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Existing Covid-19 vaccines should be effective against the new variants, experts told MEPs on 15 March.

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On Monday, Members of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee debated with experts on the efficacy of vaccines against mutations of the COVID-19 virus.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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MEPs will discuss the efficacy of vaccines against new Covid-19 variants with experts, assess the impact of data protection rules and vote on artificial intelligence rules.

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MEPs will address their questions to experts on COVID-19 variants and the vaccines' efficacy against them.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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During a busy plenary session MEPs marked International Women´s Day, adopted investment and health programmes and paved the way for the Conference on the Future of Europe.

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The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) calls on the EU to make COVID-19 vaccines a global public good that is accessible to all.
Committee on Development

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EP and Council negotiators reached a deal to upgrade the Connecting Europe Facility and release new funds for transport, digital and energy projects for 2021-2027.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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Free and independent media are vital for democratic societies, MEPs say, calling on Commission and Council to defend them vigorously.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions taking stock of the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bahrain and Cambodia.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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EU member states must invest more in education, healthcare, housing, family support and childcare, making sure that these services reach all children.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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MEPs express grave concern over the persistent political deadlock and the lack of progress in finding a solution to the conflict in Syria.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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In response to the backsliding of LGBTIQ rights in some EU countries, notably Poland and Hungary, MEPs declared the EU an “LGBTIQ Freedom Zone” on Thursday.
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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MEPs stressed that Parliament will use all means at its disposal if the Commission fails to fulfil its obligations in using the new mechanism to protect the budget.
Committee on Budgets
Committee on Budgetary Control
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Parliament adopted today its negotiating position on the new Fisheries Control system, which will reform the rules that have governed EU fishing activities since 2010.
Committee on Fisheries

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Thursday, 11 March

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

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Parliament paves the way for a new EU law that requires companies to address human rights and environmental standards within their value chains.
Committee on Legal Affairs

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On Wednesday, MEPs recommended changes to draft legislation aiming to trace and tax the sales that people make through online platforms more effectively.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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The European Citizen’s Prize recognises initiatives that contribute to European cooperation and the promotion of common values. Apply or nominate a project before 15 April.

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MEPs and national parliamentarians will discuss women’s key role in fighting the pandemic during an inter-parliamentary committee meeting on Thursday morning.
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

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