Thursday 12 February
Protecting farmers from unfair trading practices
From around 10.00, Parliament will debate new rules to strengthen cross-border cooperation to tackle unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain with Commissioner Marta Kos. The new legislation, which will be put to vote at noon, was agreed provisionally with member states in November. The goal is to improve the position of farmers in the EU when buyers are based in another member state or outside the EU.
Eliana CAPRETTI
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UN Commission on the Status of Women
Earlier this morning, from 9.00, MEPs and Marta Kos will discuss Parliament’s priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, to be held in New York in March. MEPs will vote on an own-initiative report at noon.
Polona TEDESKO
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In brief
Fighting cancer. MEPs will vote at noon on motions for resolutions to mark World Cancer Day, which fell on 4 February.
Ending poverty. At noon, MEPs will vote on their proposals to eradicate poverty in the EU by 2035. They are set to call for more funding and coordination to combat poverty and social exclusion.
Battling economic inequalities. Rounding off the session, in a debate starting at 15.00, MEPs and Marta Kos will discuss the need to address growing economic inequalities both in the EU and worldwide.
Votes
At noon, MEPs will vote, among others, on:
- motions for resolutions on the post-election situation in Uganda and threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine; systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran; and the targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts;
- motions for resolutions on the situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire;
- an own-initiative report addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights; and
- motions for resolutions on the accession of Montenegro and the Republic of Albania to the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters.
Live coverage of the plenary session can be found on Parliament’s webstreaming site and on EbS+.
For detailed information on the session, please also see our newsletter.
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