European Parliament

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Committee on Transport and Tourism

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EP negotiating team reached a deal with the Council on Wednesday on EU-wide rules to help crowdfunding services function smoothly and foster cross-border business funding.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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Ilham Tohti's daughter accepted the 2019 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought on Wednesday on behalf of her jailed father.
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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MEPs call on the Commission to beef up its Pollinators Initiative and to come up with new measures to protect bees and other pollinators.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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MEPs press EU to engage fully in international efforts to tax the digital economy, while still being prepared to act at EU level if global plans fail.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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MEPs are concerned about the credibility of investigations into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and the lack of progress on related accusations.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Emily O’Reilly has been re-elected as European Ombudsman, allowing her to continue investigating complaints against EU bodies for the next five years.

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On Wednesday, Emily O’Reilly (Ireland) was elected European Ombudsman for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term. She was backed by 320 MEPs in a secret plenary vote.
Committee on Petitions

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Most MEPs urged European Council President Charles Michel to ensure that the EU long-term budget reflects the climate neutrality goals agreed during the December summit.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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MEPs urge the Commission to condemn all public acts of discrimination against LGBTI people, notably the development of so-called ‘LGBTI-free zones’ in Poland.
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

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Ilham Tohti's daughter Jewher Ilham accepted the 2019 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought on Wednesday on behalf of her jailed father.

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Parliament will debate the compatibility of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement with the new European Green Deal, on Wednesday from 15.00.
Committee on International Trade

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Uyghur scholar and human rights activist Ilham Tohti will be awarded the 2019 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in a ceremony on Wednesday at 12.00.

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MEPs will discuss the results of the 12-13 December summit in a debate with European Council President Michel and Commission President von der Leyen, from around 9.45.

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At 9.00 on Wednesday, MEPs will celebrate the reforms that enhanced democracy and expanded people’s rights in the EU, with Presidents Sassoli, von der Leyen and Michel.

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MEPs call on the EU to take the lead in the global fight against tax evasion, tax avoidance and money laundering.

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Europeans expect EU action to ensure multinationals pay fair taxes on EU soil, MEPs said during a plenary debate on 16 December.

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MEPs supported measures on Tuesday designed to fight e-commerce VAT evasion that would help cut some of the €137 billion lost each year across the EU to VAT fraud.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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Parliament negotiators reached an agreement with Council on Monday on new criteria to determine whether an economic activity is environmentally sustainable.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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On Tuesday afternoon, MEPs will ask the Commission about its plans to investigate and clamp down on fraudulent schemes that allow EU funds to be misused.
Committee on Budgetary Control

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