Five numbers to take away from the plenary in Strasbourg: Brexit talks, cybersecurity, Ryanair's flight cancellations , controversial Catalan referendum and telecoms package.

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5 numbers to take away from Strasbourg: from Brexit to Catalonia

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March 2019 is when the UK is leaving the EU. 

MEPs criticised the lack of sufficient progress in Brexit talks. ##@#

80% of companies in Europe have experienced at least one cybersecurity incident. 

Parliament wants the EU to invest more in online safety 

and the fight against networks of sex abusers. ##@#

MEPs demanded that the rights of 400,000 passengers 

who were affected by Ryanair's flight cancellations be enforced.

 They also asked to better protect workers' conditions in low-cost airlines. ##@#

2.26 million people are said to have voted

 in the controversial Catalan independence referendum.

 Parliament's President Antonio Tajani called for calm and profound deliberation in Spain. ##@#

Lawmakers proposed the setup of a new "reverse 112 system" 

that would alert citizens in case of a terrorist attack or natural catastrophe. 

The telecoms package also aims to make calls within the EU cheaper.