Croatian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

EP Plenary session - Inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

CULT Committee meeting.

PECH Committee - Vote

PECH Committee

EP Plenary session - Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy  and future perspectives

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - International day for the elimination of violence against women

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support

EP Plenary session - Fisheries control

FEMM - Women's reproductive health and specificities, including SRHR and access to abortion

EP Plenary session - Nature restoration

EP Plenary session - Oral Question - Towards a strong and sustainable EU algae sector Commission

Predrag Fred MATIC in the EP in Brussels

Predrag Fred MATIC in the EP in Strasbourg

Pedrag Fred MATIC in the EP in Strasbourg

EP Plenary session - The situation of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women s health

CULT committee - Public hearing on ' The use of artificial intelligence in education, culture and the audiovisual sector '

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, officially opens the plenary session and tributes to Predrag Fred MATIĆ, a Croatian centre-left politician of the Social Democratic Party who served as a Member of European Parliament from 2019 to his death, followed by a minute of silence in Strasbourg. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Resumption of session and order of business: Statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, on the passing away of MEP Fred MATIĆ, followed by a minute of silence

MEPs debate on the inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights with Council and Commission. The debate is wound up by a resolution, to be put to a vote in the April I part-session. MEPs debate

Inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: MEPs debate

MEPs debate on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (November 25). Plenary assesses the situation across the EU with Commission representatives. Parliament has repeatedly raised the issue of gender-based violence and is currently in negotiations with member states on draft EU legislation to tackle violence against women and domestic violence. Third part of the debate.

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: MEPs debate (part 3)

MEPs debate a European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) calling for the end of trade in shark and ray fins in the EU.

European Citizens' Initiative "Stop Finning – Stop the trade": MEPs debate

Plenary debates a European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) calling for the end of trade in shark and ray fins in the EU. The European Citizens' Initiative “Stop Finning - Stop the Trade” gathered the support of over 1.1 million signatures with the minimum threshold reached in 15 member states. Extracts from the debate. The transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

European Citizens' Initiative "Stop Finning – Stop the trade": extracts from the debate

The report by Salima YENBOU (Greens/EFA, FR) intends to be a first step towards the full realisation of a fair, inclusive and just society by tackling racism and discrimination in the field of culture, education, sports and media.

Role of culture, education, media and sport in the fight against racism: MEPs debate

MEPs debate on the programme, challenges and opportunities of the European Year of Youth 2022. In particular, they will address the devastating effect of the COVID-19 crisis on young Europeans’ employment, education and mental health, MEPs urged the prioritization of the needs of young people. In particular MEPs demanded the EU make mental health an integral part of Europe’s socio-economic recovery from the pandemic, as well as making it an occupational health priority.

Topical debate - One youth, one Europe: MEPs debate

MEPs confirm that next year the EU will put the needs of young people at the forefront of its political action. According to the deal reached by the co-legislators, the 2022 European Year of Youth will focus on creating positive prospects for young people after the pandemic and including youth priorities in all relevant EU policy areas.

European Year of Youth 2022: MEPs debate

In a draft report to be debated on Monday and put to a vote on Wednesday, MEPs call on member states to take practical measures to ensure that women have equal access to the labour market, with equal pay and equal labour rights.

Equality between women and men in the European Union in 2018-2020: MEPs debate

On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November), MEPs hold a debate on the lack of progress regarding the ratification of the Istanbul Convention. Second part of the debate.

The International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women and the State of play on the ratification of the Istanbul Convention: MEPs debate (part 2/2)

MEPs debate and vote on a resolution that marks the one-year anniversary of the near-total abortion ban in Poland. The controversial ruling of Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, which came into force in January 2021 and restricts legal abortion to cases of rape or incest, or when the pregnancy endangers the mother’s life, has prompted months of protests.

The first anniversary of the de facto abortion ban in Poland: MEPs debate

Parliament debates on proposals for improving the social and economic situation of artists and cultural workers, who are among those hardest-hit by the pandemic. MEPs are set to call for a common European status for artists, a common framework for working conditions and pan-European minimum social standards for artists and cultural workers. The draft text MEPs will vote on lists further actions to support the sector, like facilitating cross-border mobility with dedicated programmes for young creators and innovators, possibly revised requirements on visas, taxation, and social security, and the cross-border recognition of arts-based education degrees.

The situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU: MEPs debate

During the plenary session (23-24 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on the situation of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health. Opening statements by Predrag Fred MATIĆ (S&D, HR), rapporteur, Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality and by Pierrette HERZBERGER-FOFANA (Greens/EFA, DE) (DEVE). This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

The situation of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health: opening statement by Predrag Fred MATIĆ (S&D, HR), Helena DALLI, Commissioner for Equality and by Pierrette HERZBERGER-FOFANA (Greens/EFA, DE)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ (S&D, HR), rapporteur, makes a statement after the final vote in the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) on the situation of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health.

Situation of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health: statement by Predrag Fred MATIĆ (S&D, HR), rapporteur after the final vote in FEMM committee

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 March 2021), MEPs debate on the programme for the Union's action in the field of health for the period 2021-2027 (“EU4Health Programme”): MEPs debate 3/3

Programme for the Union's action in the field of health for the period 2021-2027 (“EU4Health Programme”): MEPs debate 3/3

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 February 2021), MEPs debate the challenges ahead for women’s rights more than 25 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

Challenges ahead for women’s rights: more than 25 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. MEPs debate

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 February 2021), MEPs debate the de facto abortion ban in Poland. MEPs debate 1/2

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