Need to combat all forms of gender-based violence, online and offline, and strengthen accountability and justicePromote female participation and representation in the judiciaryDefend the mandate of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and ensure funding for UN WomenAhead of the...

Poverty is a violation of human dignity, say MEPsFocus must be on fighting child poverty, which affects one in four European childrenEmployment and access to housing and public services key to reducing povertyOn Thursday, Parliament called for more funding and coordination to combat poverty...

Need for a dedicated EU health programme in the EU’s next long-term budgetImprove access to treatments for cancer patients across EuropeReduce financial discrimination for cancer survivorsIn 2024, 2.7 million people were diagnosed with cancer in the EU and 1.27 million people died of...

Member states to end cross-border unfair trading practices on their own initiativeFarmers to receive better protection from buyers both inside and outside the EUInformation exchange between EU countries to coordinate responsesOn Thursday, Parliament adopted new measures to protect European...

The delegation visiting Poland from 16 to 17 February will assess how the country’s defence industry is adapting to Russia's illegal war against Ukraine and new geopolitical realities. The purpose of the visit by the delegation from the European Parliament’s Security and Defence Committee is...

Speaking at the Leaders’ retreat on competitiveness, President Metsola said that there was “a narrow window of opportunity” to do the necessary to push Europe forward. “What the pandemic did for our response to health, and Ukraine did for our response to defence - now is the time to do...

Security and defence partnerships support the EU’s strategic autonomy while remaining fully complementary to NATOThe EU is facing its most serious security situation since the Second World War, with Russia being the main threatNeed to reassess economic relations with China and strengthen...

On Tuesday, UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock urged the EU to stand firm behind the United Nations and the international rule-based order amid global crises. Welcoming Annalena Baerbock, EP President Roberta Metsola said: “80 years on from the founding of the United Nations, this...

European Central Bank must be free from political pressure, but remain accountableSupport for digital euro, but cash should retain important roleEncourages ECB to gradually end government bond purchases and focus on maintaining price stabilityOn Tuesday, Parliament adopted its annual review...

Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Kosovo, India, Morocco and Tunisia to be considered safe for their own nationalsEU candidate countries will also be presumed safeNew conditions for EU member states to decide whether a country is safe for applicants who are not nationals of that given countryEU...