European Parliament

The agreement between EU co-legislators aims to make it easier for providers to comply with the AI Act, while maintaining its main provisions and risk-based approach.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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EU entrepreneurs need simple rules for their companies to prosper. The “EU Inc.” company format should help businesses as they start life and grow.

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The updated rules seek to ensure access to social security for EU workers who live or work in another EU country, while distributing obligations fairly among member states.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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EU citizens should have more ways to get a car checked, but frequency of mandatory tests should not change, say Transport and Tourism Committee MEPs.
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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On 4 May, the European Parliament officially launched the call for submissions for entries to the sixth edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism.

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Committee meetings, Brussels

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In a resolution adopted on Thursday, Parliament condemns the repeated brutal and deliberate Russian strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine in the strongest terms.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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MEPs are demanding the strict enforcement of existing EU laws, a harmonised definition of cyberbullying, and increased platform responsibility to improve the protection of victims.

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MEPs are pushing for the Commission’s timely and effective enforcement of the EU’s Digital Markets Act and closer scrutiny of AI-driven search tools and cloud services.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Haiti, China and Venezuela.

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Thursday 30 April

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In a vote on Wednesday, MEPs took stock of the fundamental rights situation in the EU in 2024 and 2025.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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MEPs warn that persistent rule of law gaps weaken democratic safeguards in the EU and that Commission recommendations are not being followed up.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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MEPs approve the Commission’s management of the 2024 EU budget but warn that rule of law backsliding in several member states is harming the use of EU funds.
Committee on Budgetary Control

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On Wednesday, Parliament backed €2 million in EU aid for workers laid off after the bankruptcy of Liberty Steel Belgium.
Committee on Budgets

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Plenary has approved the revision of the EU Electoral Act to enable female MEPs to delegate their voting rights before and after childbirth.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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Wednesday 29 April

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On Tuesday, Parliament adopted the renewed regulation on the generalised system of preferences (GSP).
Committee on International Trade

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Parliament wants the Commission to propose legislation establishing a common definition of rape based on freely given, informed, and revocable consent.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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The bill adopted on Tuesday seeks to stop abusive practices, curb cruel business methods and protect the health of cats and dogs.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

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