ENVI - Presentation of the priorities of the Danish Presidency of the Council

EP Plenary session - The EU’s post-2027 long-term budget: Parliament’s expectations ahead of the Commission’s proposal

EP Plenary session - Presentation of the Chemicals Package

EP Plenary session - Need for the EU to scale up clean technologies

Budapest Pride March with the participation of Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ, EP Vice President and EP Members

Young Political Leaders Programme- Members of Parliament and members of political parties from Ukraine

Sakharov Prize 2024 - Lunch

COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan

EP Plenary session - Substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive)

EP Conference of Presidents meets the upcoming Belgian Presidency - Family Photo with the Belgian Federal Parliament

ENVI Vote on Nature restoration regulation / Ecodesign

ENVI - Vote on sustainable textile

Press conference on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

MEPs decide whether to apply its “urgent procedure” to proposed draft legislation that would allow car manufacturers comply with emissions obligations for the years 2025, 2026 and 2027 by averaging their performance over the whole three-year period, rather than being assessed on each year’s emissions individually. Ahead of the vote, political groups’ representatives hold one round of short interventions.

CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for 2025 to 2027: one round of political group speakers

MEPs discuss the European steel and metals action plan launched by the European Commission in March 2025. The Plan is designed to strengthen the sector's competitiveness and safeguard the industry's future. A strong steel and metals industry in Europe is crucial to guarantee the EU's security in the current geopolitical context and to deliver on the ReArm Europe Plan.

European steel and metals action plan: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs and the Commission debate its recently-proposed Automotive Industry Action Plan. Announced on 5 March 2025, it is intended to support the European automotive sector as it deals with high manufacturing costs, the low-carbon transition, and increased competition from China. A resolution will be put to a vote during the April plenary session. MEPs debate (part 1)

Action Plan for the Automotive Industry: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs react to the latest Commission proposals to support the European car industry in the face of higher manufacturing costs, the low-carbon transition, and increased competition from China, in a debate with Commissioner Tzitzikostas and Minister Szłapka. This news item shows extracts from the debate and ambience shots.

Action Plan for the Automotive Industry: extracts from the debate

Following his inauguration on 20 January 2025, President Trump signed a large number of executive orders setting the priorities of the new US administration, including the country’s withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation. Alongside Commission representatives, MEPs discuss the impact of these decisions internationally and on the EU’s future involvement in these global initiatives.

US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, the World Health Organisation and the suspension of US development and humanitarian aid: MEPs debate (part 1)

MEPs discuss with Commission and Council representatives the recently tabled EU strategy to regain competitiveness and secure sustainable prosperity. This so-called “Competitiveness Compass” contains three core areas for action: innovation, decarbonisation, and security. It also identifies five so-called horizontal enablers for competitiveness: simplification, lowering barriers to the Single Market, financing competitiveness, promoting skills and quality jobs, and better coordination of policies at the EU and national levels. First part of MEPs debate.

Competitiveness Compass: MEPs debate (part 1)

Ursula von der Leyen will present the Commission’s 2025 work programme, outlining its key policy actions and legislative initiatives planned for this year. The work programme sets out in detail how the Commission intends to implement the political guidelines presented by Ursula von der Leyen to the European Parliament in July 2024. They focused on sustainable prosperity and competitiveness, defence and security, strengthening the EU’s social model, quality of life, protecting democracy and upholding EU values, a global Europe, and future-proofing the EU.

Commission Work Programme 2025: MEPs debate part 2

The day after Donald Trump’s inauguration on 20 January, MEPs discuss the implications of his second term for transatlantic relations, with representatives from the Polish Council Presidency and the Commission. The debate focus on support for Ukraine, relations with Russia, China, the Middle East, climate change, and trade. MEPs bring up security issues, in light of Donald Trump’s repeated demands that Europe spend more on defence. Speaking in the Committee on Foreign Affairs recently, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned MEPs that “NATO’s current two percent defence spending target is not nearly enough (...) to stay safe.”

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