European Parliament

President Sassoli opened the 16-19 December session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

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MEPs want to stop the decline of bees and other insect pollinators in the EU and are calling for more measures to protect the diversity of pollinator species.

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On Monday, MEPs will assess whether EU values are at risk in Hungary and Poland, with Commissioner Didier Reynders and Finnish Minister Tytti Tuppurainen.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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The worsening migration situation in Latin America and Europe worries parliamentarians in both regions, who also warn against increasing trade protectionism.

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Parliament will award the Sakharov human rights prize, elect a new Ombudsman and debate the rule of law in Malta and the EU Summit at the final plenary session of 2019.

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Plenary session, Strasbourg

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Ahead of today's EU summit to decide how best to invest to meet people’s expectations, Parliament’s negotiators are warning not to expect substantial progress from it.

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MEPs convened in a plenary session to discuss with Ursula von der Leyen and Frans Timmermans the roadmap to a climate-neutral continent.

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Respect for human rights is key to the EU. How much do you know about them? Find out in our quiz!

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Marking International Human Rights Day on 10 December, European Parliament President David Sassoli and Sakharov Prize laureate Lorent Saleh inaugurated the Sakharov Walk of Freedom.

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For Parliament’s negotiating team, the preliminary proposal by Finland's presidency of the Council for the next long-term budget of the EU would “condemn the European Union to failure”.
Committee on Budgets

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This Eurobarometer survey, published on Tuesday, asked citizens, among several topics, which political issue the Parliament should deal with as a matter of priority.

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The scrutiny role of parliaments in trade talks and EU-Latin American cooperation against organised crime will be debated this week in Panama.

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A delegation from the European Parliament arrives in Madrid today to participate in the COP25, where they will meet with key stakeholders in the negotiations.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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The European Accessibility Act aims to ensure more products and services are accessible for elderly people and people living with a disability. Check out our video.

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MEPs will debate the “European Green Deal” to make the EU the first climate-neutral continent, on Wednesday 14:00, in an extraordinary plenary sitting in Brussels.

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MEPs discuss new measures to tackle the climate emergency at an extraordinary plenary session, as well as honour human rights activists and prepare for a conference on the future of Europe.

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The Constitutional Affairs Committee will vote on Monday on its suggestions to Parliament’s leaders for the upcoming Conference on the Future of Europe.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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Hostile propaganda that seeks to undermine the EU could influence the upcoming European elections. We talked to MEP Anna Fotyga about how to counteract it.

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