The unprecedented European Parliament reform adopted today will lead to a more modern, transparent, efficient, accountable and effective Parliament.

I'm proud that we managed to do so swiftly.

A strengthened European Parliament is ready for the next term.

““Parliament 2024”: a more modern and efficient Parliament after the elections

After 16 months of preparatory work the Parliament adopts new rules to strengthen its working methods, its institutional role, and its capacity to act⤵️

#EP2024
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#EPlenary in Brussels today and tomorrow, the penultimate of the term, covers a large number of issues including
🔸migration
🔹energy
🔸equality
🔹pharma
🔸 #EUBudget
🔹EP2024 reform

European Parliamentary Research Service research for Members and staff, in 6 languages⤵️

epthinktank.eu/2024/04/09/eur… via @

What's the economic impact of the recent threats in the #RedSea – on the region and in the EU?

🔎europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/d…

INTA Committee Press Bernd Lange ECON Committee Press Irene Tinagli AFET Committee Press davidmcallister

🔔 #ESPAS 2024 Global Trends Report: Choosing Europe’s Future

🗓️ Join the launch event next Monday, 15 April, 16:30
espas.eu

Marc Angel #GlobalTrends2024 #EUforesight #EUelections2024 #EU2024

Romania, Bulgaria, welcome to the Schengen Area!

Today is a historic day - for the people of Romania and Bulgaria and for all Europeans.

Let’s continue to move closer together for a united, safe, and more secure Europe 🇪🇺🇷🇴🇧🇬

Children have the right to be heard and have a say in decisions that may affect them and their well-being, but only few policies are adapted to children or prepared together with them.
How are children enabled to participate in democratic life in the EU?
🔎wp.me/p2qdgs-gJ9

Ahead of the European election, a very interesting training programme this week for Young European Journalists. It gave me the opportunity to present the “what Europe does for me” webpage #EuropeanElections #useyourvote
…europe-does-for-me.europarl.europa.eu

“Parliament 2024”: one step closer to reforming Parliament’s rules⤵️
AFCO Committee Press has endorsed the report seeking to strengthen Parliament’s working methods, its institutional role, and its capacity to act. europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-… via European Parliament

Fragmented financial markets have adverse effects on the conduct of euro monetary policy and on fair competition between EU firms.
The EU political project 'capital markets union' aims to de-fragment the markets for corporate financing.
🔎Read more wp.me/p2qdgs-gy7

Wonderful to welcome European Parliament a class from IES Severo Ochoa (Granada) for their award in the Authority for EU Political Parties and Foundations competition on EU Democracy! Thank you cabinet Roberta Metsola and jury members Prof. Grimonprez KU Leuven, Simona Constantin of team Věra Jourová and Etienne Bassot for gracious support.

Media Freedom Act:
MEPs approve new legislation protecting the press from interference.

Law also promotes public media editorial independence, ownership transparency, fairly allocating state advertising, and preventing platforms from arbitrarily restricting media content.

European Parliament Plenary Session Parlement européen – March 2024 starts soon!

European Parliamentary Research Service research material for Members & staff is available in 6 languages⤵️
🔹EU financial rules
🔹greenwashing
🔹waste rules
🔹rules on industrial pollution
🔹toy safety

epthinktank.eu/2024/03/08/eur…

Did you know that 39.9% of MEPs were women in February 2024? This is above the 31.6% average for European national parliaments.
🔎Read more about women in politics in the 2024 election year wp.me/p2qdgs-gE5
Dim. Papadimoulis Ewa Kopacz Evelyn Regner Soraya Rodríguez @eurogender

A common EU #defence strategy could offer significant added value by
🛡️exploiting economies of scale
🛡️saving resources
🛡️improving the quality of public spending

1 of 10 ways Europe could do more for you
europa.eu/!dMknFf

Nathalie Loiseau Nikos Androulakis Rasa Juknevičienė

Join us this afternoon online ⤵️

Today European Commission will publish the European Defense Industry Strategy & Programme with the aim to boost EU defence capabilities. Quick reminder of existing EU capability development planning by European Parliamentary Research Service Sebastian Clapp here europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes…

Attending #CEPSlab2024 ?
Here's a handy playlist of video material to explain the EU position on all the hot issues
▶️from health and the environment ▶️to space and strategic autonomy
Take a look!
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Remarquable travail du service d’infographie du Monde ce matin: . carte des turbulences sur les grandes routes maritimes avec infographies animées – via Le Monde lemonde.fr/international/…