EP Plenary- Voting session

EP Plenary session - The arrest of the Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal and the call for his immediate and unconditional release, and the repression of freedom of speech in Algeria

EP Plenary session - Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law

EP Plenary session - Condemning the illegal unilateral declaration of independence of the secessionist entity in Cyprus and reaffirming the need for European solidarity - 41 years after

Meeting of the European Parliament's Bureau

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Salvador ILLA, President of Catalonia

EP Plenary session - UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)

Bureau Working Group on Sustainable, Infrastructure and Services meeting

ENVI - Confirmation hearing of Jessika ROSWALL, European Commissioner-designate for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy

EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Need to strengthen rail travel and the railway sector in Europe

EP Plenary session - The important role of cities and regions in the EU – for a green, social and prosperous local development

LEX signing ceremony in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Mr Barna Pál ZSIGMOND, State Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of European Union Affairs, on behalf of the Hungarian Presidency

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Preparation of the European Council of 17-18 October 2024

Constitutive meeting of the new Bureau of the EP - group photo

Press conference on Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe

Spanish MEPs meet with Ivana ANDRES and Alba REDONDO, players of the national football team of Spain

Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly meeting.Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly meeting

IV High-Level Seminar Foundation Euroamerica - DLAT

DLAT meeting with Jose Manuel Albares Bueno, acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain

D-CL Joint Parliamentary Committee - Meeting with Isabel ALLENDE BUSSI

EP Plenary session - Ambiant air quality and cleaner air for Europe

15th plenary session of the EuroLat Assembly in Madrid, Spain.

15th plenary session of the EuroLat Assembly in Madrid, Spain

EP Plenary session - EU Rapid Deployment Capacity, EU Battlegroups and Article 44 TEU: the way forward

Javi LOPEZ in the EP in Brussels

EP Plenary session - The Road to 2023” - Towards a stronger EU-Latin America partnership

Eurolat - Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly - Statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President.

Press conference on Eurolat standing committees' meeting in Brussels 30 November-2 December

EuroLat Parliamentary Assembly - Joint Inaugural Session of the four Standing Committees

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) takes place from 11 to 22 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan, gathering world leaders and climate experts to define a new global goal for climate finance and advance climate action. A delegation from the European Parliament will participate from 18 to 22 November to contribute to discussions on the EU's climate commitments and financial support for sustainable development worldwide. MEPs call on all countries to set a socially fair and equitable climate finance goal, aligned with the polluter-pays principle and incorporating diverse public, private, and innovative financial resources. The resolution further urges the EU to create a stable finance mechanism to ensure reliable support for its climate finance obligations, reinforcing the EU's leadership role in global climate action and the importance of predictable funding for effective climate policies.

UN COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan: MEPs debate

Jessika ROSWALL, the Commissioner-designate for Environment, Water Resilience, and a Competitive Circular Economy, is heard by the Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee. Prior to her nomination for the post of Commissioner, Roswall was Sweden's minister for European affairs, from October 2022 to September 2024. In her new position, she oversees environmental policy, water resilience, and circular economy initiatives within the von der Leyen Commission II. Questions / Answers (part 2).

Confirmation hearing of Jessika ROSWALL, Commissioner-designate for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy: Questions / Answers (part 2)

MEPs debate on a continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States. MEPs are calling for continued military and financial support for Ukraine in a resolution expected on Thursday. Ahead of the vote, Parliament is holding a debate with the Commission. In July, the newly-elected Parliament adopted its first resolution of the term, stating that the EU must support Ukraine until it wins against Russia’s occupying forces. This latest resolution reaffirms that commitment, urging EU countries to maintain their backing for Kyiv.

Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States: MEPs debate (part 3)

The EP Conference of Presidents meets in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Arrivals, family photo and roundtable with Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Sabine VERHEYEN (Vice-president), Sophie WILMES (Vice-president), Javi LOPEZ (Vice-president), Andrey KOVATCHEV (Quaestor), Pina PICIERNO (Vice-president), Nicolae STEFANUTA (Vice-president), Esteban GONZALEZ PONS (Vice-president), Marc ANGEL (Quaestor), Ewa KOPACZ (Vice-president), Christel SCHALDEMOSE (Vice-president), Kosma ZLOTOWSKI (Quaestor), Martin HOLSIK (Vice-president), Younous OMARJEE (Vice-president), Katarina BARLEY (Vice-president), Antonella SBERNA (Vice-president), Roberts ZILE (Vice-president), Fabienne KELLER (Quaestor), Victor NEGRESCU (Vice-president), Miriam LEXDMANN (Quaestor).

Meeting of the EP Bureau: arrivals, roundtable and family photo

Javi LÓPEZ (S&D, ES), Rapporteur on speaks to the press on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Javi LÓPEZ (S&D, ES), Rapporteur on Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe

Amidst significant geopolitical uncertainty and threats, MEPs are set to call for decisive action to strengthen and protect the international rules-based order. EP Plenary holds a joint debate on how to strengthen European security and defence with the Council and Commission. In the draft report on the implementation of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy for 2023, MEPs urge the EU to develop robust strategic alliances, to accelerate EU enlargement and reform decision-making processes in response to a new geopolitical context. Parliament also assesses the implementation of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy report in the context of a rapidly deteriorating global security environment. Both reports will be put to a vote on Wednesday.

Joint Debate - European Security and Defence: MEPs debate part 2

Plenary discusses the latest ruling by the International Court of Justice regarding Israel and the alleged involvement of UNRWA staff in the 7 October attacks The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to take a series of measures to prevent any acts of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, after South Africa filed an application against Israel at the court in December 2023. It also ordered Israel to take immediate and effective measures to ensure aid can reach people in Gaza. During the debate with the Council and the European Commission on Tuesday afternoon, MEPs also discuss the allegations that 12 staff members of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA ) were involved in the 7 October attacks against Israel. While several donor countries have suspended their UNRWA funding, the EU said it will take a decision in light of the outcome of the investigation announced by the UN and its subsequent actions.

Debate - War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region: MEPs debate part 3

The European Climate Law instructs the Commission to propose an EU climate target for 2040 at the latest within six months of the first global stocktake carried out under the Paris Agreement that took place at the COP28 in December 2023. Plenary debates proposals for setting the EU 2040 climate target, shortly after the Commission publishes a Communication and an impact assessment to initiate the process of setting a 2040 climate target. Second part of the MEPs debate

EU2040 climate target: MEPs debate (part 2)

While international diplomatic efforts are underway to address the Gaza conflict and prevent it from escalating into a regional crisis, the Israeli government has expressed its determination to end Hamas' rule in Gaza. Israeli officials asserted a transition to more targeted warfare, though intense fighting continues. MEPs debate the humanitarian situation, the need to reach a ceasefire, and the risks of escalation in the Middle East. Second part of the debate.

Humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need to reach a permanent ceasefire and the risks of regional escalation: MEPs debate (part 2)

The Paris Agreement entered into force on 4 November 2016 and as part of it a Global Stocktake takes place every five years. The first-ever stocktake, scheduled to conclude at COP28, aims to provide an overall picture of its implementation progress. Parliament adopted its demands ahead of this year’s global climate talks on 21 November 2023. MEPs debate with Commission and Council representatives the conclusions of the UN COP28 Climate Change Conference. MEPs debate

Outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28): MEPs debate

MEPs debate on Parliament’s demands for the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), taking place in Dubai from 30 November. The Parliament calls for action in view of the COP28, which takes stock of the progress made on implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement. MEPs want global financial contributions to be continued and increased, better efforts to protect, conserve and restore biodiversity and global targets to triple renewable energy and double energy efficiency by 2030. They also call for an end to all direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies.

UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai (COP28): MEPs debate

The Committees on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), on Foreign Affairs (AFET), on Development (DEVE) hold a joint public hearing with Mr Wopke HOEKSTRA, Commissioner-designate for Climate Action. HOEKSTRA has been named by the Dutch Government to substitute the former Executive Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the file on Climate Action, Frans TIMMERMANS, who will run for the National elections in his country. Second part of the Q&As.

Hearing of Wopke HOEKSTRA, Commissioner-designate for Climate Action: questions and answers (part 3)

The draft text, adopted by the Environment Committee in June 2023, sets stricter 2030 limits and target values for several pollutants relative to the original Commission proposal to ensure that air quality in the EU is not harmful to human health, natural ecosystems and biodiversity. MEPs also want to increase the number of air quality sampling points and harmonise currently-fragmented and unintuitive air quality indices to provide better information to citizens about local air pollution. MEPs debate and vote on Wednesday on new rules to improve EU air quality for a cleaner and healthier environment. Extracts from the debate (12/09); extracts from the vote (13/09); and statement by Javi López (S&D, ES), Rapporteur.

Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe: extracts from the debate (12/09); extracts from the vote (13/09); and statement by Javi López (S&D, ES), Rapporteur

MEPs vote on the following topics: Draft European Council decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament - Lorant Vincze, Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - SK nominee - Petri Sarvamaa; EU/USA agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: extension - Cristian-Silviu Buşoi; Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States - Dragoş Pîslaru; Taxation: administrative cooperation - Rasmus Andresen; Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure with a view to strengthening integrity, independence and accountability - Gabriele Bischoff; Single Market emergency instrument - Andreas Schwab; Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe - Javi LÓPEZ; Sustainable aviation fuels (ReFuelEU Aviation Initiative) - José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZ; 2022 Report on Türkiye - Sánchez Amor; and Relations with Belarus - Auštrevičius.

Voting session, including a draft European Council decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament, and Ambient air quality Directive

Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission gives a statement on New Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean in the aftermath of the EU-CELAC Summit.

New Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean in the aftermath of the EU-CELAC Summit: MEPs

MEPs debate on Tuesday and vote on Wednesday on new rules to improve EU air quality for a cleaner and healthier environment. In October 2022, the Commission proposed a revision of the EU air quality rules with more ambitious targets for 2030 to achieve the zero pollution objective by 2050 in line with the EU’s Zero Pollution Action Plan. The draft text, adopted by the Environment Committee in June 2023, sets stricter 2030 limits and target values for several pollutants relative to the original Commission proposal to ensure that air quality in the EU is not harmful to human health, natural ecosystems and biodiversity. Closing statements by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries and by Javi LOPEZ (S&D, ES), Rapporteur.

Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe: closing statements by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries and by Javi LOPEZ (S&D, ES), Rapporteur

MEPs debate on Tuesday and vote on Wednesday on new rules to improve EU air quality for a cleaner and healthier environment. In October 2022, the Commission proposed a revision of the EU air quality rules with more ambitious targets for 2030 to achieve the zero pollution objective by 2050 in line with the EU’s Zero Pollution Action Plan. The draft text, adopted by the Environment Committee in June 2023, sets stricter 2030 limits and target values for several pollutants relative to the original Commission proposal to ensure that air quality in the EU is not harmful to human health, natural ecosystems and biodiversity. Opening statements by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries and by Javi LOPEZ (S&D, ES), Rapporteur. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe: opening statements by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries and by Javi López (S&D, ES), Rapporteur

MEPs debate the EU’s international commitments and the risks of compromising the EU’s green transition. The European Green Deal was presented by the EC in 2019. Its purpose is to transform the EU into a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, ensuring zero net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, economic growth decoupled from resource consumption, and with no one and nowhere left behind. Parliament debates the risks of compromising the EU’s green transition and the EU’s international commitments including those under the Paris Agreement on climate change and the UN Biodiversity Agreement, the latter of which seeks to protect 30% of the earth’s lands, oceans, coastal areas and inland waters. MEPs debate (part 1)

Council and Commission statements - Delivering on the Green Deal: risk of compromising the EU path to the green transition and its international commitments, MEPs debate (part 1)

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