European Parliament

Plastic pellets, the industrial raw materials used to make plastic products, pollute much of our environment, from the sea to our own bodies. The European Parliament is fighting microplastic pollution from plastic pellet losses. Under new EU rules: 🔹All companies handling over 5 tonnes of pellets must prevent and report losses 🔹This concerns transport carriers using road, rail or inland waterways, as well as maritime operators 🔹Maritime transport must use secure, high-quality packaging and proper cargo information 🔹Pictograms, warnings, and penalties will ensure compliance and public safety This is a significant step towards the EU’s goal of reducing microplastic pollution by 30% by 2030. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eYU5Rrg3

🔄 It’s time to turn things around! Women should have the same opportunities as men to let their talents shine.  Because women's full participation in the workforce and public life is not only a matter of fairness - it also brings economic and social benefits for the whole society. In 2025, the European Gender Equality Week will focus on talent ↓ 

What's at stake in the next EU long-term budget?   Hear directly from leading voices who are shaping Europe’s future investments. Sabine Verheyen, European Parliament Vice-President, joins leading MEPs Siegfried Mureșan and Carla Tavares to discuss how the EU's next-long term budget can improve citizens' lives.   This event brings together civil society organisations, communication professionals, stakeholders, and EU key decision makers to debate how to invest in what matters.   The EU long-term budget, also known as the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), funds common projects and aims to delivers on priorities from economic competitiveness to agriculture.   The EU’s current long-term budget runs out on 31 December 2027.

A fairer Europe for all!    Because when women have the same opportunities as men, society as a whole moves forward 💪    Today marks the first day of Gender Equality Week at the European Parliament!    This year, Gender Equality Week will focus on talent. From access to an equal playing field to the role of trade, competitiveness and leadership in fostering equality, Parliament is delving into the conditions that allow women to participate fully in the workforce and public life not only as a matter of fairness, but also as a tool for economic and social growth.    Ahead of the week's activities, take a listen to what Parliament Vice-President Antonella Sberna and Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Chair of the women’s rights committee, have to say 👇

If your licence is withdrawn or suspended for a serious offence, that ban will soon follow you across the EU.   The European Parliament has approved new rules to make sure unsafe drivers cannot avoid penalties by crossing a border, helping to improve road safety across all EU countries.    Read more: https://lnkd.in/dsZC4rAy

Did you know that at least 30% of content on streaming platforms in the EU must be European works? 🇪🇺   This law protects Europe's cultural diversity and film industry, but the 🇺🇸 US administration sees it as a trade barrier.    The EU must not back down on protecting its film and TV! Last week, Parliament members called on the EU to protect Europe’s film and TV industry in trade talks with the US administration. They insist that the rules are there to protect the EU’s cultural diversity and creative competitivity.   Nine of the 10 top television and video on-demand groups in Europe are owned by US companies, while US-made films accounted for 69% of cinema admissions in Europe in 2023..   Read more: https://lnkd.in/e6-_Pehh

Lukashenka is NOT Belarus. Those fighting his regime deserve the EU's full support. There is a lot of evidence showing that opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya won Belarus’ 2020 elections, but victory was illegally taken away by Lukashenka's regime. Lukashenka continues to repress the Belarusian people, help Russia wage war on Ukraine and undermine European security. The EU must fully support Belarus’ democratic forces and independent media. It must impose stronger sanctions on those responsible for repression and for helping Russia’s war effort, MEPs say in a resolution. They also call for restrictions on Russian and Belarusian diplomats' movement in the Schengen area and more action to rid the EU of spy networks. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e6kPqaWW

Political polarisation and state repression have no place in Serbia.   MEPs hold the Serbian leadership responsible for the escalating repression and weakening of democracy, one year after the tragedy in Novi Sad. They also demand that those responsible for the collapse of the railway canopy are held to account.   Parliament has adopted a resolution on the ongoing situation in Serbia.    It states that: 🔹Students and citizens should have the right to protest peacefully 🔹Elections in Serbia should be free, fair, and unrestricted 🔹An EU fact-finding mission should be sent to Serbia to assess the situation on the ground 🔹Serbia should be supported in its bid to join the EU   Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eumQi6W2

How does the EU invest its money? How do we improve road safety? Parliament tackled these questions, announced the laureates of the Sakharov Prize and welcomed Belarusian opposition leaders in a packed, second October plenary.

Your safety on the road matters!   Texting, speeding, and drink driving are still the 3 biggest killers on EU roads, with almost 20,000 victims in 2024. The time for change is now.   Members of the European Parliament have backed new driving licence rules that aim to reduce accidents and save lives. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dsZC4rAy