At a glance: Parliament to hold first Ukraine Facility Dialogue on EUR 50 billion EU support programme; the role of EU trade policy in reducing dependencies and boosting sustainability; and Disability Rights Week.

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 02/12/2024 - Malti

Mis-snin tmenin s’issa, l-HIV inbidel minn dijanjożi fatali għal kundizzjoni maniġġabbli, bis-saħħa ta’ avvanzi globali fit-trattament u fil-prevenzjoni. Ġew infettati aktar minn 88 miljun persuna madwar id-dinja, u s’issa mietu 42 miljun ruħ. Illum il-ġurnata, hemm madwar 40 miljun persuna li qed jgħixu bl-HIV, inkluż madwar 810,000 persuna fl-UE. Għalkemm is-sistemi tal-kura tas-saħħa huma organizzati fuq livell nazzjonali, l-UE tappoġġja programmi transfruntieri, tiffinanzja r-riċerka permezz ta’ Orizzont Ewropa, u ssostni kampanji favur is-saħħa pubblika. L-UE timpenja ruħha wkoll għall-għanijiet “95-95-95” tal-UNAIDS: sal-2025, 95% tal-persuni li qed jgħixu bl-HIV għandhom ikunu jafu l-istatus tagħhom, 95% ta’ dawk li jkunu jafu l-istatus tagħhom għandhom ikunu qed jirċievu trattament, u 95% tan-nies li jkunu qed jirċievu trattament għandhom ikunu laħqu s-soppressjoni virali. F’dan l-episodju ta’ “Naħdmu Aktar għal Leġiżlazzjoni Aħjar”, se nesploraw ir-rwol vitali tal-UE fil-prevenzjoni tal-HIV, il-ġlieda tagħha kontra l-istigma, u t-titjib tal-ħajjiet fil-pajjiżi tal-UE. L-għan hu li l-futur ikun ħieles mill-HIV sal-2030.

Intemmu l-epidemija tal-HIV sal-2030

At a glance: Parliament approves over EUR 116 million in aid for flood recovery in Germany and Italy and calls for expanded solidarity fund; MEPs demand accountability for irregularities in Georgia’s disputed parliamentary elections; MEPs and the Commission discuss strengthening children’s rights on 35th anniversary of UN Convention.

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 29/11/2024 - Malti

At a glance: Parliament approves the College of Commissioners; MEPs vote for the 2025 EU  budget; MEPS debate the targeting of Baltic Sea critical infrastructure.

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 28/11/2024 - Malti

At a glance: President Metsola calls for stronger EU action to end violence against women; Parliament reaffirms its unwavering support for Ukraine amid ongoing Russian aggression; MEPs to discuss strengthening children’s rights on 35th anniversary of UN convention.

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 27/11/2024 - Malti

At a glance: Parliament to vote on the new European Commission tomorrow; MEPs will vote on the 2025 EU budget and debate the outcomes of the COP29 climate conference

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 26/11/2024 - Malti

At a glance: a new European Parliament plenary session kicks off in Strasbourg today; Parliament and the Commission discuss the crisis in the Middle East; MEPs to debate Baltic Sea infrastructure sabotage and address violence against women.

L-Aħbarijiet fil-Qosor – 25/11/2024 - Malti

Il-qafas finanzjarju pluriennali essenzjalment huwa l-pjan baġitarju fit-tul tal-Unjoni Ewropea. Huwa jistabbilixxi l-prijoritajiet u l-limiti tal-infiq għall-UE għal diversi snin, filwaqt li jiżgura li r-riżorsi finanzjarji tal-Unjoni Ewropea jkunu jikkonformaw mal-għanijiet politiċi u ekonomiċi tagħha. Il-qafas finanzjarju pluriennali jistabbilixxi l-istruttura għall-baġits annwali u jgħin biex jinstab bilanċ bejn l-interessi differenti tal-pajjiżi tal-Unjoni Ewropea.
Dan il-qafas jalloka riżorsi finanzjarji f’varjetà ta’ oqsma, inkluż finanzjament għal reġjuni inqas żviluppati, sussidji u żvilupp rurali, għajnuna umanitarja u investimenti fit-tranżizzjoni ekoloġika u dik diġitali, kif ukoll investimenti fil-politika barranija tal-Unjoni Ewropea.

Il-Qafas Finanzjarju Pluriennali

The European Parliament has a range of supervisory and control powers. These allow it to exercise oversight over other institutions, to monitor the proper use of the EU budget and to ensure the correct implementation of EU law.

Interinstitutional relations

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.

AGRI - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

MEPs elected Roberta Metsola (EPP, MT) on January 2022 as President of the European Parliament until 2024.

Roberta Metsola won the election in the first voting round, where she received an absolute majority of 458 votes out of 690 cast in the remote secret vote, among three candidates.&nbsp;

President Metsola is leading the Parliament in the second half of the current legislative term, until a new Parliament is constituted following the 2024 European Elections.

Born in Malta in 1979,&nbsp; Roberta Metsola who has been an MEP since 2013, is the youngest EP President ever elected. She became First Vice-President in November 2020, and was Parliament’s acting President after President Sassoli passed away on 11 January 2022.

She is the third female President of the European Parliament, after Simone Veil (1979-1982) and Nicole Fontaine (1999- 2002).

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament 2022-2024

Following a debate with Ursula von der Leyen on her new team and programme, MEPs elected the College of Commissioners as a whole by roll-call vote. 370 MEPs voted in favour, 282 against, and 36 abstained.&nbsp;

To be confirmed, the College of Commissioners needed a majority of the votes cast (rule 129.7 of the EP Rules of Procedure).

This will be Ursula von der Leyen’s second term as Commission President, following the approval of her&nbsp;first Commission by MEPs in November 2019.

Ahead of the vote, Ursula von der Leyen presented&nbsp;her team and programme, wherein she confirmed the portfolio changes requested by MEPs&nbsp;in the course of Parliament’s evaluation&nbsp;process. “We are ready to get to work immediately,” she said, stressing that her Commission will always be devoted to fighting for freedom, sovereignty, security and prosperity.

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.

Election of the 2024-2029 Commission

Parliament’s Conference of Presidents (President Metsola and political groups’ leaders) travel to Warsaw to meet with Poland’s government well as political group members of the Sejm to prepare the upcoming Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU, which will run from January to June 2025. EP President Metsola also has a bilateral meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (Thursday).

Conference of Presidents in Poland

Members of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee hear from Christine Lagarde, first in her capacity as President of the European Central Bank and then as Chair of the European Systemic Risk Board. Economic governance, geo-political risks, and the cost of living are all expected to feature prominently in the discussions. The hearings are followed by another debate with Dominique Laboureix, Chair of the Single Resolution Board (Wednesday).

ECON-Monetary dialogue with Christine Lagarde

The Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee meets with TikTok representatives to discuss the platform's adherence to the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), particularly in the context of recent European elections. Caroline Greer, TikTok’s Director of Public Policy, and Brie Pegum, Global Head of Product, Authenticity and Transparency, will address questions on how the company ensures a safe and transparent online space during election periods.

MEPs focus on TikTok's risk management strategies to combat disinformation, manage recommender systems, and provide third-party data access, especially concerning Romania's ongoing elections. The DSA, in full effect since February 2024, requires platforms to tackle illegal content and societal risks proactively. This exchange reflects Parliament's commitment to ensuring compliance with EU rules and safeguarding democratic processes.

IMCO Debate on the compliance of TikTok with the EU Digital Services Act

EP President Roberta Metsola meets Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Ursula Von Der LEYEN, EC President and Antonio COSTA, President of the European Council

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

With fast fashion, the quantity of clothes produced and thrown away has boomed. Find out more about the environmental impact and what the EU is doing about it.

Fast fashion is the constant provision of new styles at very low prices.

To tackle the impact on the environment, the EU wants to reduce textile waste and increase the life cycle and recycling of textiles. This is part of the plan to achieve a circular economy by 2050.

The impact of textile production and waste on the environment

Find out about the economic inequalities that continue to persist between women and men in the EU.

It has been more than 25 years since the adoption of the UN’s Beijing Declaration, which aims to promote equality between men and women. The same goal lies behind the creation of UN Women - dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women - and the inclusion of gender equality in the Sustainable Development Goals.
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So where do we stand? Progress has been made, but inequality between men and women persists, including on the labour market. On average, women in the EU are paid less than men.

Gender pay gap in Europe: facts and figures

Euroscola

Antonella SBERNA meets with Muslim Jewish Leadership Council  members

PETI - Annual Workshop on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

AGRI - Presentation of the study 'The role of commodity traders in shaping agricultural markets', organised by Policy Department B

EP Plenary session - Need to adopt an ambitious international legally binding agreement on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment

EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Foreign interference and espionage by third country actors in European universities

EP Plenary session - Strengthening children’s rights in the EU - 35th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

This infoclip shows images of Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela, highlighting several historic landmarks, including the National Electoral Council (CNE), the Federal Legislative Palace, the National Assembly, and the Caracas City Council. The footage also captures street views of Avenue México and Avenue Bolívar, with scenes of citizens walking, newspaper stands, and the neighborhood of Petare. The European Parliament awards María Corina Machado, the leader of Venezuela’s democratic forces, and President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

Infoclip: Caracas (Venezuela) - Sakharov Prize 2024 laureate

This infoclip shows images of María Corina Machado, leader of Venezuela's democratic forces, and President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia during the election campaign in Venezuela. It also highlights scenes of protests against police violence, with demonstrators holding candles and posters in honor of the victims. The European Parliament awards the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia, with its EUR 50 000 endowment, at a formal plenary sitting in Strasbourg in December.

Infoclip: María Corina MACHADO, leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela, Edmundo GONZALEZ URRUTIA, Venezuelan President-elect and the Venezuelan opposition movement Sakharov Prize 2024 laureate

At the House of the European History in Brussels (Belgium), Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with António COSTA, President of the European Council and Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with António COSTA, President of the European Council and Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission: family photo and meeting

Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Parliament shares her thoughts about Parliament’s commitment to gender equality

Parliament’s President on gender equality

Wara li rrevedew il-kandidati bir-reqqa, ir-rappreżentanti tiegħek fil-Parlament Ewropew approvaw il-Kummissjoni tal-UE li jmiss, il-korp eżekuttiv tal-blokk.
Ursula von der Leyen ressqet it-tim il-ġdid tagħha wara li ġiet eletta mill-ġdid bħala l-President tal-Kummissjoni f’Lulju. Il-Membri tal-Parlament approvawha wara dibattitu fi Strasburgu fis-27 ta’ Novembru.
Aktar kmieni f’Novembru, il-MPE għamlu mistoqsijiet lill-Kummissarji prospettivi f’seduti ta’ smigħ ta’ konferma speċjali biex jevalwaw il-ħiliet u l-esperjenza tagħhom.
Il-Kummissjoni taħdem biex tipproponi politiki u liġijiet ċentrali għall-ħajja ta’ 450 miljun Ewropew. Il-Parlament issa se jżomm għajnejh fuq il-membri tagħha, biex jaċċerta li jeżegwixxu l-bżonnijiet u l-aspettattivi tal-votanti.

Kif il-Parlament Ewropew approva l-Kummissjoni l-ġdida tal-UE 9.16

Kif il-Parlament Ewropew approva l-Kummissjoni l-ġdida tal-UE 16.9

MEPs vote on the following motions for resolutions: the cases of Jimmy Lai and the 45 activists recently convicted under the national security law in Hong Kong, The increasing and systematic repression of women in Iran, The shrinking space for civil society in Cambodia, in particular the case of the labour rights organisation CENTRAL, Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud (Debate: 13/11/2024), Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, and on new recommendation on smoke and aerosol-free environments.

Voting session

MEPs outline proposals to improve the protection of EU citizens against exposure to second-hand smoke and aerosols, including from electronic cigarettes. In Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, the Commission has previously announced its intention to update the current Council Recommendation on smoke-free environments, which dates back to 20019. A revision was needed to extend its scope to certain emerging products, such as electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco, due to the rapid market growth and appeal of such products in recent years, especially among young people. The Commission recommends EU countries reduce the risk of second-hand exposure by banning the use of all tobacco products in certain outdoor spaces, such as public playgrounds and amusement parks, areas related to restaurants/cafés, public transportation, healthcare and education establishments, as well as workplaces.

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