Briefing
Newsletter - 15-18 September 2014 - Strasbourg plenary session
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Developments in the Ukraine will be debated on Tuesday morning. At noon, Parliament is set to vote the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, including its free trade component, into law.
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MEPs will quiz Commissioner Cioloş on Monday afternoon on what else the EU can do to help its farmers cope with the impact of the Russian import embargo on EU fruit and vegetables, dairy and meat products and to avoid market collapses.
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MEPs will debate EU member states’ progress to date in implementing the European Youth Initiative with Council and Commission representatives on Wednesday morning.
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MEPs, the Council and the European Commission will discuss the EU response to the fast-spreading Ebola epidemic in West Africa (Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal) on Wednesday. Parliament will vote a resolution on Thursday.
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The EU’s response to the current security and humanitarian crises in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Gaza will be discussed by MEPs on Wednesday afternoon. On Thursday, Parliament will vote a resolution on Iraq and Syria, as well as separate resolutions on Gaza and Libya.
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The Council’s Italian Presidency presents the EU member states' position on the EU's draft budget for 2015 on Tuesday. It will propose €145.08 billion in commitments and €140.00 billion in payments, i.e. cuts of €522 million in funds for new projects and €2.1 billion in those for paying incoming bills in 2015.
Contacts:
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Andrew BOREHAM
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Mary BRAZIER