Artificial intelligence (AI) has slowly but surely made its way (also) in the world of cultural heritage and museums. The results are both promising and surprising: reconstructing a piece of art, completing an unfinished composition of a great musician, identifying the author of an ancient text, or providing architectural details for a potential reconstruction of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral would have seemed like science fiction just a few years ago. The EU has a rich cultural heritage, and its numerous top museums and works of art are a precious resource for its cultural and creative industry. Yet, it depends on the United States for its online cultural platforms and on Asia for its equipment.

EPRS podcast policy - Artificial intelligence in the context of cultural heritage and museums

Are you an air traffic controller or would you like to become one? The EU can help you. Here are a few examples of how.

This is what Europe does for air traffic controllers

The work of CONT committee&nbsp;involves controlling and monitoring the correct, targeted use of the budget (some EUR 166 billion in 2019). The main responsibility for budget management lies with the European Commission, which distributes the lion's share of the funds. Some 80% of the money goes to the Member States, around 13% is invested around the world, and roughly 7% is spent on administration.

The Committee on Budgetary Control is supported in its work by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) in Luxembourg. The remit also covers the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Investment Bank (EIB). CONT is also involved in all legislative procedures concerning issues relating to the proper management of the budget and the safeguarding of the EU's financial interests. The Committee is also committed to having a robust European Public Prosecutor's Office.

CONT - Committee on Budgetary Control

Giuseppe CONTE, Italian Prime Minister, is the seventeenth EU leader to debate the future of Europe with MEPs, in plenary session in Strasbourg.

The Europeans want the EU to change. This is why the European Parliament is taking the leadership over a reform of the EU.

Parliament set out its vision for the future of Europe in three resolutions voted in plenary session on 16 February 2017. MEPs suggested, among other things: turning the Council of Ministers into a genuine second legislative chamber, and its configurations into preparatory bodies similar to Parliament’s committees, appointing an EU finance minister and giving the EU Commission the power to formulate and give effect to a common EU economic policy, backed up by a euro-area budget, and creating a fiscal capacity consisting of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and specific additional budgetary capacity for the euro area, funded by its members as a part of the EU budget.

Debate on the Future of Europe with Giuseppe CONTE, Italian Prime Minister

Johannes Hahn, born on 2 December 1957 in Vienna, is an Austrian politician.

After the hearing by the Committee on Budgets (BUDG) and the Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) 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 Johannes HAHN, Commissioner-designate, Budget and Administration

MEPs examine the Kremlin’s continued repression of Russia’s political opposition a year after the murder of Alexei Navalny. Mr Navalny, one of Russia’s most well-known anti-corruption activists, an opposition politician, and an ardent critic of Vladimir Putin, died under mysterious circumstances in a remote penal colony in the Russian Arctic on 16 February 2024, while serving a long prison sentence on trumped-up charges. After his death, the European Parliament adopted a resolution holding the Russian state, and President Putin in particular, responsible for his death.

Debate on the one year after the murder of Alexei Navalny and the continued repression of the democratic opposition in Russia

MEPs assess the impact of three years of Russia’s war against Ukraine and its repression of dissent following Alexei Navalny’s murder.

In a debate on Tuesday morning, with representatives of the European Commission and the Council, MEPs will mark three years since Moscow launched its brutal military invasion of Ukraine. A resolution will be put to a vote during the March plenary session.

In a resolution adopted in January 2025, Parliament reiterated its firm support for Kyiv, called on Russia to immediately terminate all military activities, and withdraw from Ukraine. MEPs also called on the EU to expand its sanctions against Russian media outlets conducting disinformation and information manipulation campaigns justifying the Kremlin’s war of aggression.

In a separate debate on Wednesday morning, MEPs will examine the Kremlin’s continued repression of Russia’s political opposition a year after the murder of Alexei Navalny. Mr Navalny, one of Russia’s most well-known anti-corruption activists, an opposition politician, and an ardent critic of Vladimir Putin, died under mysterious circumstances in a remote penal colony in the Russian Arctic on 16 February 2024, while serving a long prison sentence on trumped-up charges. After his death, the European Parliament adopted a resolution holding the Russian state, and President Putin in particular, responsible for his death.

On Wednesday afternoon, Parliament will debate the need for targeted support for EU regions bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine with representatives of the Polish Council Presidency and the European Commission.

Debate on the continuing unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression

MEPs and the Commission discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank, the role of UNRWA, and the need to release all hostages.

With violence in the Middle East intensifying with Israel’s attacks on Hamas and Hezbollah targets in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, humanitarian organizations are warning of the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank. According to UN sources, the number of aid shipments into the Gaza Strip is now lower than at any time over the past year and there is “a strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas within the northern Gaza Strip.” MEPs will also discuss the essential role of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA in the region. In his statement of 1 November 2024, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell emphasised UNRWA's life-saving work in Gaza.

MEPs adopted a number of resolutions in the last 12 months, calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, and the unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid.

Continued escalation in the Middle East: the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank, UNRWA’s essential role in the region and the need to release all hostages

Piotr Serafin became Head of cabinet of Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, in 2014 and Acting Permanent Representative of Poland to the EU in 2023. He is now European Commissioner-designate for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Piotr SERAFIN, Commissioner-designate, Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration

BUDG Committee meeting - Value Added Tax fraud on imports

Committee on Budgetary Control Ordinary meeting

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Committee on Budgetary Control Ordinary meeting Joint meeting with Subcommittee on Tax Matters

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Joint meeting BUDG-CONT-ECON

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Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Joint meeting Committee on Budgets Committee on Budgetary Control

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DROI DEVE public hearing on “advancing International, Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law in Conflict Zones and Fragile Contexts to Protect then Most Vulnerable”

BUDG CONT LIBE - Public Hearing on Smart Conditionality

EP Plenary session - Democratic legitimacy and the Commission’s continued authorisation of genetically modified organisms despite Parliament’s objections

EP Plenary session - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2023

LUX Audience Award 2025 - Meeting with film representatives and content creators

Visit with the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency to a Civil Bomb Shelter as a part of the European Union’s “Preparedness Union Strategy”

EU Preparedness Union Strategy - Visit to the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency and the RescEU warehouse to examine the medical stockpile and emergency shelters

BUDG Extraordinary Committee - Voting session

MEPs vote during the plenary session on several reports/amendments: Inese Vaidere (INTA 15/05) - Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus / Veronika Vrecionová (AGRI A10-0043/2025) - Granting equivalence with EU requirements to Moldova and Ukraine as regards field inspections and production of seed/ Amendments to the Capital Requirements Regulation as regards securities financing transactions under the net stable funding ratio/ Borys Budka (ITRE A10-0083/2025) - Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for the period 2026-2027 complementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and repealing Council Regulation (Euratom) 2021/765/ Ondřej Knotek (CONT 14/05) - Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors - HR nominee

Votes

MEPs vote on the following topics: JURI Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements; (A10-0029/2025) SMISZEK JURI Request for waiver of the immunity of Jana Nagyová; (A10-0030/2025) TARCZYNSKI JURI Request for waiver of the immunity of Petr Bystron; (A10-0031/2025) FURORE JURI Request for waiver of the immunity of Maciej Wasik; (A10-0032/2025) FURORE JURI Request for waiver of the immunity of Mariusz Kaminski; (A10-0039/2025) ZDECHOVSKÝ CONT Partial renewal of a member of the Court of Auditors - Lucian Roma.canu; (A10-0018/2025) TSIODRAS ENVI; (A10-0019/2025) TSIODRAS ENVI; (A10-0020/2025) TSIODRAS ENVI; (A10-0038/2025) IMART INTA Macro-financial assistance to Jordan; (A10-0037/2025) IMART INTA Macro-financial assistance to Egypt; and (A10-0034/2025) LANGE INTA Customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the USA.

Voting session

The European Parliament’s Contemporary Art Collection: On the Path to Inclusion of People with Disabilities event.

The European Parliament’s Contemporary Art Collection: On the Path to Inclusion of People with Disabilities event.: Art guide: Felix Jedlink and Jürgen Zarpentin- Step by step XII, by Tomasz Tatarczyk

The European Parliament’s Contemporary Art Collection: On the Path to Inclusion of People with Disabilities event.: Nils Wöbke, capito MV

The European Parliament’s Contemporary Art Collection: On the Path to Inclusion of People with Disabilities event.:Art Guide: Maik Penning - Globus by Zbigniew Rogalski

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, gives an opening statement on 35th anniversary of the Statehood of the Baltic countries. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Opening statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on the 35th anniversaries of the Baltic states' assertion of state continuity

MEPs examine the Kremlin’s continued repression of Russia’s political opposition a year after the murder of Alexei Navalny. Mr Navalny, one of Russia’s most well-known anti-corruption activists, an opposition politician, and an ardent critic of Vladimir Putin, died under mysterious circumstances in a remote penal colony in the Russian Arctic on Friday 16 February 2024, while serving a long prison sentence on trumped-up charges. After his death, the European Parliament adopted a resolution holding the Russian state, and President Putin in particular, responsible for his death.

One year after the murder of Alexei Navalny and the continued repression of the democratic opposition in Russia: Opening statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and one round of political group speakers

MEPs examine the Kremlin’s continued repression of Russia’s political opposition a year after the murder of Alexei Navalny. Mr Navalny, one of Russia’s most well-known anti-corruption activists, an opposition politician, and an ardent critic of Vladimir Putin, died under mysterious circumstances in a remote penal colony in the Russian Arctic on Friday 16 February 2024, while serving a long prison sentence on trumped-up charges. After his death, the European Parliament adopted a resolution holding the Russian state, and President Putin in particular, responsible for his death. The transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

One year after the murder of Alexei Navalny and the continued repression of the democratic opposition in Russia: extracts from the debate

MEPs assess the impact of three years of Russia’s war against Ukraine and its repression of dissent following Alexei Navalny’s murder. In a debate with representatives of the European Commission, MEPs mark three years since Moscow launched its brutal military invasion of Ukraine. In a resolution adopted in January 2025, Parliament reiterated its firm support for Kyiv, called on Russia to immediately terminate all military activities, and withdraw from Ukraine. MEPs also called on the EU to expand its sanctions against Russian media outlets conducting disinformation and information manipulation campaigns justifying the Kremlin’s war of aggression. Closing statements by Marta KOS, European Commissioner for Enlargement, and Adam SZŁAPKA, Polish Minister for European Affairs. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression: Closing statements by Marta KOS, European Commissioner for Enlargement, and Adam SZŁAPKA, Polish Minister for European Affairs

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