BUDG Committee

EP Mini-Plenary Session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo

LUX European Audience Film Award 2024 - Screening of Fallen Leaves

BUDG CONT - Exchange of views on the implementation of the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation and the release of cohesion funds for Hungary under the Common Provisions Regulation

EP Press conference on the Rule of Law conditionality regulation: Commission’s upcoming evaluation of the 17 remedial measures by Hungary

Press conference on on the study on suspending EU funding to Hungary under the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation

Press conference on the Rule of Law conditionality: EU Court ruling on the annulment request by Hungary and Poland

Family picture BUDG Committee during the BUDG Extraordinary Committee meeting with Commissioner Oettinger

EP plenary session - Protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States

Inside Europe Recording at the VoxBox

CRETU, Corina (EC); SARVAMAA, Petri (EPP, FI)

European Commissioner Corina CRETU meets with Petri SARVAMAA

Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo speaks to MEPs to outline his vision on Europe’s challenges and future. Before the debate, EP President Roberta Metsola holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Orpo, followed by a press point at 10.20 (still to be confirmed). Thirteen EU heads of state or government have discussed the future of the EU in the plenary in “This is Europe” debates.

EP Plenary session - This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri ORPO: MEPs debate

MEPs discuss the December European Council, the 1 February Special summit and assess the situation in Hungary with the European Council's and Commission's presidents. During their meeting on 14 - 15 December, heads of state or government agreed, among other things, to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova and grant candidate status to Georgia. Second part of MEPs debate.

Joint debate on European Council meetings: MEP debate (part 2)

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is an institution of the European Union (EU) and the external auditor of the EU’s finances. In this capacity, it acts as the independent guardian of the financial interests of all EU citizens, notably by helping to improve the EU’s financial management. Its annual report on the implementation of the EU budget presents the statement of assurance as to whether the EU’s accounts are reliable and whether the EU budget has been used in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations. Tony Murphy, President of the European Court of Auditors, attends the hemicycle in order to discuss the Court of Auditors' annual report 2022 with MEPs.

Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report 2022 - in the presence of Tony Murphy, President of the Court of Auditors: MEPs debate

MEPs debate on the establisment of the Ukraine Facility, a €50 billion package to support Ukraine's recovery, reconstruction and modernisation from 2024 to 2027. MEPs have improved the proposal by strengthening transparency and democratic accountability. One of the key demands is that Russian assets should be used to fund Ukraine’s reconstruction. First part of MEPs debate.

Establishing the Ukraine Facility: MEPs debate (part 1)

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

MEPs debate on a law that would contribute to the long-term recovery of damaged nature across the EU’s land and sea areas and to achieve EU climate and biodiversity objectives. As there was no majority in the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety in favour of the EU nature restoration law as amended, the Committee has tabled to plenary the proposal to reject the Commission’s proposal. Second part of the debate. Third part of the debate.

Key debate - Nature restoration: MEPs debate (part 3)

MEPs debate about the deliberate and systematic efforts of the Hungarian Government to undermine the founding values of the EU enshrined in Article 2 TEU, after the state of rule of law and fundamental rights have worsened in the country. They discuss as well about the situation of the "frozen" recovery funds and how the future Hungarian Presidency would affect the Council's work on EU legislation, the continuity of the EU agenda, and the Council’s relations with the other EU institutions.

Breaches of the Rule of Law and fundamental rights in Hungary and frozen EU funds: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs debate about the deliberate and systematic efforts of the Hungarian Government to undermine the founding values of the EU enshrined in Article 2 TEU, after the state of rule of law and fundamental rights have worsened in the country. They discuss as well about the situation of the "frozen" recovery funds and how the future Hungarian Presidency would affect the Council's work on EU legislation, the continuity of the EU agenda, and the Council’s relations with the other EU institutions. Extracts from the debate. The transcription is the result of an automatic process, please check against delivery.

SARVAMAA, Petri (EPP, FI)

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EP Plenary session - This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri ORPO: MEPs debate

Joint debate on European Council meetings: MEP debate (part 2)

Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report 2022 - in the presence of Tony Murphy, President of the Court of Auditors: MEPs debate

Establishing the Ukraine Facility: MEPs debate (part 1)

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

Key debate - Nature restoration: MEPs debate (part 3)

Breaches of the Rule of Law and fundamental rights in Hungary and frozen EU funds: MEPs debate (part 1)

Breaches of the Rule of Law and fundamental rights in Hungary and frozen EU funds: extracts from the debate

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BUDG Committee

EP Mini-Plenary Session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo

LUX European Audience Film Award 2024 - Screening of Fallen Leaves

LUX European Audience Film Award 2024 - Screening of Fallen Leaves

LUX European Audience Film Award 2024 - Screening of Fallen Leaves

BUDG CONT - Exchange of views on the implementation of the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation and the release of cohesion funds for Hungary under the Common Provisions Regulation

BUDG CONT - Exchange of views on the implementation of the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation and the release of cohesion funds for Hungary under the Common Provisions Regulation

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BUDG Committee

EP Press conference on the Rule of Law conditionality regulation: Commission’s upcoming evaluation of the 17 remedial measures by Hungary

Press conference on on the study on suspending EU funding to Hungary under the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation

Press conference on the Rule of Law conditionality: EU Court ruling on the annulment request by Hungary and Poland

Family picture BUDG Committee during the BUDG Extraordinary Committee meeting with Commissioner Oettinger

EP plenary session - Protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States

Inside Europe Recording at the VoxBox

European Commissioner Corina CRETU meets with Petri SARVAMAA

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