At a glance: MEPs and MPs gathered to tackle Europe’s economic, budgetary and social challenges; MEPs discuss EU-US trade tensions in light of new US tariffs on European steel and AI export restrictions; and Polish Health Minister to outline public health priorities under Poland’s EU Council Presidency.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 19/02/2025 - Gaeilge

At a glance: this week, Poland will continue to present its Presidency priorities to Parliament’s committees; the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs will hold the first economic dialogue with the President of the Eurogroup; according to the latest Eurobarometer survey, young Europeans’ biggest concerns are the cost of living and the climate, and they rely on social media for news.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 18/02/2025 - Gaeilge

At a glance: European Parliament President Metsola visited Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank to reaffirm Europe’s commitment to regional peace; Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Michael O’Flaherty will debate key issues, including Ukraine and migration, with MEPs; EIB Vice-President Robert De Groot will discuss the bank’s role in strengthening European defence with the Committee on Security and Defence.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 17/02/2025 - Gaeilge

Déantar an Lá le haghaidh Idirlíon níos sábháilte a cheiliúradh ar fud an domhain gach Feabhra. Cuireadh tús leis in 2004 mar chuid de chéad phlean an Aontais le haghaidh idirlíon níos sábháilte, agus is cuid anois é de thionscnamh domhanda chun feasacht faoi shábháilteacht ar líne a mhúscailt. An téama atá ag an imeacht bliantúil ná ‘Ag gníomhú le chéile ar son idirlíon níos fearr’. Spreagann sé daoine chun teacht le chéile ar mhaithe leis an idirlíon a dhéanamh níos sábháilte agus níos fearr do chách.

An Lá le haghaidh Idirlíon níos Sábháilte: céannacht dhigiteach daoine a chosaint

At a glance: Parliament approved VAT reform to ensure fair taxation and combat fraud; MEPs and the Commission reviewed EU-Mercosur trade deal amid agriculture concerns; and the Committee on Budgetary Control will assess revamped EU long-term budget.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 14/02/2025 - Gaeilge

At a glance: the Commission’s 2025 work programme and new EU competitiveness strategy; the Chair of the Verkhovna Rada, or Ukrainian Parliament, addresses MEPs in Strasbourg; Parliament urges the European Central Bank to address geopolitical risks to price stability.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 13/02/2025 - Gaeilge

At a glance: EU vows firm response to new US tariffs on steel and aluminium; MEPs reaffirmed strong EU support for Ukraine amid ongoing war; and the European Parliament observed a minute of silence for Örebro shooting victims.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 12/02/2025 - Gaeilge

At a glance: During this week’s plenary session, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will unveil the Commission’s 2025 work programme; MEPs will debate repression in Russia one year after Alexei Navalny’s murder; Parliament will also discuss the US’s exit from the World Health Organization and the Paris Agreement.

Blúiríní Nuachta – 11/02/2025 - Gaeilge

The constitutive meetings of the European Parliament's standing committees and subcommittees take place in Brussels on 10 July 2019, following the appointment of their members in the plenary sitting of 3-4 July. During the meetings, each committee and subcommittee will elect its respective bureau, made up of a Chair and Vice-Chairs, for a two-and-a-half year mandate. The newly set up committees will then start holding their regular meetings during the week of 22 July.

REGI - Committee on Regional Development

David McAllister (EPP, DE) will continue as the Chair of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee for the coming two and a half years. He was re-elected by acclamation on Wednesday, 10 July. During its constituent meeting, the Committee also elected Witold Waszczykowski (ECR, PL) as the Committee’s First Vice-Chair. The remaining three Vice-Chairs will be elected at a future meeting. Together, the Chair and Vice-Chairs will form the Bureau of the Committee.

AFET - Committee on Foreign Affairs

The constitutive meetings of the European Parliament's standing committees and subcommittees take place in Brussels on the week from 27th to 31st january 2025. During the meetings, each committee and subcommittee will elect its respective bureau, made up of a Chair and Vice-Chairs, for a two-and-a-half year mandate.

SEDE - Committee on Security and Defence

The EU and NATO have founded their long-standing partnership, in an environment shaped by common principles and values. The European Parliament and NATO engage frequently in active dialogue in order to deepen mutual understanding and consolidate cooperation. In an increasingly volatile and unstable geopolitical context, the dynamic of cooperation has intensified to face new threats ranging from terrorism to climate change to hybrid warfare.&nbsp;

EU - NATO relations

Roberta METSOLA, EP President addresses the Meta pan-European Youth Summit

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Polish Marshals of Sejm and Senate

The 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) takes place from February 14 to 16, 2025, at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich. The MSC 2025 offers an unparalleled platform for high-level debates on the key foreign and security policy challenges of our time.

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament participates at the Munich Security Conference 2025

Roberta METSOLA, EP President represents the European Parliament in discussions in Israel and the Palestinian territories at a critical moment in time for the Middle East and the world.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President: Official visit to Israel and occupied Palestinian territories

AFET Interparliamentary Committee Meeting - Towards a multipolar world – what role for the European Union?

Batteries are vital to the EU’s clean energy transition, industrial future, and strategic autonomy. While the sector benefits from strong R&D support, it faces challenges such as reliance on third countries, high costs, and competition from regions with lower environmental standards. Sustainable value chains and recycling could help, but uncertainty remains over the EU’s ability to meet future demand. Rising costs, market slowdowns, and gigafactory setbacks, including Northvolt’s collapse, raise concerns. To secure a resilient battery supply chain, the EU focuses on strategic coordination, regulatory frameworks, and funding, offering key lessons for industrial policy.

Battery supply chain

The digital information sphere has become the main space for public debate, shaping opinions and access to information. In the past decade, it has also become a geostrategic battleground, with authoritarian states manipulating public opinion to weaken democracies. At the same time, corporate rivalry over emerging technologies, particularly AI, has intensified. AI-driven disinformation poses growing risks to democratic information ecosystems. Strengthening information integrity is crucial to safeguarding human rights and freedom of expression. Multilateral efforts to enhance resilience align with the EU’s planned European Democracy Shield, building on existing measures and fostering new partnerships.

Information Manipulation and the EU response

The European elections are the largest transnational elections in the world. There are some common rules that apply in all EU countries but many details vary by country.


Election days range from Thursday 6 June to Sunday 9 June and it is up to each country to decide when and how they organise the vote.


The number of MEPs elected varies between countries: bigger countries get more seats than smaller ones. Due to changes in the size of the population, some EU countries will get extra seats in the upcoming elections compared to the outgoing Parliament. In total 15 seats will be added.


There are also differences in other aspects of voting, for example regarding the minimum voting age or the rules about voting from abroad.

EU Elections 2024

The European elections are the largest transnational elections in the world. There are some common rules that apply in all EU countries but many details vary by country.


Election days range from Thursday 6 June to Sunday 9 June and it is up to each country to decide when and how they organise the vote.

Map European elections 2024

Online shopping, take-away food, coffee to go... Packaging waste is growing. Find out how much is being produced and how the EU wants to reverse the trend

How to reduce packaging waste in the EU

With war having returned to the European continent, measuring the level of threats to peace, security and democracy around the world – as the 'Normandy Index' does – is more important than ever. The annual Index was presented for the first time at the Normandy Peace Forum in June 2019, as a result of a partnership between the European Parliament and the Region of Normandy. The Index has been designed and prepared by the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), in conjunction with and on the basis of data provided by the Institute for Economics and Peace. This paper sets out the findings of the 2023 exercise, which draws on data compiled in 2022, and explains how the Index can be used to compare peace – defined on the basis of a given country's performance against a range of predetermined threats – across countries and regions. It is complemented by 61 individual country case studies, derived from the Index. The paper forms part of the EPRS contribution to the 2023 Normandy World Peace Foru

Mapping threats to peace and democracy worldwide: Normandy Index 2023

Discover key figures about the repatriation of migrants and proposed changes to EU law.
The EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum includes new rules and the revision of existing legislation, such as the Return Directive.
In a draft resolution on the Return Directive adopted in December 2020, MEPs stressed the importance of protecting individual fundamental rights as well as respect for procedural safeguards.

Repatriation: how many migrants in the EU are sent back?

Over the past 30 years the single market has brought unity and opportunities to Europeans.

30 years of EU single market: benefits and challenges

Find out about the top cyber threats in 2022, the most affected sectors and the impact of the war in Ukraine.

The digital transformation has inevitably led to new cybersecurity threats. During the coronavirus pandemic, companies had to adapt to remote working and this created more possibilities for cybercriminals. The war in Ukraine has also affected cybersecurity.

In response to the evolution of cybersecurity threats, Parliament adopted a new EU directive introducing harmonised measures across the EU, including on the protection of essential sectors.

Cybersecurity: main and emerging threats

Euroscola

REGI - Exchange of views with Kyriacos Kakouris, Vice-President of EIB

AFET Interparliamentary Committee Meeting - Transatlantic relations in challenging times

SEDE -  Exchange of views with Marcos Perestrello, President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

JURI - Exchange of views with Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification

FEMM - Research Results on the Integration of Ukrainian Women in Europe

JURI - Presentation of the annual report 2024 and work programme 2025 of the EP Coordinator on Children’s Rights

IMCO Public hearing ' Housing rentals in the internal market and protection of consumers '

SEDE - The European Investment Bank’s role in strengthening Europe’s defence capabilities:  Exchange of views with Robert de Groot, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank

The EP and Poland’s Sejm and Senate are organising a conference bringing together European and national MPs, to discuss stability, economic coordination and governance in the EU. Keynote speech by Mario DRAGHI, former Italian Prime Minister, and former President of the European Central Bank. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

European Parliamentary Week 2025: keynote speech by Mario DRAGHI, former Italian Prime Minister and former President of the European Central Bank

&lt;p>The EP and Poland’s Sejm and Senate are organising a conference bringing together European and national MPs, to discuss stability, economic coordination and governance in the EU. Tomasz GRODZKI, Chairman of the EU Affairs Committee of the Polish Senate, adresses the hemicycle. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.&lt;/p>

European Parliamentary Week 2025: statement by Tomasz GRODZKI, Chairman of the EU Affairs Committee of the Polish Senate

&lt;p>The EP and Poland’s Sejm and Senate are organising a conference bringing together European and national MPs, to discuss stability, economic coordination and governance in the EU. Agnieszka POMASKA, Chair of the EU Affairs Committee of the Polish Sejm, adresses the hemicycle.This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.&lt;/p>

European Parliamentary Week 2025: statement by Agnieszka POMASKA, Chair of the EU Affairs Committee of the Polish Sejm

&lt;p>The EP and Poland’s Sejm and Senate are organising a conference bringing together European and national MPs, to discuss stability, economic coordination and governance in the EU. The meeting is opened by Katarina BARLEY, Vice-President of the European Parliament.This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.&lt;/p>

European Parliamentary Week 2025: opening statement by Katarina BARLEY, Vice-President of the European Parliament

EP President, Roberta METSOLA, addresses the Meta pan-European Youth Summit at the Square Convention Centre in Brussels. The conference titled "Youth Safety in a Digital World" focuses on how to support parents and young people to safely navigate online spaces.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President at the Meta Pan-European Youth Summit: extracts from the address

The EP and Poland’s Sejm and Senate are organising a conference bringing together European and national MPs, to discuss stability, economic coordination and governance in the EU. The meeting is opened by EP President Roberta METSOLA, Marshal of the Polish Sejm Szymon HOŁOWNIA, and Senate Marshal Małgorzata KIDAWA-BŁOŃSKA. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

European Parliamentary Week 2025: welcoming words by Małgorzata Maria KIDAWA-BŁOŃSKA, Marshal of the Polish Senate

The EP and Poland’s Sejm and Senate are organising a conference bringing together European and national MPs, to discuss stability, economic coordination and governance in the EU. The meeting is opened by EP President Roberta METSOLA, Marshal of the Polish Sejm Szymon HOŁOWNIA, and Senate Marshal Małgorzata KIDAWA-BŁOŃSKA.This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

European Parliamentary Week 2025: welcoming words by Szymon HOŁOWNIA, Marshal of the Polish Sejm

The EP and Poland’s Sejm and Senate are organising a conference bringing together European and national MPs, to discuss stability, economic coordination and governance in the EU. Roberta METSOLA, EP President, opens the European Parliamentary Week 2025, in the presence of Marshal of the Polish Sejm Szymon HOŁOWNIA, and Senate Marshal Małgorzata KIDAWA-BŁOŃSKA. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

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