European Parliament (News)

President Roberta Metsola awarded the 2022 LUX European Audience Film Award to “Quo vadis, Aida?” by Bosnian director Jasmila Žbanić, during a ceremony on Wednesday.

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Parliament backs more power for Europol to fight terrorism and organised crime, as it faces new challenges due to digital transformation and the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Parliament gave on Wednesday its green light to a new fisheries agreement with Mauritania, which should strengthen environmental, economic, social and scientific cooperation.
Committee on Fisheries

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MEPs welcomed the unity and additional sanctions delivered by the European Council but called for more arms to Ukraine and more attention to those struggling within the EU.

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On Wednesday, MEPs expressed their solidarity with Ireland in negotiations with the UK on a post-Brexit agreement in the latest “This is Europe” debate in Strasbourg.

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After being blocked in the Council for a decade, EP and EU countries’ negotiators finally agreed on a bill to increase the presence of women on corporate boards.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on Legal Affairs

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Lead EP negotiators and European Commissioner Dalli will brief journalists on the deal reached on Tuesday.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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The winner of LUX European Audience Film Award, EP Vice-President Evelyn Regner and the European Film Academy will hold a press point immediately after the awards ceremony.

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EP President Roberta Metsola will hold a press point at 8.50 with Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheál Martin. At 11.10, she will give a press conference with Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk.

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Without clear and significant progress on EU-related reforms, Parliament cannot envisage resuming accession negotiations with Turkey, warned MEPs on Tuesday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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By autumn 2024, USB Type-C will become the common charging port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the EU, Parliament and Council negotiators agreed today.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Lead EP negotiator Alex Agius Saliba (S&D, MT) and Commissioner Thierry Breton will brief journalists immediately after the negotiations conclude.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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The agreed legislation aims to ensure that minimum wages in all EU countries guarantee decent living standards for workers.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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On Tuesday morning, rapporteurs Dennis RADTKE and Agnes JONGERIUS and the Chair Dragos PÎSLARU, will brief journalists about the outcome of the of negotiations in Strasbourg and remotely.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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The Bureau has decided today to accept the request of European Parliament Secretary-General, Mr Klaus Welle, to hand over his function, after nearly 14 years in office, on 1 January 2023.

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President Metsola expressed her condolences to those injured and to the relatives of those who died in a train accident in Bavaria on 3 June, at the opening of the session.

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In brief

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The European Parliament’s spokesperson will hold a last-minute briefing on the 6-9 June plenary session today at 16.30.

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