Did you know that by the time they are 18, young Europeans will have spent an average of four years in front of a screen? If you find this worrying, you are not alone. Since 1996, the EU has been leading the fight against harmful audio-visual content. Here’s how.

This is what Europe does for young television viewers

Every year the European Parliament rolls out the red carpet to reward authentic European cinema. The Lux Prize not only honours some of the best European films, but also helps to promote them. It is a tool to support European cinema, to spark debate on current political and social issues and also a way to reflect on European identity and values. 

The ten films nominated for the Lux Prize are every year announced at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July. A few weeks later the three short-listed films are revealed in Rome. At the end of the summer they are screened during the Venice Days at the Venice Biennale. In order for as many Europeans as possible to discover the three Lux Prize finalists, the films are subtitled into the 24 official EU languages and shown at cinemas all over Europe from October to December. These screenings are known as the Lux Film Days and during this time MEPs also watch the films and vote for which film they would like to win. The Lux Prize is awarded during the November plenary session in Strasbourg in the presence of the directors of the short-listed films.

Lux Prize 2017

Every year the European Parliament rolls out the red carpet to reward authentic European cinema. The Lux Prize not only honours some of the best European films, but also helps to promote them. It is a tool to support European cinema, to spark debate on current political and social issues and also a way to reflect on European identity and values.

Every year the ten films nominated for the Lux Prize are announced at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July. A few weeks later the three short-listed films are revealed in Rome. At the end of the summer they are screened during the Venice Days at the Venice Biennale. 
In order for as many Europeans as possible to discover the three Lux Prize finalists, the films are subtitled into the 24 official EU languages and shown at cinemas all over Europe from October to December. These screenings are known as the Lux Film Days and during this time MEPs also watch the films and vote for which film they would like to win. The Lux Prize is awarded during the November plenary session in Strasbourg in the presence of the directors of the short-listed films.

Lux Prize 2016

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In January 2020, the European Commission announced its intention to put forward a Europe's Beating Cancer plan.

According to the work programme, the plan should be adopted in the fourth quarter of 2020, and will include a combination of legislative and non-legislative measures. Europe's Beating Cancer plan will set out actions to support, coordinate or supplement Member States' efforts at every stage of the disease, including prevention; early detection and screening; treatment and care; and the quality of life of patients, survivors and carers.

Fight against Cancer (2019-2020)

The Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) is an initiative of the European Union to reform its policies and institutions following large-scale consultations across the continent between May 2021 and Spring 2022.

The goals, principles, governance and methodology of the Conference are laid down in a Joint Declaration co-signed by the Presidents of the European Parliament, European Commission and Council on 10 March 2021.

The CoFoE inauguration event took place on 9 May 2021 in the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

The programme featured a welcome speech by French President Emmanuel Macron, as well as speeches by Presidents Sassoli, von der Leyen and Prime Minister Costa, representing the EU Institutions alongside short interventions by the Conference Executive Board’s co-chairs. Contributions via video link from citizens and civil society were also broadcasted, as well as musical performances by Violinist Renaud Capuçon and Karski quartet. The launch was linked to Europe Day events across the Member states.

Erasmus students from all member states were present in the Parliament’s hemicycle, and around 300 citizens were invited to attend remotely through large TV screens. Ministers for European affairs and other VIP guests also joined remotely.

Conference on the Future of Europe – Inaugural Event

The Rwandan genocide, was a mass slaughter of Tutsi in Rwanda during the Rwandan Civil War, which had started in 1990.

It was directed by members of the Hutu majority government during the 100-day period from 7 April to 15 July 1994. An estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 Rwandans were killed, constituting an estimated 70% of the Tutsi population. An estimated 2,000,000 Rwandans, mostly Hutu, were displaced and became refugees.

On 6 April 1994, an aeroplane carrying Juvénal Habyarimana, President of the Republic of Rwanda and Cyprien Ntaryamira, President of Burundi, was shot down on its descent into Kigali. At the time, the plane was in the airspace above Habyarimana's house. The assassination of Habyarimana ended the peace accords. Genocidal killings began the following day. Soldiers, police, and militia quickly executed key Tutsi and moderate Hutu military and political leaders who could have assumed control in the ensuing power vacuum. Checkpoints and barricades were erected to screen all holders of the national ID card of Rwanda, which contained ethnic classifications.

25th Anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide

MEPs discuss and vote on Wednesday on ten new bills updating the EU asylum and migration rules, emphasising cooperation and mandatory but flexible solidarity. 

Plenary wraps up this term’s legislative work in the field of migration and asylum with a debate with the Belgian Council Presidency and the Commission on the outcome of negotiations over the Migration and Asylum Pact. The already agreed texts aim to improve cooperation among European states and enhance the EU’s response in case of crises. 

The Pact encompasses a new framework for a comprehensive asylum and migration policy based on solidarity, fair responsibility sharing, and updated rules on criteria and mechanisms to determine the member state responsible for examining an application for international protection (formerly known as the Dublin rules). Member states will be able to choose between relocating asylum applicants to their territory, making financial contributions or providing operational and technical support to member states under migratory pressure. 

There will be specific rules for crisis situations, and the rules on reception standards for asylum applicants will be updated. The amended qualification rules will set uniform standards across the EU to recognise people applying for international protection, as well as their rights. There will be a faster common procedure –including provisions on inadmissible claims and more expedited returns- across the EU to grant and to withdraw international protection, following an initial pre-entry screening and registration of fingerprints and facial images in a common database (Eurodac). Finally, a new EU framework for resettlement will regulate the opportunities for refugees in third countries to come to the EU, based on member states’ voluntary participation

Plenary debate - EU migration and asylum rules

LUX European Audience Film Award 2024 - Screening of The Teachers’ Lounge

Screening of the CNN documentary "Navalny", Sakharov prize laureate 2021 - Debate and Q&A with panellists

Introduction to the screening of the CNN documentary "Navalny", Sakharov prize laureate 2021

Afghan women days - Screening of Hava, Maryam, Ayesha by Afghan film-maker Sahraa Karimi, and debate

Opening of the sitting

Reflection paper Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030 (debate)

Common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and financial rules for those (debate)

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

Fair taxation for a just society (topical debate)

Health technology assessment (debate)

The future of the INF Treaty and the impact on the EU (debate)

Framework for screening of foreign direct investments into the European Union (debate)

Interoperability of electronic road toll systems and facilitating cross-border exchange of information on the failure to pay road fees in the Union (debate)

Mutual recognition of goods lawfully marketed in another Member State (debate)

Charges on cross-border payments in the Union and currency conversion charges (debate)

Common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services (debate)

NAIADES II - An action programme to support inland waterway transport (debate)

Security threats connected with the rising Chinese technological presence in the EU and possible action on the EU level to reduce them (debate)

Closure of the sitting

Agenda of the next sitting : see Minutes

Plenary

LUX European Audience Film Award 2024 - Screening of Fallen Leaves

LUX European Audience Film Award 2024  - Screening of 20,000 species of bees

Screening LUX European Audience Film Award 2024 - Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

LUX European Audience Film Award 2024 - Screening of ' On the Adamant '

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Denmark (Copenhagen) - Meeting with Adam PRICE, Danish Playwright & screenwriter

Time to screen! - Implementing new EU cancer screening recommendations

LUX European Audience Film Award 2023 - Screening - Burning Days

LUX European Audience Film Award 2023 - Screening - Will-o'-the-Wisp

Screening of the film '' NLO in conversation "

LUX European Audience Film Award 2023 - Screening - Alcarras

ECON ENVI joint meeting - Exchange of views with Mairead McGuinness, Commissioner for financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union, on the state of play in the developments of the remaining technical screening criteria and on the work of the Platform on Sustainable Finance

Screening of the movie ' The Mauritanian '

Screening of the documentary film  ' The Illusion of Abundance '

Screening of the movie 'Shadow Game'

Screening of 'Push' housing crisis documentary chaired by Ernest URTASUN

Screening of 'Push' housing crisis documentary chaired by Mounir SATOURI

Afghan Women Days - High-level Conference - Screening of Hava, Maryam, Ayesha by Afghan film-maker Sahraa Karimi

Parliament’s Press Service organises a briefing for media on the practical details for covering the elections. It covers Parliament’s main legislative achievements during its ninth term, as well as unfinished business to be dealt with by the new Parliament. Media also is provided with practical information on the three key events in the run-up to the elections: One month to go (9 May); Eurovision debate with the lead candidates for the EU Commission Presidency (23 May); and Election night (9 June). Protecting the European election from disinformation and external interference by Delphine Colard, Spokesperson’s service and presentation of the Institutional election campaign (Screening of the TV advertising spot) by Philipp Schulmeister, Director for campaigns.

2024 European Election campaign briefing: Protecting the European election from disinformation and external interference and presentation of the Institutional election campaign (Screening of the TV advertising spot)

MEPs vote on the following topics: Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure implementing the parliamentary reform “Parliament 2024”; Common procedure for international protection in the Union; Addressing situations of crisis in the field of migration and asylum; Asylum and migration management; Establishing a return border procedure, and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1148; Screening of third country nationals at the external borders; European Criminal Records Information System - Third Country Nationals; Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013; Union Resettlement Framework; Standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection; and Standards for the reception of applicants for international protection.

Voting Session: Migration and Asylum package

Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE), rapporteur for the Asylum and migration management regulation, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), rapporteur for the Crisis and force majeure regulation, Birgit SIPPEL (S&D, DE), rapporteur for the Screening regulation, and Malin BJÖRK (The Left, SE), rapporteur for the Union resettlement framework speak to the press on Migration Pact files. Parliament is set to give its final green light to the reform of the EU’s asylum and migration rules. The new rules will ensure responsibility sharing among member states in the management of migrant arrivals, a more efficient response in case of crisis, and respect of fundamental rights. Before the vote, MEPs will review the ten legal acts in a debate with Council and Commission. This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE), Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), Birgit SIPPEL (S&D, DE) and Malin BJÖRK (The Left, SE) rapporteurs on Migration Pact files

This Infoclip shows illustrations of different movie screenings of the Lux Audience Award 2024. The LUX European Audience Film Award ceremony takes place in Parliament’s hemicycle in Brussels. Parliament and the European Film Academy award the LUX prize to help the distribution of European films with significant artistic merit that reflect cultural diversity in Europe and beyond.

Infoclip: Screenings of the Lux Audience Award 2024

Our free film screening at the Neue Filmbühne in Bonn took place on January 9 and 10, 2024. Afterwards, there was the opportunity to discuss the film "Falling Leaves" and the European cinema landscape. Admission was free.

LUX film screening in Bonn 2027

MEPs vote on the following topics: Election of a Vice-President of the European Parliament; Election of a Quaestor of the European Parliament; Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 - all sections; General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 - all sections - Mureșan, Ušakovs; Draft amending budget No 3/2023: Update of revenue (own resources) and other technical adjustments - Keller; Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Additional technical screening criteria; Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): European Sustainability Reporting Standards; 2022 Commission Report on Montenegro - Picula; Schengen area: digitalisation of the visa procedure - Nemec; Schengen area: amending the Visa Sticker Regulation - Nemec.

Voting session, including the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024

Announcement of the 5 finalists of the LUX Audience Award: Screening of the trailers of the movies and speeches by the 5 finalists: Carla Simón director of “Alcarràs"; Emin Alper, director of “Burning Days”; Lukas Dhont director of "Close"; Sunnyi Melles, actress from “Triangle of Sadness”; João Pedro Rodrigues, director of “Will-o'-the-Wisp". Organised by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy in partnership with the European Commission and Europa Cinema, the LUX Audience Award celebrates European cinema and aims to raise awareness about social, political and cultural issues in Europe. This year’s nominees offer an eclectic mix of themes, approaches and visual thrills. The five films are co-produced by more than 10 countries, further displaying European cultural richness. The transcript is the result of an automated process. Please check against delivery.

LUX Audience Award 2023 ceremony: announcement of the 5 finalists by the moderators, trailers of the movies and speeches by the 5 finalists

MEPs vote on the following legislative texts before starting insteristitutional negotiations with the Council of the EU: addressing situations of crisis and force majeure in the field of migration and asylum - Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES); Introducing a screening of third country nationals at the external borders and amending Regulations - Birgit SIPPEL (S&D, DE); Establishing a centralised system for the identification of Member States holding conviction information on third-country nationals and stateless persons - Birgit SIPPEL (S&D, DE); Asylum and migration management and amending Council Directive - Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE).

Voting session (part 2)

Roberta METSOLA, EP President gives a statement during the plenary session in Strasbourg on the 80th anniversary of the Uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto. A videoclip is also screened inside the hemicycle.

80th anniversary of the Uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto: Statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

The LIBE (Civil Liberties) Committee adopts its position on key asylum and migration files. After the vote, the rapporteurs brief journalists on the outcome of the vote. The following legislative proposals have been voted: Screening regulation, rapporteur Birgit SIPPEL (S&D, Germany), Asylum and migration management regulation, rapporteur Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, Sweden), Crisis and force majeure regulation, rapporteur Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, Spain),Asylum procedure regulation - update of an existing mandate, rapporteur Fabienne KELLER (Renew, France). The transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

Press conference by Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), Chair of the LIBE committee, and by Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE) Birgit SIPPEL (S&D, DE) and Fabienne KELLER (Renew, FR), Rapporteurs on the new asylum and migration rules

The Civil Liberties Committee votes on four key legislative proposals of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. MEPs vote on their negotiation mandates for the following legislative proposals: Screening regulation, rapporteur Birgit SIPPEL (S&D, DE), Asylum and migration management regulation, rapporteur Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE), Crisis and force majeure regulation, rapporteur Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES) and Asylum procedure regulation - update of an existing mandate, rapporteur Fabienne KELLER (Renew, FR).

Pact on migration and asylum: extracts from the vote and from the press conference - LIBE Committee

Yulia NAVALNAYA and Leonid VOLKOV, Chief of Staff for Alexey Navalny and Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Foundation are invited to the European Parliament, in Brussels. They attend the screening of the award-winning CNN documentary “Navalny”, directed by Daniel Roher. Following the screening, a debate metween Navalny's representatives and the audience takes place. Statement by Leonid VOLKOV and extracts from the event.

Sakharov Community event in the presence of Yulia NAVALNAYA and Leonid VOLKOV, Chief of Staff for Alexey Navalny and Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Foundation to the European Parliament: statement by Leonid VOLKOV and extracts from the event

The Special Committee on Foreign Interference (INGE 2) holds it constitutive session to elect its chair and four vice-chairs. The committee is tasked with screening existing and planned EU legislation for loopholes that could be exploited by non-EU countries for malicious purposes.

Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation (INGE 2): atmosphere shots of the constitutive meeting and statement by Raphaël GLUCKSMANN (S&D, FR), new elected Chair

The slide show, screened during the closing ceremony of the Conference on the Future of Europe in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, comes back on all the different events, citizens panels and plenaries that took place since the launch of the CoFoe, back in May 2021.

Conference on the Future of Europe - Closing Event: Slide show

The clip, screened during the closing ceremony of the Conference on the Future of Europe in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, comes back on all the different events, citizens panels and plenaries that took place since the launch of the CoFoe, back in May 2021. The clip highlights the different thematics on which have worked the citizens: Climate change and the environment, health, stronger economy, EU in the world, EU democracy, values and rights, digital transformation, migration, education-culture-youth and sport.

Conference on the Future of Europe - Closing Event: Clip

The LUX Audience Award seeks to support European cinema and inspire discussion on topical issues. Last year, the European Parliament joined forces with the European Film Academy to organise the Award and to reach a wider audience. The LUX Audience Award is now open to all Europeans, who together with MEPs have a say in who wins the award. The three European films nominated for the LUX Audience Award 2022 are: Flee, Great Freedom and Quo Vadis, Aida? This Infoclip illustrates the screenings of the films running for the LUX Audience Award 2022 and people rating the films watched using the scoring system.

Lux Audience Awards 2022: Opening of film screenings and vote

This infoclip shows a central interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in Sweden. Aerial views of the site, spent fuel pools, scientists checking the different settings on screens.

Infoclip: Interim storage central for spent nuclear fuel

This video shows an outdoor Covid-19 screening center set up in the city of Lingolsheim, France, during the Coronavirus outbreak. Citizens queue to be tested by doctors and nurses. The serological test is carried out by means of a blood test. The PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test is carried out using an RNA sample. Deep nasal cells are removed using a swab (a kind of long cotton swab) which is inserted into the nostrils. The samples are then analyzed in the laboratory.

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