Briefing
Newsletter - 7-10 March 2022 - Strasbourg plenary session
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MEPs will take stock of the repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and discuss how to handle the increasing number of Ukrainians fleeing war.
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MEPs are set to say that a lack of EU measures, sanctions and awareness allow malign foreign actors to interfere in EU democracy, and propose countermeasures.
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Ukrainian writer Oksana Zabuzhko, will address MEPs on Tuesday, followed by debates on the EU’s Gender Action Plan and gender mainstreaming.
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MEPs will vote on a resolution assessing the implications of the recent European Court of Justice’s decision to uphold the Rule of Law conditionality regulation.
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MEPs are set to call for a ban on ‘citizenship by investment’ and EU-wide rules for ‘residence by investment’, which would strictly limit the role of intermediaries.
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MEPs are set to call for fairness and modernisation to be at the heart of the green transition and the EU’s economic recovery.
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Parliament will debate and vote on new EU measures for the design, production and disposal of batteries, ahead of negotiations with EU governments.
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Parliament will debate and vote on the EU environment programme until 2030, which aims to accelerate the EU’s transition to a climate-neutral, clean, circular and wellbeing economy.
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MEPs will vote to create special committees on foreign interference and disinformation and on the COVID-19 pandemic and a committee of inquiry on the Pegasus spyware affair.
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On Tuesday evening, MEPs will debate with the Commission strategies to tackle the surge in energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market.
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Policies dealing with culture, education, media and sport must be adjusted to eliminate structural racism present in the EU.
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MEPs are set to call for a strategy to recognise the crucial role of civil society organisations, and for EU-wide minimum legal and administrative standards.
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On Tuesday, MEPs will assess the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where growing secessionist rhetoric and action is threatening the stability of the country.
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On Thursday morning, MEPs will discuss with the Commission the need for an ambitious EU strategy for sustainable textiles.
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450 employees in Spain who lost their jobs in the car industry when the Nissan production plant in Barcelona closed should receive €2.8 million in EU aid.
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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 - 7-10 March 2022 - Strasbourg plenary session
Contacts:
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Natalie Kate KONTOULIS
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Andreas KLEINER
Press Officer / Editorial Coordinator -
Estefanía NARRILLOS
Press Officer