European Parliament
How will the eco-design rules change things?
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- How will the eco-design rules change things?
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Alessandra Moretti, the European Parliament member in charge of new eco-design rules for more environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient products, discusses them with content creator Catarina Barreiros #shorts #europeanparliament #europeanunion
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- How to #UseYourVote in different countries
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Learn more: https://elections.europa.eu/en/
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- Tim Kozukhov@DebatniDenik talks to leading MEP about EU's relations with the rest of the world
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- 27:11
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- 3 years ago
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- David McAllister, the chair of the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee, joins content creator Tim Kozukhov @DebatniDenik to discuss how the European Union deals with Ukraine and Russia following two years of Kremlin's full scale invasion of the country. The EU and the European Parliament have stood with Ukraine since the start, condemning Russian aggression, sanctioning those responsible, providing financial and material aid to Ukraine and opening talks for the country to join the EU.
The live chat will also address the EU's relations with China, the upcoming elections in the United States and the situation in Israel and Gaza. The Parliament recently called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all Israeli hostages and the dismantling of terrorist organisation Hamas.
Tim Kozukhov is a Czech influencer and YouTuber. He studied political science, philosophy and economics at University College London. Under the name Debate Diary, he p...
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- Q&A about the EU’s eco-design rules
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Alessandra Moretti, the European Parliament member in charge of new eco-design rules for more environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient products, discusses them with content creator Catarina Barreiros @projeto-do-zero
Check out the full interview:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgbV26d0K1Q&t=8s
The new eco-design rules aim to improve different aspects of products so that they use fewer resources and are easier to reuse, upgrade, repair and recycle. Products should be durable and the lifetime of a product should not be limited through design features.
The rules want software updates, consumables (e.g. ink cartridges, light bulbs, coffee pads), spare parts and accessories to be available for an appropriate period.
A new “product passport” containing accurate and up-to-date information would be set up to increase transparency and help consumers to make informed choices
Check our Flickr album for behind the scenes photos: https://www.flickr.com/pho...
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- Use your vote and elect who will be your voice in the European Parliament!
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Everything you always wanted to know about the #EUelections2024
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Today we celebrate Data Protection Day 2024
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The EU has the strongest privacy and security law in the world. Since 2018, the EU general data protection regulation (GDPR) gives you control over your digital life.
#europeanparliament #europeanunion #democracy #europe #dataprotection #privacy #digitalprivacy
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- #weremember - Parliament marks the Holocaust Remembrance Day
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #europeanparliament #europeanunion #weremember #holocaustsurvivor
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- Parliament marks the Holocaust Remembrance Day
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- 2:42
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Today, we remember six million Jewish people murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust and millions of lives taken under Nazi persecution of groups, including Roma and Sinti, black, gay, mentally and physically disabled people.
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- Holocaust survivor addresses Parliament #weremember
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Irene Shashar, a survivor of the Warsaw ghetto, addressed Parliament members to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Find out what else she had to say: https://www.youtube.com/live/ARm9tQtAymQ?si=pdKrwe7xedVV7ict
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- International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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- 50:56
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The European Parliament is holding a special plenary meeting ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January to honour the memory of the victims of this dark chapter of European history.
During the ceremony on 25 January, Holocaust survivor Irene Shashar will address Parliament members. Born on 12 December 1937 as Ruth Lewkowicz, Irene Shashar survived the Warsaw ghetto. After her father was killed by the Nazis she escaped the ghetto with her mother through the sewers to another part of Warsaw where she was a “hidden child” for the rest of war.
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- How to better tackle hate speech and hate crime in the EU?
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #europeanparliament #europeanunion #shorts #hatespeech #hatecrimes
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- MEPs call for tough EU-wide rules to tackle hate speech and hate crime
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The European Parliament has called for urgent action to counter hate speech and hate crime.
MEPs say they should be added to the list of so-called Euro-crimes, meaning common standards and sanctions across the EU.
They want to extend the current EU framework - which covers hatred based on race, skin colour, religion and ethnicity - to include sex, sexual orientation, age and disability.
Parliament also called for measures to stop the internet and social media being used to spread hate.
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- Catarina Barreiros @projeto-do-zero talks to lead MEP about EU’s eco-design rules
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- 21:26
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Alessandra Moretti, leading member of the European Parliament on the new eco-design rules, joins content creator Catarina Barreiros @projeto-do-zero to talk about how the EU’s planned framework can promote more environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient goods.
The new rules aim to improve different aspects of products so that they use less resources and are easier to reuse, upgrade, repair and recycle.
Products should be durable and the lifetime of a product should not be limited through design features. The framework wants software updates, consumables (e.g. ink cartridges, light bulbs, coffee pads), spare parts and accessories to be available for an appropriate period.
A new “product passport” containing accurate and up-to-date information would be set up to increase transparency and help consumers to make informed choices.
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- Check what the European Parliament did last week!
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- 0:37
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #europeanparliament #europeanunion #musicstreaming #greenwashing #gaza #hungary #climatechange
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- Apply now for the 2024 European Charlemagne Youth Prize #ECYP2024
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- If you are 16-30 and working on a project with an EU dimension, apply for the 2024 Charlemagne Youth Prize and win funds to further develop your initiative.
Applications for 2024 are open until midnight on 12 February.
Click here: https://epprizes.secure.europarl.europa.eu/epprizes/
#europeanparliament #europeanunion #democracy #ECYP2024
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- How is the European Commission appointed?
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #europeanparliament #europeanunion #europeancommission #democracy
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- Making streaming market fairer
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- 0:47
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Learn more on how Parliament wants to make the streaming market fairer: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240112IPR16773/music-streaming-sector-eu-must-ensure-just-pay-for-artists-and-fair-algorithms
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- Reducing micro plastic pollution in seas and oceans and restoring marine biodiversity
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- 1:01:21
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Parliament members will discuss proposals for new fishery rules, including an action plan to restore marine biodiversity, which proposes to phase out mobile bottom fishing in protected areas by 2030.
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- Extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime
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- 1:14:29
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The European Parliament is expected to call on EU governments for progress on classifying hate speech and hate crime as EU crimes as there hasn't been any development on this since 2022.
In the draft report to be voted on this week, Parliament members highlight the need to ensure that all people and groups that can become targets of hate are protected, and to ensure that freedom of expression is not exploited to protect hate speech and hate crimes. They are also set to call for an “open-ended” approach where incidents would be assessed based on their circumstances.
So-called EU crimes are crimes of a particularly serious nature with a cross-border dimension, as set out in the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU. Currently, EU countries laws deal with hate speech and hate crime in different ways, while EU-wide rules are limited in their scope to race, skin colour, religion, descent or national or ethnic origin.
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- Discussing the humanitarian situation in Gaza
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- 2:22:05
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Parliament will discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need to reach a ceasefire, and the risks of escalation in the Middle East.
While international diplomatic efforts are underway to address the Gaza conflict and prevent it from escalating into a regional crisis, the Israeli government has expressed its determination to end Hamas' rule in Gaza. Israeli officials asserted a transition to more targeted warfare, though intense fighting continues.
MEPs are expected to reiterate their call for a ceasefire and the release of all hostages, as well as an end to the killing of journalists and aid workers in Gaza.
Gaza has been under heavy attack by Israel, in response to the attack of 7 October 2023, during which Hamas militants killed some 1,200 people, mainly civilians, in southern Israel and kidnapped around 250 others.
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- How to avoid misleading environmental claims
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- 31:41
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Eco-friendly. 100% natural. What does it all mean?
Watch the debate to learn how the European Parliament wants to improve product labelling and ban the use of misleading environmental claims, a practice also known as "greenwashing".
This week, MEPs will vote on new rules that aim to make product labelling clearer and more trustworthy.
The use of general environmental claims - like “environmentally friendly”, “natural”, “biodegradable”, “climate neutral” or “eco” - would need to be backed by proof. Moreover, the rules would only allow the use of sustainability labels that are based on official certification schemes.
They would also prevent companies from claiming their products are more durable than they are, prompting customers to replace consumables earlier than needed and presenting goods as repairable when they are not.
Learn more in our article: https://europa.eu/!Mwnk8w
Check al...
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- What is greenwashing and how to prevent it?
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- 0:26
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Biljana Borzan leads the Parliament's work on a new law to ban the use of misleading “eco-friendly” product labels.
Check our interview, where she also outlines plans to prevent companies from designing products to be thrown away rather than repaired: http://epyoutube.eu/qCYG
#europeanparliament #europeanunion #shorts #greenwashing #ecofriendly
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- Check what the European Parliament will be working on this week!
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #europeanparliament #europeanunion #shorts #gaza #musicstreaming #greenwashing
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- How can young people take part in EU democracy?
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #europeanparliament #europeanunion #shorts
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- Securing Critical Raw Materials
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Who selects the members of the European Commission?
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The Commission is the executive branch of the European Union and Parliament plays a big part in selecting who sits on it.
Comprised of 27 Commissioners - one from each EU member state - the Commission proposes legislation, which is then sent to Parliament and EU countries to be scrutinised, amended, negotiated and approved.
But how exactly are the Commission and its president chosen and what is Parliament's role?
Find out in our short explainer!
#europeanparliament #europeanunion #europe #democracy #europeancommission #legislature
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- The European Parliament is near you!
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #europeanparliament #shorts #europeanunion
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- Is human trafficking on the rise in the EU?? #europeanparliament
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Learn how the EU aims to tackle human trafficking and help its victims in a conversation with content creator Marcin Kuśmierczyk @politykazagraniczna and MEP Malin Björk.
#europeanparliament #europeanunion #democracy
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- Parliament’s youth offer: Connect, learn and stand up for democracy!
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- From hands-on experience of European parliamentary democracy to virtual role-play games, the European Parliament’s youth offer has something for everyone.
You can step into an MEPs shoes, learn how EU decisions are made and present your ideas for Europe’s future.
Connect with like-minded people to stand up for EU democracy and values and get voters out for elections.
Find out more in our explainer.
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- Best wishes for 2024 from President Roberta Metsola
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- 2024 will be a decisive year.
In her New Year’s message, Parliament President Roberta Metsola encourages you to use your vote at the European elections in June and decide on the Europe you want to see.
#EUelections2024
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- What the European Parliament worked on in 2023?
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #europeanparliament #europeanunion #democracy #europe #humanrights #2023
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- Reduce, reuse, recycle! Parliament is ready to negotiate new rules on packaging waste
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #europeanparliament #europeanunion #democracy #europe #waste #wastemanagement #fitfor55 #green #recycle #recycling #packaging
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- Merry Christmas in 24 EU languages🎄🎅🏻🎁
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Happy Holidays 🎄🎅🏻🎁
Wishing you a Merry Christmas in the 24 official EU languages!
#europeanparliament #europeanunion
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- Happy Christmas from President Roberta Metsola
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Do you know what's in your breakfast?
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- 0:35
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- 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
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- How can you connect with the European Parliament?
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- 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.
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- Q&A about the EU’s anti-trafficking rules
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- 2:42
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- 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 ...
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- Securing critical raw materials for the EU’s digital and green transitions
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- 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.
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- Woman, Life, Freedom representatives share their story
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- 24:11
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- 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.
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- Discussing the outcome of Spain's EU presidency with the country's President
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- 2:00:07
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- 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.
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- European Parliament honours Jina Mahsa Amini and Woman, Life, Freedom
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- 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.
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- Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom movement honoured in the Parliament
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- 23:51
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- 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.
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- How can the EU help secure the supply of critical raw materials?
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- 1:39:36
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- 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.
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- Jina Mahsa Amini and Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran honored with European Parliament's award
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #europeanparliament #shorts #europeanunion #iran #mahsaamini #humanrights #womensrights #womanlifefreedom
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- Sakharov Prize 2023: Jina Mahsa Amini and Woman, Life, Freedom in Iran
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- 3:33
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- 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.
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- "We need to bundle together against authoritarian regimes" - link to full interview in description
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- 0:29
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Watch the full interview: https://youtu.be/X_Ass3YrnJs
#shorts #europeanparliament #europeanunion #humanrights #fundamentalrights
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- How are EU laws made?
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #europeanparliament #europeanunion #shorts #lawmakers
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- Marcin Kuśmierczyk talks to leading MEP about the EU’s anti-trafficking rules
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- 14:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- 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...
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- How does the EU benefit the economy?
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- #europeanparliament #europeanunion #shorts #trade
