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Newsletter - 5-8 October 2020 - Brussels plenary session
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Parliament is set to decide on the appointment of Commissioner-designate Ms McGuinness and on the new portfolio allocated to Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis.
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To achieve climate neutrality by 2050, the EU needs to agree on a more ambitious 2030 emissions reduction target, MEPs say, prior to Wednesday’s vote.
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The legislative initiative targeting “autocratic and illiberal tendencies” and “corruption, disinformation and state capture” will be debated on Monday and adopted on Wednesday.
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With regard to ongoing talks, MEPs may warn against watering down the proposed mechanism that should make EU financing conditional upon respecting the rule of law.
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MEPs are to discuss the results of the special European Council meeting, in particular on escalating tensions between Turkey and its EU neighbours.
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MEPs will discuss on Monday with Council and Commission representatives the ongoing protests in Bulgaria, with a resolution following on Thursday.
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MEPs want the EU to set more money aside to offer young people training or a job, in times of soaring youth unemployment.
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MEPs want the next annual EU budget to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak and support the recovery, building on the low-carbon and digital transformation.
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MEPs to call for simplified rules for SMEs and start-ups so that they can access financial markets and for a robust EU framework for digital finance to be set up.
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The plenary is set to approve the deal struck with the Council last December on common rules to boost EU crowdfunding platforms and protect investors, on Monday.
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Given that financial misconduct remained undetected until the German payments group collapsed, MEPs will discuss the state of the EU’s financial supervision.
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MEPs will reiterate their demand to move forward on the ‘‘Women on boards’’ Directive, blocked in the Council for years, in a joint debate on Monday.
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Ways to support high-quality forest management, reinforce disaster resilience and promote sustainable forestry, will be debated on Tuesday.
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Alarmed by the high number of COVID-19-related infections and deaths in long-term care facilities, MEPs will call for EU long-term care provisions to be reviewed.
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Parliament will vote on legislation that aims to ensure the tunnel railway connection between continental Europe and the UK continues to operate safely and efficiently.
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MEPs and Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell will debate EU reactions to recent clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
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Objections to market authorisation for food products that might adversely affect European consumers’ health, especially children, will be put to the vote on Wednesday.
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Parliament will hold urgent debates on the following human rights, democracy and rule of law topics on Thursday morning, followed by votes later the same day.
Newsletter - 5-8 October 2020 - Brussels plenary session
Teagmhálacha:
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Natalie Kate KONTOULIS
Press Officer -
Michaela FINDEIS
Press Officer / Editorial Coordinator