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This document provides links to all Briefings produced by the Policy Departments of the Directorate-General for Internal Policies and of the Directorate-General for External Policies of the European Parliament, with salient points and essential commitments made by the Vice-Presidents and Commissioners-designates at their respective hearings before the European Parliament. For an exhaustive list of all commitments made and positions taken by the candidates, the full verbatim report of each public hearing is available on the dedicated hearings website of the European Parliament, as are the written questions and answers.
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This document is a compilation of salient points and essential commitments made by the Vice-Presidents- and Commissioners-designate at their respective hearings before the European Parliament. It is intended to provide you with a practical and concise tool to follow-up on the efforts and actions of the future Commission. For an exhaustive list of all commitments made and positions taken by the candidates, the full verbatim report of each public hearing is available on the dedicated hearings website of the European Parliament, as are the written questions and answers.
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Vom 23. bis 26. Mai nahmen 200 000 000 Wähler in den 28 EU-Mitgliedstaaten an der Europawahl teil, um die Abgeordneten des Europäischen Parlaments zu wählen.

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Nachdem die Abgeordneten die Eignung der designierten Kommissionsmitglieder geprüft haben, werden sie am 27. November darüber abstimmen, ob sie die neue Kommission ins Amt wählen.

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Laut einem EVP-Antrag soll eine schnellere EU-Annäherung dreier Länder der Östlichen Partnerschaft erreicht werden: Moldawien, Georgien und die Ukraine haben ohnehin als Ziel ausgegeben, eines Tages EU-Mitglieder zu werden.

The Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Committee on Development will hold an exchange of views with last year's laureate of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Mr Sentsov is a Ukrainian film director who had been sentenced to 20 years in prison for "plotting terrorist acts" against the Russian "de facto" rule in Crimea. After spending more than five years behind bars, he was released from prison in September this year as part of a major prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine.

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Sakharov Prize 2018: Oleg Sentsov and the struggle of political prisoners in Russia
Oleg SENTSOV, Sakharov Prize 2018
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Length of video : 104'
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Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
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The Conference of Presidents (President Sassoli and political groups’ leaders) closed the hearings process today. Parliament will vote on the new Commission on 27 November.

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President Donald Tusk delivered a speech during the European People's Party congress in Zagreb.

European Council President-elect Charles Michel delivered a speech during the "Room for Discussion" event at the University of Amsterdam,

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The EU issued a declaration on Nicaragua.

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Nach der scharfen Kritik von Frankreichs Präsident an der Nato bemüht sich das Bündnis um Schadensbegrenzung. Bundesaußenminister Heiko Maas stieß am Mittwoch mit einem Vorschlag für eine Expertengruppe zur Reform des Bündnisses auf ein positives Echo.

Während die Zahl der durch Terroranschläge verursachten Todesfälle im Jahr 2018 rückläufig war, lässt sich ein deutlicher Anstieg von Aktivitäten rechtsextremistischer terroristischer Gruppen feststellen.

MEPs and African, Caribbean and Pacific MPs agreed on climate change, migration, sustainable growth and the post-Cotonou agreement.
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Der Abbau der Staatsverschuldung sollte für Frankreich, Italien und Spanien oberste Priorität haben, mahnte die Europäische Kommission am Mittwoch.