European Parliament
EU funding for COVID-19 research
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- EU funding for COVID-19 research
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The EU is fighting back. It is supporting research into a coronavirus vaccine as well as ways to slow the pandemic and develop better diagnostics. This is why the EU is allocating ambitious funding to research and to further develop health emergency preparedness.
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- EU steps up Coronavirus response
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- With Europe now at the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU and the European Parliament have vowed to do whatever it takes to stop the spread of the virus, ensure necessary equipment can be available and protect our economy.
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- Coming up in Brussels – Long-term budget, Climate Law and Coronavirus
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Parliament will discuss the failure of EU leaders to agree a position on the bloc's long-term budget. It will also hear the Commission's proposed climate change law and look at how the EU is responding to the coronavirus outbreak. Following the latest Covid-19 advice from Parliament's medical service, President David Sassoli decided that the session would exceptionally be held in Brussels instead of Strasbourg.
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- Parliament vows to find fair solutions to climate crisis
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- 1:50
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The European Parliament has started examining the first ever European climate law. This cornerstone of the European Green Deal aims to enshrine into law the EU’s target of becoming climate neutral by 2050.
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- Reborn from the ashes
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- 1:35
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Restaurant owner Lealdina Fernandes, 73, survived the terrible wildfire that devastated central Portugal in 2017. Her life’s work, her café-restaurant, was badly damaged. She is now rebuilding it thanks to EU emergency funds deployed to help communities and the local economy recover from the fire.
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- Keeping the family together on the farm
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- 1:40
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- EU funds helped Miodrag Rusimovici and his son modernise the family farm in rural Romania. With those funds, they built greenhouses and installed an irrigation system, which made their vegetable production viable all year long.
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- 🔴 LIVE: Climate activist Greta Thunberg at the European Parliament
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- 1:21:30
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Climate activist Greta Thunberg is at the Parliament to discuss the EU's climate laws and targets with members of
the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.
The meeting takes place on 4 March 2020, after the adoption of the Commission’s proposal on the EU climate law, which will aim to make Europe the first carbon neutral continent by 2050.
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- Virtual health checks: saving real lives
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Ann-Marie Larsson, 85, lives in a remote area in Northern Sweden. There are no doctors there, but she can connect with them thanks to a virtual care centre. These virtual checks saved her life after she discovered she was suffering from a cancer.
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- The first Erasmus couple
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Pascal, from France, spent a year in Ireland in the 1980s as part of one of the first ever Erasmus student exchanges. This opportunity shaped his life: he experienced another country and culture, furthered his studies, and even met his future wife!
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- From decline to success: how a family business was saved
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The Tuffery family's jeans' workshop was feeling the impact of globalisation and competition from overseas. With the help of European funds, the family business was saved and now flourishes while staying rooted in their native Cévennes, in the south of France.
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- We may have 24 official languages but our 💙 speaks 🇪🇺
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- 4:38
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Today is International Mother Language Day!
Did you know there are 24 official EU languages? And that as every language can be translated into 23 others, at the Parliament there are no less than 552 possible language combinations! You can read about our work in your country's official language here: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en
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- What is the EU long-term budget and how does it affect me?
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- 2021 will see the start of a new long-term EU budget. The budget allows the EU to invest in its citizens and the future. But who decides on the size of the budget? What does the EU spend its budget on and how is the EU budget funded?
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- EU long-term budget: discussing Europe’s future
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- In a crucial debate in Strasbourg ahead of a special European summit on the next EU’s long-term budget for 2021-2027, MEPs underlined that Parliament will only give its consent to a budget that can meet the European Union’s ambitions.
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- Plenary highlights: Long-term EU budget, trade with Vietnam and FGM
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Parliament discussed the EU’s long-term budget, approved a trade deal with Vietnam and debated the Eurozone's future economic policies with new ECB chief Christine Lagarde. MEPs also pushed for more action on tackling female genital mutilation and the illegal pet trade.
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- Coming up in Strasbourg: EU-Vietnam deal, Brexit, AI and more
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- MEPs will vote on the future EU-Vietnam trade deal. Parliament also looks at the talks on future relations between the EU and the UK, how to protect consumers with the rise of Artificial Intelligence, proposed changes to EU accession rules and the gender equality strategy.
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- World Cancer Day
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- 1:42
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- 4 February is World Cancer Day, an opportunity to focus on the causes, treatment and prevention of one of the EU’s top health priorities.
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- Coming up in Brussels: Brexit, Better Pay for Women and Remembering the Holocaust
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Parliament returns to Brussels for a crunch vote on Brexit. It will also examine how to narrow the pay gap between women and men, how to stop old phone chargers ending up in landfill and mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
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- Fighting illegal pet trade
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- 1:35
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Members call for measures to fight illegal trading of pets across the EU. They want to boost animal welfare and protect consumer rights.
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- Plenary highlights: Brexit, Green Deal, Future of Europe
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Parliament reiterated concerns about the protection of citizens’ rights after Brexit. Members discussed the investment plan for the European Green Deal, citizen participation on the Future of Europe and the Article 7 process with Poland and Hungary. Parliament also called for measures to improve biodiversity.
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- Coming up in Strasbourg: foreign policy, Council presidency and biodiversity
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- In Parliament’s first Strasbourg session of the new year, MEPs will discuss climate actions, international efforts to tackle loss of biodiversity and the upcoming Conference on the Future of Europe. They will also discuss Middle East tensions and debate the priorities of the Croatian presidency of the Council.
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- Coming up in 2020
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- 2:38
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Parliament has a busy year ahead voting on the European Green Deal, new rules for a digital Europe and the EU’s 2021-2027 budget. Updates to the banking union, a trade deal with Vietnam, EU enlargement and more are all on the agenda for 2020!
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- Plenary highlights: the Sakharov Prize, EU Ombudsman election and LGBTI rights
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Ilham Tohti was awarded the 2019 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, Parliament elected a new EU Ombudsman and MEPs voted to condemn hate speech against the LGBTI community. Parliament also voted on measures to save Europe’s pollinators, and asked for clarification on digital tax rules.
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- Sakharov Prize 2019: The fight of imprisoned Uyghur activist Ilham Tohti
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- 4:56
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Ilham Tohti, a Uyghur economist and human rights activist, has been in a Chinese jail for the past 5 years in the Xinjiang region. The European Parliament has awarded him the 2019 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for his work trying to heal the divide between the Han Chinese and the Uyghur community.
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- Coming up in Strasbourg: Sakharov Prize, EU ombudsman and the rule of law in Malta
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- In Parliament’s last session in Strasbourg of the year, MEPs will award the Sakharov Prize to the detained Uyghur activist Ilham Tohti in absentia, elect a new EU Ombudsman, discuss the rule of law in Malta and more.
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- Parliament calls on EU to do more for pollinating Insects
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- 2:09
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- It has been described as one of the Earth’s worst extinction phases since the decline of the dinosaurs. The mass die-off of pollinating insects has set alarm bells ringing in the scientific community. Parliament wants the EU to do more to protect them.
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- European elections: how does voting work?
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- EU elections are held every five years. Use your right to choose who will represent you in the European Parliament. You can vote either in your own or in another member state, in a polling station or by post. So don't forget to register to vote!
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- Plenary highlights: the von der Leyen Commission, 2020 budget and COP25
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- MEPs backed Ursula von der Leyen’s Commission, which will now take office on 1 December. Parliament also approved the 2020 budget and set an EU goal of climate neutrality by 2050.
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- ‘God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya’ wins the 2019 LUX Film Prize
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- 2:08
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Teona Mitevska’s film ‘God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya’ has won the 2019 LUX Film Prize. The film examines what happens to a woman who throws herself – literally – into a man’s world. Set in Orthodox Christian Northern Macedonia, the film delves into themes of religion, women’s rights and the importance of tradition.
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- Sakharov Prize 2018: Oleg Sentsov and the struggle of political prisoners in Russia
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- 3:46
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The 2018 winner of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought has been released from prison after spending more than 5 years behind bars. He was sentenced in 2015 by a Russian court to 20 years in prison for “plotting terrorist acts”. His trial was described as unfair by international organisations.
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- Coming up in Strasbourg: Crunch vote on new Commission 2020 Budget, LUX Prize
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- 1:13
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- MEPs will vote on the new European Commission and the EU’s 2020 Budget. Parliament President David Sassoli will announce the winner of the LUX Film Prize. Plus the winner of last year’s Skharov Prize for Freedom of thought will collect his award after being released from a Russian prison.
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- MEPs vet commissioners-designate for neighbourhood transport and internal market
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- 2:40
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- MEPs have been assessing commissioners-designate to ensure their suitability for the job and assess their ability to deliver on citizens’ expectations. Olivér Várhelyi, Adina-Ioana Vălean and Thierry Breton were quizzed for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Transport and the Internal Market portfolios. After scrutinising individual nominees, Parliament will have the final say on the Commission as a whole.
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- A Berlin Wall love story: when the fall of the wall set love free
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- 3:03
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Beate and Martin started their love story separated by the Berlin Wall. On 9 November 1989, the fall of the wall reunited the couple and allowed two different Europes to become one. See in our video how union – and love – triumphed over division.
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Of course, I knew that it was not a completely normal relationship and that there were difficulties tied in with it. We couldn’t simply visit one another. I was not allowed to go to Western Germany under any circumstances.
In 1961, construction of the Berl...
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- Life alongside the Berlin Wall
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- 4:11
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Twenty years after the fall of the Wall, Berlin residents take EuroparlTV through the city's streets and recount the reality of living with the Wall. This video was shot in 2009.
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- What's plenary and how does it work?
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- MEPs meet in Strasbourg and Brussels to debate, scrutinise and vote on legal texts they worked on with political groups and committees. European Parliament President David Sassoli opens the sitting and makes sure that everyone has their allocated speaking time and that votes run smoothly. 14 vice presidents assist him in this task.
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- Plenary highlights: the Juncker Commission, Brexit and the Sakharov Prize
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Parliament took stock of the work done by the European Commission under the leadership of Jean-Claude Juncker. The Parliament also considered its response to Brexit and awarded the 2019 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. MEPs discussed Turkey’s military incursion into Syria and adopted its position on the 2020 budget.
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- Coming up in Strasbourg: Sakharov Prize, Juncker’s farewell, Brexit, budget and Turkey-Syria
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The winner of this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought will be announced in Strasbourg. Outgoing Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will appear before Parliament for the last time. MEPs will discuss the latest Brexit developments, vote on the next EU budget, and discuss the situation in northern Syria.
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- Parliament vets Executive Vice-Presidents designate and resumes hearing for Agriculture
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- 3:20
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- MEPs have been assessing Executive Vice-Presidents designate to ensure their suitability for the jobs and test their ability to deliver on citizens’ expectations. Valdis Dombrovskis, Margrethe Vestager and Frans Timmermans, were questioned for the Economy, the Digital Age and the Green Deal. MEPs have also resumed the hearing of Janusz Wojciechowski, commissioner-designate for Agriculture. After scrutinising individual nominees, Parliament will have the final say on the Commission as a whole.
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- Coming up in Brussels: Commissioners-designate hearings, long-term budget, Sakharov Prize finalists
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- MEPs meet for a busy week in Brussels. On the agenda, a second week of hearings of Commission hopefuls, debating the EU’s long-term budget with the Commission and Council, defending European democracies and much more.
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- Parliament vets vice-presidents designate for Values and Transparency and for Foreign Affairs
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- 2:09
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- MEPs have been assessing vice-presidents designate to ensure their suitability for the jobs and test their ability to deliver on citizens’ expectations. Věra Jourová and Josep Borrell were questioned for the Values and Transparency and the Foreign Affairs portfolios. After scrutinising individual nominees Parliament will have the final say on the whole Commission.
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- Commissioners-designate: Environment, Budget, the European Way of Life and Democracy quizzed by MEPs
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- 2:40
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- MEPs have been assessing commissioners-designate to ensure their suitability for the job and test their ability to deliver on Europeans’ expectations. Virginijus Sinkevičius, Johannes Hahn, Margaritis Schinas and Dubravka Šuica were questioned for the Environment, Budget, the European Way of Life and Democracy portfolios. After scrutinising individual nominees, Parliament will have the final say on the whole Commission.
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- Parliament questions Commissioners-designate for Cohesion, Crisis Management, Economy and Energy
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- 2:50
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- MEPs have been assessing Commissioners-designate to ensure their suitability for the job and test their ability to deliver on citizens' expectations. Elisa Ferreira, Janez Lenarčič, Paolo Gentiloni and Kadri Simson were questioned for the Cohesion and Reform, Crisis Management, Economy and Energy portfolios. After scrutinising individual nominees, Parliament will have the final say on the whole Commission.
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- MEPs question Commissioners-designate for Health, Justice, Equality and Internal Market
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- 3:05
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- MEPs have been assessing Commissioners-designate to ensure their suitability for the job and test their ability to deliver on citizens’s expectations. Stella Kyriakides, Didier Reynders, Helena Dalli and Sylvie Goulard were questioned for the Health, Justice Equality and Internal Market portfolios. After scrutinising individual nominees, Parliament will have the final say on the whole Commission.
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- Jobs, International Partnerships, Agriculture, Home Affairs commissioners-designate tested by MEPs
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- 2:32
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- MEPs have questioned commissioners-designate to ensure they are up to the job and to test their ability to deliver on citizens’ expectations. Nicolas Schmit, Jutta Urpilainen, Janusz Wojciechowski and Ylva Johansson were quizzed about the Jobs, International Partnerships, Agriculture and Home affairs portfolios. After scrutinising individual nominees, Parliament will have the final say on the whole Commission.
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- Commission picks quizzed on Trade, Innovation and youth and Europe’s future.
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- 2:48
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- MEPs have begun hearings of Commissioners-designate to ensure their suitability for the job and deliver on citizens expectations. Day one saw Trade, Innovation and Inter-institutional relations on the menu. Phil Hogan from Ireland, the Bulgarian Mariya Gabriel and the Slovak Maroš Šefčovič were all heard and questioned by Parliamentary committees. After scrutinising their abilities and plans, Parliament will have the final say on the Commission.
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- How the EU fights climate change: the race against the clock
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- 4:33
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Find out how the EU fights climate change. The Earth is sick and the clock is ticking. The EU works on all fronts to repair the damages and preserve the environment: air quality, waste management, protection of biodiversity... Much still needs to be done, and the EU is leading the way.
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- No patents on naturally-obtained plants and seeds
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Parliament reiterated its call for barrier-free access to plant breeding material. Members want to ensure that farmers across the EU can innovate in order to find solutions to the climate crisis and new plant diseases. Rich multinationals should not be allowed to patent natural life, creating monopolies and driving up food prices.
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- From the new ECB chief to the latest on Brexit: 5 numbers from Strasbourg
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- During the plenary session, Parliament backed Christine Lagarde as the new ECB chief, gave the green light to funding for research and Erasmus+ and agreed aid to three EU countries hit by flooding. Members also debated the state of play with Brexit, and discussed the destruction of forests worldwide.
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- Coming up in Strasbourg: from the budget to Brexit
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- As Parliament returns to Strasbourg after the summer recess, MEPs will look at the state of play on Brexit and vote on the nominee for president of the ECB. Providing assistance to member states via the Solidarity Fund, next year’s budget and the Amazon fires are also on the agenda.
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- Tech-smart farming to feed a growing global population
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Precision agriculture is making use of satellites, robots and the internet of things to increase yields, while using fewer resources and reducing waste, to feed a growing global population.
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- The political groups of the European Parliament
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- 4:17
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The European Parliament has seven political groups uniting members of Parliament into political families. These groups mirror the political spectrum present in all EU countries.

