Category: _EU Parliament News

Outcome of June European Council From 9.00, MEPs and Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič will debate the outcome of the 18-19 June European Council. At the meeting in Brussels, leaders met with President Zelenskyy to discuss the situation in Ukraine. They also focused on the situation in the Middle East, the 2028-2034 EU long-term budget, security and […]

Welcoming Ireland’s Taoiseach, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said, “We are entering a critical six months for our continent. With the Irish Presidency’s leadership and focus on competitiveness, security and values, we are pulling in the same direction. The coming months are an opportunity to act together on some transformative files and deliver the progress […]

MEPs decided to fast-track the changes to the EU common agricultural policy (CAP) as proposed by the Commission, to ensure farmers get aid in time to buy fertilisers for the next growing season. To prevent a decline in production or food quality and growing prices for consumers, farmers will be able to receive liquidity support […]

By 642 votes to 13, and with one abstention, MEPs backed the proposed release from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF), to be distributed as follows: Spain, €120.55 million; Romania, €14.34 million, and Cyprus, €9.21 million. Spain and Cyprus have already received advance payments (€30 million and €2.3 million respectively) to assist their initial recovery […]

The long-awaited update of the regulation on social security coordination, provisionally agreed between Parliament and the Council, introduces clearer criteria for determining which country’s social security legislation applies for EU workers who live or work in another EU member state. It also encourages member states to share necessary information promptly in order to identify errors […]

On Tuesday, MEPs confirmed the changes to air passenger rights rules agreed with the Council of the EU in the Conciliation Committee by 646 votes to 12 and three abstentions. In force since 2004, these rules seek to ensure that passengers are sufficiently protected against travel disruption, such as denied boarding and delayed or cancelled […]

On Tuesday, Parliament decided by 414 votes to 224 and 18 abstentions to request the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations (APPF) to verify whether the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) political party complies with the registration and funding conditions laid down in the Regulation on the statute and funding of European […]

Air passenger rights Parliament is set to confirm at noon the first update to the air passenger rights regulation since 2004. Parliament’s negotiating team resisted a push to weaken air passengers’ rights when flights are delayed or cancelled, while securing improvements to the rights of disabled passengers and parents travelling with children. A press conference […]

Plenary organisation President Roberta Metsola began by informing MEPs that the testing of new organisational measures designed to make plenary proceedings more engaging, efficient and effective would continue this session. Conduct in the chamber On the subject of conduct witnessed in the chamber during the June session, including aggressive chanting, jeering, finger-pointing and filming of […]

The Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety adopted its position on proposed changes to the CBAM by 56 to 11, with 12 abstentions. The MEPs agree with the Commission’s proposal to extend the scope of CBAM beyond basic materials to a long list of downstream products – finished steel and aluminium goods such […]