Public hearing about Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Joseph DAUL, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Mariya GABRIEL, Doris PACK  Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU,   Roberta ANGELILLI,  Astrid LULLING    Corien WORTMANN-KOOL, Christa KLASS  , Constance LE GRIP, Edit BAUER, Livia JAROKA, Angelika NIEBLER, Manfred WEBER, Sirp

FEMM Committee Meeting EPP

Portrait of MEP Edit HERCZOG

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Martin SCHULZ - EP President, Hans Gert POETTERING, Jo LEINEN

Press Conference on Presentation of the 3rd Edition of the EU's commentary (NOMOS)

Lunch meeting with senior editors Barcelona media (Periodico, El Pais, La Vanguardia, TV3, Catalunya Radio)

Hannes SWOBODA Edite ESTRELA and Antonio Jose SEGURO

S&D group leader meets with MEP Edite ESTRELA and Antonio Jose SEGURO

Economic  integration and democratic accountability in the EU.  Workshop for senior editors.

DG Comm Workshop for senior editors - What Future for Europe ? Economic integration and democratic accountability in the EU - Panel discussion : The stability of the Eurozone - Challenges ahead

Edite ESTRELA during plenary session in Strasbourg week 16 - 2012

Debate in the FEMM Committee

Eurolat - Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly: Social Affairs, Education and Culture Committee

MEP in Plenary Session - week 43

Round Table on the launch of the ENGENDER policy briefing

FEMM Committee. The Statute for a European cooperative society with regard to the involvement of employees

MEP in Plenary session in Strasbourg - week 39

EU Launch of Plan International's 2011 Because I am a girl

Meeting

Media seminar with EditoRED on Democracy: the role of the media, European Elections 2024

Russia’s war on Ukraine has brought geopolitics, security and defence back to the fore of global conversations. And just like all actors around the world, the European Union is also reflecting on the future of its security and defence policy. Launched in 2020, developing the Strategic Compass entails a complex strategic reflection, threat analysis and strategic dialogue among Member States. It started with unprecedented exercise: a joint threat assessment by the 27 EU Member States. A process aimed at bringing clarity, guidance and incentives to completing the common security and defence policy, the Strategic Compass is a first for the European Union. It aims to set a strategic vision of the entirety of European security and defence policy and the way it will look in the 2030... Restrictions: ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

EPRS - A Strategic Compass for the EU

As part of the 'Fit for 55' package, the European Commission presented a legislative proposal to review the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). The aim of the review is to align the EU ETS Directive with the EU target set out in the European Climate Law to reduce net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 55 % by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. To this end, the amount of emission allowances would be reduced, fewer allowances would be allocated for free, and the ETS would be extended to maritime transport. This would reduce emissions in the ETS sectors by 61 % by 2030, compared to 2005. A separate new emissions trading system would be established for fuel distribution for road transport and buildings. The Innovation Fund and the Modernisation Fund would be enlarged, and Member States would be obliged to spend all of their ETS revenues on climate action. Restrictions: ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

EPRS - Review of the EU ETS

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced hundreds of thousands of people, mostly women and children, to flee the country and seek shelter in neighbouring countries. As the humanitarian situation deteriorates, children are particularly vulnerable. According to the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef), the war is posing an immediate and growing threat to Ukraine’s 7.5 million children. Since 24 February, 2 million children have fled the country, but there are still up to 5.5 million children trapped in Ukraine (data on 30 March 2022). With growing numbers of attacks on schools, hospitals and other civilian infrastructure, where many people have been sheltering, these children are in grave danger and are vulnerable to injury or death, as well as being deprived of food, clean water, education and health care... Restrictions: ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

EPRS - Ukraine's children

33 000 people die in Europe every year from untreated infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This number could increase tenfold by 2050. By then, antibiotic resistance will surpass cancer as the second biggest cause of death worldwide. Without working antibiotics, we could return to a “pre-antibiotic era”, where infections from surgeries or cancer treatments, and even simple infections would no longer be possible to treat.Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics when we use the wrong antibiotic or abuse antibiotics to treat an infection. We can acquire antibiotic-resistant bacteria from eating meat from animals treated with antibiotics or by being exposed to contaminated water. Antibiotic resistance also impacts livestock, agriculture and food production, causing a serious economic burden that costs the EU €1.5 billion per year... Restrictions: ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

EPRS - Fighting antibiotic resistance

The extent of the negative impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the social and economic situation of women has triggered a debate on the urgent need to take a gender-sensitive approach to the policy response to the pandemic. In this context, the establishment of the EU's biggest financial instrument supporting recovery in the Member States – the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) – is an opportunity to channel the extraordinary resources to the measures that take into account the principles of gender equality. It is also a chance to put in practice the EU's long-standing commitments regarding the need to mainstream gender across different policies and apply gender budgeting principles to EU spending... Restrictions: ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

EPRS - Gender equality in the Recovery and Resilience Facility

According to a 2017 Eurobarometer survey, seven out of ten Europeans – women and men – think that women earn less that men (69 %). Nine out of ten Europeans think that it is unacceptable that women are paid less than men for the same work or work of equal value (90 %). European workers agree with pay transparency: more than two-thirds of them have said they are in favour of the publication of average wages by job type and gender at their company (64 %)... Restrictions: ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

EPRS - Equal pay for equal work between men and women

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already pushed millions of people to seek refuge in neighbouring countries. The EU and its Member States have strongly condemned the aggression and mobilised to aid Ukraine. The EU has also adopted measures to help people, mostly women and children, fleeing Russian aggression, while ensuring proper management of the EU’s external borders. These measures include a proposal to grant EU-wide temporary protection to people arriving from Ukraine, guidelines to assist border guards carrying out checks at the EU-Ukraine borders, and support from specialised EU agencies. Restrictions: ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

EPRS - Assisting Ukrainians at the EU’s borders

The deployment of publicly available electric charging points has been uneven across the EU, with nearly 80 % of the more than 208 000 publicly available charging points (as of end 2020) located in five Member States (the Netherlands, France, Germany, Sweden and Italy). In December 2019, the European Commission published a communication on the Green Deal, outlining its priorities to transform the EU into a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy in order to meet the EU’s commitments to tackle climate and environmental-related challenges. Restrictions: ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

EPRS - Public charging stations

On 14 July 2021 the European Commission adopted the 'fit for 55' package, a set of legislative proposals to meet the new EU objective of a minimum 55% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030. The fit for 55 package is part of the Commission's European Green Deal, which aims to set the EU firmly on the path towards net zero GHG emissions (climate neutrality) by 2050. Restrictions: ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

EPRS - Social climate fund

Illustrations of EP Parliament during the plenary session in Strasbourg. External shots with flags, EP buildings, arrival of civil servants and members. Internal shots, ambiance shots, corridors and chamber

EP Plenary session 4-7 April 2022: editing shots

Precise figures about the numbers of illegal firearms in the European Union (EU) are lacking, but several indicators point to their widespread availability and accessibility. According to the Small Arms Survey, over half of the estimated total number of firearms held by civilians in the EU in 2017 were unlicensed. While most of these citizens had no criminal intentions, their illicit firearms could be used for self-harm or domestic violence, or end up in the hands of criminals or terrorists. Most criminals and terrorists have more sophisticated ways to get hold of illicit firearms. They can be trafficked from source countries, diverted from legal supply chains, illegally manufactured or assembled in the EU, converted from legally available weapons, or sourced on the internet... ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

EPRS - 5 facts about firearms trafficking

Aviation: Reacting to Moscow’s new invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, EU countries have adopted new sanctions. In the first set of sanctions of 25 February 2022, the EU banned the sale of aircraft, parts and equipment to Russian companies, including insurance and maintenance services. Two days later, the EU banned all Russian aircraft, including private jets, from its airspace. Russia responded by banning from its skies all EU airlines and the airlines of 36 countries that have adopted similar sanctions. Further airspace closures were adopted by Belarus (partial) and Moldova (full). With Ukrainian airspace closed, movements by air of roughly 3.3 % of air passenger traffic in Europe have stopped, in addition to the passenger flights between Russia and Europe, which accounted for 5.7 % of total European traffic in 2021. ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

EPRS - 5 facts on how the war in Ukraine impacts EU transport

The volume of data being produced worldwide is growing rapidly. It is expected to grow from 33 zettabytes, i.e. 1021 bytes or one thousand billion gigabytes, in 2018, to 175 zettabytes in 2025. The datafication of everyday life and data scandals have made the protection of personal information an increasingly important social, legal and political matter for the EU. In recent years, awareness of data rights and expectations for EU action in this area have both grown considerably. The right to privacy and the right to protection of personal data are both enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and in the EU Treaties. The entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty in 2009 gave the Charter the same legal value as the Treaties and abolished the pillar structure, providing a stronger basis for a more effective and comprehensive EU data protection regime. ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

EPRS - The future challenges of EU data protection

In the weeks preceding the war, Russia attacked Ukrainian websites in the context of its hybrid war on the country. In the past, cyber-attacks have cut off electricity networks in Kyiv. While Russia deploys cyber warfare and disinformation strategies in its war on #Ukraine, social platforms, and telecommunication, media and internet operators are playing an important role in relaying information on the war and shaping public opinion. The EU has taken a number of immediate, practical, measures to support Ukraine, and is contemplating further action to build the resilience of its communications infrastructures, strengthen cybersecurity and counter disinformation.... ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

EPRS - The digital dimension of Russia's war on Ukraine

These past years, we have become more aware of the factors affecting our ability to feed the world. Climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic have exacerbated the unsustainability and unfairness of our global food system. Russia's unprovoked invasion of #Ukraine, a country known as the 'breadbasket of Europe', is raising fears of a global food crisis, further exacerbating existing food security challenges worldwide. Much depends on the response of the international community, including the EU, to rapidly evolving scenarios. Russia and Ukraine are key agricultural players, together exporting nearly 12 % of food calories traded globally. They are major providers of basic agro-commodities, including wheat, maize and sunflower oil, and Russia is the world's top exporter of fertilisers. The two countries combined account for one third of wheat exports. ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

EPRS - Food security in times of crisis

Roberta METSOLA, EP President and EP group leaders welcome Kirill MARTYNOV, Deputy editor of Novaya Gazeta for an exchange of views during Conference of Presidents to discuss the Russian agression on Ukraine and the independance and freedom of media in Russia. Kiril MARTYNOV records a Facebook live with the AV facilities of the European Parliament, at the Voxbox in Brussels.

Visit of Kirill Martynov, Deputy Editor of Novaya Gazeta at the EP

Views of the European Parliament in Brussels for the plenary session taking place in Brussels on 23-24 March 2022.

EP Plenary session - editing shots

Editing shots of the Plenary session of the European Parliament taking place in Strasbourg on 07-10th March 2022 with Ukraine flags in support for the Ukraine people.

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