European Parliament
9 May: The Conference's conclusions are coming! NEW TIME: 12pm CET
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- 9 May: The Conference's conclusions are coming! NEW TIME: 12pm CET
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- 0:38
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- 5 years ago
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- After a year of grassroots events, ideas submitted on the multilingual digital platform, discussions and debates, proposals from the Conference on the Future of Europe will be presented to EU institutions. Citizens have been at the heart of the process and the conclusions represent their vision for the EU of tomorrow. The institutions have promised to follow up on the Conference – turning the proposals into concrete policy. The final event will be held at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Europe Day, 9 May, exactly a year after the Conference was launched.
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- Live debate: dealing with the economic and social fallout of the war in Ukraine
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- 2:20:05
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- 5 years ago
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- Parliament members will discuss how Russia’s war in Ukraine is affecting the EU and how to reinforce the EU’s capacity to act.
In this debate with representatives from the Council and the European Commission, MEPs are expected to underline that the war and the sanctions imposed by the EU against Russia will entail negative effects for the EU economy. They are set to call on the Commission to come up with proposals to mitigate the economic and social consequences of the sanctions.
MEPs will vote on a resolution during the plenary session on 18-19 May.
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- “This is Europe”: Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi to address Plenary
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- 1:38:11
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- 5 years ago
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- MEPs will debate the state of the EU with Italian Prime Minister Draghi, and his vision for its future, on Tuesday from 11:30.
This is the second in a series of debates on the EU labelled “This is Europe”. The first one was held in March, with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.
Mr Draghi's intervention will be followed by contributions from EP political group leaders.
Mario Draghi became Italy’s Prime Minister in February 2021. He was the President of the European Central Bank from 2011 to 2019.
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- Conference Plenary adopts proposals for EU’s future!
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- 2:32
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- 5 years ago
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- Three hundred and twenty-five proposals based on recommendations made by European citizens are ready! From health to the economy, migration to climate change and how to enhance democracy, the ideas for the future of Europe will be presented to EU institutions on 9 May. Meeting in Strasbourg, citizens together with European and national parliamentarians, Commissioners, government representatives and other stakeholders gave their green light to the proposals for the EU of tomorrow.
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- Coming up in Strasbourg: Ukraine, AI and a common phone charger
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- 1:32
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- 5 years ago
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- How is the war in Ukraine impacting the EU? What more can the EU do to help Ukraine defend itself and end Russian aggression? Parliament will debate these issues. Other items on the plenary agenda include harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence, proposals to change how MEPs are elected and new rules for a common charger for phones and electronic devices. All that and more coming up in Strasbourg.
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- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf speech on Liberia | European Parliament
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- 3:28
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- 5 years ago
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- Liberian leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf called for international help to prevent a return to violence after 14 years of civil war in her country.
The first woman elected president of an African nation addressed the European Parliament in September 2006, just eight months after taking office.
She said Liberians were committed to putting the conflict - which ended in 2003 - behind them. She talked about the devastation left by war, the challenges of rebuilding and reconciliation, and the need for international help for sustainable development.
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- Dr Denis Mukwege speech on sexual violence in Congo | European Parliament
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- 3:09
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- 5 years ago
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- Peace Nobel Prize winner Denis Mukwege speaks out against the use of rape and violence towards women as a weapon of war.
He is the founder of the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo. As a gynaecologist, he helped thousands of women victims of sexual and gender-based violence in his country.
In 2014, the European Parliament awarded him the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for his work. Four years later, he won the Nobel Peace Prize. He continues to raise public awareness on the issue of sexual violence against women during armed conflicts.
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- Pope John-Paul II speech on the European construction ⎢European Parliament
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- 3:38
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- 5 years ago
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- Pope John-Paul II said the Vatican strongly supported the ongoing European construction, a peaceful process bringing people together and providing a beacon to the world.
He urged tolerance among peoples and faiths and the protection of the environment. The pope spoke of the importance of Christianity in Europe’s past and future.
The first pope to visit the European Parliament addressed the plenary in Strasbourg in October 1988.
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- Conference plenary hones citizens' proposals for a better EU
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- 2:01
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- 5 years ago
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- The Conference on the Future of Europe is drawing to a conclusion. The Conference plenary brought panel representatives together with members of the European and national parliaments, EU institutions, civil society groups, social partners and representatives of local and regional authorities. They put finishing touches to citizens’ proposals on European values and democracy, migration and the EU’s place in the world. Plenary also debated recommendations on health, climate change, the economy, culture and digital transformation.
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- Plenary highlights: Ukraine child refugees, energy and equal pay
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- 1:22
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- 5 years ago
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- Parliament called on the EU to do more to protect children and young people fleeing the war in Ukraine. MEPs voted to update rules on the EU’s critical energy infrastructure, to bring them into line with Green Deal targets. They also called for more transparency in small companies to help close the gender pay gap.
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- Nelson Mandela speech on apartheid | European Parliament
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- 4:07
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- 5 years ago
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- South African leader Nelson Mandela called for a swift end to the apartheid system and preached reconciliation.
It was July 1990. Just four months earlier he had been released, after 27 years in prison.
At the time, South Africa was still ruled by a white minority government. Four years after this speech, Mandela would become the first president of a democratic South Africa.
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- Live debate: EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war in Ukraine
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- 2:20:36
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- 5 years ago
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- MEPs will discuss how the EU can protect children fleeing the war in Ukraine from trafficking and exploitation with the Council and Commission.
The activation of temporary protection status for refugees from Ukraine gives them temporary residence rights and access to education and the labour market. The European Commission and the French presidency of the Council are working on a 10-point plan to enhance the EU common response.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, more than four million people have been forced to leave their homes and seek refuge. Almost half of those fleeing are minors, according to UNICEF.
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- Harnessing big data to deliver the services of tomorrow
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- 1:32
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- 5 years ago
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- The European Parliament is set to formally endorse a deal on the Data Governance Act. The legislation aims to further the potential of big data and artificial intelligence for European citizens and businesses. MEPs want to facilitate and increase trust in data-sharing across the EU. They’ve demanded tough rules on privacy and good practice, as they look to foster innovation and efficiency. But what exactly is 'big data' and how can it be used?
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- Coming up in Strasbourg: Ukraine, energy, women in Afghanistan
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- 1:23
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- 5 years ago
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- Parliament will discuss the urgent situation in Ukraine, more than a month after Russia launched its illegal, unprovoked invasion. MEPs will vote on an update to the trans-European energy networks regulation, which will pave the way towards modern, independent, green energy infrastructure. Also on the agenda are women’s and girls’ rights in Afghanistan, the ’right to repair’ consumer goods and regulating the use of ‘big data’. All that and more, coming up in Strasbourg.
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- The digital sphere: ‘We are taking back control’
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- 2:06
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- 5 years ago
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- Our lives are dominated by online and digital exchanges. Be they for business or pleasure, buying or selling, keeping informed or simply communicating, digital markets and services have penetrated every corner of our lives. But who is keeping an eye on the platforms and companies that make it all possible? Is our personal data safe? How can better regulation be enforced? These are just some of the questions that two key pieces of legislation will answer: The Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act.
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- Right to repair: a new life for consumer goods
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- 1:47
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- 5 years ago
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- 77% of people in the EU would rather repair their broken household goods than replace them. Parliament is pushing for the “right to repair” in the EU, which would encourage manufacturers to make it easier for consumers to get appliances repaired rather than buying new ones.
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- Live chat on Russian propaganda, disinformation and media independence
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- 24:57
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- 5 years ago
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- Join us for a chat with Kirill Martynov, deputy editor of leading Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta.
On 28 March, the newspaper announced it is suspending activities until the end of Russia’s war on Ukraine. The decision is a response to mounting pressure from state communications regulator Roskomnadzor, Novaya Gazeta said in a statement.
Established after the breakup of the Soviet Union, Novaya Gazeta has always defied the Kremlin by publishing investigations into corruption and human rights violations.
Its editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021. Six of his paper’s journalists have been murdered for their work, including Anna Politkovskaya in 2006.
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- Live chat on food security
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- 23:01
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- 5 years ago
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- The Russian attack on Ukraine is having a negative impact over food security worldwide. Soaring energy prices and shortages of fertilisers are affecting European producers and leading to an increase of prices.
We discuss how to face this issue with Norbert Lins, chair of Parliament's Agriculture committee.
On 24 March, Parliament adopted a resolution asking for a reboot of EU’s food production strategy. MEPs called for the increase of domestic food production, a diversification of supply from third countries and measures to reduce the dependence on fertiliser imports in the long term. They also call for immediate humanitarian food aid for Ukraine.
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- Plenary pushes forward citizens' ideas for tomorrow’s EU
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- 2:14
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- 5 years ago
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- The Plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe met to build on specific recommendations made by Citizens’ Panels on improving and reforming the EU. Members of the European Parliament were joined by counterparts from national assemblies and representatives from EU institutions, civil society and social partners. They worked with representatives from Citizens' Panels to move forward with proposals on the economy, digital transformation, health and education. Plenary also debated EU values and democracy, the bloc’s place in the world and climate change.
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- Simone Veil speech on lessons from the Holocaust | European Parliament
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- 2:24
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- 5 years ago
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- For Simone Veil, a Holocaust survivor, the creation of the European Union is the most important event in the last 50 years.
In 1995, on the 50th anniversary of the Holocaust, Veil explained to the European Parliament how the tragedies of her past forged her faith in the European project.
She said it was important to remind the younger generation of the European Union’s key role in fostering peace and unity, especially whilst the EU was being criticised.
Born in France in 1927, Veil survived the Nazi concentration camps and went on to play a pivotal role in European feminism and politics. In 1979, she became the first President of the directly-elected European Parliament and was the first woman to preside over the assembly.
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- LIVE: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to address the European Parliament
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- 54:20
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Trudeau is expected to speak about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the international response to it, as well as EU-Canada relations.
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- Helmut Kohl speech on fall of Berlin Wall | European Parliament
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- 3:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl spoke about his hopes for a reunited Germany and Europe in front of the European Parliament two weeks after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The Berlin Wall was torn down on 9 November 1989, after dividing a city, a nation and a continent for nearly three decades. Next came protests in Prague and the eventual collapse of the Soviet bloc. It is a historical moment and a key step towards the end of the Cold War, the German reunification and a united Europe.
This speech was made on 22 November 1989 in Strasbourg.
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- The Conference on the Future of Europe: watch democracy in action
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- European citizens are making their voices heard and sharing their ideas on how to make the EU a better place. But how does the Conference work and what does it mean? Discover how people have been speaking up, no matter who they are or where they live, to shape their future.
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- François Mitterrand speech on nationalism | European Parliament
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- 2:51
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- 5 years ago
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- In January 1995, François Mitterrand addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg. It was one of his last major appearances as French president. Speaking out against the nationalism which led to war in the past, he urged Europeans to face the future together in order to have a brighter and peaceful future.
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- LIVE: Debate on Russian historical and cultural revisionism
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- 1:26:41
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- 5 years ago
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- In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Parliament's culture and education committee will look at the historical and cultural revisionism used by the Kremlin to justify the war.
The speakers are:
. Mr Taras Kuzio, Professor of Political Science and Research Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society think tank, London
. Ms Liudmyla Pidkuimukha, Associate Professor at the National University of Kiev-Mohyla Academy
. Ms Emilia Koustova, Representative of Memorial International and Associate Professor at the University of Strasbourg
. Ms Martyna Bildziukiewicz, Head of the European Union East StratCom Taskforce
Concluding remarks by Sabine Verheyen, chair of the Parliament's culture and education committee.
After launching a full-scale military assault on Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Russia has intensified actions to control the narrative around the war. Since 4 March, whoever publish...
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- EU in the world and the economy: Citizens champion their ideas
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- 2:07
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- 5 years ago
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- The Conference on the Future of Europe returned to the European Parliament in Strasbourg this weekend. Representatives from European and national Citizens’ Panels championed their recommendations on improving the EU - and debated them with European and national lawmakers. The Conference plenary heard from Ukrainians about the war in their homeland, as it discussed the EU’s role in the world. The economy, migration, jobs and the digital transformation were also on the agenda - along with education, culture, youth and sport.
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- Plenary highlights: Ukraine, women’s day and foreign interference
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- 1:28
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- 5 years ago
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- Parliament debated how to handle the growing number of people fleeing Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. MEPs discussed the implications on EU security, defence and its role in the world. Members also called for an end to so-called golden passports and for better protection against foreign interference in European democracies.
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- Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s speech on war in Ukraine | European Parliament
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- 3:05
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Five days after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, the country's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to the European Parliament by video link from Kyiv, a city under siege.
In a defiant speech, he praised the bravery of his fellow Ukrainians, denounced the senseless killing and called on the European Parliament to back Ukraine's application to join the EU.
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- Sakharov Prize: European Parliament’s award for human rights defenders
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The European Parliament has honoured human rights defenders with the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought every year since 1988. Nelson Mandela, Malala and Denis Mukwege have been among the laureates of the EU's most prestigious human rights prize, named in honour of Russian dissident Andrei Sakharov.
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- LIVE: Debate with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas
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- 2:20:31
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- 5 years ago
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- Members will debate with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas the EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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- LIVE: Debate with Ukrainian writer Oksana Zabuzhko
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- 54:41
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Ukrainian writer Oksana Zabuzhko addresses the European Parliament during a solemn sitting to mark the International Women’s Day.
Zabuzhko's work focuses mainly on national identity and gender. Her first novel, Fieldwork in Ukrainian Sex, is one of the key texts in post-Soviet Ukrainian literature.
She has been a Research Associate for the Institute of Philosophy of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, lectured in Harvard University, and worked as a columnist for some of the Ukraine's major journals.
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- Foreign interference: ‘The answer is more democracy’
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- 2:52
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The European Union must be more determined to stop dangerous foreign attacks on democracy, that was the main conclusion of Parliament’s special committee on foreign interference in democratic processes. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, taking action has never been more important. Disinformation, elite capture, cyberattacks – the committee’s chair and report author say the EU needs to build up resilience.
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- Russian invasion of Ukraine: 'We will not look away'
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- 2:55
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- 5 years ago
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- The European Parliament has condemned in the strongest possible terms Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In an emergency sitting, MEPs called on Russia to immediately withdraw its troops and restore the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. Members expressed their solidarity with Ukrainians and called for more support for the vulnerable. Parliament called for an even tougher EU response to the regime of Vladimir Putin.
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- LIVE: Extraordinary plenary session on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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- 3:20:46
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- 5 years ago
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- On an extraordinary plenary session, Members of the European Parliament will debate the Russian invasion of Ukraine and EU's response to it with President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, High Representative Josep Borrel, President of the European Council Charles Michel, and Speaker of the Ukrainian Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk. A resolution will be voted by the plenary.
Parliament President Roberta Metsola and the political group leaders denounced Russia's military attack on Ukraine within hours of it taking place, and have expressed support of an unprecedented European and international response.
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- Economy, jobs, digitalisation, youth: Citizens make recommendations in Dublin
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- 1:55
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- 5 years ago
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- European citizens have voted for 48 recommendations to help shape the EU of tomorrow. Some 200 participants were in Dublin for the third and final session of the European Citizens’ Panel on a stronger economy, social justice & jobs, education, culture & sport and digital transformation. Representatives will take the recommendations forward to the plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
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- Live: debate with Ukraine’s parliament on Russia’s invasion
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- 1:11:00
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- 5 years ago
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- MEPs debate Russia’s military assault on Ukraine with EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell and Members of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s parliament).
The debate is organised by the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee and Security and Defence Subcommittee and will take place online.
Later this evening, EU leaders will also meet physically in Brussels to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
Following months of heightened tensions and a large military build-up on Ukraine’s borders with Russia and Belarus, Russia launched a full-scale military assault on Ukraine today, Thursday 24 February 2022.
The President of the European Parliament and political group leaders have condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine in the strongest possible terms, which they insist cannot go unanswered.
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- Plenary highlights: Russia, rule of law and Pegasus spyware
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- 1:27
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- 5 years ago
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- Parliament voiced support for Ukraine in the face of Russia's troop build-up. It also debated the link between EU funds and the rule of law and called for investigations into the use of Pegasus spyware in the EU. MEPs also called for better cross border cancer care and access to medicines.
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- Parliament calls for stricter toy safety rules
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- 1:37
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- 5 years ago
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- The EU has some of the highest toy safety standards in the world, but MEPs are concerned that not all toys sold in the EU come up to scratch. With more and more toys bought online from outside the bloc, MEPs say the 2009 rules need updating.
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- Live: debate on tensions with Russia over Ukraine
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- 4:05:36
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- 5 years ago
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- MEPs debate with European Council President Charles Michel, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell about EU-Russia relations, European security and Russia’s military threats to Ukraine following the recent escalation of tensions in the region.
The European Parliament has repeatedly expressed its support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Two weeks ago, a delegation of nine MEPs visited the country as part of an extensive and coordinated diplomatic effort to de-escalate tensions and avoid the disastrous consequences of a possible armed conflict.
On Monday, Parliament voted to launch an urgent procedure to approve a €1.2 billion loan to help Ukraine cover external financing needs in 2022.
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- Migration, foreign policy: Citizens make recommendations in Maastricht
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- 2:00
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- 5 years ago
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- European citizens voted 40 recommendations, which they will debate with the EU institutions, governments, MPs and civil society at the next Conference Plenary in Strasbourg. Participants met in Maastricht, for the third and final session of the panel on migration and the EU’s role in the world.
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- Coming up in Strasbourg: Russia, the fight against cancer and renewable energy
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- 1:21
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- 5 years ago
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- Parliament will debate relations with Russia and the military threat against Ukraine. MEPs will vote on proposals to put the EU at the centre of the fight against cancer. They will also discuss offshore renewable energy, protecting workers from harmful chemicals and safer toys for children.
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- Queen Elizabeth II speech on EU unity | European Parliament
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- In 1992, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Her speech followed the signing of the Maastricht Treaty - the foundation of today's European Union. Drawing on the words of Winston Churchill, she paid tribute to those who rebuilt Europe in the wake of conflict and praised the Parliament as a leading democratic forum.
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- Interview with President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola
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- 27:06
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Roberta Metsola was elected president of the European Parliament in January, becoming the youngest president of the Parliament ever and the third woman, following the steps of Simone Veil (from 1979 to 1982) and Nicole Fontaine (from 1999 to 2002). She will talk about climate change, gender equality and how to involve young people in the European project. Join us and submit your questions in the comments session.
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- Malala Yousafzai speech on education | European Parliament
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- 2:24
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Pakistani girls' rights activist Malala Yousafzai addressed the European Parliament about the importance of education in low-income countries. She made the speech accepting the 2013 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
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- Afghanistan’s first woman taxi driver seeks refuge in Europe
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- 3:22
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- 5 years ago
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- Sara Bahai was hailed as a feminist hero when, against all odds, she became the first woman taxi driver in Afghanistan, defying the country’s strict gender norms. She was forced to flee the country when the Taliban returned to power in 2021 and is now safely settled in Portugal. She talked about her fight, ahead of a high-level conference at the European Parliament on this issue.
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- The European Parliament commemorates Holocaust victims
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- 2:28
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- 5 years ago
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- 77 years after the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, the European Parliament commemorated the Holocaust in the presence of survivor Margot Friedländer. The German writer addressed MEPs, recounting her exile from Berlin to the concentration camp of Theresienstadt and the suffering of the millions of victims of Nazi atrocities.
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- LIVE: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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- 1:19:01
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- 5 years ago
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- The European Parliament is holding a special plenary meeting on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day to honour the memory of the victims of this dark chapter of European history.
The date marks the liberation of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp on 27 January, 77 years ago.
Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Parliament, opens the ceremony, followed by a musical interlude. Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer, 100, then addresses the plenary. The commemoration concludes with a minute of silence and a second musical interlude.
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- Citizens discuss recommendations with institutions, lawmakers and NGOs
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The Conference on the Future of Europe returned to the European Parliament in Strasbourg this weekend. Representatives from two of the four European Citizens’ Panels and national Citizens’ Panels championed their recommendations on how to improve the EU. Topics covered were European democracy, values and rights, rule of law and security; and climate change, the environment and health. They debated their ideas with European and national lawmakers, representatives of EU institutions and national governments, regional and local authorities and civil society.
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- Plenary highlights: new Parliament president and online platforms
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- In the first plenary meeting of the year, MEPs elected Roberta Metsola as their new president and discussed France's priorities for the EU presidency with French President Emmanuel Macron. Parliament also voted on safer digital services and animal transport.
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- Live: French president Emmanuel Macron addresses the European Parliament
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- 3:44:25
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- 5 years ago
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- As his country is in charge of the EU’s rotating presidency for the next six months, Emmanuel Macron discusses the priorities of the French presidency of the EU with members of the Parliament and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Under the motto “Recovery, Strength and a Sense of Belonging”, the country wants to stress that a European unified response is the best strategy to fight the health crisis, the rise of aggressive foreign powers and climate disruption.
France plans to give priority to negotiations on issues such as the new Digital Services and Markets Acts; the establishment of an adjustment system for carbon pricing at the EU’s borders; and on common minimum wages rules.
