r/europeanparliament 7h ago

Wishing you could bring your pet on holidays? 🐾✈️☀️

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When traveling within the EU, you can!

Here's everything you need to know before packing for your four-legged travel buddy: https://link.europa.eu/JpYXYN


r/europeanparliament 1d ago

☀️🚄 Heading off on a summer getaway by train?

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To help make future cross-border trips smoother, Parliament has adopted new rules to improve railway capacity coordination. 
 
Read more: https://link.europa.eu/jhFf8y


r/europeanparliament 2d ago

🏖️ Come on in, the water is fine!

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84,8% of monitored bathing sites last year in the EU are judged as excellent, and 96% meet the minimum quality standards, according to an assessment carried out by the European Environment Agency.

 

This is thanks to systematic monitoring and management introduced under the EU's Bathing Water Directive. The directive lays down rules for the monitoring, classification, and management of bathing water quality, as well as informing the public.

 

Check our infographic to see how your country is doing!

 

And read more here: https://link.europa.eu/m37W3m


r/europeanparliament 3d ago

EU country makes groundbreaking decision on assisted-dying bill after years of debate

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r/europeanparliament 5d ago

47 years ago today, history was made: Simone Veil became the first President of the directly elected European Parliament and the first woman to lead an EU institution.

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A tireless defender of human rights and a pioneering voice for women's rights, she helped shape a Europe built on democracy, dignity and equality.


r/europeanparliament 5d ago

Chat Control Myths

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r/europeanparliament 6d ago

European Parliament praises Moldova for making solid progress on EU membership path

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Parliament is concerned by Russian interference, but commends Moldova for its exemplary commitment to EU accession. The country aims to conclude accession negotiations by 2028.


r/europeanparliament 5d ago

The First Eurofederalist Manifesto Was Published 127 Years Before Ventotene

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r/europeanparliament 6d ago

Chat Control's impact on victims in 9000 words

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r/europeanparliament 7d ago

The European Parliament welcomes Ukraine's progress on reforms for EU membership

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Ukraine has made progress on judicial reform and anti-corruption measures amid ongoing war, but critical work remains.

Its momentum on the battlefield must be supported and pressure on Russia increased, Parliament said.


r/europeanparliament 7d ago

Europe experienced its third-warmest spring on record in 2026, Copernicus climate change data shows

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The three warmest springs (from March to May) were recorded in 2024, 2025 and 2026.

The European Parliament held a debate on how to respond to heatwaves and wildfires during its July plenary session.


r/europeanparliament 7d ago

The Lost History of European Federalism | The Epic Tale from Roman Law to todays EU

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r/europeanparliament 8d ago

Europe can't afford delays when it comes to defence.

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Parliament is calling for greater investment, less red tape, and a more integrated approach to defence readiness. Negotiations can start with the Council on the draft legislation.

Read more: link.europa.eu/dvyh4w


r/europeanparliament 8d ago

Stop Chat Control with ECI?

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r/europeanparliament 8d ago

Copyright reform petition

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r/europeanparliament 8d ago

When Politicians Argue, Engineers Build

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Listen to the full conversation on Transformers: The Sustainability Changemakers — available on all major podcast platforms and at kajembren.org.


r/europeanparliament 9d ago

Germany blocks EU move to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements

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r/europeanparliament 9d ago

Serbia must show real commitment to EU values, the European Parliament says in its report evaluating the country's progress towards accession

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Serbia's EU membership will become possible only with rule of law reforms and stronger democratic standards, Parliament added. Serbia must hold free and fair elections to solve the current political crisis and normalise relations with Kosovo.


r/europeanparliament 10d ago

EU vs Venice Biennale: Commission recommends revoking €2M over "democratic values" dispute

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r/europeanparliament 11d ago

720 Members and 27 EU countries. Wait, so how are Member seats distributed fairly?

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By population of course.

 

Along with ensuring that smaller nations have a minimum of 6 seats, and larger nations have a maximum of 96.

 

Happy World Population Day!


r/europeanparliament 12d ago

Instagram post by the official European Parliament account

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r/europeanparliament 12d ago

Ever wonder why the EU doesn’t have its own form of electronic payment?

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Well, soon(ish) it might.

The digital euro would be an electronic means of payment issued by the European Central Bank and available for anyone to use.

It would be:
- private,
- available online/offline and
- would complement, not replace cash, and existing private payment solutions.

Parliament is now ready to start negotiations with EU countries on the legislation, with the aim of having a digital euro in 2029.


r/europeanparliament 12d ago

The fight against child sexual abuse continues. But not at the expense of privacy.

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Parliament backs reinstating temporary child safety rules, while protecting encrypted messages. EU governments decide next.  

This bridges the gap until permanent laws are finalised. 

Read more: https://link.europa.eu/XY3NPh 


r/europeanparliament 12d ago

European Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0, will now become law. 276 In Favour, 314 Against, 17 Abstentians.

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r/europeanparliament 12d ago

Chat Control

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(Sorry if i made any misgakes writing English is not my first language i hope you get my point)

Welcome to the dictatorship called EU, where citizens' voices don't matter, and we'll keep voting for chat control until we get it right. No, we did, and with that step, free speech died. To be fair, they were already putting people in prison for talking out loud. Is there a chance that I put myself in danger of going to prison? Sure, but even I, who usually doesn't speak out loud for things like this, feel betrayed by the so-called democracy that no longer actually exists. It's true they talk about democracy all the time, but when chat control was voted down two times already, we just had to force it to bend the people. At this point, we should just protest against the EU.