At a glance: the informal European Council meeting; commemorating the victims of the 1941 mass deportations by the Soviet authorities; and the statistics on poverty and social exclusion in the EU.

News in Brief – 14/06/2024 - English

According to statistics since 2008 over 318 million people around the world have been forcibly displaced by floods, windstorms, earthquakes or droughts, 30.7 million in 2020 alone. This is equivalent to one person being displaced every second. Depending on the frequency and scale of the major natural disasters occurring, there are significant fluctuations in the total number of displaced people from one year to the next, yet the trend over recent decades has been a growing one. Many find refuge within their own country, but some are forced to go abroad. In this podcast, we’ll talk about ‘climate refugees’, a concept that remains unclear despite the rising number of people forcibly displaced because of climate disasters.

EPRS policy podcast - The concept of 'climate refugee': Towards a possible definition

Statistics and research results show that in recent decades, before the coronavirus pandemic, the EU's labour market witnessed an increase in female employment rates. Women's employment seems to have been more resilient than men's to the economic and financial crisis in 2008. The coronavirus crisis, however, has had a harsher impact on women than on men when it comes to the labour market.

EPRS policy podcast - Recent trends in female employment

Are you looking for information on how other people in Europe live? Then have a look at the work carried out by Eurostat: the European Union’s statistics centre. Here are three reasons why

This is what Europe does for people interested in how their fellow Europeans live

ECON - Exchange of views with Alfred Camilleri, Chair of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board

Press conference by Cristian TERHEŞ  (ECR, RO), Francesca DONATO (NA, IT), Virginie JORON (ID, FR), Ivan Vilibor SINČIĆ (NA, HR) on alarming statistics on the consequences of COVID lockdown

Statistics, Data and Trust: Why figures matter in today’s world

Opening of the sitting

Announcement of voting results: see Minutes

The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement - The outcome of EU-UK negotiations (debate)

First voting session (continuation)

The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement - The outcome of EU-UK negotiations (continuation of debate)

Resumption of the sitting

2019 Discharge (52 reports) (debate)

European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) 2021-2027 (debate)

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

Corrigendum (Rule 241) (action taken): see Minutes

Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme 2021-2027 (debate)

Justice programme 2021-2027 (debate)

Justice programme 2021-2027 (continuation of debate)

Council positions at first reading (action taken): see Minutes

Extension of the mandate of the Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport (action taken): see Minutes

Second voting session

Saving the summer tourism season - EU support to the hospitality sector (debate)

Space programme 2021-2027 and European Union Agency for the Space Programme (debate)

Programme for the internal market, competitiveness of enterprises, the area of plants, animals, food and feed and European statistics (Single Market Programme) 2021-2027 (debate)

Agenda of the next sitting : see Minutes

Closure of the sitting 

Plenary session

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

European Electronic Communications Code - Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (debate)

CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles (debate)

Formal sitting

Announcement by the President

Composition of Parliament : see Minutes

Voting time

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes and voting intentions : see Minutes

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting : see Minutes

Increasing EU resilience against the influence of foreign actors on the upcoming EP election campaign (topical debate)

Rail passengers' rights and obligations (debate)

Persistent organic pollutants (debate)

Independence of statistical authorities in the European Union and the case of Andreas Georgiou (debate)

European security and the future of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (debate)

Response to the caravan of Central American migrants at the Mexican border (debate)

The extraterritorial effects of US sanctions on Iran for European companies (debate)

Agenda of the next sitting

Closure of the sitting

Plenary

Integrated farm statistics (debate)

Extension of the European statistical programme to 2020 (debate)

The powers of the European Central Bank to impose sanctions - Collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank (debate)

Statistics relating to trading of goods between Member States (debate)

European statistics (debate)

European statistics on tourism (debate)

Quality of statistical data in the Union and enhanced auditing powers by the Commission (Eurostat) (debate)

Statistics on plant protection products (debate)

ECON Committee - Exchange of views with Aurel SCHUBERT, Chair of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (ESGAB)

EP Plenary session - Programme for the internal market, competitiveness of enterprises, the area of plants, animals, food and feed and European statistics (Single Market Programme) 2021-2027

Trilogue on Business statistics

Statement by Charlotte KNOBLOCH, former President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, on the Eurobarometer statistics on antisemitism and the AFD scandal in the Bavarian Parliament

EP plenary session - Independence of statistical authorities in the European Union and the case of Andreas Georgiou - Council and Commission statements

LEX Signing - MFA Ukraine, EASA Regulation, North Sea Multi-Annual Plan, South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation Regulation, Baltic Sea Regulation, Insolvency Proceedings Regulation, Inland Waterways Statistics Regulation

Plenary session - European Integrated farm statistics

Opening of UNRWA Photo Exhibition ' I'm not a statistic '

Martin SCHULZ - EP President,  Pierre KRAHENBUHL

Martin SCHULZ - EP President attends the inauguration of the UNRWA Photo Exhibition ' I'm not a statistic ' with UNRWA Commissioner-General

CULT Committee meeting.  Statistics on education and lifelong learning and discussion with the Chairman of the Selection Panel for the European Capitals of Culture 2011 .

Presentation of statistics on the state of the World Population

Commissioner for Science, Education and Technology in the European Commission and responsible for Eurostat - Reorganization of the data dissemination system - Approbation of the method regulation of foreign trade statistics - First move of Eurostat officials from the Tour building to the Jean Monnet one

Guido BRUNNER in 1974

LEX signing ceremony in the presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Adam SZLAPKA, Minister for the European Union on behalf of the Polish Presidency. 3 cods LEX Signing: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Border Regions’ instrument for development and growth (BRIDGEforEU), Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Union labour market statistics on businesses, Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 as regards the scope of the rules for benchmarks.

LEX signing ceremony in the presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Adam SZLAPKA, Minister for the European Union on behalf of the Polish Presidency

Kyriakos is a student at the department of Mathematics and Statistics in the University of Cyprus, Nicosia, born on 1 May 2004. Parliament celebrates the 20th anniversary of the EU’s biggest enlargement. Young people, born on or around 1 May 2004 from the new member states, testimony on their feelings about this historical event and the EU. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Born European - 20th anniversary of the 2004 Enlargement of the European Union – Cyprus

MEPs vote on the following topics: EMF Act; AI Act; Directive on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes; Regulation on discontinuation of the European ODR Platform; Asset recovery and confiscation; IMI and the Single Digital Gateway; Compulsory licensing for crisis management; Safety of toys; Amending Directive on waste; A single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the Member State; European cross-border associations; Amending Regulations in the fields of road transport and aviation; Amending Directives in the fields of road transport and aviation; Minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector; Establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority; Amending Regulation on European statistics.

Voting session, including the European Media Freedom Act and the Artificial Intelligence Act

Voting session on the following items: Slot utilisation rules at Union airports; European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; Striving for a sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture; The impact of new technologies on taxation: crypto and blockchain; Management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Indian Ocean Tuna; Flexible Assistance to Territories (FAST-CARE); Radio Equipment Directive: common charger for electronic devices; Accessible EU Centre in support of accessibility policies in the EU internal market; EU Customs Single Window; Statistics on agricultural input and output; Amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants.

Votes including Radio Equipment Directive: common charger for electronic devices

Lex signing ceremony of the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) and repealing regulation, Insolvency Regulation, Quick-Fix UCITS Directive, Farm Statistics and health technology assessment (HTA Directive) by David SASSOLI, EP President and Anže LOGAR, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council.

Lex signing ceremony of Six COD LEX texts by David SASSOLI, EP President and Anže LOGAR, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council

Fishing is often seen as a male activity, especially when it comes to working on board fishing vessels and involving long absences at sea. However, women play an important role in the fisheries sector, especially in small-scale family businesses. Either they are involved in the fishing activity itself, on board or on foot as shellfish gatherers, or they support the business through on-shore activities such as fishing gear preparation and maintenance, transporting fish to auctions, sales, administration, logistics or even the development of tourist activities. This work is not always recognised. According to a study for the European Commission, the share of unpaid women in fisheries (6.6 %) is almost double their share in total employment (3.8 %). However, this level of employment is an underestimate, as women who are not actively engaged on board fishing vessels are often not visible in the official statistics.

EPRS - Women in EU fisheries

During the plenary session (5-8 July 2021) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the old continent growing older - possibilities and challenges related to ageing policy post 2020: closing statement by Dubravka ŠUICA, Vice-President of the European Commission.

Old continent growing older - possibilities and challenges related to ageing policy post 2020: closing statement by Dubravka ŠUICA, Vice-President of the European Commission

During the plenary session (5-8 July 2021) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the old continent growing older - possibilities and challenges related to ageing policy post 2020: opening statements by Beata SZYDŁO (ECR, PL), rapporteur and by Dubravka ŠUICA, Vice-President of the European Commission, and by Christine ANDERSON (ID, DE) FEMM. This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Old continent growing older - possibilities and challenges related to ageing policy post 2020: opening statements by Beata SZYDŁO (ECR, PL), rapporteur, Dubravka ŠUICA, Vicepresident of the European Commission and by Christine ANDERSON (ID, DE)

During the plenary session (5-8 July 2021) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the old continent growing older - possibilities and challenges related to ageing policy post 2020.

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

During the plenary session (26-29 April 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate the Programme for the internal market, competitiveness of enterprises, the area of plants, animals, food and feed and European statistics (Single Market Programme) 2021-2027.

Single Market Programme 2021-2027: MEPs debate

During the plenary session (26-29 April 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate the Programme for the internal market, competitiveness of enterprises, the area of plants, animals, food and feed and European statistics (Single Market Programme) 2021-2027. Closing statement by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market.

Single Market Programme 2021-2027: closing statement by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market

During the plenary session (26-29 April 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate the Programme for the internal market, competitiveness of enterprises, the area of plants, animals, food and feed and European statistics (Single Market Programme) 2021-2027. Opening statements by Brando BENIFEI (S&D, IT), rapporteur and by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market.

Single Market Programme 2021-2027: opening statements by Brando BENIFEI (S&D, IT), rapporteur and by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market

David SASSOLI, EP President and Nikolina BRNJAC, Croatian State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and President-in-office of the European Council, sign various legislative acts in the European Parliament in Brussels, notably on Community statistics on migration and international protection; Framework to facilitate sustainable investements; and Cabotage operations.

Lex Signing ceremony: signature by David SASSOLI, EP President and Nikolina BRNJAC, Croatian Presidency

Luis De GUINDOS, Vice-President of European Central Bank (ECB), presents the annual report 2018 during an exchange of views in the EP Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), in Brussels. The report presents the ECB's policies and activities in the economic and financial environment of 2018, including monetary policy, financial sector, market infrastructures and payments, financial services provided to other institutions, banknotes and coins, statistics, economic research, legal activities, international and European cooperation, external communication, institutional and corporate governance.

European Central Bank – annual report 2018: extracts from the presentation by Luis De GUINDOS, Vice-President of ECB, and from the exchange of views

After the formal ceremony in the European Parliament in Brussels, Charlotte KNOBLOCH, former President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, makes a statement on the Eurobarometer statistics on antisemitism and the AFD scandal in the Bavarian Parliament.

Statement by Charlotte KNOBLOCH, former President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, on the Eurobarometer statistics on antisemitism

MEP Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso speaks on behalf the EPP group in plenary on the Integrated farm statistics.

MEP Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso - Plenary debate on the Integrated farm statistics.

A photo exhibition called "I'm not a statistic" is held at EP in Brussels. On 01/07/2015, it is inaugurated by Martin SCHULZ, EP President, Johannes HAHN, Member of the EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations and Pierre KRÄHENBÜHL, UNRWA Commissioner-General.

Inauguration of the UNRWA Photo Exhibition "I'm not a statistic" at EP in Brussels

In crisis-hit Europe, only in Germany do the labour statistics paint a rosy picture of decreasing unemployment. EPTV went to Berlin to look beyond appearances.

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