Agenda briefing plenary session from the 23th to 26th of October 2017 in Strasbourg
- EU summit and future of Europe
Council President Donald Tusk will discuss with MEPs the outcome of the 19-20 October meeting of European leaders, which focussed on migration and asylum, defence, and the Brexit negotiations.
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Political groups will discuss media freedom and protection for journalists, after the brutal murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese journalist noted for her work on the Panama papers, corruption, and also drug trafficking.
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Packaged loans will have to be made less complex and more transparent before they can be sold on to investors, say draft rules to be voted on Thursday.
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A common electronic system to speed up checks at the Schengen area’s external and register all non-EU travellers will be debated and voted on Wednesday.
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Parliament will be ready to start talks with EU governments on the revised rules on the posting of workers, as MEPs are expected to back the negotiating mandate in plenary.
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The winner of the 2017 Sakharov Prize will be decided by European Parliament President Antonio Tajani and political group leaders and announced by Mr Tajani in plenary session on Thursday.
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MEPs want a full ban on glyphosate-based herbicides by December 2020, and immediate restrictions on the use of the substance.
