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On 11 March, Europe honours all those who have lost their lives or loved ones to terror. The European Day of Remembrance of Victims of Terrorism was inaugurated after the 2004 Madrid bombings. Protecting victims of terrorism is an essential part of the EU's efforts to address all dimensions of the terrorist threat. In response to the attacks that have hit Europe over the past two decades, the EU has strengthened its rules and sanctions relating to terrorist activities. Ongoing EU action seeks to ...

This document provides an overview of Economic Dialogues with the other institutions of the European Union that has taken place in the competent committee(s) of the European Parliament since September 2019 under the European Semester for economic policy coordination. It also lists the Recovery and Resilience Dialogues with the European Commission as undertaken by the competent committee(s) since the entry of force of the Recovery and Resilience Facility in 2021. It also includes an overview of the ...

The implementation timetable for cohesion policy is defined largely by its legislative framework. In order to be able to plan parliamentary work and exercise systematic scrutiny of policy implementation and of the Commission’s work, it is essential to have an overview of the timing of different steps in policy implementation in the coming years. This type of briefing was first published (and subsequently updated) in 2014 covering the 2014-2020 programming period. This version includes the policy ...

Au cours de la session plénière de juillet, le Parlement européen devrait examiner le rapport final de sa commission spéciale sur la pandémie de COVID-19 et voter une série de recommandations afin de mieux préparer l’Union européenne à faire face aux futures urgences sanitaires.

The European Parliament has been trying to strengthen its powers to conduct in-depth investigations into contraventions or maladministration in the implementation of European Union law since 2012, but has so far failed to gain the consent of the Commission or the Council for the modification of the legal framework applicable to its committees of inquiry. These powers were also discussed as part of the Conference on the Future of Europe. This paper updates a 2021 EPRS publication on the European Parliament's ...

As the March I 2022 plenary session in Strasbourg took place just two weeks after Russia launched its war on Ukraine, security and economic issues were high on the agenda. Members held a debate with Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia, on the EU's role in a changing world and the security situation in Europe, and debated Council and Commission statements on the deterioration of the situation of refugees fleeing Ukraine. Celebrating International Women's Day, Members heard an address by Ukrainian ...

Cette note d’information publiée par le service de recherche du Parlement européen vise à fournir des faits et des chiffres clés sur le Parlement européen. Elle porte à la fois sur la législature actuelle (de juin 2019 à juin 2024) et sur les huit législatures précédentes, d’une durée de cinq ans chacune, qui se sont succédé depuis l’introduction des élections au suffrage direct en juin 1979. Vous trouverez dans les pages suivantes divers graphiques qui: • illustrent en détail la composition du Parlement ...

Often isolated, and with generally poorer access to public services, the EU's border regions face a unique set of challenges. This has been recognised under Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which provides that particular attention should be paid to cross-border regions when developing action to strengthen the EU's economic, social and territorial cohesion. Yet while the EU has provided significant support over the years, particularly within the framework of European ...

Certain goods and technologies have legitimate civilian applications but can also be used for military purposes; so-called 'dual-use' goods are subject to the European Union's export control regime. The regime has just been revised, mainly to take account of significant technological developments, increase transparency and create a more level playing field among EU Member States. The proposed regulation will recast the regulation in force since 2009. Among other elements, the proposal explicitly ...

Cette étude a été réalisée à la demande de la commission des pétitions du Parlement européen. Elle a été rédigée et publiée par le département thématique des droits des citoyens et des affaires constitutionnelles. Elle décrit les méthodes et les procédures de coopération entre la commission PETI et les autres commissions parlementaires sur les pétitions qui leur sont transmises pour avis ou pour information, et se penche sur les améliorations apportées par le réseau des pétitions mis en place. Elle ...