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Roberta Metsola elected EP President
Roberta Metsola (EPP, MT) has been elected President of the European Parliament until 2024. She obtained an absolute majority of 458 votes out of 690 cast in the remote secret…
David Sassoli to be honoured in Plenary
EP President David Sassoli passed away on 11 January in Aviano (Italy), where he had been hospitalised since 26 December. Parliament will honour his memory in a ceremony on Monday in…
Future of Europe: Panel recommendations on climate change, environment/health
On 7-9 January, the European Citizens’ Panel on “Climate change, environment/health” will put forward its recommendations for the Conference on the Future of Europe. The Panel’s work over the weekend…
Digital Markets Act: Parliament ready to start negotiations with Council
Parliament gave its green light to begin negotiations with member states on rules setting out what big online platforms will be allowed to do and not do in the EU.…
Agreement reached to extend free mobile roaming rules in the EU
The “Roam like at Home” scheme will be renewed for another ten years, under plans informally agreed between MEPs and the Slovenian Presidency of the Council. Under the agreement, a…
Deal on new rules to boost data sharing across the EU
Rules to make more data available to start-ups and businesses to stimulate innovation were informally agreed by MEPs and the Council Presidency. The Data Governance Act (DGA) aims to increase…
EU strengthens its disease prevention and control capacity
Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on extending the mandate of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). To generate timely and comparable data, the ECDC will…
MEP Roberta Metsola chosen as EPP candidate for EP Presidency
PN MEP Robert Metsola has been chosen as the European People’s Party candidate for the European Parliament President election scheduled for January. The EPP chose Metsola through a vote, putting…
New rules for fair minimum wages in the EU
A new draft EU law will ensure a minimum level of wage protection in all member states, to guarantee decent living standards for workers and their families. MEPs on the…
Poland-Belarus border: MEPs alarmed by humanitarian and political crisis
The EU must stand united in its response to the Belarusian regime’s inhuman instrumentalisation of migrants, MEPs said in a debate on Wednesday. In a plenary debate with EU Foreign…