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A press briefing by Parliament’s Spokesperson on the plenary agenda of 8-10 July will take place in Anna Politkovskaya press conference room and via Skype at 17.00 tomorrow.

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The EU has some of world's highest animal welfare standards. Find out how the legislation protects wildlife, pets as well as farm and laboratory animals.

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MEPs will quiz Commissioner Johansson and the Greek Government on Monday about the situation of asylum-seekers at the border with Turkey, focusing on fundamental rights.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Chancellor Angela Merkel will discuss German presidency priorities with MEPs during the July plenary. Other items on the agenda include the EU budget, health and road transport.

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People migrate for many reasons , ranging from security, demography and human rights to poverty and climate change. Find out more.

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While the corona pandemic continues, Germany took over the six-month presidency of the Council of the EU on 1 July. We asked German MEPs for their expectations.

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Ahead of the start of the German Council Presidency and of the 17 July European Council, Budgets Committee Chair Van Overtveldt set out Parliament’s position on the long-term EU budget.
Committee on Budgets

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On Tuesday, Parliament and Council negotiators reached an agreement to make access to justice faster, cheaper and more user-friendly for EU citizens and businesses.
Committee on Legal Affairs

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As energy from renewable sources is increasingly part of the European energy mix, MEPs propose ways to step up storage solutions such as hydrogen or home batteries.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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The upcoming new EU chemicals strategy for sustainability must better protect our health and the environment, says Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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European Parliament insists that the future institutional framework must still include an ACP-EU joint parliamentary dimension.
Committee on Development

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Measures against Covid-19 are needed, but their impact on privacy and freedom must be proportionate and temporary, said Maria Arena, the chair of the human rights subcommittee.

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Parliament wants the Green Deal to be at the core of the EU’s Covid-19 recovery package. Find out more about this roadmap for a climate-neutral Europe.

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The EP Committee responsible for public health will debate the fight against COVID-19 with the Director-General of the World Health Organisation at 16.45.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Budget Committee MEPs gave their green light to top up support to refugees and host communities in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon in response to the Syrian crisis.
Committee on Budgets

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To prevent massive job losses and a deep recession, EP’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee calls for radical measures to help EU firms and workers out of the crisis.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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The coronavirus crisis leaves EU companies vulnerable to subsidised foreign competitors. Fair competition rules should apply to everyone, insist MEPs.

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More action is needed to safeguard the health, safety and working conditions of cross-border and seasonal workers, says Parliament.

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Parliament and Council negotiators reached a deal on the first EU-wide rules on collective redress, on Monday.
Committee on Legal Affairs

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Parliament's Committee responsible for public health debated how to support efforts to develop and manufacture COVID-19 vaccines, together with Commissioner Kyriakides.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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