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On Thursday, the Employment Committee will vote on which risk group SARS-CoV-2 should be classified in to protect the health and safety of workers.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee MEPs approve more flexibility in EU banks prudential rulebook to focus on lending to the COVID-19 stricken economy.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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Making it through the crisis together

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New EU programme EU4Health aims to strengthen Europe’s health systems to respond better to future major cross-border crises, such as the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Transport Committee MEPs endorsed on Monday the deal reached with EU ministers on a major reform of the road transport sector.
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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MEPs quizzed ECB President Christine Lagarde for the first time since the pandemic and the German constitutional court’s ruling on the ECB’s bondbuying programme.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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As the current EU Disability Strategy comes to an end, Parliament is calling on the European Commission for an ambitious post-2020 strategy. Discover its priorities.

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MEPs will vote on recommendations for the ongoing EU-UK negotiations, rules in the road transport sector and the classification of Covid-19.

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Members of the EP’s Subcommittee on Human Rights held a debate on Friday with invited experts on the human rights situation in the United States after the death of George Floyd.
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Committee and political group meetings - Brussels

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A swift return to a fully functional Schengen area is needed to safeguard freedom of movement and ensure the EU’s economic recovery, says the Civil Liberties Committee.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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After months of lockdown, travel and tourism could soon restart. Discover what the EU recommends to ensure safe journeys.

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The 2021 budget priorities should be to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak and support the recovery, building on the Green Deal and digital transformation.
Committee on Budgets

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On Thursday, Budgets Committee Members approved €279 million in EU aid following extreme weather events in Austria, Italy, Portugal and Spain in 2019.
Committee on Budgets

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The EU's food sustainability strategy aims to protect the environment and ensure healthy food for everyone, whilst ensuring farmers’ livelihoods.

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On Wednesday, MEPs discussed the European Semester and economically and socially sustainable ways out of the crisis with Commissioners Dombrovskis, Gentiloni and Schmit.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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It is high time to start negotiations on the MFF with the Council without delay, said the EP’s negotiating team for the long-term EU budget and Own Resources reform.
Committee on Budgets

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Focussing on future generations, Commission President von der Leyen discussed the €750 billion recovery instrument within a revamped long-term EU budget in plenary.

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The Transport and Tourism Committee will discuss on Thursday at 10:00 CEST the European Commission’s guidance on how to safely resume travel and reboot Europe's tourism.
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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When: Wednesday 27 May at 17:00 - Where: Anna Politkovskaya pressroom and via Skype

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