President Metsola opened the 16-19 December plenary session in Strasbourg by praising Georgia’s protestors, and marking the cyclone in Mayotte with a minute’s silence for victims. Source : © European Union, 2024 – EP Read More
Monday, 16 December Source : © European Union, 2024 – EP Read More
On Friday, the European Parliament political group leaders have decided on the creation of two new standing committees and two special committees. Source : © European Union, 2024 – EP Read More
Spokespersons for Parliament and for the political groups will hold a briefing on the 16 – 19 December plenary session on Friday at 11.00, in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room. Source : © European Union, 2024 – EP Read More
From 9 to 15 December, EP committees and delegations will discuss how to enhance women’s empowerment in the digital world as part of the fifth European Gender Equality Week.Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Source : © European Union, 2024 – EP Read More
On the margins of Parliament’s Conference of Presidents’ visit to Warsaw ahead of the Polish EU Council Presidency, President Metsola delivered the following speech. Source : © European Union, 2024 – EP Read More
Companies will have one more year to adapt to new EU rules to prevent deforestation, which will ban the sale of products sourced from deforested land in the EU.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : © European Union, 2024 – EP Read More
The awards ceremony for the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought laureates, María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia, will be held on Tuesday 17 December.Committee on Foreign AffairsCommittee on DevelopmentSubcommittee on Human Rights Source : © European Union, 2024 – EP Read More
The six candidates running for the post of European Ombudsman will present their priorities in a hearing organised by the Petitions Committee on Tuesday.Committee on Petitions Source : © European Union, 2024 – EP Read More
Taking place from 2-6 December, Disability Rights Week will advocate for the rights of people with disabilities, and for their voices to be heard.Committee on Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentCommittee on Culture and EducationCommittee on Employment and Social AffairsCommittee on Women’s Rights and Gender EqualityCommittee on the Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionCommittee on International TradeCommittee on…