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The first January 2024 plenary session opened with a statement by Parliament's President, Roberta Metsola, commemorating Jacques Delors, the former Commission President, who passed away on 27 December. The highlight of the session was the presentation by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo of the programme of activities of the Belgian Presidency of the Council. There was also a debate on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 14-15 December 2023 and on the preparation of the special European ...

La Mediatrice europea ha presentato la sua relazione annuale 2022 al Parlamento europeo nell'aprile 2023. Le principali questioni sollevate nella relazione riguardano questioni etiche, la trasparenza e la responsabilità. La relazione fornisce inoltre una panoramica della gestione delle denunce e delle indagini e una valutazione degli altri risultati conseguiti dalla Mediatrice nel 2022. La commissione per le petizioni ha discusso la relazione e l'ha approvata; la relazione della commissione sarà ...

This study examines the implementation of the European Union (EU) Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, which constitute the policy framework and provide the operational means for protecting human rights activists in third countries. The first part of the study, written internally, provides an institutional perspective of the implementation of the Guidelines. It assesses the development of the EU framework to support human rights defenders, including EU Member States' emergency measures, and evaluates ...

This note provides an overview of the role and mandate of the Eurogroup and the role and accountability of its President, including the procedures for his/her appointment. In addition, this note refers to the debate around the transparency of Eurogroup proceedings. The paper will be updated in light of relevant developments.

During the June II 2021 plenary session in Brussels, Parliament continued to debate and adopt programmes financed under the multiannual financial framework for 2021 2027, specifically this session in the areas of regional development, with the Common Provisions Regulation, European Territorial Cooperation Regulation, European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund all finalised. Important debates on Council and European Commission statements were held, in particular on the preparation of the ...

Nel corso della tornata di giugno II, il Parlamento europeo dovrebbe approvare il nuovo regolamento del Parlamento europeo che disciplina l'esercizio delle funzioni del Mediatore (statuto del Mediatore europeo) al fine di sostituire lo statuto vigente, adottato nel 2008. Ciò fa seguito a un dibattito sul nuovo testo tenutosi durante la tornata di giugno I e alla successiva approvazione del progetto da parte del Consiglio.

Thanks to successive Treaty revisions, the European Parliament has acquired the status of legislator on an equal footing with the Council. Today the ordinary legislative procedure (Article 294 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union − TFEU), previously known as co-decision, covers a vast amount of policy areas. In order to pass legislation, Parliament, representing the EU citizens, and Council, representing the governments of the EU Member States, have to agree on an identical text, which ...

The highlight of the March I 2021 plenary session was the official signature of the Joint Declaration on the Conference on the Future of Europe, allowing the Conference's work finally to get under way. Another important point was the celebration of International Women's Day, which was held just before the start of the session, with Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America, and Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, addressing the plenary in video messages, and Ursula ...

Nel corso della prima sessione plenaria di marzo 2021, il Parlamento europeo dovrebbe discutere e adottare una risoluzione sulle attività della Mediatrice europea nel 2019, sulla base della relazione annuale della Mediatrice presentata il 4 maggio 2020. Tale documento riguarda l'ultimo anno del primo mandato da Mediatrice di Emily O'Reilly, prima della sua rielezione per un secondo mandato nel dicembre 2019.

This paper discusses the accountability mechanisms for the SSM and SRM. Both mechanisms’ frameworks have the potential to provide strong political, administrative and legal accountability, but also present shortcomings at the level of practice, coordination, organisation and transparency. The paper identifies those and proposes some ways forward.