EU Parliament calls for Independent EU Ethics Body
Parliament proposes an agreement between EU institutions to improve transparency and integrity A new EU...
EP debate on the State of the Union: recovery, fight against COVID-19, climate action, and foreign policy
In the annual State of the European Union debate, MEPs quizzed Commission President von der...
The von der Leyen Commission’s six priorities: State of play in Autumn 2021 – EP Think tank
When the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, takes the floor in...
Agriculture MEPs approve agreement on EU farm policy reform
A provisional deal on more environmentally friendly, fairer and transparent EU Farm policy from 2023...
EU Parliament: The Week Ahead 6-12 September 2021
Briefing LGBTIQ rights in Hungary: debate with Council and Commission Vote on a temporary solution...
EP Delegation for relations with Afghanistan – meeting on 9 September 2021
The Delegation for relations with Afghanistan (D-AF) will hold an ordinary meeting in the morning...
The situation in Afghanistan – EU Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs
MEPs from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Development and the Delegation for...
Exchange of views with the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
On 1 September from 13.45 to 14.45, ECON Members will hold an exchange of views...
Afghanistan: MEPs to hold emergency meeting
Following events unfolding in Afghanistan, MEPs will meet on Thursday morning to debate the latest...
Brexit: MEPs push back against UK attempts to overhaul NI Protocol
Statement by David McAllister and Bernd Lange on the UK government’s new ‘command paper’ titled...
EU Parliament adopts two funds for asylum and border policies
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund: €9.88bn to support asylum and migration policy Integrated Border Management...
EU Climate Law: MEPs confirm deal on climate neutrality by 2050
EU carbon sinks will de facto raise 2030 emissions reduction target to 57% Greenhouse gas...
Briefing on the Brussels plenary session 23-24 June 2021 (details: IEU Events)
Download briefing in PDF format EU Climate Law: MEPs set to confirm deal on a...
EU institutions sign regulation on EU Digital COVID Certificate
Today, the Presidents of the three EU institutions, the European Parliament, the Council of the...
Helmut Scholz (Die Linke): Wo bleibt das Untersuchungsrecht des EU-Parlaments?
Helmut Scholz, verfassungspolitischer Sprecher der LINKEN im Europäischen Parlament, kommentiert im Vorfeld der heutigen Plenardebatte...
Summary of this week’s EP plenary highlights
Parliament debated waiving vaccine patent rights and outside plenary reached a deal with the Council...
EU Parliament: The Week Ahead 24 – 30 May 2021
Committee meetings, Brussels European Council. EP President David Sassoli will address the special European Council meeting...
MEPs: Environmental Liability Directive needs revamping
Link MEPs want to strengthen existing EU rules on companies’ environmental liability to reduce and...
EP motions on human rights: Chad, Haiti and Armenian war prisoners in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan must end degrading treatment of Armenian prisoners of war Chadian authorities must ensure a...
Briefing on the plenary session 17-20 May 2021
Briefing Newsletter – 17-20 May 2021 – plenary session Parliament to discuss call for...
Updated: EP Motions for a Resolution on Chinese countersanctions against EU entities, MEPs, and MPs (S&D added)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Chinese countersanctions on EU entities and MEPs and MPs...
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the ruling of the CJEU – Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited and Maximillian Schrems (‘Schrems II’) – EP Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION to wind up the debate on the statement by the Commission...
Privacy online: EU Council and EU Parliament agree on temporary rules to combat child abuse online
Today, the negotiators from the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a temporary...
JOINT MEP MOTION and Amendments FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia, the case of Alexei Navalny, the military build-up on Ukraine’s border and Russian attacks in the Czech Republic
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION pursuant to Rule 132(2) and (4) of the Rules of...
S&D Group: Put on hold EU-China Investment Agreement as long as EU parliamentarians are sanctioned by Beijing
For the Socialists and Democrats, the Chinese counter-measures targeting European individuals and entities, including S&D...
Issues on the EP Agenda on 28 April 2021 (for media coverage)
Wednesday, 28 April Live coverage of debates and votes can be found on Parliament’s webstreaming and on EbS+....
EP Text adopted – Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register
European Parliament decision of 27 April 2021 on the conclusion of an interinstitutional agreement between...
MEPs approve new rules for a common mandatory EU Transparency Register
EU Parliament, EU Council, and EU Commission aim to make registration of political representatives and...
ECR: The Week Ahead: 26-30 April 2021
Brexit Deal On Tuesday, the European Parliament will debate and vote on its consent to...
Briefing on the plenary session on 26-29 April 2021
Download briefing in PDF format Parliament to decide whether to give its consent to EU-UK agreement ...
Artificial Intelligence: Special committee Chair reacts to Commission proposal
Link Parliament’s Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA) is leading a...
EP lead negotiators comment on deal on EU Climate Law at press conference
Following the deal with Council on the EU Climate Law, an online press conference with...
EU Parliament Report on the conclusion of an interinstitutional agreement on a mandatory transparency register
REPORT on the conclusion of an interinstitutional agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of...
Banning caged farming in the EU: EP Hearing on the European Citizens’ Initiative
On Thursday, MEPs debated a citizens’ initiative to ban the use of cages for farm...
MEPs want to stop the pirating of live sports transmissions
What is the problem with illegal sports streaming? Broadcasting live sports plays an important role...
After Chinese sanctions: MEPs continue to firmly condemn human rights abuses in China
Statement by leading MEPs following the decision by Chinese authorities to sanction the Subcommittee on...
AIDA: MEPs debate how to boost competitiveness by artificial intelligence
The EU Parliament’s Special Committee on AI discussed ways to enable EU businesses to make...
AIDA Hearing on AI and competitiveness on 23 March 2021
The Special Committee on AI will discuss current and future regulatory frameworks geared towards enhancing...
EP Think tank Briefing – Electronic evidence in criminal matters
In December 2020, the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee adopted its...
EP OPINION on digital taxation: OECD negotiations, tax residency of digital companies and a possible European Digital Tax
OPINION on digital taxation: OECD negotiations, tax residency of digital companies and a possible European...
MEPs quiz EMA Executive Director Emer Cooke on the evaluation and authorisation of COVID-19 vaccines
MEPs will quiz EMA Executive Director Emer Cooke on the latest developments regarding the evaluation...
EP Think tank: Coronavirus: Vaccination debates [What Think Tanks are thinking]
Written by Marcin Grajewski As the second wave of the coronavirus passes, new infections and...
EU Parliament on Covid-19 variants: state of play and impact on vaccination in the EU
Existing Covid-19 vaccines should be effective against the new variants, experts told MEPs on 15...
MEPs: AI technologies must prevent discrimination and protect diversity
Reducing gender, social or cultural bias in AI technologies is key, said the Culture and...
COVID-19 variants: MEPs share concerns about efficacy of vaccines
On Monday, Members of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee debated with experts...
EP: In-Depth Analysis on Non-performing Loans – Different this Time?
Model estimates of NPLs of a large sample of banks in the euro area suggest...
EP Briefing – Digital services act
The rules governing the provision of digital products and services in the EU have remained...
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MEPs quiz EU foreign policy chief on EU capacity to respond to hybrid attacks
Press Releases INGE 30 minutes ago : link Russian and Chinese hybrid threats and the EU’s capacity to...