tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379475432024-03-27T06:37:04.810+00:00THE EU R O P A TODAY ™ In-Depth, LIVE Day-To-Day Works and Essential Facts of EU's Life, since 2008. As Seen from the UK. Europa Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020310703540693210noreply@blogger.comBlogger2384125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947543.post-45684517341161813532024-03-18T15:00:00.012+00:002024-03-19T01:24:03.382+00:00EU PARLIAMENT AGENDA: The Week Ahead 18 – 24 March 2024 EU-UK Post-Brexit's Foreign Policy Cooperation. Committee meetings, Brussels. President METSOLA Travels To AUSTRIA (Tue-Wed)<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvVQ-irKGKPFSGVDXzzHMpTJ9K4Yzk3cfPk0JyOEb4qwjwP_IFfG9glnwQflk6b4CAh6Gk1226ZtI2kKTQzjjvQmBX9CC3yFYfJcuR1fAwxd-rwMN23XmRb9KMaUlKYxWQE5fP9zUB70pOH_iI6TZ-363WUAWJ6AZxZGdVmEuLKtpwTNk2FP8zQ/s320/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="320" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvVQ-irKGKPFSGVDXzzHMpTJ9K4Yzk3cfPk0JyOEb4qwjwP_IFfG9glnwQflk6b4CAh6Gk1226ZtI2kKTQzjjvQmBX9CC3yFYfJcuR1fAwxd-rwMN23XmRb9KMaUlKYxWQE5fP9zUB70pOH_iI6TZ-363WUAWJ6AZxZGdVmEuLKtpwTNk2FP8zQ/w640-h452/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv/">Lucio MENIN</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">LONDON and BRUSSELS. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Following a busy Plenary week at the Strasbourg Parliament, where key legislative Directives and Acts were approved, MEPs have now returned to the Brussels Parliament. This week, the focus is on the Foreign Affairs Committee, which will discuss and likely approve the progressive EU Enlargement plan before the European Council meeting scheduled for Thursday and Friday.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">SUMMARY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body2-font-variation-settings); line-height: var(--cib-type-body2-line-height); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The upcoming week's EU Parliament schedule is detailed on the current page, highlighting committee meetings set to take place in Brussels. A key point of discussion is the enhancement of EU-UK foreign policy cooperation following Brexit. Additionally, President Metsola of the EU Parliament is scheduled for a visit to Austria from Tuesday to Wednesday.</span></p><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">The AGENDA </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Committee meetings, Brussels</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>TUESDAY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>EU pharmaceutical rules.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/envi/home/highlights">Environment and Public Health Committee</a> will adopt its position
on the proposed reform of EU legislation on the authorisation, supervision and
pharmacovigilance of medicinal products for human use, including streamlining the European
Medicine Agency’s structure and procedures. The update covers measures to tackle drug
shortages, ensure the security of supply and affordability of medicines, foster innovation, and
strengthen environmental sustainability (<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Tuesday</span></b>). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>EU enlargement.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The<a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/afet/home/highlights"> Foreign Affairs Committee</a> will debate the way forward for EU enlargement with the Foreign Affairs ministers of some member states ahead of the <a href="https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/european-council/2024/03/21-22/">21-22 March European Council</a>. Ministers from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Denmark, Greece,
Bulgaria, Croatia and Austria are confirmed for the debate (<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Tuesday</span></b>). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>EU farmers. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/agri/home/highlights">Agriculture Committee</a> will quiz Agriculture Commissioner Janusz
Wojciechowski on the proposed measures to support farmers included in the so-called
simplification package presented on 22 February. In a later debate, the Agriculture Committee
will discuss the agricultural sector’s contribution to EU climate objectives with Climate Action
Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra (<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Tuesday</span></b>). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>EU Defence Industrial Strategy.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">MEPs on the<a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/sede/home/highlights"> Subcommittee on Security and Defence</a> will discuss with Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton the new European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) and the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP), presented on 5 March (<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Tuesday</span></b>).</span></div><div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>WEDNESDAY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>EU sanctions against Russia. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The EP’s <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/afet/home/highlights">Foreign Affairs Committee</a> and Ukraine’s Verkhovna
Rada Foreign Affairs Committee will discuss how to maximise the effectiveness of EU sanctions
against Russia and ensure Russian assets are transferred to Ukraine (<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Wednesday</span></b>). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-weight: bolder; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">EU-UK foreign policy cooperation post-Brexit. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; text-align: justify;">During the next<a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/afet/home/highlights"> Foreign Affairs committee meeting</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; text-align: justify;">, MEPs will exchange views on foreign policy cooperation between the EU and the United Kingdom after Brexit (</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Wednesday</b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; text-align: justify;">).</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">President’s diary. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> Monday</span>, EP <a href="https://the-president.europarl.europa.eu/en">President Roberta Metsola</a> will deliver an opening speech
via video message at the European Summit of Regions and Cities and will travel to Malta,
where she will meet the Speaker of the House of Representatives, <span style="color: #0b5394;">Anġlu Farrugia</span>. On<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> Tuesday</span>,
she will be on an official visit to Austria, where she will hold a town hall discussion with young
people. On <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Wednesday</span>, she will meet the Austrian Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution, <span style="color: #0b5394;">Karoline Edtstadler</span>, the President of the National Council of the Austrian Parliament, <span style="color: #0b5394;">Wolfgang
Sobotka</span>, and the Federal Chancellor, Karl Nehammer, followed by a press point. On<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> Thursday</span>,
President Metsola will meet the Secretary-General of the United Nations, <span style="color: #0b5394;">António Guterres</span>,
before participating in the <span style="color: #0b5394;">European Council</span> (<i>followed by a press conference</i>). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/weekly-agenda">The Full Weekly Agenda - Interactive</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdfs/news/expert/agenda_week_by_type/12-2024/12-2024_en.pdf">The Full WeeklyAgenda by Events</a></span></div><div><br /></div>Stay up-to-date with <a href="https://united-europe-news.blogspot.com">The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get a comprehensive, real-time view of the EU's daily operations and key developments since 2008, all from the UK's point of view.<div class="blogger-post-footer">THE EUROPA TODAY: From the Inventors of Social Media Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get an in-depth, live look at the day-to-day workings and essential facts of the EU's life since 2008. See it all from the UK's perspective.</div>Europa Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020310703540693210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947543.post-9170980180333651532024-03-10T18:23:00.003+00:002024-03-10T18:46:02.879+00:00EU PARLIAMENT AGENDA: The Week 11 – 17 March 2024. WATCH Plenary Preview Briefing & Plenary Session LIVE From Strasbourg. President METSOLA To Visit SWEDEN (Friday)<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming?lv=PLENARY&view=day " style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="1464" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFzn-FArg52q9Rr9sqtQoNC2di6tr6xyur8rfQWKPbF6jSX41mQ01ECJz9WWwe2UiuanHyruEQ1vYBrSAhzyhE9ewLNEVlyNqZwv6aB1Xea3-wEOTVQAbzN2N9tDPEqSA5x8p6ReXz4sLtdNfpOCBGXG7tinVHDYtm0egGY7NK6TZx9NC7W0vbw/w640-h402/EP%20Strasbourg%20-%20Live.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">By <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv/">Lucio MENIN</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">LONDON and BRUSSELS. Starting tomorrow, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will convene in Strasbourg for their second plenary session in March. The plenary will celebrate International Women's Day next week by conducting a debate. As the legislative term comes towards the end, the EP agenda is brimming with 60 items and 37 legislative files that MEPs will address.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>SUMMARY</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: left;">Next week in the European Parliament: climate, security and AI. Here are some of the highlights of the plenary session that will take place from Monday to Friday:</span></div><div><div><ul style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #111111; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; margin: 12px 0px 0px; padding-inline-start: 24px;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><strong>Monday</strong>: Discussion on making buildings more energy-efficient and climate-neutral by 2050. A vote on a new directive will occur on Tuesday, followed by a press conference.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><strong>Tuesday</strong>: Debate on the main topics of the upcoming EU summit, including the situation in Ukraine, the conflict in Gaza, and the EU’s security and defence policy. Also, a celebration of International Women’s Day with Spanish women’s football stars, Ivana Andrés and Alba Redondo.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><strong>Wednesday</strong>: Votes on the Artificial Intelligence Act, the Media Freedom Act, and a new regulation to limit industrial emissions. Press conferences will be held before and after the votes. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will share his vision for Europe’s future.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><strong>Thursday</strong>: Debate and vote on new rules to lower the emissions of road vehicles and a position on reducing waste in the EU. A vote on new toy safety rules will also occur, followed by a press conference.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><strong>Friday</strong>: EP President Roberta Metsola will visit Sweden and meet with various representatives at a town hall event, including young people.</span></li></ul></div><div><br /></div></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">The AGENDA</span></b></div></b><div>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" src="https://acs.europarl.connectedviews.eu/embed/meeting/?refid=20240308-1100-SPECIAL-PRESSER&audio=qa&language=en" title="Pre-session briefing"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Watch next week's EU Plenary pre-session preview briefing by the EP press service with the spokespersons of the political groups - Video. </span><br />
<div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Plenary session, Strasbourg</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>MONDAY</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Energy efficiency of buildings.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A new directive to make the buildings sector climate-neutral by 2050 and reduce its energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions will be debated on <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Monday</span></b> and voted on<b><span style="color: #38761d;"> Tuesday</span></b> by MEPs. The rapporteur will hold a press conference after the vote.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><b>Last-minute briefing.</b></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On Monday at 16.30, Parliament’s Spokesperson will hold a press briefing on the plenary session, which starts at 17.00. Political group briefings will also take place.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>TUESDAY</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>March European Council.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Tuesday</span></b> morning, MEPs will debate with Commission President <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Ursula von der Leyen</span></b> and the Belgian Presidency their expectations for the <a href="https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/european-council/2024/03/21-22/">21-22 March EU summit</a>, focusing on Russia’s war against Ukraine, the war in the Gaza Strip and European security and defence.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Fighting foreign interference.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">During <i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Question Time</span></i> on <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Tuesday</span></b>, MEPs will question Commission Vice-President Jourová about the EU government’s preparedness to combat foreign interference, including from Russia.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>International Women’s Day.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On<b><span style="color: #38761d;"> Tuesday</span></b>, two Spanish women’s national football team players who won the 2023 World Cup, <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Ivana Andrés</span></b> and <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Alba Redondo</span></b>, will speak to MEPs to mark <i><span style="color: #0b5394;">International Women’s Day</span></i>.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Artificial Intelligence.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Wednesday</span></b>, MEPs will vote on the <i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Artificial Intelligence Act</span></i>, which they debated on <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Tuesday.</span></b> The act aims to make AI trustworthy, safe and respectful of EU fundamental rights while supporting innovation and making Europe a leader in the field. A press conference by the two rapporteurs will occur before the Wednesday vote.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Media Freedom Act.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">MEPs will discuss a new regulation to protect EU journalists from growing threats to media freedom and ensure citizens have access to a plurality of editorially independent media content on <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Tuesday</span></b>. The final vote will be on <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Wednesday</span></b>, followed by a press conference by the rapporteur.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Industrial emissions.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A new regulation to reduce air, water and soil pollution from industrial installations and large livestock farms will be voted on by plenary on <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Tuesday</span></b>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>2024 European elections/Press seminar.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The EP Press Service is organising a seminar for journalists on “<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Safeguarding Democracy: The Role of the Media in the 2024 European Elections</span></i>”. Journalists will be able to discuss topics such as protecting the democratic space, disinformation and cybersecurity, and the European elections process with key MEPs and the EP spokesperson (<b><span style="color: #38761d;">Tuesday</span></b>).</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>WEDNESDAY</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>“This is Europe” debate/ Petteri Orpo.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Finnish Prime Minister <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Petteri Orpo</span></b> will present his vision of Europe’s challenges and future to plenary on <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Wednesday</span></b> at 10.30, followed by a debate with MEPs. A press point by EP President Metsola and the Prime Minister will take place at around 10.20.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Euro 7/road transport emissions.</b></div><div><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">New rules to reduce road transport emissions for passenger cars, vans, buses, trucks and trailers will be debated and voted on by MEPs on <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Wednesday</span></b>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Reducing waste.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The plenary will vote on its position on reducing waste on<b><span style="color: #38761d;"> Wednesday</span></b>. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">MEPs will vote on new targets to prevent and reduce food and textile waste in the EU. They also want producers to pay to collect, sort, and recycle textile waste.</span></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Safety of toys.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Wednesday</span></b>, Parliament will adopt its position on new rules to reduce the number of unsafe toys in the EU and to protect children more effectively from toy-related risks. A press conference with the rapporteur will follow the vote.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>President’s diary.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">EP President <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Roberta Metsola</span></b> will meet with Finnish Prime Minister <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Pitteri Orpo</span></b> before he addresses the plenary on <span style="color: #38761d;">Wednesday</span>. On <span style="color: #38761d;">Friday</span>, she will visit Sweden officially, where she will meet Parliament Speaker <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Andres Norlén</span></b>, representatives of the political groups in the Swedish Parliament and Prime Minister <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Ulf Kristersson</span></b> (followed by a press point). 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President METSOLA in Finland then in Bucharest, Romania <div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIACIpZueXPDqSJY8mbkAwv_qnwVheFmu5JRGogcnR3vrEszEmUxILfH5vH9X1QLPzxqtoVn-sDh0eXqpynprvTxI4TAD1xkeMKokMWpS6RB0Y_3egZcGdG-_iEd7lehKIu-ooMygYIhPEkJgKofIgMZ5XczETGrGKikUEjsTO_C5ISsM33KnLkA/s320/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="320" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIACIpZueXPDqSJY8mbkAwv_qnwVheFmu5JRGogcnR3vrEszEmUxILfH5vH9X1QLPzxqtoVn-sDh0eXqpynprvTxI4TAD1xkeMKokMWpS6RB0Y_3egZcGdG-_iEd7lehKIu-ooMygYIhPEkJgKofIgMZ5XczETGrGKikUEjsTO_C5ISsM33KnLkA/w640-h452/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">by<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv/"> Lucio MENIN</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span><span>LONDON and BRUSSELS. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); white-space-collapse: preserve;">MEPs will return to Brussels' European Parliament site this week for important events and activities. These will include committees, political group meetings, and debates. Some key events for the week of 04 – 10 March 2024 will be the meetings of various parliamentary committees and political groups. The meetings will cover a range of topics and will be held at specific dates and times. Some of the committees that will be meeting include the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. In addition, the European People's Party Group Congress will be held in Bucharest, Romania. President METSOLA will also be travelling on an official visit to Finland and then to Bucharest. During her visit, she will meet with the heads of state, government, and Parliament and representatives from civil society and media.</span> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>SUMMARY</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Microsoft YaHei", "Meiryo UI", Meiryo, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-font-variation-settings); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-line-height); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">A summary of the key events and discussions scheduled for Thursday in Brussels:</span></p><ol style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #111111; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: -apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Microsoft YaHei", "Meiryo UI", Meiryo, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; gap: 4px; margin: 12px 0px 0px; padding-inline-start: 24px;"><li><p style="display: inline; font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body1-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-line-height); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-line-height);">International Women's Day/Women in Sport</span>:</span></p><ul style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; margin: 12px 0px 0px; padding-inline-start: 24px;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">The <strong>Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality</strong> will convene an inter-parliamentary committee meeting on <strong>International Women's Day (8 March)</strong>.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">EU and national parliamentarians will come together to discuss the current challenges and opportunities for women in sports.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Topics include overcoming gender stereotypes, preventing and combating abuse scandals, and ensuring equal financial rewards and recognition.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Notable speakers include Olympic medalists <strong>Charline Van Snick</strong> (Belgium), <strong>Pia Sundhage</strong> (Sweden), and <strong>Katarzyna Zillmann</strong> (Poland).</span></li></ul></li><li><p style="display: inline; font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body1-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-line-height); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-line-height);">Trade/Ukraine and Moldova</span>:</span></p><ul style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; margin: 12px 0px 0px; padding-inline-start: 24px;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">The <strong>Committee on International Trade</strong> will vote on a proposal to <strong>suspend import duties and quotas</strong> on Ukrainian and Moldovan exports to the EU for another year.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">The proposal addresses concerns raised by EU farmers.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">It introduces a safeguard mechanism to allow the EU to respond in case of significant disruptions to the EU market or markets of member states.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">An <strong>emergency brake</strong> (to imports) for poultry, eggs, and sugar from Ukraine will apply pre-war tariffs if imports exceed average volumes from 2022 to 2023.</span></li></ul></li><li><p style="display: inline; font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body1-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-line-height); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-line-height);">Plenary Preparations</span>:</span></p><ul style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; margin: 12px 0px 0px; padding-inline-start: 24px;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">Political groups are gearing up for the <strong>11-14 March plenary session</strong>.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">During this session, MEPs will debate and vote on final texts for several legislative proposals:</span><ul style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; margin: 12px 0px 0px; padding-inline-start: 24px;"><li><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Energy Performance of Buildings Directive</strong>: Aims to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions from the buildings sector.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Media Freedom Act</strong>: Seeks to protect EU journalists from threats to media freedom and industry viability.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Euro 7 Regulation</strong>: Sets new emission standards for passenger cars, vans, buses, trucks, and trailers.</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Additionally, Parliament will vote on the final texts of the <strong>Artificial Intelligence Act</strong>.</span></li></ul></li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>The AGENDA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Committee and political groups' meetings, Brussels.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>THURSDAY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>International Women's Day/Women in Sport.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">To mark the 2024 International Women's Day (8 March), the <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/femm/home/highlights">Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee</a> is holding an inter-parliamentary committee meeting, gathering EU and national parliamentarians, to discuss the situation of women in sport today. Topics include eradicating gender stereotypes, abuse</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">scandals and getting equal financial rewards and status. The experts to speak include</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Olympians <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Charline Van Snick</span></b> (Belgium), <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Pia Sundhage</span></b> (Sweden) and <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Katarzyna Zillmann</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">(Poland) (<b><span style="color: #38761d;">Thursday</span></b>, 7 March).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Trade/Ukraine and Moldova. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/inta/home/highlights">International Trade Committee</a> will vote on a proposal to </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">continue to suspend import duties and quotas on Ukrainian and Moldovan exports to the EU for another year. Responding to the concerns of EU farmers, the Commission proposed a safeguard mechanism in case of significant disruptions to the EU market or to the markets of one or more member states. An emergency brake (<i>to imports</i>) for poultry, eggs and sugar from Ukraine would also kick in with pre-war tariffs if imports exceed the average volumes of 2022 and 2023</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">(<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Thursday</b></span>).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Plenary preparations. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Political groups will prepare for the <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sedcms/documents/PRIORITY_INFO/1260/SYN_POJ_March_STR_EN.pdf">11-14 March plenary session</a>, where MEPs will debate and take final votes on the energy performance of buildings to help reduce energy consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions from the buildings sector, on the Media Freedom Act, which aims to protect EU journalists from growing threats to media freedom and the industry's viability, and on new Euro 7 rules to reduce road transport emissions from passenger cars, vans, buses, trucks and trailers. Parliament will also take final votes on the Artificial Intelligence Act to ensure AI in Europe is safe, respects fundamental rights and democracy, and on industrial emissions to reduce air, water and soil pollution. MEPs will also vote on stricter rules to ensure children's toys are safe, outline their demands for the <a href="https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/european-council/2024/03/21-22/">21 - 22 March EU summit</a>, mark International Women's Day and hold a "This is Europe" debate with Finnish Prime Minister <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Petteri Orpo</span></b>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><b>Pre-session press briefing.</b></i> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The EP's Press Service will hold a <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/pre-session-briefing_20240308-1100-SPECIAL-PRESSER">press briefing with the </a></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/pre-session-briefing_20240308-1100-SPECIAL-PRESSER">Parliament's political group spokespersons</a> at 10:00 GMT / 11.00 CET on<b><span style="color: #38761d;"> Friday </span></b>(Anna Politkovskaya room, press centre, Brussels).</span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><b>President's diary.</b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">European Parliament <a href="https://the-president.europarl.europa.eu/en/">President <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Roberta Metsola</span></b></a> will be in Helsinki on </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Monday</span>, where she will meet Parliament's Speaker, Jussi Halla-aho and the leaders of </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">parliamentary groups, as well as Prime Minister <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Petteri Orpo</span></b>, followed by a joint press point, the country's President <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Alexander Stubb</span></b>, and Finnish MEPs. She will then participate in a Town Hall discussion with young people. On <span style="color: #38761d;">Wednesday</span>, President Metsola will be in Bucharest, where she will participate in a Town Hall discussion with young people and meet Senate President <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Nicolae Ciucǎ</span></b>, Acting President of the Chamber of Deputies <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Alfred Simonis</b></span>, the country's President, <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Klaus Iohannis</span></b>, as well as Prime Minister <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Marcel Ciolacu</span></b>. On <span style="color: #38761d;">Thursday</span>, still in Bucharest, the President will address the <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">European People's Party, EPP, </span></b>Congress.</span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/weekly-agenda">The Full Weekly Agenda - Interactive</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdfs/news/expert/agenda_week_by_type/10-2024/10-2024_en.pdf">The Full Weekly Agenda by Events</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Stay up-to-date with <a href="https://united-europe-news.blogspot.com">The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors (C) CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get a comprehensive, real-time view of the EU's daily operations and key developments since 2008, all from the UK's point of view.<div class="blogger-post-footer">THE EUROPA TODAY: From the Inventors of Social Media Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get an in-depth, live look at the day-to-day workings and essential facts of the EU's life since 2008. See it all from the UK's perspective.</div>Europa Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020310703540693210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947543.post-52876023864414353452024-02-26T17:20:00.007+00:002024-02-27T03:43:25.743+00:00EU PARLIAMENT AGENDA: The Week 26 February – 03 March 2024. Plenary Session, Strasbourg. Yulia NAVALNAYA Address, Watch the Plenary LIVE Streaming. President METSOLA Travels To SPAIN (Thu-Fri)<div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/home.html " style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="1464" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2Iwz43stHDQcUBtLJFjCx5x3RNTn9H9xFCfNtImSV9mUURyllXeI7IPY27j3ebtq8ih44oVWyVs1eHfHNVw8FLUo4g8RNrDw31OcIQe_5yFzVgbvgoooipxtK6eYb8kW44i5vLKPOYM5Yn6Jz1zLYiRJ8AxFkZ8TxyOaEjKH2WYHsorbPlG7fw/w640-h402/EP%20Strasbourg%20-%20Live.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">WATCH the EP PLENARY LIVE: Click on the picture above / Photo: European Union</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv/">Lucio MENIN</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">LONDON and STRASBOURG.Members of the European Parliament are currently in France for the last February sessions of the Plenary. On Wednesday, Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of the late Russian politician Alexei Navalny, is scheduled to address the meeting. GMT and CET timing has been introduced from this week's agenda to help British and European citizens follow the <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/home.html">Live press conferences, debates, and votes during the Plenary</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b> SUMMARY</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ol style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #111111; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: -apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Microsoft YaHei", "Meiryo UI", Meiryo, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; gap: 4px; margin: 8px 0px 0px; padding-inline-start: 24px;"><li><p style="display: inline; font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body1-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-line-height); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-line-height);">Monday, 26th February</span>:</span></p><ul style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; margin: 12px 0px 0px; padding-inline-start: 24px;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Ukraine War/Second Anniversary</strong>: MEPs will discuss and vote on a resolution calling for increased ammunition and weapons for Kyiv and stricter sanctions against Russia. President Metsola will address the plenary session at 16:00 GMT / 17:00 CET, marking the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Environmental Crimes</strong>: On Tuesday, Parliament will approve new rules to protect the environment through criminal law. The directive covers crimes like illegal timber trade, water resource depletion, and breaches of EU chemicals legislation, with associated penalties.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Political Advertising</strong>: Parliament will vote on transparency and targeting of political advertising, especially online. These rules aim to enhance election campaign integrity and combat disinformation and foreign interference.</span></li></ul></li><li><p style="display: inline; font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body1-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-line-height); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-line-height);">Tuesday, 27th February</span>:</span></p><ul style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; margin: 12px 0px 0px; padding-inline-start: 24px;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Ukraine Aid/Long-Term Budget/STEP</strong>: MEPs will approve revisions to the EU’s long-term budget, including funding for Ukraine and the “Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform” (STEP) to boost competitiveness and resilience in strategic sectors. A press conference with rapporteurs will follow.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>EU Nature Restoration Law</strong>: Parliament will vote on a law requiring the EU to implement restoration measures for at least 20% of its land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems by 2050.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>War in Gaza</strong>: On Tuesday, during the plenary session, further discussions are scheduled.</span></li></ul></li></ol></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>The AGENDA</b></span></div><div><p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><i><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Myriad Pro",serif;"> </span></i></b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Plenary
session, Strasbourg.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">MONDAY</b><b style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"> </b></span></p></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Ukraine war/second anniversary.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">MEPs are set to call for more <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2024-02-26/6/ukraine-war-meps-to-call-for-more-eu-military-aid">ammunition and weapons </a>for Kyiv and tougher enforcement of sanctions against Russia in a resolution to be voted on <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Thursday</span></b>, wrapping up the debate during the previous plenary session. President Metsola <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/plenary-session_20240226-0900-PLENARY">will open the plenary session on<b><span style="color: #38761d;"> Monday</span></b> at 16:00 GMT / 17.00 CET </a>with a statement on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Environmental crimes.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Tuesday</span></b>, Parliament is set to approve <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2024-02-26/3/new-list-of-environmental-crimes-and-related-sanctions-meps-to-take-final-vote">new rules to protect the environment in the EU through criminal law</a>. The directive provides an updated list of crimes, including illegal timber trade, depletion of water resources and breaches of EU chemicals legislation, and introduces penalties, including imprisonment and fines. A <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/press-conference-by-antonius-manders-rapporteur-on-the-environmental-crime-directive_20240227-1400-SPECIAL-PRESSER"><i>press conference</i> with the rapporteur</a> is scheduled at 13:00 GMT / 14.00 CET after the vote (debate <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Monday</span></b>) </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Political advertising. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Parliament will vote on <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2024-02-26/13/transparent-and-secure-political-advertising">transparency and targeting of political advertising, notably online</a>, on <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Tuesday</span></b>. The new rules will enhance the integrity of election campaigns and help fight disinformation and foreign interference. A <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/press-conference-by-sandro-gozi-rapporteur-on-the-final-vote-on-transparency-and-targeting-of-politi_20240227-1430-SPECIAL-PRESSER"><i>press conference</i> with the rapporteur</a> is scheduled at 13:30 GMT / 14.30 CET after the vote (debate <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Monday</span></b>) </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>TUESDAY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Ukraine aid/Long-term budget/STEP. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Tuesday</span></b>, MEPs are set to approve revising the EU’s long-term budget, including funding for Ukraine, the “<a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2024-02-26/2/ukraine-facility-and-step-vote-on-the-revision-of-eu-s-long-term-budget">Strategic Technologies for EuropePlatform” (STEP)</a> to increase the EU’s competitiveness and resilience in strategic sectors, and associated major changes to the multi-year EU budget. After the votes, a <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/press-conference-by-jan-olbrycht-margarida-marques-co-rapporteurs-on-outcome-of-mff-revision-vote_20240227-1300-SPECIAL-PRESSER">press conference on the long-term budget </a>with the rapporteurs will occur at 12:00 GMT / 13.00 CET. (debate <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Tuesday</span></b>)</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>EU nature restoration law. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Tuesday</span></b>, Parliament will vote on the nature restoration law, which requires the <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2024-02-26/1/eu-nature-restoration-law-parliament-to-vote-on-deal-with-eu-countries">EU to implement restoration measures for at least 20% ofthe EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 </a>and all ecosystems by 2050. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>War in Gaza. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Tuesday</span></b>, the plenary <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2024-02-26/11/meps-to-debate-latest-developments-in-war-in-gaza">will discuss the latest ruling by the International Court </a>of Justice regarding Israel and the alleged involvement of UN staff in the 7 October attacks.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Protection of journalists.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In a final vote on<b><span style="color: #38761d;"> Tuesday</span></b>, the plenary is expected to <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2024-02-26/4/protection-of-journalists-meps-set-to-approve-new-law-to-fight-abusive-lawsuits">greenlight new EU rules to protect journalists</a> and activists working on fundamental rights, allegations of corruption and disinformation from abusive lawsuits aimed at silencing them. After the vote,<a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/press-conference-by-tiemo-wolken-rapporteur-on-new-eu-rules-ensuring-protection-for-journalists-and_20240227-1500-SPECIAL-PRESSER"> a<i> press conference</i></a> with the rapporteur will occur at 14:00 GMT / 15.00 CET.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>New rules on driving licences.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">To improve road safety and support the digital transition, MEPs will debate on <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Tuesday </span></b>and vote on <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Wednesday</span></b> on <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2024-02-26/5/parliament-to-decide-on-new-eu-rules-on-driving-licences">updating driving licence rules, introducing mobile licences and mandatory health checks for drivers</a>. After the vote, a <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/press-conference-by-karima-delli-rapporteur-on-the-review-of-eu-driving-licence-rules_20240228-1430-SPECIAL-PRESSER"><i>press conference</i> with the rapporteur </a>will occur at 13:30 GMT / 14.30 CET.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">WEDNESDAY</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #800180;">& THURSDAY</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Address by Yulia Navalnaya/EU support to political prisoners in Russia.</span></b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Wednesday</span></b> at 10:30 GMT / 11.30 CET,<b><span style="color: #0b5394;"> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2024-02-26/0/yulia-navalnaya-to-address-the-european-parliament">Yulia Navalnaya</a></span></b><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2024-02-26/0/yulia-navalnaya-to-address-the-european-parliament"> will address MEPs</a>, followed by one round of political group speakers.
From around 12:00 GMT / 13.00 CET, MEPs will discuss with the Commission and the Belgian Presidency the
murder of <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Alexei Navalny</span></b> and the need for EU action to support political prisoners and
oppressed civil society in Russia. A resolution will be put to a vote on <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Thursday</span></b>. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Key debate on European security and defence. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Amidst significant geopolitical uncertainty
and threats, MEPs are set to <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2024-02-26/7/meps-to-demand-stronger-european-security-and-defence">call for decisive action to strengthen European security and defence </a>and protect the international rules-based order. (debate, vote <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Wednesday</span></b>)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>PRESIDENT'S DIARY. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">EP <b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="https://the-president.europarl.europa.eu/en/">President Roberta Metsola</a></span></b> will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) President <b><span style="color: #134f5c;">Oliver Röpke</span></b> on <span style="color: #38761d;">Tuesday</span> before the European elections. On <span style="color: #38761d;">Wednesday</span>, she will meet with <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Yulia Navalnaya</span></b> and
sign Memorandums of Understanding on the elections with the President of the Committee of
the Regions (CoR), <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Vasco Alves Cordeiro</span></b>, and the President of the European Investment Bank
(EIB), <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Nadia Calviño</b></span>. She will travel to Madrid (Spain) on an official visit on <span style="color: #38761d;">Thursday</span> and<span style="color: #38761d;"> Friday</span>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>Last-minute briefing.</i> </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Monday</span></b> at 15:30 GMT / 16.30 CET, <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/last-minute-session-briefing_20240226-1630-SPECIAL-PRESSER">Parliament’s Spokesperson will hold a <i>press briefing</i> on the plenary session</a>, which starts at 16:00 GMT / 17.00 CET. Political group briefings will take place on
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MEPs are back in the Belgian capital, the European Parliament, for a Committee Week, which, among others, includes the preparations for next week's February Plenary. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">SUMMARY</span> <b style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #111111;"> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #111111;"><br /></b></span></div><div><ul style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #111111; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; margin: 8px 0px 0px; padding-inline-start: 24px;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><strong>Committee Week and Political Groups’ Meetings</strong>: The web page lists the dates, times, and topics of the meetings of various parliamentary committees and political groups, such as the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, and the European People’s Party Group.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><strong>Key Issues</strong>: Some of the key issues that will be discussed or voted on during the week include the EU’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the EU’s relations with Russia and China, and the EU’s climate action and green transition.</span></li></ul></div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">AGENDA</span></span> </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Committee and political groups’ meetings, Brussels</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>ACP-EU. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/dacp/home">Joint Parliamentary Assembly of OACPS</a> (Organisation of African, Caribbean and </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pacific States - ACP) and the EU, bringing together EU and national parliamentarians, will meet </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">in Luanda for the first time since the new Samoa agreement was signed (</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-weight: bold;">Monday </span>to<span style="color: #38761d; font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><b style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana;">Wednesday).</b></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Revision of the EU Customs Code.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/imco/home/highlights">Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee </a>will adopt its position on overhauling the EU customs system. The updated Code is intended to consider the growth of online shopping, especially from non-EU countries, and additional tasks linked to recent legislation on product safety and protecting the environment, animal welfare and human rights. The revision would establish an EU Customs Authority and a system of trusted traders to free up resources for customs authorities (<b><span style="color: #38761d;">Thursday</span></b>).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4e4e4e; text-align: justify;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bolder; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">EU-UK relations.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bolder; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-uk/home">delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly</a> will meet this week to prepare for </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-style: inherit; text-align: justify;">the upcoming 5</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: verdana; font-style: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-style: inherit; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-style: inherit; text-align: justify;">EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA) in March. MEPs will also exchange views on political developments in Northern Ireland</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-style: inherit; text-align: justify;"> </span><i style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: verdana; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">(</i><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: verdana; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Thursday)</span></b></span><i style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: verdana; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>100 days to the European elections. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">EP Press Service organises a technical briefing for </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">media on how to cover the 6-9 June European elections. It will include information on the </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Elections Press Tool Kit, “Unfinished business” and the first milestones of the next legislature, “What </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Europe Does For Me” database, European election data and the election days and nights. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(</span><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Thursday</span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> at 11.00).</span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Seat of the new EU Anti-Money Laundering Agency.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">For the first time, Parliament and Council will jointly vote to <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20231207IPR15734/deal-reached-on-the-eu-s-money-laundering-watchdog-amla">determine the seat of a new EU body, the Anti-Money Laundering Agency</a> (AMLA) (<b><span style="color: #38761d;">Thursday </span></b>evening).</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Plenary preparations. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Political groups will <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sedcms/documents/PRIORITY_INFO/1251/SYN_POJ_February%20II_STR_EN.pdf">prepare for the 26 - 29 February plenary session. </a></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">MEPs will debate and take final votes on the nature restoration law, on new rules on the EU </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">environmental crimes and related sanctions, on financial aid for Ukraine, on protecting </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">journalists and human rights defenders from intimidation on the revision of the EU’s long-term </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">budget, on increasing the EU’s competitiveness and resilience in strategic sectors, political advertising rules, an EU-wide digital wallet, and </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">new rules on short-term rentals.MEPs </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">will also debate and vote on new driving licence rules, trade agreements with Chile, the </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">annual ECB report (with <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Christine Lagarde</b></span>), and the EU’s foreign, security and defence </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">policies. Parliament will also vote on a resolution calling for the EU’s unwavering support for </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ukraine and debate the war in Gaza, including developments related to the ICJ ruling and </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">the UNRWA.</span></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Pre-session press briefing.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The EP’s Press Service will hold a <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/resources/library/media/20240215RES17707/20240215RES17707.pdf">press briefing with the </a></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/resources/library/media/20240215RES17707/20240215RES17707.pdf">Parliament’s political group spokespersons</a> at 11.00 on <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Friday</b></span> (Anna Politkovskaya room, press</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">centre, Brussels)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">President’s diary.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://the-president.europarl.europa.eu/en/">EP President <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Roberta Metsola</span></b> </a>will be in Malta on <span style="color: #38761d;">Monday</span>. On<span style="color: #38761d;"> Tuesday</span>, she </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">will be on an official visit to Greece, where she will meet Prime Minister</span><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana;"> Kyriakos Mitsotakis </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(followed by a press point), Greek President </span><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana;">Katerina Sakellaropoulou</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> and Parliament </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">President </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana;">Constantine Tassoulas</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> before delivering a keynote speech on "The EU ahead of the </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">European elections" at the Hellenic Parliament and participating in a Town Hall discussion with </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">young people. On <span style="color: #38761d;">Wednesday</span>, she will meet the Prime Minister of Georgia, </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana;">Irakli Kobakhidze</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">She will give the keynote speech at the “Forum Europa” on Thursday, followed by a Q&A </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">session. On Friday, she will be in Malta and on Saturday, she will pay an official visit to Rome, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">where she will receive the "Premio Internazionale Bonifacio VIII, per una cultura della Pace” and </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">participate in a Town Hall discussion with young people.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/weekly-agenda/2024-8">The Full Weekly Agenda - Interactive</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdfs/news/expert/agenda_week_by_type/08-2024/08-2024_en.pdf">The Full Weekly Agenda - by Events </a></span></div><div> </div></div>Stay up-to-date with <a href="https://united-europe-news.blogspot.com">The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors (C) CSE LTD 1992-2024. 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HOLIDAY RECESS - December 2023 - January 2024 <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtBvttWDHpokh3oYQLFfyzJZ-o62raczMwVBeatSPvTRN6ei8VkzmeK_LLbyPGQHuMNE-gxTWqGEuxl1fsdw5WoGhvLks51zH91RzqGv5Ix6jZ44s_QEksK3YtR-MWuM4ftYKANJM65sXLDmMspxV8aGiHMK2JDfuCEDSmi_6N1sP1zD54qTNkg/s320/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="320" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtBvttWDHpokh3oYQLFfyzJZ-o62raczMwVBeatSPvTRN6ei8VkzmeK_LLbyPGQHuMNE-gxTWqGEuxl1fsdw5WoGhvLks51zH91RzqGv5Ix6jZ44s_QEksK3YtR-MWuM4ftYKANJM65sXLDmMspxV8aGiHMK2JDfuCEDSmi_6N1sP1zD54qTNkg/w640-h452/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv">NEWS DESK</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">LONDON and BRUSSELS. Holiday Recess.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The EU Parliament's offices in London and Brussels will be closed from Friday, 22nd December, until Tuesday, 2nd January, inclusive, due to the holiday recess period. Parliamentary activities will resume on 8th January with committees and political group meetings.<br /><br />If you have any urgent queries regarding Parliament's legislative work, please get in touch with the relevant press officer. You can find the contact details of press officers by policy area and language on the Parliament's website.<br /><br />For any queries that are not directly related to Parliament's legislative work, please get in touch with Delphine Colard at +32 498 98 44 85 between 27th and 31st December or Emilie Tournier at +32 473 55 74 66 between 3rd and 7th January. Alternatively, you can write to europarl-spox@europarl.europa.eu.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/weekly-agenda/2023-52">The Full Agenda 25 - 31 December 2023</a><br /></span><br />Stay informed about the EU's daily operations and key developments since 2008 from the UK's point of view with <a href="https://united-europe-news.blogspot.com">The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors ©️ CSE LTD 1992-2023.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">THE EUROPA TODAY: From the Inventors of Social Media Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get an in-depth, live look at the day-to-day workings and essential facts of the EU's life since 2008. See it all from the UK's perspective.</div>Europa Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020310703540693210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947543.post-49157507929166495312023-12-08T04:02:00.003+00:002023-12-08T09:05:01.815+00:00EU-China Summit (Dec 7-8, 2023): Introductory Remarks by Li Quiang, Von der Leyen, and Michel - But Are They Talking at Cross-Purposes? - Video<iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="480" id="videoplayer" scrolling="no" src="https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/corporateplayer/index.html?video=I-250392" title=" EU-China Summit in Beijing " width="852"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission, Charles MICHEL, President of the European Council meet with LI Qiang, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China </span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app">NEWS DESK</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">LONDON and BEIJING. Introductory remarks at the EU-China meeting by the Chinese PM <span style="color: #0b5394;">LI Qiang</span> and European Commission President <span style="color: #0b5394;">Ursula von der Leyen</span> and the European Council President <span style="color: #134f5c;">Charles Michel</span>, <i>picture</i>. Also present was the EU High Representative <span style="color: #0b5394;">Josep Borrell Fontelles</span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;">.</span></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkpZso03ozdAxGw1itEO7xz8krXtHllyMELczAxXyiJwbXVpVqRoqCYvIneYF9aYUH4GghC2eQcbP9_eccLJehjksKdlggX_lb2Zm-HiDEB5cPIIMq14fEqWTH82GgvbLza0wlFW3TPpFvmI5D6vlPoeupwXtcNCFRxh3BJHiH2LxHZN9iETNMA/s1034/Screenshot_20231208_025953_Chrome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="1034" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkpZso03ozdAxGw1itEO7xz8krXtHllyMELczAxXyiJwbXVpVqRoqCYvIneYF9aYUH4GghC2eQcbP9_eccLJehjksKdlggX_lb2Zm-HiDEB5cPIIMq14fEqWTH82GgvbLza0wlFW3TPpFvmI5D6vlPoeupwXtcNCFRxh3BJHiH2LxHZN9iETNMA/w640-h372/Screenshot_20231208_025953_Chrome.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #404040; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Family photo of Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission, Charles MICHEL, President of the European Council meet with LI Qiang, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China / Picture: CSE Limited, European Union</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><br /></div>Stay up-to-date with <a href="https://united-europe-news.blogspot.com">The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors. Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2023. Get a comprehensive, real-time view of the EU's daily operations and key developments since 2008, all from the UK's point of view.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">THE EUROPA TODAY: From the Inventors of Social Media Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get an in-depth, live look at the day-to-day workings and essential facts of the EU's life since 2008. See it all from the UK's perspective.</div>Europa Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020310703540693210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947543.post-24901189072100510462023-12-07T19:30:00.002+00:002023-12-07T20:12:45.841+00:00LIVE - EUROGROUP Meeting: Press Conference. Pierre GRAMEGNA "Italian Parliament to Vote Next Week On ESM Acceptance" - Video<div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="100%" scrolling="no" src="https://video-api.comm.consilium.europa.eu/player/embed/9abec641-6b49-40b3-91a8-4d4ced0b3c56.html" style="border: 0; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0;" width="100%"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Eurogroup - Press briefing and Q & A Brussels, Thursday, 7 December 2023</span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app">NEWS DESK</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">LONDON and BRUSSELS. The finance ministers of the Eurogroup met today, chaired by President <span style="color: #0b5394;">Paschal Donohue, </span><span><i>pictured</i></span><span style="color: #0b5394;">, </span>and joined by the European Commission economic and finance Commissioners, <span style="color: #0b5394;">Paolo Gentiloni</span>, <span style="color: #0b5394;">Valdis Dombrowoski</span> and by ESM managing director <span style="color: #0b5394;">Pierre Gramegna. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DRql7FkE3CpOAnFw74-vSjCeBMSWSVlbYR1CDdaNRmvW1mL7afF77rxrpkV3HKBFZu8iPF4zEqi73ypKESwgvmevyXV4oESU5HDYP8SXAAY-SRjV0WZ8zMsjJncNxWdYHTlGXrX7n9JKJBTSZ_Lf7T-VuGH4B72tl5gAzY7XYFUZpRajeD7rAQ/s969/Screenshot_20231207_181227_Chrome.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="969" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DRql7FkE3CpOAnFw74-vSjCeBMSWSVlbYR1CDdaNRmvW1mL7afF77rxrpkV3HKBFZu8iPF4zEqi73ypKESwgvmevyXV4oESU5HDYP8SXAAY-SRjV0WZ8zMsjJncNxWdYHTlGXrX7n9JKJBTSZ_Lf7T-VuGH4B72tl5gAzY7XYFUZpRajeD7rAQ/w640-h356/Screenshot_20231207_181227_Chrome.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EUROGROUP President Paschal Donohoe / Picture: CSE Limited, European Union</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></div><div><h3 style="background-color: white; color: #3f4a52; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Thursday 7 December - Eurogroup meeting</span></h3><p style="background-color: white; color: #3f4a52; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Chaired by Paschal Donohoe, President of the Eurogroup</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #3f4a52; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Arrivals (<u style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="https://nsl.consilium.europa.eu/dg/l/104100/7rsunsjeiavuoleyxh4gpsqtth2timdxliq6nucdlkv35yh4kx4xd6s4yb3lb74ar7xaqfamt5ec2/xan3ewawb3snkskowqyw6kconi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #164194; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;" target="_blank">live streaming</a></u>)</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #3f4a52; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Eurogroup meeting</span></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #3f4a52; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In regular format (roundtable):</span></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #3f4a52; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">- Assessment of euro area member states' draft budgetary plans and of the budgetary situation and prospects of the euro area<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />- The euro area recommendations for 2024: presentation by the Commission<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />- Functioning of the ERM II<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />- Miscellaneous</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #3f4a52; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In inclusive format </span></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #3f4a52; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">- The future of European capital and financial markets: exchange of views with guests on the drivers for progress to develop European capital markets</span></p></div><div>(<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i>Full details to follow</i></span>)</div><div> <br />Stay up-to-date with <a href="https://united-europe-news.blogspot.com">The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors, copyright CSE LTD 1992-2023. Get a comprehensive, real-time view of the EU's daily operations and key developments since 2008, all from the UK's point of view.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">THE EUROPA TODAY: From the Inventors of Social Media Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get an in-depth, live look at the day-to-day workings and essential facts of the EU's life since 2008. See it all from the UK's perspective.</div>Europa Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020310703540693210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947543.post-6508465415976185862023-11-14T14:22:00.004+00:002023-11-14T15:55:33.696+00:00Recorded LIVE - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) Press BRIEFING by HR/VP Josep BORRELL FONTELLES ON CONCLUSIONS Of The EU ARMY (EDA) Readiness - LIVE 14:30 GMT /15:30 CET - Streamed<iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="480" id="videoplayer" scrolling="no" src="https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/corporateplayer/index.html?video=I-248902" title=" Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) " width="852"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) LIVE - Press briefing by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World. Council of the European Union. Europa Building, Brussels, Tuesday 14 November 2023. 15:30</span><div><br /></div><div><br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" id="ec-player" scrolling="no" src="https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/corporateplayer/index.html?channel=2&autostart=&lg=INT&isCloud=false&showSwitchLive=true" title="EbS+ Live" width="852"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">LIVE and recorded Daily News and EVENTS from the European Union Institutions</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">By<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv/"> Lucio MENIN</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">LONDON and BRUSSELS. After today's Foreign Affairs Council (Defence), we will hear the conclusions made by HR/VP Josep Borrell on the readiness of the European Army after the meeting of the EU Defence Ministers with the heads of the European Defence Agency (EDA)
</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeswfO8G57MLERy1mifjMBAat9zlX8ZjqeExbKmWDSe0YWTRrssRJtEBRHB4msqoOaMvGh6e6n5hB2h9jN1hH6gDgWu1iMR41Wju1pI5kWug0aFLV5u8jqTUEbR7s4Wt8I9d8_sFoz_soG4B33KqbAxnAwbh-n-dMhDn1DF0gCLeI6d-xGpl8vw/s1464/EDA%20readiness2023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="1464" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeswfO8G57MLERy1mifjMBAat9zlX8ZjqeExbKmWDSe0YWTRrssRJtEBRHB4msqoOaMvGh6e6n5hB2h9jN1hH6gDgWu1iMR41Wju1pI5kWug0aFLV5u8jqTUEbR7s4Wt8I9d8_sFoz_soG4B33KqbAxnAwbh-n-dMhDn1DF0gCLeI6d-xGpl8vw/w640-h402/EDA%20readiness2023.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">European Defence Agency (EDA) 22 military priorities 2023 / Picture: European Union</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Stay up-to-date with <a href="http://united-europe-news.blogspot.com">The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors (C) CSE LTD 1992-2023. Get a comprehensive, real-time view of the EU's daily operations and key developments since 2008, all from the UK's point of view.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">THE EUROPA TODAY: From the Inventors of Social Media Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get an in-depth, live look at the day-to-day workings and essential facts of the EU's life since 2008. See it all from the UK's perspective.</div>Europa Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020310703540693210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947543.post-71334535823179734602023-11-13T17:51:00.001+00:002023-11-13T19:12:35.795+00:00EU PARLIAMENT AGENDA: The Week 13 – 19 November 2023. Committee and Political Group Meetings, Brussels. President METSOLA in Brussels. <div style="text-align: left;"><div class="content" tabindex="0"><div class="ac-container ac-adaptiveCard"><div class="ac-textBlock"><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssMVVcQnUbRj9kryff4hfWwx8EW_iisMKAp3E46rZXpq1BbI1Uc2lZz4vigJAizvW_44RsInpDYly5_E7DLgan6S21FEkr_CIYaLU0FNZb5znZt4Cc1yMdJs0PF3NNJUqqNham0nOeudIU0tk3WA73pA93be459frn8Kcr2Bwnpe8VdB01tfmOA/s320/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="320" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssMVVcQnUbRj9kryff4hfWwx8EW_iisMKAp3E46rZXpq1BbI1Uc2lZz4vigJAizvW_44RsInpDYly5_E7DLgan6S21FEkr_CIYaLU0FNZb5znZt4Cc1yMdJs0PF3NNJUqqNham0nOeudIU0tk3WA73pA93be459frn8Kcr2Bwnpe8VdB01tfmOA/w640-h452/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv/">by Lucio MENIN</a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">LONDON and Brussels. MEPS are back this week to prepare the second Plenary for November. Here</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> are the main events and topics of the European Parliament for the week of November 13-19, 2023.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>SUMMARY</b></span></p></div></div><cib-overlay></cib-overlay></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="content" tabindex="0"><div class="ac-container ac-adaptiveCard"><div class="ac-textBlock"><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> The page highlights key speakers and issues discussed in the EU Parliament, such as the Foreign Affairs Committee, the European Conservatives and Reformists Group, and the Conference of Presidents, all of which will occur in Brussels. The speakers include Edgars Rinkēvičs, the Foreign Minister of Latvia, and Ararat Mirzoyan, the President of Armenia. The page also covers the EU-Turkey relations. The EUROPA TODAY, a website that covers the news and analysis of the European Union, has written this page. It lists some labels and tags the website uses, such as Lucio Menin, a journalist and editor.</span></p></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Agenda</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Committee and political group meetings, Brussels </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">TUESDAY</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Child Sexual Abuse Online. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe/home/highlights">Civil Liberties Committee</a> will adopt its position on a draft bill
aimed at fighting and preventing online child sexual abuse and improving the protection of
children online (<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Tuesday</span></b>).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">THURSDAY</span></b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Sea pollution. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/tran/home/highlights">Transport and Tourism Committee</a> will adopt its position on updating EU
rules to fight illegal discharges from ships into the sea. The draft law would ban the release by
ships of sewage and waste, in addition to the already-existing prohibition against the dismissal
of oil. It would also introduce stricter penalties and more on-the-spot verification of possible
pollution (<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Thursday</span></b>). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Plenary preparations. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Political groups will prepare for the <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sedcms/documents/PRIORITY_INFO/1158/SYN_POJ_November%20II_STR_EN.pdf">20 - 23 November session</a>, where
MEPs will debate and vote on new rules to make packaging easier to reuse and recycle and to
reduce unnecessary packaging and waste, on measures to strengthen the right to repair and
promote sustainable consumption, on cutting the use of chemical pesticides, and on plans to
boost Europe's Net-Zero technology production. They will also debate and vote on new CO2
emissions reduction targets for trucks and buses, on their input to the UN Climate Change
Conference 2023 in Dubai, on their proposals for the June 2024 EP elections about the
lead candidate process and increasing voter turnout, and on the reform of the EU Treaties to
enhance the EU's capacity to act and strengthen the voice of citizens. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>FRIDAY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i>Pre-session press briefing.</i> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The EP Press Service will hold a press briefing with the
Parliament's political group spokespersons at 11.00 on<b><span style="color: #674ea7;"> Friday</span></b> (<i>Anna Politkovskaya room, press
centre, Brussels</i>). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">President's diary</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On <span style="color: #674ea7;">Wednesday</span>, European Parliament President<a href="https://the-president.europarl.europa.eu/en/"> </a><span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="https://the-president.europarl.europa.eu/en/">Roberta Metsola</a> </span>will meet
Armenia's Foreign Affairs Minister <span style="color: #0b5394;">Ararat Mirzoyan</span> and Latvian President <span style="color: #0b5394;">Edgars Rinkēvičs</span>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/weekly-agenda/2023-46">THE FULL WEEKLY AGENDA - Interactive </a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdfs/news/expert/agenda_week_by_type/46-2023/46-2023_en.pdf"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">THE FULL WEEKLY AGENDA by EVENTS </span></a></div><div><br /></div>Stay up-to-date with <a href="https://united-europe-news.blogspot.com">The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors © CSE LTD 1992-2023. Get a comprehensive, real-time view of the EU's daily operations and key developments since 2008, all from the UK's point of view.<div class="blogger-post-footer">THE EUROPA TODAY: From the Inventors of Social Media Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get an in-depth, live look at the day-to-day workings and essential facts of the EU's life since 2008. See it all from the UK's perspective.</div>Europa Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020310703540693210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947543.post-62099902188019766542023-11-13T16:05:00.013+00:002023-11-13T19:13:42.675+00:00 EU Foreign Affairs Council RECORDED LIVE Press BRIEFING by Josep BORRELL Announcing "Immediate Effect Measures Taken for the GAZA, PALESTINE - ISRAEL CONFLICT - Europa building, Brussels - Streamed<iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="480" id="videoplayer" scrolling="no" src="https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/corporateplayer/index.html?video=I-248898" title=" Foreign Affairs Council " width="852"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Foreign Affairs Council: Briefing by Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World.</span><div>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" id="ec-player" scrolling="no" src="https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/corporateplayer/index.html?channel=2&autostart=&lg=INT&isCloud=false&showSwitchLive=true" title="EbS+ Live" width="852"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">LIVE and Recorded Daily Events from the European Union Institutions </span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv/">NEWS DESK</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">LONDON and BRUSSELS. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Following the conclusion of today's Foreign Affairs Council, the EU's Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, is in charge of a stronger Europe in the World, held a press briefing on the Gaza, Palestine-Israel situation, the Ukraine-Russia war and the Armenia vs Azerbaijan situation announcing the immediate effect measures taken.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbcLnBilnxikPqt55wYACNLxRpgICVLwjROIFyFFnsoT3N6-qtvX4btyoQaB0QC0dbwIcjR1iQWHjU_oxIJCJNWcIQVcbQuSBv4cyXHNnWB1gBIQfz7-U1JIsiwuVZBMxI_A8Pg3-2b5m74QprWhnOEiBDbgkpTIcQhTmWPnHELUtu1cUXUHbDw/s320/90250800_2997204313674809_8302174501882298368_n%20(2).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="320" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbcLnBilnxikPqt55wYACNLxRpgICVLwjROIFyFFnsoT3N6-qtvX4btyoQaB0QC0dbwIcjR1iQWHjU_oxIJCJNWcIQVcbQuSBv4cyXHNnWB1gBIQfz7-U1JIsiwuVZBMxI_A8Pg3-2b5m74QprWhnOEiBDbgkpTIcQhTmWPnHELUtu1cUXUHbDw/w640-h360/90250800_2997204313674809_8302174501882298368_n%20(2).png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Stay up-to-date with<a href="https://united-europe-news.blogspot.com"> The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors © CSE LTD 1992-2023. Get a comprehensive, real-time view of the EU's daily operations and key developments since 2008, all from the UK's point of view.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">THE EUROPA TODAY: From the Inventors of Social Media Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get an in-depth, live look at the day-to-day workings and essential facts of the EU's life since 2008. See it all from the UK's perspective.</div>Europa Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020310703540693210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947543.post-5370723298813622922023-11-08T11:28:00.009+00:002023-11-08T23:35:53.593+00:00EU 2023 Enlargement Package, New Growth Plan for the Western Balkans - Briefing by EC President von der Leyen and Commissioner Várhelyi - Video, Documents and Links inside <iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="480" id="videoplayer" scrolling="no" src="https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/corporateplayer/index.html?video=I-248980" title=" EC press conference by European Commission President Ursula von der LEYEN and European Commissioner Oliver VÁRHELYI on the 2023 Enlargement package and the new Growth Plan for the Western Balkans " width="852"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Press conference opening remarks by Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">- Press conference opening remarks by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">- Q&A</span><div><div><br /></div><div>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" id="ec-player" scrolling="no" src="https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/corporateplayer/index.html?channel=2&autostart=&lg=INT&isCloud=false&showSwitchLive=true" title="EbS+ Live" width="852"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Daily LIVE and Recorded Events from the EU Institutions.<span> </span></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app">NEWS DESK</a> </span></div><div><span style="1zfont-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">LONDON and BRUSSELS. Briefing</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">by President</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><strong style="font-family: verdana; overflow-wrap: break-word;">von der Leyen </strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">and Commissioner</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><strong style="font-family: verdana; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Várhelyi</strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">on the 2023 Enlargement package and the new Growth Plan for the Western Balkans.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_23_5641">President von der Leyen's speech</a></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_5633"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">EC DOCUMENT AND RELATED LINKS</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Stay up-to-date with The Europa Today, brought by social media inventors © CSE LTD 1992-2023. Get a comprehensive, real-time view of the EU's daily operations and key developments since 2008, all from the UK's point of view.</div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">THE EUROPA TODAY: From the Inventors of Social Media Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get an in-depth, live look at the day-to-day workings and essential facts of the EU's life since 2008. See it all from the UK's perspective.</div>Europa Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020310703540693210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947543.post-92093980615524555162023-11-06T17:33:00.003+00:002023-11-06T18:17:43.824+00:00EU PARLIAMENT AGENDA: The Week 06 – 12 November 2023. PLENARY (Live) and Committee Meetings. President METSOLA In Berlin on Thursday<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zw3-vYZABvlBt_qYU_cCLU70Yr3jzqVjqbsgidsXxt0eqdDhwo4E3j9ApsYShXGXi4CrBNyT7eRrdOFPUtxd2V9p40wyOc1VpN3DIj5NCajiNNUXZsxx-E6JzCtYmorGPNqbT-TFnXUjidwU01FI_rlsmBDFJ3LYGFp9an7tRD6UZPb_pjCr7g/s320/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="320" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zw3-vYZABvlBt_qYU_cCLU70Yr3jzqVjqbsgidsXxt0eqdDhwo4E3j9ApsYShXGXi4CrBNyT7eRrdOFPUtxd2V9p40wyOc1VpN3DIj5NCajiNNUXZsxx-E6JzCtYmorGPNqbT-TFnXUjidwU01FI_rlsmBDFJ3LYGFp9an7tRD6UZPb_pjCr7g/w640-h452/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">by<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv/"> Lucio MENIN</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">LONDON and BRUSSELS. MEPs return to Belgium's capital town, the EU Parliament building, for this week's Plenary. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">SUMMARY </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="-apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Microsoft YaHei", "Meiryo UI", Meiryo, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The EU Parliament's agenda for the week of 06 – 12 November 2023 includes details on plenary and committee meetings scheduled at the European Parliament building in Brussels for this period. Roberta Metsola, the President of the EU Parliament, is expected to visit Berlin on Thursday to meet with the president of the German Parliament and other officials.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Agenda</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Plenary and committee meetings</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>TUESDAY</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Committees </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Parenthood certificate. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/juri/home/highlights">Legal Affairs Committee</a> will adopt its position on proposed measures to ensure parenthood, as established in one EU country, is recognised across the EU so that children maintain their rights across borders. It would also introduce an EU parenthood certificate (<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Tuesday</span></b>). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>COP28.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/envi/home/highlights">Environment Committee</a> will adopt its priorities for the upcoming 2023 UN Climate Change Conference taking place in Dubai from November 30 to December 12. The conference will be the first to take stock of the progress achieved since the Paris Agreement, the so-called "Global Stocktake" (<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Tuesday</span></b>). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>European Youth Hearing.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As a follow-up to this year's European Youth Event (EYE2023), <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20231031IPR08703/european-youth-hearing-young-people-will-present-their-best-ideas-to-meps">young people will present and discuss with MEPs</a> their most voted ideas in a public hearing. EP President Metsola will open the event (<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Tuesday</span></b>). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>WEDNESDAY</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Plenary</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>EU summit debate.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Wednesday</span></b> afternoon, <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/plenary-session_20231108-0900-PLENARY">MEPs will discuss the outcomes </a>of the <i><span style="color: #0b5394;">26-27
October EU summit</span></i>. In a separate debate on <span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Thursday </b></span>morning, the Plenary will also assess the
results of the EU-US meeting held on 20 October in Washington. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>New EU revenue.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In a debate on <span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Wednesday</b></span> and a vote on <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Thursday</span></b>, MEPs are set to pave the way to the introduction of the next generation of EU "own resources", which will come from the Emission Trading System, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, and from additional taxes on corporate profits. The introduction of new resources was agreed upon in a legally binding roadmap in 2020. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Cate Blanchett/Refugees.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Wednesday </span></b>afternoon, <span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/weekly-agenda/2023-45#agenda-day20231108">Cate Blanchett</a></span>, Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR - the UN refugee agency, will address MEPs.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>THURSDAY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Euro 7/Reducing road transport emissions.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Parliament will adopt its position on new rules to
lower pollutant emissions and set battery durability requirements for passenger cars, vans,
buses and trucks. There will be a press conference with the lead MEP after the votes at 13.30. (<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Thursday</span></b>) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>EU sanctions on Russia.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Following a debate during the last plenary session, MEPs will vote
on a resolution on the effectiveness of <i><span style="color: #0b5394;">EU sanctions against Russia</span></i> and preventing their
circumvention by Moscow(<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Thursday</span></b>). </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Data Act. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">MEPs will take a final vote on the <span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Data Act</i></span>, which aims to boost innovation by
removing barriers that obstruct consumer and business access to data. The legislation
establishes rules governing the sharing of data generated by connected products or related
services (e.g. the <i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Internet of Things</span></i>, industrial machinery). It will allow users to access the
data they generate. (<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Thursday</span></b>) </span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">President's diary.</span></b> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6zteXNg4KxfJO8JQCmvGwhjYdJtWvAmpOLpIqnQzaETF6SET6dR_1W20V-zLN7n2aPzO94ETA9MhXWKTu4QJ5mzKSsdXmcOmSWLz78c9dRXDvs0zz6b2FmBCa01Wgzvqv42NMBrM9eSjcik9VvdNcfxlXChTWuuU87Y8SkUqV3-n86z_vI7BYTg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="189" data-original-width="320" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6zteXNg4KxfJO8JQCmvGwhjYdJtWvAmpOLpIqnQzaETF6SET6dR_1W20V-zLN7n2aPzO94ETA9MhXWKTu4QJ5mzKSsdXmcOmSWLz78c9dRXDvs0zz6b2FmBCa01Wgzvqv42NMBrM9eSjcik9VvdNcfxlXChTWuuU87Y8SkUqV3-n86z_vI7BYTg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola / Art Picture: Bing-AI</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">EP President <span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="https://the-president.europarl.europa.eu/en/agenda">Roberta Metsola </a></span>will deliver a keynote speech at the EU
Ambassadors' Conference on <span style="color: #674ea7;">Monday</span>. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The President will meet Malta's President </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">George Vella</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">
on</span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana;"> Tuesday</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> and </span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador <span style="color: #0b5394;">Cate Blanchett</span> on <span style="color: #674ea7;">Wednesday</span>. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On <span style="color: #674ea7;">Thursday</span>,
President Metsola will be in Berlin, where she will meet the Bundestag's President<span style="color: #0b5394;"> Bärbel Bas</span>
and deliver the "<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>State of Europe 2023</i></span>" speech at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/weekly-agenda/2023-45">The Full Weekly Agenda - Interactive</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdfs/news/expert/agenda_week_by_type/45-2023/45-2023_en.pdf">The Full Weekly Agenda by Events</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming?lv=PLENARY&view=day">Watch the Plenary LIVE </a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Stay up-to-date with <a href="hpps://united-europe-news.blogspot.com">The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors © CSE LTD 1992-2023. Get a comprehensive, real-time view of the EU's daily operations and critical developments since 2008, all from the UK's point of view.<div class="blogger-post-footer">THE EUROPA TODAY: From the Inventors of Social Media Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get an in-depth, live look at the day-to-day workings and essential facts of the EU's life since 2008. See it all from the UK's perspective.</div>Europa Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020310703540693210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947543.post-41492090255159835352023-11-01T13:59:00.004+00:002023-11-01T14:16:33.560+00:00 AI SAFETY SUMMIT, 1-2 Nov. 2023, Bletchley Park, UK: EU Commissioner VP Věra JOUROVÁ "EU AI Act Will Have A Santa Klaus' New GenerativeAI Chapter" - Videos <h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">VP Commissioner Jurova also announced that the EU would offer hi-tech, powerful mainframe computers at no charge for AI start-ups to test their models.</span></h3><div>
<iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="480" id="videoplayer" scrolling="no" src="https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/corporateplayer/index.html?video=I-248733" title=" European Commissioner Vice-President Věra JOUROVÁ in Bletchley Park, UK for the AI Safety Summit " width="852"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">AI Security Summit - Opening plenary - Remarks by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency, and in order of Europe fit for the Digital Age (ad interim) </span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app">Lucio MENIN</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">LONDON, United Kingdom. The European Union Commissioner <span style="color: #0b5394;">Vera Jurova</span>, <i>pictured with host UK DSIT Secretary of State <span style="color: #0b5394;">Michelle Donegan</span></i><span style="color: #0b5394;">,</span> attended today the United Kingdom's first global AI Security Summit at the Bletchley Park historical complex. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In her keynote speech, the EU Commissioner for Values and Transparency highlighted the European Union's intentions to gift Santa Klaus (6 December) a present for users and developers with an EU AI Act law for a new GenerativeAI chapter. (<i>Video top). </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In concluding her good-humoured intervention, EC Vice President Commissioner Vera Jurova announced the #G7 acceptance this Monday of the <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_23_5379">Agreement on Guiding Principles for a Code of Conduct on Artificial Intelligence</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #404040;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Photo family AI Safety Summit 2023</b></span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #404040;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span>
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Arrival, handshake with Michelle DONELAN, UK´s Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology and family photo
</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Stay up-to-date with <a href="https://united-europe-news.blogspot.com">The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors © CSE LTD 1992-2023. Get a comprehensive, real-time view of the EU's daily operations and key developments since 2008, all from the UK's point of view.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">THE EUROPA TODAY: From the Inventors of Social Media Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get an in-depth, live look at the day-to-day workings and essential facts of the EU's life since 2008. See it all from the UK's perspective.</div>Europa Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020310703540693210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947543.post-25292182278599702392023-10-29T23:30:00.002+00:002023-10-31T06:55:53.698+00:00EU PARLIAMENT AGENDA: The Week 30 October – 05 November 2023. Delegations Week. No parliamentary meetings are scheduled in Brussels<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5DtaVJsP3PqyEY2U9I1r10oOJekIZvvB551GdIzTQkb9BFbe9T4roGgGlgQPjsUex5WNGza2C27WYO-5oGFK_oAVab__Zk9u20qNDnXsUIpFPw08_Pm0ZWmV41_cfyrZkzVGte0mm3mcJd5SBcn1Cm2KNZtC3v4PrUJZkmHGxE-GPcS2dklaHg/s320/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="320" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5DtaVJsP3PqyEY2U9I1r10oOJekIZvvB551GdIzTQkb9BFbe9T4roGgGlgQPjsUex5WNGza2C27WYO-5oGFK_oAVab__Zk9u20qNDnXsUIpFPw08_Pm0ZWmV41_cfyrZkzVGte0mm3mcJd5SBcn1Cm2KNZtC3v4PrUJZkmHGxE-GPcS2dklaHg/w640-h452/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv/">Lucio MENIN</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">LONDON and BRUSSELS. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Delegations Week. No parliamentary meetings are scheduled in Brussels, as the week is set aside for committee delegations conducting visits linked to topics falling under their responsibility.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">SUMMARY</span></span></div><div><div class="content" tabindex="0"><div class="ac-container ac-adaptiveCard" streaming=""><div class="ac-textBlock"><ul><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">MEPs from different committees will visit the <strong>USA</strong>, <strong>Mexico</strong>, <strong>Costa Rica</strong> and <strong>Japan</strong> to discuss various topics related to trade, digital, transport and foreign affairs.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The visits aim to enhance cooperation, exchange information, and address challenges with the partner countries.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The visits will take place from <strong>Monday to Thursday</strong>.</span></li></ul></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><cib-overlay></cib-overlay></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>The AGENDA </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>MONDAY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Digital agenda/USA.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A delegation of MEPs from the<a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20231024IPR08214/digital-cooperation-meps-travel-to-washington-dc-next-week"> Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee</a> will travel to Washington, DC, to assess the possibilities for cooperation and the
alignment of laws in place in the digital sector, political advertising and artificial intelligence.
Members are expected to hold meetings with members of Congress, federal government
officials, NGOs and think tanks. (<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Monday to Thursday</span></b>). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>International trade/USA. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A delegation from the <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20231024IPR08208/parliamentary-trade-delegation-in-san-francisco-next-week">International Trade Committee </a>will travel to San
Francisco and the Bay Area to gather information on the impact of trade limitations in strategic
sectors like semiconductors, the automotive industry and critical infrastructure. MEPs will meet
representatives from high-tech and semiconductors businesses and trade unions and will visit
an automotive manufacturing' site (<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Monday to Wednesday</b></span>). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>TUESDAY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Foreign Affairs/Mexico and Costa Rica. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20231024IPR08209/meps-travel-to-mexico-and-costa-rica-to-discuss-geopolitical-challenges">Foreign Affairs Committee </a>delegation will go to
Mexico and Costa Rica to discuss cooperation with parliamentary counterparts, officials and
government representatives of both countries. Specifically, MEPs in Mexico will discuss the
ongoing work on the country’s “Global Agreement” with the EU, while in Costa Rica, they will
tackle bilateral and multilateral cooperation, geopolitical security and migration challenges, as
well as meet representatives of the exiled Nicaraguan opposition (<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Tuesday to Thursday</span></b>).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Transport and tourism/ Japan.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A delegation from the <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20231024IPR08210/transport-committee-to-explore-mobility-in-japan">Transport and Tourism Committee </a>will
travel to Japan to examine its major transport infrastructure projects, urban mobility services,
drones and sustainable aviation fuels and explore post-pandemic tourism policies. MEPs
will meet high-level transport officials from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport,
members of the national Diet Committee on transport, private transport companies, Kamakura
local authorities, and tourism organisations (<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Tuesday to Thursday</span></b>). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>President’s diary.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">EP President <span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="https://the-president.europarl.europa.eu/en/">Roberta Metsola</a></span> will be in Paris on <span style="color: #674ea7;">Monday</span>, where she will
meet Senate President <span style="color: #0b5394;">Gérard Larcher</span> and deliver a keynote speech at Sorbonne University.
On <span style="color: #674ea7;">Tuesday</span>, still in Paris, President Metsola will inaugurate the Europa Experience, meet
Assemblée Nationale President <span style="color: #0b5394;">Yaël Braun-Pivet</span> and make a joint press statement with the
President of the Republic <span style="color: #0b5394;">Emmanuel Macron</span>, followed by a bilateral meeting with him. President will then travel to Malta, where on <span style="color: #674ea7;">Wednesday</span>, she will meet students at G.F. Abela
Junior College and, on Friday, students at the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/weekly-agenda/2023-44">The Full Weekly Agenda - Interactive</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdfs/news/expert/agenda_week_by_type/44-2023/44-2023_en.pdf">The Full Weekly Agenda by Events</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Stay up-to-date with<a href="https://united-europe-news.blogspot.com"> The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors © CSE LTD 1992-2023. Get a comprehensive, real-time view of the EU's daily operations and key developments since 2008, all from the UK's point of view.<div class="blogger-post-footer">THE EUROPA TODAY: From the Inventors of Social Media Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get an in-depth, live look at the day-to-day workings and essential facts of the EU's life since 2008. See it all from the UK's perspective.</div>Europa Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020310703540693210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947543.post-69886041353516104042023-10-27T18:10:00.008+01:002023-10-30T07:49:37.714+00:00EUROPEAN COUNCIL and EURO SUMMIT. 26-27 October 2023. CONCLUSIONS See Support For MIDDLE EAST And UKRAINE, RUSSIA And SCHENGEN Struggles - Documents And Press BRIEFING Videos Inside. <div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="100%" scrolling="no" src="https://video-api.comm.consilium.europa.eu/player/embed/9a6a2d27-82e2-46cc-9616-27a14d920152.html" style="border: 0; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0;" width="100%"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">27 October 2023, European Council, Day Two Final briefing by President Charles Michel and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.<br />
<br />
</span><div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="100%" scrolling="no" src="https://video-api.comm.consilium.europa.eu/player/embed/9a6a2d05-c2db-4ce3-ba8b-bc9a5322317c.html" style="border: 0; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0;" width="100%"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">26 October 2023, European Council, Day One. Briefing by President Charles Michel and the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. </span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv/">Lucio MENIN</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">LONDON and BRUSSELS. The two-day EU Summit was held on Thursday, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">and the financial Euro Summit ended on Friday morning. The EU Council President </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">Charles Michel</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> then gave the final briefing in the afternoon. The previous day, Michel and EC President </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">von der Leyen</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> summarised the results of the summit's first day. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>MAIN RESULTS</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The main discussion topics during the Summit were the situation in the Middle East, continued support for Ukraine, and the revision of the EU's long-term budget for 2021-2027. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The following links provide information on the <span style="color: #800180;"><b>CONCLUSIONS </b></span>drawn from the EU Summit.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuSaUqo2WTAzMu2abPwpphHgk5gH3ywWV7GsDXavhv8b6DRBMbWZtcgZNJxMzQkwuYCX88CU5RAlXB2c_Nj963Z82nIVj8rdyWKRH7Ssxj5Eh5ArUD5qxzgBKlERa3P_WAMYWQSiiF9gHHvdI9k90ZJwc-ZwWUiSoM71Cm5LMr7VgZQRwxP9ybw/s7827/EU%20Summit%20October%202023%2029c9dba9-9acd-43bf-8a13-78010c42554a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5221" data-original-width="7827" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuSaUqo2WTAzMu2abPwpphHgk5gH3ywWV7GsDXavhv8b6DRBMbWZtcgZNJxMzQkwuYCX88CU5RAlXB2c_Nj963Z82nIVj8rdyWKRH7Ssxj5Eh5ArUD5qxzgBKlERa3P_WAMYWQSiiF9gHHvdI9k90ZJwc-ZwWUiSoM71Cm5LMr7VgZQRwxP9ybw/w640-h426/EU%20Summit%20October%202023%2029c9dba9-9acd-43bf-8a13-78010c42554a.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">From left to right: Nikolai DENKOV (Prime Minister, Bulgaria), Ursula VON DER LEYEN (President of the European Commission, EUROPEAN COMMISSION), Leo VARADKAR (Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Ireland), Charles MICHEL (President of the European Council, EUROPEAN COUNCIL)</span></div></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3f4a52; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3f4a52; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">During the meeting, the participants talked about ways to enhance economic growth within the EU, as well as migration and external relations.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 2021-2027.</b></span><span style="color: #3f4a52; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> During the first day of the summit, the European Council came up with some conclusions regarding the multiannual financial framework for 2021-2027. After having a detailed discussion on the proposed changes in the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027, the European Council has requested the Council to continue working towards reaching a comprehensive agreement by the end of the year.</span></p><ul class="council-link-list padding-bottom-20" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3f4a52; display: table; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none !important; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px;"><li style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/10/27/european-council-conclusions-26-and-27-october-2023/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; display: table; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none;" title="European Council conclusions, 26 and 27 October 2023"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>European Council conclusions, 26 and 27 October 2023</b></span></a></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3f4a52;">A </span><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Euro Summit </span></b><span style="color: #3f4a52;">reported the EU's financial and economic results during the meeting. </span><i style="color: #3f4a52;">(Briefing video to follow</i><span style="color: #3f4a52;">)</span></span></p><ul class="council-link-list padding-bottom-20" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3f4a52; display: table; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none !important; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px;"><li style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/euro-summit/2023/10/27/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; display: table; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Euro Summit, 27 October 2023"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Euro Summit, 27 October 2023</b></span></a></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i>(Additional national video briefings and detailed reports to follow.)</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Stay up-to-date with <a href="https://united-europe-news.blogspot.com">The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors © CSE LTD 1992-2023. Get a comprehensive, real-time view of the EU's daily operations and critical developments since 2008, all from the UK's point of view.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">THE EUROPA TODAY: From the Inventors of Social Media Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get an in-depth, live look at the day-to-day workings and essential facts of the EU's life since 2008. See it all from the UK's perspective.</div>Europa Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020310703540693210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947543.post-52919936077473856972023-10-22T19:00:00.006+01:002023-10-23T14:44:43.637+01:00EU PARLIAMENT AGENDA (Updated): The Week 23 – 29 October 2023 Cttee meetings. MEPs Vote on EU-UK TCA, President METSOLA Travels to Berlin (Monday), Addresses EUROPEAN COUNCIL (Thursday)<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimI3Pby5iFqmpseaWOCpdmdJfpQmGNR4El9vN55BjF4Au3_ORXRf0TMOzHGZ6Ly08Q8YbafJslbDM60w54it1zjO7VynpKfZaAm3Kf1XQikRzoEAfGqIDdOapj015m4qV_wO_rdU87AnGmFDluqRJi1NFRA1oGAN46Q2SgrTaWU0QoiTmXVXL3UQ/s320/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="320" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimI3Pby5iFqmpseaWOCpdmdJfpQmGNR4El9vN55BjF4Au3_ORXRf0TMOzHGZ6Ly08Q8YbafJslbDM60w54it1zjO7VynpKfZaAm3Kf1XQikRzoEAfGqIDdOapj015m4qV_wO_rdU87AnGmFDluqRJi1NFRA1oGAN46Q2SgrTaWU0QoiTmXVXL3UQ/w640-h452/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv/">Lucio MENIN</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">LONDON and BRUSSELS. The </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111;"><b>EU Parliament Agenda </b>for this week</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111;"> is about the upcoming committee meetings of the EU Parliament for the week of 23-29 October 2023. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);"><b>SUMMARY</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111;">The document previews some of the topics that will be discussed and voted on by the committees, such as packaging and waste, pesticides and glyphosate, CO2 emissions, and carbon removals. More information about each topic is available through links.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Agenda</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Committee meetings, Brussels </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>TUESDAY</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>EU-UK Relations.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/afet/home/highlights">Foreign Affairs Committee</a>, jointly with the <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/inta/home/highlights">Committee on International Trade</a>, will vote on the Implementation report on the <span style="color: #0b5394;">EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement</span>. Rapporteurs are <span style="color: #0b5394;">Seán KELLY</span> and Andreas SCHIEDER (<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Tuesday</span>).</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Packaging & waste packaging.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/envi/home/highlights">Environment Committee</a> will adopt its position on a draft bill introducing new sustainability requirements for the use and reuse of packaging (e.g. harmful chemicals restrictions, minimum amounts of recycled content), as well as limits on the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags and targets for reducing packaging, separate collection and recycling (<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Tuesday</span>).</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Sustainable use of pesticides/glyphosate.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A proposal to reduce the use and risk of chemical pesticides by 50% by 2030 and promote a more environmentally friendly system of pest control will be up for a vote in the<a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/envi/home/highlights"> Environment Committee</a>, followed by a press conference at 13:30. The committee will also have a separate vote on an objection to the Commission’s proposal to renew the approval of glyphosate for ten years (<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Tuesday</span>).</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Green deal/CO2 emissions for buses & trucks.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/envi/home/highlights">Environment Committee </a>will vote on new emission reduction standards for CO₂ emissions from new heavy-duty vehicles (buses and trucks) to contribute to the shift to zero-emission mobility in the context of increased EU climate ambition by 2030 and EU climate neutrality by 2050 (<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Tuesday</span>).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Green deal/Carbon removals. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The first EU-wide framework to certify carbon removals (i.e. removing CO2 from the atmosphere) will be up for a vote in the <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/envi/home/highlights">Environment Committee</a>. The proposal would boost innovative carbon removal technologies and sustainable carbon farming solutions needed to reach the EU’s goal of becoming climate neutral by 2050 (<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Tuesday</span>). </span></div><div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>WEDNESDAY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Net-Zero Industry Act. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/itre/home/highlights">Industry Committee</a> will adopt its position on the so-called Net-Zero
Industry Act, which aims to help the transition to a climate-neutral economy by supporting net-zero technology sectors such as wind turbines, electrolysers, batteries, solar panels and heat
pumps. The global market for these sectors is projected to triple by 2030, showing the need to
secure access to technologies essential for future energy systems (<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Wednesday</span>). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Right to repair.</b> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/imco/home/highlights">Internal Market Committee</a> will adopt its position on a draft law aiming to ensure that more consumer goods are repaired whilst they are under guarantee and that defective products (from vacuum cleaners to smartphones) are easier to repair when the guarantee has expired. There will be an online briefing for media ahead of this vote with the lead MEP at 07:30 BST (<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Wednesday</span>)</span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>THURSDAY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Frontex. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe/home/highlights">Civil Liberties Committee</a> will adopt its conclusions on whether Frontex is
complying with fundamental rights, following up on a fact-finding investigation carried out by the
Working Group for Frontex Scrutiny (<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Thursday</span>). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>European Council. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://the-president.europarl.europa.eu/en/">President Roberta Metsola</a> will address EU heads of state and government
at the 26-27 <span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/european-council/2023/10/26-27/">October European Council</a></span>, which is expected to discuss Ukraine,
the review of the EU long-term budget, the economy, migration, and the situation in Israel and
Gaza. President Metsola will host a press conference following her address to the European
Council. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>President’s diary </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">EP President <span style="color: #0b5394;">Roberta Metsola</span> will be in Berlin on <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Monday</span> to deliver a “<i>Relaunch, Reform, Reimagine Europe</i>” speech at the <span style="color: #0b5394;">Humboldt University</span>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/weekly-agenda/2023-43">The Full Weekly Agenda - Interactive</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdfs/news/expert/agenda_week_by_type/43-2023/43-2023_en.pdf">The Full Weekly Agenda by Events</a> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Stay up-to-date with <a href="https://united-europe-news.blogspot.com">The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors © CSE LTD 1992-2023. Get a comprehensive, real-time view of the EU's daily operations and key developments since 2008, all from the UK's point of view.<div class="blogger-post-footer">THE EUROPA TODAY: From the Inventors of Social Media Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get an in-depth, live look at the day-to-day workings and essential facts of the EU's life since 2008. See it all from the UK's perspective.</div>Europa Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020310703540693210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947543.post-10685568202207820212023-10-16T13:00:00.023+01:002023-10-17T14:02:05.552+01:00EU PARLIAMENT AGENDA: The Week 16 – 22 October 2023. Monday's EP BRIEFING (Video). PLENARY session, Strasbourg. LIVE Streaming. President METSOLA Travels To Luxembourg.<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming?lv=PLENARY&view=day " style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="1464" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvagl5YkcCGWH53TB8WR08LMfeT_S0oGl_e6fEO0WtYjOmuhD3Dm2omVe6WZvZGLq7O3HDw0hnT3Ti_octYjbxd9ZEDcTfJd7LkE2jFw14IEGeaEuZJ8UzCjFlE4TE3lLPaRz1AfxchRHE70Ey-Wn-9yJ_piSDRkOjqGyCX6T-GYKgd-cPJHoOA/w640-h402/EP%20Strasbourg%20-%20Live.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3F37MoD4FJw_HyicuKRMoGGU73mT3DD0r-WNY9zla8RVispSrY3SkYSVAbjo66a4Fj3z31yewUzceNNifKrYAJkYFF4fH3Tia8FsvcL2uZvupEZ1uAXjIwFID5Vt-GgaJijn5AnD7dYhA0FvH5FCKxhFCCAkFaSYEiZTGTdZ0J6jZu6XhjCfHIQ/s320/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="320" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3F37MoD4FJw_HyicuKRMoGGU73mT3DD0r-WNY9zla8RVispSrY3SkYSVAbjo66a4Fj3z31yewUzceNNifKrYAJkYFF4fH3Tia8FsvcL2uZvupEZ1uAXjIwFID5Vt-GgaJijn5AnD7dYhA0FvH5FCKxhFCCAkFaSYEiZTGTdZ0J6jZu6XhjCfHIQ/w200-h141/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv/">Lucio MENIN</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">LONDON and STRASBOURG. MEPs are returning </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; font-family: verdana;">to Strasbourg</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); font-family: verdana;">with the following </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; font-family: verdana;">EU Parliament’s agenda</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; font-family: verdana;">for </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; font-family: verdana;">16-22 October 2023.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b>SUMMARY</b></span></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><ul style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; margin: 12px 0px 0px; padding-inline-start: 24px;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The main topics are reconstructing Ukraine, supporting strategic technologies, and reforming EU fisheries rules.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Other events include a debate on EU sanctions against Russia, a speech by Armenia’s Prime Minister, and an award ceremony for the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism.</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Agenda </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Plenary session, Strasbourg.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><u><b>MONDAY</b></u></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Reconstructing Ukraine.</span> </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Parliament will debate and vote on a <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20230929IPR06109/a-long-term-solution-for-ukraine-s-funding-needs">new Ukraine Facility</a> with an overall capacity of €50 billion for 2024-2027 to support the country’s recovery, reconstruction and modernisation. MEPs demand that seized Russian assets be used to reconstruct Ukraine. (<span style="color: #674ea7;">Monday, Tuesday</span>)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’). </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">MEPs will debate and vote on a new instrument to support the development of EU projects on critical and emerging strategic technologies, such as artificial intelligence, robotics, renewable energy and medical technologies. <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-16/7/supporting-eu-competitiveness-and-resilience-in-strategic-sectors">STEP </a>could mobilise up to €160 billion in new investments. (<span style="color: #674ea7;">Monday, Tuesday</span>)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">New EU fisheries rules.</span></b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Parliament will debate and take a final vote on <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-16/13/debate-and-vote-on-new-eu-fisheries-control-rules-to-ensure-traceability">the overhaul of EU fisheries control rules</a>, which aim to reduce illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and ensure better compliance and increased consumer protection. (<span style="color: #674ea7;">Monday, Tuesday</span>)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Last-minute briefing.</span></i></b> (<i>video below</i>)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On <span style="color: #674ea7;">Monday</span> at 16.30, Parliament’s Spokesperson,<span style="color: #0b5394;"> Jaume Duch Guillot</span>, will hold a press briefing on the plenary session, which starts at 17.00. Political group briefings will take place on <span style="color: #674ea7;">Tuesday</span> <i><span style="color: #674ea7;">morning</span></i>. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<div><div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><u>TUESDAY</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Effectiveness of EU sanctions on Russia.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On <span style="color: #674ea7;">Tuesday <i>morning</i></span>, MEPs will discuss with the Commission and Council whether the <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-16/4/parliament-to-assess-the-effectiveness-of-eu-sanctions-on-russia">EU’s sanctions against Russia</a> are working and how to prevent their circumvention by Moscow. </span></div></div></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Prime Minister of Armenia.</span> </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On <span style="color: #674ea7;">Tuesday</span> at 11.30, <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-16/11/armenian-prime-minister-nikol-pashinyan-to-address-meps">Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan</a> will address MEPs in a formal sitting. Before his address, President <span><span style="color: #0b5394;">Roberta Metsola</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">,</span></span> and the Prime Minister will hold a bilateral meeting and a press point at 11.20.</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Journalism Prize. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On <span style="color: #674ea7;">Tuesday</span><span style="color: #351c75;"><i> evening</i></span>, the <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20231011IPR06926/daphne-caruana-galizia-prize-for-journalism-press-invitation-to-award-ceremony">Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism</a> will be awarded, rewarding outstanding journalism that promotes or defends the core principles and values of the EU. Before the award ceremony, Parliament’s press service is organising a seminar on “<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Safeguarding Media Freedom: the Role of the European Union</span></i>”. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><u>WEDNESDAY</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Strasbourg
Attacks against Israel.</span> </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On <span style="color: #674ea7;">Wednesday</span> <i><span style="color: #674ea7;">morning</span></i>, <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-16/0/meps-to-discuss-the-despicable-terrorist-attacks-of-hamas-against-israel">MEPs will debate, with the Council </a>and Commission, the despicable terrorist attacks of Hamas against Israel. A resolution will be put to
the vote on <span style="color: #674ea7;">Thursday</span>. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Critical debate on 26-27 October EU summit.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In a key debate on <span style="color: #674ea7;">Wednesday</span> <i><span style="color: #674ea7;">morning </span></i>with the Council and Commission, MEPs will present their <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/plenary-session_20231018-0900-PLENARY">demands and expectations ahead of the EU summit </a>on 26-27 October. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><u>THURSDAY</u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>2023 Sakharov Prize. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On <span style="color: #674ea7;">Thursday</span> around noon, EP President <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-16/2/2023-sakharov-prize-winner-to-be-announced-in-plenary">Roberta Metsola will announce the winner of this year’s Sakharov Prize</a> for Freedom of Thought in plenary, following Parliament’s <i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Conference of Presidents</span></i> (EP President Metsola and political group leaders) decision.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><span>President’s diary</span></b><span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b> Wednesday</b></span>, <a href="https://the-president.europarl.europa.eu/en/">EP President Metsola</a> will hold a press conference after the
vote on the EU 2024 budget together with the two rapporteurs, and on<span style="color: #674ea7;"> <b>Thursday</b></span>, she will be in
Luxemburg to give a speech at the Conference for the 70th Anniversary of the <i><span style="color: #0b5394;">European School
System</span></i> and the <span style="color: #0b5394;">European School Luxembourg</span>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/weekly-agenda/2023-42"><br /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/weekly-agenda/2023-42">The Full Weekly Agenda - Interactive</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-16">The Full Weekly Agenda - Briefing</a></span> </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/home.html">Watch the Plenary LIVE</a> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Stay up-to-date with <a href="https://united-europe-news.blogspot.com">The EUROPA TODAY</a>, brought by social media inventors ©</span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: times; font-size: large;"> CSE LTD 1992-2023. Get a comprehensive, real-time view of the EU's daily operations and key developments since 2008, all from the UK's point of view.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">THE EUROPA TODAY: From the Inventors of Social Media Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get an in-depth, live look at the day-to-day workings and essential facts of the EU's life since 2008. See it all from the UK's perspective.</div>Europa Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020310703540693210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947543.post-57721348909695384922023-10-09T13:30:00.022+01:002023-10-10T06:34:49.827+01:00EU PARLIAMENT AGENDA: The Week 09 – 15 October 2023. Committee, Group Meetings, Brussels, INTA Cttee Mission to Belfast's BREXIT Groups, Dublin. <div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhls5JOYTubeRcDqVwxSq3q1_xzmL9qfotnzgZ3Vz4zNX1NuzzH-f71qVkdlneU47LP5I9fBegP8-Z0-Z9qo3HezlGSId9E7rLzCBCwL15_f84vaIIt5MYMIFK2zLDYFEQ4AZjUsNpYduunWLkfiTjxi53yYf6y8llySCboiGcOtdHDgv-zmI_oNQ/s320/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="320" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhls5JOYTubeRcDqVwxSq3q1_xzmL9qfotnzgZ3Vz4zNX1NuzzH-f71qVkdlneU47LP5I9fBegP8-Z0-Z9qo3HezlGSId9E7rLzCBCwL15_f84vaIIt5MYMIFK2zLDYFEQ4AZjUsNpYduunWLkfiTjxi53yYf6y8llySCboiGcOtdHDgv-zmI_oNQ/w640-h452/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv/">Lucio MENIN</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>SUMMARY</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">LONDON and BRUSSELS. The European Parliament has released its agenda for October 9-15, 2023. The main topics to be in the discussion include committee and group meetings, which will take place in Brussels. The International Trade Committee will also travel to Belfast and Dublin to meet with Brexit groups.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>The Agenda </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Committee and political group meetings. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>MONDAY </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’). </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/budg/home/highlights">The Industry and Budgets committees</a>
will vote on the set-up of a Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform designed to support EU
projects in developing critical and emerging strategic technologies, such as artificial intelligence,
robotics, renewable energy and medical technologies. According to the proposal, STEP could
mobilise up to €160 billion in new investments. As part of revising the EU’s long-term
budget, MEPs propose an additional €3 billion. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Product liability in the digital age. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/37947543/7619612012907121487#">The Legal Affairs and Internal Market and Consumer Protection committees</a> will adopt their position on the update of the EU Product Liability Directive, which is nearly 40 years old. The proposal aims to bring the EU’s product liability regime up to speed with the digital age and protect consumers more effectively, including from psychological harm and data corruption caused by defective products, by including software and artificial intelligence in the rules for the first time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>THURSDAY </b></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Euro 7/car emissions.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/37947543/7619612012907121487#">The Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee</a> will adopt
its position on the so-called Euro 7 standards for emissions from cars, vans, lorries and buses.
The proposal aims to improve air quality, with a particular emphasis on urban
areas, by reducing air pollutant emissions from road transport. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2023 Sakharov Prize: </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">the finalists. </span></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">MEPs will choose the three finalists for this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in a joint secret vote in the Foreign Affairs and Development committees and the Human Rights Subcommittee. Parliament’s Conference of Presidents will choose the winner on 19 October. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>ALL WEEK</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Plenary preparations. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Political groups will prepare for the <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/37947543/7619612012907121487#">16-19 October plenary session</a>,
where MEPs will debate and vote on setting up a Ukraine Facility to support the country’s
recovery, reconstruction and modernisation, on the 2024 EU budget, on the Commission’s work
programme for 2024, on fisheries control rules to reduce illegal, unreported and unregulated
fishing, and on the European Citizens’ Initiative "Fur-Free Europe". MEPs will also debate their
priorities for the 26-27 October European Council and vote on a resolution on the relations
between Serbia and Kosovo after the recent deadly clashes. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4e4e4e; font-weight: bolder; text-align: justify;">INTA mission to Belfast and Dublin. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; text-align: justify;">In Ireland, the Members of the </span><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/inta-delegation-to-visit-ireland-and-nor/product-details/20231004MIS02461">Committee on International Trade</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/inta-delegation-to-visit-ireland-and-nor/product-details/20231004MIS02461"> </a>will hold meetings with representatives from the Irish authorities and a panel of Irish business representatives. In </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; text-align: justify;">Northern Ireland</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; text-align: justify;">, they will meet professors from Queen University Belfast, civil society representatives, members of the Northern Ireland Business Brexit Working Group and the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont,</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"> Alex Maskey</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; text-align: justify;">, and political parties' representatives. They will also meet EU officials in Warrenpoint. INTA Chair </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Bernd Lange</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; text-align: justify;"> (S&D, Germany) will lead the EU 5-Members delegation. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>FRIDAY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Pre-session press briefing.</span> </b></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The EP Press Service will hold a<a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/weekly-agenda/2023-41#agenda-day20231013"> press briefing</a> with the
Parliament’s political group spokespersons at 11.00 on<b><span style="color: #674ea7;"> Friday</span></b> (Anna Politkovskaya room, press
centre, Brussels). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>President’s diary. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">European Parliament <a href="https://the-president.europarl.europa.eu/en/agenda">President </a><span style="color: #0b5394;">Roberta Metsola</span> will be in Birgu, Malta, on <span style="color: #674ea7;">Monday</span>, where she will hold two meetings with students, one at De La Salle College and a second
at St Edward's College. On <span style="color: #674ea7;">Tuesday</span>, in Brussels, she will present the book ”Digital Empires:
The Global Battle to Regulate Technology”, with the author <span style="color: #0b5394;">Anu Bradford</span>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/weekly-agenda/2023-41">The Full Weekly Agenda - Interactive</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdfs/news/expert/agenda_week_by_type/41-2023/41-2023_en.pdf">The Full Weekly Agenda by Events</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/2023-41">The Full Weekly Agenda - Highlights / Full Topics List</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Stay up-to-date with <a href="https://united-europe-news.blogspot.com">The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors © CSE LTD 1992-2023. Get a comprehensive, real-time view of the EU's daily operations and critical developments since 2008, all from the UK's point of view.</i></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">THE EUROPA TODAY: From the Inventors of Social Media Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get an in-depth, live look at the day-to-day workings and essential facts of the EU's life since 2008. See it all from the UK's perspective.</div>Europa Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020310703540693210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947543.post-46196212715029547432023-10-04T12:48:00.002+01:002023-10-04T13:08:49.243+01:00EP Plenary: Asylum and Migration Package Debate / BRIEFING by Roberta METSOLA, EP President with Petr PAVEL, President of the Czech Republic - Video from Strasbourgi<iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="480" id="videoplayer" scrolling="no" src="https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/corporateplayer/index.html?video=I-246944" title=" EP EbS News Asylum and migration package " width="852"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">EP Plenary debate: extracts from MEPs speeches on the need for a speedy adoption of the asylum and migration package.
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EU-Ukraine Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine</b></span><br /></span><br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="480" id="videoplayer" scrolling="no" src="https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/corporateplayer/index.html?video=I-247061" title=" EU-Ukraine Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine " width="852"></iframe><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Press conference by
<b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Josep BORRELL</span></b> FONTELLES, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World and <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Dmytro KULEBA</span></b>, Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>The Agenda</b></span></div><span><span style="color: #424242;"><br /></span><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Plenary session Strasbourg</span></b></span></span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;"></span></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"></p><p style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>MONDAY</b></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;"><span style="color: #505154;">Protecting the EU from economic blackmail</span></span><span style="color: #505154;">. </span></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #505154;">MEPs hold a final vote on a <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-02/1/meps-set-to-adopt-new-trade-tool-to-defend-eu-from-economic-blackmail&source=gmail&ust=1696331616273000&usg=AOvVaw0V1pivLYc97oYwdEKkbFY8" href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-02/1/meps-set-to-adopt-new-trade-tool-to-defend-eu-from-economic-blackmail" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: #00a09d; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">new trade tool</a> that will enable the EU to respond with countermeasures if it or a member state experiences economic blackmail by a non-EU country. (<em>debate Monday, vote Tuesday</em>)</span></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;"><span style="color: #505154;">Appointments of Wopke Hoekstra and Maroš Šefčovič. </span></span></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #505154;">On <em>Monday</em> and <em>Tuesday</em>, the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/envi/home/highlights&source=gmail&ust=1696331616273000&usg=AOvVaw1pZUaOE9KF7iQeiXxNziZM" href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/envi/home/highlights" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: #00a09d; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety</a> and contributing committees will hold hearings with Wopke Hoekstra, Commissioner-designate for Climate Action, and with Maroš Šefčovič after he was assigned the role of Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal. A plenary vote is provisionally scheduled for <em>Thursday</em>.</span></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;"><span style="color: #505154;">Last-minute briefing</span></span><span style="color: #505154;">. </span></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #505154;">On Monday at 15.30 BST, Parliament’s Spokesperson will hold a</span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/last-minute-session-briefing_20231002-1630-SPECIAL-PRESSER&source=gmail&ust=1696331616273000&usg=AOvVaw3j7fywsko9sjdYN5hJktRJ" href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/last-minute-session-briefing_20231002-1630-SPECIAL-PRESSER" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: #00a09d; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> press briefing</a><span style="color: #505154;"> on the plenary session, which starts at 16.00 BST. Political group briefings will take place on Tuesday morning.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>TUESDAY</b></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;"><span style="color: #505154;">Media Freedom Act</span></span><span style="color: #505154;">. </span></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #505154;">MEPs will <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-02/0/meps-to-push-for-strengthened-protection-for-eu-journalists-and-media-freedom&source=gmail&ust=1696331616272000&usg=AOvVaw0BRQZyLCkIMpDnuHBGaxSq" href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-02/0/meps-to-push-for-strengthened-protection-for-eu-journalists-and-media-freedom" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: #00a09d; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">debate and adopt</a> their position on the Media Freedom Act, which aims to protect media from interference and make them more transparent and independent. (<em>debate and vote Tuesday</em>)</span></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;"><span style="color: #505154;">EU-China relations. </span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #505154;">On <em>Tuesday afternoon</em>, MEPs will <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-02/3/meps-to-quiz-the-commission-on-eu-china-trade-relations&source=gmail&ust=1696331616273000&usg=AOvVaw034t4AJVnp1K6aNveN_Lrj" href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-02/3/meps-to-quiz-the-commission-on-eu-china-trade-relations" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: #00a09d; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">question the Commission</a> about trade relations with China, following President </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">Ursula von der Leyen</span><span style="color: #505154;">'s announcement of a new anti-subsidy probe.</span></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;"><span style="color: #505154;">Nagorno-Karabakh</span></span><span style="color: #505154;">. </span></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #505154;">On <em>Tuesday</em>, Parliament will debate the dire<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-02/10/nagorno-karabakh-meps-set-to-condemn-azerbaijan-s-latest-unjustified-attack&source=gmail&ust=1696331616273000&usg=AOvVaw1PNanV-hwGIzEnifiRryjB" href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-02/10/nagorno-karabakh-meps-set-to-condemn-azerbaijan-s-latest-unjustified-attack" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: #00a09d; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> situation in Nagorno-Karabakh</a>, following Azerbaijan’s recent military seizure of the mountainous South Caucasus enclave. A resolution will be put to a vote on <em>Thursday</em>.</span></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;"><span style="color: #505154;">Revising the EU’s long-term budget/Ukraine facility.</span></span></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #505154; font-family: verdana;">P</span><span style="color: #505154; font-family: verdana;">arliament will debate and vote on</span><span style="color: #505154; font-family: verdana;"> </span><em style="color: #505154; font-family: verdana;">Tuesday</em><span style="color: #505154; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #505154; font-family: verdana;">on its position on the reform of the EU’s long-term budget, with MEPs arguing for an EU budget capable of tackling contemporary challenges and overlapping crises. EP</span><span style="color: #505154; font-family: verdana;"> </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/press-conference-by-roberta-metsola-ep-president-jan-olbrycht-margarida-marques-mff-co-rapporteur-on_20231004-1300-SPECIAL-PRESSER&source=gmail&ust=1696331616273000&usg=AOvVaw2KkmrF1rwe1QN1w-0Btbqt" href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/press-conference-by-roberta-metsola-ep-president-jan-olbrycht-margarida-marques-mff-co-rapporteur-on_20231004-1300-SPECIAL-PRESSER" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: #00a09d; font-family: verdana; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">President Metsola and the rapporteurs will host a press conference</a><span style="color: #505154; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #505154; font-family: verdana;">after the vote. On</span><span style="color: #505154; font-family: verdana;"> </span><em style="color: #505154; font-family: verdana;">Thursday</em><span style="color: #505154; font-family: verdana;">, the</span><span style="color: #505154; font-family: verdana;"> </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/budg/home/highlights&source=gmail&ust=1696331616273000&usg=AOvVaw10X_RPLj_GJ6gUmxYHddWf" href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/budg/home/highlights" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: #00a09d; font-family: verdana; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Budgets</a><span style="color: #505154; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #505154; font-family: verdana;">and</span><span style="color: #505154; font-family: verdana;"> </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/afet/home/highlights&source=gmail&ust=1696331616273000&usg=AOvVaw0lQzz7dfU4k_p_9zfKRwTM" href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/afet/home/highlights" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: #00a09d; font-family: verdana; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Foreign Affairs</a><span style="color: #505154; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #505154; font-family: verdana;">committees will vote on the creation of a dedicated facility of up to €50 billion for 2024 to 2027 to support Ukraine’s recovery, reconstruction and modernisation.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: large;"><b>WEDNESDAY</b></span></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;"><span style="color: #505154;">Key debate: </span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bolder;"><span style="color: #505154;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-02/2/asylum-and-migration-meps-to-assess-progress-in-reform-talks&source=gmail&ust=1696331616273000&usg=AOvVaw1YQnGGq64bE-tX7xf8ZV0E" href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-02/2/asylum-and-migration-meps-to-assess-progress-in-reform-talks" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: #00a09d; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Asylum and migration</a>. </span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #505154;">In the context of continued arrivals of refugees and migrants to the EU by sea, plenary will discuss on </span><em style="color: #505154;">Wednesday morning</em><span style="color: #505154;"> the need for a speedy adoption of a comprehensive European pact on asylum and migration. Before the votes on </span><em style="color: #505154;">Wednesday</em><span style="color: #505154;">, President </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">Roberta Metsola</span><span style="color: #505154;"> will make a statement marking one year since the tragedy off the coast of Lampedusa.</span></span></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;"><span style="color: #505154;">Extension of glyphosate authorisation. </span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #505154; font-family: verdana;">On <em>Wednesday</em>, MEPs will debate with Council and Commission the proposal to extend the authorisation to use <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-02/6/pesticides-parliament-to-debate-proposed-extension-of-glyphosate-authorisation&source=gmail&ust=1696331616273000&usg=AOvVaw1yECLTq_JlPStTrwu2JD1B" href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-02/6/pesticides-parliament-to-debate-proposed-extension-of-glyphosate-authorisation" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: #00a09d; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">glyphosate</a> in the EU for ten more years.</span><span style="color: #4e4e4e;"> Io</span></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;"><span style="color: #505154;">Czech President Petr Pavel. </span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #505154;">On <em>Wednesday</em> at 10.30 BST, </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">Petr Pavel</span><span style="color: #505154;">, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-02/14/czech-president-petr-pavel-to-address-meps&source=gmail&ust=1696331616273000&usg=AOvVaw3h_W4QMRhR-ng8O-OoL_La" href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2023-10-02/14/czech-president-petr-pavel-to-address-meps" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: #00a09d; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">President of the Czech Republic,</a> will address MEPs in a formal sitting. Presidents Metsola and Pavel will have a bilateral meeting before his speech. A press point with both is scheduled at 10.20 BST.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>THURSDAY</b></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Committes</b></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #505154;"></span></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;"><span style="color: #505154;">Combating human trafficking and protecting victims</span></span><span style="color: #505154;">. </span></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #505154;">The <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe/home/highlights&source=gmail&ust=1696331616273000&usg=AOvVaw0XELK4_xBfwQ1IPzjdJWQG" href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe/home/highlights" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: #00a09d; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Civil Liberties and Gender Equality committees</a> will adopt their position on a draft bill aiming to crack down on human trafficking, while increasing sanctions and enhancing victims’ protection. <em>(Thursday)</em></span></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;"><span style="color: #505154;">President’s diary. </span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #505154;">EP <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://the-president.europarl.europa.eu/en/&source=gmail&ust=1696331616273000&usg=AOvVaw3x0nWDaEdeX3PCO3fa2r7S" href="https://the-president.europarl.europa.eu/en/" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: transparent; color: #00a09d; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">President Roberta Metsola</a> will meet Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on </span><span style="color: #351c75;">Monday</span><span style="color: #505154;"> and Italian Minister for European Affairs </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">Raffaele Fitto</span><span style="color: #505154;"> on Tuesday. She will then travel to Granada (Spain) to participate in the European Political Community Summit </span><span style="color: #351c75;">(Thursday)</span><span style="color: #505154;"> and the informal European Council meeting </span><span style="color: #351c75;">(Friday)</span><span style="color: #505154;">. On </span><span style="color: #351c75;">Saturday</span><span style="color: #505154;">, she will be in Swieqi (Malta), where she will be presented with the '</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">Ġieħ is-Swieqi</span><span style="color: #505154;">' award.</span><br /></span></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 1rem 0px;"></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><br /></p><p style="color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 16.8pt; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/weekly-agenda">The Full Weekly Agenda - Interactive</a></span></p></div></td></tr><tr align="center"><td style="color: #4e4e4e; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda">The Full Weekly Agenda - Briefing All Topics</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Stay up-to-date with <a href="https://united-europe-news.blogspot.com">The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors © CSE LTD 1992-2023. 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President METSOLA Travels to Croatia and Cyprus<div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuT4zQ8aU5vuojfjUdz5TBGwoQc_gPyb0YwCw7X-6xc-gwWNsWQ_SvA2zhcuCyHnzxIVTXvRPbqxbOTSTo6utRIUaQaq1TzdfHRJSHzZEkzhDixKuQWyEB8d80KpWucDq369FwWAsyH1mnZGqC2akwGyHoeo_LUl-4jzEJV4q3xmuN5_2m53lASA/s320/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="320" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuT4zQ8aU5vuojfjUdz5TBGwoQc_gPyb0YwCw7X-6xc-gwWNsWQ_SvA2zhcuCyHnzxIVTXvRPbqxbOTSTo6utRIUaQaq1TzdfHRJSHzZEkzhDixKuQWyEB8d80KpWucDq369FwWAsyH1mnZGqC2akwGyHoeo_LUl-4jzEJV4q3xmuN5_2m53lASA/w640-h452/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large;">by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv/">Lucio MENIN</a></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b>SUMMARY</b></span></div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">LONDON and BRUSSELS. A light working week ahead for MEPS in Brussels returning from Strasbourg in view of another Plenary in the first week of October. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The week will open with the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee welcoming <span style="color: #0b5394;">Christine Lagarde</span>, the President of the European Central Bank, for a regular dialogue on Monday, (<i>video below</i>).</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The political groups will return to prepare for the upcoming plenary session, which will take place from 2 to 5 October. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, will have a busy week instead. On Wednesday, she will travel to Croatia to meet with Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and on Sunday, she will visit Cyprus to meet with President Nikos Christodoulides and attend the parade in honour of Cyprus Independence Day.</span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The Agenda</span></b></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Committee and political group meetings, Brussels</span></b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Lagarde/ECB. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The President of the <span style="color: #0b5394;">European Central Bank</span>, <span style="color: #0b5394;">Christine Lagarde</span>, will return to
Parliament for her quarterly meeting with MEPs on the Economic and Monetary Affairs
Committee. Inflation, the economic governance review, public debt, and high bank liquidity levels will attract the most attention (<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Monday</span></b>). </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Plenary preparations. </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Political groups will prepare for the 2-5 October plenary session, where MEPs will debate and vote on the <span style="color: #0b5394;">Media Freedom Act</span>, which aims to strengthen the independence of media and protect editorial decisions from political interference. They will also vote on a new trade policy tool to respond to countries seeking to coerce the EU or member states into fighting greenwashing in the bond markets and on the protection of workers from asbestos. They will also debate and vote on the EU 2021-2027 long-term budget revision, a new strategy for a better internet for children, and Moldova’s path to the EU. They will host a formal sitting with <span style="color: #0b5394;">Petr Pavel</span>, President of the Czech Republic.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>President’s diary.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will meet with the U.S.
Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery, <span style="color: #0b5394;">Penny Pritzker</span>, on <span style="color: #674ea7;">Tuesday</span>. On <span style="color: #674ea7;">Wednesday</span>, she will meet Prime Minister <span style="color: #0b5394;">Andrej Plenković</span> in Croatia. President Roberta Metsola will travel to Cyprus on <span style="color: #674ea7;">Sunday</span> to meet with President Nikos
Christodoulides, followed by a press point. She will also lay a wreath at the statue of Makarios
III, First President of the Republic of Cyprus, and attend the parade in honour of Cyprus
Independence Day.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The President's diary</span></b><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Tuesday 26 September 2023</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">11:00 Meeting with the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery, Penny
Pritzker </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">The President's diary</span> </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Wednesday 27 September 2023</span></b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Split, Croatia
Meeting with the Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenković </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>The President's diary </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Thursday, 28 September 2023</span></b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">10:00 European Parliament’s Conference of Presidents </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">The President's diary</span></b> </span></div><div><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Sunday 01 October 2023</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Cyprus </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">09:30 Laying of wreath at the statue of <span style="color: #0b5394;">Makarios III</span>, First President of the Republic of Cyprus </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">09:40 Meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, H.E. <span style="color: #0b5394;">Nikos Christodoulides</span> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">10:30 Joint Press Conference with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, H.E. Nikos
Christodoulides </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">11:00 Attendance of the Parade in Honour of Cyprus Independence Day</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/weekly-agenda"><span style="font-size: large;">The Full Weekly Agenda - Interactive</span></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdfs/news/expert/agenda_week_by_type/39-2023/39-2023_en.pdf"><span style="font-size: large;">The Full Weekly Agenda by Events</span></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Stay up-to-date with <a href="http://united-europe-news.blogspot.com">The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors © CSE LTD 1992-2023. 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President METSOLA Attending 78th UN General Assembly <div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGXgwOQKyhiIy1e4iM5YWCBO11Kt-3tTBazLqs7fXWXnaYaLq7Ab_O-qRQfbG9GhNnprrw-3HEJzX5mrYIIXce9Dqjp13SjwRyG1_uDGyMDIv0G7j-TrJCy3JhnxWsGPvFIR1fd0TvryH2sp1oCIefLQUf7gXqlFr21SBUv-fIuOhOP6X255cEA/s320/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="320" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGXgwOQKyhiIy1e4iM5YWCBO11Kt-3tTBazLqs7fXWXnaYaLq7Ab_O-qRQfbG9GhNnprrw-3HEJzX5mrYIIXce9Dqjp13SjwRyG1_uDGyMDIv0G7j-TrJCy3JhnxWsGPvFIR1fd0TvryH2sp1oCIefLQUf7gXqlFr21SBUv-fIuOhOP6X255cEA/w640-h452/European_Parliament_logo.svg.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv/">Lucio MENIN</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">SUMMARY</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); color: #111111;">LONDON and BRUSSELS. This coming week's EU Parliament Agenda sees Spain’s ministers present the priorities of the Spanish Presidency of the Council until the end of 2023 in parliamentary committees. The Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee will vote on new rules to improve data generation and data sharing for short-term rentals. The Industry, Research, and Energy Committee will vote on a draft regulation that seeks to facilitate and stimulate the development of very high-capacity electronic communication networks. The Civil Liberties Committee will adopt its position on reforming the Schengen Borders Code rules on free movement within the area. The Budgets Committee will vote on revising the EU long-term budget for 2021-2027 (multiannual financial framework - MFF). </span>Lead MEPs suggest an additional €10 billion to compensate for insufficient funding - particularly for migration and external challenges and the new Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">The AGENDA</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Committee meetings, Brussels </span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Priorities of the Spanish Presidency.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Spain’s ministers will continue their round of hearings in the relevant parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the<span style="color: #0b5394;"> Spanish Presidency of the Council</span> until the end of 2023 (<b><span style="color: #351c75;">Monday to Thursday</span></b>). </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Short-term rentals. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee will vote on new
rules to improve data generation and data sharing for short-term rentals. MEPs want to increase
transparency and promote a safer, more sustainable tourism ecosystem that positively impacts local communities. Public authorities are currently struggling to get reliable data to
assess the impact of short-term rentals and enforce their policies. Short-term rentals represent
around 25% of all tourist accommodation in the EU (<b><span style="color: #351c75;">Tuesday</span></b>). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Gigabit Infrastructure Act. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Industry, Research, and Energy Committee will vote on a draft
regulation that seeks to facilitate and stimulate the development of very high-capacity electronic
communication networks. The new measures would include using existing physical
infrastructure and faster and cheaper deployment of new infrastructure (<b><span style="color: #351c75;">Tuesday</span></b>). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Free movement/Schengen Borders Code.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Civil Liberties Committee will adopt its position on reforming the Schengen Borders Code rules on free movement within the area. In the context of increasingly permanent border controls within the Schengen area, the proposal seeks to clarify the rules, strengthen free movement and introduce targeted solutions to genuine threats (To Be<span style="color: #ffa400;"> Confirmed</span>, possibly on <span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>Wednesday</b></span>). </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Revision of EU long-term budget.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In response to challenges such as Russia's aggression and
the need for greater EU strategic autonomy, the Budgets Committee will vote on revising
the EU long-term budget for 2021-2027 (multiannual financial framework - MFF). Lead MEPs
suggest an additional €10 billion to compensate for insufficient funding - particularly for migration and external challenges and the new Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP).
They also want to ensure the EU can settle its debts from the recovery fund without
curtailing programs that benefit its citizens and strengthen the EU's crisis response mechanisms.
(<b><span style="color: #351c75;">Wednesday</span></b>). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Appointment of the Chair of the ECB Supervisory Board.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Economic and Monetary
Affairs Committee will quiz and vote on <span style="color: #0b5394;">Claudia Buch</span> (Germany), the candidate the European Central Bank put forward for Chair of its Supervisory Board (<b><span style="color: #351c75;">Wednesday</span></b>). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>2023 Sakharov Prize.</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In a joint meeting of the Foreign Affairs and Development committees and the Human Rights Subcommittee, MEPs will present their candidates for the 2023 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the highest tribute paid by the EU to human rights work
(<span style="color: #351c75;"><b>Wednesday</b></span>). </span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">President’s diary.</span> </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">EP President Roberta Metsola will participate in the Concordia Summit in New York on Monday, give the keynote address at the World Leaders' Forum at Columbia University and
speak to the New York Jewish community. On <span style="color: #351c75;">Tuesday</span>, she will attend the Opening Session
of the 78th UN General Assembly and have a bilateral Meeting with H.E. <span style="color: #0b5394;">Dennis Francis</span>,
President of the <span style="color: #0b5394;">UN General Assembly</span>. On<span style="color: #351c75;"> Wednesday</span>, she will be in Malta and lay a wreath at Floriana's Independence Monument.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/weekly-agenda/2023-38">The Full Weekly Agenda - Interactive</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdfs/news/expert/agenda_week_by_type/38-2023/38-2023_en.pdf">The Full Weekly Agenda by Events</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Stay up-to-date with <a href="https://united-europe-news.blogspot.com">The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors (C) CSE LTD 1992-2023. Get a comprehensive, real-time view of the EU's daily operations and key developments since 2008, all from the UK's point of view.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">THE EUROPA TODAY: From the Inventors of Social Media Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get an in-depth, live look at the day-to-day workings and essential facts of the EU's life since 2008. See it all from the UK's perspective.</div>Europa Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020310703540693210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947543.post-85471784529723075272023-09-14T14:15:00.020+01:002023-09-16T21:48:21.255+01:00SOTEU 2023 State of the Union Address (Enhanced Ver.) - Complete Plenary Session With MEPs Debate - Discussion On Carnivours Animal Protection and Von der LEYEN's Pony Slaughtered by Wolves - Complete Session VIDEO<iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="480" id="videoplayer" scrolling="no" src="https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/corporateplayer/index.html?video=I-245525" title=" State of the Union Address 2023 by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (enhanced version) " width="852"></iframe><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On 13 September 2023, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, delivered her 2023 State of the European Union address before the Members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, and presented the Commission’s policy priorities for the coming and last year of her mandate.
In the context of the future European elections, Ursula von der Leyen introduced her speech by talking about young European citizens and the vision for a better European future. In this sense, Ursula von der Leyen highlighted her desire to pursue her programme for a greener, digital, and geopolitical Europe, despite the pandemic and Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
During her speech, Ursula von der Leyen namely reminded the progress made in healthcare by contributing to the vaccination of a large part of the world following COVID-19 and on gender equality, the advancement on investment and innovation with the European Green Deal to fight climate change, the major economic challenges with labour shortages, inflation, and business environment, and the importance of the digital aspect with the development of artificial intelligence.
Finally, the President pointed out the challenges of global context, migration and security, such as the agreements between Member States on migration, the investments on emerging economies with the Global Gateway strategy, and the enlargement of the Schengen area with Bulgaria and Romania.
In her concluding words, Ursula von der Leyen looked back on the damage done by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and reaffirmed the continued support of the European Union to Ukraine.
Ursula von der Leyen’s address was followed by speeches and discussions with Members of the European Parliament. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>This video shows the entire address given by Ursula von der Leyen.
Disclaimer : This video includes from TC 37'31'' to TC 37'54' Reuters copyrighted library material licensed by EbS, which cannot be used as part of a new production without the consent of the</i> copyright holder. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/ov/speech_23_4426">Read full address</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtU91TQvA8ZxxtU357ZnzU5cKXioCSs1wQbfdsaY6x0Tj0S8V2EtsELHmAb62jfQenUVveKq_YEeSX5_JJALqor_Y8rFhqyaZMoNkqRDwYv2WrHAf2-qSvvJnz8e45y_i1hkoTs0sN6CLphMxW4wOC4ImweKQTOfTD6HH3Vp-DABiGewAPBn9Cag/s965/Screenshot_20230916_212802_Chrome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="965" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtU91TQvA8ZxxtU357ZnzU5cKXioCSs1wQbfdsaY6x0Tj0S8V2EtsELHmAb62jfQenUVveKq_YEeSX5_JJALqor_Y8rFhqyaZMoNkqRDwYv2WrHAf2-qSvvJnz8e45y_i1hkoTs0sN6CLphMxW4wOC4ImweKQTOfTD6HH3Vp-DABiGewAPBn9Cag/w640-h370/Screenshot_20230916_212802_Chrome.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during her 2023 SOTOU address at the Strasbourg Europen Parliament on 13 September 2023 / Picture: CSE Limited, European Union</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><div style="max-width: 315px; position: relative; width: 315px;"> <div style="padding-top: 56.25%; width: 315px;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://acs.europarl.connectedviews.eu/embed/meeting/56cef646-655a-454b-3ad4-08dbaad6b8c2?refid=20230913-0900-PLENARY&start=230913070737&end=230913204715&language=en&autoplay=false&fullscreen=true&logo=true&subtitles=1" style="height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 315px;" webkitallowfullscreen="true"> </iframe></div></div><div><br /></div>
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by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv">Lucio MENIN</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span>LONDON and STRASBOURG. A debate occurred yesterday at the European Parliament Plenary sitting on "Reviewing the protection status of wolves and other large carnivores in the EU" (<i>topical debate video above from <span>hs<b style="color: #0b5394;"> 14:37 to 1</b></span></i></span><i><span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-weight: bold;">6:09, </span><span>also in </span></span>picture and video below</i>).</span></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVzSa5I05cLte7ok7OXCwEjJw6nF6_Q8mdIFgmhEkRjKImbJSRFJDvw3QFBZbhJuMRq3ZfgzRLt-IpsvTZQyWdklimRvibaioNXI8EeH6d1KjbuAaQsfUj1BJUK-6lmKaHgnPUO1g9UiA1FT7ackqjwloufxX7x5pzgBKuKt_xQuRxIG0Tx9fJw/s1030/Screenshot_20230914_135541_Chrome.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1030" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVzSa5I05cLte7ok7OXCwEjJw6nF6_Q8mdIFgmhEkRjKImbJSRFJDvw3QFBZbhJuMRq3ZfgzRLt-IpsvTZQyWdklimRvibaioNXI8EeH6d1KjbuAaQsfUj1BJUK-6lmKaHgnPUO1g9UiA1FT7ackqjwloufxX7x5pzgBKuKt_xQuRxIG0Tx9fJw/w640-h462/Screenshot_20230914_135541_Chrome.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A moment of the EP Plenary Wolves debate with Mairead McGuinness / Picture: CSE Limited, European Union</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The slow return of wild fauna in the Alps and European mountains during the last decade has posed constant threats and damage to farmers' domestic and live animal stocks, shepherds' flocks and also carried out lethal assaults on humanity.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="480" id="videoplayer" scrolling="no" src="https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/corporateplayer/index.html?video=I-244639" title=" Opening statement by Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner, on reviewing the protection status of wolves and other large carnivores in the EU, extract from the plenary session of the EP " width="852"></iframe><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On 13 September 2023, Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and Capital Markets Union, attended the plenary session of the European Parliament (EP) in Strasbourg, France, on reviewing the protection status of wolves and other large carnivores in the European Union.
On this occasion, the Members of the EP interested in the status of wolves. In fact, these animals have been absent for some time, but the growth of wolf populations in new regions has become a sensitive issue. Today, there are tensions between local communities and farmers. The former wants to protect the wolf, the latter their livestock.
This video shows the opening statement given by Mairead McGuinness. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">For more information, please see:
URL: https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/photo/ep-plenary-session-topical-debate-reviewing-the-protection-status-of-wolves-and-other-large-carnivores-in-the-eu_20230913_EP-155109C_CUG_EVD_102
</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Among them, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's pony, Dolly, was slaughtered last year by wolves, and this year, in the Dolomites, a runner has been killed by a bear whilst, in the meantime, nations have closed the Russian border to prevent wolves influx.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Stay up-to-date with <a href="https: //united-europe-news.blogspot.com">The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors © CSE LTD 1992-2023. Get a comprehensive, real-time view of the EU's daily operations and critical developments since 2008, all from the UK's point of view.</span></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">THE EUROPA TODAY: From the Inventors of Social Media Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2024. Get an in-depth, live look at the day-to-day workings and essential facts of the EU's life since 2008. See it all from the UK's perspective.</div>Europa Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020310703540693210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37947543.post-44093287580590644592023-09-12T00:00:00.005+01:002023-09-12T16:21:26.265+01:00EC Midday Briefing: Spokesperson Embarassed To Hear Russian Banned Stations Visible at EC HQs - Video
<iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="480" id="videoplayer" scrolling="no" src="https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/corporateplayer/index.html?video=I-245788" title=" Midday press briefing from 11/09/2023 " width="852"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">EC Midday press briefing from 11/09/2023. Complete version.
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by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardiv">Lucio MENIN</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">LONDON and BRUSSELS. Yesterday's European Commission Midday Briefing was very insightful about the outcome it produced from the media questions. As usual, it was Streamed via the European Union's broadcast network, the EbS, <i>pictured</i>. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hnYdjeAfRezWkH7Jn8z4t6KNGhOEhn7QIcpxTTeSzHbUv9vUP1QXN0AtO-ue7FcpTiRmV-QWqP6paPWBzROJ0wBRApUPBkaZunf5EEU8lhfvOlVdECO-zsKxDcP4sZIYzOmze8MpI9UYzXaI4hhgxDOky6r9leKsCwmHK6wdiIOyv9lQ7r3ejg/s1080/Screenshot_20230912_142005_Chrome.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="1080" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hnYdjeAfRezWkH7Jn8z4t6KNGhOEhn7QIcpxTTeSzHbUv9vUP1QXN0AtO-ue7FcpTiRmV-QWqP6paPWBzROJ0wBRApUPBkaZunf5EEU8lhfvOlVdECO-zsKxDcP4sZIYzOmze8MpI9UYzXaI4hhgxDOky6r9leKsCwmHK6wdiIOyv9lQ7r3ejg/w640-h374/Screenshot_20230912_142005_Chrome.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We learned that the banned Russian broadcasts Russia Today and Sputnik are still visible in EC building HQs, but the EC spokespersons were embarrassed to admit it and refused to confirm it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Another pearl of the briefing was the updated list of Prohibited items Russian citizens can take with them entering the EU member states; last Friday's EC Sanctions updated list bans all high-value items, including cars, jewellery, luxury clothes and shoes.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On a more delicate issue is the circumventing of the Russian oil imports done by unscrupulous traders, which rebranded the product that landed in Turkey as Turkish fuel.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Black Sea Grain Deal and the EU Solidarity Lane took, rightly so, most of the session time, with its deadline for the renewal or suspension due by the 15 September 2023—a matter due to be debated at this week's European Parliament Plenary in Strasbourg.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Midday Briefing's Topics:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><p class="ecl-u-mv-none ecl-paragraph ecl-paragraph--m ng-binding" ng-bind-html="video.summary|translateDB" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #404040; line-height: 1.66; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 32em;"></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">ANNOUNCEMENT - EC President's agenda, College agenda and press arrangements</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">CIVIL PROTECTION MECHANISM - Morocco: Q&A</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">CIVIL PROTECTION MECHANISM - Greece: Q&A</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SANCTIONS - Russia: Q&A</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">FOREIGN AFFAIRS - G20: Q&A</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">CIVIL PROTECTION MECHANISM - Greece: Follow-up Q&A</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">IMPORT OF RUSSIAN GAS- Comments of the EC Head of Representation in Austria: Q&A</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Black Sea Grane deal: Q&A</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Recorded cutaways</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Exterior views of the European Commission Berlaymont building</span></p><p></p><p class="ecl-paragraph ecl-paragraph--m ng-scope" ng-if="video.links && !(video.links == {})" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #404040; line-height: 1.66; max-width: 32em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ng-binding" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600;">More info on EC News is <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/mex_23_4427">here</a>:</span></span></p></div><div><br /></div>Stay up-to-date with <a href="https:united_europe-news.blogspot.com">The Europa Today</a>, brought by social media inventors © Copyright CSE LTD 1992-2023. 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