European Parliament

Title: LIFE: at the heart of climate action
Runtime: 2:01
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: Protecting the environment and biodiversity while taking climate action and developing a sustainable economy, that’s the role of LIFE! The programme helps fund action for nature and energy throughout the EU and beyond.

Plenary highlights: EU-UK agreement, Covid-19 certificates and digital taxation

Title: Plenary highlights: EU-UK agreement, Covid-19 certificates and digital taxation
Runtime: 1:25
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: Parliament overwhelmingly approved the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the UK and also discussed the EU Covid-19 certificate. The research programme Horizon Europe and the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism will receive a boost in funding, while members also pushed to make international tax rules fairer.

Title: Europe's digital future
Runtime: 2:01
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: We are living through a digital revolution. Artificial Intelligence and supercomputing will transform our lives in areas from transport to healthcare. MEPs want the new Digital Europe Programme to ensure the EU is at the forefront of new technologies and on track for 2050 climate-neutrality.

Title: Timeline: EU Maritime transport
Runtime: 3:00
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: Trade in Europe has always depended on maritime routes. Over the past four decades, European legislation has been central in fostering the development of fast, efficient and fair European shipping. Today, maritime transport remains at the heart of EU trade and Parliament is pushing for it to become carbon-neutral by 2050.

Title: A stronger EU response to future crises
Runtime: 2:00
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: From wildfires to pandemics: when faced with a disaster, countries in and outside the European Union can rely on the solidarity of EU member states and six partner countries. The EU Civil Protection Mechanism is a vital tool that pools resources and expertise, allowing the bloc to respond to disaster rapidly and robustly.

Coming up in plenary: digital green certificates, UK trade and cooperation, research and innovation.

Title: Coming up in plenary: digital green certificates, UK trade and cooperation, research and innovation.
Runtime: 1:24
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: Parliament will set out its position on the Digital Green Certificate and vote on the ratification of the UK trade and cooperation agreement. Members will also examine and vote on the Horizon Europe programme, new rules cracking down on terrorist content online and better rights for train passengers. All that and more, coming up in plenary.

Title: Europe Day 2021: the Future of Europe
Runtime: 1:00
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: If Europeans face challenges together, we can turn them into opportunities. This Europe Day, we are inviting you to make your voice heard! We want to know your ideas and hopes for the future of Europe.

Title: What is the EU single market?
Runtime: 1:00
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: The single market allows goods, services, money and people to move freely between EU countries, making life easier and better for Europeans and business.

Title: What powers does the EU have?
Runtime: 1:01
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: The EU has been granted a number of powers and competencies by its member countries. In other areas, it acts together with the countries.

What does the President of the European Parliament do?

Title: What does the President of the European Parliament do?
Runtime: 0:58
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: The President of the European Parliament has a complex role. MEPs elect the President, who chairs plenary sessions and other important meetings, ensures Parliament respects its rules, signs legislation and the EU budget and represents the Parliament with other EU institutions and internationally.

Title: Women’s Rights in the EU
Runtime: 2:57
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: Women rights in Europe have come a long way. Take a look to the milestones along the road for gender equality.

Dual-use goods: what are they and why the new rules?

Title: Dual-use goods: what are they and why the new rules?
Runtime: 1:28
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: Dual-use goods are products, services or technologies with legitimate civilian uses which have the potential to be misused. From chemicals to computers, drones to data encryption, the European Parliament is voting on new rules on exporting dual-use goods to better protect human rights and take into account new technologies.

Future of tourism: sustainable, responsible, smart

Title: Future of tourism: sustainable, responsible, smart
Runtime: 1:46
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: Europe is the world’s most popular tourist destination. When tourism returns following more than a year of disruption due to the pandemic, Parliament is calling for a plan to make it greener and more sustainable.

Title: What are EU values?
Runtime: 1:01
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: All EU countries share certain core values, which form the basis of a free society. The EU safeguards these shared values to ensure inclusion, tolerance, justice and solidarity.

EU-Africa: a new partnership for the future

Title: EU-Africa: a new partnership for the future
Runtime: 2:00
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: The European Parliament believes that the challenges faced by EU and Africa should be seized as opportunities. The future EU-Africa strategy needs to see both continents work as equal partners towards a carbon-neutral and sustainable future. Issues like migration, good governance and education must be tackled hand in hand.

Conference on the Future of Europe: write your future

Title: Conference on the Future of Europe: write your future
Runtime: 1:39
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: The Conference on the Future of Europe is coming! The European Parliament has laid the cornerstone of the Conference, with president Sassoli signing a joint declaration with the Commission and the Council. When the Conference begins later this year, it will be a chance for all Europeans to have their say on how the EU works and what its priorities should be!

Human Rights, the environment and corporate responsibility

Title: Human Rights, the environment and corporate responsibility
Runtime: 1:50
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: The European Parliament is calling for new rules to hold companies responsible for human rights violations and environmental damage in their supply chains, regardless of whether they occur inside the EU’s borders or beyond.

Plenary highlights: Future of Europe, EU4Health and people with disabilities

Title: Plenary highlights: Future of Europe, EU4Health and people with disabilities
Runtime: 1:25
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: Presidents of EU institutions signed a declaration to launch the Conference on the Future of Europe, which gives citizens a chance to shape EU policies. Members also adopted the pan-European health programme EU4Health and the ambitious strategic investment plan InvestEU. The Parliament called for measures to help people with disabilities enter the job market and celebrated International Women’s Day.

InvestEU: Small businesses and Covid-19 vaccine innovation

Title: InvestEU: Small businesses and Covid-19 vaccine innovation
Runtime: 1:43
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: InvestEU has been at the forefront of innovation in the fight against Covid-19. The programme provided financial support to SMEs and companies with growth potential such as the German firm BioNTech, helping it to develop the first Covid-19 vaccine to be authorised in the world. Parliament insisted SMEs receive vital capital investment from InvestEU during the pandemic, enabling them to come back from the crisis stronger.

What, Why, How? Everything You Need to Know About EU4Health

Title: What, Why, How? Everything You Need to Know About EU4Health
Runtime: 2:18
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: What is EU4Health? How will it help European healthcare systems? How is the EU preparing for the next health threat? Learn more about the programme aiming to make European health systems more resilient after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Coming up in plenary: An EU health plan, small businesses and fair supply chains

Title: Coming up in plenary: An EU health plan, small businesses and fair supply chains
Runtime: 1:08
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: Members of Parliament will vote on a €400 billion investment package which includes help for small and medium businesses. They will also call for a carbon levy on polluting imports and for corporations to be held responsible for human rights abuses or environmental damage in their supply chains. All that and more coming up in plenary.

Plenary highlights: The EU vaccine strategy, economic recovery and relations with Russia

Title: Plenary highlights: The EU vaccine strategy, economic recovery and relations with Russia
Runtime: 1:26
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: Members of Parliament discussed the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in the EU with the Commission president and approved an economic support programme to help EU countries recover from the crisis while also making progress on climate goals. Members also debated the political turmoil in Russia and Alexei Navalny’s recent sentencing. Parliament voted on more relief measures for the aviation sector and backed the proposal of an adequate minimum wage.

Human trafficking is still a reality in the EU

Title: Human trafficking is still a reality in the EU
Runtime: 2:09
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: Between 2017 and 2018, more than 14,000 victims of human trafficking were reported in the EU. The actual number of victims of sexual or labour exploitation is likely to be much higher. EU citizens accounted for nearly half of all registered victims in the EU. Members of the European Parliament are calling for more transnational cooperation and an update of the 2011 anti-trafficking directive.

Title: Happy Valentine's Day!
Runtime: 1:33
Date posted: 5 years ago
Description: Love is precious ❤️ Take care of each other. Happy Valentine's Day!

Plenary highlights: Vaccines, EU-US relations and the right to disconnect

Title: Plenary highlights: Vaccines, EU-US relations and the right to disconnect
Runtime: 1:23
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: MEPs called for more openness on the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines. They suggested a law enforcing the right to disconnect for European workers and want access to adequate housing to be considered a fundamental right. In terms of foreign policy, members welcomed the start of a new era in EU-US relations with Joe Biden’s inauguration and urged extending sanctions on Russian officials involved in the jailing of Alexei Navalny.

MEPs demand more transparency on Covid-19 vaccines

Title: MEPs demand more transparency on Covid-19 vaccines
Runtime: 1:40
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: As Europe embarks on its biggest mass vaccination campaign ever, Parliament emphasises the need for solidarity and unity. MEPs are calling on the European Commission to dispel uncertainty with more open information on Covid-19 vaccines.

Coming up in plenary: Covid-19 vaccines, the right to disconnect and gender equality

Title: Coming up in plenary: Covid-19 vaccines, the right to disconnect and gender equality
Runtime: 1:17
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: MEPs will look at Portugal’s priorities as it begins its presidency of the Council of the EU, new rules on the right to switch off from work and the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines. Plus, with the upcoming inauguration of Joe Biden as US president, Parliament will discuss how to strengthen transatlantic relations. All that and more, coming up in plenary.

Title: EU-US relations – a new beginning
Runtime: 2:10
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: With a new administration in Washington and an EU-US summit scheduled later this year, the European Parliament says it's time to renew the transatlantic partnership – from tackling the Covid-19 pandemic and recovery, to building a sustainable, climate-neutral economy, and strengthening democracy around the world.

Title: The right to disconnect from work
Runtime: 1:31
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: The European Parliament wants to make ‘the right to disconnect’ a legal right in the EU. MEPs say workers, when off the clock, should not feel the pressure to answer work-related communication. The need for this bill was increased by the pandemic and the rise of telework.

Title: 2021: European Year of Rail
Runtime: 1:50
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: 2021 is the European Year of Rail, but what does that mean? To reach climate-neutrality by 2050, the EU needs to cut its transport CO2 emissions drastically. Investing in railway and promoting trains as a sustainable, safe and modern mode of transport, is one of the goals of this year.

Title: What's in store for 2021?
Runtime: 1:45
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: After a year dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, Parliament will begin work on the recovery. The next seven-year budget and the recovery fund are set to come into play. MEPs will examine key environmental legislation, put Europe on track to becoming a pioneer in technology and AI, and help prepare the continent for future health crises. All that and more coming up in 2021.

Safe and clean drinking water for everyone

Title: Safe and clean drinking water for everyone
Runtime: 1:45
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: The average person in the EU consumes up to 106 litres of bottled water every year. That comes with an economic and environmental cost. The European Parliament is updating rules on drinking water to further improve its quality and accessibility so that Europeans can ditch the plastic.

Plenary highlights: From the long-term budget to the Sakharov Prize and Brexit

Title: Plenary highlights: From the long-term budget to the Sakharov Prize and Brexit
Runtime: 1:29
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: Parliament looked at the distribution of a Covid-19 vaccine and voted on a financial package that includes the long-term budget and a recovery fund to support EU economies from next year. MEPs discussed the future partnership between the UK and the EU, and also adopted new rules on access to safe drinking water in the EU. The 2020 Sakharov Prize was awarded to the democratic opposition in Belarus.

Democratic opposition in Belarus awarded the 2020 Sakharov Prize

Title: Democratic opposition in Belarus awarded the 2020 Sakharov Prize
Runtime: 2:50
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: The democratic opposition in Belarus has been awarded the 2020 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for their peaceful involvement in their country’s future. They are asking for new, free and fair elections after rigged results indicated Lukashenka had been elected president for the 6th time.

Sakharov Prize 2020: The democratic opposition of Belarus, marching for freedom

Title: Sakharov Prize 2020: The democratic opposition of Belarus, marching for freedom
Runtime: 4:51
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: After 26 years under an authoritarian president, the people of Belarus are calling for democracy and freedom. Peaceful weekly demonstrations since the election have been met with brutal repression. The European Parliament awards the 2020 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to the democratic opposition of Belarus.

Coming up in plenary: REACT-EU, drinking water and the Sakharov Prize.

Title: Coming up in plenary: REACT-EU, drinking water and the Sakharov Prize.
Runtime: 1:12
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: The 2020 Sakharov Prize will be awarded to the democratic opposition in Belarus, Parliament will consider the outcome of the latest EU summit, vote on REACT-EU, a new €47.5 billion recovery programme and look at updating drinking water regulations. All that and more, coming up in plenary.

Cover-ups and leaps of faith in the 2021 LUX European Audience Film Award

Title: Cover-ups and leaps of faith in the 2021 LUX European Audience Film Award
Runtime: 2:02
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: The European Parliament and the European Film Academy have announced the three nominated films for the 2021 LUX European Audience Film Award. In the running are ‘Another Round’ by Thomas Vinterberg, ‘Collective’ by Alexander Nanau and ‘Corpus Christi’ by Jan Komasa. The revamped film prize gives European audiences the opportunity to vote for their favourite online and determine the winner together with MEPs, for the first time.

The Parliament which speaks 24 languages

Title: The Parliament which speaks 24 languages
Runtime: 0:58
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: The European Parliament is the only European institution which has an obligation to ensure the highest possible degree of multilingualism. Texts and debates are accessible to everyone in the 24 official languages of the EU. This ensures that everything that happens in Parliament is clear, understandable and transparent.

Title: How can you make your voice heard?
Runtime: 0:52
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: There are many ways you can have a say in the EU: the European elections, a petition to the Parliament, a citizens’ initiative or the European Ombudsman. Have your say. Be heard.

Title: The future of EU-Turkey relations
Runtime: 1:27
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: Turkey is a neighbour, a trading partner and a candidate for EU accession. But as EU-Turkey relations become increasingly strained, MEPs are calling for de-escalation and dialogue.

What’s the EU’s plan to help Europe recover from the Covid-19 crisis?

Title: What’s the EU’s plan to help Europe recover from the Covid-19 crisis?
Runtime: 1:01
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: The EU is working on a €750 billion coronavirus recovery plan to mitigate the impact of the pandemic and pave the way for a sustainable future, so that Europe can emerge greener and stronger.

Plenary highlights: Consumer rights, the industrial strategy and fighting homelessness

Title: Plenary highlights: Consumer rights, the industrial strategy and fighting homelessness
Runtime: 1:24
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: Parliament approved measures allowing consumers to launch collective action in the face of injustice and called for steps to make it easier to repair products. MEPs pressed for action to fight a rising trend of homelessness in the EU. Parliament called for the EU’s updated industrial strategy to take into account the impact of Covid-19 and demanded access to medicine be made easier across the bloc.

Title: Ending homelessness in Europe
Runtime: 1:30
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: There are no official figures for homelessness in the EU but is estimated there are some 700,000 people sleeping rough in Europe, 70% more than a decade ago. The European Parliament is calling for an EU-wide strategy to help people off the streets and into decent housing by 2030.

Coming up in plenary: Collective action, justice for the digital age and the right to repair

Title: Coming up in plenary: Collective action, justice for the digital age and the right to repair
Runtime: 1:21
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: Parliament will vote on legislation allowing EU consumers to make collective action lawsuits. MEPs will also call on the Commission to come up with a revised strategy for the future of European industry and vote for the better protection of journalists and for public media independence. All that and more coming up in plenary.

Title: A post-pandemic Industrial Strategy
Runtime: 1:30
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted many sectors, including Europe’s industries. MEPs are asking the Commission to come up with a new Industrial Strategy to help the sector recover and transform to a greener, more digital form.

Title: Improving healthcare with EU4Health
Runtime: 2:01
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: Coronavirus has exposed how countries across the world were unprepared for a global pandemic. With the new EU4Health programme, the European Parliament wants to help make European healthcare systems more resilient and better prepared for future health crises.

Coming up in plenary: improving healthcare, fighting terrorism and the 2021 budget

Title: Coming up in plenary: improving healthcare, fighting terrorism and the 2021 budget
Runtime: 1:11
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: Parliament will consider the new EU4Health programme, discuss terrorism and freedom of speech and set out its priorities for the 2021 budget. Plus, better protecting Europe’s regional specialities and a new vice-president. All that and more coming up in plenary.

Plenary highlights: Sakharov Prize, farm policy and artificial intelligence

Title: Plenary highlights: Sakharov Prize, farm policy and artificial intelligence
Runtime: 1:23
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: President Sassoli announced the winner of the 2020 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. MEPs set out proposals for future farm policy and called for measures to halt EU-driven deforestation and ensure equal access to education. They also made recommendations for future legislation on AI.

How the European Parliament works during the Covid-19 pandemic

Title: How the European Parliament works during the Covid-19 pandemic
Runtime: 2:27
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: Like millions of other Europeans, members of the European Parliament are working from home due to the quarantine and social distancing that are in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Thanks to technology and fast-tracking of legislation, MEPs can deliver the measures that Europe needs to fight the pandemic and its aftermath.

Parliament maintains its core functions - passing laws, approving the EU budget, overseeing the European Commission - also in times of Covid-19. Both committees and plenary sessions are focussing on measures needed for the EU to respond to the crisis.

You can read more about how the European Parliament works remotely in times of pandemic here: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/priorities/eu-response-to-coronavirus/20200408STO76807/how-parliament-works-during-a-pandemic

Title: It’s Gender Equality Week!
Runtime: 1:00
Date posted: 6 years ago
Description: The European Parliament is celebrating the 25 years since the Beijing Declaration. This blueprint to advance women’s rights has been met with actions from the European Parliament too.

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