European Parliament
The European Parliament has a message for COP28
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- The European Parliament has a message for COP28
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- 5 months ago
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- Watch the full interview: https://bit.ly/3ssYNsp
#europeanparliament #europeanunion #cop28 #climatechange #nature
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- Is the EU vulnerable to hackers? #europeanparliament
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- 5 months ago
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- Learn how the EU intends to ensures a high common level of cybersecurity across the EU – both for companies and countries with @LiveOverflow
#europeanparliament #europeanunion #democracy #cybersecurity
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- Q&A about cybersecurity in the EU
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- 5 months ago
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- MEP Bart Groothuis, who is leading talks on new rules, explains how the EU intends to ensures a high common level of cybersecurity across the EU – both for companies and countries in a conversation with Fabian Fäßler @LiveOverflow , a security consultant and content creator
Check out the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OQ6G0T1DOc
Parliament is currently negotiating the Cyber Resilience Act with the European Commission and the Council, a legal framework that describes the cybersecurity requirements for hardware and software products placed on the EU market. Manufacturers would be obliged to take security seriously throughout a product's life cycle.
Groothuis is the leading Parliament member on the report on the Network and Information Security directive (NIS2), which ensures a high level of cybersecurity across the EU. The directive also strengthens cybersecurity requirements for medium-sized and large entities that operate an...
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- The importance of the EU
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- 5 months ago
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- Have you ever asked yourself: Why the EU? What’s it for? Why does it matter?
In an increasingly fractious world, the EU is a powerful bloc representing 450 million Europeans, making sure your voice is heard on the world stage.
What it means to be part of the EU can be summed up in a few words – we are stronger together!
What’s the point of the EU? Find out in our short explainer!
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- How to bring deported children back home from Russia
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- 5 months ago
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- Parliament's human rights subcommittee is organising a workshop on the Ukrainian children that were deported to Russia. Committee members will discuss possible solutions for returning children home with experts, such as Mykola Kuleba, former Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children's Rights and co-founder of the Alliance for Ukraine Without Orphans and Save Ukraine.
The discussion will also address the ongoing diplomatic and political efforts to stop forcible transfers and repatriate children, including the political, legal and practical challenges. The workshop will focus on the investigations and cases brought before national and international jurisdictions against state actors and individual perpetrators.
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- What does the European Parliament expect from COP28?
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- 5 months ago
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- Watch the full interview with Pascal Canfin, chair of Parliament's environment committee: https://bit.ly/3ssYNsp
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- Cate Blanchett calls on the EU to focus on humanity
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- 6 months ago
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- In her address to Parliament, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett called on the EU not to fortify borders and to protect refugees.
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- Interview with Pascal Canfin - What the EU is doing to protect and repair nature
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- 6 months ago
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- Zero emissions for cars, a ban on single-use plastics and products issued from deforestation, stricter rules for waste management, support for the energy transition... The European Union is doing a lot to protect nature, says Pascal Canfin, chair of Parliament's environment committee.
“But still, we need to go even further,” he insists in this interview, recorded shortly before the start of COP 28, the United Nations global conference on climate change, held from 30 November until 12 December 2023 in Dubai.
He explains what else Parliament wants to do to protect nature in the EU and highlights Europe's responsibility towards the rest of the world.
“Climate is a global issue and we are the largest market in the world. (...) We want to guarantee to the European consumer (...) that when they have a coffee or a cocoa they are not contributing, even without knowing, to the deforestation of the tropical forests of this world”.
Learn...
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- Why does the EU matter?
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Have you ever asked yourself: Why the EU? What’s it for? Why does it matter?
In an increasingly fractious world, the EU is a powerful bloc representing 450 million Europeans, making sure your voice is heard on the world stage.
What it means to be part of the EU can be summed up in a few words – we are stronger together!
What’s the point of the EU? Find out in our short explainer!
#europeanparliament #shorts #europeanunion
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- What happened during the European Youth Hearing 2023?
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- 6 months ago
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- Young EYEdea boosters shared 10 of the most popular ideas developed during #EYE2023. They had the chance to meet with decision makers and multipliers to kickstart the work to the ideas into concrete projects. #europeanparliament #europeanunion #EYE2023
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- 34 years since the fall of the Berlin wall
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- 6 months ago
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- #europeanparliament #shorts #europeanunion #berlinwall
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- Address by Cate Blanchett, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Parliament welcomes Cate Blanchett, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador.
Ms Blanchett has been a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador since 2016 and will share her experience of, and insights into, raising public awareness about the plight of refugees and stateless people worldwide.
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- European Youth Hearing: a youth-driven call for EU evolution
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- 6 months ago
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- The European Youth Hearing on 7 November will be a key opportunity for young people to discuss their concerns with policy-makers ahead of the European elections in 2024.
During the hearing, young people from across the EU will present the 10 ideas that gathered the most support during this year's European Youth Event to Members of the European Parliament.
Following the presentation, they will then organise workshops with representatives from youth organisations and experts from EU institutions and other international organisations. These workshops will give the young people the chance to gather knowledge and ideas from different stakeholders, to learn more about what the Parliament and other EU institutions are already doing, and develop the proposals they submitted into concrete projects, which should be implemented by spring 2024.
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- LiveOverflow talks to leading MEP about cybersecurity in the EU
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Join content creator Fabian Fäßler @LiveOverflow as he hosts a special live interview about how the European Parliament is strengthening Europe's cybersecurity.
He will be joined by Bart Groothuis, the leading member of the European Parliament on the report on the Network and Information Security directive (NIS2), which ensures a high common level of cybersecurity across the EU – both for companies and countries. The directive also strengthens cybersecurity requirements for medium-sized and large entities that operate and provide services in key industrial sectors.
With the rapidly expanding digitalisation of daily life, further accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, protection against cyber threats has become essential for society to function properly.
In November 2022, the European Parliament updated EU law to bolster investment in cybersecurity for essential services and critical infrastructure while strengthening EU-wide rules in general.<...
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- Carry-on luggage: consistent EU rules on sizing and pricing
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- #europeanparliament #travel #luggage #europeanunion #europe #airlines #eu #europa
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- European Parliament assess people's call to ban fur production
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- #europeanparliament #europeanunion #eunews #animals #naturelovers
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- Q&A about tackling violence against women
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- MEP Frances Fitzgerald, who is leading talks on new rules, explains how the EU intends to tackle violence against women and domestic violence in a chat with Alice Cappelle, a French YouTuber who makes educational content and critical essays about women rights and social issues.
Check out the full interview: https://youtu.be/XUtxHM2CG_0
The Combating violence against women directive will include a consent-based definition of rape to protect more victims and punish more perpetrators, tougher rules on cyber violence, and better support for victims, including free legal support, and improved reporting and evidence gathering.
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- The Maastricht Treaty: 30 years of ever-closer union
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- #europeanparliament #europeanunion #shorts #maastricht
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- How does the ban on microplastics in the EU affect glitter?
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- The role of Members of the European Parliament
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Once elected, Members of the European Parliament have an important job to do. They are the eyes, ears and voices of Europeans in the Parliament. You vote for them, then they vote for you!
Sitting in parliamentary groups, a bit like parties in national parliaments, MEPs listen to people’s concerns, debate, consult with interested parties and vote on laws accordingly.
Find out more here about the role of MEPs!
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- Tech companies must tackle disinformation on their platforms
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- #europeanparliament #shorts #europeanunion #europeancommission #disinformation #misinformation #conflict #war
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- How to prevent supplies to Russia's military industry
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Parliament's security and defence subcommittee is organising a public hearing on third state collusion with Russia: arms export policy and the circumvention of EU sanctions. Members will discuss how to prevent the circumvention, by Russia and its allies, of sanctions imposed in the aftermath of its war of aggression against Ukraine.
The debate will focus on the effectiveness of the EU anti-circumvention tool, adopted with the EU's 11th package of sanctions and designed to prevent Russia from acquiring goods for its defence industry. Members will also discuss additional measures to prevent Russia from accessing western military technologies, components and dual-use goods, via non-EU countries, such as China.
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- Alice Cappelle talks to leading MEP about the Combating Violence Against Women Directive
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Join content creator @AliceCappelle as she hosts a special live interview about how the European Parliament is combating violence against women and domestic violence.
She will be joined by Frances Fitzgerald leading member of the European Parliament's report on the Combating Violence Against Women Directive, the next set of rules to come from the EU aimed at protecting women and promoting gender equality.
Parliament wants to make sure that the Directive helps protect women in a variety of ways, including a consent-based definition of rape, tougher rules on cyber violence, and better support for victims such as free legal support, and enhanced reporting and evidence gathering.
Violence directed against women because of their gender, or that affects women disproportionately (also known as gender-based violence against women) is a violation of their fundamental rights, and a major obstacle to gender equality in all EU member states. Despite increa...
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- Together we go further
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Together.eu is a project run by the European Parliament, dedicated to getting as many people as possible involved in the democratic life of Europe and, in particular, to getting out the vote for the European elections in 2024.
It connects people from across Europe to meet, share knowledge and learn new skills, all while encouraging others to vote in 2024. Sign up to get involved - the more people vote, the stronger our democracy becomes!
Learn more here: https://together.eu/aboutus
Join us today: https://together.eu/
#europeanparliament #europeanunion #together
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- Join together.eu for democracy!
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Together.eu is a project run by the European Parliament, dedicated to getting as many people as possible involved in the democratic life of Europe and, in particular, to getting out the vote for the European elections in 2024.
It connects people from across Europe to meet, share knowledge and learn new skills, all while encouraging others to vote in 2024. Sign up to get involved - the more people vote, the stronger our democracy becomes!
Learn more here: https://together.eu/aboutus
Join us today: https://together.eu/
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- together.eu: Democracy is what makes us
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Together.eu is a project run by the European Parliament, dedicated to getting as many people as possible involved in the democratic life of Europe and, in particular, to getting out the vote for the European elections in 2024.
It connects people from across Europe to meet, share knowledge and learn new skills, all while encouraging others to vote in 2024. Sign up to get involved - the more people vote, the stronger our democracy becomes!
Learn more here: https://together.eu/aboutus
Join us today: https://together.eu/
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- Safer online? 3 ways to stay ahead of the curve
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- This is the cybersecurity awareness month. Learn more about how the EU is tackling online threats.
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- Citizens' initiative calls for a ban on fur production in the EU
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- 6 months ago
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- Parliament will hold a debate on the European citizens’ initiative Fur Free Europe to ban the rearing and killing of animals exclusively for fur production in the EU.
The initiative calls for an EU ban on the keeping and killing of animals for the sole or main purpose of fur production. The organisers also seek to prohibit selling fur from these animals, as well as products containing their fur across the European Union.
The Fur Free Europe initiative collected 1,502,319 valid signatures from all EU countries. Parliament's agricultural, internal market and petitions committees held a public hearing on it on 12 October 2023.
The European citizens' initiative is a tool that allows people to ask the European Commission to take action on a particular issue. An initiative needs to be backed by at least one million people from seven EU countries to be considered. If it reaches the threshold, organisers are invited to present their ideas to the Parliam...
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- MEPs debate the Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel and the situation in Gaza
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- 6 months ago
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- MEPs discuss with Council and Commission "the despicable terrorist attacks of Hamas against Israel, the country’s right to defend itself in line with humanitarian and international law and the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip" ahead of the vote on a resolution.
On Saturday 7 October, terrorists belonging to the Hamas militant group launched a surprise attack on Israel from Gaza, killing hundreds of Israeli civilians and soldiers across towns in the southern part of the country and taking many hostages.
“The reality on the ground is horrific, tragic and desperate”, said President Metsola on Monday, in the opening of the plenary session, in Strasbourg (France).
Last Friday she travelled to Israel on the invitation of the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) to express solidarity and to reiterate Parliament’s rejection of terrorism.
She said that “how Israel responds to attack matters to all of us” and that “we must keep lo...
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- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks to the European Parliament
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s visit to the European Parliament takes place in the aftermath of Azerbaijan’s military attack and recapture of the breakaway enclave Nagorno-Karabakh on 19 September, which forced over 100,000 ethnic Armenians living in the area to flee their homes.
In a resolution adopted on 5 October, MEPs strongly condemned the unjustified military offensive while highlighting that the Armenian exodus amounted to ethnic cleansing. They also called on the EU to reassess its relations with Azerbaijan and, among other things, to suspend the current Memorandum of Understanding on a Strategic Partnership in the Field of Energy between the EU and the country.
Pashinyan has been Prime Minister of Armenia since May 2018.
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- Parliament assesses the effectiveness of EU sanctions against Russia
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Since Moscow's full-scale illegal and unjustified invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the EU has adopted unprecedentedly tough sanctions against Russia.
So far there have been 11 sanctions packages, targeting key sectors of the country's economy and its political elites.
Moscow has, however, found ways to bypass these measures, by using intermediaries and loopholes in trade restrictions.
MEPs will discuss with representatives from the European Commission and the Council whether the EU’s sanctions against Russia are working, and how to prevent Moscow from exploiting loopholes.
A resolution will be voted in the coming days.
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- Debate on a long-term solution to help Ukraine recover and rebuild
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- 6 months ago
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- Members of the European Parliament will debate and vote on a €50 billion facility to support Ukraine's recovery, reconstruction and modernisation from 2024 to 2027.
Parliament members have improved the proposal by strengthening transparency and democratic accountability. One of their key demands was that Russian assets should be used to fund Ukraine’s reconstruction.
As the Ukraine Facility is part of the ongoing revision of the long-term EU budget, members of the European Parliament insist that the Facility, along with the entire budgetary revision, should be agreed as soon as possible, as currently there are no provisions for assistance to Ukraine from 2024. The package should be integrated also into the EU's budget for next year, to be negotiated in November 2023.
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- “Geographical indications is not about protectionism” - link to our interview in description
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Watch the full interview: https://bit.ly/401yAO3
#europeanparliament #europeanunion #geographicalindication #traditionalcraftsmanship #traditionalcrafts
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- How to give European traditional goods the value they deserve?
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- 6 months ago
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- Geographical indications protect European traditional products from counterfeit and help boosting employment, tourism and wealth.
Adrián Vázquez, chair of Parliament’s legal affairs committee, explains: https://bit.ly/401yAO3
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- Interview with Adrián Vázquez - How geographical indications can boost the economy
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- 6 months ago
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- Geographical indications is one of European Union’s most emblematic success stories, says the chair of Parliament’s legal affairs committee, Adrián Vázquez.
The EU recently agreed to extend its scheme of geographical indications to include regional crafts and industrial goods.
In this interview, Vázquez explains how the protection of regional specialities contributes to boosting income, employment and tourism in Europe. He also rejects claims that the scheme disrupts fair competition.
To learn more about the EU’s new geographical indications to crafts and industrial goods, check out the press release: https://europa.eu/!jwJJFF
01:00 - The European geographical indications scheme will now be extended to traditional crafts and industrial products. Which type of products can be covered from now on?
01:49 - Will products recognised at national level be automatically recognised at European level?
02:21 - How will cons...
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- Why aren't EU decisions quicker?
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- 7 months ago
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- Making the right decisions for nearly 450 million people across 27 countries takes time, if you want to get it right!
Debates and healthy discussions are a key part of democracy, meaning everybody's voice can be heard and compromises found.
Find out more about how decisions are reached in a democratic EU!
#democracy #europeanunion #institutions #explained #democraticdebate #debate #discussion #dialogue #negotiations #representation #europeanparliament
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- The EU democratic process in under 1 minute
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Why aren't EU decisions quicker?
Making the right decisions for nearly 450 million people across 27 countries takes time, if you want to get it right!
Debates and healthy discussions are a key part of democracy, meaning everybody's voice can be heard and compromises found.
Find out more about how decisions are reached in a democratic EU!
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- Solemn moment for the victims of the terrorist attacks in Israel
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- 7 months ago
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- President Roberta Metsola leads MEPs and Parliament’s staff in a solemn moment to remember victims of the terrorist attacks in Israel over the weekend.
They gather on the Esplanade, in front of the European Parliament premises, in Brussels.
“The horrific terrorist attacks in Israel over the weekend have seen more than 1,000 people murdered, thousands injured and close to 100 women, children and men still held hostage”, said President Metsola in a message to members and staff.
This will be “a solemn moment to remember all the victims, to show solidarity with all those targeted and to call for the immediate release of all hostages”, she added. “Your presence there will help to reiterate our Parliament’s strong position against terrorism”, President Metsola concluded.
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- #WorldMentalHealthDay: from awareness to action
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- #WMHD2023 #mentalhealthday #WorldMentalHealthDay #shorts #europeanparliament #europeanunion
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- What is the European Media Freedom Act?
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- #europeanparliament #shorts #mediafreedom #freespeech
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- Making travel safer and more efficient? Parliament is on it!
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- #europeanunion #europeanparliament #shorts #transport #connectivity
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- Nagorno-Karabakh: MEPs condemn Azerbaijan's military attack
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Parliament has condemned Azerbaijan's pre-planned and unjustified military attack on Nagorno-Karabakh as an act of ethnic cleasing.
#shorts #europeanparliament #europeanunion #azerbaijan #armenia
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- Nagorno-Karabakh: MEPs urge sanctions over Azerbaijan’s attack
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- MEPs have demanded targeted sanctions against Azerbaijani officials in the wake of the military seizure of Nagorno-Karabakh.
More than 100,000 ethnic Armenians have fled the enclave since September’s attack. Parliament said the forced exodus amounted to ethnic cleansing.
MEPs passed a resolution which also urged EU institutions and member states to increase humanitarian aid to Armenia. It called for a review of EU relations with Azerbaijan, including on gas supplies.
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- If Ukraine fails so will we
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- #europeanparliament #europeanunion #democracy #shorts
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- Protecting the EU's economy from unfair outside influence
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- MEPs have adopted measures to help EU countries protect their interests in the face of economic blackmail and distortive market influences from third countries.
EU states can face coercive measures from non-EU countries unhappy at certain policy stances.
Meanwhile, foreign subsidies can undermine the principle of a level playing field in the EU single market.
Find out more about the Anti-coercion Instrument and the Foreign Subsidies Regulation.
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- Parliament discusses how to better protect children online
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- 7 months ago
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- MEPs will question the European Commission about its plans to ensure a safer environment for children on the internet and boost the digital literacy of children, parents and educators. They are likely to ask questions about funding for support hotlines, awareness-raising campaigns and support for victims.
MEPs will vote on a resolution regarding this topic on Thursday.
In May 2022 the Commission adopted a new strategy called Better Internet for Kids. It’s based on three pillars: safe digital experiences that seek to protect children from harmful and illegal online content; empowerment or digital literacy, so that children can make informed choices; promoting active participation and giving children a say in the digital environment.
Learn more about the Commission’s new strategy for a better internet for children: https://europa.eu/!43DHxd
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- Digital traffic data: Rules to improve transport connectivity
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Have you ever used an app to help get you to your destination? How long would it take by car? What's the best route? Could public transport get you there faster?
The better the data available to the app, the more accurate the answers. MEPs have passed new rules to ensure the information about roads needed by connected vehicles and journey planners is more easily available across the EU.
Intelligent transport systems will make our roads safer, greener and more efficient.
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- President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel addresses the Parliament
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- 7 months ago
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- President Pavel is expected to focus on the need to strengthen the European Union in a time of crisis and to call for a strong position against Russia and for peace in Ukraine - on Ukrainian terms - when he addresses Parliament members in Strasbourg.
Before becoming President in March 2023, Pavel held several military positions in the country, including the Czech Chief of the General Staff, and as Chair of the NATO Military Committee from 2015 to 2018.
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- Parliament assesses progress towards an European pact on asylum and migration
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- 7 months ago
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- As refugees and migrants continue to arrive in the EU by sea, members of the Parliament will debate with representatives of the European Commission and the Council the state of play of negotiations on new European rules on migration and asylum. The situation in some countries, such as Italy and particularly on the island of Lampedusa, will feature prominently.
Parliament and EU countries have been involved in intense negotiations to share the responsibility of managing migration more fairly. This is a priority for the Parliament, which aims to conclude the reform before the European elections take place in June 2024.
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- MEPs to push for more protection of journalists and media freedom
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- In response to growing threats to editorial independence and the industry’s viability, members of the European Parliament will adopt their position on a draft law to strengthen the independence of EU media.
Parliament wants the European Media Freedom Act, which members will debate on 3 October and vote on the same day, to oblige EU countries to ensure media plurality and protect media independence from governmental, political, economic, or private interference.
Parliament members are pushing for a ban on all forms of interference in the editorial decisions of media service providers and want to prevent external pressure being exerted on journalists, such as forcing them to disclose their sources, accessing encrypted content on their devices, or targeting them with spyware.
The mandate for negotiations with EU countries also aims to make media ownership more transparent, protect media outlets against arbitrary decisions by very big online platfor...