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The EU will need to update its long-term climate goals in 2020. Parliament wants more ambitious goals, but will EU countries agree to aim for climate neutrality by 2050?
The European Parliament is organising a conference on 20 November to mark the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Parliament commemorated the fall of the Berlin Wall during a ceremony in Brussels on 13 November.
Find key figures about the EU’s trade with the world in our infographic: exports, imports, number of related jobs in the EU and more.
Young people can again register for free rail tickets until 28 November, thanks to the Discover EU initiative, supported by the European Parliament.
Aged 16-30 and working on a project with a European dimension? Apply for the 2020 Charlemagne Youth Prize and win funds to further develop your initiative.
Concerns over fundamental rights and action in Syria are leading to a rethink of EU-Turkey relations. What is the status of the cooperation? What are MEPs proposing?
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Commissioners-designate Olivér Várhelyi (Hungary), Adina-Ioana Vălean (Romania) and Thierry Breton (France) face hearings in Parliament on Thursday 14 November.
MEPs will hold hearings with three candidate commissioners, commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall and mark 30 years of the Convention of the Rights of the Child this week.
UN climate scientists presented MEPs with new evidence on how climate change is affecting food production and oceans.
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MEPs called for more funds for climate action, criticised Turkey’s military operation in Syria and voted in favour of plans to protect bees during this week's plenary session in Strasbourg.
MEPs urge EU countries to agree on draft rules making multinational companies publicly disclose their profit and tax paid in each country, in a resolution adopted on 24 October.
Ilham Tohti, an Uyghur economist fighting for the rights of China’s Uyghur minority, is the winner of the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2019.
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