EU affairs 

The Conference on the Future of Europe is a chance for Europeans to influence where the EU is heading. Find out what to expect.

Parliament is updating the rules on how the European Ombudsman works to provide a broader mandate for inquiries into poor administration at EU level.

MEPs will participate in the inaugural plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe and discuss migration and development issues.

Back in Strasbourg, MEPs had a full agenda with votes on the Covid certificate, rule of law, Belarus, the EU's biodiversity strategy, as well as the LUX Prize

MEPs want the European Commission to prove it’s up to the task of defending the EU budget from member states violating the rule of law principle.

President David Sassoli awarded the 2021 LUX Audience Award to Collective during a ceremony in Strasbourg on Wednesday.

Parliament is set to vote on the proposal for a Covid certificate, a biodiversity strategy and announce the winner of the LUX award during the plenary session on 7-10 June.

EU institutions have agreed to upgrade their transparency register, which lists lobbyists contacting them. Find out why the register matters.

David Sassoli called for a strong EU response to Sunday’s forced landing of a Ryanair flight in Minsk and the immediate release of those being held by Belarus.

MEPs will discuss the EU digital Covid-19 certificate to facilitate safe travelling, the 2030 biodiversity strategy and help to counter the consequences of Brexit in the coming week.

Parliament debated waiving vaccine patent rights and outside plenary reached a deal with the Council on an EU Covid certificate to facilitate travelling in Europe during the pandemic.

This 21 May is the centenary of Andrei Sakharov’s birth, the man who Parliament named its human rights prize after. Learn more about him in our video.