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Written Answer to a Question: Chlorpyrifos

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Written Answer to Question: Interpretation of the guidance on interpretation and determination of capacity under the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive

Answer given by Mr Vella on behalf of the European Commission to a question (Rule 138) by Alex Agius Saliba (S&D) on “Interpretation of the guidance on interpretation and determination of capacity under the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive”.

Question for Written Answer: Market neutrality principle

Question for written answer Z-045/2019 to the European Central Bank (Rule 140) by Ernest Urtasun (Greens/AFE) on Market neutrality principle.

Question for Written Answer: Representation on behalf of Oughterard anglers concerning the protection of salmonid species, including trout, from predatory pike

Question for Oral Answer: Functioning of the internal market

Question for Written Answer: EU support for the African amendment on dental amalgam

Press Release: Plans to keep EU budget funding in 2020 in the event of a no-deal Brexit

Question for Written Answer: US tariffs on the wine sector

In-Depth Analysis: Mainstreaming of climate action in the EU budget: Impact of a political objective

Press Release: Hohlmeier – fighting climate change is the priority for the EU’s 2020 budget

The EU’s budget for 2020 should include more climate action funding and higher investment in sustainable technologies, according to Monika Hohlmeier, Parliament’s budget negotiator.

Written Answer to Question: Import of durum wheat treated with glyphosate

Question for Written Answer: Eavesdropping and 5G telephony

Question for Written Answer: Contingency measures in the US-EU trade war

Written Answer to Question: Further question to reply to Question E-002294/2019 concerning a carbon border tax

UPDATED – European Parliament Committee positions on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020

Update: the opinion from DEVE Committee is available.

In-Depth Analysis: The European Stability Mechanism: Main Features, Instruments and Accountability

In-Depth Analysis: The 2019 proposed amendments to the Treaty establishing the European Stability Mechanism

Question for Written Answer: Infringement case 2018/4076

Written Answer to a Question: Plans for security checks at airports

Reactions: Hearings of Commissioner-designate

The press releases regarding the outcomes of the Commissioner-designate hearings are included in this post.

At A Glance: What next for Europe? A strategic foresight perspective

Europe can no longer take prosperity, stability, or even democracy, for granted. Fundamental changes in technology, in relations between and within continents, are under way. A 2°C rise in global temperature will have a huge and disruptive impact across the board – and is harder than ever to avoid. Several other long-term trends are pointing in the wrong direction.

Study: Origins of the 2019-24 EU Strategic Agenda

At A Glance: Plenary round-up – Brussels, October I 2019

Highlights of the October I plenary session included statements and debates on the preparation of the European Council meeting of 17 and 18 October 2019, on greening the European Investment Bank (EIB), in the presence of the Bank’s president, and on how to prevent conflicts of interest in the EU. Parliament also debated statements made by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR/VP) on the situation in northern Syria and Ukraine. Debates took place on Council and Commission statements on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 and own resources. Finally, Members discussed Commission statements on United States tariffs on European goods following the World Trade Organization’s Airbus dispute decision, on authorisation of genetically modified organisms, and on the fight against cancer.

Question for Written Answer: Suspension of payments from the EU budget to Agrofert and the scope of application of Article 61 of the new financial Regulation 2018/1046

Debates, Vote Results and Texts Adopted: European Parliament Plenary Session (9-10 October 2019)

Vote results and texts adopted will be added when available.