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class="ep-a_heading ep-layout_level3" for="pressroom_filter-committees"> <div class="ep_title"> <div class="ep-p_text"><span class="ep_name">Committees</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> </div> </label> <div class="ep-a_field ep-layout_committee"> <div class="ep-p_select"> <div class="ep_select"> <select class="ep_field" id="pressroom_filter-committees" name="keywordValue"> <option value="" selected="selected" disabled="disabled">Select a committee</option> <option value="">All</option> <option value="AFET" data-additionaltext="AFET">Foreign Affairs</option> <option value="DROI" data-additionaltext="DROI">Human Rights</option> <option value="SEDE" data-additionaltext="SEDE">Security and Defence</option> <option value="DEVE" data-additionaltext="DEVE">Development</option> <option value="INTA" data-additionaltext="INTA">International Trade</option> <option value="BUDG" data-additionaltext="BUDG">Budgets</option> <option value="CONT" data-additionaltext="CONT">Budgetary Control</option> <option value="ECON" data-additionaltext="ECON">Economic and Monetary Affairs</option> <option value="FISC" data-additionaltext="FISC">Tax Matters</option> <option value="EMPL" data-additionaltext="EMPL">Employment and Social Affairs</option> <option value="ENVI" data-additionaltext="ENVI">Environment, Public Health and Food Safety</option> <option value="SANT" data-additionaltext="SANT">Public Health</option> <option value="ITRE" data-additionaltext="ITRE">Industry, Research and Energy</option> <option value="IMCO" data-additionaltext="IMCO">Internal Market and Consumer Protection</option> <option value="TRAN" data-additionaltext="TRAN">Transport and Tourism</option> <option value="REGI" data-additionaltext="REGI">Regional Development</option> <option value="AGRI" data-additionaltext="AGRI">Agriculture and Rural Development</option> <option value="PECH" data-additionaltext="PECH">Fisheries</option> <option value="CULT" data-additionaltext="CULT">Culture and Education</option> <option value="JURI" data-additionaltext="JURI">Legal Affairs</option> <option value="LIBE" data-additionaltext="LIBE">Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs</option> <option value="AFCO" data-additionaltext="AFCO">Constitutional Affairs</option> <option value="FEMM" data-additionaltext="FEMM">Women’s Rights and Gender Equality</option> <option value="PETI" data-additionaltext="PETI">Petitions</option> </select> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ep_gridcolumn" data-view1200="2" data-view1020="2" data-view750="3" data-view640="2" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content"> <label class="ep-a_heading ep-layout_level3" for="pressroom_filter-plenaryDates"> <div class="ep_title"> <div class="ep-p_text"><span class="ep_name">Plenary session</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> </div> </label> <div class="ep-a_field ep-layout_committee"> <div class="ep-p_select"> <div class="ep_select"> <select class="ep_field" id="pressroom_filter-plenaryDates" name="keywordValue"> <option value="">All plenary sittings</option> <option value="19-11-2024">Plenary session from 19-11-2024 to 19-11-2024</option> <option value="13-11-2024">Plenary session from 13-11-2024 to 14-11-2024</option> <option value="21-10-2024">Plenary session from 21-10-2024 to 24-10-2024</option> <option value="07-10-2024">Plenary session from 07-10-2024 to 10-10-2024</option> <option value="16-09-2024">Plenary session from 16-09-2024 to 19-09-2024</option> <option value="16-07-2024">Plenary session from 16-07-2024 to 19-07-2024</option> <option value="22-04-2024">Plenary session from 22-04-2024 to 25-04-2024</option> <option value="10-04-2024">Plenary session from 10-04-2024 to 11-04-2024</option> <option value="11-03-2024">Plenary session from 11-03-2024 to 14-03-2024</option> <option value="26-02-2024">Plenary session from 26-02-2024 to 29-02-2024</option> <option value="05-02-2024">Plenary session from 05-02-2024 to 08-02-2024</option> <option value="25-01-2024">Plenary session from 25-01-2024 to 25-01-2024</option> <option value="15-01-2024">Plenary session from 15-01-2024 to 18-01-2024</option> <option value="11-12-2023">Plenary session from 11-12-2023 to 14-12-2023</option> <option value="20-11-2023">Plenary session from 20-11-2023 to 23-11-2023</option> <option value="08-11-2023">Plenary session from 08-11-2023 to 09-11-2023</option> <option value="16-10-2023">Plenary session from 16-10-2023 to 19-10-2023</option> <option value="02-10-2023">Plenary session from 02-10-2023 to 05-10-2023</option> <option value="11-09-2023">Plenary session from 11-09-2023 to 14-09-2023</option> <option value="10-07-2023">Plenary session from 10-07-2023 to 13-07-2023</option> <option value="12-06-2023">Plenary session from 12-06-2023 to 15-06-2023</option> <option value="31-05-2023">Plenary session from 31-05-2023 to 01-06-2023</option> <option value="08-05-2023">Plenary session from 08-05-2023 to 11-05-2023</option> <option value="17-04-2023">Plenary session from 17-04-2023 to 20-04-2023</option> <option value="29-03-2023">Plenary session from 29-03-2023 to 30-03-2023</option> <option value="13-03-2023">Plenary session from 13-03-2023 to 16-03-2023</option> <option value="13-02-2023">Plenary session from 13-02-2023 to 16-02-2023</option> <option value="09-02-2023">Plenary session from 09-02-2023 to 09-02-2023</option> <option value="01-02-2023">Plenary session from 01-02-2023 to 02-02-2023</option> <option value="26-01-2023">Plenary session from 26-01-2023 to 26-01-2023</option> <option value="16-01-2023">Plenary session from 16-01-2023 to 19-01-2023</option> <option value="12-12-2022">Plenary session from 12-12-2022 to 15-12-2022</option> <option value="21-11-2022">Plenary session from 21-11-2022 to 24-11-2022</option> <option value="09-11-2022">Plenary session from 09-11-2022 to 10-11-2022</option> <option value="17-10-2022">Plenary session from 17-10-2022 to 20-10-2022</option> <option value="03-10-2022">Plenary session from 03-10-2022 to 06-10-2022</option> <option value="12-09-2022">Plenary session from 12-09-2022 to 15-09-2022</option> <option value="04-07-2022">Plenary session from 04-07-2022 to 07-07-2022</option> <option value="22-06-2022">Plenary session from 22-06-2022 to 23-06-2022</option> <option value="06-06-2022">Plenary session from 06-06-2022 to 09-06-2022</option> <option value="18-05-2022">Plenary session from 18-05-2022 to 19-05-2022</option> <option value="02-05-2022">Plenary session from 02-05-2022 to 05-05-2022</option> <option value="04-04-2022">Plenary session from 04-04-2022 to 07-04-2022</option> <option value="23-03-2022">Plenary session from 23-03-2022 to 24-03-2022</option> <option value="07-03-2022">Plenary session from 07-03-2022 to 10-03-2022</option> <option value="01-03-2022">Plenary session from 01-03-2022 to 01-03-2022</option> <option value="14-02-2022">Plenary session from 14-02-2022 to 17-02-2022</option> <option value="27-01-2022">Plenary session from 27-01-2022 to 27-01-2022</option> <option value="17-01-2022">Plenary session from 17-01-2022 to 20-01-2022</option> <option value="13-12-2021">Plenary session from 13-12-2021 to 16-12-2021</option> <option value="22-11-2021">Plenary session from 22-11-2021 to 25-11-2021</option> <option value="10-11-2021">Plenary session from 10-11-2021 to 11-11-2021</option> <option value="18-10-2021">Plenary session from 18-10-2021 to 21-10-2021</option> <option value="04-10-2021">Plenary session from 04-10-2021 to 07-10-2021</option> <option value="13-09-2021">Plenary session from 13-09-2021 to 16-09-2021</option> <option value="05-07-2021">Plenary session from 05-07-2021 to 08-07-2021</option> <option value="23-06-2021">Plenary session from 23-06-2021 to 24-06-2021</option> <option value="07-06-2021">Plenary session from 07-06-2021 to 10-06-2021</option> <option value="17-05-2021">Plenary session from 17-05-2021 to 21-05-2021</option> <option value="26-04-2021">Plenary session from 26-04-2021 to 29-04-2021</option> <option value="24-03-2021">Plenary session from 24-03-2021 to 25-03-2021</option> <option value="08-03-2021">Plenary session from 08-03-2021 to 11-03-2021</option> <option value="08-02-2021">Plenary session from 08-02-2021 to 11-02-2021</option> <option value="18-01-2021">Plenary session from 18-01-2021 to 21-01-2021</option> <option value="28-12-2020">Plenary session from 28-12-2020 to 29-12-2020</option> <option value="14-12-2020">Plenary session from 14-12-2020 to 18-12-2020</option> <option value="23-11-2020">Plenary session from 23-11-2020 to 26-11-2020</option> <option value="11-11-2020">Plenary session from 11-11-2020 to 13-11-2020</option> <option value="19-10-2020">Plenary session from 19-10-2020 to 23-10-2020</option> <option value="05-10-2020">Plenary session from 05-10-2020 to 08-10-2020</option> <option value="14-09-2020">Plenary session from 14-09-2020 to 17-09-2020</option> <option value="23-07-2020">Plenary session from 23-07-2020 to 23-07-2020</option> <option value="08-07-2020">Plenary session from 08-07-2020 to 10-07-2020</option> <option value="17-06-2020">Plenary session from 17-06-2020 to 19-06-2020</option> <option value="27-05-2020">Plenary session from 27-05-2020 to 27-05-2020</option> <option value="13-05-2020">Plenary session from 13-05-2020 to 15-05-2020</option> <option value="16-04-2020">Plenary session from 16-04-2020 to 17-04-2020</option> <option value="26-03-2020">Plenary session from 26-03-2020 to 26-03-2020</option> <option value="09-03-2020">Plenary session from 09-03-2020 to 10-03-2020</option> <option value="10-02-2020">Plenary session from 10-02-2020 to 13-02-2020</option> <option value="29-01-2020">Plenary session from 29-01-2020 to 30-01-2020</option> <option value="13-01-2020">Plenary session from 13-01-2020 to 16-01-2020</option> <option value="16-12-2019">Plenary session from 16-12-2019 to 19-12-2019</option> <option value="11-12-2019">Plenary session from 11-12-2019 to 11-12-2019</option> <option value="25-11-2019">Plenary session from 25-11-2019 to 28-11-2019</option> <option value="13-11-2019">Plenary session from 13-11-2019 to 14-11-2019</option> <option value="21-10-2019">Plenary session from 21-10-2019 to 24-10-2019</option> <option value="09-10-2019">Plenary session from 09-10-2019 to 10-10-2019</option> <option value="16-09-2019">Plenary session from 16-09-2019 to 19-09-2019</option> <option value="15-07-2019">Plenary session from 15-07-2019 to 18-07-2019</option> <option value="02-07-2019">Plenary session from 02-07-2019 to 04-07-2019</option> <option value="15-04-2019">Plenary session from 15-04-2019 to 18-04-2019</option> <option value="03-04-2019">Plenary session from 03-04-2019 to 04-04-2019</option> <option value="25-03-2019">Plenary session from 25-03-2019 to 28-03-2019</option> <option value="11-03-2019">Plenary session from 11-03-2019 to 14-03-2019</option> <option value="11-02-2019">Plenary session from 11-02-2019 to 14-02-2019</option> <option value="30-01-2019">Plenary session from 30-01-2019 to 31-01-2019</option> <option value="14-01-2019">Plenary session from 14-01-2019 to 17-01-2019</option> <option value="10-12-2018">Plenary session from 10-12-2018 to 13-12-2018</option> <option value="28-11-2018">Plenary session from 28-11-2018 to 29-11-2018</option> <option value="12-11-2018">Plenary session from 12-11-2018 to 15-11-2018</option> <option value="22-10-2018">Plenary session from 22-10-2018 to 25-10-2018</option> <option value="01-10-2018">Plenary session from 01-10-2018 to 04-10-2018</option> <option value="10-09-2018">Plenary session from 10-09-2018 to 13-09-2018</option> <option value="02-07-2018">Plenary session from 02-07-2018 to 05-07-2018</option> <option value="11-06-2018">Plenary session from 11-06-2018 to 14-06-2018</option> <option value="28-05-2018">Plenary session from 28-05-2018 to 31-05-2018</option> <option value="02-05-2018">Plenary session from 02-05-2018 to 03-05-2018</option> <option value="16-04-2018">Plenary session from 16-04-2018 to 19-04-2018</option> <option value="12-03-2018">Plenary session from 12-03-2018 to 15-03-2018</option> <option value="28-02-2018">Plenary session from 28-02-2018 to 01-03-2018</option> <option value="05-02-2018">Plenary session from 05-02-2018 to 08-02-2018</option> <option value="15-01-2018">Plenary session from 15-01-2018 to 18-01-2018</option> <option value="11-12-2017">Plenary session from 11-12-2017 to 14-12-2017</option> <option value="29-11-2017">Plenary session from 29-11-2017 to 30-11-2017</option> <option value="13-11-2017">Plenary session from 13-11-2017 to 16-11-2017</option> <option value="23-10-2017">Plenary session from 23-10-2017 to 26-10-2017</option> <option value="02-10-2017">Plenary session from 02-10-2017 to 05-10-2017</option> <option value="11-09-2017">Plenary session from 11-09-2017 to 14-09-2017</option> <option value="03-07-2017">Plenary session from 03-07-2017 to 06-07-2017</option> <option value="12-06-2017">Plenary session from 12-06-2017 to 15-06-2017</option> <option value="31-05-2017">Plenary session from 31-05-2017 to 01-06-2017</option> <option value="15-05-2017">Plenary session from 15-05-2017 to 18-05-2017</option> <option value="26-04-2017">Plenary session from 26-04-2017 to 27-04-2017</option> <option value="03-04-2017">Plenary session from 03-04-2017 to 06-04-2017</option> <option value="13-03-2017">Plenary session from 13-03-2017 to 16-03-2017</option> <option value="01-03-2017">Plenary session from 01-03-2017 to 02-03-2017</option> <option value="13-02-2017">Plenary session from 13-02-2017 to 16-02-2017</option> <option value="01-02-2017">Plenary session from 01-02-2017 to 02-02-2017</option> <option value="16-01-2017">Plenary session from 16-01-2017 to 19-01-2017</option> <option value="12-12-2016">Plenary session from 12-12-2016 to 15-12-2016</option> <option value="30-11-2016">Plenary session from 30-11-2016 to 01-12-2016</option> <option value="21-11-2016">Plenary session from 21-11-2016 to 24-11-2016</option> <option value="24-10-2016">Plenary session from 24-10-2016 to 27-10-2016</option> <option value="03-10-2016">Plenary session from 03-10-2016 to 06-10-2016</option> <option value="12-09-2016">Plenary session from 12-09-2016 to 15-09-2016</option> <option value="04-07-2016">Plenary session from 04-07-2016 to 07-07-2016</option> <option value="28-06-2016">Plenary session from 28-06-2016 to 28-06-2016</option> <option value="22-06-2016">Plenary session from 22-06-2016 to 23-06-2016</option> <option value="06-06-2016">Plenary session from 06-06-2016 to 09-06-2016</option> <option value="25-05-2016">Plenary session from 25-05-2016 to 26-05-2016</option> <option value="09-05-2016">Plenary session from 09-05-2016 to 12-05-2016</option> <option value="27-04-2016">Plenary session from 27-04-2016 to 28-04-2016</option> <option value="11-04-2016">Plenary session from 11-04-2016 to 14-04-2016</option> <option value="07-03-2016">Plenary session from 07-03-2016 to 10-03-2016</option> <option value="24-02-2016">Plenary session from 24-02-2016 to 25-02-2016</option> <option value="01-02-2016">Plenary session from 01-02-2016 to 04-02-2016</option> <option value="18-01-2016">Plenary session from 18-01-2016 to 21-01-2016</option> <option value="14-12-2015">Plenary session from 14-12-2015 to 17-12-2015</option> <option value="02-12-2015">Plenary session from 02-12-2015 to 02-12-2015</option> <option value="23-11-2015">Plenary session from 23-11-2015 to 26-11-2015</option> <option value="11-11-2015">Plenary session from 11-11-2015 to 11-11-2015</option> <option value="26-10-2015">Plenary session from 26-10-2015 to 29-10-2015</option> <option value="14-10-2015">Plenary session from 14-10-2015 to 14-10-2015</option> <option value="05-10-2015">Plenary session from 05-10-2015 to 08-10-2015</option> <option value="16-09-2015">Plenary session from 16-09-2015 to 17-09-2015</option> <option value="07-09-2015">Plenary session from 07-09-2015 to 10-09-2015</option> <option value="06-07-2015">Plenary session from 06-07-2015 to 09-07-2015</option> <option value="24-06-2015">Plenary session from 24-06-2015 to 24-06-2015</option> <option value="08-06-2015">Plenary session from 08-06-2015 to 11-06-2015</option> <option value="27-05-2015">Plenary session from 27-05-2015 to 27-05-2015</option> <option value="18-05-2015">Plenary session from 18-05-2015 to 21-05-2015</option> <option value="27-04-2015">Plenary session from 27-04-2015 to 30-04-2015</option> <option value="15-04-2015">Plenary session from 15-04-2015 to 15-04-2015</option> <option value="25-03-2015">Plenary session from 25-03-2015 to 25-03-2015</option> <option value="09-03-2015">Plenary session from 09-03-2015 to 12-03-2015</option> <option value="25-02-2015">Plenary session from 25-02-2015 to 25-02-2015</option> <option value="09-02-2015">Plenary session from 09-02-2015 to 12-02-2015</option> <option value="28-01-2015">Plenary session from 28-01-2015 to 28-01-2015</option> <option value="12-01-2015">Plenary session from 12-01-2015 to 15-01-2015</option> <option value="15-12-2014">Plenary session from 15-12-2014 to 18-12-2014</option> <option value="24-11-2014">Plenary session from 24-11-2014 to 27-11-2014</option> <option value="12-11-2014">Plenary session from 12-11-2014 to 13-11-2014</option> <option value="20-10-2014">Plenary session from 20-10-2014 to 23-10-2014</option> <option value="15-09-2014">Plenary session from 15-09-2014 to 18-09-2014</option> <option value="14-07-2014">Plenary session from 14-07-2014 to 17-07-2014</option> <option value="01-07-2014">Plenary session from 01-07-2014 to 03-07-2014</option> <option value="14-04-2014">Plenary session from 14-04-2014 to 17-04-2014</option> <option value="02-04-2014">Plenary session from 02-04-2014 to 03-04-2014</option> <option value="10-03-2014">Plenary session from 10-03-2014 to 13-03-2014</option> <option value="24-02-2014">Plenary session from 24-02-2014 to 27-02-2014</option> <option value="03-02-2014">Plenary session from 03-02-2014 to 06-02-2014</option> <option value="13-01-2014">Plenary session from 13-01-2014 to 16-01-2014</option> <option value="09-12-2013">Plenary session from 09-12-2013 to 12-12-2013</option> <option value="18-11-2013">Plenary session from 18-11-2013 to 21-11-2013</option> <option value="21-10-2013">Plenary session from 21-10-2013 to 24-10-2013</option> <option value="07-10-2013">Plenary session from 07-10-2013 to 10-10-2013</option> <option value="09-09-2013">Plenary session from 09-09-2013 to 12-09-2013</option> <option value="01-07-2013">Plenary session from 01-07-2013 to 04-07-2013</option> <option value="10-06-2013">Plenary session from 10-06-2013 to 13-06-2013</option> <option value="20-05-2013">Plenary session from 20-05-2013 to 23-05-2013</option> <option value="15-04-2013">Plenary session from 15-04-2013 to 18-04-2013</option> <option value="11-03-2013">Plenary session from 11-03-2013 to 14-03-2013</option> <option value="04-02-2013">Plenary session from 04-02-2013 to 07-02-2013</option> <option value="14-01-2013">Plenary session from 14-01-2013 to 17-01-2013</option> <option value="10-12-2012">Plenary session from 10-12-2012 to 13-12-2012</option> <option value="19-11-2012">Plenary session from 19-11-2012 to 22-11-2012</option> <option value="25-10-2012">Plenary session from 25-10-2012 to 26-10-2012</option> <option value="22-10-2012">Plenary session from 22-10-2012 to 23-10-2012</option> <option value="10-09-2012">Plenary session from 10-09-2012 to 13-09-2012</option> <option value="02-07-2012">Plenary session from 02-07-2012 to 05-07-2012</option> <option value="11-06-2012">Plenary session from 11-06-2012 to 14-06-2012</option> <option value="21-05-2012">Plenary session from 21-05-2012 to 24-05-2012</option> <option value="09-05-2012">Plenary session from 09-05-2012 to 10-05-2012</option> <option value="17-04-2012">Plenary session from 17-04-2012 to 20-04-2012</option> <option value="28-03-2012">Plenary session from 28-03-2012 to 29-03-2012</option> <option value="12-03-2012">Plenary session from 12-03-2012 to 15-03-2012</option> <option value="13-02-2012">Plenary session from 13-02-2012 to 16-02-2012</option> <option value="01-02-2012">Plenary session from 01-02-2012 to 02-02-2012</option> <option value="16-01-2012">Plenary session from 16-01-2012 to 19-01-2012</option> <option value="12-12-2011">Plenary session from 12-12-2011 to 15-12-2011</option> <option value="30-11-2011">Plenary session from 30-11-2011 to 01-12-2011</option> <option value="14-11-2011">Plenary session from 14-11-2011 to 17-11-2011</option> <option value="24-10-2011">Plenary session from 24-10-2011 to 27-10-2011</option> <option value="12-10-2011">Plenary session from 12-10-2011 to 13-10-2011</option> <option value="26-09-2011">Plenary session from 26-09-2011 to 29-09-2011</option> <option value="12-09-2011">Plenary session from 12-09-2011 to 15-09-2011</option> <option value="04-07-2011">Plenary session from 04-07-2011 to 07-07-2011</option> <option value="22-06-2011">Plenary session from 22-06-2011 to 23-06-2011</option> <option value="06-06-2011">Plenary session from 06-06-2011 to 09-06-2011</option> <option value="09-05-2011">Plenary session from 09-05-2011 to 12-05-2011</option> <option value="04-04-2011">Plenary session from 04-04-2011 to 07-04-2011</option> <option value="23-03-2011">Plenary session from 23-03-2011 to 24-03-2011</option> <option value="07-03-2011">Plenary session from 07-03-2011 to 10-03-2011</option> <option value="14-02-2011">Plenary session from 14-02-2011 to 17-02-2011</option> <option value="02-02-2011">Plenary session from 02-02-2011 to 03-02-2011</option> <option value="17-01-2011">Plenary session from 17-01-2011 to 20-01-2011</option> <option value="13-12-2010">Plenary session from 13-12-2010 to 16-12-2010</option> <option value="22-11-2010">Plenary session from 22-11-2010 to 25-11-2010</option> <option value="10-11-2010">Plenary session from 10-11-2010 to 11-11-2010</option> <option value="18-10-2010">Plenary session from 18-10-2010 to 21-10-2010</option> <option value="06-10-2010">Plenary session from 06-10-2010 to 07-10-2010</option> <option value="20-09-2010">Plenary session from 20-09-2010 to 23-09-2010</option> <option value="06-09-2010">Plenary session from 06-09-2010 to 09-09-2010</option> <option value="05-07-2010">Plenary session from 05-07-2010 to 08-07-2010</option> <option value="23-06-2010">Plenary session from 23-06-2010 to 23-06-2010</option> <option value="14-06-2010">Plenary session from 14-06-2010 to 17-06-2010</option> <option value="17-05-2010">Plenary session from 17-05-2010 to 20-05-2010</option> <option value="05-05-2010">Plenary session from 05-05-2010 to 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data-layout320="separation"> <div class="ep_gridrow-content"> <article class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product ep-layout_linkmode" data-view1200="8" data-view1020="8" data-view750="12" data-view640="8" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content"> <h3 class="ep-a_heading ep-layout_level2"> <div class="ep_title"> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240923IPR24232/hungarian-presidency-debriefs-ep-committees-on-priorities" title="Read more"> <div class="ep-p_text"><span class="ep_name">Hungarian Presidency debriefs EP committees on priorities</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> </a> </div> <div class="ep_subtitle"> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_committee"><span class="ep_name"><abbr title="Constitutional Affairs">AFCO</abbr></span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_committee"><span class="ep_name"><abbr title="Agriculture and Rural Development">AGRI</abbr></span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_committee"><span class="ep_name"><abbr title="Development">DEVE</abbr></span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_committee"><span class="ep_name"><abbr title="Economic and Monetary Affairs">ECON</abbr></span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_committee"><span class="ep_name"><abbr title="Environment, Public Health and Food Safety">ENVI</abbr></span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_committee"><span class="ep_name"><abbr title="Industry, Research and Energy">ITRE</abbr></span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_committee"><span class="ep_name"><abbr title="Transport and Tourism">TRAN</abbr></span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_date"> <span class="ep_name"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-11-21T16:59:00">21-11-2024 - 16:59</time> </span><span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> </div> </h3> <div class="ep-a_text" data-visibility480="false" data-visibility320="false"> <p>Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product ep-layout_linkmode" data-view1200="8" data-view1020="8" data-view750="12" data-view640="8" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content"> <h3 class="ep-a_heading ep-layout_level2"> <div class="ep_title"> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20241121IPR25554/press-briefing-on-next-week-s-plenary-session" title="Read more"> <div class="ep-p_text"><span class="ep_name">Press briefing on next week’s plenary session</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> </a> </div> <div class="ep_subtitle"> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_date"> <span class="ep_name"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-11-21T15:50:00">21-11-2024 - 15:50</time> </span><span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> </div> </h3> <div class="ep-a_text" data-visibility480="false" data-visibility320="false"> <p>Spokespersons for Parliament and for the political groups will hold a briefing on the 25 - 28 November plenary session on Friday at 11.00, in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product ep-layout_linkmode" data-view1200="8" data-view1020="8" data-view750="12" data-view640="8" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content"> <h3 class="ep-a_heading ep-layout_level2"> <div class="ep_title"> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20241121IPR25560/europe-s-best-days-must-lie-ahead-of-us" title="Read more"> <div class="ep-p_text"><span class="ep_name">Europe’s best days must lie ahead of us</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> </a> </div> <div class="ep_subtitle"> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_date"> <span class="ep_name"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-11-21T14:38:00">21-11-2024 - 14:38</time> </span><span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> </div> </h3> <div class="ep-a_text" data-visibility480="false" data-visibility320="false"> <p>At the 6th Trilateral Business Forum in Paris, EP President Metsola said that improving the productivity of the economy is the starting point for boosting Europe's competitiveness.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product ep-layout_linkmode" data-view1200="8" data-view1020="8" data-view750="12" data-view640="8" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content"> <h3 class="ep-a_heading ep-layout_level2"> <div class="ep_title"> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20241118IPR25455/eu-aid-worth-EU700-000-to-support-632-dismissed-workers-in-belgium" title="Read more"> <div class="ep-p_text"><span class="ep_name">EU aid worth €700,000 to support 632 dismissed workers in Belgium</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> </a> </div> <div class="ep_subtitle"> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_committee"><span class="ep_name"><abbr title="Budgets">BUDG</abbr></span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_date"> <span class="ep_name"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-11-21T12:39:00">21-11-2024 - 12:39</time> </span><span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> </div> </h3> <div class="ep-a_text" data-visibility480="false" data-visibility320="false"> <p>632 employees of the machinery and paper enterprises Purmo and Sappi who lost their jobs should receive €700,000 in EU aid.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product ep-layout_linkmode" data-view1200="8" data-view1020="8" data-view750="12" data-view640="8" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content"> <h3 class="ep-a_heading ep-layout_level2"> <div class="ep_title"> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20241119IPR25526/1000-days-statement-on-ukraine-by-european-parliament-s-leaders" title="Read more"> <div class="ep-p_text"><span class="ep_name">1000 days: Statement on Ukraine by European Parliament’s leaders</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> </a> </div> <div class="ep_subtitle"> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_date"> <span class="ep_name"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-11-19T16:52:00">19-11-2024 - 16:52</time> </span><span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> </div> </h3> <div class="ep-a_text" data-visibility480="false" data-visibility320="false"> <p>Parliament’s President and political group leaders adopted the following statement marking 1000 days of Russia's illegal and unjustified war against Ukraine</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product ep-layout_linkmode" data-view1200="8" data-view1020="8" data-view750="12" data-view640="8" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content"> <h3 class="ep-a_heading ep-layout_level2"> <div class="ep_title"> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20241114IPR25417/zelenskyy-to-meps-we-must-end-this-war-fairly-and-justly" title="Read more"> <div class="ep-p_text"><span class="ep_name">Zelenskyy to MEPs: “We must end this war fairly and justly”</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> </a> </div> <div class="ep_subtitle"> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_plenary"><span class="ep_name">Plenary session</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_committee"><span class="ep_name"><abbr title="Foreign Affairs">AFET</abbr></span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_date"> <span class="ep_name"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-11-19T12:59:00">19-11-2024 - 12:59</time> </span><span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> </div> </h3> <div class="ep-a_text" data-visibility480="false" data-visibility320="false"> <p>On Tuesday, Parliament held an extraordinary plenary session with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, marking 1000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product ep-layout_linkmode" data-view1200="8" data-view1020="8" data-view750="12" data-view640="8" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content"> <h3 class="ep-a_heading ep-layout_level2"> <div class="ep_title"> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20241114IPR25415/parliament-holds-special-session-with-ukraine-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy" title="Read more"> <div class="ep-p_text"><span class="ep_name">Parliament holds special session with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> </a> </div> <div class="ep_subtitle"> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_date"> <span class="ep_name"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-11-18T12:00:00">18-11-2024 - 12:00</time> </span><span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> </div> </h3> <div class="ep-a_text" data-visibility480="false" data-visibility320="false"> <p>On Tuesday at 11.00, Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy will address MEPs from Ukraine in a special plenary session, marking 1000 days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product ep-layout_linkmode" data-view1200="8" data-view1020="8" data-view750="12" data-view640="8" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content"> <h3 class="ep-a_heading ep-layout_level2"> <div class="ep_title"> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20241118IPR25452/european-parliament-delegation-joins-cop29-climate-talks" title="Read more"> <div class="ep-p_text"><span class="ep_name">European Parliament delegation joins COP29 climate talks</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> </a> </div> <div class="ep_subtitle"> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_committee"><span class="ep_name"><abbr title="Environment, Public Health and Food Safety">ENVI</abbr></span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_date"> <span class="ep_name"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-11-18T10:09:00">18-11-2024 - 10:09</time> </span><span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> </div> </h3> <div class="ep-a_text" data-visibility480="false" data-visibility320="false"> <p> A Parliament delegation arrives in Baku today to participate in the COP29 climate change conference, which aims to define a new collective goal for financing climate action.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product ep-layout_linkmode" data-view1200="8" data-view1020="8" data-view750="12" data-view640="8" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content"> <h3 class="ep-a_heading ep-layout_level2"> <div class="ep_title"> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20241111IPR25334/eu-budget-2025-deal-ep-reinforces-eu-programmes-and-manages-borrowing-costs" title="Read more"> <div class="ep-p_text"><span class="ep_name">EU Budget 2025 deal: EP reinforces EU programmes and manages borrowing costs</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> </a> </div> <div class="ep_subtitle"> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_committee"><span class="ep_name"><abbr title="Budgets">BUDG</abbr></span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_date"> <span class="ep_name"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-11-16T03:35:00">16-11-2024 - 03:35</time> </span><span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> </div> </h3> <div class="ep-a_text" data-visibility480="false" data-visibility320="false"> <p>MEPs achieved increases for the 2025 EU budget and secured funds for helping EU countries facing climate-related disasters.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product ep-layout_linkmode" data-view1200="8" data-view1020="8" data-view750="12" data-view640="8" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content"> <h3 class="ep-a_heading ep-layout_level2"> <div class="ep_title"> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20241111IPR25341/parliament-calls-for-an-eu-crackdown-on-russia-s-shadow-fleet" title="Read more"> <div class="ep-p_text"><span class="ep_name">Parliament calls for an EU crackdown on Russia’s ’shadow fleet’</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> </a> </div> <div class="ep_subtitle"> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_plenary"><span class="ep_name">Plenary session</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_committee"><span class="ep_name"><abbr title="Foreign Affairs">AFET</abbr></span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_date"> <span class="ep_name"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-11-14T12:02:00">14-11-2024 - 12:02</time> </span><span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> </div> </h3> <div class="ep-a_text" data-visibility480="false" data-visibility320="false"> <p>MEPs demand more targeted EU sanctions against Russia’s so-called ‘shadow fleet’, which provides a key financial lifeline for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product ep-layout_linkmode" data-view1200="8" data-view1020="8" data-view750="12" data-view640="8" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content"> <h3 class="ep-a_heading ep-layout_level2"> <div class="ep_title"> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20241111IPR25339/cop29-meps-want-all-countries-to-contribute-financially-to-climate-action" title="Read more"> <div class="ep-p_text"><span class="ep_name">COP29: MEPs want all countries to contribute financially to climate action</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> </a> </div> <div class="ep_subtitle"> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_plenary"><span class="ep_name">Plenary session</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_committee"><span class="ep_name"><abbr title="Environment, Public Health and Food Safety">ENVI</abbr></span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_date"> <span class="ep_name"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-11-14T11:55:00">14-11-2024 - 11:55</time> </span><span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> </div> </h3> <div class="ep-a_text" data-visibility480="false" data-visibility320="false"> <p>Parliament adopted its demands for the UN Climate Change Conference COP29, which aims to define a new collective goal for financing climate action. </p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product ep-layout_linkmode" data-view1200="8" data-view1020="8" data-view750="12" data-view640="8" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content"> <h3 class="ep-a_heading ep-layout_level2"> <div class="ep_title"> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20241111IPR25340/eu-deforestation-law-parliament-wants-to-give-companies-one-more-year-to-comply" title="Read more"> <div class="ep-p_text"><span class="ep_name">EU deforestation law: Parliament wants to give companies one more year to comply</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> </a> </div> <div class="ep_subtitle"> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_plenary"><span class="ep_name">Plenary session</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_committee"><span class="ep_name"><abbr title="Environment, Public Health and Food Safety">ENVI</abbr></span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_date"> <span class="ep_name"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-11-14T11:34:00">14-11-2024 - 11:34</time> </span><span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> </div> </h3> <div class="ep-a_text" data-visibility480="false" data-visibility320="false"> <p>EU deforestation obligations will be postponed one year so that companies can comply with the law that ensures products sold in the EU are not sourced from deforested land.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product ep-layout_linkmode" data-view1200="8" data-view1020="8" data-view750="12" data-view640="8" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content"> <h3 class="ep-a_heading ep-layout_level2"> <div class="ep_title"> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20241111IPR25347/ep-today" title="Read more"> <div class="ep-p_text"><span class="ep_name">EP TODAY</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> </a> </div> <div class="ep_subtitle"> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_plenary"><span class="ep_name">Plenary session</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_date"> <span class="ep_name"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-11-14T08:30:00">14-11-2024 - 08:30</time> </span><span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> </div> </h3> <div class="ep-a_text" data-visibility480="false" data-visibility320="false"> <p>Thursday, 14 November</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product ep-layout_linkmode" data-view1200="8" data-view1020="8" data-view750="12" data-view640="8" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content"> <h3 class="ep-a_heading ep-layout_level2"> <div class="ep_title"> <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20241111IPR25338/parliament-pays-homage-to-the-victims-of-the-floods-in-spain" title="Read more"> <div class="ep-p_text"><span class="ep_name">Parliament pays homage to the victims of the floods in Spain</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> </a> </div> <div class="ep_subtitle"> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_contenttype ep-layout_plenary"><span class="ep_name">Plenary session</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></div> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_date"> <span class="ep_name"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-11-13T16:09:00">13-11-2024 - 16:09</time> </span><span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> </div> </h3> <div class="ep-a_text" data-visibility480="false" data-visibility320="false"> <p>President Metsola opened the 13-14 November plenary session in Brussels with a minute of silence for the victims of the flood tragedy in Spain.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product 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