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Today, the Executive Board agreed to allocate more seats in the Conference Plenary to regional and local elected representatives, as well as to social partners.

MEPs adopted rules to facilitate making more data available to help create new products and innovation, in particular in Artificial Intelligence.

Ministers outlined the priorities of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU to parliamentary committees, in a series of meetings.

Foreign Affairs Committee says the EU must push back against Russia’s aggressive policies while laying groundwork for cooperation with a future democratic country.

The EU should continue talking to China about global challenges like climate change and health crises, while raising its concerns over systemic human rights violations.

The new EU Ethics Body would be able to initiate investigations on possible conflicts of interest or “revolving door” cases for Commissioners, MEPs and staff.

MEPs outline how the EU should strengthen crisis prevention, preparedness and response when addressing future serious cross-border health threats.

On 16 July, Parliament will co-host the first-ever Global State of Human Rights conference to discuss the state of human rights internationally.

Executive VP Timmermans will present the Commission’s “Fit for 55 in 2030” package and debate with Environment Committee MEPs, on the day of its adoption.

Die Abgeordneten äußern sich zutiefst besorgt über die ständigen Angriffe und den Druck auf Oppositionsparteien in der Türkei.

Das Parlament „verurteilt aufs Schärfste“ die jüngste Anti-LGBTIQ-Gesetzgebung und prangert den Abbau von Demokratie und Rechtsstaatlichkeit in Ungarn an.

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situation in Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia and Iran.

MEPs condemn restrictive laws devised to criminalise political opponents in Nicaragua and call for all arbitrarily detained political prisoners to be immediately released.

MEPs want the deadlock in international negotiations on the establishment of two protected Antarctic marine areas to end soon.

On Thursday, Parliament adopted its position for negotiations with Council on extending the mandate of the European Medicines Agency and strengthening its role.