European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, Vice-President Sabine Verheyen and Culture and Education Committee Chair Nela Riehl stress the vital role of independent journalism.
Spokespersons for Parliament and for the political groups will hold a briefing on the 5 – 8 May plenary session, on Friday at 11.00 in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.
The film “Flow”, directed by Latvian Gints Zilbalodis, was awarded the 2025 LUX Audience Award at a ceremony on Tuesday in the European Parliament in Brussels.
The draft law adopted on Thursday seeks to address speculation on the gas market and bring down prices, by introducing greater flexibility in rules on gas storage refilling.
On Wednesday, the Civil Liberties Committee endorsed plans to gradually roll out the Entry-Exit System (EES) at the EU’s external borders.
Eight MEPs will be in Paris from Monday, meeting France’s economy minister, top central bank and treasury officials, and representatives of numerous other public and private organisations.
The agreed draft legislation comes in response to a number of emerging challenges, such as risks relating to digital toys and the surge in online shopping.
The informal agreement between EU co-legislators will ensure soil is monitored in all EU countries and farmers get better support to improve soil health.
Meeting on Tuesday, leading members of the European Parliament and of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada signalled their strong support for Ukraine’s EU accession process.
The European Parliament’s delegation for relations with the United States will travel to the US capital from Wednesday to Friday for talks with representatives of the US Congress.