EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 23 October 2025

AFCO Symposium - The Quest for the Rule of Law

EP Plenary session - Preparation of the European Council meeting of 23-24 October 2025

EP Plenary session - Commission Work Programme 2026

EP Plenary session - Changing security landscape and the role of police at the heart of the EU’s internal security strategy

EP Plenary session - Resumption of session and order of business

Conference of Presidents

EP Plenary session - Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children

EP Plenary session  - Announcement of the winner of 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

Meeting of the Conference of Presidents with Ursula von der Leyen

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Kerkrade (Netherlands) -  Meeting with young people

LIBE Coordinators meeting group photo

Press conference on the adoption of the PEGA Inquiry conclusions

Press conference on Commission's discharge for the financial year 2021, including the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)

Pressconference of the PEGA committee on the adoption of its report and recommendations in committee

EP Plenary session - Lack of actions taken by the Commission in the context of the duty of sincere and loyal cooperation

Event ' In Defense of Our Defenders - Violence Against Europe’s Police '

PEGA Mission to Hungary

PEGA Committee -  Discussion on reports of spyware use in Spain

PEGA Committee - The impact of Spyware on Fundamental Rights

Press briefing EPP group

PEGA - Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware - Constitutive meeting

Lex signing ceremony with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Clement BEAUNE, French Minister of EU affairs

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Jeroen LENAERS

Trilogue on ETIAS consequential amendments

Exchange of views in joint debate on the Migratory pressure on the Lithuanian border with Belarus between EP Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and EP Committee on Foreign Affairs. Interventions from JOHANSSON, Ylva, Commissioner for Home Affairs, LEGGERI, Fabrice, Executive Director FRONTEX, DEVIGNE, LUC, Deputy Managing Director for Russia, Eastern Partnership, Central Asia, Regional cooperation and OSCE, European External Action Service and ABRAMAVICIOUS, Arnoldas, Vice Minister of Internal of Lithuania.

EP Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs / EPCommittee on Foreign Affairs Migratory pressure on the Lithuanian border with Belarus

During the plenary session (5-8 July 2021) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on State of play of the implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate regulations.

State of play of the implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate regulations: MEPs debate

During the plenary session (5-8 July 2021) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights in Hungary and Poland (first part of the debate).

Joint debate - Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights in Hungary and Poland: MEPs debate (part 1/3)

MEPs debate on potential breaches of EU law and of the rights of LGBTIQ citizens in Hungary during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. This debate follows the vote of the Hungarian Parliament in favour of rules that, under the guise of combatting paedophilia, restrict freedom of speech and children’s rights by banning LGBTIQ content from being featured in school educational materials or TV shows for under-18s.

LGBTIQ rights in Hungary : extracts from the debate

During the plenary session (5-8 July 2021) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on Asylum and Migration.

Joint debate - Asylum and Migration: MEPs debate

During the plenary session (23-24 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on the LGBTQI situation in Member states. Several MEPs criticised the recently asopted Hungarian legislation that prohibits sharing content with minors that is seen as promoting homosexuality or sex reassignment. They urged the Council and the Commission to implement legislation and procedures for the protection of rule of law.

LGBTQI situation in Member states: extracts from the debate

During the plenary session (23-24 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on the preparation of the European Council meeting 24-25 June 2021 and relaunch of the Malta Declaration. First round of political leaders.

Preparation of the European Council meeting 24-25 June 2021 and Relaunch of the Malta Declaration: first round of political leaders

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate to give final approval to the EU Digital COVID Certificate, to facilitate intra-EU travel during the pandemic and contribute to the economic recovery. Once adopted by the Parliament and the Council it will apply in all EU member states from 1 July. Statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), Rapporteur, Jeroen LENAERS (EPP, NL), Sophia IN 'T VELD (Renew, NL), Tineke STRIK (Greens/EFA, NL), Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI (ECR, PL) and Cornelia ERNST (The Left, DE).

EU Digital COVID Certificate: extracts from the joint debate

During the plenary session (7-10 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on EU Digital COVID Certificate. Part 1.

Joint debate on EU Digital COVID Certificatee: MEPs debate 1/3

First session: the Solidarity Mechanisms MEPs debated Notis MITARACHI, Greek Minister of Migration and Asylum, Stephan MAYER, Parliamentary State Secretary in the German Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community, Nello MUSUMECI, President of the Sicilian Region, Catherine WOOLLARD, Secretary General European Council on Refugees and the contribution of Filippo GRANDI, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

New Pact on Migration and Asylum: debate with member states, EU bodies and NGOs: First session - the Solidarity Mechanisms - MEPs debate (second round)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (17-20 May 2021), MEPs debate on the Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems (“Schrems II”) - Case C-311/18; and on the adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom.

Joint debate on data protection adequacy: MEPs debate 2/2

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (17-20 May 2021), MEPs debate on the recent deaths in the Mediterranean and search and rescue at sea. MEPs debate 1/2

Recent deaths in the Mediterranean and search and rescue at sea: MEPs debate 1/2

During the plenary session (26-29 April 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on the EU COVID-19 certificate. People who have this certificate should not be subject to additional travel restrictions, such as quarantine or self-isolation, according to the Parliament. MEPs also stress that, in order to avoid discrimination against those are not vaccinated and for economic reasons, EU countries should ensure universal, accessible, timely and free of charge testing. Extracts from the statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Secretary of State, Council of the European Union, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), Rapporteur, Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice, Jeroen LENAERS (EPP, NL), Sophia IN 'T VELD (Renew, NL), Annalisa TARDINO (ID, IT), Tineke STRIK (Greens/EFA, NL), Nicola PROCACCINI (ECR, IT), and Cornelia ERNST (The Left, DE).

EU COVID-19 certificate: extracts from the joint debate

During the plenary session (26-29 April 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on the Digital green certificate - Union citizens & third countries - The accessibility and affordability of Covid-testing: MEPs debate part 1/3

Joint debate on the Digital green certificate - Union citizens & third countries - The accessibility and affordability of Covid-testing: MEPs debate part 1/3

Ambiance shots of the arrivals prior to the plenary session (26-29 April 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels,

Ambiance shots of the arrivals prior to the plenary session

During the plenary session (26-29 April 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online.

Preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online: MEPs debate

MEPs in the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs debate for the first time with the European Commission the recent proposal for a Digital Green Certificate intended to ease travel between EU Member States during the COVID-19 pandemic. MEPs also discuss the Certificate’s implications for citizens’ data privacy with the EU Data Protection Supervisor. Statements by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), LIBE Chair, Jeroen LENAERS (EPP, NL), Sophia IN 'T VELD (Renew, NL), Annalisa TARDINO (ID, IT), Tineke STRIK (Greens/EFA, NL), and Wojciech WIEWIOROWSKI, European Data Protection Supervisor.

COVID-19 digital certificate: extracts from the exchange of views in Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Members of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) have an exchange of views with the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on the Digital Green Certificate allowing safe and free movement during the pandemic. The Certificate would constitute a proof that a person has been either vaccinated against COVID-19, received a negative test result, or already recovered from the disease. The document should be free, and available in digital or paper format. MEPs warned emphasised the need for strong data protection safeguards on personal and medical and warned that those who have not been vaccinated must not face discrimination.

COVID-19 digital certificate - exchange of views in LIBE Committee with Wojciech WIEWIOROWSKI, European Data Protection Supervisor: questions and answers

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