Agenda briefing plenary session from the 10th to the 13th of September 2018 in Strasbourg
- State of the Union debate: Juncker’s legacy
Eight months before the European elections are held in May 2019, MEPs will take stock of the Juncker Commission’s achievements to date.
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Alexis Tsipras will be the ninth EU leader to debate the future of Europe with MEPs and Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, on Tuesday morning.
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Plenary will vote on Parliament’s position on copyright rules for the digital sphere.
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MEPs will vote on establishing the EU Solidarity Corps (ECS), which will offer volunteering opportunities for young people around the EU.
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MEPs will debate the rule of law in Hungary before deciding whether the EU must act to counter the risk of a serious breach of EU values. M Viktor Orbán will attend the session.
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The President of Lebanon, Michel Aoun, will address MEPs in a formal sitting on Tuesday at 12:00.
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Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Zoran Zaev will address the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Thursday morning.
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New measures to combat terrorist financing, by preventing money laundering and tightening cash flow checks, will be debated on Tuesday and voted on Wednesday.
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The EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) aid should help repair damage caused in 2017 by floods in Bulgaria and Lithuania, earthquakes in Greece and storms in Poland.
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A product sold under the same brand and packaging should have the same composition across the EU, so as not to mislead consumers, MEPs will say on Thursday.
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MEPs advocate creating a genuine single market for recycled plastics, and propose measures to tackle marine litter.
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MEPs to recommend measures to combat mobbing and sexual harassment
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Pursuing the EU PEACE and Interreg programmes for Northern Ireland, is crucial to its peaceful development, MEPs are set to say on Tuesday.
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The growing threat posed by multiresistant bacteria requires EU-wide action to bring antibiotic use under control.
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A “single digital gateway” to help citizens and firms to do their paperwork online, e.g. to apply for study loans or register a car, will be voted on Thursday.
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Recent US decision to quit key international agreements, commitments and forums put at risk the EU-US partnership. However, it is important to maintain it, say MEPs.
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The emergency situation in Libya and the Mediterranean and the EU’s efforts to protect migrants will be debated on Tuesday.
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MEPs are set to call for more robust measures to counter China’s attempts to take control of Europe’s strategic infrastructure in a vote on Wednesday.
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Parliament will hold urgent debates on the following human rights, democracy and rule of law topics on Thursday 13 September, at around 10.00, with the votes following at 12.00.
Link: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2018-09-10