Tag: Press release
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Afghanistan: Safety of Afghan women and girls must be fundamental EU priority | News | European Parliament
Reacting to rapid developments on the ground in Afghanistan, Evelyn Regner, the Chair of the European Parliament’s committee on women’s rights and gender equality said:Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Source : © European Union, 2021 – EP
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Conference on the Future of Europe: greater say for regions and social partners | News | European Parliament
Today, the Executive Board agreed to allocate more seats in the Conference Plenary to regional and local elected representatives, as well as to social partners.Committee on Constitutional AffairsSource : © European Union, 2021 – EP
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Data governance: new rules to boost data sharing across the EU | News | European Parliament
MEPs adopted rules to facilitate making more data available to help create new products and innovation, in particular in Artificial Intelligence.Committee on Industry, Research and EnergySource : © European Union, 2021 – EP
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Slovenian Presidency debriefs EP committees on priorities | News | European Parliament
Ministers outlined the priorities of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU to parliamentary committees, in a series of meetings.Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during TransportCommittee on Foreign AffairsCommittee on Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentCommittee on Culture and EducationCommittee on DevelopmentCommittee on Economic and Monetary AffairsCommittee on the Environment, Public Health…
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MEPs set out their vision for a new EU strategy for China | News | European Parliament
The EU should continue talking to China about global challenges like climate change and health crises, while raising its concerns over systemic human rights violations.Committee on Foreign AffairsSource : © European Union, 2021 – EP
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Independent Ethics Body: improving transparency and integrity in EU institutions | News | European Parliament
The new EU Ethics Body would be able to initiate investigations on possible conflicts of interest or “revolving door” cases for Commissioners, MEPs and staff.Committee on Constitutional AffairsSource : © European Union, 2021 – EP
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Boosting the EU’s capacity to anticipate and respond to health crises
MEPs outline how the EU should strengthen crisis prevention, preparedness and response when addressing future serious cross-border health threats.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetySource : © European Union, 2021 – EP
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High-Level Conference on the Global State of Human Rights
On 16 July, Parliament will co-host the first-ever Global State of Human Rights conference to discuss the state of human rights internationally.Subcommittee on Human RightsSource : © European Union, 2021 – EP
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Nicaragua: MEPs demand the repeal of punitive laws against the opposition
MEPs condemn restrictive laws devised to criminalise political opponents in Nicaragua and call for all arbitrarily detained political prisoners to be immediately released.Committee on Foreign AffairsSource : © European Union, 2021 – EP
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Human rights breaches in Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia and Iran
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situation in Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia and Iran.Committee on Foreign AffairsSubcommittee on Human RightsSource : © European Union, 2021 – EP