Briefing
Newsletter - 17-20 January 2022 - Strasbourg plenary session
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MEPs will honour President David Sassoli in a ceremony at the start of Monday’s plenary session at 18.00 in Strasbourg.
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On Tuesday, Parliament will choose its President for the second half of the legislative term.
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The European Parliament is set to elect its 14 Vice-Presidents and five Quaestors on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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On Wednesday, MEPs will discuss with French President Emmanuel Macron the political strategy and aims of France’s six-month helm of the EU.
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Parliament will vote on its position on the Digital Services Act, which sets out rules to tackle illegal content online and make platforms accountable for their algorithms.
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On Wednesday, Parliament is expected to endorse the provisional agreement on increasing the powers of the European Medicines Agency.
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On Thursday, MEPs will debate and vote on how to improve animal welfare during transport, control live animal exports more effectively and limit the transport of young animals.
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On Wednesday afternoon, MEPs will discuss with European Council President Charles Michel and the Commission the outcome of the 16 December summit.
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MEPs will vote on whether to extend the mandates of Czech, Latvian and Polish members of the European Court of Auditors and whether to endorse the new Slovenian candidate.
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MEPs will debate with the Commission and Council ways to address the devastating effect of the COVID-19 crisis on young Europeans’ employment and education.
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Parliament will hold urgent debates on the following human rights, democracy and rule of law topics on Wednesday evening, followed by votes later the same day.
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Other topics on the agenda
Newsletter - 17-20 January 2022 - Strasbourg plenary session
Contacts:
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Andreas KLEINER
Press Officer / Editorial Coordinator -
Natalie Kate KONTOULIS
Press Officer