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

Resumption of the session

Opening of the sitting

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting: see Minutes

Statement by the President

Composition of Parliament

Request for waiver of immunity

Composition of political groups

Composition of committees and delegations

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

Corrigenda (Rule 241)

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

Order of business

20th anniversary of the euro

European Central Bank – annual report 2021(debate)

Voting session

European Central Bank – annual report 2021(continuation of debate)

Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare(debate)

Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2020(debate)

A European strategy for offshore renewable energy(debate)

Assessment of the implementation of Article 50 TEU(short presentation)

Implementation of the Sixth VAT Directive(short presentation)

Assessment of the implementation of Article 50 TEU(continuation)

Impact of national tax reforms on the EU economy(short presentation)

Challenges for urban areas in the post-COVID-19 era(short presentation)

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Agenda of the next sitting

Closure of the sitting

Plenary session

Resumption of the session 

Statement by the President 

Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings

Composition of Parliament 

Composition of political groups 

Composition of committees and delegations 

Order of business 

The 30th Anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its importance for the future of Russia and Europe (debate)

Combating gender-based violence: cyberviolence (debate)

Combating gender-based violence: cyberviolence (continuation of debate)

Equality between women and men in the European Union in 2018-2020 (debate)

Health technology assessment (debate)

The impact of organised crime on own resources of the EU and on the misuse of EU funds (short presentation)

Avoiding corruption, irregular spending and misuse of EU and national funds in case of emergency funds and crisis related spending areas (short presentation)

Implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (short presentation)

Challenges and prospects for multilateral weapons of mass destruction arms control and disarmament regimes (short presentation)

One-minute speeches (Rule 172)


Agenda of the next sitting 

Closure of the sitting 

Outcome of the COP26 in Glasgow

Resumption of the sitting

The EU's Role in Combatting the Covid-19 Pandemic: How to Vaccinate the World

Announcement of voting results: see Minutes

The EU&#39;s Role in Combatting the Covid-19 Pandemic: How to Vaccinate the World (continuation of debate)

Request for the waiver of a Member’s immunity (resumption of procedure)

Fundamental rights and the rule of law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors (debate)

A European Action Plan Against Rare Diseases (debate)

Presentation of the Court of Auditors&#39; annual report 2020 (debate)

Press statements by David McALLISTER and by Tomas TOBÉ on "Announcement of the results of the vote on the shortlist of three candidates for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2021"

Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings 

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

Financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2020 - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2019 (debate)

Use of technologies for the processing of data for the purpose of combating online child sexual abuse (temporary derogation from Directive 2002/58/EC) (debate)

European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (debate)

Old continent growing older - possibilities and challenges related to ageing policy post 2020

The impact on the fishing sector of offshore windfarms and other renewable energy systems (short presentation)

Citizens’ dialogues and Citizens’ participation in the EU decision-making (short presentation)

Trade related aspects and implications of COVID-19 (short presentation)

EU-NATO cooperation in the context of transatlantic relations (short presentation)

Amendment of the Rules of Procedure (short presentation) (short presentation)

Joint press statement by David SASSOLI, EP President and by Marzouq Al-GHARIM, Speaker of the Kuwait National Assembly

Announcement by the President 

Preparation of the European Council meeting of 24-25 June 2021 - Relaunch of the Malta Declaration and the use of an effective solidarity mechanism (debate)

The Future of EU-Swiss relations (debate)

The Future of EU-Swiss relations (continuation of debate)

Common provisions on European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund Plus, Cohesion Fund, Just Transition Fund, European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, Internal Security Fund and Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy 2021–2027 - European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund 2021–2027 - Specific provisions for European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) supported by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and external financing instruments 2021–2027 (debate)

Commission’s 2020 Rule of law report (debate)

2019-2020 Reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)

Announcement of voting results

Sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health (debate)

European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (debate)

25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) (Nairobi Summit) (debate)

Regulatory fitness, subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law Making 2017, 2018 and 2019 (short presentation)

Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings : see Minutes

Request for waiver of immunity: see Minutes

Composition of political groups : see Minutes

Composition of committees and delegations : see Minutes

Council positions at first reading: see Minutes

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

Order of business : see Minutes

State of the SMEs Union - Implementation of better regulation agenda/ Reduction target for administrative burden (debate)

State of the SMEs Union - Implementation of better regulation agenda/ Reduction target for administrative burden (debate) (continuation of debate)

The gender dimension in Cohesion Policy

EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives (debate)

Establishing the instrument for financial support for customs control equipment (debate)

Press statement by David SASSOLI, EP President and by Borut PAHOR, President of the Slovenian Republic

Order of business: see Minutes

A European Strategy for Energy System Integration - A European Strategy for Hydrogen (debate)

Just Transition Fund (debate)

Impacts of EU rules on the free movements of workers and services: intra-EU labour mobility as a tool to match labour market needs and skills (debate)

Review of the European Union Solidarity Fund (short presentation)

Challenges of sports events organisers in the digital environment (short presentation)

Reversing demographic trends in EU regions using cohesion policy instruments (short presentation)

Securing the objectives of the landing obligation under Article 15 of the Common Fisheries Policy (short presentation)

The impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in developing countries (debate)

Accelerating progress and tackling inequalities towards ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 (debate)

Agenda for next sitting: see Minutes

Statements by the President

Request for the defence of immunity: 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)

Implementation of the Ambient Air Quality Directives (debate)

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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)

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)

20201019-0900-PLENARY

Calendar of part-sessions : see Minutes

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)

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

This news item shows extracts from the debate of MEPs with the European Commission's president, following the conclusions of the last European Council's meetings. In particular highlights of the discussion are on the EU’s competitiveness and its strategic agenda on Capital Markets Union, Energy infrastructure and Trade for the next 5 years.

Conclusions of the recent European Council meetings, in particular on a new European Competitiveness deal and the EU strategic agenda 2024-2029: extracts from the debate

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, gives an introductory remark on the upcoming European Elections 2024 during the plenary session in Strasbourg. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Resumption of session and order of business: Introductory remark by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on the upcoming European Elections 2024

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, gives an introductory remark on the Swedish national held in prison in Iran during the plenary session in Strasbourg. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Resumption of session and order of business: Introductory remark by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on the Swedish national held in prison in Iran

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, gives an introductory remark commemorating the last plenary of the mandate during the plenary session in Strasbourg. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Resumption of session and order of business: Introductory remark by Roberta METSOLA, EP President commemorating the last plenary of the mandate

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