European Parliament (News)

A Belgian language app for refugees has won the 2023 European Charlemagne Youth Prize.

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On Thursday, MEPs backed draft legislation to improve product labelling and durability and to put a stop to misleading claims.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the respect for human rights in Algeria, Belarus and Myanmar.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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To ensure a human-centric and ethical development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Europe, MEPs endorsed new transparency and risk-management rules for AI systems.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Russia’s war against Ukraine underlined the need for the EU to strengthen its defence strategy and speed up weapons production. Learn how.

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Thursday, 11 May

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Ahead of a Commission proposal, expected later this year, on further EU sources of income, MEPs assess the revenue side of the EU budget and advocate several new “own resources”.
Committee on Budgets

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Parliament stresses normalising relations between Belgrade and Pristina is a priority and a precondition for the EU accession of both countries.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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MEPs have voted to approve the European Union’s accession to the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women, concluding Parliament’s role in the process.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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On Wednesday, the European Parliament approved the implementation of the EU’s 2021 budget for most of the EU institutions, except the European Council.
Committee on Budgetary Control

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MEPs have adopted a resolution warning about the impact of rising recovery borrowing costs on next year’s EU budget, putting flagship EU programmes at risk.
Committee on Budgets

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In his speech to MEPs, Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa identified the post-war recovery, enlargement, migration and energy as the main challenges for the EU.

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Wednesday, 10 May

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Parliament decided on Tuesday to urgently deal with a draft bill to increase European production of ammunition and missiles.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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Parliament gave its green light to suspending EU import duties on Ukrainian exports of agricultural products for another year to support the country’s economy.
Committee on International Trade

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303 former employees of aluminium producer Alu Ibérica in Spain’s Galicia region will receive over €1.2 million in EU aid after the company declared bankruptcy.
Committee on Budgets

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On Tuesday Parliament voted to top up macro-financial aid for Moldova by up to €145 million to help the country cover part of its funding needs in 2023.
Committee on International Trade

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz debated with MEPs during the 'This is Europe' series, calling for a united Europe capable of changing to secure its place in the world of tomorrow.

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Parliament today adopted its position on a new law to reduce methane emissions from the energy sector to reach the EU’s climate goals and improve air quality.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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European Parliament President Roberta Metsola´s address at This is Europe -debate with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Europe Day, 9 May 2023.

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