<p>The European Parliament has its seat in Strasbourg in France where the 12 monthly part-sessions, including the session at which the decision on the annual EU budget is taken, should be held.</p>

<p>Find in this package, audiovisual content of the activities of the European Parliament in Strasbourg such as atmosphere inside and outside the buildings and parliamentary work..</p>

The European Parliament in Strasbourg

Farmers protest against the CAP 2000

Hugo BRUTIN, Raphael CHANTERIE, Marie-Paule (Mimi) KESTELIJN-SIERENS

Promotion of products from the Belgian provinces of Western Flanders (West Vlaanderen)

Raphael CHANTERIE, Marie-Paule (Mimi) KESTELIJN-SIERENS

The Speaker of the German Bundesrat attends a meeting on Institutional Reform of the EU at the EP in Strasbourg

Willi GORLACH, Gerhard SCHRODER, Willi PIECYK

The Speaker of the German Bundesrat meets with German MEPs at the EP in Strasbourg

Caroline JACKSON, Monika WULF-MATHIES, Ian WHITE

Commissioner for Regional Policy meets with journalists of the Western Morning News

Magdalene HOFF, Gerhard SCHRODER, Willi GORLACH

Gerhardt SCHRODER, Jacques SANTER EC President

The Speaker of the German Bundesrat meets with EC President at the EP in Strasbourg

Strasbourg's Plenary session through the lens - Week 149

EP Plenary session - EU action on treating and preventing diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular neurological diseases and measles

EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal market

Minority Intergroup meeting

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 - 80 years after the end of World War II - freedom, democracy and security as the heritage of Europe

EP Plenary session - Democratic legitimacy and the Commission’s continued authorisation of genetically modified organisms despite Parliament’s objections

EP Plenary session - The illegal visit of President Erdogan to the occupied areas of Cyprus

EP Plenary session - The fine against TikTok and the need to strengthen the protection of citizens’ rights on social media platforms

EP Plenary session - Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 150)

EP Plenary session - The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season

EP Plenary session - Banking Union – annual report 2024

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with the European Parliament Rugby Team

EP Plenary session - Malta's Golden Passport scheme circumventing EU sanctions against Russia

EP Plenary session - High levels of retail food prices and their consequences for European consumers

Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly - Exchange of views on Sharing international responsibility for protecting victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Press conference on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Kosovo and on Serbia

MEPs vote on the following files: Arrest and risk of execution of Tundu Lissu, Chair of Chadema, the main opposition party in Tanzania, Return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia, Violations of religious freedom in Tibet, Ninth report on economic and social cohesion, CO2 emission performance standards, The protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus), The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season, The screening of foreign investments in the Union and repealing Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Suspending certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the European Union, Competition policy – annual report 2024, Banking Union – annual report 2024, Objection (ENVI) Genetically modified soybean, Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal market.

Voting session

The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) takes place every 17th May. IDAHOBIT commemorates the decision taken in 1990 by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to remove homosexuality from its International Classification of Diseases. This infoclip illustrates the importance to still fight for the rights of the LGBTQIA+ people across Europe and around the world. It stages different same-sex couples in their daily-life routines, a protest to defend the LGBTQIA+ community in Hungary and a famous queer bar in Ireland.

Infoclip: Safeguarding LGBTQIA+ rights

MEPs debate on the fine against TikTok and the need to strengthen the protection of citizens’ rights on social media platforms, in plenary in Strasbourg.

The fine against TikTok and the need to strengthen the protection of citizens’ rights on social media platforms: MEPs debate

Michael MCGRATH, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law, and Consumer Protection, gives an opening statement during the debate on the fine against TikTok and the need to strengthen the protection of citizens’ rights on social media platforms. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

The fine against TikTok and the need to strengthen the protection of citizens’ rights on social media platforms: opening statement by Michael MCGRATH, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law, and Consumer Protection

MEPs debate on Malta's Golden Passport scheme circumventing EU sanctions against Russia.

Malta's Golden Passport scheme circumventing EU sanctions against Russia: opening statements by Adam SZŁAPKA, Polish Minister for European Affairs, and Michael MCGRATH, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law, and Consumer Prote

Malta's Golden Passport scheme circumventing EU sanctions against Russia: closing statements by Michael MCGRATH, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law, and Consumer Protection, and by Adam SZŁAPKA, Polish Minister for European

Malta's Golden Passport scheme circumventing EU sanctions against Russia: MEPs debate

Riho TERRAS (EPP, ET) and Tonino PICULA (S&D, HR), Rapporteurs, hold a press conference on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Kosovo and on Serbia. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Riho TERRAS (EPP, ET) and Tonino PICULA (S&D, HR), Rapporteurs, on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Kosovo and on Serbia

MEPs debate on the resilience and the need to improve the interconnection of energy grid infrastructure in the EU and the first lessons from the blackout in the Iberian Peninsula.

Resilience and the need to improve the interconnection of energy grid infrastructure in the EU: the first lessons from the blackout in the Iberian Peninsula: MEPs debate

MEPs debate Adam SZŁAPKA, Polish Minister for European Affairs, and Dan JØRGENSEN, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing, on the resilience and the need to improve the interconnection of energy grid infrastructure in the EU and the first lessons from the blackout in the Iberian Peninsula. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Resilience and need to improve the interconnection of energy grid infrastructure, lessons from the blackout in the Iberian Peninsula: opening statements by Adam SZŁAPKA Polish Minister for European Affairs and Dan JØRGENSEN Commissioner for Energy

Resilience and interconnection of energy grid infrastructure in EU, lessons from the blackout in the Iberian Peninsula: closing statements by Dan JØRGENSEN European Commissioner for Energy and Adam SZŁAPKA Polish Minister for European Affairs

In light of the recent widespread blackouts that affected Spain, Portugal, and southern France, MEPs debate on assessing the resilience of the EU’s energy infrastructure and the critical need to strengthen cross-border interconnections within the internal energy market with Adam SZŁAPKA, Polish Minister for European Affairs, and Dan JØRGENSEN, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing. MEPs raised concerns about the vulnerability of national power grids to extreme weather events, technical failures, emphasizing that the recent outages serve as a wake-up call for accelerating investment in a more integrated and robust European electricity network. Discussions also touched on the role of renewable energy, energy storage, and smart grid technologies in enhancing energy security and meeting the EU’s climate goals.

The first lessons from the blackout in the Iberian Peninsula: extracts from the debate

Thomas BAJADA (S&D, MT), Rapporteur, holds a press conference on the European Water Resilience Strategy. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Thomas BAJADA (S&D, MT), Rapporteur, on the European Water Resilience Strategy

LEX signing ceremony in the presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Adam SZLAPKA, Minister for the European Union on behalf of the Polish Presidency. 3 cods LEX Signing: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Border Regions’ instrument for development and growth (BRIDGEforEU), Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Union labour market statistics on businesses, Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 as regards the scope of the rules for benchmarks.

LEX signing ceremony in the presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Adam SZLAPKA, Minister for the European Union on behalf of the Polish Presidency

The multiannual financial framework (MFF) is established for a period of seven years and lays down the maximum spending ceilings for different policy areas. Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Siegfried MUREŞAN (EPP, RO) and Carla TAVARES (S&D, PT), co-rapporteurs, hold a press conference on the next EU long-term budget (MFF) and the outcome of the vote on Parliament's priorities. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Siegfried MUREŞAN (EPP, RO) and Carla TAVARES (S&D, PT), co-rapporteurs on the next EU long-term budget (MFF): outcome of the vote on Parliament's priorities

Votes on the following reports: Mureşan, Tavares (A10-0076/2025) - A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world; Bajada (A10-0073/2025) - The European Water Resilience Strategy; Sánchez Amor (A10-0067/2025) - 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Türkiye; Picula (A10-0072/2025) - 2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia; and Terras (A10-0075/2025) - 2023 and 2024 reports on Kosovo

Votes on reports

2023 discharge: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds / 2023 discharge: EU general budget - European Parliament / 2023 discharge: EU general budget - European Council and Council / 2023 discharge: EU general budget - Court of Justice of the European Union / 2023 discharge: EU general budget - Court of Auditors / 2023 discharge: EU general budget - European Economic and Social Committee / 2023 discharge: EU general budget - Committee of the Regions / 2023 discharge: EU general budget - European Ombudsman / 2023 discharge: EU general budget - European Data Protection Supervisor / 2023 discharge: EU general budget - European External Action Service / 2023 discharge: European Public Prosecutor's Office / 2023 discharge: Agencies / 2023 discharge: Joint Undertakings

Votes on 2023 discharge

The interpretation of the European Anthem at the closing of the ceremony to commemorate the end of World War II in Europe. The ceremony takes place in Strasbourg during the plenary session.

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