European Parliament (News)

Further reducing use of pesticides, more funds for research and better monitoring are urgently needed to save the EU’s bees, says the Environment Committee.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Next year’s UN biodiversity conference, the COP15, should be the biodiversity equivalent of the Paris agreement on climate change, says the Environment Committee.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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The award ceremony for this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, conferred to Uyghur human rights activist Ilham Tohti, will be held on 18 December.

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Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank President since mid-October, was heard for the first time in her new office by the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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MEPs will vote on an EU roadmap to tackle bee decline, call for ambitious targets for biodiversity and vet the candidates for the post of EU Ombudsman.

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Following developments in the investigation into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017, MEPs will visit Malta 3-4/12 to take stock of the situation on the ground.

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The 10th anniversary of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights will be marked on 1 December. Here are five facts you should know about it:

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MEPs voted into office the new European Commission, approved the EU's budget for 2020, called for a climate neutral Europe and awarded the LUX film prize.

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The European Parliament will inaugurate the ”Sakharov Walk of Freedom” on the Solidarność Esplanade in Brussels on Tuesday 10 December at 14.30.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Development
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Combating climate change should be Parliament’s top priority, new Eurobarometer reveals, highlighting youth-led climate protests as great influencers.

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Elections for the European Parliament take place every five years.

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Candidates running for the post of European Ombudsman will present their priorities in a hearing organised by the Petitions Committee on 3 December.
Committee on Petitions

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Russia should stop illegitimately prosecuting Lithuanian judges and EU countries should refuse any legal assistance, says European Parliament.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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The EU must act swiftly to help EU farmers unduly affected by newly imposed US tariffs worth €6.8 billion, says Parliament on Thursday.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on International Trade

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EU should commit to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the UN Conference, says Parliament.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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To end violence against women, MEPs call on the EU to accede to and all member states to ratify the Istanbul Convention.
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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To return to stability, Bolivia needs to hold new “free, inclusive and transparent” elections as soon as possible, MEPs said on Thursday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions taking stock of the human rights situation in Haiti, Algeria and Cuba.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Lisbon Treaty, European Parliament President David Sassoli is hosting a ceremony in the House of European History on 1 December

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“God Exists, her name is Petrunya” has won this year’s LUX Film Prize. Director Teona Mitevska talked to us about the power of her story of a woman defying the system and winning.

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