Parliament has approved changes put forward by its Conference of Presidents, establishing two new standing and two special committees. The existing subcommittees on Security and Defence and on Public Health have been transformed into fully-fledged committees. In 2025, there will also be two new...

Regional development funds can be used more flexibly for reconstruction following natural disastersSocial funds can also finance post-disaster healthcare and basic necessitiesLosses for farmers, forest holders and SMEs active in agriculture and forestry can be compensated Two new EU laws...

After the adoption of Parliament’s decision to create a standing committee on public health, Chair Adam Jarubas (EPP, Poland) made the following statement: “On behalf of all EU citizens who see added value in greater European engagement in health, I would like to express gratitude to all...

On Wednesday morning, the President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili delivered a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Welcoming President Zourabichvili to the hemicycle, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said: “When you last visited this House, we discussed your...

President Metsola presented the Sakharov Prize 2024 to Venezuela’s Edmundo González Urrutia and María Corina Machado at a ceremony on Tuesday in Strasbourg. Opening the award ceremony of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2024, President Metsola said: "In their quest for justice,...

New rules to apply from 30 December 2025 instead of 2024Commission committed to reducing administrative requirements for companiesAn area larger than the EU was lost to deforestation between 1990 and 2020Companies will have one more year to comply with new EU rules to prevent deforestation...

On Tuesday, Parliament backed Teresa Anjinho (Portugal) as the European Ombudsman for a five-year mandate, with the support of 344 MEPs in a secret plenary vote. After two rounds of voting, Teresa Anjinho secured the necessary majority of votes cast. Six candidates participated in the first and...

MEPs want the Commission to urgently resolve the issue of delays in granting public accessThe Commission should disclose documents related to the Emission Trading SystemMEPs are concerned about the transparency of the Commission’s interactions with the tobacco industryThe European...

EP and Council teams have reached an agreement on an instrument for overcoming administrative cross-border obstacles that hold back border regions. On Monday, negotiating teams from the European Parliament and the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU reached a provisional agreement on a...

EP welcomes Romania and Bulgaria into border-free Schengen AreaCall for sanctions for perpetrators of violence against Georgian protestorsMinute’s silence for victims of cyclone in MayotteAnniversary of the Strasbourg terrorist attacks President Metsola opened the 16-19 December plenary...