Press Releases 

Taking place from 2-6 December, Disability Rights Week will advocate for the rights of people with disabilities, and for their voices to be heard.

All of Parliament’s 20 standing committees and four subcommittees held their constitutive meetings on Tuesday to elect their Chair and Vice-Chairs.

Following a final plenary vote, rapporteurs Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques (S&D, PT) and Samira Rafaela (Renew, NL) will discuss new rules banning products made with force labour.

Co-rapporteurs Andrus Ansip (Renew, Estonia) and Cyrus Engerer (S&D, Malta) will brief journalists following the plenary vote on the green claims directive.

Early Tuesday, negotiators from Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on new rules that ban products made with forced labour from the EU market.

The Internal Market and Environment committees adopted on Wednesday their position on the rules on how firms can validate their environmental marketing claims.

MEPs reached a political deal with the Council on a bill to ensure AI in Europe is safe, respects fundamental rights and democracy, while businesses can thrive and expand.

MEPs want the EU to assume a leading role in shaping virtual worlds that respect and promote EU values and fundamental rights, while ensuring the highest level of consumer protection.

On Monday evening, EU co-legislators reached a provisional deal on new rules to make election and referenda campaigns more transparent and resistant to interference.

On Monday, the Internal Market and International Trade committees adopted their position on keeping products made using forced labour out of the EU market.

The new rules would ensure victims get fair compensation when defective products, including digital or refurbished products, cause them physical and psychological harm.

Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement on new rules to ban misleading advertisements and provide consumers with better product information.

The draft text recalls that the single market has always developed and it must transform itself again to address new challenges and continue being a motor for EU integration.

MEPs want harmonised rules to protect video game players while contributing to the development of an innovative video game sector.

MEPs reached a provisional deal with Council on new measures protecting consumers from credit card debt, overdrafts and loans unsuitable for their financial situation.

The agreed rules aim to ensure that all kinds of products in the EU, whether sold online or in traditional shops, comply with the highest safety requirements.

Today the Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee held a hearing with high-level guests to celebrate and reflect on the future of the EU single market.

Thursday, 27 October, 10.30 –13.00 CEST at the European Parliament’s Antall building room 2Q2, Brussels

Today, EP rapporteur Alex Agius Saliba (S&D, MT) will brief journalists on the outcome of the final plenary vote and the next steps.

The Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee Chair issued the following statement in reaction to the Commission proposal for a Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI).