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MEPs discuss plans to reboot Europe’s economy in light of Covid-19 on Wednesday and vote on a resolution later in the week. Learn more in our interview.

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Ahead of this week’s plenary vote on a resolution on the planned new long-term EU budget, Budget Committee Chair Van Overtveldt shared his thoughts in an interview on EP’s Facebook page.
Committee on Budgets

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During a plenary session starting Wednesday MEPs will look at how the EU budget can help Europe exit the Covid-19 crisis and will also vote on new tyre labelling rules.

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A message from the presidents of the European Parliament, European Council and Commission marking Europe Day.

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Tomorrow 9 May, the European Parliament will mark the 70th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, with a live programme broadcast directly from the Hemicycle in Brussels.

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The Budgetary Control Committee called on the Czech Prime Minister to not participate in EU budget talks until his conflict of interest allegations are clarified.
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Legal Affairs Committee MEPs discussed the effects of COVID-19 on the functioning of the judiciary and the situation in Poland and Hungary with Commissioner Reynders, on Thursday.
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Seventy years after the Schuman declaration, Europe is facing a crisis that makes EU solidarity more important than ever.

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Statement by European Parliament’s President and leaders of political groups on the Schuman Declaration anniversary (9th May).

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Tourism is one of the sectors most affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. Read more on how the EU is protecting businesses, workers and passengers.

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Statement by President Sassoli on the EU recovery plan, which will be anchored to the next Multiannual EU budget.

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The Civil Liberties Committee will discuss the use and protection of personal data in managing COVID-19, including smartphone apps, with EU data protection experts.
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Phone apps could play a part in the fight against Covid-19, but raise privacy and data protection issues. Discover what the EU is doing.

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Measures to support the judiciary and recent initiatives in member states that risk undermining the rule of law will be discussed with Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders, on Thursday.
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MEPs will quiz Commissioner Johansson on the future of the border-free Schengen zone, common migration and asylum policy and security in the context of the pandemic.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has also affected the 170,000 young people involved in Erasmus+ or the European Solidarity Corps. Find out how the EU is helping them.

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Rebuilding the hard-hit cultural and media sectors in post-COVID-19 Europe must be a major objective in the EU’s recovery plan, MEPs said in a debate on Monday.
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The current health crisis compels us to tackle the risk of the next long-term EU budget not coming into force on 1 January 2021 with even more urgency, MEPs say.
Committee on Budgets

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The European Parliament’s Vice-Presidents for communication today called on member states to do more to inform the public about EU action and solidarity in combatting COVID-19.

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As the EU looks at how best to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, MEPs say the Green Deal must be at the centre of any reconstruction package.

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