MSU media briefing: On the way to the European Elections 2024 - Go to Vote campaign

Media event - 2024 European Election campaign briefing

EU Youth media days Day 1

Virginie ROZIÈRE, rapporteur, on The necessity of the alert through the path of the victim of the mediator

Press point by A. Tajani, EP President with Mariya Gabriel, Member of EC  on The audio-visual media and the challenge of the digital revolution

Social Media Press Conf of the day

Public procurement strategy package (debate)

Deterioration of media freedom in Belarus, notably the case of Charter 97 (debate)

The UAE, notably the situation of human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor

Mass arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and Kazakhs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

Resumption of the sitting

Voting time

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes and voting intentions : see Minutes

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting : see Minutes

Animal welfare, antimicrobial use and the environmental impact of industrial broiler farming (debate)

Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting : see Minutes

Dates of forthcoming sittings : see Minutes

Adjournment of the session

Plenary

Petra KAMMEREVERT (S&D, DE), and Sabine VERHEYEN, rapporteurs, on “Audiovisual media services directive“

EYE 2018 - A cross-generational issue: Does social media integrate or isolate?

Media pluralism and media freedom in the European Union (short presentation)

Gender equality in the media sector in the EU - Empowering women and girls through the digital sector (debate)

Protection of journalists and the defence of media freedom in Malta: the case of Daphne Caruana Galizia (debate)

The case of Afgan Mukhtarli and situation of media in Azerbaijan

Risk of political abuse of media in the Czech Republic (debate)

Hate speech, populism, and fake news on social media - towards an EU response (debate)

Insurance mediation (debate)

European Youth Media Days - Panel discussion

UNKN

European Youth Media Days - Opening

Cyber-attacks against the media - new level of threat to cybersecurity (debate)

Freedom of expression in Turkey: Recent arrests of journalists, media executives and systematic pressure against media (debate)

Accessibility and media in the EU: LEAD-ME COST Action follow-up Conference

CULT Committee - Public hearing on ' Implementation of the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive '

Press seminar on ' Safeguarding Media Freedom: the role of the European Union '

EP Plenary session - The Rule of Law in Malta, five years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia

EP Plenary session - Resumption of session and order of business

World Press Freedom Day - Statement by Matthew CARUANA GALIZIA

EP Plenary session - Key debate - Threats to the safety of journalists and media freedom in Europe, on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with MCAST Media and photography students and lecturers

Facebook live with Kirill MARTYNOV, Deputy Editor of Novaya Gazeta

Meeting of the EP Conference of President.- exchange of views with Kirill Martynov, Deputy Editor of Novaya Gazette

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Kirill MARTYNOV, Deputy Editor of Novaya Gazeta

IMCO Committee -  Ensuring effective approaches to fighting propaganda on online platforms and the role of the DSA in the light of the Russian aggression

EP Plenary session - Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU

EP Plenary session - Role of culture, education, media and sport in the fight against racism

Roberta METSOLA, EP President does a Facebook Live on the European Parliament’s page

Press conference - Strengthening democracy, media freedom and pluralism in the EU: the undue use of SLAPPs

EP Plenary session - Strengthening democracy, media freedom and pluralism in the EU

EP Plenary session - Short presentation - Europe’s Media in the Digital Decade

MEPs discuss the extradition and prosecution of Julian Assange and implications on freedom of the press. Opening statement by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

The extradition and prosecution of Julian Assange and implications on freedom of the press: Opening statement by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market

Ceremony of signature in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Vasco ALVES CORDEIRO, President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and Nadia CALVIÑO, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB). The partnership aims to deepen the cooperation between the institutions to promote European elections, boost voters turnout – especially among non-voters and first-time voters and counter information manipulation. Among other measures, the institutions agreed to enhance synergies in media relations, coordinate organization of events, such as Open Doors Day or the Civil Society Week, and share information on "together.eu" and "What Europe does for me" platforms.

Memorandum of Understanding ahead of the European Elections: Signing ceremony in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Vasco ALVES CORDEIRO, President of the CoR and Nadia CALVIÑO, President of the EIB

Today, the President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Oliver Röpke and the European Parliament (EP), Roberta Metsola signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in preparation for the European elections, scheduled for June 6-9, 2024. The partnership aims to deepen the cooperation between the two institutions to promote European elections, boost voters turnout – especially among non-voters and first-time voters and counter information manipulation. Among other measures, the institutions agreed to enhance synergies in media relations, coordinate organization of events, such as Open Doors Day or the Civil Society Week, and share information on "together.eu" and "What Europe does for me" platforms

Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding with the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in the framework of the European Elections 2024: signing ceremony in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Oliver RÖPKE

MEPs vote on the following topics: Luena (A9-0220/2023) - Nature restoration; Gozi (A9-0009/2023) - Transparency and targeting of political advertising; Ripa (ENVI 14/02) - Detergents and surfactants, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 648/2004; Borchia (A9-0378/2023) - Amending Decision (EU) 2017/1324 as regards the continuation of the Union’s participation in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) under Horizon Europe; Manders (A9-0087/2023) - Protection of the environment through criminal law; and Van Overveldt (A9-0412/2023) - Report on the European Central Bank – annual report 2023.

Voting session: Nature restoration

MEPs vote on the following topics: Olbrycht, Marques (A9xxxx/2024) - Multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027; resolution Olbrycht, Marques Multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 - resolution; Gahler, Gardiazabal Rubial (A9-0286/2023) - Establishing the Ukraine Facility; Fernandes, Ehler (A9-0290/2023) - Establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’); Wölken (A9-0223/2023) - Protection of journalists and human rights defenders from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings; Cicurel (A9-0278/2023) - Proposed amendments to Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union; Weiss (A9-0290/2022) - Shipments of waste; and Fernández (A9-0344/2023) - Certain aspects of the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities.

Voting session: MMF for the years 2021 to 2027 and Ukraine Facility

Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D, DE) rapporteur, holds a press conference on new EU rules ensuring protection for journalists and media outlets from strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs). Plenary greenlights new EU rules to protect journalists and activists working on fundamental rights, allegations of corruption and disinformation from abusive lawsuits aimed at silencing them. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D, DE) rapporteur on New EU rules ensuring protection for journalists and media outlets from strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs)

The new rules enhance the integrity of election campaigns and help fight disinformation and foreign interference. The regulation requires political advertising to be clearly labelled, allowing citizens to see why they were targeted, who sponsored the ad, how much they paid and to which elections or referendum it pertains. Sponsoring ads from outside the EU is prohibited in the three-month period leading up to elections. All online political ads are available in an online ad repository. Under the new rules, separate and explicit consent must be obtained to use personal data for targeted ads, while the use of special categories of personal data (e.g. ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation) or minors’ data are banned. Closing statements by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency and Sandro GOZI, Rapporteur.

Transparency and targeting of political advertising: Closing statements by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency and Sandro GOZI, Rapporteur

The new rules enhance the integrity of election campaigns and help fight disinformation and foreign interference. The regulation requires political advertising to be clearly labelled, allowing citizens to see why they were targeted, who sponsored the ad, how much they paid and to which elections or referendum it pertains. Sponsoring ads from outside the EU is prohibited in the three-month period leading up to elections. All online political ads are available in an online ad repository. Under the new rules, separate and explicit consent must be obtained to use personal data for targeted ads, while the use of special categories of personal data (e.g. ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation) or minors’ data are banned. MEPs debate.

Transparency and targeting of political advertising: MEPs debate

The new rules enhance the integrity of election campaigns and help fight disinformation and foreign interference. The regulation requires political advertising to be clearly labelled, allowing citizens to see why they were targeted, who sponsored the ad, how much they paid and to which elections or referendum it pertains. Sponsoring ads from outside the EU is prohibited in the three-month period leading up to elections. All online political ads are available in an online ad repository. Opening statements by Sandro GOZI (Renew, IT), Rapporteur and Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency, Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT), Anna Júlia DONÁTH (Renew, HU), Angelika NIEBLER (EPP, DE), and Daniel FREUND (Greens/EFA, DE). This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Transparency and targeting of political advertising: Opening statements by Sandro GOZI, Rapporteur, Věra JOUROVÁ, VP of the EC, Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), Anna Júlia DONÁTH (Renew, HU), Angelika NIEBLER (EPP, DE), and Daniel FREUND (Greens/EFA, DE)

EP Press Service organises a technical briefing for media on everything you need to know to cover the 6-9 June European elections. It includes information on the Elections Press Tool Kit, “unfinished business” and first milestones of the next legislature, “What Europe Does For Me”, European election data and the election days and night. Introduction - 100 days ahead by Jaume Duch Guillot - EP spokesperson; Elections Press Tool Kit by Estefanía Narrillos - Press Unit; “Unfinished business” - legislative files carried over by Delphine Colard, EP Spokespersons’ Service

Technical briefing for media - 100 days ahead of the European Elections: introduction by Jaume DUCH GUILLOT, Elections Press Tool Kit by Estefanía NARRILLOS, and “Unfinished business” - legislative files carried over by Delphine COLARD

EP Press Service organises a technical briefing for media on everything you need to know to cover the 6-9 June European elections. It includes information on the Elections Press Tool Kit, “unfinished business” and first milestones of the next legislature, “What Europe Does For Me”, European election data and the election days and night. “What Europe Does For Me” version 3.0 by Etienne Bassot, Director EPRS; European election data - what to expect and when by Matthias Büttner - Public Opinion monitoring unit and Telma Braga Martins - Webmaster unit; What to expect on election night - Accreditation and registration by Neil Corlett - (Press unit) and Audio-visual facilities and bookings by Soňa Mellak (AV production coordinator).

Technical briefing for media - 100 days ahead of the European Elections: What Europe Does For Me version 3.0; European election data - what to expect and when; What to expect on election night - Accreditation and registration; Audio-visual facilities

MEPs vote on the following topics: Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC for the purpose of combating online child sexual abuse; Empowering the French Republic to negotiate, sign and conclude an international agreement on the safety and interoperability requirements within the Channel Fixed Link; Conclusion of the Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Angola; Amendments to the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and to the Directive relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITSD); Instant payments in euro; Limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates; Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed; Norway's recent decision to advance seabed mining in the Arctic; and Rule of law and media freedom in Greece.

Voting session

The recent media revelations, which outlined how a European Parliament lawmaker has allegedly collaborated and shared information with Russian security service FSB, has prompted the institution to open an investigation, with President Roberta Metsola referring the specific matter to the Advisory Committee on the Code of Conduct. Following allegations that an MEP colluded with Russian security services, Parliament discusses this case and other interference attempts. Closing statements by Margaritis SCHINAS, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of promoting our European Way of Life and Hadja LAHBIB, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade, and the Federal Cultural Institutions.

Russiagate - Allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union: Closing statements by Margaritis SCHINAS, Vice-President of the European Commission and Hadja LAHBIB, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs

The recent media revelations, which outlined how a European Parliament lawmaker has allegedly collaborated and shared information with Russian security service FSB, has prompted the institution to open an investigation, with President Roberta Metsola referring the specific matter to the Advisory Committee on the Code of Conduct. Following allegations that an MEP colluded with Russian security services, Parliament discusses this case and other interference attempts. Second part of the debate.

Russiagate - Allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union: MEPs debate (part 2)

The recent media revelations, which outlined how a European Parliament lawmaker has allegedly collaborated and shared information with Russian security service FSB, has prompted the institution to open an investigation, with President Roberta Metsola referring the specific matter to the Advisory Committee on the Code of Conduct. Following allegations that an MEP colluded with Russian security services, Parliament discusses this case and other interference attempts. First part of the debate.

Russiagate - Allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs discuss Russian attempts to interfere in the EU’s democratic processes following allegations that an MEP colluded with Russian security services. Opening statements by Hadja LAHBIB, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade, and the Federal Cultural Institutions and Margaritis SCHINAS, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of promoting our European Way of Life. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Russiagate - allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union: opening statements by Hadja LAHBIB, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade, and the Federal Cultural Institutions an

The European Parliament has called for urgent action to counter hate speech and hate crime.     
MEPs say they should be added to the list of so-called Euro-crimes, meaning common standards and sanctions across the EU.     

They want to extend the current EU framework - which covers hatred based on race, skin colour, religion and ethnicity - to include sex, sexual orientation, age and disability.    
 
Parliament also called for measures to stop the internet and social media being used to spread hate.

MEPs call for tough EU-wide rules to tackle hate speech and hate crime

MEPs debate on the state of the rule of law and media freedom in Greece with Council and Commission representatives during the plenary session in Strasbourg. MEPs have expressed concerns about the respect for EU values in Greece on multiple occasions, including the use of spyware and allegations of political intervention in the investigations, and media freedom and the safety of journalists, especially in light of the lack of progress in the investigation into the murder of journalist Giorgos Karaivaz in 2021. Closing statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice.

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