European Parliament

Thursday 22 January

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Media are invited to interview Holocaust survivor Tatiana Bucci, who will participate in a special plenary session on 27 January marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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The EU needs to strengthen its global partnerships and enhance its threat deterrence, MEPs say in their annual reports on the EU’s common foreign, security and defence policies.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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In a formal plenary sitting, Felipe VI, King of Spain, and Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Republic of Portugal addressed MEPs.

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The European Parliament decided today to request the European Court of Justice to assess whether the EU-Mercosur agreement is in conformity with the EU treaties.
Committee on International Trade

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On Wednesday, Parliament gave its green light to a decision by the Council to apply the enhanced cooperation procedure to provide Ukraine with a €90 billion support loan.
Committee on Budgets
Committee on International Trade
Committee on Security and Defence

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MEPs want to maintain a traveller’s right to compensation for a three-hour delay while also pushing for simpler reimbursement procedures and free cabin luggage.
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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On Wednesday, plenary took stock of the results of the December EU summit and discussed the need for a more sovereign and resilient EU with Presidents Costa and von der Leyen.

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Wednesday 21 January

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Following the decision to apply its so-called “urgency procedure”, MEPs will vote on a proposal for a €90 billion support loan to Ukraine at an upcoming plenary session.
Committee on Budgets
Committee on International Trade
Committee on Security and Defence

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A single set of pan European harmonised rules should deepen the single market and boost cross-border investment.
Committee on Legal Affairs

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On Tuesday, Parliament adopted proposals to enhance the availability and supply of essential medicines in the EU.
Committee on Public Health

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On Tuesday, Nikos Christodoulides set out Cyprus’s approach for an “Autonomous Union. Open to the World”, against the backdrop of an array of global challenges.

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Tuesday 20 January

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The Parliament will renovate the Paul-Henri Spaak building in Brussels to bring it up to latest environmental, technical and security standards.

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President Metsola on opening the January plenary session: “EU supports Denmark and the people of Greenland and we do so united in our resolve”.

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Monday 19 January

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European Parliament’s spokespersons will hold a last-minute briefing on the 19 - 22 January plenary session today at 16.30.

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Rapporteur René Repasi (S&D, DE) will brief journalists today at 15.00 in Strasbourg on Parliament’s proposal for a new legal framework to support EU innovation and competitiveness.
Committee on Legal Affairs

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Following the plenary vote on Tuesday, Borja Giménez Larraz (EPP, ES) will answer journalists’ questions on the hurdles to ratification and implementation of the European Electoral Act.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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