (short presentation)

Keep the bills down: social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine and the introduction of a windfall tax (debate)

Mental health (debate)

General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 - all sections (debate)

Commission Work Programme 2023 (debate)

Question Time (Commission) - Protecting critical infrastructure in the EU against attacks and countering hybrid attacks

Growing hate crimes against LGBTIQ people across Europe in light of the recent homophobic murder in Slovakia (debate)

Continued internal border controls in the Schengen area in light of the recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (C-368/20) (debate)

UN Climate Change Conference 2022 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27) (debate)

Impact of Russian invasion of Ukraine on migration flows to the EU (debate)

Setting up a comprehensive framework for missing children and missing persons at risk (debate)

Recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism (debate)

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (debate)

The Rule of Law in Malta, five years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia (debate)

FRONTEX's responsibility for fundamental rights violations at EU's external borders in light of the OLAF report (debate)

Sustainable maritime fuels (FuelEU Maritime Initiative) - Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (debate)

Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)

Agenda for next sitting

FISC subcommittee meeting

MEPs seek answers on how the EU is handling the massive tax breaks to companies producing in the US, a scheme that puts European companies at a disadvantage. The roughly €350 billion Inflation Reduction Act aims to build a new green economy by giving subsidies and tax credits to companies which manufacture with local parts or produce in the US from 1 January 2023, to the detriment of European manufacturers and in potential breach of World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules.

EU response to the US Inflation Reduction Act: MEPs debate

EU response to the US Inflation Reduction Act: one round of political group's leaders

MEPs seek answers on how the EU is handling the massive tax breaks to companies producing in the US, a scheme that puts European companies at a disadvantage. The roughly €350 billion Inflation Reduction Act aims to build a new green economy by giving subsidies and tax credits to companies which manufacture with local parts or produce in the US from 1 January 2023, to the detriment of European manufacturers and in potential breach of World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules. Opening statements by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs and Margrethe VESTAGER, Vice-President of the European Commission.

EU response to the US Inflation Reduction Act: opening statements by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs and Margrethe VESTAGER, Vice-President of the European Commission

MEPs debate and vote on their negotiating position for talks with EU member states on new rules for the EU’s alternative fuels infrastructure. They want electric charging pools for cars to be available at least every 60 km along main EU roads by 2026 and hydrogen refuelling stations every 100 km by 2028. Recharging stations must be accessible to all, regardless of the brand of the vehicle. Extracts from the debate (17/10) and from the vote, statement by Ismail ERTUG (S&D, DE), Rapporteur.

Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure: extracts from the debate (17/10) and from the vote, statement by Ismail ERTUG (S&D, DE), Rapporteur

MEPs hear from Council and the Commission on what is being done to keep energy bills down and to help EU citizens deal with the social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine. In a resolution adopted on 5 October, Parliament called for the EU’s response to focus on the most vulnerable and advocated more emergency measures to ease the pressure of rapidly rising energy prices on European households and businesses. Extracts from the debate.

Keep the bills down - social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine and the introduction of a windfall tax: extracts from the debate

To help the EU become climate neutral, MEPs are set to demand that car-recharging stations be installed every 60 km and greenhouse gas emissions from ships be limited. Parliament is also set to adopt its negotiating position on new rules on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport. MEPs aim to promote sustainable maritime fuels by introducing requirements for ships arriving at or departing from EU ports.

Joint debate - Fuels: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs are set to call for bolder steps to mitigate the social and economic impact of the war in Ukraine.    
   
Parliament will set its position on cleaner fuels for the shipping industry and new infrastructure for alternative fuels for road transport. It will also lay out priorities for the 2023 EU budget.    
   
Plus, the winner of the 2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought will be announced. All that and more, coming up in Strasbourg.

War, fuels, EU budget, Sakharov winner – coming up in Strasbourg

Amid skyrocketing energy prices, the European Parliament backed moves to protect European consumers and businesses from the cost of electricity and gas bills. 

MEPs welcomed the Commission’s proposals to reduce energy demand and slash the cost of electricity while redistributing the energy sector’s surplus revenues to customers.

They asked for more action to shield the most vulnerable and SMEs from rising energy prices.

Energy prices: MEPs back help for European consumers and businesses

&lt;p>To help the EU reach its climate neutral goal by 2050, aviation should gradually switch to sustainable fuel, such as synthetic fuel, used cooking oil or even hydrogen. MEPs debate and vote on their negotiating position on the new ReFuelEU aviation rules.&lt;/p>

Sustainable aviation fuels (ReFuelEU Aviation Initiative): MEPs debate

With energy prices skyrocketing and households being put under increasing financial pressure, MEPs discuss the merits and the most effective way of imposing a windfall tax on energy companies’ profits. In a resolution adopted in May, MEPs called for such a tax in principle. Closing statements by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency and by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs.

Taxing windfall profits of energy companies: closing statements by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency and by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs

With energy prices skyrocketing and households being put under increasing financial pressure, MEPs discuss the merits and the most effective way of imposing a windfall tax on energy companies’ profits. In a resolution adopted in May, MEPs called for such a tax in principle.

Taxing windfall profits of energy companies: MEPs debate

With energy prices skyrocketing and households being put under increasing financial pressure, MEPs discuss the merits and the most effective way of imposing a windfall tax on energy companies’ profits. In a resolution adopted in May, MEPs called for such a tax in principle. Opening statements by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs and by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency

Taxing windfall profits of energy companies: opening statements by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs and by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency

With energy prices skyrocketing and households being put under increasing financial pressure, MEPs will discuss the merits and the most effective way of imposing a windfall tax on energy companies’ profits. In a resolution adopted in May, MEPs called for such a tax in principle.

Taxing windfall profits of energy companies: extracts from the debate

The Commission adopted the Taxonomy Delegated Act on 9 March 2022. It proposes the inclusion, under certain conditions, of specific nuclear and gas energy activities in the list of environmentally sustainable economic activities covered by the so-called EU Taxonomy. Parliament rejects the motion to oppose the inclusion of nuclear and gas as environmentally sustainable economic activities.

Taxonomy Delegated Act: extracts from the debate and the vote

MEPs vote on the following topics: Amendment to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning Rule 216 on committee meetings - Gabriele BISCHOFF (S&D, DE); Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act; Technical standards for the application of position limits to commodity derivatives and procedures for applying for exemption from position limits; Additional crisis measures to support the EU fishery and aquaculture sectors in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine - Nuno MELO (EPP, PT); 2021 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina - Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT); 2021 Report on Serbia - Vladimír BILČÍK (EPP, SK); 2021 Report on Kosovo - Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL (Greens/EFA, DE); The EU and the defence of multilateralism - Javi LÓPEZ (S&D, ES); Addressing food security in developing countries - Beata KEMPA (ECR, PL); EU action plan for the social economy - Jordi CAÑAS (Renew, ES)

Voting session, including Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act

The Commission adopted the Taxonomy Delegated Act on 9 March 2022. It proposes the inclusion, under certain conditions, of specific nuclear and gas energy activities in the list of environmentally sustainable economic activities covered by the so-called EU Taxonomy. First part of the debate.

Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

The Commission adopted the Taxonomy Delegated Act on 9 March 2022. It proposes the inclusion, under certain conditions, of specific nuclear and gas energy activities in the list of environmentally sustainable economic activities covered by the so-called EU Taxonomy. Opening statements by Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN (EPP, FI) and by Mairead MCGUINNESS, EU Commissioner for Financial Services.

Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act: opening statements by Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN (EPP, FI) and by Mairead MCGUINNESS, EU Commissioner for Financial Services

&lt;p>The Commission adopted the Taxonomy Delegated Act on 9 March 2022. It proposes the inclusion, under certain conditions, of specific nuclear and gas energy activities in the list of environmentally sustainable economic activities covered by the so-called EU Taxonomy. Closing statement by closing statements by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services.&lt;/p>

Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act: closing statement by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services

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