Category: _EU Parliament News

The provisional deal introduces lower import quotas by limiting tariff-free import volumes to 18.3 million tonnes a year: a 47% reduction compared with 2024 steel quotas. It would also apply a 50% customs duty (instead of the current 25%) to imports above the quota and to steel goods not covered by it. The aim is […]

WHEN: Wednesday 15 April at 14.30 CET. WHERE: Room 3C50 in the European Parliament’s SPAAK building in Brussels. The debate is organised by the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee in association with the delegation for relations with Iran and will feature interventions from representatives from Iranian democratic parties as well as democracy advocates. Guests expected […]

The press conference with co-rapporteurs Siegfried Mureşan (EPP, Romania) and Carla Tavares (S&D, Portugal) comes ahead of Wednesday’s vote in the Budgets Committee of the draft interim report on the Commission’s proposal for the 2028-2034 EU long-term budget. When: Tuesday, 14 April 2026, 10.30 CET Where: European Parliament, Brussels, Anna Politkovskaya press conference room (SPAAK […]

On Wednesday, MEPs on the Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN) adopted their position on the revision of the EU rules setting common requirements for vehicle registration documents, by 39 votes to one and with one abstention. Digital documents The Transport Committee MEPs voted in favour of a digital vehicle registration certificate, to become the main […]

MEPs from Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee were in Italy from 30 March to 1 April 2026. After the visit, head of the delegation and committee chair Li Andersson (The Left, FI), said: “The programme during this mission was versatile and wide-ranging and gave us insights into several projects financed through the ESF in […]

Speaking on behalf of the delegation at the end of the visit, Chair Irene Tinagli commented: “Our mission to Lisbon highlighted the growing gap between housing markets and people’s real lives. Across the city, talking with various stakeholders and looking at the numbers, we learned how limited public housing, the expansion of short-term tourist rentals, […]

According to the informal agreement, there will be a new handling fee for each item entering the EU from non-EU countries and sent directly to EU consumers, to cover the extra cost of handling an ever-increasing number of individual parcels. This will be paid by the same entity responsible for paying other customs charges for […]

The nine-member delegation, led by the chair of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee Anna Cavazzini, will visit Beijing and Shanghai from 31 March to 2 April. This is the first Parliamentary delegation to China in eight years and an important opportunity to address shared digital and e-commerce challenges and foster fair EU-China competition. […]

On the day of the ceremony, accredited journalists will also have the opportunity to interview representatives of the five shortlisted films. The following representatives of the nominated films are expected to attend the ceremony and be available to media: “Christy” – actor Diarmuid Noyes, actor Jamie Forde, producer Meredith Duff “Deaf” – director Eva Libertad […]

With 228 votes in favour, 311 against, and 92 abstentions, MEPs rejected the Commission proposal, closing EP first reading on extending an existing derogation of the ePrivacy Directive. The purpose of the proposed extension was to continue temporary measures while negotiations continue on a long-term legal framework to prevent and combat child sexual abuse online. […]