In a resolution adopted on Thursday, MEPs express their outrage at the repression and mass murders being perpetrated by the Iranian regime against protesters in Iran.
On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Honduras, the Central African Republic and Hong Kong.
In a vote on Thursday, MEPs rejected a motion of censure against the European Commission.
The Conference of Presidents adopted with a large majority the following statement on the visa ban targeting Europeans, including former Commissioner Thierry Breton:
Thursday 22 January
Media are invited to interview Holocaust survivor Tatiana Bucci, who will participate in a special plenary session on 27 January marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The EU needs to strengthen its global partnerships and enhance its threat deterrence, MEPs say in their annual reports on the EU’s common foreign, security and defence policies.
In a formal plenary sitting, Felipe VI, King of Spain, and Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Republic of Portugal addressed MEPs.
The European Parliament decided today to request the European Court of Justice to assess whether the EU-Mercosur agreement is in conformity with the EU treaties.
On Wednesday, Parliament gave its green light to a decision by the Council to apply the enhanced cooperation procedure to provide Ukraine with a €90 billion support loan.
MEPs want to maintain a traveller’s right to compensation for a three-hour delay while also pushing for simpler reimbursement procedures and free cabin luggage.
On Wednesday, plenary took stock of the results of the December EU summit and discussed the need for a more sovereign and resilient EU with Presidents Costa and von der Leyen.
Wednesday 21 January
On Tuesday, Parliament adopted proposals to enhance the availability and supply of essential medicines in the EU.
On Tuesday, Nikos Christodoulides set out Cyprus’s approach for an “Autonomous Union. Open to the World”, against the backdrop of an array of global challenges.
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