" Europe is the natural context in which solutions for social and economic progress will find their true meaning and true value."

Born on 11 April 1920 in Potenza (Italy). 
• In 1946, aged 26, he was elected a Member of the Constituent Assembly that was responsible for drafting Italy's new post-war constitution. He was appointed secretary to the Agriculture Committee. 
• In 1948 he was elected a Member of the Italian Parliament, where he sat until 2003, when the President of Italy appointed him a senator for life. 
• Between 1950 and 1952 he was a minister in several Italian centre and centre-left governments. 
• From August 1970 to February 1972, he was President of the Italian Government's Council of Ministers. 
• In 1985 he became President of the European Union of Christian Democrats. 
• On 12 July 1990 he was appointed President of the Atlantic Committee. 
• Finally, from March 1993 to June 1995, he was President of Christian Democrat International.

◦ In 1976 Mr Colombo became a Member of the European Parliament, where he sat until 1992 in the Christian-Democratic Group which later became the Group of the European People's Party. 
◦ In March 1977 he was elected President of the European Parliament and led it towards the first elections by direct universal suffrage. 
◦ In May 1979 he received the Charlemagne Prize in Aachen, the third Italian politician to receive this honour after Alcide de Gasperi and Antonio Segni. 
◦ From February to May 1992 he was chairman of the temporary committee on the Delors II package (From the Single Act to Maastricht and beyond: the means to match our ambitions), which had a remit concerning achievement of the Maastricht Treaty objectives.

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Emilio Colombo

On 2 July 2019, Ursula von der Leyen was nominated by the European Council for the Presidency of the European Commission.

If confirmed by the European Parliament, she will be the first woman and the first German since Walter Hallstein to hold the office.

She is a German politician, serving as Minister of Defence since 2013 and is a member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Ursula von der Leyen

At home in Europe - Europe Day from Berlin

EP Plenary- Voting session

EP Plenary session - Framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act)

EP Plenary session - Voting session

Press briefing EPP

Interinstitutional Body for Ethical Standards (debate)

Pre-enlargement reforms and policy reviews (debate)

Framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act) (debate)

Resumption of the sitting

Statements by the President

Voting time

Plenary session

Opening of the sitting

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

Effective coordination of economic policies and multilateral budgetary surveillance - Speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure – amending Regulation - Requirements for budgetary frameworks of the Member States – amending Directive

Combating violence against women and domestic violence (debate)

European Disability Card and European Parking Card for persons with disabilities - European Disability Card and European Parking Card for persons with disabilities for third country nationals legally residing in a Member State (joint debate - Disability cards)

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

EU’s response to the repeated killing of humanitarian aid workers, journalists and civilians by the Israel Defence Forces in the Gaza Strip (debate)

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Delegated acts (Rule 111(6)) (action taken)

Corrigenda (Rule 241)(action taken)

Attempts to reintroduce a foreign agent law in Georgia and its restrictions on civil society (debate)

Situation in Haiti (debate)

Withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty (debate)

EU-Egypt strategic and comprehensive partnership and agreements with key third countries (debate)

Production and marketing of plant reproductive material - Production and marketing of forest reproductive material (joint debate - Plant and forest reproductive material)

Establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans (debate)

Explanations of vote

Agenda of the next sitting

Approval of the minutes of the sitting

Welcome

Need to address the urgent concerns surrounding Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia (debate)

Creation of a European initiative for an annual designation of European capitals for children (debate)

This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo (debate)

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Guidelines for the 2025 Budget - Section III (debate)

Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) (debate)

Financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (debate)

Cohesion policy 2014-2020 – implementation and outcomes in the Member States (debate)

The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries

The repressive environment in Afghanistan, including public executions and violence against women

The case of Rocío San Miguel and General Hernández Da Costa, among other political prisoners in Venezuela

Rising anti-LGBTIQ rhetoric and violence: recent attacks in Thessaloniki (debate)

The time the European Commission takes to deal with requests for public access to documents (debate)

Closure of the sitting

Composition of political groups

Multilateral negotiations in view of the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi, 26-29 February 2024 (debate)

Working conditions of teachers in the EU (debate)

Association agreements for the participation of third countries in Union programmes (debate)

Composition of committees and delegations

The case of Dentsu tracking and the lack of transparency of the European Commission with regard to the tobacco industry (debate)

Approval of the minutes of the sitting and forwarding of texts adopted

Dates of forthcoming sittings

Adjournment of the session

Press conference by Christian EHLER, rapporteur, on the Net-Zero Industry Act trilogue negotiations

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

Keeping commitments and delivering military assistance to Ukraine (debate)

Announcement

Empowering consumers for the green transition (debate)

Transparency and accountability of non-governmental organisations funded from the EU budget (debate)

Humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need to reach a ceasefire and the risks of regional escalation (debate)

EU-India relations (debate)

Role of preventive diplomacy in tackling frozen conflicts around the world – missed opportunity or change for the future? (debate)

Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2022 (debate)

Implementation of the Treaty provisions on national parliaments – Implementation of the Treaty provisions on EU citizenship (joint debate – Implementation of the Treaty provisions)

Fight against the resurgence of neo-fascism in Europe, also based on the parade that took place in Rome on 7 January (debate)

State of emergency in Ecuador (debate)

Building a comprehensive European port strategy (short presentation)

Implementation of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) (short presentation)

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Composition of Parliament

Composition of Parliament's political bodies

Request for waiver of immunity

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

Proposal for a Union act: see Minutes

Order of business

Ozone depleting substances - Fluorinated gases regulation

Amendments to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) - Amendments to the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) (joint debate - Markets in financial instruments regulations

The need for an EU and international response to the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and for continued support to the Yemeni peace process (debate)

Revision of the European Labour Authority mandate (debate)

The role of social award criteria in public procurement in strengthening social rights, good working conditions and inclusive labour markets (debate)

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Press conference by Christian EHLER, rapporteur on the Net-Zero Industry Act

Resumption of the session

Approval of the minutes of the previous sittings

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

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

Children first - strengthening the Child Guarantee, two years on from its adoption - Reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families

UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28) (debate)

Common rules promoting the repair of goods

Union certification framework for carbon removals

Implementation of the Regulation establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel (short presentation)

Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia (debate)

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (debate)

Formal sitting - Address by Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia

Statement by the President

General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 - all sections (debate)

Schengen area: digitalisation of the visa procedure - Schengen area: amending the Visa Sticker Regulation (Joint debate – Schengen area)

Commission Work Programme 2024 (debate)

Question Time with Commissioners - European measures to prevent and to fight the rise of organised crime

Composition of the Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members

Water scarcity and structural investments in access to water in the EU (debate)

Urgent need for a coordinated European response and legislative framework on intrusive spyware, based on the PEGA inquiry committee recommendations (debate)

Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support (debate)

2022 Report on Montenegro (debate)

Report: Clara Aguilera (A9-0016/2021) - Fisheries control

Corrigenda (Rule 241)

Announcement by the President - Sakharov Prize

Establishing the Ukraine Facility (debate)

Establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) (debate)

Fisheries control (debate)

Implications of Chinese fishing operations for EU fisheries and the way forward (short presentation)

Report: Pierre Karleskind (A9-0282/2023) - Implications of Chinese fishing operations for EU fisheries and the way forward

Financial services contracts concluded at a distance (debate)

Urban wastewater treatment (debate)

Action taken following a Parliament decision on immunity

The new European strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+) (debate)

Poor sanitary conditions, low levels of security and lack of parking places in rest areas for truck drivers (debate)

Motions for resolutions - The new European strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+)

Amendment of the agenda

Nature restoration (debate)

European Chips Act (debate)

Commemorating the 28th anniversary of Srebrenica (statement by the President)

COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future (debate)

2023 Annual Rule of law report (debate)

Greening transport package (debate)

Question Time (Commission) – EU-Africa Strategy

Relations with the Palestinian Authority (debate)

2022 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)

Corrigendum (Rule 241)(action taken)

2022 Report on Albania (debate)

Financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2022 - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2022

Accession to the Schengen area (short presentation)

Ecodesign Regulation (debate)

Verification of credentials

Corrigendum (Rule 241)

Proposals for Union acts

Industrial Emissions Directive - Industrial Emissions Portal - Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure - Sustainable maritime fuels (FuelEU Maritime Initiative) - Energy efficiency (recast) (joint debate - Fit for 55 and Industrial Emissions)

Protection of journalists and human rights defenders from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (debate)

European Citizens' Initiative Save Cruelty Free Cosmetics - Commit to a Europe without animal testing' (debate)

Management, conservation and control measures in the area covered under the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) (debate)

Protection of workers from extreme heat and other extreme weather phenomena resulting from the climate crisis (debate)

Implementation of passerelle' clauses in the EU Treaties (short presentation)

Banking Union - annual report 2022 (short presentation)

Fostering and adapting vocational training as a tool for employees' success and a building block for the EU economy in the new industry 4.0 (short presentation)

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

The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector (debate)

The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector (continuation of debate)

Address by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal

Externalising asylum applications and making funding to third countries conditional on the implementation of return agreements (topical debate)

Ukrainian cereals on the European market (debate)

Update of the anti-corruption legislative framework (debate)

Roadmap on a Social Europe: two years after Porto (debate)

Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU (debate)

Adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (debate)

Media freedom and freedom of expression in Algeria, the case of journalist Ihsane El-Kadi

Belarus: the inhumane treatment and hospitalisation of prominent opposition leader Viktar Babaryka

Myanmar, notably the dissolution of democratic political parties

New Oil Drilling in Alaska - impact on the global climate crisis and the rights of indigenous peoples (debate)

Impact of the interest rate increase decided by the ECB on households and workers (debate)

Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector (debate)

Establishing the Act in support of ammunition production (debate)

Impact on the 2024 EU budget of increasing European Union Recovery Instrument borrowing costs - Own resources: a new start for EU finances, a new start for Europe (debate)

Implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (short presentation)

School's scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products (short presentation)

Co-management of fisheries in the EU (short presentation)

Report: Clara Aguilera (A9-0119/2023) - Co-management of fisheries in the EU

IPCC report on Climate Change: a call for urgent additional action (debate)

Cohesion dimension of EU state aid and de minimis rules (debate)

EU Action Plan against Trafficking in Cultural Goods (debate)

The need for a coherent strategy for EU-China Relations (debate)

Energy storage (debate)

Safeguarding labour mobility and social rights of striking lorry drivers from third countries (debate)

Announcement by the President

Adoption of the Cyber package proposals (debate)

Question Time (Commission) - Legacy of the European Year of Youth

Situation in Peru (debate)

Guidelines for the 2024 budget - Section III (debate)

The need for European solidarity in saving lives in the Mediterranean, in particular in Italy (debate)

EU relations with Iraq (debate)

EU Rapid Deployment Capacity, EU Battlegroups and Article 44 TEU: the way forward (debate)

ITRE Committee - Votes and group photo

EP Plenary session - Oral question - Association agreements for the participation of third countries in Union programmes

Press conference on the Net-Zero Industry Act trilogue negotiations

ITRE - Presentation of the Belgian Presidency's priorities

CCC meeting - Exchange of views with David O’SULLIVAN, International Special Envoy for the Implementation of EU Sanctions

STOA high level conference ‘ Academic Freedom - The state of a fundamental value for Europe ’

Witold PAHL official portrait - 9th Parliamentary term

Press conference on the Net-Zero Industry Act

EP Plenary session - Framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s netzero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act)

Wolfram PIRCHNER official portrait - 9th Parliamentary term

EP Plenary session - Oral question - New European innovation agenda

MEPs debate on the conclusions of the recent European Council meetings, in particular on a new European Competitiveness deal and the EU strategic agenda 2024-2029, on foreign relations issues and the current unstable geopolitical situation - the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine and the EU’s support for Ukraine’s defense, as well as the latest developments regarding Israel’s operation in Gaza and the escalating tensions in the Middle East. Second part of MEPs debate.

Conclusions of the recent European Council meetings, in particular on a new European Competitiveness deal and the EU strategic agenda 2024-2029: MEPs debate (part 2)

Ahead of the European Council meeting (21-22/03), EPP leaders meet to discuss about their political's priorities. This news item shows extracts from the arrivals and doorsteps.

EPP leaders meet ahead of the European Council meeting (21-22/03): arrivals and doorsteps

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