BUD CONT - Joint exchange of views on gender mainstreaming in the EU budget

INTA Committee meeting - Exchange of views Margrethe Vestager and Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-Presidents of the European Commission

SEDE Subcommittee - Exchange of views with Kris PEETERS, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the Strategic European Security Initiative (SESI) of the EIB

ENVI Committee - Exchange of views with Mr Thierry BRETON, Commissioner for the Internal Market, as part of the structured dialogue

ENVI Committee meeting - Exchange of views with Commissioner Adina VALEAN

TRAN Committee meeting - Exchange of views  on the future of transport sector in the framework of the Green Deal and COVID-19 relief measures related to transport : Presentation of recent proposals by the European Commission

ENVI Committee meeting - Exchange of views with Dr Andrea AMMON, Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) - update on the COVID-19 situation

LIBE Committee - The situation of the Rule of Law in Poland - Exchange of views

Due to strict sanitary measures to avoid COVID-19 spreading, Parliament has put in place temporary measures to allow members to fulfil their democratic rights and legislative duties. Parliament has put in place measures for Members to participate to committees from a distance.

TRAN Committee meeting - Exchange of views with Thierry BRETON, Commissioner for Internal Market, in particular on Commission’s response to the COVID-19 crisis in the tourism sector

ENVI Committee - Exchange of views with Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg

TRAN Committee - Exchange of views with the Commissioner in charge of Transport

Joint IMCO/ITRE meeting on ' New initiatives in the digital sector: discussion with Thierry BRETON, Commissioner for Internal Market '

LIBE Committee - EU Strategy for Completing the Security Union: addressing both traditional and modern threats - Exchange of views with EC Vice-President in charge of Protecting our European Way of Life

INTA Committee meeting - Exchange of views with the Commissioner for trade

European gender equality politics in the upcoming years - Maria NOICHL, S&D FEMM members meet with Helena DALLI, EU commissionner

AGRI Committee - Exchange of views with the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development

This news item sows extracts from the meeting of the Committee on Budgets with Piotr SERAFIN, European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration, on the Multi-annual Financial Framework beyond 2027 and Own Resources. The multiannual financial framework (MFF) is established for a period of seven years and lays down the maximum spending ceilings for different policy areas. After having secured Parliament’s consent, granted by a majority of its component members, EU governments adopt the MFF regulation by unanimity. The EU’s current long-term budget runs out on 31 December 2027.

BUDG meeting with Piotr SERAFIN, European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration, on the Multi-annual Financial Framework beyond 2027 and Own Resources: extracts from the meeting

Denmark’s ministers present their priorities in meetings with parliamentary committees as Denmark holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU until the end of 2025. Marie BJERRE, Minister for European Affairs, Peter HUMMELGAARD, Minister of Justice, Kaare DYBVAD, Minister for Immigration and Integration, Torsten SCHACK PEDERSEN, Minister of Resilience and Preparedness, Morten BØDSKOV, Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, and Caroline Stage OLSEN, Minister for Digital Affairs, Lars Løkke RASMUSSEN, Minister for Foreign Affairs, presents the EU policy priorities of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU in the Committees on Foreign Affairs (AFET), Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), International Trade (INTA), and Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE). This news item shows extract from the AFET, IMCO, INTA and LIBE committees.

Presentation of the EU Council's priorities by Danish Ministers: extracts from the EP Committee meetings (AFET, LIBE, IMCO, INTA)

This news item shows footage exchange of views at the joint meeting between the EP Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) and the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), and from the meeting between Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and Yulia NAVALNAYA, wife of murdered Sakharov Prize laureate Alexei Navalny. MEPs exchange views with prominent members of the Russian democratic opposition. In addition to Navalnaya, are present in person the journalist and former political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza and the opposition politician Ilya Yashin. The debate focuses on EU support to Russian pro-democratic forces in the new geopolitical context.

EU support to Russian pro-democratic forces in the new geopolitical context: extracts from the exchange of views, and from the meeting between Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and Yulia NAVALNAYA

Judge Tomoko AKANE, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) speaks to the Human Rights subcommittee and the Legal Affairs committee on the impact of the Court’s recent decisions, and its fight against impunity in cases of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The meeting with MEPs is an opportunity to discuss the latest developments in the international criminal justice architecture in a changing geopolitical landscape, including US President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing sanctions on the ICC on 6 February 2025.

Exchange of views with Judge Tomoko AKANE, President of the International Criminal Court: extracts and statement by Judge Tomoko AKANE, President of the International Criminal Court

The UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Volker Türk comes to the EU Parliament for the first time in this legislature. In an exchange of views with the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) jointly with the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), they discuss news topics in the field of geopolitics and human rights, before the adoption of the annual report on Human rights by the EP in plenary session, tentatively in March 2025.

Exchange of views with Volker TÜRK, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: extracts from the meeting and statement by Volker TÜRK, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The Committees on Foreign Affairs and Security and Defence and the Delegation for Relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly meet Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) for the first time. In the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine, and the incoming US administration, the topics discussed include efforts to strengthen NATO defence and deterrence as well as the delivery of military assistance to Ukraine. MEPs also inquire about other regional and global security threats that require close cooperation between the EU and NATO.

Exchange of views with Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO): extracts - AFET Committee, SEDE Subcommittee and Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

The Committees on Foreign Affairs and Security (AFET) and Defence (SEDE) and the Delegation for Relations with the National Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly (DNAT) meet NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte for the first time. In the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine, and the incoming US administration, the topics discussed include efforts to strengthen NATO defence and deterrence as well as the delivery of military assistance to Ukraine. MEPs also inquire about other regional and global security threats that require close cooperation between the European Union and NATO.

Exchange of views with Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of the NATO: Opening statements by David McALLISTER, AFET Chair, Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN, SEDE Chair, Mark RUTTE, NATO Secretary General, and by Salvatore DE MEO, DNAT Chair

The EP Committee on Foreign Affairs exchange views with Kaja KALLAS, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the situation in Syria following the fall of the Assad dictatorship.

The situation in Syria following the fall of the Assad dictatorship: exchange of views with Kaja KALLAS, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - AFET Committee

The Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee meets with TikTok representatives to discuss the platform's adherence to the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), particularly in the context of recent European elections. Caroline Greer, TikTok’s Director of Public Policy, and Brie Pegum, Global Head of Product, Authenticity and Transparency, address questions on how the company ensures a safe and transparent online space during election periods. MEPs focus on TikTok's risk management strategies to combat disinformation, manages recommender systems, and provide third-party data access, especially concerning Romania's ongoing elections. The DSA, in full effect since February 2024, requires platforms to tackle illegal content and societal risks proactively.

TikTok compliance with Digital Services Act (DSA) in the context of recent developments: extracts from the exchange of views - Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO)

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, visits the European Parliament Liaison Office (EPLO) in Berlin, Germany and holds a round-table discussion with young students. This news item shows extracts from the arrival, round-table discussion and family photo during her official visit.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Berlin: extracts from the round-table discussion with young people

During her official visit to Austria ahead of the European election of 6-9 June 2024, the EP President Roberta METSOLA exchanges views with students at the Law Faculty of the University of Vienna.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Vienna (Austria): Town Hall Discussion with young Austrians

In occasion of an official visit to Stockholm (Sweden) ahead of the European elections of 6-9 June 2004 Roberta METSOLA, EP President, exchanges views with young people in a town hall meeting

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Stockholm (Sweden): Town Hall discussion with young Swedish people

EP Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-RU) exchange views on the inhuman detention and death of Alexei NAVALNY, 2021 Sakharov Price Laureate. MEPs also discuss the state of Russia’s democratic opposition movement ahead of the country’s presidential elections scheduled for 15-17 March 2024, as well as the situation of all those Russian opposition voices currently behind bars. The following guests give testimonies to MEPs: Leonid VOLKOV, Chief of staff of Alexei Navalny, Anti-Corruption Foundation, Evgenia KARA-MURZA, Advocacy Director at the Free Russia Foundation, wife of political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Vladimir MILOV, Vice-President of the Free Russia Foundation, former Vice-Minister of Energy of Russia.

Death of Alexei Navalny and state of the Russian opposition: extracts from the exchange of views - AFET, DROI Subcommittee and Delegation for relations with Russia

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, attends an exchange with students at the Gonzaga institute during her official visit Palermo.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Palermo (Italy): visit to Gonzaga Campus Palermo and exchange with students

The European Central Bank is the central institution of the Economic and Monetary Union and has been responsible for conducting monetary policy for the euro area since 1999. The President of the European Central Bank (ECB) takes part four times a year in a monetary dialogue with Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) to report on monetary policy. MEPs of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) debate with Christine LAGARDE the latest developments of the monetary policies of the European Central Bank. Extracts and atmosphere shots from the monetary dialogue with the MEPs.

Monetary Dialogue with Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank: extracts and atmosphere shots

The European Central Bank is the central institution of the Economic and Monetary Union and has been responsible for conducting monetary policy for the euro area since 1999. The President of the European Central Bank (ECB) takes part four times a year in a monetary dialogue with Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) to report on monetary policy. MEPs of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) debate with Christine LAGARDE the latest develepments of the monetary policies of the European Central Bank. Second part of the Q&As.

Monetary Dialogue with Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank: questions and answers with MEPs (part 2)

MEPs of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), jointly with the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE), debate the ongoing and future challenges of the EU Common security and defence policy in the context of the war in Ukraine and the Alliance's enlargement with Jens STOLTENBERG, Secretary General of NATO. Extracts from the exchange of views.

Exchange of views with Jens STOLTENBERG, Secretary General of NATO: extracts from the joint meeting AFET/SEDE

Members of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) quiz Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, European Commissioner for Agriculture on the Black Sea grain deal and market situation. Statement by Norbert LINS (EPP, DE), Chair of AGRI. Extracts from the exchange of views.

Black Sea grain deal and market situation: statement by Norbert LINS (EPP, DE), Chair of AGRI; extracts from the exchange of views with Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, European Commissioner for Agriculture

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