European Parliament (News)

A Greek, German and British consortium has won the 2023 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for investigating the Adriana shipwreck, which left over 600 migrants dead off Pylos in Greece.

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The Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan addressed MEPs in the European Parliament’s hemicycle in Strasbourg on Tuesday.

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The “Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform” aims to boost digital, net-zero and biotechnologies and enable the EU's industry to achieve the digital and net-zero transitions.
Committee on Budgets
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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In a vote on Tuesday, Parliament improved and endorsed a proposal for a €50 billion facility to support Ukraine’s recovery, reconstruction and modernisation from 2024.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Budgets

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All EU fishing vessels will be monitored and their catches reported electronically, to ensure full traceability, under a revamped EU fisheries control system.
Committee on Fisheries

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MEPs Malin Björk and Eugenia Rodríguez Palop will brief journalists on Parliament’s position on the revision of the directive on combating trafficking in human beings.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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The EU is creating a Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) to support key technologies and strengthen European sovereignty.

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Tuesday, 17 October

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President Metsola opened the 16-19 October plenary session in Strasbourg with the following announcements.

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On Monday, the Internal Market and International Trade committees adopted their position on keeping products made using forced labour out of the EU market.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on International Trade

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MEPs on Thursday adopted a new voluntary standard for the use of a “European Green Bond” label, the first of its kind in the world.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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Condemning Azerbaijan’s violent seizure of Nagorno-Karabakh, MEPs call for sanctions against those responsible and for the EU to review its relations with Baku.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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In a resolution, MEPs vote to reaffirm their commitment to Moldova’s future EU membership and want accession talks with Chişinău to launch before the end of the year.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Afghanistan, Chechnya and Egypt.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Parliament today approved Wopke Hoekstra as Commissioner for Climate Action and Maroš Šefčovič’s new role as Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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In a vote on Thursday, MEPs improved and endorsed a proposal for a €50 billion facility to support Ukraine's recovery, reconstruction and modernisation from 2024.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Budgets

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On Thursday, the committees on Women’s Rights and Civil Liberties adopted a draft position on revised rules to combat human trafficking and to help its victims.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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On Thursday, Parliament and Council reached a provisional deal to further cut fluorinated gases emissions, in line with EU and global climate goals.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Thursday, 5 October

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On 5 October, MEPs will vote on the appointments of Hoekstra as Commissioner for Climate Action and on Šefčovič as Executive Vice-President for the Green Deal.

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