Het Europees Parlement heeft woensdag de voordracht van François-Louis Michaud voor de functie van directeur van de Europese Bankenautoriteit goedgekeurd

On Wednesday, MEPs voted in a secret ballot to endorse the new Court of Auditors member Helga Berger, nominated by the Austrian government.

The four presidents of the main EU institutions met today to prepare the intensive inter-institutional negotiations that lie ahead.

MEPs are concerned over the high number of parental child abduction cases due to the reluctance of Japanese authorities to comply with international law.

Terugkijkend op 19 juni en vooruitblikkend op de EU-top van 17 juli hebben de EP-leden hun standpunt over de toekomstige financiering van de EU en het economisch herstel geformuleerd

De EP-leden hebben over de strategie en de doelstellingen van het Duitse voorzitterschap gedebatteerd met bondskanselier Angela Merkel en Commissievoorzitter Ursula von der Leyen

President Sassoli opened the 8-10 July part session in Brussels, in the presence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

When: Thursday, 9 July at 10:00 - Where: Anna Politkovskaya pressroom and via Skype

Wednesday, 8 July

Ministers are outlining the priorities of the German Presidency of the Council of the EU to parliamentary committees, in a series of meetings.

To decarbonise maritime transport, the Environment Committee voted on Tuesday to include CO2 emissions from the maritime sector in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).

On Wednesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be in Parliament to debate with MEPs the priorities of the German Presidency.

Greek and EU authorities must investigate recurrent reports of violent pushbacks at the border with Turkey, which if true would mean Greece is not ensuring the right to asylum.

Following the latest resolution, Parliament’s Conference of Presidents reiterates its serious concerns about the erosion of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong.

EU moet transitie naar klimaatneutrale economie maken zonder dat de verschillen tussen regio’s toenemen, zeggen MEPs van de EP-commissie regionale ontwikkeling