MEPs will be presented with the nominees for this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in a joint committee meeting on Monday afternoon.
Over the last decade, Parliament has urged the Commission to table a proposal on a common charger to tackle e-waste and make life easier for consumers.
Media are invited to the sessions of the European Citizens’ Panels, which continue with the second 200-citizen meeting set to take place at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
Civil Liberties Committee MEPs will travel to Slovakia and Bulgaria to assess respect for the rule of law there, as part of their ongoing monitoring of the situation across the EU
The first of four European Citizens' Panels starts its work with a session in Strasbourg from Friday, 17 September to Sunday, 19 September 2021.
Adding to a long list of concerns on the state of EU values in Poland, MEPs denounce the latest attempts to silence critical voices and undermine the primacy of EU law.
Parliament deplores the violent takeover of Afghanistan, calls for more humanitarian aid and a coordinated response to protect those most vulnerable.
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situation in Kenya, the United Arab Emirates and Cuba.
Parliament calls for online and offline gender-based violence to be treated as a “particularly serious crime with a cross-border dimension”.
Parliament says the EU must push back against aggressive policies while laying the groundwork for cooperation with a future democratic Russia.
Parliament urges the EU to accelerate the transition to a research system that does not use animals.
The EU should continue talking to China about global challenges like climate change and health crises, while raising its concerns over systemic human rights violations.
In a vote today, MEPs demand people working for digital labour platforms, such as food delivery services, should have the same rights as traditional employees.
Thursday, 16 September
In the annual State of the European Union debate, MEPs quizzed Commission President von der Leyen about the EU’s most immediate challenges.
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