European Parliament

Learn more about what big data is and what the benefits and challenges are for people, businesses and the environment.

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To fight in-work poverty, MEPs want action on minimum wages and support for those most at risk including women and gig economy workers.

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MEPs approved the EU’s key instrument to help countries recover from Covid-19, debated the vaccines situation and called for tighter recycling rules.

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The Covid-19 pandemic has strengthened citizens’ beliefs that the European Union is the right place to develop effective solutions to tackle its effects.

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Presidents Sassoli and von der Leyen and Prime Minister Costa will hold a joint press conference on the RRF at 10.25 CET Friday.
Committee on Budgets
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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MEPs voice serious concerns over the safety of the Ostrovets nuclear plant in Belarus and demand that its commercial launch be suspended.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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Humanitarian aid for Yemen must be increased, MEPs say, and urge the military in Myanmar to immediately reinstate the civilian government.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions taking stock of the human rights situation in Uganda, Rwanda and Kazakhstan.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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MEPs assessed the progress made in women’s rights over the past 25 years and the many challenges still ahead, in a resolution adopted on Thursday.
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

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MEPs want the EU to step up the fight against human trafficking, strengthen protection for victims and end the impunity of traffickers. Find out more.

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To support the transport sector during the pandemic, MEPs revamped rules for the use of airport slots to prevent ghost flights, and extended the validity of some licences.
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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Thursday, 11 February

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To raise global climate ambition and prevent ‘carbon leakage’, the EU must place a carbon price on imports from less climate-ambitious countries, say Environment MEPs.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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MEPs will deal with the EU’s Covid-19 vaccination strategy, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and events in Russia and Myanmar during the February plenary.

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Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee calls for a fact-based approach to the EU vaccines rollout to avoid disinformation.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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COVID-19 vaccines should be produced also in developing countries to overcome the pandemic, development MEPs told Commissioner Urpilainen on Thursday.
Committee on Development

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The €672.5 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility is the key tool in the EU's Covid-19 recovery plan to support reforms in response to the crisis.

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The Foreign Affairs and International Trade committees will be assessing the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement today and on Friday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on International Trade

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On the eve of World Cancer Day, Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) backs EU wide effort to beat cancer.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Special Committee on Beating Cancer

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Find out about the EU’s circular economy action plan and what additional measures MEPs want to reduce waste and make products more sustainable.

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