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Week of 11 December

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Sakharov Prize Award EU summit/Brexit Eurozone/Dijsselbloem PANA recommendations EU farm policy More investment funding Meat additives Cross-border online TV Foreign Affairs

Sakharov Prize Award

(Wednesday) The democratic opposition in Venezuela will be awarded the European Parliament’s 29th Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought at a ceremony in the chamber on Wednesday at noon. European Parliament President Antonio Tajani will hold a press conference with the laureates after the ceremony, at around 12.30.

Streaming - watch and embed   Plenary sitting Wednesday December 13                  

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Sakharov Prize 2017: Venezuela’s opposition in a crisis-struck country, 08-12-2017 Human Rights, 05-12-2017 The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, 23-10-2017 Sakharov Prize 2016: Two Yazidi women tell the world their story, 05-12-2016

Videos - footage   Sakharov Prize 2017   

Photos   Sakharov Prize 2017        

Background "This is for all Venezuelans": democratic opposition of Venezuela receives Sakharov Prize, 13-12-2017 (article) Sakharov Prize 2017: Democratic Opposition in Venezuela (top story) At a glance: The 2017 Sakharov Prize, 05-12-2017 (briefing) Podcast: The 2017 Sakharov Prize, 05-12-2017 (podcast) The political crisis in Venezuela, 25-10-2017 (briefing)

EU summit/Brexit

(Wednesday) On Wednesday morning, MEPs will discuss migration, defence and social policies with EU Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, as well as the progress of Brexit negotiations with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier, ahead of the European summit to be held on 14 and 15 December.

Streaming - watch and embed   Plenary debate Wednesday December 13

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Brexit: MEPs hit out at lack of progress, 03-10-2017 Brexit in Ireland: fear of a hard border, 29-09-2017

Videos - footage   Article 50 triggered: Brexit negotiations begin   

Photos Article 50 triggered: Brexit negotiations begin   

Background     Joint progress report allows move to phase two of Brexit talks, says Parliament, 13-12-2017 (press release) Trust is crucial in Brexit talks, say MEPs during debate, 13-12-2017 (press release) Brexit: Impact and consequences (top story) At a glance: Implementation of the Social Pillar, 05-12-2017 (briefing) At a glance: Brexit and the EU emissions trading system, 23-11-2017 (briefing) European defence – A year on from the global strategy, 12-07-2017 (briefing) Secondary movements of asylum-seekers in the EU asylum system, 04-20-2017 (briefing) Policy Podcast: The reintegration of returning migrants, 20-10-2017 (podcast)

PANA recommendations

(Tuesday) Parliament will vote on its recommendations for stamping out practices enabling tax evasion and optimisation, as exposed by the “Panama Papers”. Wrapping up 18 months’ work, the PANA committee calls for better regulation of financial intermediaries, better protection of whistle-blowers and a single definition of tax havens. A press conference is scheduled for Wednesday at 14:30.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary debate Tuesday December 12

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Tax evasion needs permanent inquiry, 07-12-2017 Panama Papers: finance ministers in the hot seat, 12-07-2017 Panama Papers Inquiry Committee explained, 08-06-2016

Videos - footage   Panama Papers   

Photos   Panama Papers   

Background Tackling tax evasion: Parliament to vote on recommendations by inquiry committee, 07-12-2017 (article) The Paradise Papers show that Panama Papers are only the tip of the iceberg, 06-11-2017 (press release) Panama papers: finance ministers discuss measures taken to tackle tax evasion (video), 12-07-2017 (article) At a glance: PANA committee of inquiry, 05-12-2017 (briefing) Podcast: PANA committee of inquiry, 05-12-2017 (podcast)

EU farm policy

(Monday) Reforms designed to simplify farm policy rules, boost farmers’ bargaining power against supermarkets and better equip them to face risks, will be debated on Monday and voted on Tuesday.

Streaming -  watch and embed Plenary debate Monday December 11

Videos - footage   Agriculture

Photos   Agriculture

Background Simpler and fairer EU farm policy, 12-12-2017 (press release) At a glance: 'Omnibus regulation' – Agricultural provisions, 06-12-2017 (briefing) CAP reform: "Agriculture requires an evolutionary rather than revolutionary approach", 01-12-2017 (article)

More investment funding

(Tuesday) The European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI), which has helped economic recovery, will be prolonged until 2020 and topped up with extra money to finance more projects that promise the best economic and social returns in the EU member states, under a new law to be discussed and voted on Tuesday.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary debate Tuesday December 12  

Videos -footage  Investment Plan

Photos  Investment Plan

Background EU investment plan: how it is supporting Europe’s economy, 12-12-2017 (article) MEPs prolong and expand EU investment plan up to €500 billion, 12-12-2017 (press release) At a glance: EFSI – Extension of duration ('EFSI 2.0'), 05-12-2017 (briefing) MEPs want future oriented investments in neediest EU economies, 15-05-2017 (press release)

  Meat additives

(Tuesday) Parliament will decide on Tuesday whether to veto an EU Commission proposal to allow phosphates in kebab meat out of health concerns.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary debate Tuesday December 12

Videos - footage   Food safety

Photos   Food safety

Background Phosphate additives in kebab meat: Commission proposal goes ahead European Parliament, 13-12-2017 (press release) Phosphate additives in kebab meat: Commission proposal goes ahead FAQ on kebab meat, 12-12-2017 (background) MEPs move to block phosphate use in kebabs, 28-11-2017 (press release)

  Cross-border online TV

(Tuesday) Parliament will vote to approve a mandate for its negotiators to start talks with the Council on new rules to make it easier for broadcasters to make their news and current affairs programmes available online for consumers in other EU countries.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary debate Tuesday December 12

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Streaming without borders: new rules for online content, 17-05-2017

Videos - footage   Digital single market

Photos   Digital single market

Background EP ready to start talks with EU governments on new rules for online TV and radio, 12-12-2017 (press release) Plenary Podcast: Cross-border portability of online content, 11-05-2017 (briefing) Coming soon: use your online film subscription while abroad, 30-11-2017 (article) Streaming without borders: EU rules to allow using online subscriptions abroad, 17-05-2017 (article) More online TV and radio across borders, 21-11-2017 (press release) Watching online films and TV while abroad, 18-05-2017 (press release)

  Foreign Affairs

(Tuesday) MEPs will discuss the recent pledge by US President Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital the persecution of Rohingya people, the Iran nuclear deal, abuse of migrants in Libya and the situation in Afghanistan, with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Dimitri Avramopoulos on Tuesday afternoon.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary debate Tuesday December 12

Videos - footage   External relations

Photos   External relations

Background The House debated Trump’s decision on Jerusalem, 13-12-2017 (press release) Mistreated migrants in Libya: MEPs to discuss EU’s role, 12-12-2017 (press release)  Growing impact of EU migration policy on development cooperation, 17-11-2017 (briefing) MEPs call on Myanmar to end persecution of the Rohingya, 20-09-2017 (article) At a glance: Plight of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar/Burma, 15-09-2017 (briefing) Human rights: breaches in Myanmar, Cambodia, Gabon, Laos, 14-09-2017 (press release)

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Week of 4 December

This is a selection of the multimedia content on the European Parliament at your disposal this week for free download and use. To check the terms and conditions, click on the link to the right.

Cash control Rules of law/Hungary Eurozone/Dijsselbloem Parliament of Persons with Disabilities Interreligious dialogue

Cash control

(Monday) An update of EU rules to control cash entering or leaving the EU was backed by the Civil Liberties Committee on Monday. The aim of the update is to step up detection of money laundering and financing of illegal activities such as terrorism. It extends the definition of ‘cash’ to include prepaid cards and commodities such as precious gold coins and bars.

Streaming - watch and embed   Committee meeting Monday 4 December Committees on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, and on Economic and Monetary Affairs                    

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Fighting terrorism: turning off the money tap, 30-10-2017

Videos - footage   Fight against organised crime, corruption and money laundering   

Photos   Fight against organised crime, corruption and money laundering          

Background Cross-border cash movements: tightening up anti-terror and crime checks, 05-12-2017 (press release) Controls of cash entering or leaving the European Union, 21-06-2017 (briefing) Revision of the Fourth Anti-Money-Laundering Directive [EU Legislation in Progress], 20-06-2017 (briefing) Parliament again rejects blacklist of states at risk of money laundering, 17-05-2017 (press release) Controls of cash movements: Implementation Appraisal, 21-12-2016 (briefing) Committees reject Commission’s blacklist of states at risk of money laundering, 08-12-2016 (press release) 

Rule of law/Hungary

(Thursday) Civil Liberties Committee MEPs will quiz representatives of the Hungarian government, civil society and others on the situation of the rule of law in the country. The hearing is part of their work, requested by the full House in October, to assess whether Hungary is at risk of a serious breach of EU values.

Streaming - watch and embed   Committee meeting Thursday 7 December 09:00 CET Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Videos - footage   EU-Hungary    More footage will be available on Thursday

Photos   EU-Hungary    More photos will be available on Thursday

Background    Rule of law and democracy in Hungary: MEPs to quiz the government and experts, 05-12-2017 (press release) Hungary: MEPs to assess whether there is a risk of seriously breaching EU values, 11-10–2017 (press release) Resolution on the situation in Hungary, 17-05-2017 (resolution) Fundamental rights in Hungary: MEPs call for triggering Article 7, 17-05-2017 (press release) MEPs discuss situation in Hungary with Prime Minister Orbán, 26-04-2017 (press release) An EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights: European Added Value Assessment, 27-10-2016 (briefing) EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights [Plenary Podcast], 20-10-2017 (briefing/podcast) Understanding the EU Rule of Law mechanisms, 15-01-2016 (briefing)

Eurozone/Dijsselbloem

(Thursday) Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem will join the Economic and Monetary Committee to discuss the Eurozone countries' budgetary plans for 2018 and the overall budgetary situation in the Eurozone as well as plans to develop the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) further. EU governments appointed Portuguese minister of finance, Mário Centeno as his successor on 4 December.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Committee meeting Committee meeting Thursday 7 December 09:00 CET Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. The Future of Europe: the Eurozone needs to muscle up (Pervenche Berès/Reimer Böge), 22-02-2017 After Brexit: new push for monetary union, 12-07-2016

Videos - footage   Economic dialogue    More footage will be available on Thursday

Photos   Economic dialogue    More photos will be available on Thursday

Background Structural Policies for Growth and Jobs: Best Practices, Benchmarking and the Role of the Eurogroup, 09-09-2016 (briefing) MEPs and Euro group ministers debate path to a Euro zone budget, 11-07-2016 (press release)

Parliament of Persons with Disabilities

(Wednesday) Organisations of people with disabilities from all over Europe will join MEPs, Commissioners and other EU institutions’ representatives for the 4th European Parliament of Persons with Disabilities, to discuss issues such as participation in political and public life. Parliament President Antonio Tajani and European Disability Forum President Yannis Vardakastanis will open the event.

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Disabilities in the EU: long road to equality, 29-11-2017

Videos - footage   European Disability Strategy

Photos   European Disability Strategy

Background No barriers: empowering people living with a disability, 29-11-2017 (article) Helping people with disabilities: MEPs advocate positive discrimination, 29-11-2017 (press release) At a glance: Implementation of the European disability strategy, 24-11-2017 (briefing)    European disability policy: From defining disability to adopting a strategy, 12-06-2017 (briefing) Discrimination and access to employment for female workers with disabilities, 22-06-2017 (briefing)

Interreligious dialogue

(Wednesday) The role of the EU in the world will be debated with representatives of religious communities. EP President Antonio Tajani, Vice-President Mairead McGuinness and Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans will open the debate. The event is part of a regular dialogue between the EU institutions and religious as well as non-confessional organisations.

Background At a glance: Dialogue of the EU institutions with religious and non-confessional organisations, 01-06-2017 (briefing) Between hope and fear: the future of Jewish communities in Europe, 28-09-2016 (article) At a Glance: The EU institutions and inter-religious dialogue, 19-03-2015 (briefing) Inter-religious dialogue: the way to defeat extremism, 24-03-2015 (press release) EP President Schulz promises to help protect Christians wherever possible, 01-12-2015 (press release)  EP website on the dialogue with religious and non-confessional organisations

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Week of 27 November

This is a selection of the multimedia content on the European Parliament at your disposal this week for free download and use. To check the terms and conditions, click on the link to the right.

Investor-state disputes EU Budget 2018 EU fund for stability and peace VAT fraud Clean energy Paradise Papers Malta/Rule of Law

Investor-state disputes

(Wednesday)Parliament wants to replace the controversial trade conflict arbitration by private investor-state dispute settlement with a multilateral court in future international trade negotiations. Conflicts in trade partnerships as CETA or TTIP should be settled by such a court, MEPs will urge the Commission in a debate.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary sitting Wednesday 29 November 15:00 CET                                          

Infographics These infographics are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner. Trade agreements: what the EU is working on  25-10-2017          

Background Free and fair trade for all?, 21-11-2017 (briefing) Benefits of EU international trade agreements, 27-10-2017 (briefing) TTIP: what exactly is the ISDS mechanism for resolving investor disputes? 09-06-2015 (article)

EU Budget 2018

(Debate on Wednesday, vote on Thursday) Parliament negotiators have struck a provisional agreement with member states on next year’s financial commitments and payments of the EU. MEPs pushed for and obtained better support for young unemployed people as well as additional funds to support SMEs and research.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary sitting Wednesday 29 November 15:00 CET 

Videos - footage   EU Budget 2018

Photos   EU Budget 2018

Background     EU budget 2018: more funds needed for growth, jobs, security, and climate change 25-10-2017 (press release) The EU's budget for 2018: Investing in tomorrow (top story) At a glance: Conciliation agreement on the 2018 EU budget, 24-11-2017 (briefing)

EU fund for stability and peace

(Debate on Wednesday, vote on Thursday)  MEPs are willing to support humanitarian tasks by the military in third countries under strict conditions. They will vote on topping up an EU fund by 100 million euros covering projects in 70 countries, but the money must be spent on e.g. building and running of hospitals and not to buy weapons or train soldiers.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary sitting Tuesday 29 November 15:00 CET

Videos - footage   Development and cooperation

Photos   Development and cooperation

Background EU external assistance fund supports military’s civilian actions for first time, 06-11-2017 (press release) The EU’s new approach to funding peace and security [EU Legislation in Progress), 13-09-2017 (briefing)

VAT fraud

(Thursday) MEPs will vote on Thursday on new rules to improve the exchange of information between national authorities to combat cross-border VAT fraud in the EU and on simpler VAT rules for e-commerce. In a debate on Wednesday, they will also give their response to the Commission’s wider vision for a single EU VAT area. 

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary sitting Thursday 30 November 11:30 CET 

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. The European Parliament fights tax fraud, 22-11-2016 New measures to combat VAT fraud, 11-10-2016

Videos - footage   Fight against tax fraud and evasion

Photos   Fight against tax fraud and evasion

Infographics These infographics are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner. VAT reform: how MEPs intend to tackle the €50 billion a year fraud, 23-11-2016

Background Amending VAT rules on distance sales [EU Legislation in Progress], 27-09-2017 (briefing) Corporate taxation: Parliament's work to create a fair and transparent system (top story) Fight against fraud: creating a level playing field across Europe, 05-07-2017 (press release)

Clean energy

(Tuesday) New requirements to promote energy savings and increase the share of renewable sources throughout the EU, thus reducing costs for consumers and improving security of supply, are up for two separate votes in the Industry and Energy Committee.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Committee meeting 28 November 10:00 CET Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Common goals: The Energy Union, 01-02-2017

Videos - footage   Renewable energy

Photos Renewable energy

Infographics These infographics are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner. Europe’s increasing need for gas supply security (infographic), 12-09-2017

Background Energy union: United by energy and climate concerns (top story) Financing the transition to clean energy in Europe, 27-10-2017 (briefing) Priorities for Europe: affordable, secure and clean energy, 03-03-2017 (article)

Paradise Papers

(Tuesday) Three journalists of the International Consortium for Investigative Journalism (ICIJ), which recently revealed the Paradise Papers will attend the EP Inquiry Committee on Money Laundering and Tax Evasion. Commissioners Pierre Moscovici and Věra Jourová will join the discussion to discuss possible follow-up actions. 

Streaming -  watch and embed   Committee meeting 28 November 15:00 CET Committee on money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Tax havens are the dark side of globalisation, says former Panama advisor Joseph Stiglitz, 16-11-2016

Videos - footage   Fight against tax fraud and evasion

Photos Fight against tax fraud and evasion 

Background 'Paradise papers' in a nutshell, 13-11-2017 (briefing) Paradise Papers debate: EU countries should crack down on tax dodging, 14-11-2017 (article) MEPs demand finance ministers and Council step up fight against tax evasion, 14-11-2017 (press release)

Malta/Rule of Law  

(Thursday and Friday)  Following-up on Parliament’s resolution expressing concerns on the functioning of the rule of law in Malta, an EP delegation is going there on a fact-checking mission. MEPs will gather information on the rule of law in the country and compliance with anti-money laundering rules and bank regulations.

Videos - footage   Rule of law - Malta

Photos Rule of law - Malta  

Background Malta’s rule of law in parliament spotlight, 15-11-2017 (article) Malta’s rule of law needs close monitoring, 15-11-2017 (Press release) An EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights: European Added Value Assessment [in-depth analysis], 27-10-2016 (briefing) EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights [Plenary Podcast], 20-10-2016 (briefing)

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Week of 20 November

This is a selection of the multimedia content on the European Parliament at your disposal this week for free download and use. To check the terms and conditions, click on the link to the right.

Glyphosate Buying online: protection against defective digital  goods Online TV and radio Export controls on dual-use goods Funding of European political parties ECB/Draghi Renewed  partnership with Africa

Glyphosate

(Monday) A European Citizens’ initiative petition calling for an EU-wide ban on the controversial herbicide glyphosate, will be discussed with the petitioners at a public hearing. Parliament rejected a ten-year renewal of glyphosate’s licence in October and proposed a full ban by 2022. EU member states will vote on a five-year renewal on 27 November.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Committee hearing Monday 20 November Committees on Environment, Public  Health and Food Safety, Agriculture and Rural Development, Industry, Research  and Energy and on Petitions 

Videos - footage   Use of glyphosate

Photos   Use of glyphosate                                                          

Background Glyphosate: MEPs debate citizens’ call for a ban, 21-11-2017 (press release) Approval of glyphosate: Latest developments [At a glance],  10-11-2017  (briefing) MEPs demand glyphosate phase-out, with full ban by end  2022, 24-10-2017 (press  release) Endocrine disruptors: people's health must come first,  12-10-2017  (article) 

Buying online: protection against defective digital goods

(Tuesday) The Internal Market and Legal Affairs committees will vote on draft EU-wide rules to protect online shoppers when digital content, such as downloaded games or music, fails to work properly. These include ways to get money back and guarantee periods.    

Streaming -  watch and embed   Committee meeting Tuesday 21 November Committees on Internal Market and Consumer Protection and on Legal Affairs

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Common goals: Digital Single Market, 01-02-2017  

Videos - footage   Digital single market

Photos   Digital single market 

Background    Buying online: EU-wide remedies against defective digital goods, 21-11-2017 (press release) Consumer Protection Cooperation Regulation [At a glance], 08-11-2017  (briefing) Contracts for online and other distance sales of goods [EU Legislation in Progress], 21-02-2017 (briefing) Digital single market − Boosting growth and competitiveness (top  story)  

Online TV and radio

(Tuesday) A regulation making it easier to distribute online TV and radio programmes across the EU is up for a vote in the Legal Affairs Committee. Copyright problems can currently prevent the cross-border supply of online TV and radio programmes.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Committee meeting Tuesday 21 November Committee on Legal Affairs 

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it Streaming without borders: new rules for online content, 17-05-2017                 

Infographics These infographics are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner. New rules for watching your favourite TV shows abroad, 2017-11-20         

Background More online TV and radio across borders, 21-11-2017 (press release) Watching online films and TV while abroad, 18-05-2017 (press release) Cross-border portability of online content [Plenary  Podcast], 11-05-2017 (briefing) 

Export controls on dual-use goods

(Thursday) The International Trade Committee will vote to reinforce export controls on goods and technologies that have legitimate civilian applications, but can also be used for torture, weapons of mass destruction or terrorism. These include cyber-surveillance technologies, chemicals, explosive-resistant armour, radio equipment and lasers.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Committee meeting Thursday 23 November 9:00 CET Committee on International Trade

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. "The EU must not supply tools for torture", 03-10-2016

Background Review of dual-use export controls [EU Legislation in  Progress], 27-07-2017  (briefing) Control of exports, transfer, brokering, technical  assistance and transit of dual-use items [Ex-ante impact assessment],  25-01-2017  (briefing) 

Funding of European political parties

(Tuesday) Changes in the rules on funding EU political parties and foundations are up for a vote in the Constitutional Affairs Committee. They aim to increase transparency, prevent membership of more than one party, tackle abuse of taxpayers' money and make it easier to reclaim funds that are spent incorrectly.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Committee meeting Tuesday 21 November Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Background New rules on funding European political parties, 21-11-2017 (press release) Political parties and political foundations at European level (FAQ)

ECB/Draghi

(Monday) European Central Bank President Mario Draghi will present and debate with the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee the Bank’s perspective on economic and monetary developments in the Eurozone. MEPs may also raise phasing out bonds buying and other non-standard monetary policy measures and imbalances between national central banks in the euro area.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Committee meeting Monday 20 November Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Videos - footage   Monetary dialogue with Mario Draghi, President of the ECB

Photos Monetary dialogue with Mario Draghi, President of the ECB

Background ECB: euro area is growing steadily, but substantial monetary accommodation still needed, 26-10-2017 (press release) MEPs quizz Mario Draghi on bond buying, crypto currencies and interest rates, 25-09-2017 (press release)

Renewed partnership with Africa

(Wednesday) To discuss new responses to the challenges facing Africa and ways to deepen the EU-Africa partnership, Parliament will host a high-level conference of African and European leaders. Private sector and civic society delegates will include 2014 Sakharov Prize Laureate Dr Denis Mukwege. A press conference with EP President Antonio Tajani and other leaders is scheduled for 15:30.

Streaming -  watch and embed   High-level conference Towards a renewed partnership with Africa, 22-11-2017 Conference dashboard, 22-11-2017

Videos - footage   EU – Africa 

Photos EU – Africa

Background Parliament organises conference on Africa, 09-11-2017 (article)    The EU and Africa [What Think Tanks are thinking] 17-11-2017 (briefing) Growing impact of EU migration policy on development cooperation, 17-11-2017 (briefing) Economic integration under the African Union [At a glance], 16-11-2017 (briefing) The Pan-African Parliament: getting ready for the 2017 AU-EU Summit,16-11-2017 (briefing) New priorities for EU–Africa cooperation [Plenary Podcast], 09-11-2017 (briefing) The African Union: Defending peace, democracy and human rights [At a glance], 16-11-2017 (briefing) Actions of the African Union against coups d'état [At a glance], 16-11-2017 (briefing) Empowering Africa's youth: The new focus of EU-Africa cooperation, 14-11-2017 (briefing) ACP-EU relations and the Joint Africa-EU strategy [At a glance], 15-11-2017 (briefing) EU strategy in the Horn of Africa [At a glance], 07-12-2016 (briefing) Blue economy in Africa: initiatives, prospects and issues [Keysource], 12-07-2017 (briefing)

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Week of 13 November

This is a selection of the multimedia content on the European Parliament at your disposal this week for free download and use. To check the terms and conditions, click on the link to the right.

Anti-dumping Asylum seekers Malta Paradise papers Poland Safer online buying Car safety Slovak President LUX Prize

Anti-dumping

(Tuesday/Wednesday) Parliament will vote on an informal agreement with member states on new rules to protect EU industries, workers and consumers from dumped and subsidized imports from third countries and include provisions on compliance with international environmental and labour standards in anti-dumping investigations. A press conference is scheduled after the vote at 15:00.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary debate Tuesday 14 November

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Tackling trade dumping, 20-06-2017

Videos - footage   Anti-dumping

Photos   Anti-dumping                                                                                    

Background Parliament passes new anti-dumping rules to protect EU jobs and industry, 15-11-2017 (Press release) Protection from dumped and subsidised imports [EU Legislation in Progress], 16-06-2017 (briefing) Protection from dumped and subsidised imports [Plenary at a glance], 08-11-2017 (briefing) EU anti-dumping measures that protect jobs: MEPs and ministers strike deal, 03-10-2017 (press release) EU anti-dumping rules: protection against unfair trade, 05-07-2017 (article) Anti-dumping: more robust rules to defend EU industry and job, 05-07-2017 (press release) Calculation of dumping margins: EU and US rules and practices in light of the debate on China's Market Economy Status [In-depth analysis], 31-05-2016 (briefing)

Asylum seekers

Parliament will be ready to start talks with EU governments on the revised Dublin rules, as MEPs are expected to approve its negotiating mandate in plenary session. The amended rules should ensure that asylum seekers are fairly shared among all EU countries, irrespective of where they enter the EU.   

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Migration crisis: sharing the burden, 18-10-2017 Managing migration flows, 21-06-2017 Common goals: Migration, 01-02-2017

Videos - footage   European asylum system

Photos   European asylum system

Infographics A welcoming Europe? 20-06-2017

Background     Interview with Cecilia Wikström, 19-10-2017 (Facebook live) All EU countries must take their fair share of asylum seekers, 19-10-2017 (press release) Migration: a common challenge (top story) Migration in Europe, 30-06-2017 (article) Reform of the Dublin system [EU Legislation in Progress], 09-02-2017 (briefing)

Malta

(Tuesday) The rule of law in Malta is up for a debate on Tuesday, following the brutal murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese journalist noted for her work on corruption. MEPs will vote on a resolution to wrap up the debate on Wednesday. On Tuesday at 16.30h, a ceremony in the presence of President Tajani and Ms Caruana Galizia’s family will be held to officially name the European Parliament’s press conference room in Strasbourg in her honour.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary debate Tuesday 14 November

Videos - footage   Press freedom in Malta

Photos Press freedom in Malta                                          

Background

Malta’s rule of law needs close monitoring, 15-11-2017 (Press release) An EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights: European Added Value Assessment [in-depth analysis], 27-10-2016 (briefing) EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights [Plenary Podcast], 20-10-2016 (briefing)

Paradise Papers

(Tuesday) Ongoing media revelations about large-scale tax evasion using offshore accounts which deprive public budgets of possibly billions in revenue are up for debate with the Council and Commission on Tuesday morning. 

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary debate Tuesday 14 November

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Tax havens are the dark side of globalisation, says former Panama advisor Joseph Stiglitz, 16-11-2016

Videos - footage   Fight against tax fraud and evasion

Photos Fight against tax fraud and evasion                                                       

Infographics On the agenda: corporate taxation, Panama papers, VAT reform, 24-03-2015

Background Paradise Papers debate: EU countries should crack down on tax dodging, 14-11-2017 (article) Money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion: Research papers and a video, 27-04-2017 (briefing) Corporate taxation (top story) The Paradise Papers show that Panama Papers are only the tip of the iceberg, 06-11-2017 (press release)

Poland

(Wednesday) The rule of law and democracy will be up for a debate on Wednesday morning, with a resolution voted on Thursday.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary debate Wednesday 15 November

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Poland: the rule of law under threat?, 30-09-2016

Videos - footage   Rule of law - Poland

Photos Rule of law - Poland

Background EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights [Plenary Podcast] , 20-10-2016 (Briefing) An EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights: European Added Value Assessment, 13-04-2016 (Briefing) Poland: MEPs debate rule of law issues with Prime Minister Szydło, 19-01-2016 (Press release)

Safer online buying

(Tuesday) Online buying will be safer with new rules enabling national authorities to swiftly identify and halt online scams and fraud, and step up cross-border cooperation to ensure safer e-commerce.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary debate Tuesday 14 November

Videos - footage   E-commerce

Photos E-commerce     

Background Buying online: Parliament beefs up protection against fraudsters, 14-11-2017 (Press release) Consumer Protection Cooperation Regulation [At a glance], 08-11-2017 (Briefing) Consumer Protection Cooperation [EU Legislation in Progress], 04-10-2017 (Briefing) Contracts for online and other distance sales of goods [EU Legislation in Progress], 21-02-2017 (Briefing)

Car safety

(Monday) Driver assistance systems to help prevent crashes, in particular involving cyclists and pedestrians, should become mandatory in new cars, MEPs say in a draft resolution to be debated on Monday and voted on Tuesday.  

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary debate Monday 13 November

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Improving road safety, one car at a time, 13-11-2017                                      

Background Road safety: making driver-assistance systems compulsory in new cars, 13-11-2017 (article)

Slovak President

(Wednesday) Andrej Kiska, President of the Slovak Republic, will address plenary in a formal sitting on Wednesday.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary address Wednesday 15 November

Videos - footage   EU - Slovakia                

Photos EU - Slovakia                

LUX Prize

(Tuesday) President Antonio Tajani will announce the winner of the 2017 Lux film prize on Tuesday at noon in the chamber, in the presence of the three finalist film-makers. After the award ceremony, the 2017 laureate will participate in a press conference at 15:00.

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Lux Prize 2017 winner "Sámi Blood": a film "also about being young", 14-11-2017  

Videos - footage   Lux Prize 2017                                

Photos Lux Prize 2017      

Background Lux Prize winner: "The world must know how they treated  the Sami people", 14-11-207 (article) “Sámi Blood” wins the 2017 LUX Film Prize, 14-11-2017 (Press release) Lux Film Prize 2017 – Promoting European cinema (Top Story) Lux Film Prize website

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Week of 6 November

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External borders control Rule of Law in Poland Financing clean energy

External borders control

(Monday) An advanced system to facilitate the control of the EU’s external borders will be voted in the Civil Liberties Committee. This second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) should help the sharing of information between national judicial and police authorities on return migration decisions and that should help the monitoring of whether people have left the territory of a member state as required.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Committee meeting Monday 6 November 15:00 CET Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Smarter borders for Europe, 25-10-2017

Videos - footage   Schengen  

Photos   Schengen                                                                                        

Background Schengen: smart borders for stronger protection, 25-10-2017 (article) Smart Borders: EU Entry/Exit System [EU Legislation in Progress], 16-06-2017 (briefing) Stopping foreign fighters at EU external borders, 16-02-2017 (press release)

Rule of Law in Poland

(Monday) Civil Liberties MEPs will continue to look into the ongoing Commission procedure to protect the rule of law in Poland in a debate with European Commission first Vice-President Frans Timmermans.              

Streaming -  watch and embed   Committee meeting Monday 6 November 15:00 CET Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Poland: the rule of law under threat? 30-09-2016  

Videos - footage   Rule of law - Poland

Photos   Rule of law - Poland  

Background     Fundamental rights in Poland: MEPs want government to heed recommendations, 14-09-2016 (press release) MEPs urge Polish government to solve constitutional crisis, 13-09-2016 (article) EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights [Plenary Podcast], 20-10-2016 (briefing)

Financing clean energy

(Tuesday) A conference bringing together political leaders, policy makers, the investor community and other experts will debate the best ways to finance the transition from carbon to more sustainable energy sources. European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen, European Investment Bank President Werner Hoyer and California Governor Jerry Brown will be among several high-profile speakers.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Opening session Tuesday 9:30 CET

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Effort sharing: driving Europe's ambitious climate goals, 13-06-2017 Priorities for Europe: affordable, secure and clean energy, 03-02-2017 Common goals: The Energy Union, 01-02-2017

Videos - footage   Energy Union More footage will be available on Tuesday

Photos Energy Union More footage will be available on Tuesday                                            

Infographics   These infographics are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner.   Energy labelling: making it easier to buy energy-efficient appliances, 12-06-2017

Background Energy union: United by energy and climate concerns (top story) Financing the transition to clean energy in Europe, 27-10-2017 (briefing) Topical Digest: the High Level Conference Financing clean energy, 27-10-2017 (briefing) Topical Digest: the High Level Conference Financing clean energy, 27-10-2017 (briefing) Revised Energy Efficiency Directive [EU Legislation in Progress], 26-10-2017 (briefing) Governance of the energy union [EU Legislation in Progress], 25-10-2017 (briefing) Promoting renewable energy sources in the EU after 2020 [EU Legislation in Progress], 25-10-2017 (briefing) Parliament to host conference on investing in clean energy, 04-10-2017 (article) Topical Digest: 'Clean energy for all Europeans' legislative package, June 2017 (briefing)

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 Week of 23 October

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Future of Europe/October summit Posting of workers Protecting journalists and whistle blowers Sexual harassment External border checks Glyphosate Fertilisers Sakharov Prize 2017

  Future of Europe/October summit

(Tuesday) On Tuesday morning, MEPs will discuss the outcome of the 19-20 October European summit with Council President Donald Tusk and Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and start the debate on a roadmap for the future of Europe.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary session Tuesday 24 October

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. The Future of Europe : the Eurozone needs to muscle up (Pervenche Berès/Reimer Böge) 22-02-2017 The Future of Europe: Making the most of the Treaty of Lisbon (Elmar Brok) 20-02-2017  The Future of Europe: Europe "is undergoing an existential crisis" (Guy Verhofstadt) 16-02-2017

Videos - footage   Future of Europe 

Photos   Future of Europe                                                                                         

Background Tusk, Juncker discuss with MEPs how to shape a more solidary Union, 25-10-2017 (press release)                                                                                 Outlook for the European Council meeting on 19-20 October 2017 and the European Council (Article 50) meeting on 20 October 2017, 19-10-2017 (briefing)                                                                                         Next steps in the debate on the future of Europe, 08-09-2017 (briefing) Future of the EU: How Parliament has been improving Europe, 21-09-2017 (top story) Mapping the 'Future of the EU' debate, 20-06-2017 (briefing) Future of Europe: debate on reforming the EU, 24-02-2017 (article) Parliament sets out its vision for the future of Europe, 16-02-2017 (article)  

Posting of workers

Parliament will be ready to start talks with EU governments on the revised rules on the posting of workers, as MEPs are expected to back the negotiating mandate in plenary. The amended rules should enshrine the principle of the same remuneration for the same work in the same place, to ensure fair competition between companies and better protection of workers.               

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Posted workers: same work, same country, same pay, 23-10-2017 

Videos - footage   Posted workers

Photos   Posted workers

Infographics   These infographics are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner.   Posted workers: the facts on the reform , 16-10-2017

Background Posting of workers: EP ready to start negotiations with member states, 25-10-2017 (press release) Posting of Workers Directive [EU Legislation in Progress], 27-02-2017 (briefing)

Protecting journalists and whistle blowers

(Monday/Tuesday) Political groups will discuss media freedom and protection for journalists, following the brutal murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese journalist noted for her work on the Panama papers and corruption on Tuesday evening. In a separate debate and vote, Parliament will recommend measures to protect whistle blowers acting in the public interest.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary session Monday 23 October Plenary session Tuesday 24 October

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. "When freedom of the press ends, so does democracy", 03-05-2017

Videos - footage   Press freedom in Malta                                                                             

Photos Press freedom in Malta                                                    

Background MEPs praise Daphne Caruana Galizia and call for concrete actions, 25-10-2017 (press release) EU-wide protection needed for whistle-blowers, 25-10-2017 (press release) Protection of whistle-blowers at EU level, 19-10-2017 (briefing)                Press freedom in the EU: Legal framework and challenges, 03-05-2015 (briefing)    

 Sexual harassment

(Wednesday) MEPs are to discuss actions taken in the EU to combat sexual harassment and abuse, in the wake of recent revelations in the US film industry and the worldwide #MeToo campaign.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary session  Wednesday 25 October

Videos - footage                                                           Violence against women More footage will be available on Wednesday                                             

Photos                            Violence against women More photos will be available on Wednesday                                                      

Background Sexual harassment: MEPs debate situation in the EU in plenary, 25-10-2017 (article) Sexual harassment and abuse in the EU, 19-10-2017 (press release) Violence against women in the EU: State of play, 25-11-2016 (briefing) International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25-11-2016 (briefing)  Attacks against women: MEPs call for zero tolerance, 04-02-2016 (press release)

  External border checks

(Wednesday) MEPs are set to vote on the introduction of an electronic entry/exit system to replace manual passport checks at the Schengen area’s external borders. The new system will register various data on incoming persons from countries outside the EU, admitted for a short stay of 90 days, and share the information with all external border control points to stop illegal entry and track over-stays.  

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary session Wednesday 25 October

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Smarter borders for Europe, 25-10-2017 Managing migration flows, 21-06-2017 EU external border checks tightened as security threat deterrent , 29-02-2016

Videos - footage   Future of Schengen  More footage will be available on Wednesday    

Photos   Future of Schengen          More photos will be available on Wednesday

Background Strengthening security checks at Europe’s borders, 25-10-2017 (press release)                                             Smart borders: EU Entry/Exit System, 19-10-2017 (briefing/podcast)     Smart borders: EU Entry/Exit System, 19-10-2017 (briefing) Border control: political agreement on new Entry-Exit system, 30-06-2017   (press release) Migration: a common challenge, 30-06-2017 (top story) Migration in Europe, 30-06-2017 (article)

Glyphosate

(Tuesday) MEPs will vote on a draft resolution calling for a phasing out of the herbicide glyphosate and its total ban by 2020.

Videos - footage   Use of glyphosate

Photos   Use of glyphosate    

Background         MEPs demand glyphosate phase-out, with full ban by end 2022, 25-10-2017 (press release)                      Endocrine disruptors: people's health must come first, 12-10-2017 (article) Renewal of the authorisation of the use of the herbicide substance glyphosate, 26-01-2017 (briefing)

 Fertilisers

(Monday) To boost the use of organic and more environment-friendly fertilisers by European farmers, MEPs will vote on revised internal market access rules, which would also help to reduce the dependence on imported phosphates. Limits for cadmium, a heavy metal which could pose health and environmental risks, will also be introduced.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary session Monday 24 October

Background  Boosting the use of organic and safer fertilisers in the EU, 25-10-2017 (press release)                         CE-marked fertilising products (Plenary at a glance, October 2017), 19-10-2017

Sakharov Prize 2017

(Thursday) The winner of the 2017 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought will be decided by President Antonio Tajani and political group leaders on Thursday and announced by Mr Tajani in plenary at noon.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Plenary session Thursday 26 October

Videos - footage   Sakharov Prize 2017

Photos   Sakharov Prize 2017

Background Parliament awards Sakharov Prize 2017 to Democratic Opposition in Venezuela, 26-10-2017 (article) Sakharov Prize 2017: meet the finalists, 11-10-2017 (article) Sakharov Prize 2017: discover the nominees (article) Sakharov Prize website                                                                                                

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16 October

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Posting of workers Asylum rules/Dublin E-privacy Panama papers

Posting of workers

(Monday )New rules for employees sent to work temporarily in another member state were put to the vote, and the position adopted in the Employment Committee on Monday. With the new rules MEPs aim to protect posted workers better and to establish a level playing field for companies. Key parts are equal pay for equal work for the same employer and applying all of the host country’s labour rules after two years.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Committee meeting Monday 16 October Committee on Employment

Videos - footage   Posted workers      

Photos   Posted workers      

Infographics   These infographics are available in 24 languages. Select    your language on the page’s upper left corner.   Posted workers: the facts on the reform , 16-10-2017

Background   Posting of Workers Directive [EU Legislation in Progress], 27-02-2017 (briefing)  

Asylum rules/Dublin

(Thursday) Civil Liberties Committee MEPs will vote on a major revamp of the Dublin regulation, which determines which member state is responsible for processing an asylum request. The aim of the revamp is to tackle the weaknesses of the current asylum rules and to share responsibility more equally between member states. All asylum seekers should be registered upon arrival in the EU. People needing protection should also be able to get it much faster, while those who do not could be returned more swiftly.

Streaming -  watch and embed     Committee meeting    Thursday 19 October                                        Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Migration crisis: sharing the burden, 18-10-2017 Managing migration flows, 21-06-2017 Refugee integration transcending borders, 27-02-2017

Videos - footage   European asylum system

Photos   European asylum system

Infographics   These infographics are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner.   A welcoming Europe? 20-06-2017

Background All EU countries must take their fair share of asylum seekers, 19-10-2017 (press release) Reform of the Dublin system, 10-03-2017 (briefing) How the asylum procedure works in the EU, 05-04-2017 (briefing) Common procedure for asylum, 31-03-2017 (briefing) Migration: a common challenge (top story) Migration in Europe, 30-06-2017 (article)

E-privacy

(Thursday) An update of EU privacy protection rules to cover new means of communication, such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Skype, is also up for a vote in the Civil Liberties Committee. Among the issues at stake are the use of cookies, unsolicited direct marketing sent, for example, via SMS, and end-to-end encryption in digital communication.

Streaming -  watch and embed   Committee meeting   Thursday 19 October Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Reinforcing e-privacy, 17-10-2017 Cookies explained, 07-06-2017 Data protection: problems and solutions, 24-06-2016

Videos - footage   E-privacy                                                                                                        

Photos E-privacy                                                                                                      

Background Bye bye cookies? MEPs consider new e-privacy rules, 07-06-2017 (article) E-privacy: MEPs look at new rules to safeguard your personal details online, 18-04-2017 (article)                                                                                   Reform of the e-Privacy Directive, 07-09-2017 (Podcast)

Panama papers

(Wednesday) The EP special committee investigating the 'Panama Papers' revelations on money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion will present its conclusions and recommendations in the final report to be put to the vote on Wednesday..

Streaming -  watch and embed   Committee meeting    Wednesday 18 October                                                      Committee on Money laundry, tax avoidance and tax evasion

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Panama Papers: finance ministers in the hot seat, 12-07-2017

Videos - footage                                                                                           Panama papers                                                                                                   

Photos                                                                                                          Panama papers                                                                                                

Background Panama papers: finance ministers discuss measures taken to tackle tax evasion, 12-07-2017 (article)                                                                      Money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion: Research papers and a video, 27-04-2017  (briefing)

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Week of 9 October

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EU asylum system/admission of refugees Energy  performance of buildings “Monsanto  papers”/Glyphosate “Dual-quality”  food 2017 Sakharov  Prize short list Citizen's  Prize

EU asylum system/admission of refugees 

(Thursday) Plans to provide a safe and clear passage to the EU for people in need of international protection will be voted in the Civil Liberties Committee. The proposal provides for common rules on the admission and transfer of non-EU nationals who have asked for protection in one of the Member States. It aims at preventing thousands drowning in the Mediterranean.    

Streaming -  watch and embed   Live schedule Thursday 12 October 9:00 CET  Committee on Civil Liberties    

Videos - edited These videos are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Managing migration flows, 21.06.2017 Refugee integration: Transcending borders, 27-02-2017

Videos - footage   Migration        More footage will be available on Thursday 

Photos   Migration More photos will be available on Thursday 

Infographics   These infographics are available in 24 languages. Select    your language on the page’s upper left corner.    World Refugee Day: the migration crisis in numbers, 20-06-2017

Background   Secondary movements of asylum-seekers in the EU asylum system, 04-10-2017 (briefing) Reception of asylum-seekers – recast Directive , 26-07-2017 (briefing) Common procedure for asylum, 31-03-2017 (briefing) Migration in Europe, 30-06-2017 (article) Migration: a common challenge (top story)       

Energy performance of buildings

(Wednesday) EU buildings will have to be highly energy-efficient and decarbonised by 2050, according to a draft law to be voted on in the Industry Committee. Buildings are the largest energy consumer in Europe, absorbing 40% of energy. 

Streaming -  watch and embed     Watch vote Wednesday 11 October Committee on Industry, Research and Energy 

Videos - edited  This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Effort sharing: driving Europe's ambitious climate goals, 13-06-2017

Background Buildings in the EU: highly energy-efficient and money-saving by 2050, 11-10-2017 (press release) Improving energy performance of buildings, March 2017 (briefing) Energy performance of buildings (Initial Appraisal, 28-02-2017) (briefing) Energy efficiency in buildings (blogpost, July 2016) (briefing) 

“Monsanto papers”/Glyphosate 

 (Wednesday) Environment and Agriculture committees will hold a public hearing on conducting risk assessments on glyphosate, in the light of press reports claiming that Monsanto employees tried to influence this process. Glyphosate is the most commonly used herbicide in the EU, but concerns have been raised over whether it is carcinogenic. 

Streaming -  watch and embed   Watch hearing Wednesday 10 October Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Videos - footage    Use of glyphosate   

Photos Use of glyphosate   

Background Monsanto papers and glyphosate: lessons for the EU, 11-10-2017 (press release) Glyphosate: MEPs grilled Commission on “Monsanto papers”, 13-06-2017 (press release) 

“Dual-quality” food 

(Wednesday) Ways to better enforce EU food and consumer rules, to avoid people in some parts of Europe being sold food products of a lower quality, will be discussed in the Internal Market Committee with the Commission. The issue concerns food marketed under the same brand and packaging across several EU countries, but with a different composition.   

Streaming -  watch and embed   Watch debate Wednesday 11 October Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Videos - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. “No second-class consumers”: MEPs discuss dual food quality, 11-10-2017

Background Dual quality of branded food products: Addressing a possible east-west divide (briefing)

2017 Sakharov Prize short list 

(Tuesday) Foreign Affairs and Development committees vote on a shortlist of three finalists for the EP award for Freedom of Thought. Nominees are Asia Bibi (Pakistan), Aura Lolita Chavez Ixcaquic (Guatemala), Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yűksekdağ (Turkey), Democratic Opposition in Venezuela, Dawit Isaak (Swedish-Eritrean) and Pierre Claver Mbonimpa (Burundi). 

Videos - footage   Sakharov Prize 2017

Photos  Sakharov Prize 2017

Background Sakharov Prize 2017: meet the finalists, 11-10-2017 (article) Sakharov Prize 2017: discover the nominees (article) Sakharov Prize website   

Citizen's Prize 

(Wednesday) 49 people and organisations from 26 Member States will receive this year's European Citizen's Prize at an award ceremony in Brussels on Wednesday. Since 2008 the Parliament has awarded the Citizen's Prize every year to projects and initiatives that facilitate cross-border cooperation or promote mutual understanding within the EU.  

Background

Parliament honours  winners of 2017 European Citizen’s Prize, 12-10-2017 (article) European Citizen’s Prize: celebrating people’s commitment to Europe (article, 2016) European Parliament’s prizes  

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Week of 2 October

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This post will be updated regularly during the week

Brexit European Prosecutor Cybercrime Flight cancellations Passenger ship safety

Brexit

Tuesday - A resolution setting out Parliament’s position for the 20 October EU27 summit in Brussels, when government leaders will assess progress in the Brexit negotiations, was debated and voted on Tuesday.

Streaming - watch and embed Watch debate Tuesday 03 October Videos - edited These videos are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Brexit: MEPs hit out at lack of progress, 03-10-2017 Brexit in Ireland: fear of a hard border, 29-09-2017 Brexit talks: President Tajani in London, 21-04-2017 Red lines on Brexit negotiations, 05-04-2017 Video - footage Article 50 triggered: Brexit negotiations begin

Photos Article 50 triggered: Brexit negotiations begin

Infographics These infographics are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner. Brexit: protecting the rights of EU citizens living in the UK, 20-09-2017 Article 50: how the future of EU-UK relations will be decided, 20-09-2017

Background Brexit: tangible progress still needed on withdrawal terms, 03-10-2017 (press release)

State of play of negotiations with the UK, 29-09-2017 (briefing)

Brexit: lack of sufficient progress on divorce terms, 28-09-2017 (press release)

Ireland must not pay the price for Brexit, says Guy Verhofstadt, 25-09-2017 (press release)

Brexit negotiations [What Think Tanks are thinking], 09-09-2017 (briefing)

Brexit - Impact and consequences (top story)

Brexit negotiations: deciding new EU-UK relations, 20-09-2017 (article)

Brexit: protecting the rights of EU citizens living in the UK, 20-09-2017 (article)

Brexit and EU budget: how much the UK should still pay the EU, 20-09-2017 (article)

European Prosecutor

Wednesday/Thursday - MEPs gave the green light to establishing a European Public Prosecutor's Office to step up the fight against fraud and misuse of European funds and protect taxpayers' money. Streaming - watch and embed Watch debate Wednesday 04 October Videos - edited These videos are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Investigating fraud against EU funds with a European Public Prosecutor?, 29-04-2015

Video - footage European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)

Photos European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)

Background EP green light for setting up EU Prosecutor to fight fraud against EU funds, 05-10-2017 (press release)

Fighting  EU budget fraud: the European Public Prosecutor's Office, 04-10-2017 (article)

Establishing the European Public Prosecutor, 28-09-2017 (briefing/podcast)

EU Public Prosecutor to fight financial fraud, 28-09-2017 (press release)

Stage set for the European Public Prosecutor’s office, 15-06-2017 (press release)

Cybercrime

Monday/Tuesday - The increase in cybercrime and the inadequacy of measures to prevent attacks on critical infrastructure or sexual abuse online was debated on Monday. Parliament voted on its recommendations on Tuesday.

Streaming - watch and embed Watch debate Monday 02 October Infographics These infographics are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner. From malware to phishing: the top threats to your security online, 08-12-2015

Video - footage Cybersecurity Photos Cybersecurity

Background Step up measures to prevent cyber-attacks and online sexual abuse, urge MEPs, 03-10-2017 (press release)

Cybercrime: MEPs call for enhanced cooperation to prevent attacks and abuse, 11-07-2017 (press release)

Cybersecurity: MEPs back rules to help vital services resist online threats , 06-07-2016 (press release)

Cyber security: "Without fair protection at European level, we will be in trouble", 13-01-2016 (article)

Flight cancellations

Tuesday - As Ryanair cancels ever more flights, wrecking the travel plans of thousands of passengers, MEPs asked the EU Commission how best to enforce passenger rights in such cases. The debate took place Tuesday.

Streaming - watch and embed Watch debate Tuesday 03 October

Videos - footage Air passenger rights                  Photos Air passenger rights

Background Ryanair: MEPs urge Commissioner to better protect passengers’ and workers’ rights, 03-10-2017 (press release)

Passenger rights: travelling in the EU without any worries,  02-08-2017 (article)

Passenger ship safety

Tuesday/Wednesday - To maintain the world’s highest level of safety for sea travel, the EP debated Tuesday and voted Wednesday to modernise EU passenger ship safety rules.

Streaming - watch and embed Watch debate Tuesday 03 October

Videos - edited These videos are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. New rules streamline ship passenger data for swift rescue, 28-09-2017

Videos - footage Maritime safety Photos Maritime safety

Background Inspections  of ro-ro ferries and high-speed passenger craft, 27-09-2017 (briefing)

Registration of persons on board passenger ships, 27-09-2017 (briefing)

Safety rules and standards for passenger ships, 27-09-2017 (briefing)

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Week of 10 July

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Climate change / Land use Fertilisers Migration/Italy and Greece Media pluralism and freedom in the EU Brexit and aviation Taxation

Climate change / Land use

Tuesday -  An obligation for each EU member state to compensate emissions generated by land use, e.g. in agriculture and forestry, is up for a vote by the Environment Committee. The emissions must be compensated by an equivalent removal of CO₂ from the atmosphere. The measures contribute to the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Tuesday 11 July 09:00 CET Committee on Environment Videos - edited These videos are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Reviving efforts to hit 2020 climate goals 06-04-2016 

Video - footage Effort sharing regulation 11-07-2017 More footage will be available on Tuesday

Photos Effort sharing regulation 11-07-2017 More photos will be available on Tuesday Background Land use in the EU 2030 climate and energy framework 27-01-17 (briefing) 

Fertilisers

Tuesday -  Plans to boost the use of organic and waste-based fertilisers will be voted by the Internal Market Committee. The rules would impose limits on heavy metals, such as cadmium, in these products, including imports. The aim is to reduce the environmental impact, waste and energy consumption. Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Tuesday 11 July 09:00 CET Committees on Internal Market Infographics These infographics are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner. Circular economy 22-02-17

Migration/Italy and Greece 

Tuesday -  Italian authorities, EU agencies and organisations active in the Central Mediterranean will discuss search and rescue with the Civil Liberties Committee and cooperation with Libyan authorities. Later in the morning, Greece’s Immigration Minister Ioannis Mouzalas and an UNHCR representative will discuss with Civil Liberties and Development Committee MEPs EU support for Greece in the reception and integration of refugees

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Tuesday 11 July 09:00 CET Committee on Civil Liberties Infographics These infographics are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner. The Migration crisis in numbers 20-06-17 Migration and asylum 10-04-16

Video - footage Migration 12-07-2017 More footage will be available on Tuesday Photos Migration 12-07-2017 More photos will be available on Tuesday

Background Resettlement of refugees: EU framework 25-04-17 (briefing) 

Media pluralism and freedom in the EU 

Tuesday - The Civil Liberties Committee holds a hearing on media pluralism with the director of the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom, Pier Luigi Parcu, and the director of the European Federation of Journalists, Renate Schroeder. MEPs will discuss a comparative analysis commissioned by the committee of the media landscape in Bulgaria, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Romania.

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Tuesday 11 July 09:00 CET Committee on Civil Liberties 

Videos - edited These videos are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. "When freedom of the press ends, so does democracy."  'Tunisia a model of pluralism' - President Martin Schulz

Brexit and aviation 

Tuesday - The impact of Brexit on the aviation sector and the tourism industry will be discussed by the Transport and Tourism Committee with CEOs of a number of EU airports, including Heathrow, as well as Michael O’Leary of Ryanair, the CEO of IAG and others.

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Tuesday 11 July 15:00 CET Committee on Transport and Tourism

Taxation

Tuesday -  Finance Ministers Wolfgang Schäuble (Germany), Paschal Donohoe (Ireland), Pier Carlo Padoan (Italy) and Jeroen Dijsselbloem (The Netherlands) will appear before the Inquiry Committee on Money Laundering and Tax Evasion (PANA) to look into measures adopted in the follow-up to the Panama Papers’ revelations and action undertaken by the Commission in this field.

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Tuesday 11 July 14:00 CET

Infographic The infographic is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner. Overview: the European Parliament’s work on taxation, 03-05-2016

Videos - footage Videos related to Taxation 11-07-2017     More footage will be available on Tuesday Photos Photos related to Taxation  11-07-2017 More photos will be available on Tuesday  

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Plenary Week of 3 July

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Turkey Tax transparency Counter-terrorism Anti-dumping Epidemics on the rise Cuba

Turkey 

Parliament will discuss Turkey’s 2016 reform efforts with Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn on Wednesday and vote on a resolution on Thursday. They are likely to ask for EU accession talks to be suspended if proposed changes to the Turkish constitution go ahead. A press conference with the rapporteur is scheduled on Wednesday at 11.30.

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Wednesday 5 July 11:30 CET

Infographics These infographics are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner. Turkey: Economic indicators and trade with EU 08-06-2017 Mapping EU-Turkey relations: State of play and options for the future 03-04-2017 Reinvigorating EU-Turkey bilateral trade: Upgrading the customs union 03-03-2017 Coming up Products that will become available throughout the week. Publication date may be subject to change. Turkey progress report 04-07-17

Videos- footage EU-Turkey 05-07-2017 More footage will be available on Wednesday Photos EU-Turkey 05-07-2017 More footage will be available on Wednesday Background 2016 report on Turkey 27-06-2017 (briefing)

Tax transparency 

Large multinationals should provide publicly available information on how much tax they pay and where, according to draft legislation designed to crack down on corporate tax avoidance worth EUR 50-70 billion a year in lost tax revenues. (Debate and vote Tuesday)

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Tuesday 04 July 9:00 CET Debate and vote on Tuesday 9:00 CET Or catch up via video on demand here Plenary agenda Infographics Overview: the European Parliament's work on taxation 03-05-2016 Videos edited These videos are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. New steps in tax avoidance fight 21-06-2016 Stop tax avoidance: Parliament wants to close loopholes 24-05-2016 Background Double taxation dispute resolution mechanisms in the EU 30-06-2017 (briefing)

Counter-terrorism

A proposal to establish a temporary committee on terrorism will be put to the vote. The new committee would examine what is needed to improve anti-terror cooperation in the EU. (Thursday)

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Thursday 6 July 9:00 CET Catch up via video on demand here Plenary agenda

Infographics These infographics are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner. Infographic: how Parliament is addressing the terrorism threat 16-02-2017 Fight against terrorism: Parliament approves updated powers for Europol 10-05-2016 Videos edited These videos are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Common goals: security 01.02.2017 Panorama of the combat against terrorism 04-07-2016 Videos footage Counter-terrorism 15-02-2017 More footage will be available on Thursday Photos Counter-terrorism 15-02-2017 More photos will be available on Thursday

Anti-dumping

Parliament could soon start talks with national governments on new EU anti-dumping rules designed to better protect EU industry and jobs against unfair trade practices from non-EU countries, if there are no objections at the July plenary session in Strasbourg. (Tuesday)

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Tuesday 04 July 9:00 CET

Videos - edited These videos are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. MEPs urge action against social dumping 19-09-2016 Posted workers: equal pay for equal work 08-03-2016 The case for reindustrialisation 05-10-2016

Background Protection from dumped and subsidised imports [EU Legislation in Progress] 20-06-2017 (briefing)

Epidemics on the rise

MEPs want the European Commission to come up with proposals to tackle the rise of HIV, tuberculosis and hepatitis C epidemics in Europe and develop a long-term EU level policy framework. (Debate Monday, vote Wednesday) 

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Tuesday 04 July 9:00 CET Debate Monday and vote on Wednesday 9:00 CET Or catch up via video on demand here Plenary agenda

Cuba

MEPs are expected to give their consent to the first ever EU-Cuba cooperation agreement at noon on Wednesday after a debate with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Tuesday afternoon, thereby marking a turning point in bilateral relations. Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Wednesday 5 July 11:30 CET

Video-footage EU-Cuba 20-06-2017 More footage will be available as of Tuesday Photos EU-Cuba 20-06-2017 More photos will be available as of Tuesday

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Week of 26 June

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European memorial ceremony for Helmut Kohl Terrorism Inter-religious dialogue

European memorial ceremony for Helmut Kohl

A European memorial ceremony in honour of former Chancellor of Germany and Honorary Citizen of Europe Helmut Kohl will take place in the EP in Strasbourg on Saturday. Speakers include EP President Antonio Tajani, European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and former President of the United States Bill Clinton

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule  Saturday 1 July 11:00 CET

Coming up Products that will become available throughout the week. Publication date may be subject to change. Video: Kohl ceremony Strasbourg 01/07/17

Video - footage European ceremony of honour for former Chancellor and Honorary Citizen of Europe Helmut Kohl in Parliament 01-07-2017 More footage will be available on Saturday

Photos European ceremony of honour for former Chancellor and Honorary Citizen of Europe Helmut Kohl in Parliament 01-07-2017 More photos will be available on Saturday

Terrorism

Eurojust President Michèle Coninsx will present the Eurojust 2016 report on Foreign Terrorist Fighters to the members of the Civil Liberties Committee and discuss its findings with them. (Thursday)

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Saturday 1 July 11:00 CET

Infographics The infographics are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner. Infographic: how Parliament is addressing the terrorism threat 16-02-2017 Taking off: MEPs back passenger name records 13-04-2016

Video-footage Fight against terrorism 29-06-2017 More footage will be available on Thursday Photos Fight against terrorism 29-06-2017 More photos will be available on Thursday

Background The EU and terrorism 06/2017 (briefing) Directive on combating terrorism 07-02-2017 (briefing) Combating terrorism 02/2017 (briefing) Foreign fighters – Member State responses and EU action 03/2016 (briefing)

Inter-religious dialogue 

As part of a series of dialogue seminars organised by the EP with Europe's churches and religions and philosophical and non-confessional organisations, the next seminar will look at "The future of Europe – Reflections for the EU by 2025”. EP First Vice-President Mairead McGuinness and Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans will kick off the discussion. (Tuesday)

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Tuesday 27 June 15:00 CET

Background Dialogue of the EU institutions with religious and non-confessional organisations 01-06-2017 (briefing) Jewish communities in the European Union 22-09-2016 (briefing) EU action against anti-Semitism and Islamophobia 07-01-2016 (briefing)

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Week of 19 June

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EU trade defence instruments Hearing of Commissioner-Designate for the Digital Economy and Society Employment/Europass Trade measures for Ukraine EU-Cuba ACP-EU 

EU trade defence instruments 

A revamp of EU anti-dumping measures, designed to protect EU jobs and business from unfair external competition, will be voted by the International Trade Committee. Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule   Monday 19 June 16:00 CET Committee on International Trade Videos - edited These videos are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. MEPs urge action against social dumping 19-09-2016 Posted workers: equal pay for equal work 08-03-2016 The case for reindustrialisation 05-10-2016 Background Protection from dumped and subsidised imports 27-01-17 (briefing)

Hearing of Commissioner-Designate for the Digital Economy and Society

Commissioner-designate Mariya Gabriel, nominated by the Commission President to take over the responsibility for the Digital Economy and Society portfolio, will be quizzed by Industry and Culture committees.

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Tuesday 20 June 15:00 CET Committees on Industry and Culture Video - footage Hearing of Mariya Gabriel 20-06-2017 More footage will be available on Tuesday Photos Hearing of Mariya Gabriel 20-06-2017 More photos will be available on Tuesday

Employment/Europass

Employment and Culture committees will vote to modernise modernising the Europass, an EU network for presenting skills and qualifications in CVs. Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Wednesday 21 June 09:00 CET Committee on Employment and Culture Background Revision of the Europass framework 10-04-17 (briefing)

Trade measures for Ukraine

The International Trade Committee will vote on further trade concessions to Kiev to foster economic and political recovery.

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Tuesday 2- June 09:00 CET Committee on International Trade

Videos - footage  EU-Ukraine 31-05-2017 More footage will be available as of Tuesday Photos EU-Ukraine 31-05-2017 More photos will be available as of Tuesday Background Ukraine: Temporary autonomous trade measures 24-05-2017 (briefing)

EU-Cuba

A first ever cooperation agreement between the EU and Cuba will be up for a vote by the Foreign Affairs Committee Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Tuesday 20 June 15:00 CET Committee on Foreign Affairs Video-footage EU-Cuba 20-06-2017 More footage will be available as of Tuesday Photos EU-Cuba 20-06-2017 More photos will be available as of Tuesday 

ACP-EU 

The 33rd plenary session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, gathering members from African, Caribbean and Pacific parliaments and MEPs, will take place in St. Julian’s, Malta. Risk of severe famine, impunity for crimes against humanity, situation in the Sahelo-Saharan region and in Burundi are among the issues to be addressed. Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Tuesday 20 June 15:00 CET Committee on Foreign Affairs Video - footage 33rd ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary assembly 19-06-2017 More footage will be available as of Tuesday Photos 33rd ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary assembly 19-06-2017 More photos will be available as of Tuesday

Background ACP-EU relations after 2020: The end of an era (January 2017) (briefing)

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Plenary week of 15 June

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Climate change Energy labelling 30 years of Erasmus End of roaming Upcoming European Summit Gender gap in pensions Western Balkans: 2016 progress reports

Climate change

Wednesday - US president Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change will be discussed with Council and Commission and with Marshall Island president Hilda Heine. Parliament will vote legislation to implement its 2030 CO2 emissions reduction-targets the same day, immediately after a formal address by Côte d’Ivoire President lassane Ouattara

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Wednesday 14 June 9:00 CET Or catch up via video on demand here Plenary agenda

Infographic This infographic is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner.  CO2 cuts: finding the right balance between protecting trade and fighting climate change 13-02-2017 Environment: 67% of Europeans want the EU to do more 19-08-2016      Videos - edited  These videos are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it.  MEPs push for carbon trading reform 14-02-2017 Common goals: The Energy Union 01-02-2017 EP approves ratification of Paris climate agreement 04-10-2016 Managing Arctic interests 24-02-2017

Videos - footage Climate change More footage will be available on Wednesday Photos Climate change More photos will be available on Wednesday Background Land use in the EU 2030 climate and energy framework (briefing) 01-27-17 Outcomes of COP 22 climate change (briefing) 11-24-17

Energy labelling

MEPs will also take a final vote on new energy labels for household appliances, which will use A to G ratings to indicate energy consumption rather than the current A+/A++/A+++. (Debate and vote on Tuesday)

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Debate and vote on Tuesday 13 June 9:00 CET Or catch up via video on demand here Plenary agenda

Infographic This infographic is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner. Energy labelling: making it easier to buy energy-efficient appliances 12-06-17

Videos - edited These videos are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. EUpdate - energy efficiency labelling, Coming 16-06-17 Background Framework for energy efficiency labelling [Plenary podcast] (briefing) 08-06-17 Framework for energy efficiency labelling [EU Legislation In Progress] (briefing) 16-03-17

30 years of Erasmus

Tuesday - Parliament will celebrate the Erasmus+ programme, which has helped more than nine million people to study, work, or volunteer abroad over the last 30 years with the participation of 33 current and former Erasmus students.

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Tuesday 13 June 11:00 CET Or catch up via video on demand here Plenary agenda

Videos - edited These videos are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Portraits of the Erasmus Generation, 13-06-2017 (NEW) Erasmus+ 07-11-2016 Sofia Corradi, "Mamma Erasmus" 04-05-2016

Videos - footage Erasmus+

Photos Erasmus+ Background Implementation of Erasmus+ (briefing) 26-01-2017 How the EU budget is spent: Erasmus+ (briefing) 23-11-16

End of roaming

On 15 June all roaming fees on mobile calls, text messages and data usage will be banned. Videos - edited These videos are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Roaming - morphing phones (Coming 15-06-2017) The end of roaming: a 10-year battle for Viviane Reding, 14-06-2017 (NEW) End of roaming: Questions from social media, 27-09-2016 Out with roaming charges, in with fair internet, 27-10-2015 Videos - footage Roaming More footage coming soon Photos Roaming More photos coming soon Background End of roaming: the fight to abolish surcharges abroad, 14-06-2017 (article) End of roaming charges in the EU: Joint statement by 3 EU institutions, 14-06-2017 (Press release)               All you need to know about the end of roaming charges, 15-07-2015 (article)

Upcoming European Summit 

Wednesday- Upcoming European Summit. MEPs will give their input ahead of the 22-23 June European Council, which will deal with migration, security and defence. The Brexit negotiations will most likely be addressed as well in the debate with Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and the Maltese Presidency of the Council.

Gender gap in pensions

MEPs will outline a number of proposals to tackle the gender gap in pensions, which stood at 39.4 % in 2014 in the EU and increased in half of the Member States over the past five years. (Debate on Monday and vote on Tuesday)

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Debate on Monday and vote on Tuesday 13 June 9:00 CET Or catch up via video on demand here Plenary agenda

Background Elderly people and poverty: Current levels and changes since the crisis (Briefing, July 2016) Equal treatment of men and women (briefing, July 2016) 

Western Balkans: 2016 progress reports

Parliament holds its annual review of the reform efforts made by Serbia and Kosovo on their way to EU membership on Tuesday and votes on two separate resolutions and one on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on Wednesday.

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Debate on Monday and vote on Tuesday 13 June 9:00 CET Or catch up via video on demand here Plenary agenda Background The Western Balkans and the EU (briefing, March 2017) 2016 Enlargement package: Prospects for the Western Balkans (Briefing, January 2017)  Media freedom trends 2017: Western Balkans (Briefing, 03-05-2017)  Anti-corruption efforts in the Western Balkans (Briefing, 10-04-2017) 

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Week of 5 June

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Refugees in Italy Double taxation “Legal highs” Bolivia’s President UN Development Goals Common Asylum System

Refugees in Italy

Thursday - Civil Liberties MEPs will evaluate the current situation of refugees and migrants in Italy, which is the main arrival point since the closure of the Balkan route and the EU-Turkey deal, and possible measures to improve it. MEPs will also discuss the protection of children in migration with the Commission.

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Thursday 08 June 10.30 CET Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Infographics These infographics are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner. Migration and asylum (in English only) World Refugee Day: the migration crisis in numbers, 20-06-2016 Videos - edited These videos are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Common goals: Migration, 01-02-2017 Migration crisis: beyond Europe, 01-09-2016 Pace picks up for new European border agency, 05-07-2016

Videos - footage Videos related to Migration

Photos Photos related to Migration

Background Migrants and refugees in Italy: MEPs assess the situation ahead of the summer, 07-06-2017 (press release) EU refugee crisis: “Relocation is our shared moral duty", 16-05-2017 (article) Migration crisis: 73% of Europeans wants EU to do more, 11-05-2017 (article) Refugee crisis: "The scenes of 2015 must not be repeated", 13-01-2017 (article) Le Grip: "Women refugees run the risk of being sexually exploited", 08-11-2016 (interview)

Double taxation

Thursday - Firms within the EU would have access to a fair, binding and effective mechanism to resolve disputes over double taxation (income taxed in two different EU countries), under proposals being voted on by the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee. There are currently around 900 double taxation disputes in the EU involving more than € 10.5 billion, according to the Commission.

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Thursday 08 June 10.15 CET Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Infographic The infographic is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner. Overview: the European Parliament's work on taxation, 03-05-2016 

Videos - footage Videos related to Taxation    Photos Photos related to Taxation   

Background Double taxation of companies: better resolution mechanism, 08-06-2017 (press release) Using technology in the fight against drug addiction, 02-05-2017 (briefing) Legal highs": the ins and outs of tackling uppers and downers, 17-04-2014 (article)

“Legal highs”

Thursday - An informal deal with Council on new rules to tackle the phenomenon of "legal highs" (legal substances used as alternative to illicit drugs) will be voted by the Civil Liberties Committee. The reform includes shortening delays for risk assessments and the eventual inclusion of suspected substances in the list of illegal drugs. 

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Thursday 08 June 10.00 CET Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 

Videos - edited These videos are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Bringing 'legal highs' to a low, 07-06-2017 How to close the net on the smooth legal drugs criminals?, 14-03-2014 Reporter: Reining in synthetic drugs chameleons, 20-09-2013 

Photos Photos related to Drug addiction   

Background Drugs: quicker reaction against new substances, 08-06-2017 (press release) Legal highs: the ins and outs of tackling uppers and downers, 07-06-2017 (article) Using technology in the fight against drug addiction, 02-05-2017 (briefing) Legal highs": the ins and outs of tackling uppers and downers, 17-04-2014 (article)

Bolivia’s President

Thursday - Bolivia’s President Evo Morales will have a bilateral meeting with Parliament President Tajani.  

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Thursday 08 June 9.00 CET Committee on Foreign Affairs/ Subcommittee on Human Rights

Videos - footage Videos related to EU-Bolivia

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Background Bolivian President Evo Morales meets Antonio Tajani, 08-06-2017 (article) EU–Latin America trade relations, 11-03-2016 (briefing) EU development cooperation with Latin America, 10-04-2017 (briefing) 

UN Development Goals  

Wednesday - “UN Advocates”, assisting the UN Secretary-General in promoting the Sustainable Development Goals, will discuss EU actions in this field with MEPs on the Development and Environment committees. EP President Antonio Tajani and Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg will open the discussion, with speakers including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and Unilever CEO Paul Polman. There will also be a bilateral meeting between President Tajani and Prime Minister Solberg in the morning.

Streaming - watch and embed Live schedule Wednesday 07 June 15.00 CET Committee on Development/Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Video - edited This video is available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. EU's action plan for developing countries, 24-01-2017

Videos - footage Videos related to EU-United Nations Video related to Tajani meeting with Solberg

Photos Photos related to EU-United Nations Photos related to Tajani meeting with Solberg

Background The EU’s role in global development goals - MEPs meet UN special advocates, 07-06-2017 (press release) The New European Consensus on Development, 20-04-2017

Common Asylum System 

Tuesday and Wednesday - A seminar for media on “A Fair Share in Europe - Creating a Common Asylum System” is organised by the EP press service with leading MEPs in the field, including EP rapporteur for a reformed EU asylum policy Cecilia Wikström and Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos. The seminar will end with an exchange of views with President Antonio Tajani.

Infographics These infographics are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner. Migration and asylum (in English only) World Refugee Day: the migration crisis in numbers, 20-06-2016 Videos - edited These videos are available in 24 languages. Select your language on the page’s upper left corner and then embed the video with the code beneath it. Common goals: Migration, 01-02-2017 Migration crisis: beyond Europe, 01-09-2016 Pace picks up for new European border agency, 05-07-2016

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Background EU refugee crisis: “Relocation is our shared moral duty", 16-05-2017 (article) Migration crisis: 73% of Europeans wants EU to do more, 11-05-2017 (article) Refugee crisis: "The scenes of 2015 must not be repeated", 13-01-2017 (article) Le Grip: "Women refugees run the risk of being sexually exploited", 08-11-2016 (interview)