Merry Christmas everyone!

"This is the time of the year that gives us all pause to cherish the moments that bring us together." Merry Christmas from @president.europarl.europa.eu Roberta Metsola.

🔴 Starting NOW: Plenary debate with Commissioner Michael McGrath Dramatic global rise in violent attacks against humanitarian workers and journalists 📺 Watch LIVE ⤵️ link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

🗳️MEPs urge upgrades to the rule of law conditionality mechanism to protect the EU budget The EU’s rule of law conditionality mechanism needs to be improved to better protect EU funds from misuse in member states with rule of law breaches. Details⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🗳️Parliament proposes renewal schemes and legislative changes to decarbonise EU fleet Renewal schemes, additional funding instruments, and fishing vessel energy audits are among MEPs' proposals Details⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

The plenary has just adopted a report by @jmgermain.bsky.social and @monika-hohlmeier.bsky.social calling to improve the efficiency of the EU's rule of law conditionality mechanism. More in the press release 🔽 www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🗳️Human rights violations in Azerbaijan, Nigeria and Guinea Bissau On Thursday, Parliament adopted resolutions on the human rights situations in Azerbaijan, Nigeria and Guinea Bissau. Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🗳️Parliament denounces continuous Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania On Thursday, Parliament condemned Belarus for conducting an escalating campaign of coordinated hybrid attacks against Lithuania and the EU. Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🤝 Asylum policy: deal on first-ever EU list of safe countries of origin Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a political agreement on the creation of an EU list of safe countries of origin to speed up asylum claim processing. Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

Deal: @econ.europarl.europa.eu & @eu2025dk.bsky.social agreed on Retail Investment Strategy RIS lead MEP @syoncourtin.bsky.social www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🗓️ 18/12 - International Migrants day Chair @droi.europarl.europa.eu @mounirsatouri.bsky.social declares "I would like to recall that despite divisive and stigmatising narratives, migrants and their families bear the same rights as any other human beings." 1/2

🤝 Asylum: Parliament & Council reach deal to update safe 3rd country rules EP & Council negotiators have reached a political agreement on updates to the 2024 Asylum Law regarding the conditions for applying the rules on safe third countries. Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

European Parliament Press Kit for the European Council of 18–19 December 2025 This press kit includes a selection of European Parliament press releases outlining the key priorities of MEPs regarding the issues on the summit agenda. Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🔴 Starting NOW: Plenary debate with Commissioner Michael McGrath European Democracy Shield – very large online platform algorithms, foreign interference and the spread of disinformation 📺 Watch LIVE ⤵️ link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

🔴 Starting now: Plenary debate with Commissioner Michael McGrath 30th anniversary of the signing of the Dayton-Paris Peace Agreement 📺 Watch LIVE ⤵️ link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

EP TODAY European Democracy Shield: tackling foreign interference online With a question to Democracy Commissioner Michael McGrath, MEPs are set to demand an investigation into if major online platforms’ ‘recommender systems’ are undermining democracy & violating EU rules 1/

🔴 Tonight, #EPlenary will debate the human rights situation in: 📌 Azerbaijan 📌 Nigeria 📌 Guinea-Bissau 🗓️ Debates start at 20.15 - Live europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/h... 🗳️ Votes on resolutions tomorrow ➡️ More information europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/a...

🤝 Mercosur: Parliament and Council agree on agriculture safeguards On Wednesday, Parliament and Council negotiators informally agreed on measures to protect EU agriculture once the EU-Mercosur trade and partnership agreements are in place. Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🔴 This evening’s plenary debates starting around 6.30 PM: ▪️2030 Consumer Agenda ▪️Cases of pro-Russian espionage in the European Parliament ▪️Human rights violations, cases in Azerbaijan, Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau 📺 Watch live ⤵️ link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

🔴 Starting NOW: Plenary debate with Danish Minister for European Affairs Marie Bjerre and Commissioner Michael McGrath The deepening democratic crisis in Georgia 📺 Watch LIVE ⤵️ link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

🔴 Starting NOW: Plenary debate with Commissioner Hadja Lahbib Preventing sexual harassment in public institutions: latest revelations and resignations in Spain and institutional responses 📺 Watch LIVE ⤵️ link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

⚖️🇪🇺💶Now in #EPlenary: MEPs discuss w/ @piotrserafin.bsky.social how rule of law conditionality rules are being applied 🔗Tune in: link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

🗳️ MEPs demand new measures to protect against algorithmic management at work On Wednesday, Parliament called on the European Commission to propose rules on the use of algorithmic management in the European workplace. Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🔴 LIVE NOW: Plenary debate with Piotr Serafin Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime 📺 Watch ⤵️ link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

🔴 Starting NOW - Plenary debate with Danish Minister for European Affairs Marie Bjerre and Commissioner Hadja Lahbib The urgent need to combat discrimination in the EU through the Horizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive 📺 Watch LIVE ⤵️ link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

🗳️ EU to phase out imports of Russian gas The new law adopted on Wednesday will protect the EU’s energy security from weaponisation by the Russian Federation. Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🗳️ MEPs back “military Schengen” to help withstand potential Russian aggression MEPs are calling for the removal of internal borders for the movement of troops & military equipment across the EU, & for upgrades to railways, roads, tunnels & bridges. Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🗳️ Deforestation law: Parliament adopts changes to postpone and simplify measures The EU’s deforestation law, adopted 2023, seeks to fight climate change and biodiversity loss by ensuring products sold in the EU are not sourced from deforested land. Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🔴 Starting NOW - Plenary debate with EC President Ursula von der Leyen and Danish EU Affairs Minister Marie Bjerre Preparation of the European Council meeting of 18-19 December 2025 🇪🇺 📺 Watch LIVE ⤵️ link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

EP TODAY Preparing for the European Council meeting of 18-19 December At 9.00, MEPs will outline their expectations for the 18-19 December EU summit in a debate with Danish Minister for EU Affairs Marie Bjerre and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. 1/

🔴 This evening’s debates in plenary starting around 7.30 PM ▪️My voice, my choice ▪️Condemnation of the terrorist attack against the Hanukkah celebrations in Sydney ▪️Recent developments in Palestine and Lebanon ▪️Hybrid attacks on Lithuania ▪️AI in the workplace 📺 Watch live ⤵️ link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

🔴 Starting now: Plenary debate with Wopke Hoekstra Presentation of the automotive package 📺 Watch live ⤵️ link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

🔴 Starting shortly: Plenary debate with Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi Presentation of the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan 📺 Watch live ⤵️ link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

🔴 Starting now: Plenary debate with Commissioner Dan Jørgensen Presentation of the European Affordable Housing Plan 📺 Watch live ⤵️ link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

🗳️ Parliament endorses simpler rules and more support for farmers MEPs adopted new rules on Tuesday introducing more flexibility and support for farmers in complying with the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP). Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🗳️ Parliament backs measures to boost EU support for defence investment Part of the ReArm Europe plan, the measures aim to strengthen Europe’s defence technological and industrial base by channelling EU funding to defence. Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🗳️ Mercosur: Parliament backs safeguard measures to protect EU agriculture On Tuesday MEPs approved a safeguard clause for the EU-Mercosur agreement to prevent imports from Mercosur countries harming Europe’s agriculture sector. Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

#GMOs Authorising the placing on the market of 2 products #EPlenary objects to Commission implementing decisions requesting their withdrawal (Parliament cannot veto) MAIZE NK603⬆️479⬇️173↔️8 www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume... SUGAR BEET KWS20-1⬆️455⬇️169↔️8 www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...

🗳️428👍218👎17⭕️ #EPlenary adopted provisional agreement reached by ⚖️ @juri.europarl.europa.eu negotiators led by rapporteur Jörgen Warborn on simplified sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements for companies. Read more 👉 link.europa.eu/8NrhXr

🗳️ Parliament backs €8.5 million in EU aid for dismissed workers in Sweden The financial aid aims to help laid-off workers re-enter the labour market following the bankruptcy of Sweden’s Northvolt AB. Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🗳️ Simplified sustainability reporting and due diligence rules for businesses On Tuesday, Parliament approved a provisional agreement between MEPs and EU governments on updated sustainability reporting and due diligence rules for companies. Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🔴 Live now: Plenary joint debate with Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas EU Defence Readiness -Military mobility -European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs 📺 Watch live ⤵️ link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

🗳️ MEPs adopt new patent rules to ensure the supply of critical products in crises New rules aim to boost the EU’s technological sovereignty & competitiveness by securing access to key patent-protected products & technologies in emergencies Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🆕 At 13.30 CET: the European Parliament will discuss two reports prepared by the Committees on Security and Defence and Transport on EU Defence Readiness: 📌 Military mobility 📌 Assessment of needs for 2030 The votes will take place on Wednesday. 🔴 📽️ Follow live 👉 tinyurl.com/ytrjf5rb

🕊️ 2025 Sakharov Prize: Parliament honours Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli President Metsola awarded the 2025 Prize to representatives of two journalists, who are imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia, at a ceremony on Tuesday in Strasbourg. Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

Parliament confirmed EU's new rules for out-of-court dispute resolution🤝 They aim to increase consumer awareness & encourage greater business participation in alternative dispute solutions. Rapporteur @lauballarin.bsky.social 👏 Read the press release ⤵️ link.europa.eu/f949PM

🗳️ Parliament to fast-track the reparations loan for Ukraine Following the decision to apply its so-called urgency procedure, MEPs will vote on the proposal for a reparations loan to Ukraine at the January 2026 plenary session. Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🗳️ Consumer rights: Parliament adopts new rules for out-of-court dispute resolution The updated rules aim to increase consumer awareness and encourage greater business participation in out-of-court dispute solutions. Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🕊️ 2025 Sakharov Prize: Parliament honours Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli President Metsola awarded the 2025 Prize to representatives of two journalists, who are imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia, at a ceremony on Tuesday in Strasbourg. Details ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

🔴 Starting NOW: Award of the Sakharov Prize 📺 Watch live ⤵️ link.europa.eu/V6Rt74