On 17 November 2021, the European Commission tabled a proposal to revise EU rules governing shipments of waste. The proposed regulation aims at easing shipments of waste for reuse and recycling in the EU, to support the transition to a circular economy; ensuring that waste exported from the EU is managed in an environmentally sound manner in the destination countries; and stepping up enforcement to counteract illegal shipments of waste. While supporting the proposed streamlining and digitalisation of procedures, stakeholders have stressed the need for significant improvements to ensure that the new regulation fulfils its objectives, in particular as regards exports of waste.

EPRS policy podcast - Revision of the EU's Waste Shipment Regulation

Apart from taking thousands of lives… COVID-19 has revealed one hard truth: the EU’s dependency on other countries for essential medical equipment such as protective masks and gloves, but also respiratory ventilators. The EU and its Member States have acted swiftly to counter these shortages… but Europe may need to re-think its production and trade priorities if it doesn’t want to find itself in the same situation when the next pandemic strikes!

EPRS policy podcast - EU imports and exports of medical equipment

An bhfuil fonn ort do chuid táirgí a easpórtáil ach drogall ort dul sa seans? An raibh a fhios agat go bhféadfadh an tAontas cabhrú leat do ghnólacht a fhorbairt go hidirnáisiúnta?

Seo an méid a dhéanann an Eoraip d’easpórtálaithe

Is cuid d’oidhreacht bhia na hEorpa iad fíonta agus biotáillí. Seo chugat anois trí rud a dhéanann an tAontas Eorpach daoibhse a dhéanann fíonta agus biotáillí a onnmhairiú

Seo an méid a dhéanann an Eoraip d’onnmhaireoirí fíona agus biotáille

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Ukrainian grain exports after Russia's exit from the Black Sea Grain

Control of exports, transfer, brokering, technical assistance and transit of dual-use items (debate)

Arms export: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (debate)

Non-tariff barriers for food exporters in the internal EU market (debate)

Arms export: implementation of the Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (debate)

Export controls in respect of dual-use items after the Hacking Team revelations (debate)

Export controls of dual-use items (debate)

Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (debate)

Arms exports: implementation of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (debate)

Member States' export credit agencies (short presentation)

Workshop on "Export credits - Destinations - Implications - Limitations"

Arms exports (debate)

Arms exports (Code of Conduct) (debate)

Illustrutation showing the trade of shark and ray fins in the EU, including the import, export and transit of fins

SEDE Subcommittee - Hearing on ' The war in Ukraine: implications of the arms export policies at EU level '

Conference ' EU pesticides exports and indigenous peoples’ rights,  how the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement is set up to put profit before people and planet.

EP Plenary session - Facilitating export of Ukrainian agricultural products: key for Ukrainian economy and global food security

AGRI Committee - Exchange of views with Mr Markian Dmytrasevych, Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, responsible for exports issue

EP Plenary session - Control of exports, transfer, brokering, technical assistance and transit of dual-use items

EP plenary session - Arms export: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP

SEDE Workshop -The further development of the Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on arms export control - Questions and answers

Clara Eugenia AGUILERA GARCIA and other MEPs meet with Antonio DE MORA, Secretary General of ASEMESA - Spanish Association of Exporters and Industry of Table Olives

SEDE Workshop on ' Implementation of the EU arms export control system '

INTA Committee hearing on Dual-use reform: ' How to ' future-proof ' EU export controls ? '

Plenary session in Strasbourg - Week 27  2016 - Non-tariff barriers for food exporters in the internal EU market

FOTYGA, Anna Elzbieta - SEDE Committee Chair

SEDE committee meeting.  Arms export: implementation of Common Position (2015/2114(INI))

Pierre Arnaud LOTTON, Roy ISBISTER, Jan PIE

SEDE committee meeting public hearing on Arms export controls

INTA SEDE Committee meeting- Workshop on Dual use export controls

Rais BHUIYAN, Ana GOMES, Baroness Sarah LUDFORD, Simon BUSUTTIL

Meeting The Export of Death Penalty Drugs from the EU

INTA Committee meeting - Implementing trade policy through efficient import and export rules and procedures

Following Russia’s unilateral decision in July to terminate the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which allowed agricultural products to be exported from Ukrainian ports, transit through the Solidarity Lanes established in states bordering Ukraine is expected to increase significantly (from three to five million tonnes of commodities per month). Almost all of the exported commodities via these corridors remain on the EU market due to the high transport costs for re-export. MEPs debate with the Commission the impact of Ukrainian grain exports on EU farmers after Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Closing statement by Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, European Commissioner for Agriculture.

Ukrainian grain exports after Russia's exit from the Black Sea Grain: closing statement by Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, European Commissioner for Agriculture

Following Russia’s unilateral decision in July to terminate the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which allowed agricultural products to be exported from Ukrainian ports, transit through the Solidarity Lanes established in states bordering Ukraine is expected to increase significantly (from three to five million tonnes of commodities per month). Almost all of the exported commodities via these corridors remain on the EU market due to the high transport costs for re-export. MEPs debate with the Commission the impact of Ukrainian grain exports on EU farmers after Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

Ukrainian grain exports after Russia's exit from the Black Sea Grain: MEPs debate (part 2)

Ukrainian grain exports after Russia's exit from the Black Sea Grain: MEPs debate (part 1)

Following Russia’s unilateral decision in July to terminate the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which allowed agricultural products to be exported from Ukrainian ports, transit through the Solidarity Lanes established in states bordering Ukraine is expected to increase significantly (from three to five million tonnes of commodities per month). Almost all of the exported commodities via these corridors remain on the EU market due to the high transport costs for re-export. MEPs debate with the Commission the impact of Ukrainian grain exports on EU farmers after Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Opening statement by Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, European Commissioner for Agriculture This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Ukrainian grain exports after Russia's exit from the Black Sea Grain: opening statement by Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, European Commissioner for Agriculture

Transport infrastructure in Ukraine is being destroyed and its Black Sea ports blocked by Russia. In light of this, MEPs are expected to call for new EU initiatives to address transport and logistics costs preventing the export of Ukrainian agricultural products, especially of wheat, to the global market. Closing statements by Kadri SIMSON, European Commissioner for Energy and by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs

Facilitating export of Ukrainian agricultural products - key for Ukrainian economy and global food security: closing statements by Kadri SIMSON, European Commissioner for Energy and by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs

Transport infrastructure in Ukraine is being destroyed and its Black Sea ports blocked by Russia. In light of this, MEPs are expected to call for new EU initiatives to address transport and logistics costs preventing the export of Ukrainian agricultural products, especially of wheat, to the global market.

Facilitating export of Ukrainian agricultural products - key for Ukrainian economy and global food security: MEPs debate

Transport infrastructure in Ukraine is being destroyed and its Black Sea ports blocked by Russia. In light of this, MEPs are expected to call for new EU initiatives to address transport and logistics costs preventing the export of Ukrainian agricultural products, especially of wheat, to the global market. Opening statements by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs and by Kadri SIMSON, European Commissioner for Energy.

Facilitating export of Ukrainian agricultural products - key for Ukrainian economy and global food security: opening statements by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs and by Kadri SIMSON, European Commissioner for Energy

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

During the plenary session (24-25 March 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate the export transparency and authorisation mechanism for COVID-19 vaccine after the European Commission has introduced the principles of reciprocity and proportionality as new criteria to be considered for authorising exports. Statements by Maros SEFCOVIC, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Interinstitutional relations and Foresight, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Chair of the EPP Group, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D, ES), Chair of the S&D Group, Katalin CSEH (Renew, HU), and Martin SCHIRDEWAN (The Left, DE), Co-chair of the Left Group.

Export transparency and authorisation mechanism of COVID19 vaccines: extracts

During the plenary session (12-15/11/18) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg MEPs debate (13/11), vote on arms export, and statement by Sabine LÖSING (GUE/NGL, DE), rapporteur. The results are: 427 in favour, 150 against and 97 abstentions. The resolution as a whole is approved.

Arms export: extracts from the debate (13/11) and from the vote on the report by Sabine LÖSING (GUE/NGL, DE)

During the EP plenary session (15-18 January 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate (16/01) and vote an extension of EU export controls on cyber-surveillance tools, such as devices to intercept mobile phones, hack into computers, circumvent passwords or identify internet users, possibly used for human rights violations, in order to prevent authoritarian regimes from spying on their own citizens. Statements by Klaus BUCHNER (Greens/EFA, DE), rapporteur, Cecilia MALMSTRÖM, Member of the EC in charge of Trade, and Marietje SCHAAKE (ALDE, NL) and Bernd LANGE (S&D, DE). The results are: 571 in favour, 29 against and 29 abstentions. Illustrative shots: computers, servers, smart phone users, inscripted code, users, computer hackers.

Control of exports, transfer, brokering, technical assistance and transit of dual-use items: extracts from the debate (16/01) and from the vote on the report Klaus BUCHNER (Greens/EFA, DE)

Éilíonn an Pharlaimint rialú níos déine ar onnmhairiú "earraí dé-úsáide", go háirithe teicneolaíochtaí sibhialtacha a d'fhéadfadh réimis fhorlámhacha a úsáid chun spiaireacht a dhéanamh ar shaoránaigh.

Éilíonn an Pharlaimint rialuithe onnmhairiúcháin níos déine maidir le teicneolaíocht earraí spiaireachta

Tá rialú níos fearr ar easpórtálacha arm an AE á lorg ag Parlaimint na hEorpa. Míníonn an FPE Bodil Valero an fáth.

Ardaíonn FPEnna feasacht faoi easpórtálacha arm an AE

During the EP plenary session (11-14 September 2017) in Strasbourg, MEPs&nbsp;debate on arms export. Statements by Bodil VALERO (Greens/EFA, SE), Rapporteur, Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Deputy Minister for EU Affairs, Geoffrey VAN ORDEN (ECR, UK), Javier NART (ALDE, ES), Sabine LOSING, (GUE, DE) and Ulrike LUNACEK (Greens/EFA, AT).

Arms export: extracts from the debate  

A new fund, the Youth Employment Initiative, to help Europe's young unemployed, a call for help for Syria and a report on arms exports is shot down.

Youth unemployment / Syria / Arms exports

Revised legislation adopted by Parliament ensures countries receiving dangerous chemical exports that can harm people and the environment remain in the driving seat.

Restrictions on export of dangerous chemicals

How can we stop EU exports of light weapons to countries which violate human rights? MEPs discuss the current problems and their solutions.

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