EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - La Hulpe declaration on the future of social Europe

Statements by the President

Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings : see Minutes

Request for the defence of immunity: see Minutes

Composition of political groups : see Minutes

Composition of committees and delegations : see Minutes

Delegated acts (Rule 111(6)): see Minutes

Council positions at first reading: see Minutes

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

Order of business : see Minutes

Preparation of the European Council meeting of 25 and 26 March 2021 – Digital Green Certificate (debate)

System of own resources of the European Union - Own resource based on non-recycled plastic packaging waste and certain aspects of the GNI-based own resource - Collection of own resources accruing from value added tax (debate)

General framework for securitisation and specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation to help the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis - Amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards adjustments to the securitisation framework to support the economic recovery in response to the COVID-19 crisis (debate)

Guidelines for the 2022 Budget - Section III (debate)

Resumption of the sitting

Implementation of the Ambient Air Quality Directives (debate)

Voting session

Implementation of the Ambient Air Quality Directives (continuation of debate)

New EU-Africa Strategy (debate)

Shaping digital education policy (short presentation)

Impact on fisheries of marine litter (short presentation)

EU Strategy for Sustainable Tourism (short presentation)

Strengthening the international role of the euro (short presentation)

Cohesion policy and regional environment strategies in the fight against climate change (short presentation)

Agenda of the next sitting : see Minutes

Closure of the sitting 

Plenary session

Joint Press statement by David SASSOLI, EP President and by Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, Croatian Prime Minister

Resumption of the session 

Opening of the sitting

Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings 

Request for consent submitted by the Council (Rule 105): see Minutes

Council position at first reading: see Minutes

Composition of committees: see Minutes

Extension of the mandate of the special committees: see Minutes

Negotiations ahead of the Council’s first reading (Rule 72): see Minutes

A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (debate)

A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (continuation of debate)

Administrative cooperation in the field of taxation (debate)

Corporate due diligence and corporate accountability (debate)

Implementation of the Construction Products Regulation (debate)

Equal treatment in employment and occupation in light of the UNCRPD (debate)

Agenda for next sitting: see Minutes

Statements by Pascal CANFIN and by Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, ITRE Chair on "COVID 19 vaccine production and delivery"

Formation of a political group : see Minutes

Composition of Parliament : see Minutes

Announcement by the President : see Minutes

Negotiations ahead of Parliament&#39;s first reading (Rule 71): see Minutes

Corrigendum (Rule 241): see Minutes

Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 78): see Minutes

European Arrest Warrant and surrender procedures between Member States

Presentation of the Court of Auditors&#39; annual report - 2019 (debate)

Strengthening the single market: the future of free movement of services (debate)

Achieving an effective policy legacy for the European Year of Cultural Heritage (debate)

Technical Support Instrument (debate)

Measures to promote the recovery of fish stock above MSY (debate)

Exercise of the Union's rights for the application and enforcement of international trade rules

Announcement of voting results: see Minutes

Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading (Rule 71) (action taken): see Minutes

Statement by the President 

Preparation of the European Council meeting of 10-11 December 2020 (debate)

Istanbul Convention and violence against women

First voting session (continuation)

Hungarian interference in the media in Slovenia and North Macedonia

The new LGBTIQ Equality Strategy (debate)

The new LGBTIQ Equality Strategy (continuation of debate)

Second voting session

Plenary Session

Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings: see Minutes

Composition of Parliament: see Minutes

Request for waiver of immunity: see Minutes

Composition of committees and delegations: see Minutes

Election of a Vice-President of the European Parliament (announcement of nominations): see Minutes

Negotiations ahead of Council&#39;s first reading (Rule 71): see Minutes

Corrigenda (Rule 241): see Minutes

Order of business

Multiannual Financial Framework (including Own Resources), Rule of Law Conditionality Mechanism and the Recovery Fund for Europe (debate)

Multiannual Financial Framework (including Own Resources), Rule of Law Conditionality Mechanism and the Recovery Fund for Europe (continuation of debate)

The outcome of the US presidential elections (debate)

Fighting Terrorism and the right to freedom of expression and education (debate)

Composition of committees and delegations

General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021 - all sections (debate)

General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021 - all sections (continuation of debate)

Closure of the sitting

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Calendar of part-sessions : see Minutes

Order of business 

Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market - Digital Services Act: adapting commercial and civil law rules for commercial entities operating online - Digital Services Act and fundamental rights issues posed - Framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies - Civil liability regime for artificial intelligence - Intellectual property rights for the development of artificial intelligence technologies (debate)

Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market - Digital Services Act: adapting commercial and civil law rules for commercial entities operating online - Digital Services Act and fundamental rights issues posed - Framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies - Civil liability regime for artificial intelligence - Intellectual property rights for the development of artificial intelligence technologies

The future of European education in the context of Covid-19 (debate)

Obligations of the Commission in the field of visa reciprocity in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (debate)

Recommendation to the Council and the VPC/HR concerning the Implementation and governance of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) (short presentation)

Report on the implementation of the EU Association Agreement with the Republic of Moldova (short presentation)

Statement by the President

The establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (debate)

Rule of Law conditionality in the framework of the MFF 2021-2027 and Next Generation EU (debate)

20201005-0900-PLENARY

Presentation by the Council of its position on the draft general budget - 2021 financial year (debate)

Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee (B9-0310/2020)

Joint press statement by David SASSOLI, EP President and Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA, leader of Belarus opposition

Opening of the sitting


Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting : see Minutes

Request for waiver of immunity

Corrigendum (Rule 241)

Requests for consultation of the European Economic and Social Committee (Rule 145): see Minutes

Delegated acts and implementing measures (Rule 111(6) and Rule 112(4)(d)): see Minutes

Strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment (debate)

Announcement by the President 

Draft Council decision on the system of own resources of the European Union (debate)

Voting session


Draft Council decision on the system of own resources of the European Union

Amending Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (debate)

Global data collection system for ship fuel oil consumption data (debate)

Arms export: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (debate)

Implementation of the EU Association Agreement with Georgia (debate)

Press statement by David Sassoli, EP President, following his meeting with Michel Barnier, Head of of the Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom

Announcement by the President

Announcement of results

First voting session

The 2019 Human Rights Annual report - Stability and Security in the Mediterranean and the negative role of Turkey - Situation in Belarus (debate)

Stability and Security in the Mediterranean and the negative role of Turkey

Delegated acts (Rule 111(2))

Chemicals strategy for sustainability

Boosting Roma inclusion process in Europe for the next decade

State of play of Council negotiations on the Regulation on the protection of the Union’s budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States

 Announcement of voting results: see Minutes

 Third voting session

Agenda of the next sitting

Resumption of the session

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

Composition of Parliament

Calendar of part-sessions

Négociations avant la première lecture du Conseil (article 72 du règlement)

The Anti-racism protests following the death of George Floyd

Preparation of the European Council meeting of 19 June 2020

Conference on the Future of Europe

Protecting European strategic sectors from foreign takeovers in a post-Covid world

Tourism and transport in 2020 and beyond

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings

Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (Rule 71): see Minutes

Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 79): see Minutes

Conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting of 23 April 2020 - New MFF, own resources and Recovery plan

Announcement of voting results

Explanations of vote: see Minutes

Corrections to votes and voting intentions : see Minutes

EU coordinated action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences (debate)

EU coordinated action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences (continuation of debate)

Third voting session

Fourth voting session

Votes on requests for urgent procedure (Rule 163)

European coordinated response to the COVID-19 outbreak (debate)

Announcement of the results of the vote on the requests for urgent procedure (Rule 163)

Votes on amendments

Announcement of the results of the votes on amendments

Final votes

Opening of the session

Coronavirus outbreak, state of play and ensuring a coordinated European response to the health, economic and social impact (debate)

Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of 20 February 2020 on the Multiannual Financial framework (debate)

Migration situation at the Greek-Turkish border and the EU's common response to it (debate)

Approval of the minutes of the sitting and forwarding of texts adopted: see Minutes

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Parliament's call for the Right to Disconnect – 3 years after

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - International day for the elimination of violence against women

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - The lack of legislative follow-up by the Commission to the PEGA resolution

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Cyprus confidential - need to curb enabler of sanctions evasion and money laundering rules in the EU

EP Plenary session - Council and Commissions statements - 30 years of Copenhagen criteria - giving further impetus to EU enlargement policy

EP Plenary session - Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - Destruction of judicial independence and the persecution of democrats in Hong Kong

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Threat to rule of law as a consequence of the governmental agreement in Spain

EP Plenary session - Recent developments at the EU’s external border between Finland and Russia and the need to uphold EU law - Council and Commission statements

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Continuing threat to the rule of law, the independence of justice and the non-fulfilment of conditionality for EU funding in Hungary

EP Plenary session  - Council and Commission statements - Outcome of the EU-US summit

EP Plenary session - Commission statements - State of the Energy Union

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - EU enlargement policy 2023

EP Plenary session - European Council and Commission statements - Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 26-27 October 2023

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Commission proposal for a Council recommendation on developing social economy framework conditions

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Islamist terrorist attack on French schools and the need to protect people and promote social cohesion

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Fighting disinformation and dissemination of illegal content in the context of the Digital Services Act

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Rule of Law in Malta: 6 years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and the need to protect journalists

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Outcome of the SDGs Summit (18-19 September 2023, New York) – transformative and accelerated actions leading up to 2030 and beyond

MEPs debate and take a final vote on the reform of the EU electricity market to protect consumers from sudden price shocks and on new rules to facilitate the uptake of renewable and low-carbon gases, including hydrogen, on the EU’s gas market. Closing statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice, Jerzy BUZEK (EPP, PL), Jens GEIER (S&D, DE), and Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES (S&D, ES), Rapporteurs.

Reform of the energy and electricity markets: Closing statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice, Jerzy BUZEK (EPP, PL), Jens GEIER (S&D, DE), and Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES (S&D, ES), Rapporteurs

MEPs debate and take a final vote on the reform of the EU electricity market to protect consumers from sudden price shocks and on new rules to facilitate the uptake of renewable and low-carbon gases, including hydrogen, on the EU’s gas market. Second part of MEPs debate.

Reform of the energy and electricity markets: MEPs debate (part 2)

MEPs debate and take a final vote on the reform of the EU electricity market to protect consumers from sudden price shocks and on new rules to facilitate the uptake of renewable and low-carbon gases, including hydrogen, on the EU’s gas market. First part of MEPs debate.

Reform of the energy and electricity markets: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs debate and take a final vote on the reform of the EU electricity market to protect consumers from sudden price shocks and on new rules to facilitate the uptake of renewable and low-carbon gases, including hydrogen, on the EU’s gas market. Opening statements by Jerzy BUZEK (EPP, PL), Jens GEIER (S&D, DE), Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES (S&D, ES), Rapporteurs, Maria GRAPINI (S&D, RO) on behalf of IMCO Committee, Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Reform of the energy and electricity markets: opening statements by Jerzy BUZEK (EPP, PL), Jens GEIER (S&D, DE), Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES (S&D, ES), Rapporteurs, Maria GRAPINI (S&D, RO) IMCO Committee and Didier REYNDERS, EU Commissioner for Justice

MEPs quiz the Council and the Commission on the ongoing Article 7 hearings regarding the state of democracy in Hungary, with a focus on the implications for the EU budget. Closing statements by Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice, and Mathieu Michel, Belgian Secretary of State for Digitalisation, in charge of Administrative Simplification, Privacy and the Belgian Buildings Agency.

Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Hungary to strengthen Rule of Law and its budgetary implications: Closing statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice, and Mathieu MICHEL, Belgian Secretary of State

MEPs quiz the Council and the Commission on the ongoing Article 7 hearings regarding the state of democracy in Hungary, with a focus on the implications for the EU budget. MEPs debate.

Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Hungary to strengthen Rule of Law and its budgetary implications: MEPs debate

MEPs quiz the Council and the Commission on the ongoing Article 7 hearings regarding the state of democracy in Hungary, with a focus on the implications for the EU budget. Opening statements by Mathieu MICHEL, Belgian Secretary of State for Digitalisation, in charge of Administrative Simplification, Privacy and the Belgian Buildings Agency and Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Hungary to strengthen Rule of Law and its budgetary implications: Opening statements by Mathieu MICHEL, Belgian Secretary of State, and Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice

MEPs debate the new allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament, including in the upcoming EU elections and the impact on the Union.

EP Mini-Plenary Session - Council and Commission statements - New allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament: Closing statements

MEPs debate the new allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament, including in the upcoming EU elections and the impact on the Union. Opening statement by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

New allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament: Opening statement by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency

MEPs debate the new allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament, including in the upcoming EU elections and the impact on the Union

EP Mini-Plenary Session - Council and Commission statements - New allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament: MEPs debate

MEPs debate the consequences of the undemocratic presidential elections in Russia on 18 March, including their illegitimate extension to the occupied Ukrainian territories. Closing statements by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Russia's undemocratic presidential elections and their illegitimate extension to the occupied territories: Closing statements

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EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - La Hulpe declaration on the future of social Europe

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - La Hulpe declaration on the future of social Europe

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - La Hulpe declaration on the future of social Europe

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - La Hulpe declaration on the future of social Europe

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - La Hulpe declaration on the future of social Europe

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - La Hulpe declaration on the future of social Europe

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - La Hulpe declaration on the future of social Europe

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - La Hulpe declaration on the future of social Europe

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - La Hulpe declaration on the future of social Europe

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - La Hulpe declaration on the future of social Europe

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - La Hulpe declaration on the future of social Europe

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - La Hulpe declaration on the future of social Europe

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - La Hulpe declaration on the future of social Europe

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - La Hulpe declaration on the future of social Europe

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - La Hulpe declaration on the future of social Europe

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - La Hulpe declaration on the future of social Europe

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - La Hulpe declaration on the future of social Europe

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - La Hulpe declaration on the future of social Europe