European Parliament
Celebrating the EU’s biggest enlargement
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- Celebrating the EU’s biggest enlargement
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- 8 hours ago
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- #europeanparliament #shorts #useyourvote
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- Use your vote. Or others will decide for you. European elections, 6-9 June 2024.
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- 2 days ago
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- Democracy is a precious gift, passed on to us from previous generations.
Use your vote at the European elections from 6 to 9 June 2024.
Sign up to get voting reminders here: https://elections.europa.eu/en/use-your-vote/
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- Countering foreign interference across Europe
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- 3 days ago
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- Maintaining EU independence and democracy: meet Julia and Katarína
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- 5 days ago
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- In times of polarised ideas, widespread disinformation and cross border conflicts, how are we protecting the integrity of European institutions and democracy? Researchers and NGOs all over Europe are studying ways to make societies more resilient to crises and to foreign actors trying to interfere in our democratic processes.
Two such researchers are Julia from the Clingendael Institute for International Relations in the Netherlands and Katarina from the Centre for Democracy & Resilience at the GLOBSEC Policy Institute in Slovakia. They specialise in the Western Balkan states and EU accession countries like Ukraine.
The European Parliament backs legislation helping promote this kind of research and recognises the importance of independent bodies. Learn more about how Parliament is fighting the threats to EU democracy here: https://europa.eu/!rg6kY7.
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- Born European - 20th anniversary of the 2004 European Union enlargement
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- 5 days ago
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- On May 1, 2004, ten countries joined the European Union: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. It was the biggest enlargement in terms of people and number of countries in the EU's history.
Young men and women who were born that same day explain how being born European has impacted their lives.
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- Extracts from the ceremony: 20th anniversary of the 2004 European Union enlargement
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- 6 days ago
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- Parliament President Roberta Metsola welcomed her predecessor Pat Cox and the current and former presidents of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and Romano Prodi, to mark the anniversary of the 2004 EU enlargement.
They were joined by representatives from the ten countries that joined the EU 20 years ago: Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.
The guests answered questions from a group of young people from the new member states who were born on or around 1 May 2004, the date their countries joined the EU.
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- Visit the European Parliament
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- 6 days ago
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- Meet Klara who welcomes visitors to the Parliament in Hungarian, German, French and
English.
Visiting the Parliament is free, in 24 languages, and
you can learn a lot!
Come and visit!
https://visiting.europarl.europa.eu/en
#europeanparliament #europeanunion #democracy #useyourvote #euelections2024 #eu #visit
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- Debate on Iran’s unprecedented attack against Israel, the need for de-escalation and EU response
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- 7 days ago
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- Parliament members will discuss Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel, the need for de-escalation in the region and the appropriate EU response. The debate will be followed by a resolution which will be voted on the following day after the debate on 25 April.
Parliament President Roberta Metsola described Iran’s direct drone and missile attack on Israel on 20 and 21 April as a major escalation in the region and warned it risks igniting further chaos across the Middle East.
List of speakers: https://europa.eu/!fXJ6Qd
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- The EU's response to the killing of aid workers, journalists and civilians in Gaza
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- 8 days ago
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- Parliament will discuss in a plenary debate the EU’s response to the repeated killing of humanitarian aid workers, journalists and civilians by the Israel Defence Forces in Gaza.
In March, Parliament adopted a resolution warning about the desperate food insecurity and impending starvation in Gaza. Members of the Parliament deplored the catastrophic impact of attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries and civilians in Gaza, particularly on children, urged all parties to immediately cease these attacks, and demanded an independent international investigation.
For more info, check here: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240313IPR19326/parliament-calls-on-israel-to-open-all-crossings-to-gaza-for-humanitarian-aid
More than 33,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza since 7 October 2023 as part of Israel’s response to the attack during which Hamas militants killed some 1,200 people, mainly civilians, in southern I...
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- Do you know how EU laws are made?
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- #europeanparliament #europeanunion #shorts
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- Disinformation: how to avoid the "flooding" trap
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- #shorts #europeanparliament #europeanunion #medialiteracy #disinformation
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- Interview with Johannes Duncker, co-writer of The Teacher’s Lounge | 2024 LUX Audience Award winner
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- 11 days ago
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- Join us for this chat with Johannes Duncker, co-writer of The teacher’s lounge, the winner of the 2024 LUX Audience Award.
The LUX Audience Award is a joint initiative of the European Parliament and the European Film Academy in collaboration with the European Commission and Europa Cinemas. The films are rated by Members of the Parliament and European citizens, establishing it as the largest audience award worldwide.
Watch again the award ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNhhxqIyvM4&t=3019s
The finalists for the 2024 LUX Audience Award included:
20,000 Species of Bees by Estíbaliz Urresola (Spain)
Fallen Leaves by Aki Kaurismäki (Finland/Germany)
On the Adamant by Nicolas Philibert (France/Japan)
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood by Anna Hints (Estonia/France/Iceland)
The Teachers’ Lounge by Ilker Çatak (Germany), Winner
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- How disinformation works | Episode 3: flooding the information space
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Sometimes what people behind disinformation want is to sow confusion and doubt.
They flood social media with multiple and conflicting versions of the same event, not in order to convince us of something but to promote general distrust and apathy.
Learn how to spot and counter this threat by watching this video with the European Parliament’s experts.
You can read more about the European Parliament and European Elections here: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en
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- What the European Parliament has achieved for gender equality in the last five years
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- 13 days ago
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- The European Parliament’s women’s rights and gender equality committee will debate with Helena Dalli, Commissioner for Equality, the progress achieved in advancing gender equality and women's rights, as well as what still remains to be done.
The last five years has been the busiest period ever for the committee, with EU accession to the Istanbul Convention, directives on women on boards and pay transparency and agreements reached on violence against women, equality bodies and the anti-trafficking directives.
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- Filmmaker İlker Çatak, winner of the 2024 Lux Audience Award, has a message for you: use your vote!
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- #europeanparliament #europeanunion #shorts #euelections2024 #useyourvote
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- LUX winner: the big reveal
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- This year's award ceremony will be a celebration of European cinema, culminating with the announcement of the winner among the current nominees.
For the second time ever, the number of nominated films has increased from three to five, reflecting the rich tapestry of storytelling and diversity present in contemporary European cinema. The five 2024 LUX Audience Award finalists are:
- 20,000 Species of Bees by Estíbaliz Urresola (Spain)
- Fallen Leaves by Aki Kaurismäki (Finland/Germany)
- On the Adamant by Nicolas Philibert (France/Japan)
- Smoke Sauna Sisterhood by Anna Hints (Estonia/France/Iceland)
- The Teachers’ Lounge by Ilker Çatak (Germany)
European citizens and members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have watched and rated the films and their ratings combined will decide the winner. This collective effort highlights the importance of using your vote and the value of democracy in creating cultural connections.<...
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- What’s the composition of the European Parliament?
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- The number of representatives you elect to the European Parliament is based on the size of your country’s population. #shorts #europeanparliament #europeanunion
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- Meet Aimilios and Laetitia, improving conditions for consumers in the EU
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- Parliament's architecture: the hidden symbolism
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- Learn the symbolism behind the architecture of the Parliament's building in Strasbourg
#europeanparliament #europeanunion #democracy #europe #useyourvote #euelections2024 #eu
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- Making the economy work for you and the planet: meet Aimilios and Laetitia - EE24
- Date posted
- 19 days ago
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- How can the EU reform its economic model to benefit consumers and the planet? Aimilios in Belgium and Laetitia in France have (part of) the answer!
Aimilios and his Watt4Ever team recondition old electric car batteries to make new energy storage systems, effectively giving batteries a second life and saving precious raw materials and energy while avoiding additional pollution.
Laetitia and “Halte à l'Obsolescence Programmée”, or HOP (“Stop Planned Obsolescence”), campaign for everyday products to last longer and be more repairable.
The European Parliament backs EU-wide measures to promote a circular economy, a right to repair and better recycling of raw materials, to avoid polluting the planet and to benefit your wallet.
EU programmes such as Horizon Europe plus rural and regional development funds make sure such projects get the resources they need.
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- Disinformation: how to avoid the « polarisation » trap
- Date posted
- 19 days ago
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- Parliament, Commission, Council: EU institutions explained
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- 20 days ago
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- Parliament, Commission, Council - it can be confusing to know who does what in the EU 🇪🇺
To help you navigate we prepared a handy explainer.
#europeanparliament #europeancommission #eucouncil #europeanunion #democracy #europe #eu institutions
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- EU plans to reform migration and asylum rules
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- 21 days ago
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- Parliament will vote on a reform of the EU’s asylum and migration rules. The new rules will ensure responsibility sharing among EU countries in the management of migrant arrivals, a more efficient response in case of crisis, and a respect of fundamental rights.
The EU has been working on a New Pact on Migration and Asylum and in February 2024 Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement to revamp the EU’s asylum and migration laws.
The pact sets out improved and faster procedures throughout the EU’s asylum and migration system. It revises the Dublin regulation, which determines the country responsible for processing each asylum claim.
The new system sets different types of contributions from EU countries, ranging from the relocation of asylum seekers from the country of first entry, to the returning of people deemed to have no right to stay. The new system is based on solidarity and flexible forms of support, which could becom...
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- LUX Audience Award: now is your moment!
- Date posted
- 22 days ago
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- Can migrants contribute to European economy?
- Date posted
- 23 days ago
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- #europeanparliament #europeanunion #migration
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- How disinformation works | Episode 2: Sowing division
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- Have you ever felt like shying away from a discussion because the tone was too aggressive and your opinion seemed to get lost between extreme statements?
This is what usually happens when the most extreme points of view are artificially boosted.
By polarising the debate, disinformation spreaders want to make us believe that the differences between us are much greater than they really are and make it difficult to make compromises and reach solutions.
Watch this video to see how this is done and how you can avoid falling into this trap.
You can read more about the European Parliament and European Elections here: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en
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- How to improve migration management in the EU?
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- 26 days ago
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- Next week Parliament will vote on new rules to improve migration and asylum management.
We spoke to the chair of Parliament’s home affairs committee, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, about this new migration package and why he believes it is a step forward.
Full interview: https://youtu.be/SjmhKXPPi9E
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- European Parliament's action for a stronger economy
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- 27 days ago
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- How has the European Parliament acted to strengthen the EU economy?
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- 28 days ago
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- The European Parliament has acted to ensure the EU economy and society are stronger and fairer in the aftermath of unprecedented challenges.
The Covid-19 pandemic damaged the EU’s social and economic fabric, while the war in Ukraine sparked an energy crisis and saw the cost of living rise.
Find out more about how Parliament is ensuring decent pay for workers and equal opportunities, while supporting businesses and making sure the EU is better prepared for future crises.
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- The European Parliament has been improving the digital world
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- 29 days ago
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- European Parliament: a peak into a plenary session
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- #shorts #europeanparliament
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- Disinformation: how to avoid the “emotion trap”
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- #europeanparliament #europeanunion #shorts #disinformation
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- Meet Manuel, a conference usher at the European Parliament!
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- #shorts #europeanparliament
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- How disinformation works | Episode 1: playing on emotions
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- 1 month ago
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- Have you ever read a social media post that made you really angry or sad? Or seemed too good to be true? Did you stop to think if it was true?
People who post disinformation use strong emotions to manipulate us and spread their message.
The European Parliament’s communications team helps you understand how they do this and how you can avoid falling into their trap.
You can read more about the European Parliament and European Elections here: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en
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- The European Parliament’s actions for a safe and innovative digital world
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- 1 month ago
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- Digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, bring exciting opportunities but also potential risks.
The European Parliament has had a crucial role in shaping groundbreaking EU rules to make sure our digital world is safe and fair.
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- European Parliament: how does it work?
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- #shorts #useyourvote
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- Extracts from the debate: Ukrainian children deported to Russia
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- 1 month ago
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- MEPs discuss with the European Council and Commission how to address the urgent concerns surrounding Ukrainian children being forcibly deported to Russia.
Since Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine began in February 2022, international organisations have documented a wide range of serious human rights violations affecting children. Reports of children forcibly deported or displaced by Russian authorities, combined in many cases with them being subjected to re-education programmes and forced adoption, have raised concern.
According to the Children of War initiative of the Ukrainian National Information Bureau (NIB), more than 19 500 children have been deported or forcibly displaced, and only 388 have been returned.
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- Why should you vote in the European elections?
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- 1 month ago
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- New EU rules to prevent greenwashing, decrypted
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Eco-friendly, biodegradable, climate-neutral…
In recent years, many corporations have overstated or misrepresented their green credentials, often misleading consumers with exaggerated environmental or durability claims. So much so that the practice gave rise to the term ‘greenwashing’.
Parliament has voted to outlaw greenwashing and make durability information clear and easily accessible to consumers.
#greenwashing #environment #europeanparliament #europeanunion #righttorepair , #warrantyclaim #guarantee #pollution #consumerprotection #democracy #climateneutral
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- Interview with Juan Fernando López Aguilar – How to improve migration management in the EU
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- 1 month ago
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- Migration is one of the main concerns for Europeans nowadays. In this interview, the chair of Parliament’s home affairs committee, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, insists that it should not be seen as a threat, but as a fact that requires a joint approach by all EU countries.
As the EU finalises the adoption of new rules to improve migration and asylum management, López Aguilar says that the so-called migration package is “a step forward”, but “it will not be the end of the story”.
“There will be some other pending issues which are not comprehended in the package and are extremely relevant,” such as cracking down on the business model of smugglers and the trafficking of human beings, and establishing a European search and rescue framework, he said.
Check how the European Parliament is working to secure the EU's borders and dealing with regular and irregular migration: https://europa.eu/!QQBjwm
To learn more about the n...
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- New EU rules to prevent greenwashing decrypted - EE24
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- 1 month ago
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- Eco-friendly, biodegradable, climate-neutral…
In recent years, many corporations have overstated or misrepresented their green credentials, often misleading consumers with exaggerated environmental or durability claims. So much so that the practice gave rise to the term ‘greenwashing’.
Parliament has voted to outlaw greenwashing and make durability information clear and easily accessible to consumers.
Find out more in our short explainer video.
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- Ukraine’s 10-point peace plan
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- 1 month ago
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- The foreign affairs committees of the European Parliament and the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada will discuss joint parliamentarian efforts to maximise sanction effectiveness and to achieve the transfer of Russian assets to Ukraine.
This will be followed by an in-depth analysis of Ukraine’s 10-point peace plan and the Kyiv Security Compact.
As a direct result of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the EU adopted a series of sanctions against the country. These include individual sanctions, economic sanctions and diplomatic measures.
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- Debate with representatives of “A land for all”, Israeli-Palestinian peace movement
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- 1 month ago
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- The European Parliament’s human rights subcommittee is holding an exchange of views with May Pundak and Rula Hardal, Israeli and Palestinian executive directors of A Land for All - Two States One Homeland.
A Land for All - Two States One Homeland is an Israeli-Palestinian movement comprising Israeli Jews, Palestinian citizens of Israel, and Palestinians, which proposes a two-state confederation as the solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. This solution promotes the existence of two sovereign states in the Israeli and Palestinian territories, based on shared principles of equality, freedom and dignity.
In a resolution adopted on the 14 March 2024, Parliament members called on Israel to open all crossings to Gaza for humanitarian aid. They also reiterated their call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and to immediately and unconditionally release all hostages.
Learn more: https://europa.eu/!hv4y7V
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- When will new countries join the EU?
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- 1 month ago
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- MEPs and the ministers of foreign affairs of several EU countries will gather to discuss EU's enlargement policy. Ministers from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Denmark, Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia and Austria are expected to participate.
The debate is organised by Parliament's foreign affairs committee ahead of the European Council meeting at the end of March. The aim is to hear the different opinions on the topic and to gather ideas to deal with the challenges the EU enlargement policy will face in the future.
⏱️ Speakers:
0:03:50 - 0:08:42 Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs
0:08:43 - 0:12:50 Krišjānis Kariņš, Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs
0:12:51 - 0:16:50 Margus Tsahkna, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
0:16:57 - 0:20:34 Tanja Fajon, Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs
0:20:35 - 0:24:03 Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs
0:24:04 - 0:27:43 Karoline...
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- Ivana Andrés and Alba Redondo, from the World Cup winning Spanish football team in the Parliament
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- 1 month ago
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- #shorts
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- The European Parliament is protecting media freedom. #shorts #europeanunion #mediafreedom
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Prime Minister of Finland on Europe’s role in the world #shorts
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- 2 months ago
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- Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo discusses his vision for Europe
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will address the European Parliament in Strasbourg to outline his vision for Europe’s challenges and future. This will be the fourteenth in the This is Europe series of debates with European heads of state and the first in 2024.
Orpo became Prime Minister of Finland on 20 June 2023. Before that he served as a member of the national parliament, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (2014–2015), Minister of the Interior (2015–2016) and Minister of Finance (2016–2019).
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- Europe’s AI act: first regulation of artificial intelligence
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- 2 months ago
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- Parliament members will debate the Artificial Intelligence Act, which aims to ensure that AI is trustworthy, safe, transparent and respects EU fundamental rights, while supporting innovation and making Europe a leader in the field.
As part of its digital strategy, the EU wants to regulate artificial intelligence to ensure better conditions for the development and use of this innovative technology. AI can bring many benefits, such as better healthcare; safer and cleaner transport; more efficient manufacturing; and cheaper and more sustainable energy.
In April 2021, the European Commission proposed the first EU regulatory framework for AI. It proposes AI systems that can be used in different applications are analysed and classified according to the risk they pose to users. The different risk levels will mean more or less regulation.
The debate takes place on Tuesday 12 March and the vote the following day.
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- Advancing women’s rights in the EU: meet Stella and Linda
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- 2 months ago
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- Reaching gender equality, protecting victims of gender-based violence and fighting for a fairer society… Across the EU, organisations are working to defend and promote women’s rights.
Stella at Women on Top, in Athens, proposes workshops for female entrepreneurs to feel empowered at work and in life. She and her team ensure women are properly skilled, independent and confident.
Linda at MARTA Centre, in Riga, is working towards the eradication of gender-based violence and human trafficking. They offer psychological and legal consultations for victims.
The European Parliament is acting to defend women’s rights, from ending unequal pay to eliminating gender-based discrimination. EU funds, like Erasmus+, the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and European Women on Boards support projects that empower women across the EU.