European Parliament

Monday, 18 October

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People from across the EU met in Strasbourg to discuss trade, relations with the US and China and Europe’s approach to migration 15-17 October.

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The European Parliament’s spokesperson will hold a last-minute briefing on the 18-21 October plenary session today at 16.30.

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A European Parliament delegation travelled to Slovenia, where they met with national authorities, journalists and NGOs, to assess respect of EU values and rule of law.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Plenary Session, Strasbourg

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The EU plans to make life easier for consumers and reduce waste by making USB-C the common charger for smartphones and other mobile devices.

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MEPs will address concerns over the rule of law in Poland and vote on a climate resolution ahead of the COP26 conference during the plenary session on 18-21 October.

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Find out about the 2021 nominees for the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

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Spokespersons for Parliament and for political groups will hold a briefing on the 18-21 October plenary session this Friday at 11.00, in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

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The EU needs rules against vexatious legal actions intended to silence critical voices, according to the Parliament’s Civil Liberties and Legal Affairs committees.
Committee on Legal Affairs
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Newsletter - 18-21 October 2021 - Strasbourg plenary session

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Parliament’s Industry Committee voted in favour of extending the "Roam like at Home" scheme for another ten years.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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Afghan women, Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and Bolivia’s former interim president Jeanine Áñez were shortlisted for the 2021 Sakharov Prize on Thursday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Development
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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The 2021 finalists for the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought are Afghan women, Jeanine Áñez and Alexei Navalny.

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This Thursday 14 October 2021, the Daphne Caruana Prize for Journalism was awarded to the journalists from the Pegasus Project coordinated by the Forbidden Stories Consortium.

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MEPs advocate the EU’s strategic autonomy and call for better EU-US coordination on China to avoid tensions such as the ones caused by AUKUS deal.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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MEPs call for a comprehensive set of measures and a coherent IT policy, as well as improved military cyber defence coordination, to strengthen EU cyber resilience.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Security and Defence

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On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted two resolutions on the human rights situations in Myanmar and Rwanda.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Parliament expresses strong solidarity with EU countries affected by Belarusian hybrid attacks, while calling for the Lukashenka regime to be brought to court.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Recycling, multilingualism, the rule of law and a push for a Federal Europe were among the main ideas by the 10,000 young participants.

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