Will Europe get a good start on dealing with them all when Parliament returns from recess and hears Commission President Juncker deliver his second State of the Union address?

Summer Agenda: Challenges and unresolved crises

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This Commission will be  a last chance saloon.

Either we succeed in bringing  EU citizens closer to Europe or we fail.

This challenge has the potential to change  the European Union we have built.

It has the potential even to destroy it.

22 March was a black day for Belgium,  a black day for Europe.

Britain will be leaving the European Union.

It is a signal of freedom  sent to the entire world.

It is also a people's  cry of love for their country.

is to start an in-depth reform  of the European Union.

If there was ever a time  to give the speech of your life...

Can Mr Juncker deliver an action plan  to stop the disintegration of Europe

following the shock result  of the UK referendum?

A year on from his maiden  State of the Union address,

growth remains stagnant and real solutions  are still lacking on migration.

And now even bigger threats have emerged.

The shadow of terrorism  stalks Europe's capitals,

and the UK's decision  to quit the European Union

could have a monumental impact  on the very fabric of the European project.

In his speech to be delivered  after the summer break,

the EU Commission President will set out  the Commission's 2017 priorities.

In recent years we've seen  a number of unpaid commitments.

It’s unacceptable not to pay that  which has been granted.

One thing that's not going to change  because of a potential Brexit:

the UK's five-billion euro  contribution to the 2017 EU Budget.

Scheduled to be presented to MEPs in May  but delayed to 1 July,

the €134.9 billion budget will focus on the  economy and tackling the migration crisis.

10.6 billion euros will be put into research  and development under Horizon 2020,

two billion will be earmarked  for Erasmus+.

5.2 billion euros will be spent  to reinforce external borders

MEPs will start negotiations  on the 2017 budget in autumn.

We need to speed up the firearms directive.

This proposal does not  respond to the terror attacks.

Following the multiple terrorist attacks  in Paris and then later on in Brussels,

plans are underway  to upgrade laws on gun control.

But can the European Parliament  steer the legislation in the right direction

to ensure that  it can fight terrorism full throttle?

And not affect the rights  of legal gun owners?

At the end of last year,  the EU executive detailed proposals

to revise existing firearms legislation.

The main aims are to stop  two types of semi-automatic weapons,

But the proposed changes  won't in themselves tackle the black market.

So, will questions be raised  over the legislation's ability to be used

as a tool to tackle terrorism fully  when it goes to plenary for the first time?

They use special lubricants  which make the car move better.

A lot of European consumers feel cheated.

And not just because of  the Volkswagen scandal.

Globally, 11 million cars were affected  by Volkswagen's diesel dupe

where they manipulated  car emissions testing data,

to make their cars appear cleaner  than they actually were.

Stricter emissions tests for all new cars  will be introduced from September 2017.

From the Parliament's side,  they set up an investigative committee,

the Emission Measurements  in the Automotive Sector, EMIS,

they will present their final report  at the end of the year.

A new regulation to improve the labelling  and quality of organic products

A deal with Member States should be  finalised by the end of the year.

A final plenary vote awaits the agreement  on the liberalisation of passenger rail travel.

Currently the legislation is  awaiting approval from Member States.

A deal to overhaul the quality of  medical devices has been done.

But the final confirmation vote  will take place just before Christmas.

Attempts to make our lifestyles  less disposable

by making one man's waste  another's new mobile phone

takes a step closer to reality.  At the end of the year

the Environment Committee will vote  on all four circular economy reports:

waste, landfill of waste, packaging of waste  and end-of-life vehicles.

And finally, at the end of the year,  awards season hits the Parliament.

In the autumn, there'll be public screenings  of films shortlisted for the LUX Film Prize

In November at the plenary  the winning LUX film will be announced.

And at the December plenary  it will be the turn

to unveil the recipient of Parliament's  Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

It honours an individual or a group of people

that have fought for human rights  and against oppression.

And that's all we have for this Agenda.  Take care and enjoy the summer!