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Parliament agreed to provide Moldova with €150 million in macro-financial aid to cover a part of its external financing needs.

On Thursday, Parliament gave consent to Frontex operational support for the Republic of Moldova, including at its borders with Ukraine.

The most effective response to the resurgence of COVID-19 is vaccination, say MEPs, addressing the main topic on the agenda of the European Council.

On Thursday. MEPs heard from the European Commission and the Council on plans for a Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy

Euroopa Komisjon ja ELi liikmesriigid peavad tugevdama sotsiaalseid õigusi, esitades uued seadusandlikud ettepanekud ja tagades piisava rahastuse.

Against the backdrop of increasing Russian military threats against Ukraine, MEPs say any aggression by Moscow must come at a high economic and political price.

Pärast teateid Venemaa relvajõudude jõhkrusest Ukrainas ei jää kahtlust, et tegu on sõjakuritegudega, mille toimepanijad tuleb vastutusele võtta.

Parlament soovib, et Euroopa Komisjon töötaks välja selged reeglid, mis tagaksid, et ELi turule ei jõuaks metsi ja ökosüsteeme ohustavad kaubad.

Outdated international tax rules need to be overhauled, including a minimum effective corporate tax rate; the EU should go it alone if global negotiations fail.

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.

MEPs unanimously expressed indignation and disgust at the Pandora Papers revelations and criticised governments’ woefully inadequate response for over a decade.

MEPs want to support recovery from the pandemic, boost investments, tackle unemployment, and lay the foundations for a more resilient and sustainable Union.

EL peab paremini ära kasutama tehisintellekti võimalusi, muuhulgas tervishoiu edendamiseks ning kliimamuutusega võitlemiseks, rõhutab Euroopa Parlament.

Ukraina sõja mõju leevendamiseks tuleks konfiskeerida Vene oligarhide varad, võtta kasutusele uued ELi omatulud ja kasutada täielikult ära olemasoleva ELi eelarve võimalused.

Parlament mõistab teravalt hukka Valgevene diktaatori Aljaksandr Lukašenka režiimi tegutsemise Venemaa agressioonisõja toetamisel.

The European Parliament called for an immediate end to rocket attacks on Israel and to Israeli military action against Gaza in a resolution voted on Thursday The EU foreign policy chief and the member states must do more to support a ceasefire agreement and put an immediate stop to all acts of violence threatening civilians, MEPs said, calling on Israelis and Palestinians to resume direct peace talks.

Venezuela’s government must ensure the full restoration of the democratic order and immediately release all political prisoners, urged Parliament on Thursday.

Neljapäeval EP täiskogul vastu võetud resolutsioonis kutsuvad saadikud rahvusvahelist üldsust üles kiiresti tegutsema, et otsustavalt vastu astuda usuvähemuste süstemaatilisele massilisele tapmisele nn ISISe/Daeshi poolt.

The EU’s discussions with Poland and Hungary have not yet led these countries to realign with the EU’s founding values, Parliament warned on Thursday.

Neljapäeval toimunud hääletusel eemaldasid saadikud viimase takistuse rändlustasude kaotamiseks.