Plenary round-up – Strasbourg, November I 2018
The highlights of the November I plenary session were the debate on the future of Europe with Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, as well as the debate and vote on the interim report on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027. Parliament also held debates on floods in Europe; regulating virtual currencies and initial coin offerings; and EU resilience in the face of foreign actors' potential attempts to influence the upcoming EP election campaign. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa addressed the Parliament in a formal sitting. Members debated HR/VP Federica Mogherini's statements on the future of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Central American migrants at the Mexican border, and the effects of US sanctions on Iran for European companies. Parliament voted on legislative proposals, inter alia, on energy efficiency; promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources; on the European Electronic Communications Code and BEREC; and on rail passengers' rights and obligations. Members adopted reports on the implementation of the EU Agreements with Georgia and Moldova, and voted on reports on humanitarian visas and on the implementation of the EU Common Position on arms exports. The 2018 Lux Prize, which promotes European cinema, makes promising films accessible to a wider audience and encourages debate on values and social issues across Europe, was awarded to 'Woman at war' (Kona fer í stríð), by Icelandic director Benedikt Erlingsson.
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- accord d'association (UE)
- AGRICULTURE, SYLVICULTURE ET PÊCHE
- cadre financier pluriannuel
- commerce des armes
- construction européenne
- DROIT
- droit international
- droits des passagers
- défense
- finances de l'Union européenne
- Fonds de solidarité de l'Union européenne
- gestion des pêches
- institutions de l'Union européenne et fonction publique européenne
- non-prolifération nucléaire
- Organe des régulateurs européens des communications électroniques
- Parlement européen
- politique de l'UE en matière de visas
- politique des transports
- pêche
- RELATIONS INTERNATIONALES
- session parlementaire
- sécurité internationale
- TRANSPORTS
- travaux parlementaires
- UNION EUROPÉENNE
- VIE POLITIQUE
- ÉNERGIE
- énergie douce
- énergie renouvelable