10 days ago
EuroparlTV Video - The European Parliament's role in approving new EU Commissioners
Did you know the European Parliament plays a key role in assessing candidates for the post of European Commissioner - and in getting them to focus on what matters to votersFrom cleaner air to workplace rights, EU Commissioners work on rules and policies central to the lives of nearly 450 million Europeans.
Find out more about Commissioner confirmation hearings in our explainer video.
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11 days ago
EuroparlTV Video - Draghi report: European Parliament debates plan to boost EU economy
Members of the European Parliament debated a major report that calls for swift action to make the EU economy more competitive.Its author, former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, says the EU is lagging behind the US and China amid sluggish growth, high energy prices and threats to its security.
He told MEPs in Strasbourg an extra 800 billion of annual investment is needed to boost innovation, protect living standards and preserve the European way of life.
Many MEPs welcomed his call for action, some demanding more support for key industries and the green and digital transformations. Others argued for freer markets and warned measures to fight climate change can harm economic growth.
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11 days ago
EuroparlTV Video - How are the EU’s digital rules being put into practice? 9:16
In the EU, big online platforms have a responsibility to protect us from disinformation, illegal content and unfair practices.They need to play by the rules set out in the Digital Services Act, the worlds first comprehensive legislation aimed at ensuring a safe, fair digital world and upholding freedom and democracy.
In a plenary debate in September 2024, Members of the European Parliament debated with the European Commission about its enforcement.
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11 days ago
EuroparlTV Video - How are the EU’s digital rules being put into practice?
In the EU, big online platforms have a responsibility to protect us from disinformation, illegal content and unfair practices.They need to play by the rules set out in the Digital Services Act, the worlds first comprehensive legislation aimed at ensuring a safe, fair digital world and upholding freedom and democracy.
In a plenary debate in September 2024, Members of the European Parliament debated with the European Commission about its enforcement.
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1 month ago
EuroparlTV Video - Ensuring education for Ukrainians in times of war: Meet Kamil and Olena
Since Russia launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the European Union has continued to stand by Ukrainian people, welcoming refugees, providing defence equipment and financial aid. The war has had devastating effects across Ukrainian society and for many young Ukrainians, it has severely disrupted their education.With the support of EU funding, Kamil, an IT professor in Czechia, has been setting up the Digital University platform to allow Ukrainian students to continue learning online.
And Olena has continued her education in the EU as an Erasmus student and a young European ambassador in Gdask, Poland.. https://multimedia.europar...
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1 month ago
EuroparlTV Video - Ensuring education for Ukrainians in times of war: Meet Kamil and Olena - 9:16
Since Russia launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the European Union has continued to stand by Ukrainian people, welcoming refugees, providing defence equipment and financial aid. The war has had devastating effects across Ukrainian society and for many young Ukrainians, it has severely disrupted their education.With the support of EU funding, Kamil, an IT professor in Czechia, has been setting up the Digital University platform to allow Ukrainian students to continue learning online.
And Olena has continued her education in the EU as an Erasmus student and a young European ambassador in Gdask, Poland.. https://multimedia.europar...
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2 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - The Parliament which speaks 24 languages
The European Parliament is the only European institution which has an obligation to ensure the highest possible degree of multilingualism. Texts and debates are accessible to everyone in the 24 official languages of the EU. This ensures that everything that happens in Parliament is clear, understandable and transparent.. https://multimedia.europar...#europarl #european_union #europe #news #europarl_europarltv_video
2 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - Boosting democratic participation with Cille, a together.eu volunteer 9:16
Whats better than a chat about democracy A chat about democracy with a free coffeeMeet Cille, a together.eu volunteer who set up a coffee truck in Copenhagen to encourage democratic participation in the EU.
Together with her team, she organises EU-related events throughout the year to get people talking about what the EU can do for them and how EU institutions play a role in everyones life.
Together.eu is a community of people who care about the EU and its future. By supporting the together.eu community, the European Parliament is encouraging people from across the EU to get involved in the democratic process.
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2 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - Get involved in strengthening EU democracy! Meet Mireya and Cille
The European Parliament is encouraging people from across the EU to get involved in the democratic process.Together.eu is a community powered by the European Parliament where you can meet - online and offline - people who care about democracy and make your voice heard on European issues.
Like Mireya in Madrid and Cille in Denmark, together.eu volunteers from across the EU meet, debate, exchange ideas and organise events to highlight what EU institutions do for citizens and why democratic participation is vital.
Meet your community and join them on together.eu.. https://multimedia.europar...
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2 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - Building EU's economy of the future: meet Erik and Hannah - 9:16
Russias invasion of Ukraine sparked an energy crisis and high inflation across Europe. The European Parliament wants to ensure the EU is resilient enough to face other crises in the future. Thats why it is supporting bold, visionary projects to make our economies and societies stronger.Erik helped Swedish companies Amokabel and Bennesveds keri set up the countrys first self-sufficient hydrogen station: Uppvidinge Vtgas. It provides clean fuel produced using local wind power.
In Ireland, Hannah is a carbon specialist with Bord na Mna, a company that went from extracting peat for fuel to becoming a leader in clean energy production. Shes helping to rehabilitate the countrys peatlands, which can store huge amounts of carbon, helping the EU meet its climate goals.
Initiatives like these, funded by the EUs Recovery and Resilience Facility, are at the heart of a stronger, more responsive Europe.. https://multimedia.europar...
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2 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - Building EU's economy of the future: meet Erik and Hannah
Russias invasion of Ukraine sparked an energy crisis and high inflation across Europe. The European Parliament wants to ensure the EU is resilient enough to face other crises in the future. Thats why it is supporting bold, visionary projects to make our economies and societies stronger.Erik helped Swedish companies Amokabel and Bennesveds keri set up the countrys first self-sufficient hydrogen station: Uppvidinge Vtgas. It provides clean fuel produced using local wind power.
In Ireland, Hannah is a carbon specialist with Bord na Mna, a company that went from extracting peat for fuel to becoming a leader in clean energy production. Shes helping to rehabilitate the countrys peatlands, which can store huge amounts of carbon, helping the EU meet its climate goals.
Initiatives like these, funded by the EUs Recovery and Resilience Facility, are at the heart of a stronger, more responsive Europe.. https://multimedia.europar...
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2 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - What is the composition of the new European Parliament?
In June, millions of Europeans turned out to vote in the world's largest transnational election. Now the votes have been counted and new MEPs elected, lets see what the new European Parliament looks like. How many MEPs are there in each political group How many MEPs are there per country Who did they elect as President of the European Parliament and European Commission. https://multimedia.europar...#europarl #european_union #europe #news #europarl_europarltv_video
2 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - What is the composition of the new European Parliament ? - 9:16
In June, millions of Europeans turned out to vote in the world's largest transnational election. Now the votes have been counted and new MEPs elected, lets see what the new European Parliament looks like.How many MEPs are there in each political group How many MEPs are there per country Who did they elect as President of the European Parliament and European Commission
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3 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - European Parliament re-elects von der Leyen as Commission President
In July 2024, the European Parliament confirmed Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as Commission President. Shell lead a team of commissioners one from each EU country who will propose and monitor the implementation of EU laws over the next five years.Electing the President of the European Commission is one of the first jobs of the Parliament after the European elections.
The leaders of EU countries nominate a candidate for Commission President taking into account the results of the European elections.
The candidate needs to receive approval from Parliament with the support of a majority of its component Members plus one in a secret vote.
If the candidate does not receive the required majority, the European Council must propose an alternate candidate within a month.
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3 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - Roberta Metsola: meet the President of the European Parliament
Who is Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Parliament who was elected for a second time in July 2024 How was she chosen and what is her roleEvery two and a half years, the European Parliament selects someone to represent it when dealing with other EU institutions and the wider world. Parliaments President is elected in a secret ballot that takes place in the first plenary session after the elections.
The candidate who receives the absolute majority of the votes cast gets the post.
The President also directs Parliaments activities, chairs plenary sessions and declares the EU budget finally adopted. The role also includes setting out Parliaments point of view at the beginning of every European Council meeting.
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3 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - Malala Yousafzai speech on education | European Parliament
Pakistani girls' rights activist Malala Yousafzai addressed the European Parliament about the importance of education in low-income countries. She made the speech accepting the 2013 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.Watch the full speech on the European Parliament's Multimedia Centre: . https://multimedia.europar...
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3 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - Mary Robinson’s speech on Irish reconciliation | European Parliament
In 1995, Irish President Mary Robinson told the European Parliament that Europe was key to building a lasting peace on the island of Ireland.The first woman president of the Irish Republic said the EU must continue to use its power to help end conflicts, raise living standards for all Europeans and alleviate poverty around the world.
Watch the full speech on the European Parliament's Multimedia channel . https://multimedia.europar...
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3 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - Speech by Václav Havel on European identity | European Parliament
Czech President Vclav Havel on feeling European four years before his country joined the EU.Vclav Havel was both the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first democratically-elected president in the country after the fall of communism, as well as the first of the Czech Republic after it was founded.
In 2000, four years before his country joined the EU, he addressed the European Parliament, speaking about the feeling of Europeanness and European unity.
Watch the full speech on the European Parliament's Multimedia Centre . https://multimedia.europar...
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3 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - Dr Denis Mukwege speech on sexual violence in Congo | European Parliament
Peace Nobel Prize winner Denis Mukwege speaks out against the use of rape and violence towards women as a weapon of war.He is the founder of the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo. As a gynaecologist, he helped thousands of women victims of sexual and gender-based violence in his country.
In 2014, the European Parliament awarded him the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for his work. Four years later, he won the Nobel Peace Prize. He continues to raise public awareness on the issue of sexual violence against women during armed conflicts.
Watch the full speech on the European Parliament's Multimedia Centre: . https://multimedia.europar...
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3 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf speech on Liberia | European Parliament
Liberian leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf called for international help to prevent a return to violence after 14 years of civil war in her country.The first woman elected president of an African nation addressed the European Parliament in September 2006, just eight months after taking office.
She said Liberians were committed to putting the conflict - which ended in 2003 - behind them. She talked about the devastation left by war, the challenges of rebuilding and reconciliation, and the need for international help for sustainable development.
Watch the full speech on the European Parliament's Multimedia Centre: . https://multimedia.europar...
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3 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - Pope John-Paul II speech on the European construction ⎢European Parliament
Pope John-Paul II said the Vatican strongly supported the ongoing European construction, a peaceful process bringing people together and providing a beacon to the world.He urged tolerance among peoples and faiths and the protection of the environment. The pope spoke of the importance of Christianity in Europes past and future.
The first pope to visit the European Parliament addressed the plenary in Strasbourg in October 1988.
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3 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - Nelson Mandela speech on apartheid | European Parliament
South African leader Nelson Mandela called for a swift end to the apartheid system and preached reconciliation.It was July 1990. Just four months earlier he had been released, after 27 years in prison.
At the time, South Africa was still ruled by a white minority government. Four years after this speech, Mandela would become the first president of a democratic South Africa.
Watch the full speech on the European Parliament's Multimedia Centre:
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3 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - Mikhail Gorbachev speech on global water crisis | European Parliament
The former Soviet leader and co-founder of Green Cross International GCI has long been involved in environmental protection.After co-authoring a report on water scarcity, Mikhail Gorbachev urged European and world leaders to act against the global water crisis and denounced a deficit of political leadership.
He addressed the European Parliament during the 2009 international Peace with Water conference.
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3 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s speech on war in Ukraine | European Parliament
Five days after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, the country's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to the European Parliament by video link from Kyiv, a city under siege.In a defiant speech, he praised the bravery of his fellow Ukrainians, denounced the senseless killing and called on the European Parliament to back Ukraine's application to join the EU.
Watch the full recording of the 1 March 2022 speech on the European Parliament's Multimedia Centre: . https://multimedia.europar...
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3 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - Simone Veil speech on lessons from the Holocaust | European Parliament
For Simone Veil, a Holocaust survivor, the creation of the European Union is the most important event in the last 50 years.In 1995, on the 50th anniversary of the Holocaust, Veil explained to the European Parliament how the tragedies of her past forged her faith in the European project.
She said it was important to remind the younger generation of the European Unions key role in fostering peace and unity, especially whilst the EU was being criticised.
Born in France in 1927, Veil survived the Nazi concentration camps and went on to play a pivotal role in European feminism and politics. In 1979, she became the first President of the directly-elected European Parliament and was the first woman to preside over the assembly.
Watch the full speech 12 minutes on the European Parliament's Multimedia Centre: . https://multimedia.europar...
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4 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - Rising to the challenges of migration in the EU: Meet Pelagie and Todor
Pelagie fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo in fear for her life. With the help of the charity Refugees Welcome Italia, she found a new home in Rome.Todor is a lawyer at the Center for Legal Aid Voice in Bulgaria, an NGO helping refugees integrate and providing them with legal support.
With initiatives like the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the EU is helping migrants and asylum seekers and the EU countries hosting them.
The European Parliament backs an EU-wide approach to the challenges posed by migration.. https://multimedia.europar...
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4 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - Getting the vote out in Madrid with Mireya, a together.eu volunteer! - 9:16 EE24
Meet Mireya, a together.eu volunteer whose main goal in the last few months has been to spread the word on EU electionsEveryones voice counts in the upcoming vote, this is why, with her teammates, she organised an event to let people air their concerns, hopes and dreams for the EU.
Together.eu is a community of people who care about the EU and its future. By meeting, discussing and organising, people like Mireya and other together.eu volunteer can exchange views with like-minded people.. https://multimedia.europar...
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4 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - Six big issues the European Parliament dealt with in the last five years
A global pandemic, war in Ukraine and a cost-of-living crisis: the 2019-2024 European Parliament stepped up as people faced unprecedented challenges.Parliament responded with measures that strengthened the EU and its economy while standing up for European values.
Junes European elections will decide how Parliament will deal with the challenges of the future.. https://multimedia.europar...
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4 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - Six big issues the European Parliament dealt with in the last five years - 9:16
A global pandemic, war in Ukraine and a cost-of-living crisis: the 2019-2024 European Parliament stepped up as people faced unprecedented challenges.Parliament responded with measures that strengthened the EU and its economy while standing up for European values.
Junes European elections will decide how Parliament will deal with the challenges of the future.. https://multimedia.europar...
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4 months ago
EuroparlTV Video - 2024 Eurovision debate between lead candidates for the Commission presidency – EE24
Five candidates for the European Commission presidency gathered in the European Parliament, in Brussels, to debate issues that affect everyone in the European Union, from jobs and migration to climate, innovation and security.The Eurovision debate was organised by the European Broadcasting Union EBU and moderated by Martin eznek Czech TV and Annelies Beck VRT, Belgium.
The following candidates took part:
Walter Baier Austria, European Left
Sandro Gozi Italy, Renew Europe Now
Ursula von der Leyen Germany, European Peoples Party
Terry Reintke Germany, European Greens
Nicolas Schmit Luxembourg, Party of European Socialists
The position of each candidate on the stage, the first speaker on each topic and the order of the spotlight interviews were decided on 16 May by a draw organised by the EBU in the European Parliament.. https://multimedia.europar...
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