European Parliament (News)

Single women struggle more to pay their energy bills than single men. Find out more about the impact of the recent cost-of-living crisis.

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MEPs and national parliamentarians will discuss the energy crisis and how it is affecting women, at an inter-parliamentary committee meeting on Wednesday morning.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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CONT Committee finalized a fact-finding mission in Spain to check the implementation of the national recovery plan, with observations and recommendations summarized in a press conference.
Committee on Budgetary Control

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MEPs are asking for more reforms, building on the ones announced by the Conference of Presidents, and demand an EU’s independent ethics body be set up swiftly.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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Parliament urges the Commission to ensure the supply of fertilisers, take action to bring down prices and increase the EU’s strategic autonomy in fertilisers.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

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MEPs say the EU must lead in clean energy technologies, improve its industrial base, and produce high quality jobs and economic growth to reach the Green Deal goals.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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MEPs call for serious consideration to be given to delivering fighter jets, helicopters, appropriate missile systems and a substantial increase in munitions to Ukraine.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the respect for human rights in Russia, Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Thursday, 16 February

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In a world facing a crisis due to lack of semiconductors, the European Chips Act aims to secure the EU’s supply by boosting domestic production.

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The draft bill seeks to secure the EU’s supply of chips by boosting production and innovation, and setting up emergency measures against shortages.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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The European Union should ratify the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women, in line with a 2021 Court of Justice opinion, MEPs insist.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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MEPs say the way former President Mikheil Saakashvili is being treated is a litmus test of the Georgian government’s commitment to European values.

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Wednesday, 15 February

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On Wednesday Chair of EP’s Committee on Culture and Education Sabine Verheyen (EPP,DE) will hold a press conference in Strasbourg together with Ukrainian band “Kalush Orchestra”.

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EU citizens should be guaranteed mobility and electoral rights, yet they face challenges when voting and standing for election in another EU country, warn MEPs.

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A new network of European IRIS² telecommunication satellites will be active from 2024, following the green light by Parliament on Tuesday.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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On Tuesday, Latvian President Egils Levits called on Europe to find the political will to try Russia for its crimes and give Ukraine a future in Europe.

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Parliament approved the new CO2 emissions reduction targets for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, part of the “Fit for 55” package.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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MEPs backed on Tuesday proposals to improve the situation for EU citizens who live in another member state and wish to vote or stand in European and local elections.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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