Press briefing Greens/EFA

Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Leaders of the Political Groups meet with Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Holocaust Remembrance Day - Group photo with the leaders of political groups

Press  briefing Greens/EFA

EP Plenary session  - Announcement of the winner of 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

Press bgriefing Greens/EFA

Eurovision Debate 2024 with Lead Candidates

EP Plenary session - International Holocaust remembrance day - Leaders of political groups

EP Plenary session - Voting session

Press briefing Greens_EFA

EP Plenary session - Voting session including 2024 budget procedure and signing ceremony

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents in the presence of Piotr SERAFIN, European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration

EP Plenary session - Commemoration 80th anniversary end of World War II in Europe

EP Plenary session - EU support for a just, sustainable and comprehensive peace in Ukraine

MEPs discuss with the President of the Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, and Council's representatives how the EU can contribute to achieving a just, sustainable and comprehensive peace deal for Ukraine. The debate focuses on the EU’s political, financial and military support for Ukraine, and its role in efforts to secure a peace settlement that preserves Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and is based on international law. In particular, the plenary debate is centered on the plan presented by the Commission, which paves the way to ensure the EU's energy independence from Russia.

EU support for a just, sustainable and comprehensive peace in Ukraine: extracts from the debate

Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL) and Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA,DE), Greens/EFA Group Co-Leaders, hold a press conference. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press briefing by Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL) and Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA,DE), Greens/EFA Group Co-Leaders

MEPs evaluate the outcome of the 20 March European Council in a plenary debate with Presidents António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen. At their meeting in Brussels, the EU’s heads of state or government focused on how the EU can continue supporting Kyiv against Russia’s aggression, how to strengthen the EU’s security and defence capabilities, how to respond to the situation in the Middle East but also ways to bolster the EU’s competitiveness and discussed migration and multilateralism. One round of political group leaders

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 20 March 2025: one round of political group leaders

MEPs evaluate the outcome of the 20 March European Council in a plenary debate with Presidents António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen in Strasbourg. MEPs emphasize the need for EU strategic autonomy in response to US tariffs, advocating for a simplified market economy by cutting red tape. However, some caution that economic reforms should not come at the expense of the Green Deal’s goals. This news item shows extracts from the statements of MEPs and atmosphere shots of the Chamber.

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 20 March 2025: extracts from the debate

Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE), Greens/EFA Group Co-President, holds a press conference. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press briefing by Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE), Greens/EFA Group Co-President

Prior to the formal sitting, Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada meets with Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and with the EP group leaders.

Formal sitting with Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada: arrival, meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meeting with the EP group leaders

MEPs discuss the programme of Poland’s six-month Council Presidency, which started on 1 January, with Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The Polish government has stated that its second EU Presidency comes “at a time of uncertainty and concern” with regard to the consequences of Russia’s three-year-long war against Ukraine, rising geopolitical tensions, migration pressure and declining European competitiveness. The presidency’s slogan "Security, Europe!" expresses Poland’s objective to strengthen European security in all dimensions: external, internal, information, economic, energy, food and health. One round of political group speakers.

Presentation of the programme of activities of the Polish Presidency: one round of political group speakers

Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), and Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA,DE), Greens/EFA Group Co-Leaders, hold a press conference in the framework of the EP plenary session. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press briefing by Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), and Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA,DE), Greens/EFA Group Co-Leaders

In a debate with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and Barna Zsigmond, Hungary’s Deputy-Minister for European Union Affairs, MEPs outline their expectations for the European Council meeting taking place on Thursday 19 December, focusing on the situation in the Middle East, the EU’s support to Ukraine in its war against Russia, and crisis prevention and migration management. First part of MEPs debate.

Preparation of the European Council of 19-20 December 2024: MEPs Debate part 1

Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), Greens/EFA Group Leaders holds a press briefing. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press briefing by Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), Greens/EFA Group Leaders

MEPs debate with European Commission President-elect von der Leyen on her team and programme. Any political group or at least one-twentieth of MEPs (low threshold) may table a motion for a resolution. Once elected by Parliament and after its formal appointment by the European Council via a qualified majority, the new European Commission is expected to take up its duties on 1 December 2024.

Presentation by the Commission President-elect of the College of Commissioners and its programme: one round of political group leaders

Presentation by the Commission President-elect of the College of Commissioners and its programme: extracts from the debate

The EP Conference of Presidents (CoP) meets before the vote on the Election of the College of Commissioners.

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents (CoP) before the vote on the Election of the College of Commissioners: arrivals and roundtable

Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE), and Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), Greens/EFA Group Leaders, hold a press conference. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press briefing by Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE), and Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), Greens/EFA Group Leaders

Parliament hold an extraordinary plenary session with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, marking 1000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion. In this clip political group leaders and the President of the European Parliament reaffirmes their firm support for Ukraine.

Clip: "For as long as it takes" - 1000 days of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine

One round of political group leaders during the extraordinary session to mark 1000 days of the bravery and courage of the people of Ukraine. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is intervening remotely with a special address from Ukraine. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

1000 days of Russia´s invasion of Ukraine - Extraordinary Plenary Sitting : One round of political group leaders

This news item contains extracts from the speeches of Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Volodymyr ZELENSKYY, President of Ukraine as well as EP political group speakers. The Members of the European Parliament gather in Brussels in an extraordinary session to mark 1000 days of the bravery and courage of the people of Ukraine. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is intervening remotely with a special address from Ukraine. In its last resolution in July, the EP has reaffirmed that the EU must continue to support Kyiv for as long as it takes until victory. The text restates the continued support of MEPs for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders.

1000 days of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: extracts from the EP extraordinary plenary session

Following the 2024 U.S. presidential election, which sees Donald Trump and JD Vance defeating Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, the European Parliament debates the future of EU-U.S. relations under the new administration. With Trump set to be inaugurated in January 2025, MEPs assess how this shift affects shared priorities. As the EU seeks stable transatlantic relations, MEPs consider how to engage with the new administration to address challenges and leverage opportunities for both regions. MEPs debate.

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