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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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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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On Monday the Parliament’s Bureau, the body that lays down the institution is working rules, unveiled ambitious environmental targets for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term.

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President Sassoli opened the 16-19 December session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

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MEPs want to stop the decline of bees and other insect pollinators in the EU and are calling for more measures to protect the diversity of pollinator species.

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On Monday, MEPs will assess whether EU values are at risk in Hungary and Poland, with Commissioner Didier Reynders and Finnish Minister Tytti Tuppurainen.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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The worsening migration situation in Latin America and Europe worries parliamentarians in both regions, who also warn against increasing trade protectionism.

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Parliament will award the Sakharov human rights prize, elect a new Ombudsman and debate the rule of law in Malta and the EU Summit at the final plenary session of 2019.

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Ahead of today's EU summit to decide how best to invest to meet people’s expectations, Parliament’s negotiators are warning not to expect substantial progress from it.

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MEPs convened in a plenary session to discuss with Ursula von der Leyen and Frans Timmermans the roadmap to a climate-neutral continent.

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Respect for human rights is key to the EU. How much do you know about them? Find out in our quiz!

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Marking International Human Rights Day on 10 December, European Parliament President David Sassoli and Sakharov Prize laureate Lorent Saleh inaugurated the Sakharov Walk of Freedom.

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