EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session -  Presentation of the programme of activities of the Danish Presidency

EP Plenary session - Resumption of session and order of business

EP Plenary session =- Voting session

EP Plenary session - Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children

EP Plenary session - State of play and follow-up two years after the PEGA recommendations and the illegal use of spyware

EP Mini-Plenary Session - Voting session

EP Mini-Plenary Session - The Hungarian government's drift to Russia-style repression: legislative threats to freedom of expression and democratic participation

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

Meeting of the Conference of Presidents with Ursula von der Leyen

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

LIBE Coordinators meeting group photo

Press conference on the adoption of the PEGA Inquiry conclusions

Press conference on Commission's discharge for the financial year 2021, including the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)

Pressconference of the PEGA committee on the adoption of its report and recommendations in committee

EP Plenary session - Lack of actions taken by the Commission in the context of the duty of sincere and loyal cooperation

Event ' In Defense of Our Defenders - Violence Against Europe’s Police '

PEGA Mission to Hungary

PEGA Committee -  Discussion on reports of spyware use in Spain

PEGA Committee - The impact of Spyware on Fundamental Rights

Press briefing EPP group

PEGA - Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware - Constitutive meeting

Lex signing ceremony with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Clement BEAUNE, French Minister of EU affairs

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Jeroen LENAERS

Trilogue on ETIAS consequential amendments

MEPs present their migration and asylum priorities ahead of the 9th-10th February special European Council. The focus of this debate is on the progress of the legislative proposals included in the Asylum and Migration Pact, as well as the recently proposed strategy to ease the return of migrants asylum-seekers without the right to remain in the EU. First part of the debate.

Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration: MEPs debate (part 1)

Resumption of the planary session and order of business by Roberta METSOLA, EP President.

Resumption of session and order of business

MEPs debate with the Commission suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions, after the investigation initiated by the Belgian prosecutor which involves some members, staff and former members of the European Parliament. Extracts from the debate.

Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions: extracts from the debate

Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions. One round Political group leaders.

Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions: one round Political group leaders

Plenary quiz the Czech Presidency and the Commission about guaranteeing solidarity and burden sharing in the management of migration flows into Europe. First part of the debate.

Key debate - The need for a European solution on asylum and migration including search and rescue: MEPs debate (part 1)

On 18 September 2022 the Commission proposed the freezing of €7.5 billion in EU funds for Hungary, citing corruption and public procurement concerns, after triggering the EU’s rule of law conditionality mechanism against Hungary in April. MEPs discuss the state of play of the negotiations between the Commission and Hungary linked to the protection of the EU budget and the recovery and resilience plan. First part of the MEPs debate.

State of play of the negotiations between the Commission and the Hungarian Government linked to the Conditionality Regulation and the RRP: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

Parliament will review the developments in the investigation into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s death and the ensuing political reforms, five years after her murder. In particular, MEPs will look into the situation of the rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights in the country.

The Rule of Law in Malta, five years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia: MEPs debate (part 2)

MEPs will debate the Commission’s proposal to freeze funds for Hungary to protect the EU budget in view of breaches of theover rule of law concerns in the country. First part of the debate.

Commission proposal for measures under the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation in the case of Hungary: MEPs debate (part 1)

From 19 to 21 September, a delegation of ten MEPs from the EP’s spyware inquiry committee will be in Warsaw to hear from victims of spyware, local politicians, and other experts. The mission ends with the press conference held by Jeroen LENAERS (EPP, NL), Head of the delegation and PEGA Chair and by Sophia IN 'T VELD (Renew, NL), rapporteur

Press conference by Jeroen LENAERS (EPP, NL), Head of the delegation and PEGA Chair and by Sophia IN 'T VELD (Renew, NL), rapporteur - MEPs Delegation of the PEGA Committee to Warsaw

MEPs discuss with the Council and Commission the reported cases of illegal surveillance and the use of the Predator spyware in Greece. MEPs express their indignation at the recent revelations of wiretapping by the intelligence services, as well as the use of spyware, targeting politicians, journalists, and other public figures in Greece. Among the targeted individuals is MEP Nikos Androulakis (S&D, EL), the leader of the Greek opposition party PASOK-KINAL

Illegal surveillance and predator spyware systems in Greece: MEPs debate

Parliament discusses war crimes in Ukraine. Since the invasion, Russian forces have been accused of numerous breaches of international humanitarian law in Ukrainian territory.

The fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

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.

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