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During the meeting of the Budgetary Control Committee (CONT), MEPs exchange of views with Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS, Member of the EC in charge of Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, in the presence of Juhan PARTS, ECA Member, on the discharge, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Visit of Leo VARADKAR, Irish Taoiseach, at the European Council in Brussels. Arrival, welcom by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, and roundtable.

Presentation of research by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and exchange of views on Gender-specific Measures in Anti-trafficking Actions with Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS, Member of the EC in charge of Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, during the joint meeting of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) with the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee (FEMM) in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Arrival of Antonio TAJANI, EP President, at the European Council meeting in Brussels. Statement and roundtable.

Antonio TAJANI, EP President, speaks to the press on the European Council 18 October 2018, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

The Committee on Employment (EMPL) vote on EU rules to protect precarious workers, including on-demand, voucher-based and platform workers, in the European Parliament in Brussels. Proposals include more information on contractual terms, making work schedules more predictable, length of probationary periods and cost-free training. It aims at addressing recent digital developments that led to the so-called Gig economy and the rise of platforms such as Uber and Deliveroo. Statement by Enrique CALVET CHAMBON (ALDE, ES), Rapporteur. Illustrative shots

The Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) vote on new binding reduction targets for CO2 emissions produced by heavy-duty vehicles, in the European Parliament in Brussels. CO2 emissions from trucks represent 6% of total EU greenhouse gas emissions (2015). Without EU action, this share is expected to increase. Statement by Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), rapporteur llustrative shots

Visit of Bill GATES, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda GATES Foundation, to the European Parliament in Brussels. Arrival, welcome by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, and roundtable.