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Plenary sessions : MEPs say that Belarus’ progress in upholding democratic values is “insufficient” in a resolution voted on Thursday. They note that Belarus is taking new political prisoners, harassing the opposition, using capital punishment, and failing to address safety concerns about its first nuclear power plant, being built in Ostrovets.

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Plenary sessions : MEPs advocate a full and immediate EU-wide ban on ivory and rhinoceros horn trade, and call for common sanctions at EU level against wildlife trafficking, in a resolution voted on Thursday. Wildlife trafficking is worth an estimated €20 billion annually. It has grown in recent years, becoming one of the biggest and most profitable forms of organised cross-border crime.

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Plenary sessions : All parties to the conflict in Syria should ensure humanitarian aid access throughout the country and cease bombing civilians, urge MEPs. Those responsible for violations of international human rights and humanitarian law should "sooner or later" face justice, they add in a resolution voted on Thursday.

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Plenary sessions : Providers of workplace pension schemes wanting to move their operations across national borders will now have to get the approval of a majority of their members, as well as the backing of regulators in both the host and recipient country, under new rules approved by MEPs on Thursday.

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Plenary sessions : The European Parliament strongly condemns the violence committed against the Guarani-Kaiowá people in the Mato Grosso do Sul region of Brazil, the disappearance of publisher Mr Minhai Gui in China and the detention and torture of Mr Ildar Dadin in Russia, in three resolutions voted on Thursday.

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Die Amtszeit von Herrn Emmanuel Coulon als Kanzler des Gerichts wird verlängert

The EU-US data protection framework, known as the “Umbrella Agreement” was backed by a large majority in the Civil Liberties Committee on Thursday morning. The deal will ensure high, binding data protection standards for data exchanged by police and law enforcement authorities across the Atlantic.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Diplomacy, development and defence should be the pillars of EU foreign policy, say Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs in a resolution voted on Thursday. They call on member states to show more unity and trust, and to speak with one voice, so as to make the EU a global player. MEPs also advocate a more realistic strategy on Russia and a “less for less” policy towards countries that try to throw democracy into reverse.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Diplomacy, development and defence should be the pillars of EU foreign policy, say Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs in a resolution voted on Thursday. They call on member states to show more unity and trust, and to speak with one voice, so as to make the EU a global player. MEPs also advocate a more realistic strategy on Russia and a “less for less” policy towards countries that try to throw democracy into reverse.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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On 28 November, SEDE will hold an exchange of views with Prof. Dr. Luis Simón, Research Professor, Institute for European Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel on the possibilities offered by the Lisbon Treaty and its implications for the Common Security and Defence Policy.
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Das Europaparlament könnte neue Spannungen zwischen den 28 und der Türkei verursachen.

Der Druck auf die EU durch Propaganda aus Russland wächst.

Allgemeines : Der Film "Toni Erdmann", eine deutsch-österreichisch-rumänische Koproduktion und Tragikomödie im Rahmen der zeitgenössischen Unternehmenskultur, ist heute, am Mittwoch, den 23. November, mit dem LUX-Filmpreis 2016 ausgezeichnet worden. Wir haben die Regisseurin Maren Ade aus Deutschland zu ihrem Film über eine Vater-Tochter-Beziehung interviewt und sie gefragt, was es bedeutet, den vom EU-Parlament vergebenen LUX-Filmpreis zu erhalten.

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Plenary sessions : Progress in deciding how the Paris climate agreement is to be applied by its 197 signatory countries and the “Marrakesh Action Proclamation”, approved last week at the UN climate change conference (COP22) in Morocco, was debated on Wednesday morning with EU climate action and energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete and with Slovak State Secretary Ivan Korčok, representing the Council Presidency.

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Montag, 14. November 2016
13.00 Uhr Treffen mit dem Präsidenten der Europäischen Kommission Jean-Claude Juncker (Berlaymont)

Mittwoch, 16. November 2016
10.00 Uhr Treffen mit dem maltesischen Premierminister Joseph Muscat (Fototermin)

Freitag, 18. November 2016
12.00 Uhr Telefongespräch mit dem Präsidenten der Ukraine Petro Poroschenko
16.30 Uhr Telefongespräch mit dem designierten US-Präsidenten Donald Trump

Plenartagung : Die derzeitigen EU-Mehrwertsteuerregeln für den grenzüberschreitenden Handel stammen aus dem Jahr 1993. Eine Reform ist nötig, um einerseits den Anforderungen expandierender Unternehmen und des wachsenden E-Commerce-Sektors nachzukommen und andererseits Mehrwertsteuerbetrug zu bekämpfen. Am Donnerstag (24.11.) hat das Plenum einen Bericht des EU-Abgeordneten Werner Langen (EVP, DE), der auf den Aktionsplan der Kommission im Bereich der Mehrwertsteuer Bezug nimmt, angenommen.

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Die Lebenserwartung der Europäer steigt, doch die gesunden Jahre nehmen nicht in dem gleichen Maß zu.

Plenary sessions : The EU authorisation for Bentazone herbicide, which expires on 30 June 2017, should not be renewed as its safety has yet to be confirmed, says a non-binding resolution voted on Wednesday. MEPs point out that Bentazone can easily leak directly into groundwater and is suspected of interfering with human reproduction.

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