Pressemitteilungen 

All of Parliament’s 20 standing committees and four subcommittees held their constitutive meetings on Tuesday to elect their Chair and Vice-Chairs.

Following a final plenary vote, rapporteurs Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques (S&D, PT) and Samira Rafaela (Renew, NL) will discuss new rules banning products made with force labour.

835 Beschäftigte der Vallourec Deutschland, die durch die Schließung der deutschen Rohrwalzwerke des Unternehmens ihren Job verloren haben, sollen fast 3 Mio. Euro an EU-Hilfen erhalten.

390 employees of the meat processing company “Danish crown”, who lost their jobs due to the closure of the Sæby slaughterhouse, should receive €1.9 million in EU aid.

The Employment and Social Affairs Committee adopted a report aiming to improve social dialogue in the EU by strengthening the role, capacity, and functioning of European Works Councils.

On Tuesday, the Employment and Social Affairs Committee endorsed a political deal on a new bill aiming to improve the working conditions of platform workers.

On Tuesday, Parliament and Council negotiators reached an informal deal strengthening EU member state cooperation in the cross-border investigation of traffic offences.

Co-rapporteurs Andrus Ansip (Renew, Estonia) and Cyrus Engerer (S&D, Malta) will brief journalists following the plenary vote on the green claims directive.

Early Tuesday, negotiators from Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on new rules that ban products made with forced labour from the EU market.

On Monday, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revamped rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging, increase safety and boost the circular economy.

To tackle difficulties encountered by European farmers, more subsidiarity, flexibility, fairness and cooperation is needed, reads a letter of Norbert Lins.

Parliament and Council teams have agreed to extend an exemption to EU e-Privacy rules allowing for the detection of child sexual abuse material online until 3 April 2026.

MEPs on Wednesday confirmed at the committee level the legislative texts on migration and asylum policy as agreed with EU member states.

Negotiators from Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on the EU Disability Card and the EU Parking Card for persons with disabilities.

Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional deal on Thursday morning on a bill aiming to improve the working conditions of persons performing platform work.

Following talks with EU member states, MEPs have reached an agreement on the STEP initiative, underscoring the EU's commitment to technological sovereignty and resilience.

Following talks with EU member states, MEPs reached an agreement on the revision of EU’s long-term budget, addressing unforeseen challenges like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

On Tuesday, Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional deal on the Net-Zero industry Act to bolster EU production in technologies needed for decarbonisation.

EU legislators reached a provisional deal on rules to combat gender-based violence and protect its victims, especially women and victims of domestic violence.

In talks with EU member states, MEPs have secured key improvements to the "Ukraine Facility”, focusing on enhancing transparency and combating corruption.