Press briefing on next week’s plenary session
Spokespersons for Parliament and for the political groups will hold a briefing on the 10 – 13 February plenary session on Friday at 11.00, in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.
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Speech by President António Costa at the EU Ambassadors Conference 2025
It is a great pleasure to welcome you back to Brussels. Let me start by congratulating Belén Martinez on her appointment as Secretary General of the European External Action Service. I wish you all the best in your new capacity. Dear ambassadors, The occasion today is dedicated to you. To say thank You for your … Leer más
“Europe must be responsible for its own security”, Metsola tells EU leaders
At the informal European Council meeting on defence, the European Parliament President Metsola outlined her vision on how Europe can and must strengthen its own security and defence.
Remarks by President António Costa at the press conference following the Informal EU leaders’ retreat of 3 February 2025
Today, we had the first-ever meeting of European leaders exclusively dedicated to defence. In 2022 in the Versailles summit, we decided that we must assume greater responsibility for our own defence. A lot has been done already. But we need to do more. We need to do it better, stronger, faster. And we need to … Leer más
Myanmar/Burma: statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the Fourth Anniversary of the Coup
On the fourth anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar, the European Union (EU) reiterates its strongest condemnation of the actions taken by the Myanmar military since 1 February 2021 and calls for the end of all forms of violence and the release of all prisoners arbitrarily detained including President U Win Myint and State … Leer más
Polish Presidency debriefs EP committees on priorities
Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Polish Presidency of the Council.
Sanctions against terrorism: Council renews the EU Terrorist List and related humanitarian exceptions
The Council decided today to renew the list of persons, groups and entities subject to restrictive measures with a view to combatting terrorism, delisting one deceased person and maintaining the rest unchanged. There are currently 14 persons and 22 groups and entities subject to the restrictive measures in force, which consist of the freezing of … Leer más
Conmemoración del Holocausto: una historia para los seis millones de víctimas
Corrie Hermann, hija del chelista y víctima del Holocausto Pál Hermann, se dirigió el miércoles al PE en una sesión extraordinaria por el Día Internacional por las Víctimas del Holocausto.
Business taxation: María José Garde re-elected as chair of the code of conduct group
The code of conduct group has re-elected María José Garde (Spain) as its chair, for a second term of two years starting on 5 February 2025. María José Garde has chaired this Council preparatory body that oversees the implementation of the EU’s code of conduct on business taxation group since 2023. María José Garde is Director … Leer más
Conmemoración en el Parlamento Europeo en memoria de las víctimas del Holocausto
El Parlamento Europeo conmemorará hoy a mediodía el Día Internacional en Memoria de las Víctimas del Holocausto con la intervención ante el pleno en Bruselas de Corrie Hermann.