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Sisterhood Pathways, a Lithuanian project aiming to combat violence against women, has won the 2024 European Charlemagne Youth Prize.

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We should never take democracy for granted.

Use your vote. Or others will decide for you.

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‼️✈️European Parliament has adopted laws updating how airlines gather & transmit security-relevant passenger information #API .

🗳️Results:
Border controls (led by Jan-Christoph Oetjen) 492 +, 33 -, 10 o
Law enforcement uses (led by Assita Kanko MEP) 438 +, 35 -, 60 o

More: europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-…

🔴Tonight in #Eplenary ca. 21.30 CEST:

debate on Advance Passenger Information laws, due to be voted tomorrow, with rapporteurs Assita Kanko MEP & Jan-Christoph Oetjen, and Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius.

📱Watch it here: europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/hom…

🇭🇺⚖️Rule of Law in Hungary: #EPlenary condemns “Sovereignty Act”

- Interim measures to protect elections
- European Commission 'incomprehensible decision' to unfreeze funds
- Gov't cannot credibly fulfil role at the helm of the EU Council in 2024

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‼️Just adopted: landmark laws on fighting money-laundering #AML & terrorist financing #CFT .

➡️Better access to key information
➡️Limit on cash payments 💶10 000
➡️Due diligence applies to football clubs from 2029
➡️ #AML A to oversee risky entities

📄More: europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-…

Today in #Eplenary , MEPs adopted a position on providing consular protection for unrepresented EU citizens in third countries, based on the report by Vincze Loránt.

🗳️: + 521, - 89, o 17
📄Read the text: europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document…

Parliament adopts EU-wide Disability Card and Parking Card for persons with disabilities✅‼️

🗳️: 613⬆️, 7⬇️, 11↔️.

They also agreed to extend these rules to third-country nationals legally residing in the EU with 607⬆️, 8⬇️, 17↔️.

More ⤵️
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🔴In #Eplenary ca. 15 CEST:

A debate on the legislative package on fighting money-laundering, with Mairead McGuinness and the EP rapporteurs:
Luděk Niedermayer, Paul Tang, Eero Heinäluoma, Damien CAREME 🌍, Eva Poptcheva 🇪🇺🇪🇸 & Emil Radev.

Follow it here:
europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/hom…

w/ECON Committee Press

No woman should ever live in fear.

I am proud of today's strong vote for the first EU Directive combatting violence against women.

This is how we prevent violence, protect women & prosecute aggressors.

Thank you Frances Fitzgerald MEP & MEP Evin Incir (S) for leading European Parliament's efforts.

📢♀️First ever 🇪🇺rules vs. violence against women

Prevent rape, increase understanding of consent
Forced marriage, #FGM = EU crimes
Ban “cyber-flashing” & disclosing private info
Αssistance for victims

MEP Evin Incir (S) Frances Fitzgerald MEP FEMM Committee Press

➡Info europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-…

‼️ Final green light of MEPs to the 🇪🇺 Health Data Space #EHDS , piloted by Tomislav Sokol & Annalisa Tardino.

Find out more: europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-…

w/ENVI Committee Press

🗳️European Parliament has adopted a reformed Schengen Borders Code based on the report by Sylvie Guillaume.

Find out more: europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-…

📄As there was no objection raised in the plenary, the AI Act corrigendum is now considered approved.

Next: adoption by EU Council

IMCO Committee Press Brando Benifei Dragoș Tudorache

🔴Starting around 19:30 #EPlenary discussion on EU-Egypt strategic and comprehensive partnership and agreements with key third countries European Commission Margaritis Schinas

📺Follow live
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‼️In the plenary, MEPs have approved a new law on fighting human trafficking and protecting its victims.
EP work was led by Malin Björk & M. Eugenia R. Palop.

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FEMM Committee Press

🗳️MEPs have endorsed the agreement with EU Council on facilitating authorities' access to central bank account registries.

Rapporteur: Emil Radev
+ 571, - 18, o 17

Read the agreed text: europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document…