On Tuesday, MEPs gave their green light to an extraordinary loan of up to €35 billion to Ukraine, to be repaid with future revenues from frozen Russian assets. With 518 votes in favour, 56 against and 61 abstentions, Parliament endorsed the new macro-financial assistance (MFA) to help Ukraine against Russia’s brutal war of aggression. This […]
2024 Sakharov Prize finalists shortlisted by MEPs
Members of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs and Development committees have chosen the three finalists for the 2024 Sakharov Prize in a vote on Thursday. Following the secret ballot, MEPs selected the three finalists for the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. These are, in alphabetical order: – Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, academic and anti-corruption activist in Azerbaijan; […]
Timetable for hearings of commissioner nominees approved
La Conferencia de Presidentes ha decidido el calendario detallado de las audiencias que tendrán lugar del 4 al 12 de noviembre. La audiencia a Teresa Ribera será el 12 de noviembre. Las audiencias tendrán lugar del 4 al 12 de noviembre. Tras consultar a los presidentes de las comisiones del Parlamento Europeo, la presidenta de la […]
MEPs debate Hungary’s Presidency programme with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
On Wednesday, MEPs discussed Hungary’s priorities for its six-month Council Presidency, which started on 1 July, with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola noted in her opening statement that the Hungarian Presidency comes at a time when the EU is taking “significant steps forward” including “supporting Ukraine, strengthening European competitiveness, and building […]
European Parliament hearings with Commissioners-designate to start on 4 November
The hearings will start on 4 November and take place until 12 November. The Conference of Presidents also decided on the division of responsibilities among committees for the confirmation hearings. The detailed schedule of which Commissioner-designate will be heard at what time will be decided by the Conference of Presidents at its next meeting. The European Parliament […]
The President and a delegation of the European Parliament attended the UN Future Summit and the Action Days
MEPs from the delegation to New York on 20-23 September welcome the UN’s Pact for the Future, adopted on 22 September, and its commitments to multilateralism for a more fair, equitable and inclusive future. Parliaments, they agreed, must now play their role in holding governments to account in delivering on these commitments, on human rights, […]
Spanish MEPs on parliamentary committees
The members of each of the European Parliament’s standing committees and subcommittees for the tenth parliamentary term were announced on Friday. The 60 Spanish MEPs will be divided between the 20 committees and four sub-committees. The election of the chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of each committee will take place at their respective constituent sessions next […]
Newly elected Parliament reaffirms its strong support for Ukraine
With Russia’s war against Ukraine raging on, Parliament reconfirmed on Wednesday its view that the EU must continue to support Kyiv for as long as it takes until victory. The resolution, which sets out the newly-elected European Parliament’s first official position on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, restates the continued support of MEPs for […]
Roberta Metsola re-elected as President of the European Parliament
On Tuesday, MEPs re-elected Roberta Metsola (EPP, MT) as President of the European Parliament until 2027, with 562 votes in the first round. Roberta Metsola won the election in the first round of voting, where she received an absolute majority of 562 votes cast out of 699 by secret paper ballot, among two candidates. She […]