Briefing
Newsletter - 13-16 December 2021 - Strasbourg plenary session
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Russian opposition politician and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny will be awarded the 2021 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in a ceremony on Wednesday at noon.
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Parliament will vote on its position on the Digital Markets Act, which sets rules on what big online platforms will be allowed to do and not do in the EU.
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MEPs are set to demand that the EU and its member states propose concrete measures to uphold women’s rights and reduce gender inequalities.
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On Wednesday morning, MEPs will debate with the Commission and the Slovenian Presidency the 16 December European Council and the fight against COVID-19.
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Thirty years after the end of the Soviet Union, plenary will assess its importance for the future of Russia and Europe.
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On Wednesday, MEPs will discuss whether national recovery plans meet the agreed targets as well as the situation in countries that have not yet had their plans approved.
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On Thursday, MEPs will vote on a resolution taking stock of EU values in Slovenia, focusing on media freedom, judicial independence, and the state of democracy.
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On Wednesday, MEPs will quiz the Commission and the Council on the proposal to adapt EU asylum rules in Poland, Latvia and Lithuania to deal with migrants coming from Belarus.
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On Tuesday, MEPs will vote on a new international procurement instrument set up to push third countries to open their procurement markets to EU firms.
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On Tuesday 14 December at 12.00 CET, the President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo will address MEPs in the Strasbourg hemicycle.
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MEPs are expected to call for more to be done to stop gender-based cyberviolence, in light of the worrisome increase in those affected by it during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On Wednesday afternoon, plenary will assess recent events in Poland that might increase the country’s risk of moving further away from European values.
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On Tuesday, MEPs are expected to confirm that next year the EU will put the needs of young people at the forefront of its political action.
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MEPs will assess the deeply worrisome political and human rights situation in Nicaragua with EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday afternoon.
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On Tuesday afternoon, MEPs will discuss the large-scale Russian military build-up along the Ukrainian border with EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell.
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MEPs will debate on Monday and vote on Wednesday on the challenges facing arms control and disarmament regimes.
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MEPs are set to vote for a new approach on humanitarian action, able to deal with climate emergencies, protracted crises, and protecting marginalised groups.
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MEPs will push for governments in the region to increase their efforts in the fight against corruption and organised crime in a debate on Tuesday.
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Parliament will quiz the Commission on the options for introducing an EU-wide ban on the use of wild animals in circuses on Thursday morning.
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MEPs are set to approve almost €320 million to assist Croatia after recent earthquakes, and €6.8 million for 1121 workers in Italy and Spain who lost their jobs.
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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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Other topics on the agenda include:
Newsletter - 13-16 December 2021 - Strasbourg plenary session
Contacts:
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Estefanía NARRILLOS
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Natalie Kate KONTOULIS
Press Officer