European Parliament

A year after the death of former French President and MEP Valery Giscard d’Estaing, the European Parliament paid him a tribute at a ceremony in Strasbourg.

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Rules to make more data available to start-ups and businesses to stimulate innovation were informally agreed by MEPs and the Council Presidency on Tuesday.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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On Tuesday, the committees on Civil Liberties and Women’s Rights demanded legislation to fight gender-based cyber violence.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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The award ceremony for this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, conferred upon Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny, will be held on 15 December at noon.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Development
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Health MEPs quizzed the EMA’s Executive Director on Tuesday on the current situation around COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics, as well as the Agency’s future role.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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The Trade Committee adopted its position on the draft international procurement instrument aimed at restoring the balance of opportunities for EU companies tendering outside the EU.
Committee on International Trade

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On Monday evening, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on extending the mandate of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Today, the Budgetary Control Committee will ask the President of the EU Court of Auditors, Klaus-Heiner Lehne, about recent media allegations of maladministration.
Committee on Budgetary Control

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Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean will gather on Friday and Saturday to debate how to fight climate change in the region.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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On Monday, Civil Liberties Committee MEPs will discuss what the Pegasus spyware revelations mean for fundamental rights.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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MEPs will quiz EMA Executive Director Emer Cooke on the latest developments regarding COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics in the EU.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Parliament’s leadership adopts a roadmap for an inclusive approach to matters relating to disability, sexual orientation and anti-racism in its administration.

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Covid-19, migration, gender-based cyber-violence and the protection of animals during transport are on Parliament's agenda this week.

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Committee meetings, Brussels

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MEPs approved a new EU farm policy, set out recommendations on medicines and adopted the EU's budget for 2022 during the plenary session on 22-25 November.

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The fourth European Citizens’ Panel, focusing on the EU’s role and place in the world, and on migration issues, will meet online on 26-28 November.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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The European Parliament is lighting its building in Brussels in orange on 25 November to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

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On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions assessing human rights violations committed by the Wagner Group, atrocities in Somalia and the situation in Cameroon.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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MEPs demand a legislative proposal from the Commission for a European social security pass before the end of 2022, to reduce the administrative burden on mobile workers.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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Proposals to ease legal labour migration to Europe are needed by the end of January 2022, to overcome the challenge of an ageing population and of skills shortages.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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