President Sassoli announced the winner of the 2020 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. MEPs set out proposals for future farm policy and called for measures to halt EU-driven deforestation and ensure equal access to education. They also made recommendations for future legislation on AI.

Plenary highlights: Sakharov Prize, farm policy and artificial intelligence

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The 2020 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

will go to the democratic opposition in Belarus.

on the 75th day of peaceful protests in the country.

The Common Agricultural Policy provides support

for up to 7 million farms across the European Union,

MEPs want to make farm policy more resilient, sustainable

Parliament wants to boost innovation in artificial intelligence.

MEPs made recommendations for future AI legislation,

ethics, liability and intellectual property rights.

Since 1990, 1.3 million km2 of forest have been lost globally,

MEPs called for binding measures to prohibit products

that contribute to deforestation from being placed on the EU market.

Up to 32% of pupils in the EU did not have access to education

MEPs want to close the digital infrastructure gap

and ensure that everyone is able to learn, even in a crisis.