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Coming up in Brussels: Brexit, Better Pay for Women and Remembering the Holocaust

Title: Coming up in Brussels: Brexit, Better Pay for Women and Remembering the Holocaust
Runtime: 1:30
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

Title: Fighting illegal pet trade
Runtime: 1:35
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Members call for measures to fight illegal trading of pets across the EU. They want to boost animal welfare and protect consumer rights.

Plenary highlights: Brexit, Green Deal, Future of Europe

Title: Plenary highlights: Brexit, Green Deal, Future of Europe
Runtime: 1:10
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

Coming up in Strasbourg: foreign policy, Council presidency and biodiversity

Title: Coming up in Strasbourg: foreign policy, Council presidency and biodiversity
Runtime: 1:23
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

Title: Coming up in 2020
Runtime: 2:38
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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!

Plenary highlights: the Sakharov Prize, EU Ombudsman election and LGBTI rights

Title: Plenary highlights: the Sakharov Prize, EU Ombudsman election and LGBTI rights
Runtime: 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.

Sakharov Prize 2019: The fight of imprisoned Uyghur activist Ilham Tohti

Title: Sakharov Prize 2019: The fight of imprisoned Uyghur activist Ilham Tohti
Runtime: 4:56
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

Coming up in Strasbourg: Sakharov Prize, EU ombudsman and the rule of law in Malta

Title: Coming up in Strasbourg: Sakharov Prize, EU ombudsman and the rule of law in Malta
Runtime: 1:27
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

Parliament calls on EU to do more for pollinating Insects

Title: Parliament calls on EU to do more for pollinating Insects
Runtime: 2:09
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

European elections: how does voting work?

Title: European elections: how does voting work?
Runtime: 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!

Plenary highlights: the von der Leyen Commission, 2020 budget and COP25

Title: Plenary highlights: the von der Leyen Commission, 2020 budget and COP25
Runtime: 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.

‘God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya’ wins the 2019 LUX Film Prize

Title: ‘God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya’ wins the 2019 LUX Film Prize
Runtime: 2:08
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

Sakharov Prize 2018: Oleg Sentsov and the struggle of political prisoners in Russia

Title: Sakharov Prize 2018: Oleg Sentsov and the struggle of political prisoners in Russia
Runtime: 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.

Coming up in Strasbourg: Crunch vote on new Commission 2020 Budget, LUX Prize

Title: Coming up in Strasbourg: Crunch vote on new Commission 2020 Budget, LUX Prize
Runtime: 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.

MEPs vet commissioners-designate for neighbourhood transport and internal market

Title: MEPs vet commissioners-designate for neighbourhood transport and internal market
Runtime: 2:40
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

A Berlin Wall love story: when the fall of the wall set love free

Title: A Berlin Wall love story: when the fall of the wall set love free
Runtime: 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...

Title: Life alongside the Berlin Wall
Runtime: 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.

Title: What's plenary and how does it work?
Runtime: 1:54
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

Plenary highlights: the Juncker Commission, Brexit and the Sakharov Prize

Title: Plenary highlights: the Juncker Commission, Brexit and the Sakharov Prize
Runtime: 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.

Coming up in Strasbourg: Sakharov Prize, Juncker’s farewell, Brexit, budget and Turkey-Syria

Title: Coming up in Strasbourg: Sakharov Prize, Juncker’s farewell, Brexit, budget and Turkey-Syria
Runtime: 1:14
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

Parliament vets Executive Vice-Presidents designate and resumes hearing for Agriculture

Title: Parliament vets Executive Vice-Presidents designate and resumes hearing for Agriculture
Runtime: 3:20
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

Coming up in Brussels: Commissioners-designate hearings, long-term budget, Sakharov Prize finalists

Title: Coming up in Brussels: Commissioners-designate hearings, long-term budget, Sakharov Prize finalists
Runtime: 1:15
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

Parliament vets vice-presidents designate for Values and Transparency and for Foreign Affairs

Title: Parliament vets vice-presidents designate for Values and Transparency and for Foreign Affairs
Runtime: 2:09
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

Commissioners-designate: Environment, Budget, the European Way of Life and Democracy quizzed by MEPs

Title: Commissioners-designate: Environment, Budget, the European Way of Life and Democracy quizzed by MEPs
Runtime: 2:40
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

Parliament questions Commissioners-designate for Cohesion, Crisis Management, Economy and Energy

Title: Parliament questions Commissioners-designate for Cohesion, Crisis Management, Economy and Energy
Runtime: 2:50
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

MEPs question Commissioners-designate for Health, Justice, Equality and Internal Market

Title: MEPs question Commissioners-designate for Health, Justice, Equality and Internal Market
Runtime: 3:05
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

Jobs, International Partnerships, Agriculture, Home Affairs commissioners-designate tested by MEPs

Title: Jobs, International Partnerships, Agriculture, Home Affairs commissioners-designate tested by MEPs
Runtime: 2:32
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

Commission picks quizzed on Trade, Innovation and youth and Europe’s future.

Title: Commission picks quizzed on Trade, Innovation and youth and Europe’s future.
Runtime: 2:48
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

How the EU fights climate change: the race against the clock

Title: How the EU fights climate change: the race against the clock
Runtime: 4:33
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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

Title: No patents on naturally-obtained plants and seeds
Runtime: 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.

From the new ECB chief to the latest on Brexit: 5 numbers from Strasbourg

Title: From the new ECB chief to the latest on Brexit: 5 numbers from Strasbourg
Runtime: 1:04
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

Coming up in Strasbourg: from the budget to Brexit

Title: Coming up in Strasbourg: from the budget to Brexit
Runtime: 1:18
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

Tech-smart farming to feed a growing global population

Title: Tech-smart farming to feed a growing global population
Runtime: 2:28
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

The political groups of the European Parliament

Title: The political groups of the European Parliament
Runtime: 4:17
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: 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.

Parliamentary Groups: European People’s Party

Title: Parliamentary Groups: European People’s Party
Runtime: 1:14
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Members of Parliament have formed their political groups. The European People’s Party (EPP) is the largest group in the hemicycle.

Parliamentary Groups: Socialists and Democrats

Title: Parliamentary Groups: Socialists and Democrats
Runtime: 1:26
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: MEPs have formed their political groups in Parliament. The S&D (Socialists and Democrats) is the parliamentary group of the Party of European socialists.

Title: Parliamentary Groups: Renew Europe
Runtime: 1:13
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: MEPs have formed their political groups in Parliament. Renew Europe is a newcomer to the European parliament replacing the old ALDE group.

Parliamentary Groups: The Greens-European Free Alliance

Title: Parliamentary Groups: The Greens-European Free Alliance
Runtime: 1:43
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: MEPs have formed their political groups in Parliament. The Greens-European Free Alliance is a coalition of progressive parties with a strong emphasis on ecology.

Parliamentary Groups: Identity and Democracy

Title: Parliamentary Groups: Identity and Democracy
Runtime: 1:32
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: MEPs have formed their political groups in Parliament. Identity and Democracy (ID) is a new group, replacing Europe of Nations and Freedom.

Parliamentary Groups: European Conservatives and Reformists

Title: Parliamentary Groups: European Conservatives and Reformists
Runtime: 1:10
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: MEPs have formed their political groups in Parliament. The European Conservatives and Reformists are a centre-right Eurosceptic group.

Parliamentary Groups: European United Left/Nordic Green Left

Title: Parliamentary Groups: European United Left/Nordic Green Left
Runtime: 1:20
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: MEPs have formed their political groups in Parliament. European United Left/Nordic Green Left are a left-wing political group.

Political scandals and feminism in 2019 LUX Film Prize

Title: Political scandals and feminism in 2019 LUX Film Prize
Runtime: 1:55
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: ‘Cold Case Hammarskjöld’, ‘The Realm’, and ‘God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya’ have been chosen as the three finalists of the European Parliament’s Lux Film Prize. This year’s films touch on political corruption, an investigation into a decades-old murder case and how feminism intersects with religion.

From the new Commission president to migration: 5 numbers from Strasbourg

Title: From the new Commission president to migration: 5 numbers from Strasbourg
Runtime: 1:00
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Parliament elected Ursula von der Leyen as the head of the European Commission and also voted on the composition of delegations. Members heard the priorities of the Finnish EU presidency and discussed migration in Europe and on the US-Mexico border.

Parliament elects Ursula von der Leyen as head of European Commission

Title: Parliament elects Ursula von der Leyen as head of European Commission
Runtime: 3:13
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: The European Parliament voted to confirm Ursula von der Leyen as the president of the European Commission. The former German minister will be head of the Commission for the next five years.

Parliament votes on next European Commission President

Title: Parliament votes on next European Commission President
Runtime: 1:24
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Parliament will elect the next European Commission president. The candidate for the position is Ursula von der Leyen.

Coming up in Strasbourg: European Commission president election and humanitarian assistance at sea

Title: Coming up in Strasbourg: European Commission president election and humanitarian assistance at sea
Runtime: 0:55
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: MEPs vote on the candidate for President of the European Commission and discuss the outcome of the rotating presidency of the Council. Also on the agenda: inter-parliamentary delegations and humanitarian assistance in the Mediterranean.

Title: 5 numbers to take away from Strasbourg
Runtime: 1:02
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: The Parliament’s 9th legislature has started, and MEPs from across 28 member states came to Strasbourg for the first plenary session of their tenure. Here are some key figures from the session.

David-Maria Sassoli elected president of the European Parliament

Title: David-Maria Sassoli elected president of the European Parliament
Runtime: 1:39
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Italian member of Parliament David-Maria Sassoli was elected the head of the European Parliament for the next two and a half years.

Coming up in Strasbourg: MEPs take their seats after elections

Title: Coming up in Strasbourg: MEPs take their seats after elections
Runtime: 0:58
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: In the first session of the newly elected Parliament, MEPs get down to the business of choosing the new Parliament president, vice-presidents and quaestors and establishing the parliamentary committees. MEPs will also debate on the outcome of the June 2019 EU Summits.

Understanding viral online content and social media’s influence

Title: Understanding viral online content and social media’s influence
Runtime: 1:59
Date posted: 7 years ago
Description: Why do certain social media posts go viral, while others don’t? The European Science-Media Hub gathered experts to debate the influence of online messaging, and published its findings in a report.
Find out more: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/en/media-hub or @ https://sciencemediahub.eu/

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