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Plenary round-up – Brussels, May I 2018
The May I plenary session highlight was the European Commission statement on the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework package adopted by the College of Commissioners on the morning of 2 May 2018. Continue reading
European Parliament Plenary Session, May I 2018
Written by Clare Ferguson, The EU’s long term goals and budget figure high on the Parliament’s agenda this week, with the Prime Minister of Belgium, Charles Michel, addressing the plenary on Thursday morning, for the next in the series of debates on the Future of Europe, and the Commission due to make a statement on … Continue reading
Plenary round-up – Strasbourg, April 2018
The April plenary session’s highlight was the debate on the future of Europe with the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, detailing his ambitions for a reinvigorated Europe, ready to face existing and emerging challenges. Continue reading
European Parliament Plenary Session, April 2018
In what is likely to be a headline-making intervention, the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, will attend Parliament’s April plenary session to participate in the latest debate on the Future of Europe on Tuesday morning. Continue reading
European Parliament Plenary Session, March 2018
Written by Clare Ferguson, This European Parliament plenary session follows International Women’s Day last week, when events organised by the Committee on Women ‘s Rights and Gender Equality focused on gender equality in the media and digital sector. The committee’s own-initiative report seeks to ensure that everyone is represented equally, and that women and girls … Continue reading
European Parliament Plenary Session, February II 2018
EU values are top of the agenda for the second plenary session of February, in Brussels, with a Commission statement expected on Wednesday afternoon on its decision to activate Article 7 (1) TEU as a result of the situation on the rule of law in Poland. Continue reading
European Parliament Plenary Session, February 2018
The topical debate on the agenda for this first European Parliament plenary session in February, which takes place on Wednesday afternoon, considers the pressing issue of the consequences of rising socio-economic inequalities for European citizens. Indeed, social governance in the EU is a top priority for the future of Europe – the subject of an intervention from the Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenković, on Tuesday morning, the second in a series of debates with Member States’ leaders. Continue reading
European Parliament Plenary Session, January 2018
Written by Clare Ferguson, Twin key debates are scheduled on Parliament’s agenda on Wednesday morning, with the appearance of no less than two Prime Ministers. Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borissov, will present the programme of activities of the Bulgarian Presidency, followed by a debate with the Prime Minister of Ireland, Leo Varadkar, on the future … Continue reading
Plenary round-up – Strasbourg, December 2017
The December session highlights were the pre-European Council debate, including on the state of play of ‘Brexit’ negotiations, as well as the debate on foreign, security and defence policy, with a statement from Federica Mogherini on PESCO. Continue reading
European Parliament Plenary Session, December 2017
Written by Clare Ferguson, In its relations with the rest of the world, the EU, and particularly the European Parliament, consistently prioritises its human rights principles on its agenda. On Wednesday morning, Parliament will award the 2017 Sakharov Prize to the Venezuelan Opposition. Julio Borges and Antonio Ledezma are expected to attend to receive the prize on … Continue reading
PANA committee of inquiry [Plenary Podcast]
The European Parliament’s ‘Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion’ (PANA committee) was established in June 2016. Continue reading
European Parliament Plenary Session, November II 2017
Written by Clare Ferguson, Each autumn, Parliament turns its attention to agreeing the budget for the following year’s operations. The first item on the agenda for the second plenary session in November, therefore, is a vote on the joint agreement between the Council and Parliament on the 2018 EU budget. Following some revision (in both … Continue reading
European Parliament’s plenary session: November I, 2017
This blogpost presents the EPRS contribution to the European Parliament’s plenary session in November 2017. Continue reading
EP Plenary Session October II: Protecting borders, investors, workers and whistle-blowers
This blogpost presents key topics to be discussed on the second October plenary session of the European Parliament. Continue reading
Plenary round-up – Strasbourg, October I 2017
The adoption of Parliament’s resolution on the state of play of the Brexit negotiations was one of the main points of the October I plenary session, as was a debate on the constitution, rule of law and fundamental rights in Spain. Other subjects debated during the week included the cancellation of flights by Ryanair, the forthcoming COP23 climate change conference in Bonn, the situation in Moldova and breaches of human rights in Africa, Ukraine and the Maldives. Continue reading
EP Plenary Session October: Looking to the future of the EU
Members of the European Parliament meet for a plenary session 12 times per year. This blogpost discusses the main topics of the October 2017 EP plenary session. Continue reading
Session round-up – Strasbourg, September 2017
In addition to the State of the Union address by European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, the main debates held during Parliament’s September plenary session included questions such as fire safety in buildings, the impact of hurricane Irma, breaches of human rights and a series of statements related to external relations presented by the High Representative, Federica Mogherini. Continue reading
The 2017 State of the Union debate in the European Parliament
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s State of the Union address to the European Parliament, and the subsequent debate, on 13 September come in the context of the ongoing broader reflection on the future path of the European Union. Continue reading
Next steps in the debate on the future of Europe
A clearer view of the European Commission’s vision of the future of Europe should be one outcome of the 2017 State of the Union speech by President Jean-Claude Juncker. Continue reading
EP Plenary Session September: Boosting EU values of social cohesion and human rights
Written by Clare Ferguson, This month’s European Parliament plenary agenda sees MEPs back in Strasbourg, with the major focus of this month’s session on Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s address on the State of the Union, to be held at 09:00 on Wednesday morning. The speech is likely to look back at the reflections and scenarios … Continue reading
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