European Parliament

Spokespersons for Parliament and for political groups will hold a briefing on the 18-21 October plenary session this Friday at 11.00, in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

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The EU needs rules against vexatious legal actions intended to silence critical voices, according to the Parliament’s Civil Liberties and Legal Affairs committees.
Committee on Legal Affairs
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Newsletter - 18-21 October 2021 - Strasbourg plenary session

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Parliament’s Industry Committee voted in favour of extending the "Roam like at Home" scheme for another ten years.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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Afghan women, Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and Bolivia’s former interim president Jeanine Áñez were shortlisted for the 2021 Sakharov Prize on Thursday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Development
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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The 2021 finalists for the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought are Afghan women, Jeanine Áñez and Alexei Navalny.

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This Thursday 14 October 2021, the Daphne Caruana Prize for Journalism was awarded to the journalists from the Pegasus Project coordinated by the Forbidden Stories Consortium.

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MEPs advocate the EU’s strategic autonomy and call for better EU-US coordination on China to avoid tensions such as the ones caused by AUKUS deal.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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MEPs call for a comprehensive set of measures and a coherent IT policy, as well as improved military cyber defence coordination, to strengthen EU cyber resilience.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Security and Defence

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On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted two resolutions on the human rights situations in Myanmar and Rwanda.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Parliament expresses strong solidarity with EU countries affected by Belarusian hybrid attacks, while calling for the Lukashenka regime to be brought to court.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Recycling, multilingualism, the rule of law and a push for a Federal Europe were among the main ideas by the 10,000 young participants.

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Lead MEPs from the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee decided to invite Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen to a hearing on 8 November.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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Media are invited to follow the sessions of the European Citizens’ Panels, which continue with the fourth panel meeting at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 15-17 October.

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MEPs say child custody disputes constitute a form of gender-based violence when used by violent partners to continue to harm their victims.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on Legal Affairs

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The Environment Committee calls on all countries to implement a green recovery and increase their 2030 climate targets in line with the Paris Agreement.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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MEPs call for national and EU measures to guarantee all patients have safe and timely access to essential and innovative medicines.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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In a debate with Commissioner Gentiloni on the Hungarian and Polish recovery plans, MEPs called for more transparency to make sure funds are properly allocated.
Committee on Budgets
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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Discover how Parliament’s work on food and agriculture policy supports farmers and consumers across the EU.

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From supporting farmers to protecting the environment, the EU's farm policy covers a range of different goals. Learn how EU agriculture is funded, its history and its future.

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