European Parliament (News)

Parliament is updating the rules on how the European Ombudsman works to provide a broader mandate for inquiries into poor administration at EU level.

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The inaugural plenary session will take place in Strasbourg on Saturday morning 19 June, preceded by meetings of the representatives in their political caucuses the day before.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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The briefing with the Coordinator of the EP delegation is organised in anticipation of the inaugural plenary session that will take place on 19.06 in Strasbourg.

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MEPs will participate in the inaugural plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe and discuss migration and development issues.

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On Monday, national MPs and MEPs will meet to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the external dimension of asylum and migration policies.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Back in Strasbourg, MEPs had a full agenda with votes on the Covid certificate, rule of law, Belarus, the EU's biodiversity strategy, as well as the LUX Prize

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On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situation at the Spanish/Moroccan border, in Russia, and in Sri Lanka.
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Caged animal farming could be phased out in the European Union by 2027, say MEPs.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

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Parliament calls on the EU to punish those involved in forcing a plane to land in Minsk on 23 May and in the detention of journalist Raman Pratasevich.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Parliament insists that national recovery plans must fully meet the agreed requirements and targets for fair and green growth and digital transformation
Committee on Budgets
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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MEPs call for tighter EU cybersecurity standards for connected devices, apps and operating systems, amid recent cyberattacks on critical infrastructure in the EU.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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MEPs instruct EP President Sassoli to call on the Commission, within two weeks at the latest, to “fulfil its obligations” under the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation.
Committee on Budgets
Committee on Budgetary Control

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On Thursday, Parliament’s Conference of Presidents announced the names of the 108 MEPs that will take part in the plenary meetings of the Conference on the Future of Europe.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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The now-recognised conflict of interest of Czech Prime Minister Babiš needs to be resolved, and concerns on the rule of law breaches in Czechia addressed.
Committee on Budgetary Control

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To accelerate global vaccine rollout, MEPs demand the temporary lifting of intellectual property rights protection for COVID-19 vaccines.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on International Trade

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Thursday, 10 June

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The Global Europe fund will be used to support sustainable development in EU neighbourhood countries, Africa, Asia, the Americas, the Pacific and the Caribbean.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Development

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On Wednesday morning, MEPs debated with Commission and Council the upcoming G7 summit and the topics they expect to be raised during the EU-US summit on 11 June.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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President David Sassoli awarded the 2021 LUX Audience Award to Collective during a ceremony in Strasbourg on Wednesday.

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On Wednesday morning, Parliament debated the outcome of May’s special summit with European Council President Michel and Commission President von der Leyen.

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