EU Parliament Tackles Flood Crisis, Budget Cuts, and Human Rights in Marathon Plenary Session

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Wednesday, September 18

Flooding in Central and Eastern Europe

At 9:00 AM, a plenary session is scheduled to discuss with Commissioner Lenarčič the destruction brought about by severe floods in Central and Eastern Europe. The discussion will also focus on the EU's readiness to respond to such disasters, which are worsened by climate change. The opinions of the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will be consolidated into a resolution that will be voted on this Thursday.

Dana Popp

+32 470 951 707

Environmental Affairs

Contact: Thomas Haahr, phone number: +32 470 88 09

Environmental Protection

Financial Plan for the European Union

Beginning at approximately 2:00 PM, Members of the European Parliament will express their disapproval of the Council's suggested reductions to the EU budget for 2025. This discussion will involve Commissioner Hahn and Hungary's State Secretary for Public Finance, Péter Benő Banai.

Armin Wisdorff

(32) 498-981-345

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Parliament raises issues with Hungary's National Card program

Starting at approximately 3:30 PM, a plenary session will evaluate the implications of Hungary's choice to expand its residence permit program to include citizens of Russia and Belarus. This discussion will feature Commissioner Kyriakides and Hungary's Minister for EU Affairs, János Bóka.

Janne OJAMO

(32) 470-892-192

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Nominees announced for LUX film award

The five movies nominated for the 2025 LUX European Audience Film Award will be announced at a press conference scheduled for 3:00 PM.

To summarize

EU's strategy for addressing the mpox crisis. Beginning at approximately 5 PM, Members of the European Parliament will engage in discussions with Commissioner Kyriakides regarding measures to manage the mpox outbreak and prevent its potential expansion across Europe.

Human rights. Starting at 6:00 PM, the full assembly will examine the worsening conditions for women in Afghanistan, the critical situation of political detainees in Belarus, and the specific case of José Daniel Ferrer García in Cuba. Three distinct resolutions concerning these issues are scheduled for a vote on Thursday.

EU tackles organised crime. Right after the midday voting session, Members of the European Parliament will engage in a discussion with Commissioner Hahn about the dangers that organised crime presents to Europe's internal security.

Interparliamentary Delegations Vote. At midday, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are set to cast their votes on the organization and size of the Parliament's interparliamentary delegations. The specific MEPs assigned to each delegation will be revealed in the Chamber later today.

You can watch the plenary session live on Parliament's webstreaming service and on EbS+.

For more in-depth details about the session, kindly refer to our newsletter.

All details about the plenary session are available here.

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