The European Commission has announced the establishment of a 'right to repair', with a view of saving costs for consumers and facilitating the development of a circular economy. The right to repair may refer to different issues and situations: repair during the legal guarantee, the right to repair after the legal guarantee has expired, and the right for consumers to repair products themselves. Rates of repair depend on the type of a product, with the cost of repair being the most important reason consumers avoid repair. Research shows that consumers favour products that are easily repaired, but their willingness to pay for such products depends on the type of product and the way information on the reparability is presented to them...

EPRS policy podcast - Right to repair

All across Europ​e, people are ​showing unprecedented solidarity in the face of the COVID-19 Coronavirus both in words and actions since the continent became ​the epicentre ​of the pandemic.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, tributes to healthcare workers are pouring in, as Europe gives medical heroes a standing ovation from windows and balconies, singing from balcony to balcony; neighbours helping one another by doing groceries, babysitting or taking dogs for a walk; prisoners sewing masks to meet the shortage of supply; restaurants delivering free food to hospitals; concerts, DJ sets, theatre and ballet shows are being live-streamed. 
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All these are just a few examples of Europeans showing their solidarity.

Covid 19 - Europeans show solidarity

Illustrutation showing the trade of shark and ray fins in the EU, including the import, export and transit of fins

BX1 television show recording

Illustration shows the sunset over the City Strasbourg

Berlin Wall showcasing project

Stockshot picture showing what could be a COVID-19 Green Certificate for traveling

BECA - Special Committee on Beating Cancer - Public hearing ' Environmental and occupational cancers: understanding the factors shown to influence cancer risk '

David SASSOLI, EP President participates in the tv show  la faute a l'europe

A Military airplane from Bucharest, Romania arrives in Milan, Italy bringing in protective masks, part of Operation RescEU in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic on April 25, 2020

Coronavirus - Delivery of medical equipment from RescEU Reserve in ItalyOn 25 April 2020, FFP2 protective masks from the RescEU Reserve were delivered to Milan, Italy, to help Italian medical workers fight the coronavirus (COVID-19). The RescEU Reserve is coordinated and financed by the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism and is hosted by Romania. This series shows the arrival of the masks in Milan and the departure from Italy of the Romanian medical team who has been sent to Lecco for two weeks, also coordinated by the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

S&D conference ' The Hirak El-Rif Political show Trail in Morocco '

David LEGA MEP voting by show of hands

Rainews24, La Bussola TV Show

Stockshot of the hemicycle of the European Parliament in Strasbourg - Vote by a show of hand

Stockshot of the hemicycle of the European Parliament in Strasbourg - Vote by a show of hand- Stockshot

Interview of David SASSOLI - EP President by Agora - Italian tv show

Fashion show at the EP in Strasbourg from different French schools.

Fashion show at the EP in Strasbourg from different French schools: - Lycée Camille Claudel, Ecole Ambassadrice de Lyon- Lycée Claude Bernard de Villefranche- Lycée de la Coiffure de Lyon- Fondation la Mâche de Lyon- Lycée Paul Lapie de Lunéville- Lycée Sainte Marie de Saint-Etienne

This trailer shows examples of TV sets recordings in the European Parliament in Brussels.

SHOWREEL - Agora set

MEPs have demanded restraint from Iranian authorities over protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini.
 
Dozens of people are reported to have been killed in the demonstrations, which have sparked expressions of solidarity around the world.
 
Amini, a 22 year-old Kurdish woman, died on 16 September after her arrest by morality police in Tehran. They claimed she had broken headscarf rules.
 
The EU has called on Iran to respect fundamental rights. It is considering further restrictive measures against Iranian authorities.

Parliament shows solidarity with Iranian protestors

The slide show, screened during the closing ceremony of the Conference on the Future of Europe in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, comes back on all the different events, citizens panels and plenaries that took place since the launch of the CoFoe, back in May 2021.

Conference on the Future of Europe - Closing Event: Slide show

This clips shows the festivities in the European capitals (clip)

Europe Day - Open doors - Atmosphere of the activities in the European capitals (clip)

This Infoclip shows a new refugee reception centre which opens in Warsaw. The centre of Warsaw East Station is set up to receive 2.500 people a day fleeing the war in neighbouring Ukraine. The organisations (NRC, the Polish Centre for International Aid and the city of Warsaw) provide meals, medical services and psychological support to the refugees.

Infoclip: refugees fleeing the war against Ukraine (Warsaw, Poland)

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, invited Members and Jeanne Barseghian, Mayor of Strasbourg, Borys TARASUK, the Ambassador of Ukraine to the Council of Europe, Maria MEZENTSEVA, Vice Chair of the Verhovna Rada's Committee on Ukraine's integration to EU and representatives of the local Ukrainian diaspora, to gather in Agora Bronisław Geremek in the European Parliament in Strasbourg to show solidarity with Ukraine and its people.

Gathering in support of Ukraine in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine that has started on the 24th of February, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are fleeing to Ukraine's borders with EU countries. This infoclip illustrates refugees arriving to the border with Slovakia, in Ubla and Vysne Nemecke. It shows Ukrainian refugees arriving in Slovakia, being controlled by the police at the border post and Ukrainian refugees receiving humanitarian help (blankets, food and drinks). Footages Courtesy C.E.N. s.r.o. - TA3.

Infoclip: Refugees fleeing Ukraine in Slovakia

In mid-July 2021, heavy rainfall and mass flooding in southern Belgium (Wallonia) resulted in multiple deaths and thousands of houses being damaged or collapsing. The footage shows the state of repairs in Pepinster, Eupen and Verviers more than 6 months after the disaster (23/02/2022).

Infoclip: Areas in Belgium affected by floods 2021 - 6 months later

The European Parliament lit up the Brussels building in blue and yellow, the national colours of Ukraine, in a show of unity with Kyiv.

Building of the European Parliament in Brussels illuminated in Blue and Yellow in support to Ukraine

The nine members from the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) and the Security and Defence Subcommittee (SEDE) of the European Parliament's Committee meet with Oleksii REZNIKOV, Ukrainian Minister of Defence and and Olha STEFANISHYNA, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine in Kyiv. MEPs gather information on the ground on the current security crisis and show their support to Ukraine.

EP Fact Finding Mission to Ukraine: Meeting with Oleksii REZNIKOV, Ukrainian Minister of Defence and Olha STEFANISHYNA, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine

Members from the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) and the Security and Defence Subcommittee (SEDE) travel to Ukraine, to Kyiv and the administrative boundary line with illegally occupied Crimea, to gather information on the ground on the current security crisis and show their support to Ukraine. This clip illustrates the visit of the EP delegation to the Port authorities in Mariupol.

EP fact-finding mission to Ukraine: EP AFET-SEDE delegation visits the port in Mariupol

Members from the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) and the Security and Defence Subcommittee (SEDE) travel to Ukraine, to Kyiv and the administrative boundary line with illegally occupied Crimea, to gather information on the ground on the current security crisis and show their support to Ukraine. David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair and Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR), SEDE Chair express after their first obersvations on the ground.

EP fact-finding mission to Ukraine: statements by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), AFET Chair and by Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR), SEDE Chair

This infoclip shows illustrative shots of Kiyv city, the Memorial wall and official buildings such as the Office of the President, the Goverrnment building and the Parliament It also includes illustrative footage of the Port of Mariupol shot during the EP fact-finding mission to Ukraine by the AFET-SEDE delegation from 30th January to 1st of February 2022. Mariupol is considered by many experts to be among the most likely possible targets as it sits in a highly strategic position. If captured, Kreml would be able to create a land corridor between Russia, the separatist territories, and annexed Crimea.

Infoclip: illustrations from Kiyv and Mariupol in Ukraine

Parliament organises a special plenary meeting in Brussels on the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, 77 years after the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp was liberated on 27 January 1945. Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer addresses MEPs. This clip was produced to illustrate the Holocaust Remembrance Day - It shows a group of Erasmus Students visiting the Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Clip: "#WeRemember" - Holocaust Remembrance Day

This video shows the arrivals of the participants and atmosphere in the working groups before the plenary session of the Conference on the Future of Europe, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Statements by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, European Commissioner and Chair of the Working group on Health, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE) Chair of the Working group on European Democracy and Anna PASKOVA, Director of Department of Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development, at the Cezch Ministry of the Environment, on Economy, social justice, Chair of the Working Group on Climate Change and Environment.

Conference on the Future of Europe: arrivals of the participants and atmosphere in the working groups and statements

Vaccinations against COVID-19 started across the EU on December 27 2020. The European Commission has given conditional marketing authorisation for two COVID-19 vaccines, one developed by BioNTech and Pfizer and one by Moderna Biotech Spain, S.L. after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) concluded its assessments of these vaccines. This infoclip shows the vaccination campaign for medical staff in an hospital of Strasbourg (France): preparation of vaccine doses and vaccination sessions.

Infoclip: COVID-19 - Vaccinations

This Infoclip shows one element of the EU Circular Economy Action Plan, the recycling of e-cars. Furthermore the collection of the re-usable materials making them available for re-use in the circular economy. The recycling plants are in Châtelet and Mont-sur-Marchienne, Belgium, the 09/12/2020.

Infoclip: e-car recycling

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