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Answer to a written question - Protecting markets in Europe - E-003952/2021(ASW)

13/10/2021

See question(s) : E-003952/2021
Answer to a written question - Follow-up questions on the matter of the Vredestein company - E-003607/2021(ASW)

13/10/2021

See question(s) : E-003607/2021
Answer to a written question - <p>New proposal to proscribe the HDP party by the Turkish Public Prosecutor’s Office</p> - E-003437/2021(ASW)

13/10/2021

See question(s) : E-003437/2021
Answer to a written question - Decommissioning of railway lines in Spain - E-003917/2021(ASW)

13/10/2021

See question(s) : E-003917/2021
Answer to a written question - CAP – Eligible hectares affected by wildfires - E-004060/2021(ASW)

13/10/2021

See question(s) : E-004060/2021
Answer to a written question - Ethylene oxide - E-003898/2021(ASW)

13/10/2021

See question(s) : E-003898/2021
Answer to a written question - Draining of Ricobayo reservoir and practices at odds with EU water legislation - E-003897/2021(ASW)

13/10/2021

See question(s) : E-003897/2021
Answer to a written question - New health certificates for products of animal origin - E-003483/2021(ASW)

13/10/2021

See question(s) : E-003483/2021
Απάντηση σε γραπτή ερώτηση - Αποζημιώσεις και ενίσχυση των πυρόπληκτων - E-003872/2021(ASW)

13/10/2021

Βλ. ερώτηση (ερωτήσεις) : E-003872/2021
Answer to a written question - Family benefits under Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009 - E-003951/2021(ASW)

13/10/2021

See question(s) : E-003951/2021
Answer to a written question - Dielmar closes its doors - E-003852/2021(ASW)

13/10/2021

See question(s) : E-003852/2021
Answer to a written question - Public notice issued by the Apulia Region ‘Mi formo e lavoro’ (‘In training and at work’) - E-003801/2021(ASW)

13/10/2021

See question(s) : E-003801/2021oss-border cooperation in fire management - E-003703/2021(ASW)

13/10/2021

See question(s) : E-003703/2021
Answer to a written question - The European Social Pillar and active and healthy ageing - E-003542/2021(ASW)

13/10/2021

See question(s) : E-003542/2021
Απάντηση σε γραπτή ερώτηση - Η παράνομη μεταβίβαση κατοχικής γης από το κατοχικό καθεστώς στην Τουρκία και ο σεβασμός των δικαιωμάτων ιδιοκτησίας των Κυπρίων - E-003224/2021(ASW)

13/10/2021

Βλ. ερώτηση (ερωτήσεις) : E-003224/2021

Απάντηση σε γραπτή ερώτηση - Προσβασιμότητα της ΕΕ στο διαδίκτυο για άτομα με αναπηρίες - E-003604/2021(ASW)

13/10/2021

Βλ. ερώτηση (ερωτήσεις) : E-003604/2021
Answer to a written question - EU funding of associations linked to Islamist networks - E-003486/2021(ASW)

13/10/2021

See question(s) : E-003486/2021
Answer to a written question - Arrest and detention of Zakaria Zubeidi - P-004214/2021(ASW)

13/10/2021
Answer to a written question - On riots in South Africa - E-003734/2021(ASW)

13/10/2021
Latest news - Next meeting of the Committee on Budgets - Committee on Budgets

13/10/2021

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the President of the European Parliament has established a number of measures to contain the spread of the virus and to safeguard Parliament's core activities. The current precautionary measures do not affect work on legislative priorities.
Core activities are maintained to ensure the smooth running of the institution's legislative, budgetary, and scrutiny functions. The meetings allow for remote participation in a virtual environment.
Following these decisions, the next BUDG Committee meeting will take place on:
Wednesday 27 October 2021, 9.00-12.00 and 13.45-15.45
Calendar of BUDG meetings - January until December 2021
Other events - European Gender Equality Week - October 25-28, 2021 - 25-10-2021 - Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality - Committee on Foreign Affairs - Subcommittee on Human Rights - Subcommittee on Security and Defence - Committee on Development - Committee on Budgets - Committee on Budgetary Control - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy - Committee on Transport and Tourism - Committee on

13/10/2021


At the initiative of the FEMM Committee, the European Parliament will hold its second European Gender Equality Week during the last week of October 2021.

Following the success of the first European Gender Equality Week organised in October 2020, the European Parliament continues this important initiative and is holding the second European Gender Equality Week during the last week of October 2021. All parliamentary committees and delegations are invited to hold events addressing gender inequality issues in their areas of competence.

Location : European Parliament Brussels & remotely

Press release - MEPs demand common EU cyber defensive capabilities

13/10/2021

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
Newsletters - ITRE Newsletter 2021 - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

13/10/2021

Newsletter 18/2021
14 October 2021
Newsletter 17/2021
27 September 2021
Newsletter 16/2021
2 September 2021
Newsletter 15/2021
15 July 2021
Newsletter 14/2021
Highlights - Study on Taxing Professional Football in the EU - Subcommittee on Tax Matters

13/10/2021


The Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies published a new study on “Taxing Professional Football in the EU” commissioned by the FISC Coordinators.

The study analyses the tax treatment of professional football players' remuneration in a selected number of Member States that host top or sub top football competitions. It analyses whether football is a privileged sector and if so, whether it is specific to certain Member States or a more general approach? Despite considerable differences among the national tax regimes, a common consciousness of the impact of tax on the competitiveness of national football leagues is observed. E
Press release - Climate change: raise global ambitions to achieve strong outcome at COP26

13/10/2021
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
Press release - EU Health: MEPs call for a future-proof EU pharmaceutical policy

13/10/2021

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
Press release - Human rights breaches in Myanmar and Rwanda

13/10/2021

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
Συνοπτικά πρακτικά - Τρίτη 5 Οκτωβρίου 2021 - Στρασβούργο - Αποτελέσματα ψηφοφοριών - Προσωρινή έκδοση

13/10/2021
Συνοπτικά πρακτικά - Πέμπτη 7 Οκτωβρίου 2021 - Στρασβούργο - Αποτελέσματα ψηφοφοριών - Προσωρινή έκδοση

13/10/2021
Συνοπτικά πρακτικά - Τετάρτη 6 Οκτωβρίου 2021 - Στρασβούργο - Αποτελέσματα ψηφοφοριών - Προσωρινή έκδοση

13/10/2021
AMENDMENTS 001-001 - REPORT on a farm to fork strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system - A9-0271/2021(001-001)

13/10/2021

AMENDMENTS 001-001
REPORT
on a farm to fork strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system
(2020/2260(INI))
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Rapporteur: Anja Hazekamp, Herbert Dorfmann
AMENDMENTS 001-007 - REPORT on an EU strategy to reduce methane emissions - A9-0277/2021(001-007)

13/10/2021
AMENDMENTS 001-007
REPORT
on an EU strategy to reduce methane emissions
(2021/2006(INI))
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Rapporteur: Maria Spyraki
AMENDMENTS 003-003 - REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on credit servicers, credit purchasers and the recovery of collateral - A9-0003/2021(003-003)

13/10/2021

AMENDMENTS 003-003
REPORT
on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on credit servicers, credit purchasers and the recovery of collateral
(COM(2018)0135 - C8-0115/2018 - 2018/0063A(COD))
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Rapporteur: Esther de Lange, Irene Tinagli
AMENDMENTS 001-002 - REPORT on employment and social policies of the euro area 2021 - A9-0274/2021(001-002)

13/10/2021
AMENDMENTS 001-002
REPORT
on employment and social policies of the euro area 2021
(2021/2062(INI))
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Rapporteur: Lina Gálvez Muñoz
ΤΡΟΠΟΛΟΓΙΕΣ 003-007 - A9-0274/2021(003-007)

13/10/2021
ΤΡΟΠΟΛΟΓΙΕΣ 003-007
AMENDMENTS 015-015 - REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU-Taiwan political relations and cooperation - A9-0265/2021(015-015)

13/10/2021
AMENDMENTS 015-015
REPORT
on a European Parliament recommendation to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU-Taiwan political relations and cooperation
(2021/2041(INI))
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur: Charlie Weimers
AMENDMENTS 008-014 - REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU-Taiwan political relations and cooperation - A9-0265/2021(008-014)

13/10/2021
AMENDMENTS 008-014
REPORT
on a European Parliament recommendation to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU-Taiwan political relations and cooperation
(2021/2041(INI))
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur: Charlie Weimers

AMENDMENTS 001-006 - SECOND REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency for the financial year 2019 - A9-0270/2021(001-006)

13/10/2021
AMENDMENTS 001-006
SECOND REPORT
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency for the financial year 2019
(2020/2167(DEC))
Committee on Budgetary Control
Rapporteur: Ryszard Czarnecki

ΤΡΟΠΟΛΟΓΙΕΣ 001-001 - ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την πρόταση οδηγίας του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για τους διαχειριστές πιστώσεων, τους αγοραστές πιστώσεων και την ανάκτηση εξασφαλίσεων - A9-0003/2021(001-001)

13/10/2021

ΤΡΟΠΟΛΟΓΙΕΣ 001-001
ΕΚΘΕΣΗ
σχετικά με την πρόταση οδηγίας του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για τους διαχειριστές πιστώσεων, τους αγοραστές πιστώσεων και την ανάκτηση εξασφαλίσεων
(COM(2018)0135 - C8-0115/2018 - 2018/0063A(COD))
Επιτροπή Οικονομικής και Νομισματικής Πολιτικής
Εισηγήτριες: Esther de Lange, Irene Tinagli
REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - A9-0281/2021

13/10/2021

REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022
Committee on Budgets
Karlo Ressler, Damian Boeselager
REPORT on the situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU - A9-0283/2021

13/10/2021

EU Court of Justice: two judges of the General Court appointed

Wednesday 13 October 2021   ● Council of the EU   13/10/2021 17:20 | Press release | EU Court of Justice: two judges of the General Court appointed   The representatives of the governments of the member states today appointed two judges of the General Court. Mr Krisztián Kecsmár (Hungary) has been appointed as Judge of the General Court following the resignation of Mr Zoltán Csehi and Mr Ion Gâlea (Romania) has been appointed as Judge of the General Court following the resignation of Ms Octavia Spineanu-Matei. Both judges have been appointed for a period beginning 7 October 2021 and ending on 31 August 2022. EU Court of Justice: two judges of the General Court appointed The representatives of the governments of the member states today appointed two judges of the General Court. Mr Krisztián Kecsmár (Hungary) has been appointed as Judge of the General Court following the resignation of Mr Zoltán Csehi and Mr Ion Gâlea (Romania) has been appointed as Judge of the General Court following the resignation of Ms Octavia Spineanu-Matei. Both judges have been appointed for a period beginning 7 October 2021 and ending on 31 August 2022. Background The Court of Justice of the European Union consists of two courts: the Court of Justice and the General Court. The judges and advocates-general are appointed by common accord of the governments of the member states after consultation of a panel responsible for giving an opinion on prospective candidates' suitability to perform the duties concerned. They are chosen from among individuals whose independence is beyond doubt. For appointment to the Court of Justice, candidates must possess the qualifications required for appointment, in their respective countries, to the highest judicial offices, or be jurisconsults of recognised competence. For appointment to the General Court, they must possess the ability required for appointment to high judicial office.

 

European Council:Speech by President Charles Michel

 

● European Council   13/10/2021 11:47 | Speech | Speech by President Charles Michel at the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust and Remembrance   I would like to sincerely thank you, Prime Minister Löfven, dear Stefan, for organising this event. And for your personal commitment, determination and tenacity, despite the pandemic. My thanks also to you, Madam Mayor and to the city of Malmö. The birth of our European project was the answer to the greatest act of annihilation ever carried out by humankind. The political translation of "never again" declared by Europeans after the Second World War. Our Union was conceived -- and built -- as a project of solidarity, cooperation, and tolerance. These values are quintessential to our project, anchored in the dignity of each human being. They represent our response to a horror where the very principle of humanity was denied. I just spent two days in Kiev. I visited the site of Babi Yar, where the mass murder of two hundred thousand victims, especially women and children, took place, one by one. Referred to as “the Holocaust by bullets”. When I visited Auschwitz-Birkenau, when I visited Yad Vashem, and when I pay my respects at other memorials of the Shoah, I am always reminded of my first recognition of the Holocaust as a child when I visited the Fort of Breendonk, in Belgium, where a large number of Belgian Jews were transited to their extermination by the Nazis. I specifically remember the cold stone of this sinister fortress – I was chilled to the bone by the immensity. It marked me as a ten-year-old boy. As a ten-year-old European. And it has never left me. This act of “never forgetting” is the duty that falls to us Europeans, to all of us. Remembering is not enough. As the last survivors of the Shoah leave us, anti-Semitism lives on. On the rise again. That is why we must do more than just remember. We must act. We must re-act now. For instance, since Covid-19, online anti-Semitic content has drastically increased. The pandemic has not only caused millions of deaths. It has opened the floodgates to conspiracy theories. And online hatred against the Jewish community. One-hundred and twenty years after the invention of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, three-quarters of a century after the Holocaust, the pathology of anti-Semitism remains deep-rooted. It is not just a drama for the Jewish people. It is a drama for all of us, for all our societies across Europe which must be founded on tolerance and solidarity. The Holocaust taught us a simple truth: silence is the first step to acceptance. And silent we must never be. Silence is complicity. All of us, we shoulder a sacred responsibility. To name names and to publicly denounce the slightest word that spreads, or even trivialises, anti-Semitism. We need a policy of zero impunity against anti-Semitism. We, the European Union, must lead the fight against anti-Semitism. And that’s why the European Council has called for a concrete and ambitious action plan. The European Commission has just presented a strategy for combating anti-Semitism and supporting Jewish life. Including an essential component to support education and remembrance of the Shoah. The European Union is also drastically reinforcing the legislation – and the means – to fight hatred online, the new battleground for anti-Semitic attacks. Our efforts must guarantee the safety of European Jews. Their security and well-being. It is a disgrace that schoolchildren, visitors to museums, or worshippers, should have to be protected by men with guns. Simply because they are Jewish. Jewish people are at home in Europe. Jewish people are part of Europe. Artists. Doctors. Scientists. Entrepreneurs. They have all shaped and contributed to the rich tapestry of our European culture. And they are part of our future. Our common future. Europe without the Jewish people would no longer be Europe. Thank you.

 

AHEPA E-News Volume 15, Issue 32 | Wednesday, October 13, 2021 National Educational Foundation Announces 2021-22 Scholarship Recipients "The AHEPA National Educational Foundation is pleased to announce 24 recipients of its 2021-22 scholarship awards", announced Supreme President Jimmy Kokotas and Foundation Chairman George Vorkas. "In addition, the National Educational Foundation announces Mary Catherine Touloupis as the recipient of the “Chariclea Christodulakis-Cummins Charity Fund Scholarship,” which is administered by the Foundation. "We congratulate the 25 scholarship recipients on their outstanding academic achievements," Kokotas said. "They represent a broad range of hard-working students from across the globe. All have one academic dream in common—looking to become tomorrow's leaders. We are proud to count them as AHEPA scholars." AHEPA's commitment to education has been well-documented throughout its history with more than $2.2 million awarded in scholarships since the inception of the National Educational Foundation in the early 1980s. Countless millions of dollars more have been awarded at the district and chapter levels of AHEPA. For more information about the AHEPA National Educational Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, please visit www.ahepa.org/education/ list of scholarship awardees Statement on FM Dendias Upcoming Visit to Washington Supreme President Jimmy Kokotas issued a statement on Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias' visit to Washington, D.C., Oct. 13 and 14: "We anticipate a fruitful series of meetings for Foreign Minister Dendias in Washington, that will be headlined by the signing of an amended Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement. The agreement will further enhance defense and security cooperation between the two longtime NATO allies. "We are eager to see further developments with all facets of the Strategic Dialogue between the two countries, especially in people-to-people ties where we have a strong interest and play an important role as we just completed a successful international convention in Athens and celebration of Greece’s bicentennial. We are pleased people-to-people ties has been identified as a facet that is central to the U.S.-Greece relationship. "Finally, we look forward to being with the foreign minister again at a reception where we can share dialogue and exchange ideas." Supreme President Attends New York's Fall Conference Supreme President Jimmy Kokotas attended Empire District 6's (New York) virtual fall conference, Oct. 9. In his remarks to the attendees, Supreme President Kokotas spoke about many of AHEPA's programs and urged the district and all chapters to strive for excellence, to meet their financial obligations, and to recruit more new members, according to The National Herald. Several AHEPA and AHEPA family national, district, and chapter officers participated. The National Herald article AHEPA Responds to Call to Action, Opens Emergency Relief Fund Shortly after concluding business at our Athens Supreme Convention, an onslaught of wildfires devastated Greece. Supreme President Jimmy Kokotas immediately opened the Emergency Relief Fund and called on Ahepans from across the globe to mobilize. As they have in the past, Ahepans heeded the call and stepped up to assist in any way possible. As monetary donations continue to pour in, Ahepans also have volunteered their time and resources by donating bottles of water or by contributing to actual fire relief. Stateside, Hurricane Ida came barreling through the Gulf, leaving devastation in her wake in Louisiana and causing severe flooding and tornado damage in the mid-Atlantic up to parts of New England. AHEPA is working with the District 16 AHEPA family to determine how we can assist those affected by the hurricane to help them recover as quickly as possible. Click Here to make a tax-deductible Donation to the AHEPA Emergency Fund Upcoming Events & Deadlines October 24 | 45th Congressional Banquet in honor of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Washington, DC November 1 | Deadline: Winter 2021-22 The Ahepan 8-12 | AHEPA Golf Tournament, Daytona Beach, Fla. (For more information, contact Supreme Athletic Director, Chris Atsaves.) 20 | Testimonial Dinner for PSP George G. Horiates, Philadelphia, 6 p.m. The Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA (Proceeds to benefit the AHEPA Capital Campaign Fund. Contact 856.986.8972 for information.) Greek American News Digest  Editor's Note: Editorials, commentaries, opinion pieces, and articles are shared for information purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy positions of the Order of AHEPA, its affiliated organizations, and members FM to visit Washington, sign mutual defense agreement this week Ekathimerini (Oct. 12) Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will be traveling to Washington on October 13-14 to participate in the third round of US-Greek Strategic Dialogue, while he is also expected to sign the second Protocol of Amendment of the Greek-US Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) with his US counterpart, Secretary of State Antony Blinken. read more Mitsotakis: Pfizer's Centre in Greece a Milestone Investment The National Herald (Oct. 12) "I am excited to be in Thessaloniki today for this special moment for Pfizer, the city, but also for Albert [Bourla, Pfizer chairman and chief executive officer] who has excelled outside Greece. The discovery of the vaccine against the coronavirus bears his stamp," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday in his greeting at the inauguration of the new facilities of Pfizer's Global Centre for Digital Innovation and its Global Centre for Business Operations and Services in Thessaloniki. read more Magnitude 6.3 earthquake jolts Greek island of Crete Associated Press (Oct. 12) A strong earthquake jolted the Greek island of Crete on Tuesday, two weeks and a day after another temblor killed a man and damaged hundreds of buildings. read more Hollywood Executive Sid Ganis Visits Greece to Discuss Creation of Film Studies Center The Pappas Post (Oct. 11) Veteran Hollywood film executive and producer Sid Ganis is visiting Greece this week to participate in events related to the creation of a film studies center in Athens. read more Ancient Greek on the Grass The New Yorker (Oct. 11) Armed with a Cyclops eye and a watermelon, Joseph Medeiros performed a one-man Odyssey at dawn in East River Park. read more Greek Chaos “Ultracar” Debuts In Nov With Up To 3,000 Hp And An Ultra Price From $6.4M To $14.4M CarScoops (Oct. 8) Last year, Greek startup SP Automotive made some pretty bold claims with its upcoming first model called the Chaos which was supposed to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show with some insane performance claims. read more

SLOVENIAN PRESIDENCEY,update

13/10/2021 09:00 | Agenda
Telecommunications ministers to discuss Artificial Intelligence ActThe EU ministers responsible for telecommunications and information society will hold an informal video conference on 14 October 2021 to discuss artificial intelligence, which is the top priority of the Slovenian Presidency in the area of digitalisation. The discussion will be led by Minister of Public Administration Boštjan Koritnik.
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13/10/2021 15:45 | Press release Prime Minister Janez Janša attends plenary session of the European Committee of the RegionsPrime Minister Janez Janša today attended a plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions via videoconference. The discussion focused on key current topics and issues faced during the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU. Visit the website  13/10/2021 17:30 | Press release State Secretary Raščan attends High-Level Conference on Water and Gender EqualityState Secretary Stanislav Raščan addressed the High-Level Conference on Water and Gender Equality, which aimed at exchanging good practices, opinions and ideas on how to achieve gender equality in the context of water. Visit the website 13/10/2021 20:00 | Press release An opportunity for decision-makers, producers and creators of audiovisual content to exchange viewsA two-day international expert conference has been held in Ljubljana on how to facilitate an equal relationship between players in the global market of audiovisual content providers. The development of new technologies and the outbreak of COVID-19 epidemic have led to significant changes in the production and distribution or accessibility of audiovisual works. Visit the website

After Constantine Journal :Byzantium at Ankara: New Fall-Winter Seminar Series

Byzantium at Ankara New Fall-Winter Seminar Series We are happy to announce that Byzantium at Ankara is back with its brand new Fall-Winter Seminar Series! GO TO BLOG