Although they are attractive places to live, mountainous areas face challenges in terms of access to facilities and services. Do you live in such an area? Here are three things that Europe is doing for you.

This is what Europe does for people living in mountainous regions

The views from Europe’s mountains are breathtaking. Keen to start climbing? The EU can help you on your way. Here’s how.

This is what Europe does for mountaineers.

Islands, mountainous areas or sparsely populated areas: people living in these regions often have to face a number of challenges, including access to work, transport or healthcare. Do you live in a remote area? If so, here are three things the European Union does for you.

This is what Europe does for people living in remote areas

Mountain sports are popular pastimes in the EU and qualified mountain guides do an important job, looking after the safety of their clients in a difficult and unpredictable environment.

This is what the EU does for mountain guides

Plenary session week 19 2016 in Strasbourg -   Cohesion policy in mountainous regions of the EU Report: Iliana IOTOVA  Report on cohesion policy in mountainous regions of the EU  Committee on Regional Development

CZARNECKI, Ryszard (ECR, PL) - EP Vice-President

McGUINNESS, Mairead (EPP, IE) - EP Vice-President

VELLA, Karmenu (EC) - Member of the EC in charge of Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

Resumption of the session

Opening of the sitting

Statements by the President

Composition of Parliament : see Minutes

Composition of political groups : see Minutes

Verification of credentials : see Minutes

Composition of committees and delegations : see Minutes

Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading (Rule 69c): see Minutes

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

Order of business

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

Health technology assessment (debate)

Implementation of the Council's LGBTI Guidelines in relation to the situation in Chechnya

International Financial Reporting Standards: IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts (debate)

Distributed ledger technologies and blockchains: building trust with disintermediation (debate)

EU Agenda for Rural, Mountainous and Remote Areas (debate)

Agenda of the next sitting : see Minutes

Closure of the sitting

Plenary

Cohesion policy in mountainous regions of the EU - New territorial development tools in cohesion policy 2014-2020 - Acceleration of implementation of cohesion policy (debate)

European strategy for the economic and social development of mountain regions, islands and sparsely populated areas (debate)

Hill and mountain farming (short presentation)

Plenary session in Strasbourg - Week 19 Report on cohesion policy in mountainous regions of the EU.    IOTOVA, Iliana (S&D, BG)  Rapporteur

Mountaineers work on the glass roof structure of the ASP building in Brussels

Parliament debates the dire situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, following Azerbaijan’s recent military seizure of the mountainous South Caucasus enclave. Azerbaijan’s latest offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh on 19 September saw Baku regain military control of the long-disputed region and has resulted in a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from their homes. Closing by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety and Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union.

Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan’s attack: closing by Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety and Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union

Parliament debates the dire situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, following Azerbaijan’s recent military seizure of the mountainous South Caucasus enclave. Azerbaijan’s latest offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh on 19 September saw Baku regain military control of the long-disputed region and has resulted in a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from their homes. Second part of the debate.

Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan’s attack: MEPs debate (part 2)

Parliament debates the dire situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, following Azerbaijan’s recent military seizure of the mountainous South Caucasus enclave. Azerbaijan’s latest offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh on 19 September saw Baku regain military control of the long-disputed region and has resulted in a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from their homes. First part of the debate.

Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan’s attack: MEPs debate (part 1)

Parliament debates the dire situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, following Azerbaijan’s recent military seizure of the mountainous South Caucasus enclave. Azerbaijan’s latest offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh on 19 September saw Baku regain military control of the long-disputed region and has resulted in a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from their homes. Opening statements by Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union and Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check agaisnt delivery.

Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan’s attack: opening statements by Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union and Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

Azerbaijan’s latest offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh on 19 September saw Baku regain military control of the long-disputed region and has resulted in a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from their homes. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has also warned of ethnic cleansing in the area, despite Azeri public reassurances that any ethnic Armenians choosing to stay in Nagorno-Karabakh will be treated as equal citizens of Azerbaijan. Parliament debates the dire situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, following Azerbaijan’s recent military seizure of the mountainous South Caucasus enclave.

Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan's attack: extracts from the debate

Members of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) meet in the European Parliament in Brussels. During the public hearing, they consider the loss of biodiversity and the extent to which this increases the risk of pandemics due to land use change, climate change and wildlife trade. They hold a discussion on the role and possibilities of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 in countering biodiversity loss and in increasing commitment in the EU as well as globally. Statements by Sabien Leemans, Senior Biodiversity Policy Officer, WWF; Evelyn Underwood, Senior Policy Analyst, Biodiversity andEcosystem Services Programme, IEEP; Thomas Resl, Director of the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Rural and Mountain Research (Austria).

Public hearing on facing the sixth mass extinction and increasing risk of pandemics: what role for the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, at ENVI Committee

This video stockshot offers illustration footage of various types of adaptation measures. Some projects are directly EU-funded, whereas others are part of the European Climate Adaptation Platform Climate-ADAPT, promoting access and sharing of data and information on how to adapt to climate change.

Infoclip: European Green Deal - Adaptation to climate change

This video stockshots presents a series of EU-funded projects on Artificial Intelligence in some of these sectors: Internet of food and farm 2020 (Lithuania), MURAB (The Netherlands), Human brain project (Germany), Symbio-Tic (Sweden), Cyberlegs Plus Plus (Belgium), De-Enigma (The Netherlands), Vi-Das (Spain - The Netherlands).

Infoclip: Artificial Intelligence, EU-funded projects

They may be small but they already move mountains, and in this month's forum MEPs debate whether or not a new representation system will lead to a more democratic Europe.

Forum: Amplifying the voice of Europe's small nations

Making gold from Europe's green treasure troves - EuroparlTV visits France's Vosges mountains.

Reporter: Seeing the wood from the trees

Before the crisis, life in Greek mountain valleys was challenging; now it's nearly impossible. Local residents and MEPs discuss system cheats and subsidy cuts.

Close to you: Challenges of survival in the Acheloos Valley

How discarded plastic pollutes our seas and mountain countries try to preserve the Alps – we discuss with leading MEPs.

7 days: Plastic waste and Alpine conservation

Mountains of food are thrown away in Europe - 179kg of nosh per person end up in the bin each year! We must fight all this waste!

A-Z: W for Wastage

The desire to have the latest gadget means that 9 million tonnes of electronic waste are produced in the EU every year. MEPs are updating rules to recycle this e-mountain.

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