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Press release - EU recovery and long-term budget: Leaders must do better

Fri, 10/07/2020 - 22:07
Commenting on the draft conclusions for the 17 July EU summit, EP’s negotiators disagree with additional cuts to the long-term EU budget and urge the European Council to improve the text.
Committee on Budgets

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Press release - Energy: EU funding for priority projects should reflect 2050 climate objectives

Fri, 10/07/2020 - 18:35
The Commission should update its guidelines to select priority energy projects that are fully in line with its climate policy, said Parliament.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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Article - Plenary highlights: German presidency, EU recovery, mobility, public health

Fri, 10/07/2020 - 18:34
MEPs discussed German Council presidency goals and the need for a greater EU role in public health and adopted new rules for the road transport sector during the 8-10 July plenary.

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Press release - MEPs set out new measures to stop money laundering

Fri, 10/07/2020 - 18:23
Interconnected registers of beneficial owners, a preventive blacklisting policy and effective sanctions are among tools proposed by MEPs to stop money laundering.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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Press release - Parliament wants a European Health Union

Fri, 10/07/2020 - 18:23
COVID-19 has highlighted the need to give the EU a far stronger role in the area of health, MEPs say in a resolution on the EU’s future public health strategy.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Press release - Parliament to allow COVID-19 vaccines to be developed more quickly

Fri, 10/07/2020 - 18:23
To develop, authorise and make safe COVID-19 vaccines available more easily, MEPs today adopted a temporary derogation from certain rules for clinical trials.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Press release - Boost energy storage in the EU to help spur decarbonisation

Fri, 10/07/2020 - 17:23
As energy from renewable sources is increasingly part of the European energy mix, MEPs propose ways to step up storage solutions such as hydrogen or home batteries.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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Agenda - The Week Ahead 13 – 19 July 2020

Fri, 10/07/2020 - 15:43
Committee meetings, Brussels

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Press release - MEPs approve €585 million to support Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries

Fri, 10/07/2020 - 14:03
Parliament gave its green light to top up support to refugees and host communities in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon in response to the Syrian crisis.
Committee on Budgets

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Press release - EU must prioritise fight against youth unemployment, homelessness and poverty

Fri, 10/07/2020 - 14:03
MEPs want social inclusion and people’s wellbeing at the heart of EU economic policies, with equal priority given to social, environmental and economic objectives.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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Article - Coming up: EU summit, medicines, emissions

Fri, 10/07/2020 - 13:22
President David Sassoli will set out Parliament’s position on the EU's next long-term budget at an EU summit on Friday.

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Press release - Venezuela: MEPs call for free and fair elections in the crisis-torn country

Fri, 10/07/2020 - 09:34
In a resolution adopted on Thursday, the European Parliament reiterates its deep concern at the severity of the humanitarian emergency in Venezuela.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Press release - MEPs filling the ranks of five new committees

Fri, 10/07/2020 - 09:32
On Friday the names of the MEPs who will sit on the new committees established in June were announced.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Legal Affairs
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Press release - EP Today

Fri, 10/07/2020 - 08:33
Friday, 10 July

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Press release - President Sassoli press conference on MFF, Recovery Plan and German Presidency

Tue, 26/05/2020 - 16:13
When: Wednesday 27 May at 17:00 - Where: Anna Politkovskaya pressroom and via Skype

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Press release - EU citizens want more competences for the EU to deal with crises like COVID-19

Tue, 26/05/2020 - 15:23
In a new survey commissioned by the European Parliament, a majority (58 %) state they have experienced financial difficulties since the start of the crisis.

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Article - How to preserve biodiversity: EU policy

Tue, 26/05/2020 - 10:53
One million species are threatened with extinction globally. Find out what the EU is doing to preserve biodiversity.

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Press release - COVID-19: Single market must emerge stronger from the crisis, say MEPs

Tue, 26/05/2020 - 10:13
Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee MEPs voiced concerns about the internal market during a debate with Commission Executive Vice-President Vestager on Monday.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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Press release - COVID-19: No free movement of critical workers without adequate protection

Mon, 25/05/2020 - 17:03
Breaches of EU law on employment rights and health and safety of cross-border workers need to be addressed urgently, say MEPs in the Employment and Social Affairs Committee.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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Press release - Conference on the Future of Europe should start by September, say MEPs

Mon, 25/05/2020 - 15:33
The European Parliament’s Constitutional Affairs Committee, underlines that the COVID-19 crisis has made the need for reforms more crucial than ever.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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