Briefing
Newsletter - 8-11 March 2021 - plenary session
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The signature on Wednesday will set the Conference in motion, in order to address challenges old and new, while strengthening European solidarity.
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President Sassoli and Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern will address MEPs during Parliament’s International Women’s Day celebration on Monday.
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Parliament is set to adopt the new InvestEU programme, which will mobilise public and private investments and guarantees simplified access to financing.
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MEPs will debate and cast their final vote on the €5.1 billion EU4Health programme for 2021-2027, aimed at better preparing EU health systems for future threats.
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Parliament will tackle how to raise global climate ambition and prevent ‘carbon leakage’ through a carbon levy on imports into the EU from less climate-ambitious countries.
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MEPs are set to call for binding EU rules that set the standard for responsible business conduct and hold companies accountable for harm caused to people and planet.
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On Wednesday, MEPs will debate with Council and Commission the attempts by Polish, Hungarian and Slovenian authorities to silence independent media.
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In a debate on Wednesday and a vote on Thursday , MEPs are expected to call for the EU to be an ‘‘LGBTIQ Freedom Zone’’, in response to ‘‘LGBTIQ-free zones’’ in Poland.
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MEPs will discuss the recent findings by investigative journalists and ways to stop tax avoidance in the EU following the OpenLux revelations.
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MEPs will debate and vote on the priorities for this year’s European Semester, stressing the importance of social policy and structural reforms for recovery.
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MEPs will debate and define their position for upcoming negotiations on the rules that will govern fishing activities in the EU for the next fifteen years.
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Parliament will discuss on Monday how to improve EU rules on construction products, insisting on a transition to a sustainable and more circular economy.
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On Tuesday afternoon, Parliament will debate with European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly the annual report on the body’s main activities throughout 2019.
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EU member states should invest more in education, healthcare, housing, family support and childcare, and ensure that these services reach all children.
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Parliament will comment on new EU rules requiring member states to automatically exchange information on income generated by sellers on digital platforms.
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Parliament will debate and vote on a report calling for better workplace facilities and equal working conditions for persons with disabilities.
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Even though EU rules to stop unjustified geo-blocking have applied for over two years, many problems persist, say MEPs, who will discuss the way forward on Thursday.
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To protect the EU’s budget, MEPs are expected to call on the Commission to use the new mechanism against breaches of the rule of law, without delay.
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On Tuesday, MEPs will debate with the Commission ways to address the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic through investment, competitiveness and skills.
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On Tuesday afternoon, MEPs will discuss the conflict in Syria and its aftermath with EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell.
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On Wednesday, MEPs will discuss the action plan for the European Pillar of Social Rights with Council and Commission.
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On Tuesday afternoon, MEPs and EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell will take stock of the tense political situation in Georgia.
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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.
Newsletter - 8-11 March 2021 - plenary session
Contacts:
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Natalie Kate KONTOULIS
Press Officer -
Andreas KLEINER
Press Officer / Editorial Coordinator