European Parliament

MEPs will discuss the EU’s response to the coronavirus, talk to Greta Thunberg about tackling climate and mark International Women’s Day.

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Committee and political group meetings, Brussels

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For this year’s International Women's Day on 8 March, the European Parliament is marking the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration on gender equality.

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The EU budget is all about working together to deliver improvements to the lives of Europeans. How much do you know about it? Try our quiz and find out.

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“We cannot afford a narrow accounting approach with a complete lack of political vision”, says the EP’s negotiating team for the long-term EU budget and Own Resources reform.
Committee on Budgets

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Investing in Europe is not about millions of euros, it's about millions of people.

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Find out what the European Parliament is doing to avoid plastic waste and marine littering as well as boost plastic recycling in Europe.

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Delegations

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Parliament President David Sassoli reminded EU leaders Parliament approval is needed for the EU budget and said MEPs would not accept just any agreement.

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Find out about the opportunities and challenges that make regulating artificial intelligence in the EU necessary.

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On Wednesday, the Budgetary Control Committee signed off on the Commission’s 2018 budget, but rules to fight fraud and conflict of interest must be strengthened.
Committee on Budgetary Control

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Ahead of a special summit on 20 February, the EP’s negotiating team expresses its opposition to President Michel’s proposal for the next long-term budget.
Committee on Budgets

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On Thursday 20 February a summit on the EU’s next long-term budget takes place in Brussels. If EU leaders fail to reach a common position, the consequences for EU citizens could be dire.

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MEPs and members of national parliaments kicked off their two-day yearly gathering on Tuesday, dedicated to discussing EU economic governance.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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The Commission should update its guidelines to select priority energy projects so that the next EU list is in line with its climate policy, said the Energy Committee.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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The use of Artificial Intelligence by the police and judicial authorities, including facial recognition, will be discussed by the Civil Liberties Committee on Thursday.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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The Industry and Internal Market Committees will discuss the new initiatives in the digital sector with Commissioner Thierry Breton, on Wednesday afternoon.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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The impact of artificial intelligence and new rules on water quality are among the topics being dealt with in Parliament this week.

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Statement by the Chair of the European Parliament's Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee.

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MEPs demanded an ambitious EU long-term budget, approved free trade deals with Vietnam and set out their position on future EU-UK relations during this week's plenary session.

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