European Parliament

Title: Do you know what's in your breakfast?
Runtime: 0:35
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Honey - sometimes, it's not real 🍯

The EU is updating rules on the labelling and presentation of honey, juice, jams and other foods, especially those coming from non-EU sources.

Member and report author Alex Bernhuber explains why the Parliament wants to stop misleading practices around honey labels and is ready for talks with EU countries to finalise the law.
#shorts #europeanparliament #europeanunion

How can you connect with the European Parliament?

Title: How can you connect with the European Parliament?
Runtime: 0:51
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Connecting with the European Parliament is easy! Not only can you contact your MEPs or visit Parliament’s buildings in Strasbourg or Brussels, Parliament's offices in the EU and beyond hold events and debates, support citizens’ networks and provide information keeping you up to date on how the EU works and how you can help shape its future! Find out more in our short explainer.

Q&A about the EU’s anti-trafficking rules

Title: Q&A about the EU’s anti-trafficking rules
Runtime: 2:42
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Malin Björk, the leading member of the European Parliament on the directive explains how the EU aims to tackle human trafficking and help its victims in a conversation with content creator Marcin Kuśmierczyk @politykazagraniczna

Check out the full interview: https://youtube.com/watch/KBSVUZpE7Ao

Every year more than 7,000 victims of human trafficking are registered in the EU, although the actual figure is likely to be much higher as many victims remain undetected.The majority of victims are women and girls (2 out of 3 victims), but the number of men is on the rise, particularly as forced labour.

Parliament wishes to prioritise more effective protection of the victims of human trafficking. The new proposals would give EU law enforcement agencies new tools to dismantle criminal organisations by adding new categories of crimes, including forced marriage and illegal adoption, into the existing EU framework, and improve reporting and statistics to ...

Securing critical raw materials for the EU’s digital and green transitions

Title: Securing critical raw materials for the EU’s digital and green transitions
Runtime: 0:55
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Rising demand and geopolitical tensions can complicate access to resources vital for technology and industry.    
The European Parliament has approved a new law to help secure supplies of raw materials needed for smartphones, electric vehicles, solar panels and more.   
   
The Critical Raw Materials Act will boost the EU’s strategic autonomy, create jobs and drive the green and digital transitions.   
      
Find out more in our short explainer video.

Woman, Life, Freedom representatives share their story

Title: Woman, Life, Freedom representatives share their story
Runtime: 24:11
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: The European Parliament's 2023 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was awarded to Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran.

Afsoon Najafi and Mersedeh Shahinkar, Iranian women’s rights defenders and representatives of the 2023 Sakharov Prize laureates, will give an interview in the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Amini was a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman. She was arrested by police in Tehran on 13 September 2022 for allegedly ignoring Iran’s strict veiling laws, and died in a Tehran hospital three days later following physical abuse while in custody. Her death sparked massive women-led protests in Iran. Using the slogan Woman, Life, Freedom, people have been protesting against the hijab law and other discriminatory laws.

Discussing the outcome of Spain's EU presidency with the country's President

Title: Discussing the outcome of Spain's EU presidency with the country's President
Runtime: 2:00:07
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: In a debate with Spanish President Pedro Sánchez, European Parliament members will discuss the results of the country's presidency of the Council of the EU over the last six months.

Spain set as its priorities reindustrialising the EU and ensuring its open strategic autonomy, advancing the green transition and environmental adaptation, promoting greater social and economic justice, and strengthening European unity.

European Parliament honours Jina Mahsa Amini and Woman, Life, Freedom

Title: European Parliament honours Jina Mahsa Amini and Woman, Life, Freedom
Runtime: 1:28
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: The European Parliament awarded Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement in Iran with the 2023 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought at a special ceremony in Strasbourg.
    
Jina Mahsa Amini, an Iranian-Kurdish woman, died in 2022 at the hands of Iran’s so-called morality police. They said she broke strict hijab rules. Her death sparked protests in Iran and around the world.     
    
MEPs continue to stand with the women of Iran in their struggle for freedom and equality.

Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom movement honoured in the Parliament

Title: Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom movement honoured in the Parliament
Runtime: 23:51
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: President Roberta Metsola will award the European Parliament's 2023 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement in Iran.

Representatives of the 2023 Sakharov Prize laureates will be present at the ceremony:

- Ms Afsoon Najafi, Iranian women’s rights defender ;

- Ms Mersedeh Shahinkar, Iranian women’s rights defender ;

- Mr Saleh Nikbakht, academic, lawyer representing Jina Mahsa Amini’s family.

Jina Mahsa Amini was a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman. She was arrested by police in Tehran on 13 September 2022 for allegedly ignoring Iran’s strict veiling laws, and died in a Tehran hospital three days later following physical abuse while in custody. Her death sparked massive women-led protests in Iran. Using the slogan Woman, Life, Freedom, people have been protesting against the hijab law and other discriminatory laws.

How can the EU help secure the supply of critical raw materials?

Title: How can the EU help secure the supply of critical raw materials?
Runtime: 1:39:36
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Electric cars, solar panels and smartphones - all of them contain critical raw materials. They are pivotal for the EU’s green and digital transitions, and securing their supply is crucial for Europe's economic resilience, technological leadership, and strategic autonomy.

This week the members of the European Parliament will debate and vote on the Critical Raw Materials Act, which aims to boost the supply of strategic raw materials and increase the EU’s competitiveness and sovereignty. This act will promote innovation and provide support to small and medium-sized enterprises. It also aims to boost research and the development of alternative materials and more environmentally-friendly mining and production methods.

Jina Mahsa Amini and Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran honored with European Parliament's award

Title: Jina Mahsa Amini and Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran honored with European Parliament's award
Runtime: 0:56
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: #europeanparliament #shorts #europeanunion #iran #mahsaamini #humanrights #womensrights #womanlifefreedom

Sakharov Prize 2023: Jina Mahsa Amini and Woman, Life, Freedom in Iran

Title: Sakharov Prize 2023: Jina Mahsa Amini and Woman, Life, Freedom in Iran
Runtime: 3:33
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: The European Parliament has awarded the 2023 Sakharov Prize to Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom protest movement in Iran. Parliament stands with Iranian women who continue to fight for their rights and for equality and democracy.

Amini was a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman. She was arrested by Iran’s "morality police" for allegedly ignoring Iran’s strict veiling laws. She died three days later following physical violence while in custody.

When the news of her death broke in September 2022, spontaneous demonstrations erupted across the country, under the rallying cry Woman, Life, Freedom. People around the world marched in solidarity.

"We need to bundle together against authoritarian regimes" - link to full interview in description

Title: "We need to bundle together against authoritarian regimes" - link to full interview in description
Runtime: 0:29
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Watch the full interview: https://youtu.be/X_Ass3YrnJs

#shorts #europeanparliament #europeanunion #humanrights #fundamentalrights

Title: How are EU laws made?
Runtime: 0:56
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: #europeanparliament #europeanunion #shorts #lawmakers

Marcin Kuśmierczyk talks to leading MEP about the EU’s anti-trafficking rules

Title: Marcin Kuśmierczyk talks to leading MEP about the EU’s anti-trafficking rules
Runtime: 14:57
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Malin Björk, who is leading Parliament's work on anti-trafficking rules, joins content creator Marcin Kuśmierczyk @politykazagraniczna3243 to discuss how the EU can respond to changes in the way people are being exploited, better tackle human trafficking and help victims.

Every year more than 7,000 victims of human trafficking are registered in the EU, although the actual figure is likely to be much higher as many victims remain undetected.The majority of victims are women and girls (2 out of 3 victims), but the number of men is on the rise, particularly as forced labour.

Parliament wishes to prioritise more effective protection of victims of human trafficking.

The new proposals would give EU law enforcement agencies new tools to dismantle criminal organisations by adding new categories of crimes, including forced marriage and illegal adoption, into the existing EU framework, and improve reporting and statistics to create a better understandi...

Title: How does the EU benefit the economy?
Runtime: 0:56
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: #europeanparliament #europeanunion #shorts #trade

Title: MEPs' role in shaping EU rules
Runtime: 0:56
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Parliament plays a central role in EU lawmaking, but voting in the hemicycle is only a part of the picture.

Before those big votes, MEPs work to improve proposals drafted by the EU Commission. But how?

Watch our short video explaining the major steps in the lawmaking process.

Interview with Peter Liese, chair of Parliament’s COP28 Delegation

Title: Interview with Peter Liese, chair of Parliament’s COP28 Delegation
Runtime: 20:56
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 is fast approaching. The EU is one of the key players in negotiations for future measures such as ending global fossil fuel subsidies by 2025. The chair of the delegation, Peter Liese, will explain what the European Parliament will do at COP28 and how the EU is tackling climate change.

The interview will cover some of the measures the Parliament has introduced for combating climate change and its associated challenges - from renewable energy and sustainable fuels to agriculture and transport, among many other areas.

The live will also explain what the European Parliament will call for at COP28, e.g. ending global fossil fuel subsidies by 2025.

How can Parliament protect human rights defenders?

Title: How can Parliament protect human rights defenders?
Runtime: 21:16
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: What tools are available to protect those who defend human rights?
Can these tools make the universality of human rights a reality?
Has the Parliament approved policies on this matter?

Join this live discussion with Nobel Peace Prize laureates Oleksandra Matviichuk and the chair of Parliament's human rights subcommittee, Udo Bullmann, to find out the answers.

In addition, Parliament members Hannah Neumann, responsible for the EU’s guidelines on human rights defenders, and Nacho Sanchez Amor, author of the annual report on democracy and human rights in the world and the EU’s policies on the matter, will take stock of the tools available today to protect human rights defenders around the world.

This digital parliamentary diplomacy event contributes to the United Nations’s 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by fostering dialogue with likeminded organisations and personalities to address global challeng...

Debate with the European Commission and humanitarian partners

Title: Debate with the European Commission and humanitarian partners
Runtime: 1:05:11
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: The Committee on Development of the European Parliament will have an exchange of views on the humanitarian situation in Gaza with Marta Lorenzo, UNRWA Representative for Europe, a representative of Doctors Without Borders/MSF, and Giovanni di Girolamo, Head of Unit on Middle East from the European Commission.

The debate takes place in the context of a 2 day extension of the Gaza truce that saw 11 Israeli hostages released and 33 Palestinian children and women freed from Israeli prisons as part of the ceasefire extension.

"A new era of cooperation and collective action is necessary for a prosperous and peaceful world"

Title: "A new era of cooperation and collective action is necessary for a prosperous and peaceful world"
Runtime: 0:29
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: #europeanparliament #europeanunion #shorts #kenya

Prime Minister of Bulgaria on Europe's role in the world

Title: Prime Minister of Bulgaria on Europe's role in the world
Runtime: 0:13
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Bulgarian PM Nikolay Denkov addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Watch the full debate here: https://youtube.com/live/2iwZnnTPXic

Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Title: Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Runtime: 0:57
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: #women #womenrights #europeanparliament #violenceprevention #protectingrights #europeanunion #democracy #europe #rights #noviolence

MEP Frances Fitzgerald, who is leading talks on new rules, explains how the EU intends to tackle violence against women and domestic violence in a conversation with Alice Cappelle, a French YouTuber who makes educational content and critical essays about women rights, social issues, women activism.

The Combating violence against women directive will include a consent-based definition of rape to protect more victims and punish more perpetrators, tougher rules on cyber violence, and better support for victims, including free legal support, and improved reporting and evidence gathering.

Watch full interview: https://www.youtube.com/live/zGNoAx1UlLE?si=9rPXslWhIAJezEh9
Learn more: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20190712STO56961/the-parliament-s-fight-for-gender-equality-in-the-eu

What are the new challenges for fundamental rights?

Title: What are the new challenges for fundamental rights?
Runtime: 0:29
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Hannah Neumann, vice-chair of Parliament's human rights subcommittee, explains how climate change and the rise of the internet have created new threats to people’s rights to a healthy life and privacy.

Watch the full interview: https://youtu.be/X_Ass3YrnJs

How to make products that are good for customers, industry and the environment?

Title: How to make products that are good for customers, industry and the environment?
Runtime: 0:26
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Biljana Borzan leads the Parliament's work on a new law preventing companies from designing products to be thrown away rather than repaired.

Check our interview, where she also outlines plans to ban misleading “eco-friendly” product labels: http://epyoutube.eu/qCYG

Are you really getting an eco-friendly product?

Title: Are you really getting an eco-friendly product?
Runtime: 0:21
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: This week, Parliament will vote to improve product labelling and ban the use of misleading environmental claims, a practice also known as "greenwashing".

Watch our interview with MEP Biljana Borzan to learn more about it: http://epyoutube.eu/qCYG

Interview with Hannah Neumann - Progress and new challenges on human rights

Title: Interview with Hannah Neumann - Progress and new challenges on human rights
Runtime: 21:53
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December, we talked to Hannah Neumann, vice-chair of Parliament's human rights subcommittee, about how the situation has evolved in the European Union and globally since the Declaration was adopted.

Climate change and the rise of internet have created new threats to people’s rights to a healthy life and privacy. While all over the world people are more aware of their fundamental rights and are ready to stand up for them, authoritarian regimes continue to proliferate and to repress dissident voices, she says.

For Neumann, this is why the European Union should step up its support for human rights defenders.

“When we say we want to promote human rights all around the world, human rights defenders are our closest allies. They are the ones who do this in their country, in their community, in their family. And this is why they’re often threatened (...). It is crucial ...

Towards a stronger and more democratic EU

Title: Towards a stronger and more democratic EU
Runtime: 0:59
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: In a rapidly changing world, the EU needs to be able to make strong decisions.

That’s why the European Parliament wants the EU’s powers to evolve. This requires updating the Union's founding documents: the EU Treaties. They were last changed in 2007.

MEPs are calling for treaty changes that would not only strengthen the EU, but also democracy, giving more power to Europeans and streamlining decision making.

Proposals include updating the lawmaking process, promoting European cooperation and rethinking how the European Commission is elected.

Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women debate

Title: Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women debate
Runtime: 2:10:41
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November, Parliament members will assess the situation across the EU with representatives of the European Commission.

Parliament has repeatedly raised the issue of gender-based violence and is currently in negotiations with EU countries on draft legislation to tackle violence against women and domestic violence. During this session, Parliament members are set to urge progress on talks for EU rules and insist on the inclusion of a consent-based definition of rape.

One in ten women in the EU has experienced some form of sexual violence since the age of 15, and one in 20 women has been raped, according to data collected by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights in 2014.

Watch more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf9TMYj1xlI&t=30s
Learn more: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20190712STO56961/the-parliament-s-fight-for-gender-equality-in-the-...

Investment, growth, choice: the economic benefits of EU membership

Title: Investment, growth, choice: the economic benefits of EU membership
Runtime: 0:56
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: EU membership means belonging to one of the world’s largest economies and its biggest single market.

It contributes to growth and brings more choice for consumers.

The EU tackles inequalities between its regions, supporting agriculture, small businesses and innovation and spurring modern, greener economies.

As a powerful global actor, it secures better access and fairer prices on world markets.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov addresses the Parliament

Title: Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov addresses the Parliament
Runtime: 1:30:26
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Bulgaria’s Premier Nikolay Denkov will outline his views on the challenges facing Europe and its future to members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
President Metsola and Prime Minister Denkov will have a bilateral meeting before his speech in plenary.

This will be the twelfth This is Europe debate in the European Parliament, and the fifth in 2023, following Cyprus’ President Christodoulides (13 June), Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz (9 May), Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel (19 April) and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda (14 March). The EU leaders who participated in this debate series in 2022 were Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, and Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob.

Nikolay Denkov was born in 1962. He is an academic, p...

Title: MEPs discuss the situation in Gaza
Runtime: 1:40:56
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: The humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need for the release of hostages and for an immediate humanitarian truce leading to a ceasefire and the prospects for peace and security in the Middle East will be discussed in the European Parliament's on 22 November.

Following Hamas’ deadly attack against Israel on 7 October 2023, which claimed the lives of around 1,200 people and resulted in more than 200 people being taken hostage, Israel declared war against the terrorist group. It began striking the Gaza Strip from the air, later sending ground forces into the sealed-off coastal enclave. According to the Hamas-run health ministry, more than 11,000 Palestinians have so far been killed.

The debate will focus of the latest developments, and discuss the regional and global implications of the renewed hostilities as well as the prospects for peace and security in the Middle East.

New EU rules for packaging and packaging waste

Title: New EU rules for packaging and packaging waste
Runtime: 1:17:41
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Parliament members will debate new EU rules to make packaging easier to reuse and recycle, to reduce unnecessary packaging and waste, and to encourage the use of recycled content.

These new rules on packaging and packaging waste would ban the sale of very light weight plastic carrier bags, unless required for hygiene reasons and the use of intentionally added so-called forever chemicals (per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances or PFASs) and Bisphenol A in food contact packaging. In addition, they would reinforce the option for consumers to be able to bring their own container for take-away food and drinks.

In 2018, packaging generated a turnover of €355 billion in the EU. It is an ever-increasing source of waste, the EU total having increased from 66 million tonnes in 2009 to 84 million tonnes in 2021. In 2021, each European generated an average of 188.7 kilos of packaging waste a year, a figure that is expected to increase to 209 kilos in 2030 without ad...

Measures to ban the use of chemical pesticides

Title: Measures to ban the use of chemical pesticides
Runtime: 1:38:51
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Parliament wants a drastic cut in the use of chemical pesticides. The proposed measures should ensure the use of sustainable pesticides and reduce the use and risk of all chemical pesticides by at least 50 % by 2030.

Parliament members want each EU country to adopt national targets and strategies, based on the substances sold per year, their hazard level and the size of their agricultural area. They propose a 65% reduction of the use of so-called more hazardous products compared to the 2013-2017 average. They also call for a ban on all chemical pesticides in sensitive areas such as Natura 2000 areas, including urban green spaces, and a new EU 2030 target to increase the sales of low-risk pesticides.

Parliament has on numerous occasions called for the EU to transition to using products that protect plants in a more sustainable way. The ultimate goal is the reduction of the environmental footprint of the EU’s food system and to mitigate the economic losses due...

How to better protect children and ensure their rights

Title: How to better protect children and ensure their rights
Runtime: 1:02:19
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Members of the Parliament will discuss the wellbeing and the protection of children in Europe, on the occasion of International Day of Child's Rights on 20 November.

The debate will include how to strengthen the Child Guarantee, which aims to ensure that all children in the EU have access to healthcare and education. Two years after the EU adopted it, the Parliament urges all EU countries to establish their national action plan for the Child Guarantee and to effectively implement it.

Members will also discuss a report to reduce inequalities and increase social inclusion for children and their families. Parliament calls for better integrated social, educational and employment services to help break the vicious circle of poverty and to protect children and their families in times of crisis.

On 20 November 1959, the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and in 1989 the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is t...

It's the International Day on the Rights of the Child!

Title: It's the International Day on the Rights of the Child!
Runtime: 0:49
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: #europeanparliament #shorts #europeanunion #children

The European Parliament has a message for COP28

Title: The European Parliament has a message for COP28
Runtime: 0:28
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Watch the full interview: https://bit.ly/3ssYNsp

#europeanparliament #europeanunion #cop28 #climatechange #nature

Is the EU vulnerable to hackers? #europeanparliament

Title: Is the EU vulnerable to hackers? #europeanparliament
Runtime: 0:58
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Learn how the EU intends to ensures a high common level of cybersecurity across the EU – both for companies and countries with @LiveOverflow
#europeanparliament #europeanunion #democracy #cybersecurity

Title: Q&A about cybersecurity in the EU
Runtime: 2:46
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: MEP Bart Groothuis, who is leading talks on new rules, explains how the EU intends to ensures a high common level of cybersecurity across the EU – both for companies and countries in a conversation with Fabian Fäßler @LiveOverflow , a security consultant and content creator

Check out the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OQ6G0T1DOc

Parliament is currently negotiating the Cyber Resilience Act with the European Commission and the Council, a legal framework that describes the cybersecurity requirements for hardware and software products placed on the EU market. Manufacturers would be obliged to take security seriously throughout a product's life cycle.

Groothuis is the leading Parliament member on the report on the Network and Information Security directive (NIS2), which ensures a high level of cybersecurity across the EU. The directive also strengthens cybersecurity requirements for medium-sized and large entities that operate an...

Title: The importance of the EU
Runtime: 1:00
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Have you ever asked yourself: Why the EU? What’s it for? Why does it matter?

In an increasingly fractious world, the EU is a powerful bloc representing 450 million Europeans, making sure your voice is heard on the world stage.

What it means to be part of the EU can be summed up in a few words – we are stronger together!

What’s the point of the EU? Find out in our short explainer!

How to bring deported children back home from Russia

Title: How to bring deported children back home from Russia
Runtime: 1:16:21
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Parliament's human rights subcommittee is organising a workshop on the Ukrainian children that were deported to Russia. Committee members will discuss possible solutions for returning children home with experts, such as Mykola Kuleba, former Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children's Rights and co-founder of the Alliance for Ukraine Without Orphans and Save Ukraine.

The discussion will also address the ongoing diplomatic and political efforts to stop forcible transfers and repatriate children, including the political, legal and practical challenges. The workshop will focus on the investigations and cases brought before national and international jurisdictions against state actors and individual perpetrators.

What does the European Parliament expect from COP28?

Title: What does the European Parliament expect from COP28?
Runtime: 0:28
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Watch the full interview with Pascal Canfin, chair of Parliament's environment committee: https://bit.ly/3ssYNsp

Cate Blanchett calls on the EU to focus on humanity

Title: Cate Blanchett calls on the EU to focus on humanity
Runtime: 0:27
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: In her address to Parliament, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett called on the EU not to fortify borders and to protect refugees.

Interview with Pascal Canfin - What the EU is doing to protect and repair nature

Title: Interview with Pascal Canfin - What the EU is doing to protect and repair nature
Runtime: 20:40
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Zero emissions for cars, a ban on single-use plastics and products issued from deforestation, stricter rules for waste management, support for the energy transition... The European Union is doing a lot to protect nature, says Pascal Canfin, chair of Parliament's environment committee.

“But still, we need to go even further,” he insists in this interview, recorded shortly before the start of COP 28, the United Nations global conference on climate change, held from 30 November until 12 December 2023 in Dubai.

He explains what else Parliament wants to do to protect nature in the EU and highlights Europe's responsibility towards the rest of the world.

“Climate is a global issue and we are the largest market in the world. (...) We want to guarantee to the European consumer (...) that when they have a coffee or a cocoa they are not contributing, even without knowing, to the deforestation of the tropical forests of this world”.

Learn...

Title: Why does the EU matter?
Runtime: 1:00
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Have you ever asked yourself: Why the EU? What’s it for? Why does it matter?

In an increasingly fractious world, the EU is a powerful bloc representing 450 million Europeans, making sure your voice is heard on the world stage.

What it means to be part of the EU can be summed up in a few words – we are stronger together!

What’s the point of the EU? Find out in our short explainer!

#europeanparliament #shorts #europeanunion

What happened during the European Youth Hearing 2023?

Title: What happened during the European Youth Hearing 2023?
Runtime: 0:59
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Young EYEdea boosters shared 10 of the most popular ideas developed during #EYE2023. They had the chance to meet with decision makers and multipliers to kickstart the work to the ideas into concrete projects. #europeanparliament #europeanunion #EYE2023

34 years since the fall of the Berlin wall

Title: 34 years since the fall of the Berlin wall
Runtime: 0:19
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: #europeanparliament #shorts #europeanunion #berlinwall

Address by Cate Blanchett, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador

Title: Address by Cate Blanchett, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
Runtime: 18:08
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Parliament welcomes Cate Blanchett, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador.

Ms Blanchett has been a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador since 2016 and will share her experience of, and insights into, raising public awareness about the plight of refugees and stateless people worldwide.

European Youth Hearing: a youth-driven call for EU evolution

Title: European Youth Hearing: a youth-driven call for EU evolution
Runtime: 1:43:53
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: The European Youth Hearing on 7 November will be a key opportunity for young people to discuss their concerns with policy-makers ahead of the European elections in 2024.

During the hearing, young people from across the EU will present the 10 ideas that gathered the most support during this year's European Youth Event to Members of the European Parliament.

Following the presentation, they will then organise workshops with representatives from youth organisations and experts from EU institutions and other international organisations. These workshops will give the young people the chance to gather knowledge and ideas from different stakeholders, to learn more about what the Parliament and other EU institutions are already doing, and develop the proposals they submitted into concrete projects, which should be implemented by spring 2024.

LiveOverflow talks to leading MEP about cybersecurity in the EU

Title: LiveOverflow talks to leading MEP about cybersecurity in the EU
Runtime: 25:57
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: Join content creator Fabian Fäßler @LiveOverflow as he hosts a special live interview about how the European Parliament is strengthening Europe's cybersecurity.

He will be joined by Bart Groothuis, the leading member of the European Parliament on the report on the Network and Information Security directive (NIS2), which ensures a high common level of cybersecurity across the EU – both for companies and countries. The directive also strengthens cybersecurity requirements for medium-sized and large entities that operate and provide services in key industrial sectors.

With the rapidly expanding digitalisation of daily life, further accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, protection against cyber threats has become essential for society to function properly.

In November 2022, the European Parliament updated EU law to bolster investment in cybersecurity for essential services and critical infrastructure while strengthening EU-wide rules in general.<...

Carry-on luggage: consistent EU rules on sizing and pricing

Title: Carry-on luggage: consistent EU rules on sizing and pricing
Runtime: 0:13
Date posted: 3 years ago
Description: #europeanparliament #travel #luggage #europeanunion #europe #airlines #eu #europa

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