Brussels 13.05.2021 MEPs are set to approve the new Erasmus+ programme, funding for the transition to a green economy and support for the cultural sector during the 17-20 May plenary. Outside plenary, negotiators from the Parliament, Council and Commission will meet to thrash out a deal on a Covid-19 certificate to make it easier for…
Tag: EP Plenary
Europarl extraordinary April plenary
The EP’s President and political group leaders decided to hold an extraordinary plenary to continue with parliamentary work on the special measures to fight the pandemic. Parliament’s President and political group leaders (Conference of Presidents) held a remote meeting on Thursday morning and agreed to convene an extraordinary plenary session on Thursday 16 and Friday…
EU-Vietnam free trade approved
The EU-Vietnam trade agreement, the “most modern and ambitious agreement ever concluded between the EU and a developing country”, got Parliament’s support on February 12. (Image: illustration) “These state-of-the-art agreements just adopted present a unique opportunity to further the EU’s goal to become a geopolitical player that defends multilateral trade, rejects protectionism, and raises labour,…
Puigdemont attends Strasbourg Plenary
In spite of the arrest warrant issued in Madrid, on January 13 Catalan independence leader Carles Puigdemont attended Plenary session in Strasbourg in his right of a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), due to immunity guaranteed by the status. The former Catalan president has been elected to the European Parliament upon the political programme…
MEPs condemn Ankara military intervention in Syria
MEPs strongly condemned the unilateral Turkish military intervention in northeast Syria, urging Ankara to withdraw all of its forces from Syrian territory. Press release: MEPs call for sanctions against Turkey over military operation in Syria: https://t.co/UxRM7uIEDi — EP PressService (@EuroParlPress) October 24, 2019 In a resolution, adopted on October 24 by show of hands, MEPs…
MEPs vote for Brexit deadline extension
The European Parliament continues to support an “orderly Brexit” based on the already negotiated Withdrawal Agreement (WA), MEPs reaffirmed in the resolution adopted on September 18 during Strasbourg Plenary with 544 votes in favour, 126 against and 38 abstentions. #EPlenary @MichelBarnier considers potential risks in Ireland R greatest. He added nobody is trying to steal…
Von der Leyen vows cooperation among EU institutions
Ursul von der Leyen, endorsed by the EU leaders for European Commission president had a meeting with the European People’s Party MEPs in camera at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on July 3. She also made a press statement, explaining that the cooperation among EU insitutuions will be her proportion in case her candidacy is…
Italian Socialist Sassoli new Europarl president
Italian MEP for a decade, former journalist David-Maria Sassoli has been elected as the new president of the European Parliament. #EPlenary #Sassoli Europarl new president:“We needed more democracy, more European parties”. pic.twitter.com/nH1vCnhx5t — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) July 3, 2019 Mr Sassoli, (63) received the support of 345 out of a total of 667 MEPs…
Mamikins MEP challenges Latvian PM
MEP Andrejs MAMIKINS (Latvia) criticises disparities between slogans and realities of respect of human rights in Latvia, namely the situation of 12% of stateless inhabitants of the country, who are excluded from political life. There are around Soviet 200 000 inhabitants of Latvia who voted independence, but nowadays are forgotten, and they will not vote in…
MAMIKINS MEP on Russian sanctions “stalemate”
MEP Andrejs MAMIKINS (Socialist, Latvia) reflects on the “stalemate” of anti-Russian sanctions, and strategy chosen by the European Parliament to continue their further imposition. MEP considers a new resolution, proposing to strip Russia from the status of a ‘strategic partner‘, and imposing additional sanctions as a part of the upcoming European election campaign, pleasing a part of…
EUROPE DIPLOMATIC 