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All of the EP’s 20 standing committees and two subcommittees held their constitutive meetings on Wednesday to elect their chair and vice-chairs.

The Constitutional Affairs Committee will vote on its recommendation on the UK withdrawal agreement, on Thursday afternoon.

On Thursday, Parliament’s Conference of Presidents endorsed the members and observers nominated by the political groups to be on the Conference’s executive board.

On Thursday, the authors of two studies will present their work and discuss with MEPs in a joint Constitutional Affairs and Legal Affairs committee meeting.

Nach dem erfolgreichen Start der mehrsprachigen digitalen Plattform arbeitet der Exekutivausschuss weiter an den Vorbereitungen für die Eröffnungsveranstaltung am 9. Mai in Straßburg.

Die verschiedenen Minister erläuterten vor den Parlamentsausschüssen in einer Reihe von Sitzungen die Prioritäten der deutschen EU-Ratspräsidentschaft.

The Constitutional Affairs Committee agreed on Thursday to recommend that the EP plenary should approve the UK withdrawal terms.

The draft rules put forward by the Constitutional Affairs Committee will enable the full development of the role of the Ombudsman in the constitutional architecture of the Union.

The letter to be sent to EP President David Sassoli contains Committee MEP priorities in relation to the upcoming Conference.

The Constitutional Affairs Committee has endorsed last December’s political agreement between Parliament, Council and Commission for a common mandatory Transparency Register.

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

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.

On 15 December, Parliament, Council and Commission reached a final political agreement to strengthen transparent and ethical interest representation.

Der Exekutivausschuss hat heute den Kalender der Plenartagungen und der europäischen Bürgerforen gebilligt. Die Veranstaltungsreihe beginnt im nächsten Monat.

Die zentrale Drehscheibe der Konferenz, die heute von den Ko-Vorsitzenden des Exekutivausschusses vorgestellt wurde, wird es den Bürgern ermöglichen, die Zukunft der Union mitzugestalten.

New rules to ensure proper use of public money when funding European political parties and foundations were informally agreed by MEPs and Council on Tuesday.