European Parliament (News)

Parliament and Council have suspended the talks on the EU budget for 2022 on Friday without agreement.
Committee on Budgets

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A new draft EU law will ensure a minimum level of wage protection in all member states, in order to guarantee decent living standards for workers and their families.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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The second online European Citizens’ Panel, focusing on European democracy / values and rights, the rule of law, and security, will meet on 12-14 November.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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MEPs suggest improved donation monitoring, withholding funds when member parties do not comply with EU values, and reducing unnecessary administrative obstacles.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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A year after the Polish Constitutional Tribunal’s ruling, MEPs are calling on the government to lift the ban on abortion that puts women’s lives at risk.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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Parliament is calling for new EU rules to curtail vexatious legal actions intended to intimidate and silence critical voices.
Committee on Legal Affairs
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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MEPs give their final green light to new rules obliging big multinationals to publicly declare the taxes they pay in each EU country, in order to undermine tax avoidance.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Committee on Legal Affairs

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The new EU Asylum Agency will have enhanced operational and technical powers to facilitate cooperation among member states and contribute to converging asylum standards.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Thursday, 11 November

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The EU must stand united in its response to the Belarusian regime’s inhuman instrumentalisation of migrants, MEPs said in a debate on Wednesday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Vice-President Metsola opened the 10-11 November session in Brussels.

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The winners of the 2020 and 2021 Citizen’s Prize received their awards in a ceremony at the European Parliament in Brussels on 9 November.

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Wednesday, 10 November

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Artificial Intelligence regulation should focus on the level of risk associated with specific uses, a draft report presented in the AIDA committee on Tuesday says.
Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age

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On Thursday, the co-rapporteurs of the Civil Liberties and Legal Affairs committees will present Parliament’s proposals to curb the use of legal actions to silence critical voices.
Committee on Legal Affairs
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Withdrawing from, or abandoning altogether, major arms control treaties would seriously damage the stability provided by international arms control regimes, warn MEPs.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Security and Defence

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Over 300 metal workers in the Basque region in Spain who lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic set to receive €1.2 million in EU aid.
Committee on Budgets

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Multinational companies will have to disclose publicly how much tax they pay in each EU country, which will increase scrutiny of their tax practices.

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The EU’s future Digital Services Act can set the global standards in transparency, oversight and enforcement, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told MEPs.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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MEPs will discuss today with Ms Haugen the negative impact on users of big tech companies’ products and business models, and how EU digital rules can address these issues.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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