This is the Europarltv|Parliament News|The News feed http://europarltv.europa.eu/rss-feeds.aspx Fri, 24 May 2013 09:52:53 +0200 Banking sector reforms, clinical trials, the visit of the Libyan Prime Minister and watercraft feature on the committees' agendas during the last week of May. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=91c69f31-b419-4ee9-b644-a1c800a1423b 91c69f31-b419-4ee9-b644-a1c800a1423b Thu, 23 May 2013 18:22:12 +0200 Parliament approves new rules to make travelling abroad with our pets easier. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=a4652cbb-7d98-44ad-902c-a1c7012a72f3 a4652cbb-7d98-44ad-902c-a1c7012a72f3 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:22:12 +0200 Verhofstadt calls UK Tories 'nuts', Irish MEP tears up tax form, EU-US trade deal is a step nearer, Schulz reacts to racism and MEP apologises. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=ccefc2b6-319a-4337-a7c0-a1c70125183f ccefc2b6-319a-4337-a7c0-a1c70125183f Wed, 22 May 2013 19:10:32 +0200 Tax evasion and energy top one-day Council agenda, MEPs fine-tune preparations for EU-US trade talks, and protection for victims of crime abroad. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=22fb8125-7447-40fa-9f5d-a1c601311c10 22fb8125-7447-40fa-9f5d-a1c601311c10 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:10:27 +0200 MEPs call for measures to halt tax evasion by crooks and tax avoidance by multinational companies costing the EU up to a trillion euros a year. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=1ac2a236-d90a-4666-9cc4-a1c601292eff 1ac2a236-d90a-4666-9cc4-a1c601292eff Tue, 21 May 2013 18:54:29 +0200 MEPs move to restore public confidence in banks, advancing European Central Bank responsibility for supervising eurozone credit bodies. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=430edaff-910a-4ca3-b2a4-a1c5012e6a22 430edaff-910a-4ca3-b2a4-a1c5012e6a22 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:54:29 +0200 The Social Affairs Committee agrees a new fund to provide food aid to the poorest but there's disagreement over distribution. 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http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=46315d19-6098-4f1b-9c44-a1c001322a0e 46315d19-6098-4f1b-9c44-a1c001322a0e Thu, 16 May 2013 17:46:00 +0200 The glittering Peace Prize arrives in Brussels for a six-month exhibition that highlights Europe’s journey to the award. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=0353eccc-5e01-4ce1-b30e-a1c001241f43 0353eccc-5e01-4ce1-b30e-a1c001241f43 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:20:37 +0200 As a leading MEP marks International Day Against Homophobia at an event in The Hague, survey reveals almost half of LGBT citizens have faced discrimination or worse. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=72f0d685-479b-4df4-bcdf-a1c000fe6042 72f0d685-479b-4df4-bcdf-a1c000fe6042 Tue, 14 May 2013 18:20:00 +0200 MEPs approved rules that would reduce the CO2 emissions of new light commercial vehicles sold in the EU to 147g/km by 2020. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=444c9b80-e226-4b20-87e1-a1be01214143 444c9b80-e226-4b20-87e1-a1be01214143 Wed, 08 May 2013 18:25:53 +0200 MEPs agree on criminal asset seizure, a vital tool in the battle against increasingly resourceful criminal enterprises. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=c058df72-825c-4fa8-9b84-a1b8011f36ed c058df72-825c-4fa8-9b84-a1b8011f36ed Wed, 08 May 2013 18:01:57 +0200 MEPs still critical of Eurogroup President over Cyprus deal, Troika urges Cyprus unification and a Spanish media project wins the Charlemagne Youth Prize. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=f6236be9-40c2-49f6-9d1d-a1b8011730f9 f6236be9-40c2-49f6-9d1d-a1b8011730f9 Wed, 08 May 2013 13:53:32 +0200 Students throw themselves into political role play and discover it’s much tougher than it looks. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=88efcc08-8f8a-40f3-b91f-a1b800e3d10f 88efcc08-8f8a-40f3-b91f-a1b800e3d10f Tue, 07 May 2013 18:20:56 +0200 'Less talk, more action' on defence spending, NATO chief tells MEPs, the growing threat from Hungary to EU values and Europe's ties to emerging Arab democracies. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=5eb9dd13-923c-43d0-943a-a1b701218977 5eb9dd13-923c-43d0-943a-a1b701218977 Tue, 07 May 2013 18:20:56 +0200 Parliament holds a public hearing on e-cigarettes as the Commission considers regulating them under pharmaceutical legislation. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=339ff85a-397f-42b8-864c-a1b7011e9b08 339ff85a-397f-42b8-864c-a1b7011e9b08 Sat, 04 May 2013 18:56:27 +0200 Thousands of citizens flood through the European Parliament to be entertained, amused and informed about the work of MEPs. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=710627b2-b5fb-4235-b218-a1b4012e69a3 710627b2-b5fb-4235-b218-a1b4012e69a3 Thu, 02 May 2013 17:23:07 +0200 Would a trade agreement with the US be a boost to growth and jobs or a threat to European culture? Trade MEPs allay fears and urge Member States to go ahead with talks. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=e19b02d9-8b58-4334-89b2-a1b2012d7778 e19b02d9-8b58-4334-89b2-a1b2012d7778 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:25:24 +0200 MEPs square up to stopping the hemorrhage of hundreds of billions of euros to tax fraud and evasion. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=d4bba35f-3d99-46be-9675-a1b00128c837 d4bba35f-3d99-46be-9675-a1b00128c837 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:26:01 +0200 MEPs vote to reduce CO2 emissions from cars to 95 grams per kilometre – and call for a new official test to be adopted to stop manufacturers cheating. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=146d1227-f91f-4f8b-afd0-a1b00128549a 146d1227-f91f-4f8b-afd0-a1b00128549a Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:20:43 +0200 MEPs vote through more harmonised treatment for asylum seekers, reformed audit procedures for EU firms and the economic affairs commissioner faces angry MEPs. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=fbf405f0-1662-41a6-99d9-a1ab012aa710 fbf405f0-1662-41a6-99d9-a1ab012aa710 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:20:43 +0200 The European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee says no to a proposal for a directive on a European Passenger Name Record system. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=5c787148-09d3-4714-825c-a1ab01296bfc 5c787148-09d3-4714-825c-a1ab01296bfc Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:20:00 +0200 Cuba's opposition movement, Ladies in White, accepts Sakharov Prize awarded for its peaceful protest against repression and human rights abuse by the Castro government. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=6119bc1b-841e-464d-ab79-a1aa012dc835 6119bc1b-841e-464d-ab79-a1aa012dc835 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:56:36 +0200 A new fund, the Youth Employment Initiative, to help Europe's young unemployed, a call for help for Syria and a report on arms exports is shot down. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=97d5e013-7baf-4328-9ff8-a1aa01109651 97d5e013-7baf-4328-9ff8-a1aa01109651 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:46:22 +0200 The European Ombudsman asks citizens to get active, MEPs vote on stricter measures for fishing in the Skagerrak and there's trilogue agreement on the mortgage directive. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=3e4c96b8-3043-4048-af0d-a1a901206b79 3e4c96b8-3043-4048-af0d-a1a901206b79 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:46:21 +0200 The Transport Committee is told that 'gigaliners' will be safer and cleaner, but many remain unconvinced. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=ecb81a73-9419-4aa6-85bc-a1a9011f4532 ecb81a73-9419-4aa6-85bc-a1a9011f4532 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:41:16 +0200 European Parliament President Martin Schulz makes his first official visit to Poland on the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=d1b0693a-5e0e-489b-ba39-a1a80127929f d1b0693a-5e0e-489b-ba39-a1a80127929f Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:26:18 +0200 With an eye on China, MEPs support plans to strengthen protection against product dumping and unfair competition from abroad. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=cd9e2a95-36e0-4ef2-82bd-a1a80119f200 cd9e2a95-36e0-4ef2-82bd-a1a80119f200 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:20:27 +0200 Accession talks gain momentum after an unexpected development: Turkish negotiations with the PKK after its calls for a truce following years of war. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=c8f61a8c-8e44-460f-b968-a1a4011875b4 c8f61a8c-8e44-460f-b968-a1a4011875b4 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:20:27 +0200 MEPs approve the way the EU spent its money in 2011, but the long-running budget dispute with the Council goes on. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=47e596e6-3396-4694-a73b-a1a400fff00f 47e596e6-3396-4694-a73b-a1a400fff00f Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:20:27 +0200 A packed week saw MEPs reject carbon proposal, welcome Finland's PM and Ireland's President, agree major banking reform and criticise EU officials over Cyprus. 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17:37:26 +0200 Despite opposition, MEPs approve plans to liberalise ground-handling in Europe's airports, saying it will improve passenger safety. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=9b6000db-2630-4782-98a2-a1a2011b91cb 9b6000db-2630-4782-98a2-a1a2011b91cb Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:00:00 +0200 MEPs narrowly reject postponement of carbon permit auction, Finnish Prime Minister calls for 'more Europe' and MEPs agree May 2014 for European elections. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=80eaf221-6746-474e-b877-a1a20109e2bf 80eaf221-6746-474e-b877-a1a20109e2bf Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:50:21 +0200 A year before the European Elections in 2014, the EU's next Member State goes to the polls to vote for its first 12 MEPs. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=9d34a634-20d4-4518-871b-a1a101189807 9d34a634-20d4-4518-871b-a1a101189807 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:50:21 +0200 The Emissions Trading System (ETS) is set to be reformed after the crisis led to a slump in allowance prices. Two German MEPs give their views on the reform. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=7d4a1071-df57-49ec-954c-a1a10117e28c 7d4a1071-df57-49ec-954c-a1a10117e28c Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:31:10 +0200 Politicians from Mediterranean countries meet their European counterparts in an Assembly at the European Parliament. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=d9831f79-a03e-4f8c-a5a2-a19e010f64b1 d9831f79-a03e-4f8c-a5a2-a19e010f64b1 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:54:53 +0200 MEPs are due in Strasbourg to vote on a final report on Croatian accession negotiations, caps on bankers' bonuses and measures to fight against CO2 emissions. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=3f1ee2e4-cafc-4f40-ba37-a19e009237df 3f1ee2e4-cafc-4f40-ba37-a19e009237df Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:34:00 +0200 MEPs win argument over extraction rights transparency, assess the EU’s competition policy and vote to make pyrotechnic products safer to use. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=e957eb3a-378f-4ae9-b256-a19d0114413d e957eb3a-378f-4ae9-b256-a19d0114413d Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:48:38 +0200 MEPs want one, but does it need EU control? We ask the rapporteur – who wants the market – and a Eurosceptic with doubts about climate change. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=d7196a83-d584-44dc-b87b-a19c01168f89 d7196a83-d584-44dc-b87b-a19c01168f89 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:48:38 +0200 Will Europe - or a part of it - finally get a financial transaction tax? Parliament's Economics Committee discuss enhanced cooperation in the area. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=b92223da-dcc6-400d-9b46-a19c01166428 b92223da-dcc6-400d-9b46-a19c01166428 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:02:35 +0200 Parliamentary leaders from around the Mediterranean meet in Marseille, MEPs vote on clinical trials and Romano Prodi calls on the EU to play a bigger role in the Sahel. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=e0172b67-0ae2-4b9a-88b2-a19b01292b2c e0172b67-0ae2-4b9a-88b2-a19b01292b2c Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:02:35 +0200 The Civil Liberties Committee wants the EU to have the powers to force reciprocity in visa waiver schemes with third countries. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=33d19e46-d126-468c-bfcf-a19b0115f8af 33d19e46-d126-468c-bfcf-a19b0115f8af Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:57:00 +0200 Members of the European Parliament react to the death of a former British Prime Minister who shaped the UK's relationship with the EU, Baroness Margaret Thatcher. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=f1d35aaa-f1f0-4692-ac83-a19a0127b382 f1d35aaa-f1f0-4692-ac83-a19a0127b382 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:11:08 +0200 Union for the Mediterranean members meet in Brussels, the economics committee discusses the financial transaction tax and the foreign affairs committee debates the Sahel. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=7a1cda85-8fcf-4963-bee5-a19601122232 7a1cda85-8fcf-4963-bee5-a19601122232 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:53:58 +0100 Parliamentary summit to tackle key democracy, trade and energy issues with partners in the Mediterranean zone, including the new democracies. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=9222b300-35be-4f09-aa3a-a18f0126b4c0 9222b300-35be-4f09-aa3a-a18f0126b4c0