Briefing
Newsletter - 22-25 November 2021 - Strasbourg plenary session
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On Tuesday, MEPs are set to give the green light to the new Common Agriculture Policy. This reformed version aims to be greener, fairer, more flexible and transparent.
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Following the deal reached in Glasgow, MEPs will debate the outcome of the negotiations on Wednesday morning.
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On Wednesday at 12.00, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will speak in the European Parliament’s hemicycle in Strasbourg.
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Plenary will assess the results of the 21-22 October European Council, in a debate on Tuesday at 15.00 with Presidents Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen.
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Parliament will discuss with the Commission how to coordinate member states’ measures more effectively, in light of rising COVID-19 cases across the EU.
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On Wednesday, MEPs will assess media freedom and the state of democracy in Slovenia, as well as the delay in appointing a representative to the EU Prosecutor’s Office.
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Parliament will put forward proposals to address medicines shortages, improve the access of patients to treatments, and increase price transparency.
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Plenary is expected to ask the Commission for new measures to ease legal migration to the EU, to help address Europe’s demographic challenges and labour market needs.
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MEPs are set to approve the deal between Parliament and Council negotiators on next year’s EU budget, supporting priorities such as health, the young and climate action.
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A draft report to be debated on Monday and voted on by MEPs on Wednesday highlights how dependent the EU is on key resources needed for the digital and green transitions.
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Plenary will discuss on Monday how to enhance the EU’s involvement in sports to encourage a more equitable model that aligns with EU values of inclusiveness and fairness.
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On Monday, MEPs will quiz the Commission on its plan to launch a European Social Security Pass that will reduce the administrative burden for mobile workers.
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During a plenary debate on Thursday, MEPs are expected to press for the Istanbul Convention to be ratified by all member states.
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MEPs are expected to express strong support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina in a debate on Tuesday.
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On Tuesday, a year after Parliament condemned structural anti-gypsyism, MEPs will take stock of developments in a debate with the Council and the Commission.
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On Wednesday, MEPs are set to call on the Commission to present an EU action plan on rare diseases by 2023.
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Parliament will hold urgent debates on the following human rights, democracy and rule of law topics on Thursday morning, followed by votes later the same day.
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Over 300 metal workers in the Basque region in Spain, who lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, should receive €1.2 million in EU aid.
Newsletter - 22-25 November 2021 - Strasbourg
Contacts:
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Natalie Kate KONTOULIS
Press Officer -
Andreas KLEINER
Press Officer / Editorial Coordinator -
Estefanía NARRILLOS
Press Officer