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Following the end of the 2024 climate negotiations, the MEPs leading Parliament’s delegation reacted to the outcome of the COP29.
A Parliament delegation arrives in Baku today to participate in the COP29 climate change conference, which aims to define a new collective goal for financing climate action.
Parliament adopted its demands for the UN Climate Change Conference COP29, which aims to define a new collective goal for financing climate action.
EU deforestation obligations will be postponed one year so that companies can comply with the law that ensures products sold in the EU are not sourced from deforested land.
Three committees questioned Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, Spanish candidate for Commission Executive Vice-President for the Clean, Just and Competitive Transition.
On Tuesday, four parliamentary committees questioned Stéphane Séjourné, French candidate for the Prosperity and Industrial Strategy portfolio.
Wopke Hoekstra from the Netherlands, Commissioner-designate for Climate, Net-Zero and Clean Growth, was questioned by three committees on Thursday morning.
Two European Parliament committees questioned Olivér Várhelyi, Hungarian candidate for the Health and Animal Welfare portfolio, on Wednesday evening.
The Committees for Development, Women’s Rights, Civil Liberties and Environment questioned Hadja Lahbib, candidate for the Preparedness, Crisis Management and Equality portfolio.