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Trade Committee MEPs questioned Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, candidate for the trade portfolio, on greener trade, enforcement, China and Mercosur.
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The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee questioned Mairead McGuinness, the Irish candidate for the financial services portfolio, set to replace Phil Hogan.
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MEPs will vote on changes in the European Commission, call for a new tool to protect EU values and set out ambitious climate targets at the 5-8 October plenary session.

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The multiannual financial framework (MFF) is a plan of how much can be invested in policies that strengthen Europe’s future. More in our video.

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The European Parliament’s and the groups’ spokespersons hold a briefing on next week’s session in the Anna Politkovskaya press conference room and via Skype at 11.00, today.

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The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee will hold its hearing of Mairead McGuinness, Commissioner-designate for financial services and stability, on Friday 09.00-12.00.
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The Committee on International Trade is holding a hearing with Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, candidate for the trade portfolio, on Friday from 13.00-16.00.
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MEPs approved proposals to address long-term opportunities and legal challenges posed by AI in the area of ethics, civil liability and intellectual property.
Committee on Legal Affairs

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The Legal Affairs Committee calls on the Commission to review existing laws applicable to online providers and put forward new legislation on online content management.
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The Civil Liberties Committee on Thursday called on the Bulgarian authorities to ensure EU values and the Charter of Fundamental Rights are respected.
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David Sassoli told EU leaders Parliament is not obstructing anything in the budget negotiations, but is protecting the interests of European citizens.

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MEPs call on the Commission to put forward rules to stop EU-driven global deforestation through mandatory due diligence for companies placing products on the EU market.
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Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional political agreement on stronger rights for passengers travelling by train.
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The Civil Liberties Committee will discuss the proposed conditionality clause on the rule of law, ahead of negotiations with Council, and the first EC rule of law report.
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When: Thursday 1 October at 15:30 - Where: Anna Politkovskaya pressroom and via Skype

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This note provides information on the hearings of Mairead McGuinness and Valdis Dombrovskis taking place on 2 October.
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There is no European plan to address in the short-term the regulatory barriers for the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, the Council presidency of the EU and the European Commission have confirmed to EURACTIV.

"Everyone is concerned that the number of [coronavirus] infections is on the rise" and "everybody knows that the most difficult months are ahead of us," German chancellor Angela Merkel said at a summit in Brussels Friday. "I hope that they recover well from their coronavirus infection and are soon completely healthy again," she said, on news that the US president and his wife had tested positive for Covid-19 overnight.

The EU, on Friday, removed Agila Saleh, the speaker of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives in Libya, from its sanctions list due to "his recent constructive engagement in support of a negotiated political solution". The EU and UN formally back Saleh's rival Tripoli-based government. But individual EU states have backed opposing sides in the conflict, muddling Europe's foreign policy.

EU leaders underlined their non-recognition of Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine on Friday by blacklisting two persons and four entities involved in building a bridge from Russia to the peninsula. "The European Union does not recognise the illegal annexation of Crimea," the EU Council said. EU leaders also "condemned" Russia's recent attempted murder of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, but stopped short of threatening sanctions against those involved.