The new legislation agreed on Tuesday seeks to foster the right to autonomy for adults across the EU.
Spokespersons for Parliament and the political groups will hold a briefing on the 18 – 21 May plenary session, on Wednesday at 11.00 in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.
This year’s awards went to an Estonian project to boost female democratic participation, a French political engagement app and a Spanish network for relations with China.
On Tuesday, 19 May, at a ceremony in Parliament laureates will receive the inaugural European Order of Merit for their significant contribution to EU integration and values.
Newly agreed measures aim to boost competitiveness and enhance the availability and supply of critical medicines in the EU.
On 9 May, Europeans will celebrate Europe Day.
African and European parliamentarians will meet in Eswatini from 12 to 14 May to discuss possible ways to cooperate on security, youth policy and critical raw materials.
The agreement between EU co-legislators aims to make it easier for providers to comply with the AI Act, while maintaining its main provisions and risk-based approach.
On Thursday at 11.00, lead MEPs Arba Kokalari and Michael McNamara will hold a press conference following negotiations with the Council on the so-called AI “digital omnibus”.
The updated rules seek to ensure access to social security for EU workers who live or work in another EU country, while distributing obligations fairly among member states.
EU citizens should have more ways to get a car checked, but frequency of mandatory tests should not change, say Transport and Tourism Committee MEPs.
On 4 May, the European Parliament officially launched the call for submissions for entries to the sixth edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism.
In a resolution adopted on Thursday, Parliament condemns the repeated brutal and deliberate Russian strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine in the strongest terms.
MEPs are demanding the strict enforcement of existing EU laws, a harmonised definition of cyberbullying, and increased platform responsibility to improve the protection of victims.
MEPs are pushing for the Commission’s timely and effective enforcement of the EU’s Digital Markets Act and closer scrutiny of AI-driven search tools and cloud services.
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