Briefing
Newsletter - 12-15 November 2018 - Strasbourg plenary session
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MEPs will adopt their negotiating position on the next EU long-term budget, including a breakdown of the amounts foreseen for each EU programme, on Wednesday.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel will debate the future of Europe with MEPs and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday at 15.00.
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Proposals to update rules on European rail passenger rights will be put to a vote on Thursday.
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New telecom rules to cap prices for intra-EU calls, push for super-fast 5G networks and create an alert system for emergencies, will be put to the vote on Wednesday.
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EP President Antonio Tajani will unveil the winner of the 2018 Lux Prize on Wednesday noon in the Strasbourg hemicycle.
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To fight climate change, binding 2030 targets for renewables (32%) and energy efficiency (32.5%) will be put to the vote on Tuesday.
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MEPs will vote on Wednesday to strengthen checks on arms export and penalise EU members that fail to apply common EU rules.
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MEPs will discuss on Tuesday efforts towards a common global strategy to manage migration flows and the role of EU member states in the UN-backed process.
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MEPs will decide on reductions in CO2 emissions for lorries and buses to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.
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The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, will address MEPs in a formal sitting in Strasbourg on Wednesday at 11:30.
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MEPs will set out their views on the latest judicial reforms in Romania and their impact on the separation of powers, in a resolution to be put to the vote on Tuesday.
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A resolution demanding EU-wide rules to ensure minorities’ rights and measures against EU countries with discriminatory practices will be put to a vote on Tuesday.
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MEPs will vote on measures to equip national competition authorities to better detect and tackle breaches of EU competition law, on Wednesday.
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MEPs will vote on a new multiannual plan to manage fishing opportunities and overfishing in the Adriatic Sea, on Tuesday.
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Parliament will vote on €17,730,519 in EU aid to repair damage caused by intense floods in Latvia in the summer and autumn of 2017, on Tuesday.
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MEPs will discuss the state of play of the EU’s association agreements with Moldova and Georgia on Tuesday, followed by votes on resolutions on Wednesday.
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The caravan of thousands of Central American migrants walking north towards the US-Mexico border will be debated by MEPs on Wednesday.
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The impact of US sanctions on Iran for European companies will be discussed in the plenary on Wednesday with the EU’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.
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Parliament will vote on a proposal for a new EU humanitarian visa system, which would allow asylum-seekers to reach Europe without putting their lives at risk.
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Parliament will hold urgent debates on the following human rights, democracy and rule of law topics on Thursday 15 November, at around 10.00, with the votes following at 12.00.
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Newsletter - 12-15 November 2018 - Strasbourg plenary session
Contacts:
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Natalie KONTOULIS
Press officer