Βίντεο άλλου γεγονότος - Delegation for relations with Turkey - Πέμπτη 17 Μαρτίου 2022 - 09:40
17/03/2022
Βίντεο άλλης εκδήλωσης : 155'
Ρήτρα αποποίησης ευθυνών : Η διερμηνεία κατά τη διάρκεια των συζητήσεων διευκολύνει την επικοινωνία και δεν πρέπει να συγχέεται με τα επίσημα πρακτικά. Μόνο οι πρωτότυπες ομιλίες και οι αναθεωρημένες γραπτές μεταφράσεις αποτελούν τα επίσημα πρακτικά.
Video of another event - Press point on by Sergey LAGODINSKY and İsmail Emrah KARAYEL, Co-Chairs on the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting - Thursday, 17 March 2022 - 16:37
17/03/2022
Length of video : 18'
Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Video of another event - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly - Thursday, 17 March 2022 - 15:03
17/03/2022
Length of video : 37'
Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Video of another event - Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee - Thursday, 17 March 2022 - 13:51
17/03/2022
Length of video : 112'
Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic
Βίντεο άλλου γεγονότος - Delegation for relations with Turkey - Πέμπτη 17 Μαρτίου 2022 - 16:35
17/03/2022
Βίντεο άλλης εκδήλωσης : 151'
Ρήτρα αποποίησης ευθυνών : Η διερμηνεία κατά τη διάρκεια των συζητήσεων διευκολύνει την επικοινωνία και δεν πρέπει να συγχέεται με τα επίσημα πρακτικά. Μόνο οι πρωτότυπες ομιλίες και οι αναθεωρημένες γραπτές μεταφράσεις αποτελούν τα επίσημα πρακτικά.
Video of another event - Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union, including the EU-Morocco, EU-Tunisia and EU-Algeria Joint Parliamentary Committees - Thursday, 17 March 2022 - 13:04
17/03/2022
Length of video : 27'
Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Video of another event - Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries - Thursday, 17 March 2022 - 13:12
17/03/2022
Length of video : 18'
Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Video of a committee meeting - Thursday, 17 March 2022 - 09:01 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence - Committee on Foreign Affairs
17/03/2022
Length of video : 88'
Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Highlights - AIDA vote in committee - Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age
17/03/2022
On 22 March (9:00-9:30 and 13:45-15:15) the AIDA Special Committee will vote on its report on artificial intelligence in a digital age (2020/2266(INI). Within the deadline in December last year, 1384 amendments were tabled, and the rapporteur and shadow rapporteurs held a large number of technical and shadows meetings to work on compromises.
Throughout the process, via numerous hearings and workshops organised during the committee mandate of 18 months, the members and staff gathered expertise and insights on various aspects of AI. This work fed into the committee's final report, which aims to establish an AI Roadmap up to 2030. AIDA rapporteur: Axel Voss (EPP/PPE, Germany).
At this meeting the AIDA Chair and Members of the AIDA committee will also conclude the work of the committee.
Meeting documents - AIDA draft report and amendments
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Latest news - Next PECH committee meetings - Committee on Fisheries
17/03/2022
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.Following these decisions, the next PECH committee meeting will be held in hybrid mode on Monday, 25 April 2022, 15:00 - 17:00 & 17:30 - 19:15 and will be webstreamed.
Provisional PECH draft calendar of meetings January-July 2022
Meeting documents
Supporting analyses
Research studies for PECH Committee
European Parliament Think Tank
EP calendar 2022
Highlights - Hearing on "State of Play in the implementation of the CFP and future perspectives" - Committee on Fisheries
17/03/2022
The hearing, on Thursday 17 March from 9:00 to 12:00, was organised to inform the PECH own-initiative report on the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).
This policy develops within the frame of the so-called "CFP basic regulation" adopted in 2013, and which sets the foundations for some new policy directions, notably for the exploitation of stocks based on Maximum Sustainable Yield, the progressive end of discards, and the possibility for regionalised approaches.
In a first part, the hearing focused on the objectives and the tools used for the sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources and the conservation of fish stocks. The second part of the hearing was dedicated to issues related to the governance in fisheries management.
Programme
At a glance: Common Fisheries Policy: A timeline of key developments
Highlights - Workshop for PECH committee - Committee on Fisheries
17/03/2022
On 16 March 2022, the Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies held a workshop entitled "Impacts of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on fisheries and aquaculture in the EU" during the PECH Committee meeting.
The PECH Committee has been actively involved in monitoring the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on provisions concerning fisheries and aquaculture. During this workshop, the impact of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement was examined from three different perspectives: legal aspects, trade aspects and fishing opportunities aspects.
Programme
Link to study & executive summary - Part I: Legal aspects
Link to study & executive summary - Part II: Trade aspects
Link to study & executive summary - Part III: Fishing opportunities aspects
At a glance - Part I: Legal aspects
At a
Highlights - AFCO vote - 16 March 2022 - Committee on Constitutional Affairs
17/03/2022
Vote taken during the AFCO committee meeting of 16 March 2022.
AFCO Opinion to LIBE on the Commission's 2021 Rule of Law report - Rapporteur: Ms. Sophia in 't Veld (Renew);
AFCO Opinion to JURI on Better regulation: Joining forces to make better laws - Rapporteur: Mr. Helmut Scholz (THE LEFT).
Results of the vote
Procedure file for the Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law report
Procedure file for Better regulation: Joining forces to make better laws
Latest news - ENVI Committee meetings - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
17/03/2022
The next meetings will take place in Brussels:
- on Tuesday, 22 March 2022 from 9.00 to 10.00 (ECON-ENVI joint committee meeting)
- on Tuesday, 22 March 2022 from 10.00 to 12.00 and from 13.45 to 16.15 (ENVI committee meeting)
- on Tuesday, 22 March 2022 from 16.45 to 18.45 (ENVI-AGRI joint meeting)
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.
Work in progress - ENVI ITER listing (Updated 14.03.2022)
Timelines Climate package in ENVI
Watch ENVI meetings live
Latest votes in ENVI
Press release - Ukraine’s Defence Minister tells MEPs the country needs more military support
17/03/2022
MEPs committed to pushing EU governments to do more to help Ukraine against Russia’s aggression, in a debate with the Ukrainian Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Security and Defence
Video of a committee meeting - Thursday, 17 March 2022 - 09:01 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence - Committee on Foreign Affairs
17/03/2022
Length of video : 88'
Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Press release - Ukraine’s Defence Minister tells MEPs the country needs more military support
17/03/2022
MEPs committed to pushing EU governments to do more to help Ukraine against Russia’s aggression, in a debate with the Ukrainian Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Security and Defence
Highlights - Joint AGRI-ENVI meeting on ECA reports on issues related to the CAP - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
17/03/2022
On Tuesday 22 March, AGRI and ENVI members will consider the European Court of Auditors (ECA) Special Reports on ‘Sustainable water use in agriculture: CAP funds more likely to promote greater rather than more efficient water’ and ‘EU funding for biodiversity and climate change in EU forests: positive but limited results’.
Both reports concern the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The first one underlines that agricultural policies are not sufficiently aligned with water policies while one fourth of all water extracted in the EU is used for agriculture. ECA therefore suggests linking CAP payments to sustainable water use. The second report recommends stronger actions to protect EU forests and maintain biodiversity, notably by strengthening the fight against illegal logging.
Legislative Observatory - Common agricultural policy 2021–2027
ECA Special Report on Sustainable water use
ECA Special Report on EU funding for biodiversity
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Latest news - Next AGRI meetings 2022 - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
17/03/2022
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.
Following these decisions, the next AGRI Committee meetings will take place in Brussels on:
16 March 2022, 9.00 - 12.00 and 13.45 - 16.15 and 16.45 - 18.45
17 March 2022, 9.00 - 12.00
22 March 2022, 9.00 - 12.00 and 13.45 - 16.15 and 16.45 - 18.45
31 March 2022, 9.00 - 12.00
European Parliament's Calendar
AGRI Calendar January - December 2022
CAP Files
Strategic Plans (Oeil)
Strategic Plans (Report)
Financing, management and monitoring 2021–2027 (Oeil)
Financing, management and monitoring 2021–2027 (Report)
 
Highlights - Topical issues in agriculture - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
17/03/2022
On 22 March, AGRI will adopt an opinion on GHGs emission reductions by Member States. AGRI will also consider draft opinions on the marketing of products associated with deforestation, and on restructuring the Union framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity.
The Committee will also discuss: the draft report on a long-term vision for the EU's rural areas and the related Commission's evaluation report on the impact of the CAP on territorial development of these areas; the rice market situation, and plant health import requirements with regard to Citrus Black Spot and False Codling Moth. Members will also be briefed about the mission to the Paris International Agricultural Show. A joint AGRI-ENVI meeting will also take place to follow up on two ECA Special Reports on, respectively, sustainable water use in agriculture, and EU funding for biodiversity and climate change in EU forests.
Highlights - Topical issues in agriculture - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
17/03/2022
On 16-17 March, AGRI members discussed the disruption in EU-GB trade in seed potatoes; the long-term vision for rural areas; the impact of the CAP on biodiversity, soil and water; the economic implications and opportunities for organic production in the EU and the rice market situation.
Members have been also briefed about the mission to the Paris International Agricultural Show and the "awards recognising excellence in the organic food chain in the EU". The Committee also considered two draft reports on, respectively, a new EU Forest Strategy for 2030 and an amendment to Council Decision 2003/17/EC.
Link to the hearing page
Απάντηση σε γραπτή ερώτηση - Η συμβολή της ΕΕ στον μηχανισμό αναπροσαρμογής των δεσμεύσεων που αποφασίστηκε στη Διάσκεψη για το Κλίμα (COP26) - E-005268/2021(ASW)
17/03/2022
Βλ. ερώτηση (ερωτήσεις) : E-005268/2021
Answer to a written question - Insider dealing in EU bonds - E-005501/2021(ASW)
17/03/2022
See question(s) : E-005501/2021
Απάντηση σε γραπτή ερώτηση - Απαράδεκτη απαγόρευση του Κομμουνιστικού Κόμματος Ρουμανίας - E-000302/2022(ASW)
17/03/2022
Βλ. ερώτηση (ερωτήσεις) : E-000302/2022
Answer to a written question - Research on fertility issues - E-005417/2021(ASW)
17/03/2022
See question(s) : E-005417/2021
Answer to a written question - Financial discrimination against Polish local authorities declaring their support for families - P-004289/2021(ASW)
17/03/2022
See question(s) : P-004289/2021
Answer to a written question - Sustained increase in the price of wood and construction materials in the EU - P-000674/2022(ASW)
17/03/2022
See question(s) : P-000674/2022
Answer to a written question - Payments to the Western Balkan countries - E-000052/2022(ASW)
17/03/2022
See question(s) : E-000052/2022
Answer to a written question - Securing the supply of solar components to the EU market - E-000164/2022(ASW)
17/03/2022
See question(s) : E-000164/2022
Answer to a written question - Availability and reliability of rapid antigen tests - E-000208/2022(ASW)
17/03/2022
See question(s) : E-000208/2022
Answer to a written question - Decline in upstream aeronautics research within Horizon Europe - P-005734/2021(ASW)
17/03/2022
See question(s) : P-005734/2021
Answer to a written question - The European Union condemns Houthi terrorist attacks and speaks out against those behind instability in the Middle East - E-000339/2022(ASW)
17/03/2022
Answer to a written question - African swine fever and embargo on exports of pork products from Italy - E-000194/2022(ASW)
17/03/2022
See question(s) : E-000194/2022
Answer to a written question - Chip production - E-004237/2021(ASW)
17/03/2022
See question(s) : E-004237/2021
Answer to a written question - Where do we stand on the integration of the mining sector into European taxonomy and the ecological risks brought about by the energy transition? - E-000219/2022(ASW)
17/03/2022
See question(s) : E-000219/2022
Answer to a written question - Free movement of capital, right to property and limitation periods in the area of restitution - E-000121/2022(ASW)
17/03/2022
See question(s) : E-000121/2022
Answer to a written question - The expansion of illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and related settler violence - E-000480/2022(ASW)
17/03/2022
Answer to a written question - Historical background to Russia’s aggressive and revisionist policy - E-000411/2022(ASW)
17/03/2022
Answer to a written question - EU taxonomy: the danger of classifying natural gas and nuclear energy as ‘green’ - P-000526/2022(ASW)
17/03/2022
See question(s) : P-000526/2022
Answer to a written question - COVID-19 vaccines – application of the rules on informed consent laid down in Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 - P-000402/2022(ASW)
17/03/2022
See question(s) : P-000402/2022
Answer to a written question - The Recovery and Resilience Facility and the Foreign Subsidies Instrument - E-005356/2021(ASW)
17/03/2022
See question(s) : E-005356/2021
Highlights - ECON-LIBE public hearing on "The New Anti-Money Laundering Package" - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
17/03/2022
On Tuesday 22 March 2022, from 16:15 to 18:45, the ECON and LIBE Committees will hold a public hearing on "The New Anti-Money Laundering Package", which encompasses different legislative proposals presented by the Commission on 20 July 2021.
Six external experts are invited to this public hearing, including the President of the Financial Action Task Force, the Heads of the French and Latvian FIUs, and representatives from Refinitiv, the Council of Bars and Law Societies in Europe and Transparency International. They will highlight the outstanding elements of the package from their perspective, before engaging in a question and answer sessions with the Members.
More information
Latest news - ECON committee meetings - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
17/03/2022
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.
Following these decisions, the next ECON-related Committee meeting will take place on Monday 21 March 2022.
Work in progress - ITER listing
Calendar of ECON meetings: January - March 2022
INI reports voted in ECON
Delegated acts: Scrutiny session documents
List of ECON Coordinators (as at 20 January 2022)
Highlights - Public Hearing on Solvency II - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
17/03/2022
ECON Committee organises a Public Hearing on Solvency II with representatives from the Next CMU High-Level Group, the Italian insurance supervisory authority IVASS, Finance Watch, and Insurance Europe.
The gender balanced panel will give their views and answer questions of ECON Members in relation to the amending Solvency II Directive proposed by the Commission in September last year. The Rapporteur on the file (Markus FERBER, DE-EPP) recently published a Working Document setting out the main issues in relation to the topic, including the long-term investment capabilities of insurers, the elements that need to be laid down in the Directive and those which can be delegated to the Commission, proportionality, and policy holder protection.
Highlights - Exchange of views with Commissioner Mairead McGuinness - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
17/03/2022
On Tuesday 22 March, the joint ECON and ENVI Committee will scrutinise the complementary Taxonomy Delegated Act in the presence of Commissioner McGuinness. On 4 June 2021, the Commission adopted the first Climate Delegated Act introducing the first set of technical screening criteria to define which activities contribute substantially to climate change adaptation and climate change mitigation under the Taxonomy Regulation.
The complementary Taxonomy Delegated Act, adopted on 9 March 2022, amends the first Climate Delegated Act to address nuclear and gas energy sectors. Thereby, it classifies certain fossil gas and nuclear energy activities as transitional activities contributing to climate change mitigation under Article 10(2) of the Taxonomy Regulation. The inclusion of certain gas and nuclear activities is limited in time and dependent upon specific conditions and transparency requirements. With this complementary Taxonomy Delegated Act, the Commissions aims at accelerating the shift from solid or liquid fossil fuels, including coal, towards a climate-neutral future.
The 4-month scrutiny period by the Parliament and Council has started and may be extended further by two months.
Press release - Gender pay gap: MEPs back binding pay-transparency measures
17/03/2022
The Women’s Rights and Employment committees want EU companies with at least 50 employees to be fully transparent regarding their salaries.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Latest news - Next meeting of the FISC Subcommittee - Subcommittee on Tax Matters
17/03/2022
The next meeting of the FISC Subcommittee will take place on 28 March 2022. From 13:45 to 15:45, the Subcommittee will host a public hearing on „Case studies on Member States national tax policies - The Netherlands: implemented national tax reforms and the combat against aggressive tax schemes".
This will be followed by a public hearing from 16:45 to 18:45 on "the exchange of information with jurisdictions appearing prominently in the Pandora Papers (such as Crown Dependencies, British Virgin Islands and South Dakota)".
Webstreaming
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FISC Workload - Upcoming Hearings, Exchanges of Views and Other Events - as of 20 January 2022
Notice on COVID-related restrictions
Highlights - Public hearing with jurisdictions appearing prominently in the Pandora papers - Subcommittee on Tax Matters
17/03/2022
On 28 March 2022, from 16:45 to 18:45, the FISC Subcommittee will host a public hearing on the ‘exchange of information with jurisdictions appearing prominently in the Pandora papers (such as Crown Dependencies, British overseas territories and some US States)’
The purpose of this second hearing related to the 'Pandora Papers' is to focus on the specific issue of exchange of information with some jurisdictions which appeared prominently in the Pandora Papers. It will provide an opportunity for FISC Members to examine how well the exchange of information in tax matters works with the Crown dependencies, British overseas territories and some US States. The hearing follows up on a first hearing on the Pandora Papers in November 2021, which focussed on tax evasion and tax avoidance.
The following experts have been invited:
Ms Maria José Garde, Chair of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, OECD,
Ms Moran Harari, Lead researcher & interim director of financial secrecy and governance, Tax Justice Network,
Mr Ryan Gurule, Policy Director, The Fact Coalition.
Public hearing on “Exchange of information with jurisdictions appearing prominently in the Pan
Highlights - The Netherlands: national tax reforms and the combat against aggressive tax schemes - Subcommittee on Tax Matters
17/03/2022
On 28 March 2022, from 13:45 to 16:15, the FISC Subcommittee will host a public hearing on ‘Case studies on Member States national tax policies - The Netherlands: implemented national tax reforms and the combat against aggressive tax schemes’.
The purpose of the hearing is to gather insights and opinions from experts on the corporate tax reforms implemented or envisaged in the Netherlands to address tax evasion and aggressive tax planning, as well as their interaction with other national tax systems, mainly in the EU but also with the main economic partners of the Netherlands outside the EU. FISC Members will have the opportunity to examine remaining challenges and lessons to be learned for the EU and other Member States on the combat against aggressive tax systems.
The following experts have been invited:
Ms Anna Gunn, Partner, Gunn Tax Communication B.V.
Prof. Dr. Rainer Prokisch, Professor of Tax Law, University of Maastricht
Mr. Bernard ter Haar, Advisor Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
Prof. Dr. Jan van de Streek, Professor of Tax Law, University of Leiden
Mr. Francis Weyzig, Tax Director, Central Planning Bureau (CPB)
Public hearing on “Case studies on Member States national tax policies - The Netherlands: implemented national tax
Latest news - What's new? - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
17/03/2022
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.
Following these decisions, the next EMPL meeting will take place on:
Thursday 24 March 2022, 13.45 - 16.15 & 16:45-18:15 in room Paul-Henri Spaak 1A002
Latest ITER listing (work in progress)
Amendments deadlines
EMPL Activity report for the 8th legislative term
EMPL Vademecum
List of EMPL Coordinators
Covid-19 Newsletter 1
Covid-19 Newsletter 2: Exit strategy
Highlights - Exchange of views with Commissioner Nicolas Schmit on ongoing war on in Ukraine. - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
17/03/2022
Members of the EMPL committee had an exchange of views on the impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine on the labour market and social protection in the EU. Discussion took place 17 March 2022, 9.15-10.15.
Russia's war on Ukraine is having a serious impact on the European Union's economy, labour market and social protection. The conflict has already pushed more than 1 million people (mostly women and children) to flee their country and ask shelter in neighbouring countries. The unprecedented economic sanctions imposed by the EU on the Russian Federation are likely to produce secondary effects on the EU's economies. The EMPL committee held an exchange of views with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights) to discuss these issues, from an employment and social affairs perspective, including the immediate assistance to refugees and their integration in the labour market.
Highlights - The right to disconnect and telework: Conference in the Parliament on 15 March - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
17/03/2022
The European Parliament and the European Commission co-hosted a Conference on the right to disconnect and telework on 15 March 2022. This future-oriented conference provided a forum to present the perspectives of EU institutions, MEPs, Member States, social partners and relevant stakeholders on trends and evolution of telework and the right to disconnect, their related opportunities and challenges as well as the various policy responses.
Openings remarks by:
Dragoș Pîslaru, Chair of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Élisabeth Borne, French Minister for Labour, Employment and Inclusion
Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, European CommissionThis was followed by panel discussions with MEPs, experts and stakeholders structured around four themes:
Discussion on main challenges and opportunities: the EU perspective
National approaches to telework and the right to disconnect
The role of social partners' agreements and social dialogue
Challenges and opportunities of telework and the right to disconnectMore information about the conference can be found at https://www.right2disconnect.eu/
Link to conference THE RIGHT TO DISCONNECT AND TELEWORK
Agenda Transparency directive - final vote - 17.03. - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
17/03/2022
On 17 March 2022 the EMPL Committee together with the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) voted on the draft report on “Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms”.
On 4 March 2021, the European Commission published its proposal for a Pay Transparency Directive. The EP co-rapporteurs welcomed the much-awaited initiative and further enhanced the proposal in the draft report by elaborating on provisions such as the right to information, pay reporting and obligations, gender-neutral job evaluation and classification systems, the role of workers' representatives and social partners, intersectionality, equality and monitoring bodies.
In their draft report, the co-rapporteurs proposed 147 amendments to the Commission proposal. A total of 1090 amendments were tabled and 168 compromise amendments prepared.
Procedure file: 2021/0050(COD)
Rapporteur EMPL : Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (GREENS/EFA, DK)
Rapporteur FEMM: Samira Rafaela (Renew, NL)
Highlights - European Parliamentary Week, 15 – 16 March 2022 - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
17/03/2022
The European Parliament organises annually, together with the Parliament of the Member State holding the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union, a high-level meeting with the participation of Members of the European Parliament and of all EU national Parliaments. Such meetings address topical themes concerning the economic, budgetary and social policies of the Union. It is the largest annual meeting organised by the European Parliament with national Parliaments.
The European Parliament together with the French Parliament organised the European Parliamentary Week 2022 on 15 - 16 March 2022. The European Parliamentary Week brings together Parliamentarians from the European Union, candidate and observer countries to discuss economic, budgetary, employment and social matters. Again, this year the conference was dominated by the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on EU economies, EU recovery and next steps. The parliamentarians debated on the implementation of the national recovery and resilience plans as well as on the reform of the Stability and Growth Pact and the new own resources.
The European Parliamentary Week consists of the European Semester Conference and the Interparliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance in the European Union and is organised with the involvement of the BUDG, ECON and EMPL Committees. Several Prime Ministers and European Commissioners are among the high-level speakers.
Highlights - A European Care Strategie - EMPL-FEMM Public Hearing - 24 March 2022 - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
17/03/2022
On 24 March 2022, between 13.45 – 16.15 , the EMPL Committee together with the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality will hold a joint public hearing on A European Care Strategy - How to improve the lives of the carers and their dependants - Public Hearing. The hearing is looking into different care models in Europe which continue to develop and change, matching the realities and challenges of modern life.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that this sector is underfunded and understaffed. An ongoing debate is now required, prioritising work-life balance to ensure a good quality of family life, consideration of women as carers and ensuring the best possible quality of care for all those who require it. The question on solutions to ensure deinstitutionalisation of persons with and approaches to guarantee the smoother inclusion of persons with disabilities in the open labour market and in society will also be discussed.
Event page
Highlights - Debate with Oleksii Reznikov, Minister of Defence of Ukraine - Committee on Foreign Affairs
17/03/2022
On 17 March, the members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs jointly with the Subcommittee on Security and Defence held a debate with Oleksii Reznikov, Minister of Defence of Ukraine. Against the backdrop of Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine, members discussed with the Ukrainian Minister the military situation on the ground and the current needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
They reaffirmed their unwavering support to Ukraine and asked about military implications of the occupation of nuclear plants by the Russians. Members also enquired the Minister about the alleged usage of banned phosphorus bombs and cluster ammunition by Russians as well as the apparent mobilisation of Chechen irregular troops and on the recruitment of Syrian mercenary fighters.
Highlights - Hearing: Strategic Partnership with the Gulf - Committee on Foreign Affairs
17/03/2022
On 22 March, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing from 10h00-12h00 on the strategic partnership with the Gulf region. Ahead of the EU Joint Communication on a Partnership with the Gulf foreseen in early May, MEPs will discuss with leading experts the EU's relations with this key region, priorities and the way forward.
Draft programme
Press release - Gender pay gap: MEPs back binding pay-transparency measures
17/03/2022
The Women’s Rights and Employment committees want EU companies with at least 50 employees to be fully transparent regarding their salaries.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
ΤΡΟΠΟΛΟΓΙΕΣ 001-073 - ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την πρόταση κανονισμού του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για την περιαγωγή σε δημόσια δίκτυα κινητών επικοινωνιών εντός της Ένωσης (αναδιατύπωση) - A9-0286/2021(001-073)
17/03/2022
ΤΡΟΠΟΛΟΓΙΕΣ 001-073
ΕΚΘΕΣΗ
σχετικά με την πρόταση κανονισμού του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για την περιαγωγή σε δημόσια δίκτυα κινητών επικοινωνιών εντός της Ένωσης (αναδιατύπωση)
(COM(2021)0085 - C9-0085/2021 - 2021/0045(COD))
Επιτροπή Βιομηχανίας, Έρευνας και Ενέργειας
Εισηγήτρια: Angelika Winzig
REPORT on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Italy - A9-0050/2022
17/03/2022
REPORT on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Italy
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Juan Fernando López Aguilar
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from France – EGF/2021/007 FR/ Selecta - A9-0048/2022
17/03/2022
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from France – EGF/2021/007 FR/ Selecta
Committee on Budgets
Eider Gardiazabal Rubial
ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την πρόταση κανονισμού του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για τη χορήγηση μακροοικονομικής χρηματοδοτικής συνδρομής στη Δημοκρατία της Μολδαβίας - A9-0043/2022
17/03/2022
ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την πρόταση κανονισμού του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για τη χορήγηση μακροοικονομικής χρηματοδοτικής συνδρομής στη Δημοκρατία της Μολδαβίας
Επιτροπή Διεθνούς Εμπορίου
Markéta Gregorová
REPORT on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Italy - A9-0046/2022
17/03/2022
REPORT on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Italy
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Juan Fernando López Aguilar
REPORT on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Italy - A9-0047/2022
17/03/2022
REPORT on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Italy
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Juan Fernando López Aguilar
REPORT on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Greece - A9-0049/2022
17/03/2022
REPORT on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Greece
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Μελέτη - Privacy and security aspects of 5G technology - 17-03-2022
16/03/2022
This study describes two main dimensions of 5G technology, i.e. privacy and security. This research paper focuses on the analysis of cybersecurity risks and threats, privacy challenges and 5G technology opportunities at EU level and worldwide, as well as the relationship between cybersecurity risks and privacy issues. The methodological framework for this assessment of the impact of 5G technology is built on three pillars: (i) a document-based analysis; (ii) a parallel analysis with stakeholder involvement; and (iii) a selection of relevant case studies. The complexity of the 5G ecosystem, where new use cases are constantly emerging, also led the authors to assess the prospects of using new 5G-enabled technologies, such as the internet-of-things, robotics and AI. Moreover, policy options are defined and put forward for consideration by the European Parliament's Committees on Legal Affairs, Internal Market and Consumer Protection, Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, as well as by other EU institutions and the Member States.
Μελέτη - Assessment of recent anti-tax avoidance and evasion measures (ATAD & DAC 6) - 17-03-2022
16/03/2022
This study aims to provide an overview of the recently implemented anti-tax avoidance and evasion measures, notably the ATAD and DAC 6. It reviews the implementation of these directives across different Member States and assesses the problems that arise with regard to the interpretation of some of the directives’ provisions. This document was provided by the Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies at the request of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Subcommittee on tax matters (FISC).
Εν συντομία - Russia's war on Ukraine: Ukrainian students in the EU - 17-03-2022
16/03/2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 has caused vast displacement of people within the country as well as across the EU borders. While the annexation of Crimea had a negative impact on the country's education system, recent events have added additional strain. Outbound student mobility was already substantial in recent years, but it has accelerated even further since the Crimean conflict began . After doubling from some 25 000 to nearly 50 000 between 2007 and 2014, the number of Ukrainian students abroad has since skyrocketed by another 54 % to around 78 000 in 2019.
Εν συντομία - Russia's war on Ukraine: EU-Ukraine trade in agri-food products - 17-03-2022
16/03/2022
Up until the 2022 Russian invasion, Ukraine was exporting more than 40 % of its goods to the EU, making the EU the country's leading trading partner. The principal goods imported by the EU were raw materials, chemical products and machinery. With regard to the agri-food sector, Ukraine supplied almost half of the cereals and vegetable oils and a quarter of the poultry meat consumed in Europe. While the full impact of the Russian invasion on Ukraine's agri-food trade has still to be assessed, some possible scenarios have already emerged.
Μελέτη - Assessment of recent anti-tax avoidance and evasion measures (ATAD & DAC 6) - 17-03-2022
16/03/2022
This study aims to provide an overview of the recently implemented anti-tax avoidance and evasion measures, notably the ATAD and DAC 6. It reviews the implementation of these directives across different Member States and assesses the problems that arise with regard to the interpretation of some of the directives’ provisions. This document was provided by the Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies at the request of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Subcommittee on tax matters (FISC).
Press release - Ukraine’s Defence Minister tells MEPs the country needs more military support
17/03/2022
MEPs committed to pushing EU governments to do more to help Ukraine against Russia’s aggression, in a debate with the Ukrainian Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Security and Defence
Άρθρο - Σχέδιο ανάκαμψης COVID-19: το ΕΚ αντλεί διδάγματα από την πανδημία
17/03/2022
Τα διδάγματα της πανδημίας για τη διαχείριση μελλοντικών κρίσεων και η πρόοδος του σχεδίου ανάκαμψης από τον COVID-19 βρέθηκαν στο επίκεντρο ειδικής διάσκεψης του ΕΚ, στις 16 ΜαρτίουPress release - Gender pay gap: MEPs back binding pay-transparency measures
17/03/2022
The Women’s Rights and Employment committees want EU companies with at least 50 employees to be fully transparent regarding their salaries.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Briefing - Amending the European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs) Regulation - 17-03-2022
16/03/2022
European long-term investment funds (ELTIFs) invest on a long-term basis in infrastructure projects, real estate and SMEs, among others. While the legislative framework – the ELTIF Regulation – for these funds was adopted six years ago, their market remains small. For this reason, the Commission has proposed amending the ELTIF Regulation to make it more appealing to investors. The key mulled changes involve differentiating between ELTIFs marketed to professional investors and those to which retail investors can have access; removing barriers to retail investor access to ELTIFs; and establishing an optional liquidity window mechanism for redemptions, for cases where investors need to exit early. The file is currently under review by the co-legislators. Within the European Parliament, it has been assigned to the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. The draft report is expected soon. First edition. The 'EU Legislation in Progress' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the legislative procedure.
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