The agreement was reached between Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the European Central Bank, the European Court of Auditors, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the European Committee of the Regions. It provides for the joint creation of a new Body for Ethical Standards. This Body will develop, update, and … Read more
The agreement that was reached between eight EU institutions and bodies (namely Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the European Central Bank, the European Court of Auditors, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the European Committee of the Regions) provides for the joint creation of a new Body for Ethical Standards. … Read more
On Wednesday, MEPs approved (with 429 votes in favour, 148 against, and 47 abstentions) the report implementing the recommendations by the Parliamentary reform group “Parliament 2024”, as endorsed by the Conference of Presidents (EP President Metsola and political group chairs) in December 2023. The reforms will improve Parliament’s functioning as a co-legislator, arm of the … Read more
The report endorsed on Wednesday (15 votes for, nine against, no abstentions) aims to strengthen Parliament’s rules on preventing conflict and harassment in the workplace and promoting good office management by introducing mandatory specialised training for MEPs. Parliamentarians who do not complete this training within the first six months of their term of office (except … Read more
The press conference will take place following a meeting with representatives of the EU’s institutions and advisory bodies for the creation of an interinstitutional framework of cooperation on ethical standards. Parliament has been calling for the EU institutions to have an ethics body since September 2021, one with real investigative authority and a structure fit … Read more
Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Renew, Germany) was the sole candidate and was elected by acclamation. Ms Beer left her seat in the European Parliament to take up a position as Vice-President at the European Investment Bank. Based on Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, in the event of a vacancy, a new Vice-President (VP) is elected to take the … Read more
Der entsprechende Bericht wurde mit 365 zu 178 Stimmen bei 71 Enthaltungen angenommen. Darin fordert das Parlament, die schon 2019 gestiegene Beteiligung an der Europawahl bei der Wahl vom 6. bis zum 9. Juni 2024 noch weiter zu steigern. Sein Hauptaugenmerk liegt dabei auf einem möglichst wirkungsvollen Wahlkampf und auf dem nach der Europawahl anzuwendenden … Read more
Several parliamentary committees and delegations are holding sessions addressing gender equality issues in their policy areas to mark the fourth European Gender Equality Week, as explained in this video by Evelyn Regner (S&D, Austria), Vice-President responsible for Gender Equality Week. To highlight a few of the many events taking place, the Fisheries Committee will discuss … Read more
