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Article - Future of Europe: people's ideas at the Conference Plenary

Mon, 25/10/2021 - 15:33
The second Plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe heard from young people on EU change and took stock of progress of other parts of the Conference.

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Press release - MEPs to discuss possible EU budget fraud with Slovakian minister of Agriculture

Mon, 25/10/2021 - 13:28
Potential large-scale fraud involving a Slovakian paying agency will be discussed on Monday at 16:45 with Slovakian Minister of Agriculture Samuel Vlčan.
Committee on Budgetary Control

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Article - Coming up: Gender Equality Week, cybersecurity, organised crime

Mon, 25/10/2021 - 10:03
It’s Gender Equality Week at the European Parliament. Also on the agenda are cybersecurity, misuse of EU funds and the digital sector.

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Press release - Conference on the Future of Europe: second Plenary session concludes

Sat, 23/10/2021 - 17:23
On Saturday 23 October, the second Conference Plenary meeting took place in the European Parliament in Strasbourg to discuss citizens’ contributions.

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Press release - Parliament to hold its second European Gender Equality Week

Fri, 22/10/2021 - 12:03
EP committees and delegations will hold a series of discussions and public hearings on topics related to gender equality.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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Article - Plenary highlights: Poland, Sakharov Prize, climate, food

Fri, 22/10/2021 - 10:04
MEPs said the primacy of EU law must be upheld in Poland, welcomed the EU's new farm to fork strategy and awarded Alexei Navalny the 2021 Sakharov Prize.

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Fri, 22/10/2021 - 00:43
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Press release - EP asks for part of Frontex budget to be frozen until key improvements are made

Thu, 21/10/2021 - 17:23
MEPs agreed to close the EU Border and Coast Guard Agency’s accounts for 2019, but asked for part of next year’s budget to be frozen.
Committee on Budgetary Control

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Press release - Tunisia: Deep concern about the powers concentrated in the President’s hands

Thu, 21/10/2021 - 16:53
State institutions in Tunisia must return to functioning normally, MEPs say, urging the authorities to resume an inclusive national dialogue.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Press release - Poland: Constitutional Tribunal is illegitimate, unfit to interpret constitution

Thu, 21/10/2021 - 16:53
Parliament condemns an attempt to undermine the primacy of EU law and calls on the Council and Commission to urgently protect the people of Poland and the Union.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Press release - Pandora Papers: MEPs call for investigations, clampdowns and new laws

Thu, 21/10/2021 - 16:43
Parliament on Thursday called for thorough investigations to be launched into any wrongdoing exposed by the Pandora Papers that took place in EU jurisdictions.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Subcommittee on Tax Matters

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Press release - Conference on the Future of Europe: citizens in the spotlight

Fri, 17/09/2021 - 11:36
The first of four European Citizens' Panels starts its work with a session in Strasbourg from Friday, 17 September to Sunday, 19 September 2021.

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Article - Plenary highlights: State of the EU, Afghanistan, health

Fri, 17/09/2021 - 10:15
MEPs discussed the state of the EU and the situation in Afghanistan and approved the EU Blue Card reform and a fund to help with the impact of Brexit during September's plenary session.

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Press release - Poland: attacks on media freedom and the EU legal order need to stop

Thu, 16/09/2021 - 17:07
Adding to a long list of concerns on the state of EU values in Poland, MEPs denounce the latest attempts to silence critical voices and undermine the primacy of EU law.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Press release - MEPs call for special visa programme for Afghan women seeking protection

Thu, 16/09/2021 - 16:56
Parliament deplores the violent takeover of Afghanistan, calls for more humanitarian aid and a coordinated response to protect those most vulnerable.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Press release - Human rights breaches in Kenya, United Arab Emirates and Cuba

Thu, 16/09/2021 - 16:47
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situation in Kenya, the United Arab Emirates and Cuba.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Press release - Make gender-based violence a crime under EU law, MEPs say

Thu, 16/09/2021 - 13:13
Parliament calls for online and offline gender-based violence to be treated as a “particularly serious crime with a cross-border dimension”.
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Press release - MEPs call for new EU strategy to promote democracy in Russia

Thu, 16/09/2021 - 09:54
Parliament says the EU must push back against aggressive policies while laying the groundwork for cooperation with a future democratic Russia.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Press release - MEPs demand EU action plan to end the use of animals in research and testing

Thu, 16/09/2021 - 09:33
Parliament urges the EU to accelerate the transition to a research system that does not use animals.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Press release - Parliament sets out its vision for a new EU strategy on China

Thu, 16/09/2021 - 09:15
The EU should continue talking to China about global challenges like climate change and health crises, while raising its concerns over systemic human rights violations.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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