Following European elections in May 2019, the Parliament held its constituent session on 2 July 2019. Parliament, Council, and the Commission identified common priorities and committed to deliver on before the 2024 European Elections. With the series of videos "European Parliament’s priorities and achievements (2019-2024)", have a look back at the different legislative and political achievements reached by the EP. Parliament defends a European Union built on the rule of law, fundamental rights, media freedom, non-discrimination, and gender equality. MEPs have also welcomed the Commission’s yearly rule of law reports, as well as the methodological improvements made by the Commission based on Parliament’s recommendations.

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European Parliament’s priorities and achievements (2019-2024): Rule of law, democracy and equal rights

Title: European Parliament’s priorities and achievements (2019-2024): Rule of law, democracy and equal rights

Exterior and interior shots of law courts (4 shots)

External shot of the European Parliament in Brussels (1 shot)

Press conference by Petri SARVAMAA (EPP, FI) and Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL (S&amp;D, ES), co-Rapporteurs, on the outcome of the Rule of law conditionality trilogues, designed to protect EU funds from being misused by EU governments who undermine the rule of law, 05/11/2020 (2 shots) SOUNDBITE (Original), Eider GARDIAZ&Aacute;BAL RUBIAL (S&amp;D, ES), rapporteur, 'And this was one of the priorities of the Parliament. Every breach of the principle of the rule of law will be covered by this mechanism: from individual breaches when they cannot be addressed effectively by existing sectoral rules, to the widespread, systemic or recurrent breaches for which no mechanism exists so far.'

Cutaways of the hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels, and of Vĕra JOUROV&Aacute;, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Values and Transparency, during the debate on the establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (2 shots)

Exterior shot of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (1 shot)

Katarina BARLEY (S&amp;D, DE) gives a statement during the debate on the ongoing hearings under article 7(1) of the TEU regarding Hungary, 15/01/2020, Strasbourg (2 shots) SOUNDBITE (German), Katarina BARLEY (S&amp;D, DE), 'And we must find the means for sanctions. And if you go against European values, it has sanctions. The population is not the government in Hungary. There are lots of good Democrats and there are very many pro Europeans. We must help them. We must be on their side and we must give them a platform here.'

Vote on the resolution on ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary - atmosphere shots, rapporteur, MEPs voting and applauses, Strasbourg, 05/05/2022 (7 shots)

External shot of the European Parliament liaison office in Ljubljana, Slovenia (1 shot)

Cutaways of the meeting of the LIBE delegation with Peter SVETINA, Human Rights Ombudsman, in occasion of the visit of the Civil Liberties Committee delegation in Ljubljana to assess the situation regarding the rule of law and media freedom in Slovenia, 14/10/2021 (2 shots)

Exterior shots of the Hungarian National Judiciary Office/National Judicial Council in Budapest, Hungary (1 shot)

Cutaways of the rountable meeting between the delegation of the EP Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, and Viktor Vad&aacute;sz, member of the Hungarian National Judicial Council, and the representatives of the Hungarian National Judiciary Office, Budapest, Hungary, 30/09/2021 (3 shots)

External shots of the European Parliament liaison office in Warsaw, Poland (2 shots)

Cutaways of the meeting between an EP delegation from the Civil Liberties and Constitutional Affairs committees (LIBE/AFCO) in Warsaw, Poland, and Representatives of the parliamentary groups of the Sejm to look into the rule of law situation in Poland, in the framework of the ongoing Article 7 procedure, 22/02/2022 (3 shots)

Extract of the opening statement by Sandra KALNIETE (EPP, LV), rapporteur, on the foreign interference in democratic processes, election integrity and resilience build-up towards European elections 2024, in the discussion on the report by the Special Committee on foreign interference, Brussels, 01/06/2023 (4 shots) SOUNDBITE (English), Sandra KALNIETE (EPP, LV), Rapporteur, 'We must face the fact that today's legislation concerning consequences of digital revolution already addresses the problems of yesterday. This is not only the EU challenge, it is a global problem to be addressed together with like minded partners'.

Voting session on Foreign interference in democratic processes, election integrity and resilience build-up towards European elections 2024 - atmosphere shots, MEPs voting and applauses, Brussels, 01/06/2023 (5 shots)

Rapha&euml;l GLUCKSMANN (S&amp;D, FR), Chair of INGE2 Special Committee, gives a statement explaining how the Special Committee worked on the new report on Foreign interference in democratic processes (1 shot) SOUNDBITE (English), Rapha&euml;l GLUCKSMANN (S&amp;D, FR), Chair of ING2 Special Committee, 'First thing is you have a foreign regime, hostile regime, starting with Russia, but also China, Qatar and other countries that think that can interfere in our democratic life: they need to be sanctioned'.

Vote on the proposal for a recommendation by the PEGA committee. The PEGA report investigates the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware, - atmosphere shots, MEPs voting and applauses, Strasbourg, 15/06/2023 (4 shots)

Illustrative shots of servers under attack (3 shots)

Cutaways of the Conference on the Future of Europe (1 shot)

Cutaways of the closing event ceremony of the Conference on the Future of Europe with ambiance shots of the handover of the final report of the Conference, Strasbourg, 09/05/2022 (9 shots)

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, gives a statement during the closing ceremony of the Conference on the Future of Europe, Strasbourg, 09/05/2022 (7 shots) SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, 'This has been an intense experience in the power of participatory democracy. After months of discussions and powerful debate, I want to thank you for believing in the promise of Europe. This is the moment to answer Europe's call. This is our time. Thank you. (Applause)'

Guy VERHOFSTADT (Renew, BE), Sven SIMON (EPP, DE), Gabriele BISCHOFF (S&amp;D, DE), Daniel FREUND (Greens/EFA, DE), Helmut SCHOLZ (The Left, DE), co-rapporteurs hold a press conference on proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties, 11/09/2023 (2 shots) SOUNDBITE (English), Guy VERHOFSTADT (Renew, BE), Co-Rapporteur, 'This report on the change of the treaties is an attempt by the European Parliament to apply Article 48 of the treaty and to ask to the Council to open a convention for preparing the change of the treaties.'

Cutaways of the press conference by Guy VERHOFSTADT (Renew, BE), Sven SIMON (EPP, DE), Gabriele BISCHOFF (S&amp;D, DE), Daniel FREUND (Greens/EFA, DE), Helmut SCHOLZ (The Left, DE), co-rapporteurs on proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties, 11/09/2023 (3 shots)

Statement by Tiemo W&Ouml;LKEN (S&amp;D, DE), Rapporteur, on the the Anti-SLAPPs (strategic lawsuit against public participation) initiative that aims at protecting journalists, media organizations, activists, academics, artists and researchers against abusive legal proceedings, 11/07/2023 (1 shot) SOUNDBITE (English), Tiemo W&Ouml;LKEN (S&amp;D, DE), Rapporteur, 'The main goal is to protect human rights defenders, journalists and NGOs better.'

Statement by Tiemo W&Ouml;LKEN (S&amp;D, DE), Rapporteur, on the the Anti-SLAPPs (strategic lawsuit against public participation) initiative that aims at protecting journalists, media organizations, activists, academics, artists and researchers against abusive legal proceedings, 11/07/2023 (1 shot) SOUNDBITE (English), Tiemo W&Ouml;LKEN (S&amp;D, DE), Rapporteur, 'It's not about winning a case. It's just about silencing journalists, NGOs and human rights defenders. And we want to stop it with this legislation.'

Final vote on the new EU rules ensuring protection for journalists and media outlets from strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) - atmosphere shots, rapporteur, MEPs voting and applauses, Strasbourg, 11/07/2023 (7 shots)

Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), rapporteur, holds a press conference on the European Media Freedom Act, a new regulation that seek to strengthen media pluralism and the independence of media, in the context of the European Democracy Action Plan, 13/03/2024 (3 shots) SOUNDBITE (German), Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), rapporteur, 'It's actually a great success. It's a significant success for the protection of the rights of journalists in the EU and media freedom, and it supports media diversity, and it's a major step in providing more protection for journalists.'

Cutaways from the press conference by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), Rapporteur on the European Media Freedom Act, 13/03/2024 (2 shots)

Vote on the European Media Freedom Act - atmosphere shots, rapporteur, MEPs voting and applauses, Strasbourg, 13/03/2024 (5 shots)

Illustration shots of the monument in honour of Daphne Caruana Galizia in La Valletta, Malta, 16/10/2020 (2 shots)

Cutaways of the ceremony of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism 2023 held in Strasbourg, showing the announcement of the winner, Solomon, Forensis, ARD, The Guardian, 17/10/2023 (5 shots) SOUNDBITE (English), Iliana PAPANGELI, 2023 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize winner, 'We hope this award helps bring recognition to survivors and the people who lost family members and loved ones in the shipwreck'

Cutaways from the debate on Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges - so-called Women on boards directive - that has pushed for transparent recruitment procedures in companies, so that at least 40% of non-executive director posts or 33% of all director posts are occupied by the under-represented sex by the end of June 2026, Strasbourg, 22/11/2022 (4 shots)

Statement by Lara WOLTERS (S&amp;D, NL), co-rapporteur, on the so-called &ldquo;Women on Boards&rdquo; Directive, 22/11/2022 (1 shot) SOUNDBITE (English), Lara WOLTERS (S&amp;D, NL), co-rapporteur, 'This has taken ten years of negotiation, ten years in which the European Parliament kept on asking the Member States to come back to negotiating table. I think it's taken 21 Council presidencies, it's taken five rapporteurs in the European Parliament and three different European commissioners. And today, finally, we can say all of that hard work and all of that waiting paid off. And today we finally start to shatter the glass ceiling.'

Vote on Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges - atmosphere shots and applauses,  Strasbourg, 22/11/2022 (3 shots)

External shot of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (1 shot)

Cutaways from the debate on combatting violence against women and domestic violence, that aims to complete the EU's accession to the Istanbul Convention and to create a coherent EU level legal framework for combating violence against women - atmosphere shots, Rapporteur Evin INCIR (S&amp;D, SE), Strasbourg, 23/04/2024 (5 shots)

Vote on combatting violence against women and domestic violence - atmosphere shots, MEPs voting, rapporteurs Frances FITZGERALD (EPP, IE) and Evin INCIR (S&amp;D, SE) and applauses, Strasbourg, 24/04/2024 (11 shots)