The budget conditionality regulation does not require any additional clarification to be applied and rule of law breaches must be addressed without delay, say MEPs. Committee on Budgets Committee on Budgetary Control
With enhanced operational and technical powers, the new EU Asylum Agency will facilitate cooperation among member states and contribute to converging asylum standards. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
The use of Artificial Intelligence in law enforcement and the judiciary should be subject to strong safeguards and human oversight, says the Civil Liberties Committee. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
On Tuesday at 15.30, rapporteur Elena Yoncheva will hold a press conference to discuss the outcome of trilateral talks on the creation of a new EU Asylum Agency. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
MEPs want to extend the mandate of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control to better anticipate, prepare for and manage future health threats. Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Parliament’s and Council’s negotiators reached an informal political agreement on three EU laws that will govern the 2023-2027 EU farm policy, on Friday. Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
MEPs will quiz Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas on the Commission’s recent interim evaluation of the EU's response to the pandemic. Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
MEPs urge member states to protect and further enhance women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights in a report adopted on Thursday. Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
In a report adopted on Thursday, Parliament welcomes Bosnia and Herzegovina’s commitment to advancing on its EU path, but demands further substantial reforms. Committee on Foreign Affairs
Parliament’s assessment of the Commission’s 2020 report on the rule of law provides ways to improve the mechanism so that it can better protect EU values. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Following this week’s trilateral talks on EU farm policy reform, lead EP negotiators Lins, Jahr, Müller and Andrieu plan to hold a press conference on Friday. Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Addressing MEPs on 24 June, UN Secretary-General António Guterres thanked Europe for its leadership on vaccines, climate change and tackling violence against women.
The newly re-elected UN Secretary-General reiterated the need for a global vaccination plan for COVID-19, in a speech at the European Parliament on Thursday.