Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Kerkrade (Netherlands) -  Meeting with young people

EP Plenary session - Joint Debate - Advance passenger information

LIBE Coordinators meeting group photo

LIBE - Public hearing on ' the Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights in the EU: reinforcing inter-institutional dialogue and cooperation '

LIBE - Presentation of the Belgian Presidency's priorities

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Rule of Law and Media freedom in Greece

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Revision of the European Labour Authority mandate

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - The lack of legislative follow-up by the Commission to the PEGA resolution

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Threat to rule of law as a consequence of the governmental agreement in Spain

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Continuing threat to the rule of law, the independence of justice and the non-fulfilment of conditionality for EU funding in Hungary

LIBE - Vote on Laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Rule of Law in Malta: 6 years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and the need to protect journalists

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Urgent need for a coordinated European response and legislative framework on intrusive spyware, based on the PEGA enquiry committee recommendations

EP Plenary session - Question Time with Commission - European measures to prevent and to fight the rise of organised crime

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Need for a speedy adoption of the asylum and migration package

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Corrupt large-scale sale of Schengen visas

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - EU-Tunisia Agreement - aspects related to external migration policy

EP Plenary session - Joint debate - Pegasus spyware

The draft report, which will be debated on Wednesday and put to the vote on Thursday, asks for more in-depth analysis, a broader scope, and a more effective approach from the Commission in its annual monitoring of the state of the rule of law in the European Union. MEPs are set to criticise the report’s failure to encompass EU values in their entirety, as well as its methodological shortcomings in highlighting the deliberate nature of the backsliding in Poland and Hungary.

Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law report: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

During a key debate proposed by the Greens/EFA, MEPs discuss the use of the Pegasus Software by EU Member States against individuals including MEPs and the violation of fundamental rights. First part of the debate.

Use of the Pegasus Software by EU Member States against individuals including MEPs and the violation of fundamental rights: MEPs debate (part 1/4)

MEPs review the latest events regarding democracy and fundamental rights in Hungary and Poland, and the EU’s action to protect its shared values. Following the debate with the Commission, plenary vote on a resolution assessing the ongoing process of hearings in the Council with both countries, under Article 7 of the EU Treaty. One round of political group speakers.

Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary: one round of political group speakers

The newly established Inquiry Committee on the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware starts its work. The committee will consider alleged breaches of EU law in the use of spyware by, among others, Hungary and Poland.

Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (PEGA): atmosphere shots of the constitutive meeting and statement

MEPs quiz the Council and the Commission about their response so far to the democratic backslide in Hungary and Poland. However, despite the deterioration of the situation in both countries over the last few years, the Council has avoided holding a vote to determine whether there is “a clear risk of a serious breach” of the EU’s common values, the next step in the procedure set out in Article 7. MEPs urge the French Presidency of the Council to move forward, and quiz the Commission on other measures to ensure rule of law is respected.

Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

MEPs discuss what the EU can do to protect children fleeing war in Ukraine, in particular from trafficking and exploitation, following the activation on 3 March of the temporary protection status for refugees from Ukraine, which gives them temporary residence rights and access to education and the labour market. Second part of the debate.

EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine: MEPs debate (part 2/3)

MEPs discuss how to handle the increasing number of refugees fleeing from the war in Ukraine as a consequence of the Russian invasion. First part of the debate.

The deterioration of the situation of refugees as a consequence of Russian aggression against Ukraine: MEPs debate (Part 1/4)

MEPs will debate and vote on ‘citizenship by investment’ schemes, under which third country nationals can get so-called ‘golden passports’. These ones are objectionable ethically, legally, and economically. They also pose serious security risks while undermining the essence of EU citizenship, and should be banned. According to the draft text, third countries with visa-free access to the EU should also end their ‘golden passports’ schemes. Meanwhile, on 25 February in light of Putin’s attack on Ukraine, the leaders of the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the UK, Canada, and the US committed to taking measures to limit the access of wealthy Russians (with ties to the government) to ‘golden passports’.

Citizenship and residence by investment schemes: MEPs debate

MEPs debate and vote on ‘citizenship by investment’ schemes, under which third country nationals can get so-called ‘golden passports’. These ones are objectionable ethically, legally, and economically. They also pose serious security risks while undermining the essence of EU citizenship, and should be banned. According to the draft text, third countries with visa-free access to the EU should also end their ‘golden passports’ schemes. Meanwhile, on 25 February in light of Putin’s attack on Ukraine, the leaders of the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the UK, Canada, and the US committed to taking measures to limit the access of wealthy Russians (with ties to the government) to ‘golden passports’.

Citizenship and residence by investment schemes: extracts from the debate, extracts from the press conference and results of the vote

MEPs discuss the most recent revelations that EU governments have used Pegasus spyware on journalists, politicians and others. They quiz the French Presidency of the Council and the Commission on what possible EU action can be taken to stop the information-harvesting spyware being used illegally in the EU and elsewhere to spy on opposition figures, human rights activists, journalists and lawyers.

The surveillance of politicians, prosecutors, lawyers and journalists, and other persons and entities in the EU Members States using cyber surveillance software: one round of political groups leaders

MEPs quiz the Commission and the Council on the proposal to adapt EU asylum rules in Poland, Latvia and Lithuania to deal with migrants coming from Belarus.

The proposed Council decision on provisional emergency measures for the external border with Belarus: MEPs debate

MEPs debate the Commission and the Council on the proposal to adapt EU asylum rules in Poland, Latvia and Lithuania to deal with migrants coming from Belarus.

The proposed Council decision on provisional emergency measures for the external border with Belarus: extracts from the debate

MEPs debate on media freedom and the state of democracy in Slovenia, as well as the delay in appointing a representative to the EU Prosecutor’s Office.

Fundamental rights and Rule of Law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors: MEPs debate

MEPs hold a debate with Council and Commission on the security and humanitarian consequences of the situation in Belarus and at its border with the EU. First part of the debate.

Situation in Belarus and at its border with the EU and the security and humanitarian consequences: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

MEPs debate on the escalating humanitarian crisis on the EU-Belarus border, in particular in Poland. First part of the debate.

The escalating humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarusian border: MEPs debate (Part 1/2)

Parliament debates the recent ruling of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal during the plenary session in Strasbourg. MEPs discuss the contentious verdict of Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, which states that cornerstone provisions of the Treaty on the EU (Art. 1 and 19) are unconstitutional under Polish law. Second part of the debate.

The Rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law: MEPs debate (part 2/3)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (4-7 October 2021), MEPs debate on the European Union Agency for Asylum.

European Union Agency for Asylum: MEPs debate

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (4-7 October 2021), MEPs debate on the Situation in Belarus after one year of protests and their violent repression. Second part of the debate.

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