Strasbourg 22.11.2022 The European Parliament is marking 70 years of democracy in action – from its first assembly in 1952 to being stronger than ever during challenging times today. Seventy years ago, the first session of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community took place in Strasbourg, marking the starting point of…
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Europarliament birthday celebrations
Strasbourg 20.11.2022 MEPs will mark the creation of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952, with a ceremony in the hemicycle on Tuesday at 11.30. From an assembly of six founding countries to a European Parliament with more democratic powers representing every EU citizen. Watch our timeline of 70 years…
Hungarian forced labour victims for justice
Brussels 17.11.2022 “The deportation of the Hungarians of Slovakia for forced labour 1946-1947” hearing took place in the European Parliament on November 16 under the chairmanship of the MEP Jordi Sole from the Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya party, Spain, belonging to the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance. “In order to understand the question of…
MEPs debate energy price
Strasbourg 14.09.2022 Measures against the dramatic rise in energy prices were up for a debate with the Czech Council Presidency and the Commission on Tuesday, September 13. (Image above: illustration). Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to present emergency proposals on energy during her State of the European Union speech in plenary September…
EU: Sanna Marin Europe debate
Strasbourg 13.09.2022 Following the “This is Europe” debate with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, EP President Metsola and PM Marin will hold a joint press conference today at 12.00. Le discours et débat « C'est L'Europe » avec la Première ministre finlandaise, Sanna Marin, commencent à 10h30. Une conférence de presse conjointe avec la Présidente Metsola aura…
EU: Ukraine €1 bn macro-financial loan
Strasbourg 07.07.2022 On Thursday, MEPs gave the green light to a €1 billion macro-financial loan to help Ukraine cover its external financing needs that have ballooned due to the war. (Image above: illustration). MEPs have approved a €1 billion macro-financial loan to help Ukraine cover its external financing needs that have ballooned due to the…
EU: ban on trophy hunting imports call
Strasbourg 06.07.2022 137 NGOs around the world call for a ban on hunting trophy imports BRUSSELS (July 6, 2022)—In a joint position paper, 137 conservation and animal protection organizations from all around the world, including 45 NGOs from African countries, speak out against trophy hunting and urge policymakers to ban imports. #EndangeredSpeciesDay🐘🦁🐻❄️- time to put…
Croatia enters Eurozone
Strasbourg 05.07.2022 MEPs on Tuesday gave a favorable opinion to Croatia’s bid to become the newest member of the eurozone from the 1st January 2023. Text adopted – Adoption by Croatia of the euro on 1 January 2023 * – P9_TA(2022)0271 – Tuesday, 5 July 2022 – Strasbourg https://t.co/USDR0StWWL — EUwatch (@EUwatchers) July 5, 2022…
MEPs welcome Israel Immigration Minister
Brusssels 14.06.2022 Today the Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi addressed the European Parliament Conference on “Ukrainian humanitarian crisis: Current EU efforts and the Israeli experience” welcoming Israel’s Minister for Immigration and Absorption, Pnina Tamano Shata, who visited Brussels for a conference and series of meetings with the Members of the Parliament (MEPs). In @Europarl_EN together w/ HE…
MEPs support EU Treaty modification
Strasbourg 09.06.2022 On Thursday, Parliament adopted a resolution calling on the European Council to agree to start the process to revise the EU Treaties. (Image: illustration) Today, European Parliament launched treaty change. A united Parliament wants to end national vetoes. Vetoes are the EU design flaw allowing 1 government to hold back the whole EU….
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