Press room 

Following the recent upsurge in violence between Israel and Palestine, MEPs stress the need for an immediate ceasefire to avoid further civilian casualties.

The fund will be used to support seven countries on their path to EU membership in adopting reforms required to comply with EU rules and values.

Education about the European Union, its values and democratic processes needs to be significantly boosted at all levels, says European Parliament in a resolution adopted on Wednesday.

Parliament decided on Tuesday to start immediately working on plans to refill gas reserves, to ensure that the framework is ready ahead of next winter.

Parliament backs plans to accelerate the refilling of Europe's strategic gas reserves, so households and businesses have enough gas for the next heating season.

Parliament condemns an attempt to undermine the primacy of EU law and calls on the Council and Commission to urgently protect the people of Poland and the Union.

Vaccine development, purchasing and distribution in the EU needs to become more transparent, say MEPs.

In a debate with Commissioner Gentiloni on the Hungarian and Polish recovery plans, MEPs called for more transparency to make sure funds are properly allocated.

Parliament expresses strong solidarity with EU countries affected by Belarusian hybrid attacks, while calling for the Lukashenka regime to be brought to court.

MEPs say child custody disputes constitute a form of gender-based violence when used by violent partners to continue to harm their victims.

The EU needs to reduce workers’ exposure to asbestos and remove asbestos from buildings in a safe way, MEPs say in a resolution adopted on Wednesday.

To combat discrimination and ensure the right to privacy, MEPs demand strong safeguards when artificial intelligence tools are used in law enforcement.

MEPs agreed a draft set of measures to tackle illegal content, to ensure platforms are held accountable for their algorithms, and improve content moderation.

Roberta Metsola, Alice Kuhnke, Kosma Złotowski and Sira Rego are running for the post of Parliament’s President for the second half of the 2019-2024 term.

After 18 months of fact-finding, MEPs call on EU countries to respect animal welfare during transport and to transition to transporting meat and not live animals.

EU countries sheltering people fleeing from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will immediately receive €3.4 billion, MEPs decided on Thursday.

Parliament expresses indignation over reported atrocities by the Russian armed forces and demands that perpetrators of war crimes be held accountable.

Parliament set its negotiating position on legislation designed to counteract market-distorting foreign subsidies granted to companies operating in the EU.

MEPs support the ambitious, citizen-driven proposals of the Plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe to profoundly reform the EU.

MEPs put forward proposals to make medicines more available and affordable, boost transparency on prices and promote joint EU public procurement.