Margaritis Schinas, born on 28 July 1962 in Thessaloniki, is a Greek civil servant and politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 2007 to 2009. Schinas is Vice-President-designate and Commissioner-designate for Promoting our European Way of Life.

After the hearing by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) of the European Parliament, the committees prepare an evaluation letter on the candidate.

Hearing of Margaritis SCHINAS, Vice-President-designate, Protecting our Eur

Mariya Gabriel, born on 20 May 1979 in Gotse Delchev, is a Bulgarian politician. She has been a European Commissioner since 2017.

After the hearing by the Committees on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and on Culture and Education (CULT) of the European Parliament, the committees prepare an evaluation letter on the candidate. Parliament is expected to vote on the new Commission as a whole on 23 October.

Hearing of Mariya GABRIEL, Commissioner-designate, Innovation and Youth

Ireland’s ministers present their priorities in meetings with the relevant parliamentary committees. Ireland holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU until the end of 2026.

Priorities of Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, July - December 2026

Roxana Mînzatu was Romanian Minister for European Funds in 2019. From January 2022 until July 2024, she served as Secretary of State coordinating the Department for Integrated Evaluation and Monitoring of Public Funded Programs. She is Member of the European Parliament since July 2024 but now, she is Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for People, Skills and Preparedness, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Roxana MÎNZATU, Executive Vice-President designate, People, Skills and Preparedness

Confirmation hearing of Glenn MICALLEF, Commissioner-designate, Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport

CULT - Voting session - Impact of social media and the online environment on young people

CULT - Presentation of the priorities of the Irish Presidency of the EU Council

CULT Interparliamentary Committee Meeting - Erasmus + and EUropean Solidarity Corps

CULT Interparliamentary Committee Meeting - Creative Europe and AgoraEU

CULT LIBE - Establishing the 'AgoraEU' programme for the period 2028-2034

CULT - Establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034

CULT - Exchange of views with Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva

CULT - Public Hearing on ' The Audiovisual Policy Framework and the Future of Creative Freedom '

This News item shows extracts from the presentation of the EU Council's priorities by Irish Ministers at the following EP Committee meetings: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Committee on Culture and Education (CULT), Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE), Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) and Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI).

Presentation of the EU Council's priorities by Irish Ministers: extracts from the EP Committee meetings (LIBE, CULT, AFET, SEDE, AGRI, ENVI)

Nela RIEHL (Greens/EFA , DE), Chair of European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education (CULT), Gregory ZALCMAN, producer, Ron DYENS, producer, and Rihards ZAĻUPE, composer of the LUX Audience Award winner "Flow", and Mike DOWNEY, Chair of the European Film Academy, give a joint press point after the LUX Audience Award 2025. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press point by Nela RIEHL (Greens/EFA, DE), Chair of CULT Committee, producers and composer of the LUX Audience Award winner "Flow", and by Mike DOWNEY, Chair of the European Film Academy

Sabine VERHEYEN, (EPP, DE), EP Vice-President appears during the ceremony in a video message on the LUX Audience Award 2025, followed by an opening statement by Nela RIEHL, (Greens/EFA, PT), Chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education (CULT).

LUX Audience Award 2025 ceremony: video message by Sabine VERHEYEN, (EPP, DE), EP Vice-President, and opening statement by Nela RIEHL, (Greens/EFA, PT), Chair of the CULT Committee

This video is a news item resuming extracts from the LUX audience award 2025 ceremony. The award celebrates European cinema and it aims to engage and debate with the larger European public on important societal subjects reflecting our common European values such as democracy, rule of law, pluralism and freedom of expression.

LUX Audience Award 2025: extracts from the ceremony

&lt;p>From 4th to 12th November 2024, the European Parliament held the Confirmation hearings of the Commissioners-designate, in Brussels. For 3 hours, MEPs quizzed the candidates for the College of Commissioners on their priorities ahead of the new mandate given by Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission. This clip highlights the best pictures from the 26 confirmation hearings.&lt;/p>

Highlights of the hearings of the Commissioners-designate (2024)

Henna VIRKKUNEN, Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for Tech-Sovereignty, Security and Democracy speaks to the press after she was heard by Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) of the European Parliament. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI), Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) and Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) which participated as joint committees.

Press point by Henna VIRKKUNEN, Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for Tech-Sovereignty, Security and Democracy

Henna VIRKKUNEN, Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for Tech-Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, of the VON DER LEYEN Commission is heard by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), and Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) of the European Parliament. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI), Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) and Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) participate as joint committees. At the end of the confirmation hearing, Henna VIRKKUNEN makes a closing statement followed by the one from the Committee chair.

Confirmation hearing of Henna VIRKKUNEN, Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for Tech-Sovereignty, Security and Democracy: closing statement by Henna VIRKKUNEN and Committee chair

Henna VIRKKUNEN, Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for Tech-Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, of the VON DER LEYEN Commission is heard by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) of the European Parliament. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI), Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) and Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) participate as joint committees. During the confirmation hearing, Henna VIRKKUNEN answers questions by committee members.

Confirmation hearing of Henna VIRKKUNEN, Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for Tech-Sovereignty, Security and Democracy: questions / answers (part 5)

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