Presentation of the programme of activities of the Polish Presidency: opening statement by Donald TUSK, Polish Prime Minister and by Dubravka ŠUICA, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean

Presentation of the programme of activities of the Polish Presidency: Opening statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 December 2024: extracts from the debate

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 December 2024: Opening statement by António COSTA, President of the European Council

The situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025: extracts from the debate

This news item focuses on the plenary debate around the programme of Poland's Council Presidency, which began on 1st January. This debate follows up on the presentation of the priorities delivered by the Polish 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. Poland’s objective is to strengthen European security in all dimensions, including protection of both external and internal borders, economy, energy, food and health. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Presentation of the programme of activities of the Polish Presidency with Donald TUSK, Polish Prime Minister: arrival, meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and extracts from the debate

This news item shows extracts from the debate in which MEPs assess with European Commission and Council presidents the results of the 19 December EU summit. In particular, they take stock of the latest events in Ukraine and the Middle East, economic competitiveness, bilateral relations with the United States, and migration policies.

The European Parliament debates the critical situation in Venezuela following the investiture of President Maduro despite the credible evidence that he lost the presidential elections with Commission Kubilius and Polish Minister Szłapka. This news item shows extracts from the debate.

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, meets with Rosen ZHELYAZKOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister in Strasbourg. This news item shows extracts from the arrival, the meeting and the roundtable.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, meets with Rosen ZHELYAZKOV, Bulgarian Prime Minister

This news item shows the extracts from the Conference of the Presidents of the Outermost Regions in the EU with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Antonio COSTA, European Council President and Raffaele Fitto, Executive Vice President of the European Commission. The event, which has gathered all nine outermost regions, has focused on the importance of the reconstruction of Mayotte, after the devastation of the Cyclone Chido, in December 2024. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Conference of the Presidents of the Outermost Regions in the EU with Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Antonio COSTA, European Council President: extracts

The day after Donald Trump’s inauguration on 20 January, MEPs discuss the implications of his second term for transatlantic relations, with representatives from the Polish Council Presidency and the Commission. The debate focus on support for Ukraine, relations with Russia, China, the Middle East, climate change, and trade. MEPs bring up security issues, in light of Donald Trump’s repeated demands that Europe spend more on defence. Speaking in the Committee on Foreign Affairs recently, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned MEPs that “NATO’s current two percent defence spending target is not nearly enough (...) to stay safe". This news item shows extracts from the debate.

Geopolitical and economic implications for the transatlantic relations under the new Trump administration: extracts from the debate

EP President, Roberta METSOLA, President-in-Office of the Council, Adam SZLAPKAMEP, and Executive Vice-President of the Commission, Henna VIRKKUNEN open the debate with the MEPs on the Digital Services Act (DSA). They discuss the need to enforce the DSA and tackle the spread of illegal content, online disinformation, and other societal risks to safeguard European democracy from foreign interference and algorithmic manipulation.

The need to enforce the Digital Services Act to protect democracy on social media platforms: extracts from the debate

The European Parliament assesses the latest developments in Gaza, including ceasefire which began on 19 January, the urgent need to release all Israeli hostages, and ending the humanitarian crisis. MEPs the European Union can actively engage wich all actors in the Middle Eat to work towards a two-state solution to the conflict.This news item shows extracts from the debate in the hemicycle.

Ceasefire in Gaza: extracts from the debate

Motion for resolution - Case of Jean-Jacques Wondo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Motion for resolution - Systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and Wrisha Moradi, and the taking of EU citizens as hostages Motion for resolution - Case of Boualem Sansal in Algeria Motions for resolution - Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine (Debate: 17/12/2024) Motions for resolution - Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025

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MEPs discuss the need for global standards in the field of cryptocurrencies. Opening statement by Magnus BRUNNER, European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Cryptocurrencies - need for global standards: Opening statements

MEPs discuss the need for global standards in the field of cryptocurrencies. Closing statement by Magnus BRUNNER, European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Cryptocurrencies - need for global standards: Closing statements

MEPs discuss the need for global standards in the field of cryptocurrencies.

Cryptocurrencies - need for global standards: MEPs debate

Voting session on the need for actions on the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus.

The need for actions on the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus: Voting session

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. Closing statement by Dubravka ŠUICA, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, and Donald TUSK, Polish Prime Minister.

Presentation of the programme of activities of the Polish Presidency: Closing statement by Dubravka ŠUICA, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, and Donald TUSK, Polish Prime Minister

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. MEps debate.

Presentation of the programme of activities of the Polish Presidency: MEPs debate

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

Kontekst jest niezmiernie ważny i osoby rozprzestrzeniające dezinformacje dobrze o tym wiedzą. Czasami próbują nas zwabić na kłamstwa, przedstawiając rzeczywiste fakty, zdjęcia lub fragmenty przemówień w mylnym kontekście. 
 
Pokażemy jak to działa i jak uniknąć wpadnięcia w taką pułapkę.

Jak działa dezinformacja | Odcinek 5: Przedstawianie czegoś w oderwaniu od kontekstu 

Kontekst jest niezmiernie ważny i osoby rozprzestrzeniające dezinformacje dobrze o tym wiedzą. Czasami próbują nas zwabić na ich kłamstwa, przedstawiając rzeczywiste fakty, zdjęcia lub fragmenty przemówień w mylnym kontekście. 
 
Pokażemy jak to działa i jak uniknąć wpadnięcia w taką pułapkę.

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Jak działa dezinformacja | Odcinek 4: Potwierdzenie istniejących przekonań

Jak działa dezinformacja | Odcinek 4: Potwierdzenie istniejących przekonań 9:16

2024 was a year of elections and change, a year where we found hope in the darkness of war, a year of standing together and finding ways forward. Watch President Roberta Metsola’s New Year’s address: "Europe will continue to be a light in the world and we will continue to work to make people’s lives a little bit easier, safer and more prosperous."

New Year’s message of the European Parliament President Roberta METSOLA

The European Parliament has awarded the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado and President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia.

During the ceremony at December’s plenary session in Strasbourg, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola paid tribute to their fight to restore democracy in Venezuela.

Parliament recognises the opposition as the legitimate winners of Venezuela’s July 2024 presidential election, and condemns the electoral fraud and rights violations carried out by the Maduro regime that stayed in power despite mass protests.

The Sakharov Prize is the EU’s highest award for human rights defenders. The other finalists from 2024 were Azerbaijani anti-corruption activist Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu and the Women of the Sun and Women Wage Peace movements, which promote reconciliation and understanding between Israelis and Palestinians.

Read more on the 2024 Sakharov Prize winners: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20240913STO23909/sakharov-prize-2024-goes-to-venezuelan-opposition-leaders

Parliament hands 2024 Sakharov Prize to Venezuelan opposition

Parlament Europejski przyznał Nagrodę Sacharowa za Wolność Myśli za rok 2024 wenezuelskim liderom opozycji Marii Corinie Machado i Prezydentowi-Elektowi Edmundowi Gonzalezowi Urrutia.

Podczas ceremonii na grudniowej sesji plenarnej w Strasburgu, Przewodnicząca Parlamentu Europejskiego, Roberta Metsola, złożyła hołd ich walce o przywracanie demokracji w Wenezueli.

Parlament uznaje opozycję za prawnych zwycięzców wyborów prezydencji w Wenezueli w lipcu 2024 r. i potępia oszustwa wyborcze i naruszenia praw popełnione przez reżim Maduro, który utrzymał się u władzy pomimo masowych protestów.

Nagroda Sacharowa jest najwyższą nagrodą dla obrońców praw człowieka w UE. Pozostali finaliści z 2024 roku to azerski działacz antykorupcyjny dr Gubad Ibadoghlu oraz inicjatywy Women of the Sun i Women Wage Peace, które promują pojednanie i porozumienie między Izraelczykami a Palestyńczykami.

Przeczytaj więcej o zwycięzcach Nagrody Sacharowa za rok 2024: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/pl/article/20240913STO23909/nagroda-im-sacharowa-2024-wreczona-liderom-wenezuelskiej-opozycji

Parlament przyznał Nagrodę Sacharowa za rok 2024 wenezuelskiej opozycji 9:16

The European Parliament has awarded the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado and President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia.

Parliament recognised the opposition as rightful winners of July 2024’s presidential election and rejected the widespread electoral fraud and the proclaimed victory of Nicolas Maduro.

With the EU’s highest honour for human rights defenders, Parliament pays tribute to Ms Machado and Mr González Urrutia’s fight to restore democracy, and stands with those defending freedom against authoritarian regimes worldwide.

Read more on the 2024 Sakharov Prize winners:

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20240913STO23909/sakharov-prize-2024-goes-to-venezuelan-opposition-leaders

European Parliament honours María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia

This infoclip illustrates teaching, training and learning new skills in Europe

Infoclip: Teaching, training and learning new skills in Europe

The video showcases general views of Cairo at day and night, capturing the city's architecture, bustling streets full of traffic, and vibrant atmosphere at local shops. It also includes shots of the Giza pyramid complex, the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, the Baron Empain Palace and the Talaat Harb street.

Infoclip: General views of Cairo (Egypt)

This infoclip gives an overview of tech giants such as Amazon, Meta, Google,TikTok, LinkedIn and X. In 2025 Meta announced the end of its third party fact-checking program. In 2024 the Commission opened proceedings against TikTok for not having assessed risks linked to election integrity during the recent Romanian presidential elections. The Commission also proceeded against X and preliminary findings confirmed its breach of the DSA. This infoclip shows a woman buying on Amazon, people scrolling on Social media, and offices building of TikTok (Source : Tiktok).

Infoclip: Digital Services Act (DSA), E-Commerce and Social Media

This memoclip illustrates the relations between Jimmy Carter and the European institutions. Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States between 1977 and 1981. He is also the co-founder of the Carter Center and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize ® 2002.

Memoclip: Jimmy CARTER and the European Institutions

This infoclip illustrates the EU's Strategy for Security and Defence, featuring exterior and interior views of planes on patrol, various navy shots, and footage of drones operated via remote control. It also shows Ukrainian troops and Leopard 2 tanks in action. Footage is courtesy of NATO, see conditions of use: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/68162.htm

Infoclip: EU Strategy for Security and Defence

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

On 27 November 2024, during the plenary session in Brussels; MEPs discuss the Commission's proposal for a Council recommendation on smoke and aerosol-free environments, to replace Council Recommendation 2009/C296/02.The proposed recommendation calls on Member States to extend the coverage of smoke free environment policies to key outdoor areas, including: outdoor recreational areas for children (public playgrounds, amusement parks, swimming pools, zoos and other similar outdoor spaces); outdoor areas connected to healthcare and education premises (hospitals, health centres, schools, training centres); outdoor areas associated to a place of work; public buildings; service establishments (restaurants, bars, cafés); transport stops and stations (bus, tram, train, airports). It also recommends that Member States extend smoke-free policies to emerging products such as electronic cigarettes.

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