European Parliament (News)

The EU is based on a common set of rules and values. Watch our video to find out what happens when these rules are broken.

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You choose your MEPs every five years, but did you realise you also have an impact on the set up of the other EU institutions?

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The EU has a positive impact that reaches far beyond Europe’s borders. Watch the video to find out how.

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Visit the centre of European democracy, the place where decisions affecting the whole EU are made. Measures are in place to guarantee your safety.

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The Conference on the Future of Europe is looking for your ideas on how the EU should change and what it should focus on. Now is the time to get involved.

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Parliament tackled the Covid-19 pandemic, launched the Conference on the Future of Europe and approved the EU Climate Law.

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Today, the Executive Board agreed to allocate more seats in the Conference Plenary to regional and local elected representatives, as well as to social partners.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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MEPs adopted rules to facilitate making more data available to help create new products and innovation, in particular in Artificial Intelligence.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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Ministers outlined the priorities of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU to parliamentary committees, in a series of meetings.
Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Culture and Education
Committee on Development
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on International Trade
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Fisheries
Committee on Regional Development
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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Foreign Affairs Committee says the EU must push back against Russia’s aggressive policies while laying groundwork for cooperation with a future democratic country.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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The EU should continue talking to China about global challenges like climate change and health crises, while raising its concerns over systemic human rights violations.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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The new EU Ethics Body would be able to initiate investigations on possible conflicts of interest or “revolving door” cases for Commissioners, MEPs and staff.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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MEPs outline how the EU should strengthen crisis prevention, preparedness and response when addressing future serious cross-border health threats.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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On 16 July, Parliament will co-host the first-ever Global State of Human Rights conference to discuss the state of human rights internationally.
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Executive VP Timmermans will present the Commission’s “Fit for 55 in 2030” package and debate with Environment Committee MEPs, on the day of its adoption.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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MEPs will reflect on the new European Commission proposal aiming to reduce greenhouse emissions and vote on new legislation tackling cross-border health threats.

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MEPs criticised new LGBTIQ rules in Hungary, approved funds for migration measures as well as investments for transport, digital and energy projects.

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MEPs condemn restrictive laws devised to criminalise political opponents in Nicaragua and call for all arbitrarily detained political prisoners to be immediately released.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situation in Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Parliament “condemns in the strongest possible terms” the recent anti-LGBTIQ legislation and denounces the dismantling of democracy and the rule of law in Hungary.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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