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Newsletter - 5-8 July 2021 - Strasbourg plenary session
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MEPs will assess the risk of discrimination faced by LGBTIQ persons in Hungary, and the rule of law and fundamental rights situation in both Poland and Hungary.
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MEPs will assess a temporary regulation that allows web-based providers to voluntarily detect and remove child sexual abuse material online.
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MEPs are set to adopt rules streamlining the rollout of Trans-European transport network projects and release €30 billion for transport, digital and energy projects.
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MEPs will review the development of guidelines by the Commission on the application of rules linking EU funds with respect for the rule of law.
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On Tuesday morning, MEPs will discuss with Slovenia’s Prime Minister the presidency’s priorities for the second half of 2021.
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MEPs will assess the outcome of the recent European Council, in a debate on Wednesday morning with Presidents Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen.
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Parliament will debate and adopt its position for talks with Council on a stronger role for the European Medicines Agency, following lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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MEPs will debate two EU funds to help member states manage migration flows, ease integration of third-country nationals and enhance border management.
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Parliament is expected to urge the EU’s Foreign Policy Chief to tackle disinformation effectively and push for more severe sanctions, in a debate on Tuesday.
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MEPs are expected to call for corruption to be included as an offence under the new EU human rights sanctions regime, in a debate on Tuesday.
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MEPs will debate and vote on their position for talks with Council on the new Environment Action Programme to accelerate the EU’s transition to a green economy.
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Parliament is set to point to the harm that wind turbines can cause to marine ecosystems. It will also adopt the €6.1 billion EU Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund.
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Parliament is set to demand the promotion across Europe of a more positive perception of old age and expected to call for fairer pensions.
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MEPs will discuss the Turkish government’s crackdown on the opposition, specifically the main pro-Kurdish party, on Tuesday and vote on a resolution on Thursday.
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After a drastic drop in air traffic caused by the pandemic, MEPs will ask the Commission how to help the aviation sector and relaunch travel and tourism.
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MEPs are concerned over the deadlock in international negotiations on the establishment of three protected Antarctic marine areas.
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In a debate with the Commission on Thursday, Parliament will debate ways to accelerate the transition to a research system not based on the use of animals.
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Nicaragua will be the focus of a plenary debate on Tuesday with EU Foreign Affairs Chief Josep Borrell, with a vote on a resolution to follow on Thursday.
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MEPs and EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell will review the situation in the war-torn Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, in a debate on Tuesday.
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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 July 2021 - Strasbourg plenary session
Teagmhálacha:
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Natalie Kate KONTOULIS
Press Officer -
Andreas KLEINER
Press Officer / Editorial Coordinator