Въпреки че през миналия век бяха предприети стъпки за подобряване на възможностите за жените и момичетата в науката по целия свят, все още предстои много работа в тази посока. Глобалната здравна криза изложи на риск равните възможности и забави напредъка в редица области. С нашия подкаст отбелязваме Международния ден на жените и момичетата в науката и обръщаме внимание на начините, по които жените допринесоха в борбата с пандемията от COVID-19, но и на факта, че те са сред най-силно засегнатите от здравната криза.

Жените в здравеопазването: COVID-19 и нарастващите неравенства - BG

While steps have been taken over the past century to improve prospects for women and girls in science across the world, there is still a lot left to do. The global health crisis has put equalities at risk and slowed progress on a number of fronts. This podcast celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and looks at how women have contributed to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, while also being among those hit hardest by the health crisis.

Women in healthcare: COVID-19 and rising inequalities - EN

Der er gjort meget i løbet af det seneste århundrede for at give kvinder og piger over hele verden flere muligheder inden for videnskab, men der er stadig masser af plads til forbedring. Den globale sundhedskrise har sat ligheden i vores samfund på en prøve og bremset udviklingen på en række fronter. I denne podcast markerer vi den internationale dag for kvinder og piger inden for videnskaben og ser på, hvordan kvinder har bidraget til kampen mod covid-19-pandemien og samtidig været blandt dem, der har været hårdest ramt af sundhedskrisen.

Kvinder i sundhedsvæsenet: Covid-19 og stigende uligheder - DA

Během minulého století došlo ve světě k pokroku, díky kterému mají ženy a dívky ve vědě lepší vyhlídky. Před námi je ale ještě mnoho práce. Kvůli celosvětové zdravotní krizi je rovnost v ohrožení a pokrok v řadě oblastí se zpomalil. Tento podcast oslavuje Mezinárodní den žen a dívek ve vědě a soustředí se na to, jak ženy přispívají k boji proti pandemii COVID-19. Právě ženy totiž zároveň patří k těm, koho zdravotní krize zasáhla nejvíce.

Ženy ve zdravotnictví: COVID-19 a prohlubování nerovností - CS

Γυναίκες και υγειονομική περίθαλψη: η πανδημία του κορονοϊού και η αύξηση των ανισοτήτων

Γυναίκες και υγειονομική περίθαλψη: η πανδημία του κορονοϊού και η αύξηση των ανισοτήτων - EL

Viime vuosisadalla parannettiin kaikkialla maailmassa naisten ja tyttöjen mahdollisuuksia edetä tieteen alalla. Paljon on silti vielä tekemättä. Maailmanlaajuinen terveyskriisi on vaarantanut tasa-arvon ja hidastanut edistystä monilla rintamilla. Tämä podcast tehtiin kansainvälisen naisten ja tyttöjen tiedepäivän kunniaksi. Aiheena on naisten rooli koronapandemian torjunnassa. Naiset ovat yksi niistä ryhmistä, jotka kärsivät terveyskriisistä eniten.

Naiset terveydenhuollossa: koronapandemia ja eriarvoisuuden kasvu - FI

Ehkki möödunud sajandi jooksul on kõikjal maailmas püütud parandada naiste ja tütarlaste väljavaateid teaduses, tuleb veel palju ära teha. Ülemaailmne tervisekriis on seadnud ohtu võrdsuse ja aeglustanud edasiminekut mitmel rindel. Selles taskuhäälingus räägime rahvusvahelise päeva „Naised teaduses“ puhul sellest, kuidas naised on aidanud koroonapandeemia vastu võidelda. Samal ajal on naised ise olnud tervisekriisist enam mõjutatud kui mehed.

Naised tervishoius: COVID-19 ja kasvav ebavõrdsus - ET

Cé gur glacadh céimeanna le céad bliain anuas chun deiseanna san eolaíocht a fheabhsú do mhná agus do chailíní ar fud an domhain, tá go leor fós le déanamh. Mar gheall ar an ngéarchéim sláinte, tá comhionannais i mbaol agus tá an dul chun cinn ag moilliú in go leor réimsí. Déanann an podchraoladh seo ceiliúradh ar Lá Idirnáisiúnta na mBan agus na gCailíní san Eolaíocht. Féachann sé ar an gcaoi ar chuidigh mná sa chomhrac i gcoinne phaindéim COVID-19, agus féachann sé freisin ar an gcaoi arb iad mná is mó a bhí thíos leis an ngéarchéim.

Mná sa chúram sláinte: COVID-19 agus éagothromaíochtaí ag dul in olcas - GA

Iako su proteklog stoljeća diljem svijeta poduzeti koraci kako bi se popravio položaj žena u znanosti, pred nama je još mnogo posla. Svjetska zdravstvena kriza ugrozila je ravnopravnost i usporila napredak u brojnim područjima. U ovom podcastu obilježit ćemo Međunarodni dan žena i djevojaka u znanosti. Sagledat ćemo i kako su žene doprinijele borbi protiv pandemije koronavirusa, dok su same ujedno bile među njezinim najvećim žrtvama.

Žene u zdravstvu: COVID-19 i rastuća nejednakost - HR

Per pastarąjį šimtmetį visame pasaulyje imtasi priemonių siekiant pagerinti moterų ir mergaičių perspektyvas mokslo srityje, tačiau reikia dar daug nuveikti. Dėl pasaulinės sveikatos krizės iškilo pavojus lygybei ir daugelyje sričių sulėtėjo pažanga. Ši tinklalaidė skirta Tarptautinei moterų ir mergaičių mokslo srityje dienai. Papasakosime, kaip moterys padėjo kovoti su COVID-19 pandemija ir tuo pačiu skaudžiausiai patyrė sveikatos krizės padarinius.

Moterys sveikatos priežiūros sektoriuje: COVID-19 ir didėjanti nelygybė - LT

Törekvések ugyan már a múlt században is voltak arra, hogy a nőknek és a lányoknak világszerte javítsák a kilátásait a tudományos életben való részvételre, ám sokat kell még tenni az ügy érdekében. Az egészségügyi világválság megrengette a nemek ma még gyenge lábakon álló egyenlőségét, és több területen is lelassította a fejlődést.

Nők az egészségügyben: a Covid19-járvánnyal együtt súlyosbodó egyenlőtlenségek - HU

De afgelopen eeuw zijn de vooruitzichten voor vrouwen en meisjes in de wetenschap over de hele wereld verbeterd, maar we hebben nog heel wat voor de boeg. Door de pandemie komt de beoogde gelijkheid onder druk te staan en boeken we op meerdere gebieden minder snel vooruitgang. Met deze podcast viert het Europees Parlement de Internationale Dag van Vrouwen en Meisjes in de Wetenschap. We gaan in op de rol die vrouwen in de strijd tegen de COVID-19-pandemie hebben gespeeld, hoewel ze zelf ook bijzonder zwaar door de gezondheidscrisis zijn getroffen.

Vrouwen in de gezondheidszorg: COVID-19 en de toenemende ongelijkheid - NL

Hoci sa v minulom storočí podnikli určité kroky na zlepšenie vyhliadok žien a dievčat v oblasti vedy na celom svete, stále nás v tomto smere čaká ešte veľa práce. Svetová zdravotná kríza ohrozila rovnosť a spomalila pokrok na viacerých frontoch. Tento podcast vznikol pri príležitosti Medzinárodného dňa žien a dievčat vo vede a venuje sa prínosu žien k boju proti pandémii COVID-19. Zároveň skúma otázku, prečo ženy patria medzi tie skupiny obyvateľstva, ktoré zdravotná kríza zasiahla najviac.

Ženy a zdravotná starostlivosť: COVID-19 a prehĺbenie nerovností - SK

Filwaqt li, matul is-seklu li għadda, ittieħdu passi biex jittejbu l-prospetti għan-nisa u l-bniet fil-qasam tax-xjenza fid-dinja kollha, għad fadal ħafna x'isir. Il-kriżi globali tas-saħħa kkompromettiet l-ugwaljanzi u naqqset ir-rata ta' progress f'għadd ta' oqsma. Dan il-podcast jiċċelebra l-Jum Internazzjonali tan-Nisa u l-Bniet fil-Qasam tax-Xjenza u jagħti ħarsa lejn kif in-nisa kkontribwew għall-ġlieda kontra l-pandemija tal-COVID-19, filwaqt li kienu wkoll fost dawk li ntlaqtu l-agħar mill-kriżi tas-saħħa.

In-nisa fil-kura tas-saħħa: il-COVID-19 u ż-żieda fl-inugwaljanzi - MT

Kaut gan pagājušajā gadsimtā paveikts daudz, lai visā pasaulē uzlabotu sieviešu un meiteņu iespējas iesaistīties zinātnē, darāmā šajā jomā joprojām ir atliku likām. Globālās veselības krīzes dēļ vienlīdzība ir apdraudēta, turklāt vairākās jomās progress ir palēninājies. Godinot Starptautisko sievietēm un meitenēm zinātnē veltīto dienu, šajā raidījumā aplūkosim, kā sievietes ir iesaistījušās cīņā pret Covid-19 pandēmiju, vienlaikus būdamas tā sabiedrības daļa, kuru veselības krīze skārusi vissmagāk.

Sievietes veselības aprūpē: Covid-19 un pieaugošā nevienlīdzība - LV

Deși în ultimul secol s-au luat măsuri în întreaga lume pentru a îmbunătăți situația femeilor și a fetelor din domeniul științific, mai sunt încă multe de făcut. Criza sanitară mondială a pus în pericol egalitățile și a încetinit progresul în mai multe domenii. Acest podcast celebrează Ziua Internațională a Femeii și a Fetelor în domeniul științei și analizează modul în care femeile au contribuit la lupta împotriva pandemiei de COVID-19, fiind totodată printre persoanele cele mai afectate de criza sanitară.

Femeile în domeniul sănătății: COVID-19 și creșterea inegalităților - RO

Framsteg har gjorts under det senaste århundradet för att förbättra kvinnors och flickors möjligheter inom vetenskapen över hela världen, men det finns fortfarande mycket kvar att göra. Den globala hälsokrisen har rubbat jämställdheten och satt käppar i hjulet på ett antal fronter. Med den här podden firar vi den internationella dagen för kvinnor och flickor inom vetenskapen och tittar på hur kvinnor har bidragit till kampen mot coronapandemin, samtidigt som de har varit bland de hårdast drabbade.

Kvinnor inom vården: Covid-19 och växande ojämlikhet - SV

W ostatnich latach podjęto wiele działań, które mają poprawić perspektywy kobiet na całym świecie w nauce. Pomimo to wciąż jest wiele do zrobienia. Światowy kryzys zdrowotny zagroził równouprawnieniu. Spowolnił też postęp w wielu dziedzinach. Oto podcast z okazji Międzynarodowego Dnia Kobiet i Dziewcząt w Nauce. Dowiesz się z niego, jak kobiety pomagają walczyć z pandemią koronawirusa i dlaczego to właśnie je najmocniej dotknął kryzys zdrowotny.

Kobiety w służbie zdrowia – COVID-19 i rosnące nierówności - PL

Frans Timmermans, born on 6 May 1961 in Maastricht, is a Dutch politician. Timmermans is Executive Vice-President and Commissioner designate for European Green Deal.

After the hearing by the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) of the European Parliament, the committee prepares an evaluation letter on the candidate. Parliament is expected to vote on the new Commission as a whole on 23 October.

Hearing of Frans TIMMERMANS, Executive Vice-President-designate

Valdis Dombrovskis, born on 5 August 1971 in Riga, is a Latvian politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009. Dombrovskis is Executive Vice-President-Commissioner designate for&nbsp;An Economy that Works for People

After the hearing by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) of the European Parliament, the committees prepare an evaluation letter on the candidate. Parliament is expected to vote on the new Commission as a whole on 23 October.

Hearing of Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Executive Vice-President-designate

On 5 April Ursula von der Leyen announced in the European Parliament that EU Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn had&nbsp;informed the Hungarian authorities about the Commission’s plans to “move on to the next step” and formally “launch the <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220304IPR24802/rule-of-law-conditionality-commission-must-immediately-initiate-proceedings" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">rule of law conditionality mechanism</a>” to protect the EU budget, mainly over corruption concerns.

Rule of law is laid down in the EU treaties as one of the values on which the Union is based. It means that governments should be bound by law&nbsp;not to take arbitrary decisions, and that citizens should be able to challenge their actions in independent courts.

It also enshrines the fight against corruption, which unfairly favours some to the detriment of others, and the safeguarding of media freedom, thus ensuring that the public is properly informed about the work of government.

The EU has existing tools at its disposal to protect the rule of law. In&nbsp;September 2020, the European Commission published the first annual rule of law&nbsp;report monitoring both positive and negative developments with regard to the rule of law in all member states. In July 2021 the second edition of the report was published.

There is also&nbsp;dialogue on the rule of law in the Council.

If the Commission deems that a member state is violating EU law, it can start infringement proceedings that may lead to financial sanctions determined by the European Court of Justice. Another procedure, under Article 7 of the Treaty of the European Union, allows the Council to make recommendations or decide by unanimity on sanctions against a member state, including the suspension of membership rights.&nbsp;MEPs have argued that existing tools are insufficient.

​Under the new regulation, effective from January 2021, EU budget payments can be witheld from countries where established breaches of the rule of law compromise management of EU funds. At the same time, the EU ensures that final beneficiaries do not end up paying the bill.

Rule of law

EU leaders met&nbsp;for a European Council summit on 23-24 March 2023. The main items on the agenda were&nbsp;the ongoing war in Ukraine, the competitive of the European single market and the economy, as well as energy prices and logistics.

In the conclusions the leaders stated that the European Union stands firmly and fully with Ukraine and will continue to provide strong political, economic, military, financial and humanitarian support to Ukraine and its people for as long as it takes.

The European Union and Member States are increasing their efforts to help meet Ukraine’s pressing military and defence needs. The European Council welcomed&nbsp;the agreement in the Council to urgently deliver ground-to-ground and artillery ammunition to Ukraine and, if requested, missiles, including through joint procurement and the mobilisation of appropriate funding including through the European Peace Facility.

“We need to strengthen our solidarity with Ukraine, and boost Europe’s investments and competitiveness”, said&nbsp;&nbsp;European Parliament President Roberta Metsola at the European Council.&nbsp;Peace must remain the ultimate goal and the EU is uniquely placed to help that. But in order for there to be peace there must be a Ukraine. And there will not be without our support.”, she added.

European Council, 23-24 March 2023

The Republic of Ireland covers five-sixths of the island of Ireland. The north-eastern part of the island is Northern Ireland which is part of the United Kingdom. There are 11 members of the European Parliament from Ireland.&nbsp;

The&nbsp;plenary is&nbsp;commemorating&nbsp;the 25th anniversary of the Northern Ireland peace agreement on 29 March.&nbsp;&nbsp;Presidents Metsola, Michel and von der Leyen will take the floor, followed by a round of political groups interventions.

EU - Ireland

Dubravka Suica, born on 20 May 1957 in Dubrovnik, is a Croatian politician who has been a member of the European Parliament since 2013.

After the hearing by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) of the European Parliament, the committee prepares an evaluation letter on the candidate. Parliament is expected to vote on the new Commission as a whole on 23 October.

Hearing of Dubravka ŠUICA, Vice-President-designate, Democracy and Demograp

Full gender equality is far from being achieved, and this has implications for the lives and life chances of individual women, girls, boys and men, the communities they live in and the EU as a whole. The European Parliament has consistently taken a strong, proactive stance on advancing gender equality, stressing the need to deliver on EU commitments.

The EP´s Committee of Women´s rights and Gender equality (FEMM) is in the heart of these discussions.

Options for further EU involvement could include better implementation and enforcement of existing legislation, moves to modernise it, fill gaps in protection and address emerging issues, and non-legislative measures such as data collection and monitoring, awareness-raising, and support for national and grassroots initiatives.

Promoting equal economic independence for women and men, closing the gender pay gap, advancing gender balance in decision making, ending gender based violence and promoting gender equality beyond the EU are the concrete areas of interest for the EU.

Gender balance

The GFA, also known as the Belfast Agreement, was signed on 10 April 1998 by the British and Irish governments, and confirmed by referendums in Ireland and Northern Ireland in May the same year. The agreement established devolved political power-sharing structures for the nationalist and unionist communities in Northern Ireland, and brought the 30-year period of violent conflict in Northern Ireland, known as The Troubles, to an end.

On Wednesday, Presidents Metsola, Michel and von der Leyen&nbsp;participated in a ceremony in plenary to mark the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) and address MEPs, followed by one round of interventions from political group speakers.

25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement

Sylvie Goulard, born on 6 December 1964 in Marseille, is a French politician.

After the hearing by the Committees on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) of the European Parliament, the committees prepare an evaluation letter on the candidate. Parliament is expected to vote on the new Commission as a whole on 23 October.

Hearing of Sylvie GOULARD, Commissioner-designate, Internal Market

On 6 April, during the plenary session, MEPs assessed the application of asylum rules in the EU and the allegations of breaches of the right to asylum and non-refoulement. MEPs referred to reports of pushbacks at different EU borders such as the Greek-Turkish border and the Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish borders with Belarus. Besides insisting on the need to guarantee decent reception conditions for people seeking international protection in the EU, they called&nbsp;for the principle of international law in Article 33 of the Geneva Convention, which prohibits the return of refugees to countries where their lives may be threatened, to be respected.

Europe has a duty to respect the need for international protectoin of people in need, in accordance with the Geneva Convention. The EU has put in place a Common European Asylum System in 2013. It sets minimum standards for the treatment of all asylum seekers and applications across the EU.

The migration crisis highlighted the&nbsp;need to reform&nbsp;EU asylum rules.Under current rules, asylum seekers are not treated uniformly across the EU and the proportion of positive asylum decisions in different countries also varies greatly. As a result of this asylum seekers travel around Europe and apply for asylum in the countries where they believe they will have a higher chance of receiving international protection.

As part of a more general reform of EU migration and asylum rules, on 23 September 2020 the European Commission proposed a&nbsp;new pact on migration and asylum. The proposal provides for a comprehensive common European framework for migration and asylum management, including several legislative proposals.&nbsp;

There are also previous legislative proposals from 2016 that have not been affected by the new Commission's proposal, and on which progress has already been achieved.

Concerning the budget, in July the European Parliament adopted two funds for asylum and border policies- the&nbsp;&nbsp;Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (€9.88 billion) and the&nbsp;Integrated Border Management Fund (€6.24 billion) -&nbsp;intended to strenghten EU´s common asylum policy, develop legal migration, fight&nbsp;against irregular&nbsp;migration&nbsp;and&nbsp;strengthen EU&nbsp;external border management.

Asylum

Since the beginning of the pandemic COVID-19, the EU has developed a wide range of health policy responses, exemplified by the common approach to vaccines through the EU Vaccines Strategy and initiatives across a range of other policies.

A common approach to assessing infection rates in different regions made testing and quarantining much more consistent. EU Digital COVID Certificates were agreed on and implemented in record time, paving the way for the safe resumption of tourism and travel during summer, and beyond.

At the same time, the EU took decisive action to tackle the economic fallout of the pandemic with funds and special economic aid for&nbsp;Member states, entreprises and citizens.

The EU Health Union is underway with&nbsp;reinforcing the mandates of the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, addressing cross-border threats to health and creating a future-proof EU pharmaceutical policy. MEPs obtained better support for the EU4Health programme in the 2022 EU budget, with an additional €51 million to build up a strong Health Union and to make national health systems more resilient.

Effective coordination of national measures as well as solidarity among member states together with the importance of&nbsp;making national health systems more sustainable and resilient are the main challenges of the EU, learned from&nbsp;the&nbsp;COVID-19 pandemic.

EU's response to COVID-19

The Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA) have two main goals: to create a safer digital space in which the fundamental rights of all users of digital services are protected and to establish a level playing field to foster innovation, growth, and competitiveness, both in the European Single Market and globally.

The&nbsp;Digital Services Act (DSA)&nbsp;aims to create a safer digital space in which users rights are protected, including rules to tackle illegal content online, enhance the accountability and transparency of algorithms, and dealing with content moderation and targeted advertising.

Digital Markets Act&nbsp; (DMA) sets rules on what big online platforms will be allowed to do and not do in the EU. It&nbsp;blacklists certain practices of large platforms acting as “gatekeepers” and enables the Commission to carry out market investigations and sanction non-compliant behaviour.

Digital Services and Digital Markets Act

Josep Borrell Fontelles, born on 24 April 1947 in La Pobla de Segur, is a Spanish politician. He was Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009 and President of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2007. Borrell is High Representative/Vice-President designate for foreign affairs and security policy.

After the hearing by the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) of the European Parliament, the committee prepares an evaluation letter on the candidate.

Hearing of Josep BORRELL, EU´s High Representative

Vĕra Jourova, born on 18 August 1964 in Třebíč, is a Czech politician and lawyer.

After the hearing by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament, the committees prepare an evaluation letter on the candidate. Parliament is expected to vote on the new Commission as a whole on 23 October.

Hearing of Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President-designate, Values and Transparency

Thierry Breton, born on 15 January 1955 in Paris, is a French businessman and former Finance Minister.

After the hearing by the Committees on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) of the European Parliament, the committees prepare an evaluation letter on the candidate.

Hearing of Thierry BRETON, Commissioner-designate, Internal Market

Mariya Gabriel, born on 20 May 1979 in Gotse Delchev, is a Bulgarian politician. She has been a European Commissioner since 2017.

After the hearing by the Committees on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and on Culture and Education (CULT) of the European Parliament, the committees prepare an evaluation letter on the candidate. Parliament is expected to vote on the new Commission as a whole on 23 October.

Hearing of Mariya GABRIEL, Commissioner-designate, Innovation and Youth

High-level Roundtable European TVs and the future of Europe ..

Press conference - Breaches of the Rule of Law and fundamental rights in Hungary and frozen EU funds

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs - Monetary Dialogue Preparatory Meeting

Press conference by Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, rapporteur Isabel WISELER-LIMA, Thijs REUTEN, Sophie IN 'T VELD and Malin BJÖRK, shadow rapporteurs on the rule of law situation in Hungary

#NiceToMeetEU: The perspectives of our Southeast Asian EUVP alumni | Live event with Karsten Lucke MEP and EU Ambassador Igor Driesmans

Meeting of the Delegation to the Cariforum-EU Parliamentary Committee

Committee on Legal Affairs

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

ING2 - AFCO

Debate with Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Ingrida ŠIMONYTĖ, Lithuanian Prime Minister, Eduard HEGER, Former Slovak Prime Minister and Kevin BARON, Executive Director "Defense One" at Globsec Security Conference - "Pesky populists: Who is winning the battle of ideas?"

ING2 - AFET

Committee on Regional Development

Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries

AFET - INTA

Committee on Budgetary Control - Item 11

Committee on Budgetary Control

Address by Roberta METSOLA, EP President at the Plenary sitting of the Austrian National Council, Official visit to Vienna (Austria)

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Euroscola

Press conference by Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (Greens/EFA, FR), rapporteur, Isabel WISELER-LIMA (PPE, LU), Thijs REUTEN (S&D, NL), Sophie IN 'T VELD (RE, NL) and Malin BJÖRK (The Left, SE) hold a press on the situation in Hungary following the deliberate and systematic efforts of the Hungarian government to undermine the founding values of the EU as enshrined in Article 2 TEU, as well as to address the issue of the "frozen" recovery funds. This transcript is the result of an automatic process. Please check delivery.

Press conference by Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (FR), Rapporteur, Isabel WISELER-LIMA (LU), Thijs REUTEN (NL), Sophie IN 'T VELD (NL), Malin BJÖRK on breaches of the Rule of Law and fundamental rights in Hungary and frozen EU funds

A ceremony Has been be held to name the ECR Group meeting room, SPAAK 1A002, in honour of Witold PILECKI, a Polish World War II officer, intelligence agent and resistance fighter who fiercely resisted both Nazism and Communism and whose opposition to totalitarian regimes represents the core values underpinning European integration. Roberta Metsola, EP President attended the ceremony alongside ECR Co-Chairmen Ryszard LEGUTKO, and Mr Marek OSTROWSKI, nephew of Witold PILECKI

EP EbS News Ceremony to mark the naming of the meeting room after Witold PILECKI

During her official visit to Bratislava, in Slovakia, Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with Ľudovít ÓDOR, Slovakian Interim Prime Minister.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Bratislava (Slovakia): meeting with Ľudovít ÓDOR, Slovakian Interim Prime Minister

During her official visit to Bratislava (Slovakia), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with the parents of Ján KUCIAK, Slovakian murderd journalist, before visiting the Ján Kuciak & Martina Kušnírová Memorial for a solemn ceremony.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Bratislava (Slovakia): meeting with the parents of Ján KUCIAK, Slovakian murderd journalist and solemn ceremony at the Ján Kuciak & Martina Kušnírová Memorial

During her official visit to Bratislava (Slovakia), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with Zuzana ČAPUTOVÁ, President of Slovakia. Extracts from the arrival, welcome and roundtable.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Bratislava (Slovakia): meeting with Zuzana ČAPUTOVÁ, President of Slovakia

The start of the 43rd edition of the famous “20 kilometers of Brussels” race took place on Sunday 28th May 2023 at the Parc du Cinquantenaire. The beginnings are given by various political personalities, including Roberta Metsola EP president

Launch of the 43rd edition of the 20 km of Brussels by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

On the occasion of her official visit to Vienna, Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets Alexander SCHALLENBERG, Federal Minister for European and International Affairs, Karl NEHAMMER, Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria and Karoline EDSTADLER, Federal Minister of Europe and the Constitution.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Vienna: meeting with Alexander SCHALLENBERG, Federal Minister for International Affairs, meeting with Karl NEHAMMER, Federal Chancellor, meeting with Karoline EDTSTADLER, Federal Minister of EU

The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, attends the opening ceremony of the Europa Experience in Vienna, alongside the Federal President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen. Extracts from the opening ceremony. The transcript is the result of an automated process. Please check against delivery

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Vienna (Austria): Meeting with Alexander Van der BELLEN, Federal President of Austria and extracts from the opening ceremony of the Europa Experience

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Austria (Vienna). She and Alexander Van der BELLEN, Federal President of Austria, give their opening statement at the Europa Experience, a project that let's the visitors explore how Europeans work together to tackle the EU's most important challenges. Using cutting-edge multimedia tools, people can find out how the European Union works, how it affects their daily lives and how they can make a difference. All visits to Europa Experiences are free of charge and available in all 24 official European Union languages. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Opening ceremony of the Europa Experience in Vienna: statements by Alexander Van der BELLEN, Federal President of Austria, and by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

MEPs from the Agriculture Committee adopted a report on the reform of EU rules for registering and protecting geographical indications (GIs) for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, and quality schemes for agricultural products. This infoclip illustrates several EU products such as ham, wine, olive oil and cheese.

Infoclip: Geographical indications for wine and agricultural products

While in Vienna, The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, participates in a Town Hall discussion with young Austrian students. Extracts from the Town Hall discussion. The transcript is the result of an automated process. Please check against delivery

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, to Vienna (Austria): Extracts from the Town Hall discussion with young students

This tutorial offers a step by step guide on how to access and best utilise the streaming of the European Parliament on the Multimedia Centre. Streaming 4.0 enables users to browse the agenda for live or recorded streams. The user can trim/clip parts of the video by selecting a time code or through the slider bar. Furthermore, the users can customise the videos by selecting the preferred language and the quality of the image. The videos can then be downloaded directly and also be shared via social media or email.

Multimedia Centre Streaming and Clipping tutorial

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, visits Vienna and addresses the Austrian Parliament, where she meets Wolfgang SOBOTKA, President of the National Council, and Günter KOVACS, the President of the Federal Council.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Vienna (Austria): extracts from the address to the Plenary sitting, meeting with Wolfgang SOBOTKA, President of the National Council, meeting with Günter KOVACS, the President of the Federal Council

European citizens have repeatedly demanded an end to the harmful use of animals in cosmetics and other chemical tests, as well as an ambitious plan to bring all experiments on animals to an end. The Save cruelty free cosmetics European Citizens' Initiative closed on 31 August 2022 with 1,413,383 signatures collected in one year. This is the second ECI on this issue that has surpassed the one million signature mark, the first being Stop Vivisection in 2015. This infoclip shows cosmetics and cruelty free logos in a make-up store and a drugstore, close-ups of different types of cosmetics and a professional make-up artist at work.

Infoclip: Cruelty free cosmetics

MEPs from the EP Committees on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) and on Petitions (PETI) debate animal testing in cosmetics with the initiators of a citizen’s initiative to secure better animal welfare and environmental protection, in a public hearing. The European Citizens’ Initiative on “Save Cruelty Free Cosmetics”, with nearly 1.5 million signature collected in one year, wants the EU to strengthen its animal testing ban

European Citizens’ Initiative - "Save Cruelty Free Cosmetics - Commit to a Europe without animal testing": extracts from the event and statements - ENVI, AGRI and PETI Committees

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, gives an address to the working dinner of the "25 years of European Central Bank" organised in Frankfurt, Germany. The transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

Address by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to the "25 years of European Central Bank" working dinner

The 'polluter pays' principle is at the heart of the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (ETS).     
   
In April 2023, the European Parliament passed ambitious laws to update the ETS and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.   
   
The new system will make sure more industries pay for their emissions and encourage greater investment in green technology.     
   
The revised ETS is part of the EU’s Fit for 55 laws to tackle the climate crisis.     
       
Find out more in our short, animated Q&A

The updated Emissions Trading System explained

MEPs on the Environment Committee vote on their position on the revision of EU industrial emissions rules that currently cover over 30,000 large industrial plants and 20,000 intensive livestock farms. The revision aims to stimulate the green transition of large industries, with significant health and environmental benefits. Statement by Radan KANEV (PPE, BG) and extracts from the vote. The transcription is the result of an automated process.

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