Explore every episode of the podcast News in Brief
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| News in Brief – 01/08/2025 – English | 01 Aug 2025 | 00:01:41 | |
At a glance: Parliament’s committees will resume their work on 1 September; one week later, a plenary session will take place in Strasbourg; and the European Parliament will celebrate Multilingualism Day, also in September. | |||
| News in Brief – 31/07/2025 – English | 31 Jul 2025 | 00:02:18 | |
At a glance: the European Parliament will celebrate Multilingualism Day in Brussels and online in September; European health institutions observe World Hepatitis Day; and good news for those who want to take a dip in EU bathing sites. | |||
| News in Brief – 18/07/2025 – English | 18 Jul 2025 | 00:02:45 | |
At a glance: MEPs say the Commission·s EU long-term budget proposal is ·simply not enough· to meet Europe·s challenges; Parliament and Council negotiating teams reach an agreement on updating cohesion funding; and the Subcommittee on Human Rights holds a meeting on the human rights situation in China. | |||
| News in Brief – 17/07/2025 – English | 17 Jul 2025 | 00:02:30 | |
At a glance: an agreement on more ESF+ funding to boost skills development and address new challenges; a simpler tax system to benefit EU businesses and citizens; and MEPs encourage Ukraine to maintain its pace on implementing EU-related reforms. | |||
| News in Brief – 16/07/2025 – English | 16 Jul 2025 | 00:03:14 | |
At a glance: Parliament reiterates its call for a more ambitious EU long-term budget; and Parliament’s committees hold two public hearings, one on the issue of vacant housing in the EU and the other on generative AI and democracy. | |||
| News in Brief – 15/07/2025 – English | 15 Jul 2025 | 00:01:41 | |
At a glance: Denmark’s government ministers present their priorities in meetings with Parliament’s committees; the Subcommittee on Human Rights discusses the human rights situation in China ahead of the EU-China Summit in Beijing; and the Commission’s proposal to amend the European Climate Law. | |||
| News in Brief – 14/07/2025 – English | 14 Jul 2025 | 00:01:52 | |
At a glance: Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development votes on new rules to better protect EU farmers; NATO and EU lawmakers are in Brussels for a seminar on tackling hybrid threats; MEPs debate future EU anti-racism strategy in key civil liberties meeting. | |||
| News in Brief – 11/07/2025 – English | 11 Jul 2025 | 00:02:10 | |
At a glance: MEPs place the common agricultural policy at the heart of the next EU long-term budget; Parliament condemns Russia’s continued war crimes in Ukraine; and MEPs propose ways to manage the influx of substandard goods from non-EU web shops. | |||
| News in Brief – 10/07/2025 – English | 10 Jul 2025 | 00:02:21 | |
At a glance: Bulgaria will adopt the euro from 1 January 2026; Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen outlined Denmark’s priorities for its six-month EU Council presidency; and Parliament approved a new law to secure gas supplies and tackle speculation. | |||
| News in Brief – 09/07/2025 – English | 09 Jul 2025 | 00:03:19 | |
At a glance: Parliament’s July plenary session is under way. We will look at the debate on EU-China relations; the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide; and new rules for a more sustainable automotive sector. | |||
| News in Brief – 08/07/2025 – English | 08 Jul 2025 | 00:02:05 | |
At a glance: Parliament’s July plenary session is under way. MEPs will debate and vote on distributing EUR 280 million of flood relief to Austria, Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Moldova; controlling the influx of parcels from outside the EU; and stepping up preparations for the wildfire season. | |||
| News in Brief – 07/07/2025 – English | 07 Jul 2025 | 00:01:47 | |
At a glance: Parliament’s July plenary session starts today. MEPs assess the latest developments in the Middle East; a debate on the Commission’s proposal for a new 2040 EU climate target; and the Parliament and Commission Presidents discuss the next long-term EU budget. | |||
| News in Brief – 30/07/2025 – English | 30 Jul 2025 | 00:01:35 | |
At a glance: European Parliament President Metsola welcomes the trade deal between the EU and the US; members of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection will travel to Denmark and Sweden in September; and getting your pets ready for their summer holidays in the EU. | |||
| News in Brief – 04/07/2025 – English | 04 Jul 2025 | 00:01:55 | |
At a glance: Parliament’s plenary session kicks off on Monday. On the agenda: the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union presents its programme; Parliament President Metsola commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide; and the Working Group on the European Child Guarantee resumes its work. | |||
| News in Brief – 03/07/2025 – English | 03 Jul 2025 | 00:02:28 | |
At a glance: preparations for the new plenary session are in full swing; MEPs in Strasbourg will discuss the priorities of the Danish Council Presidency, the Middle East and Ukraine; and the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development is coming to an end in Spain. | |||
| News in Brief – 02/07/2025 – English | 02 Jul 2025 | 00:01:47 | |
At a glance: Parliament committees tackle faster approval for eco-friendly pest control; MEPs address affordable and social housing in a public hearing; and Parliament launches the European Capitals of Small Retail competition for 2026. | |||
| News in Brief – 01/07/2025 – English | 01 Jul 2025 | 00:01:48 | |
At a glance: Denmark assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union; Parliament President Metsola chairs a meeting with the European Council President and the NATO Secretary General; and the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development is taking place in Spain. | |||
| News in Brief – 30/06/2025 – English | 30 Jun 2025 | 00:01:35 | |
At a glance: a deal to make it easier and cheaper for consumers and businesses to resolve issues out of court; the EU’s list of high-risk third countries with weak anti-money laundering regimes; the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development is taking place in Spain. | |||
| News in Brief – 27/06/2025 – English | 27 Jun 2025 | 00:02:59 | |
At a glance: Parliament’s Regional Development Committee backs new priorities for EU cohesion funding; the 2025 report on gender equality in the EU; and President Roberta Metsola attends a summit on investment in global health. | |||
| News in Brief – 26/06/2025 – English | 26 Jun 2025 | 00:02:48 | |
At a glance: new gas storage rules for EU countries; MEPs seek to strengthen air passenger rights; and Bill Gates exchanges views with MEPs on key drivers for health and living standards in the Global South. | |||
| News in Brief – 25/06/2025 – English | 25 Jun 2025 | 00:02:09 | |
At a glance: the EU continues its diplomatic efforts concerning the situation in the Middle East; ECB President Christine Lagarde meets with Parliament’s Committee of the Economic and Monetary Affairs for the second monetary dialogue; and new rules to better protect travellers purchasing package holidays. | |||
| News in Brief – 24/06/2025 – English | 24 Jun 2025 | 00:01:45 | |
At a glance: Parliament’s Committees are hosting several hearings this week; the Committee on Employment will focus on the new EU anti-poverty strategy; the Committee on Development will examine the draft report on humanitarian aid; and the Committee on International Trade hold a public hearing on the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement. | |||
| News in Brief – 20/06/2025 – English | 20 Jun 2025 | 00:02:15 | |
At a glance: in Strasbourg, MEPs vote to extend EU post-pandemic recovery funding beyond 2026; a resolution on the Clean Industrial Deal; and the EU’s first-ever rules on the welfare of cats and dogs. | |||
| News in Brief – 29/07/2025 – English | 29 Jul 2025 | 00:01:49 | |
At a glance: announcement of hearing entitled ‘Tax implications of the Trump administration’s policies’; members of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters will travel to Cyprus in September; still no roaming charges for travel in the EU. | |||
| News in Brief – 19/06/2025 – English | 19 Jun 2025 | 00:03:46 | |
At a glance: during the plenary session, MEPs outlined their expectations for the upcoming NATO summit; King Abdullah II of Jordan addressed the European Parliament; MEPs agreed to update the EU-Ukraine road transport agreement. | |||
| News in Brief – 18/06/2025 – English | 18 Jun 2025 | 00:02:26 | |
At a glance: the update to EU legislation on child sexual abuse crimes; the Schengen Agreement’s 40th anniversary; and the agreement on suspending short-stay visa-free travel. | |||
| News in Brief – 17/06/2025 – English | 17 Jun 2025 | 00:01:51 | |
At a glance: MEPs are set to lay out their expectations for next week’s NATO summit; freedom of assembly in Hungary and the rule of law in Spain are also on the plenary agenda. | |||
| News in Brief – 16/06/2025 – English | 16 Jun 2025 | 00:01:35 | |
At a glance: the plenary session kicks off today in Strasbourg and MEPs will debate the new European Ocean Pact; Parliament is set to extend the EU-Ukraine road transport agreement; and Parliament, the Council and the Commission will discuss the possible review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement. | |||
| News in Brief – 13/06/2025 – English | 13 Jun 2025 | 00:01:37 | |
At a glance: Parliament opens its doors in Strasbourg for the EYE event; a new plenary session kicks off on Monday; and the multilingualism student competition. | |||
| News in Brief – 12/06/2025 – English | 12 Jun 2025 | 00:01:51 | |
At a glance: Parliament’s political groups are preparing for next week’s plenary session in Strasbourg; MEPs attend the UN Ocean Conference; and the 2025 edition of the European Youth Event kicks off tomorrow. | |||
| News in Brief – 11/06/2025 – English | 11 Jun 2025 | 00:01:31 | |
At a glance: Parliament’s political groups are preparing for the next plenary session, which will start on Monday in Strasbourg; a public hearing on media freedom and journalist protection will take place; and the European Youth Event 2025 is just around the corner. | |||
| News in Brief – 10/06/2025 – English | 10 Jun 2025 | 00:01:58 | |
At a glance: a public hearing on media freedom and the protection of journalists at Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs; a workshop on generative AI and copyright; and the agreement reached between Parliament and the Council to tackle non-sustainable fishing by non-EU countries. | |||
| News in Brief – 06/06/2025 – English | 06 Jun 2025 | 00:02:00 | |
At a glance: the new EU Preparedness Union Strategy; the first-ever EU Soil Monitoring Law; and MEPs deplore continued democratic backsliding and repression in Georgia. | |||
| News in Brief – 05/06/2025 – English | 05 Jun 2025 | 00:01:48 | |
At a glance: EU Parliament leaders visited Copenhagen to discuss priorities for the next Danish EU Council Presidency; MEPs approved and extension of the EU-Ukraine road transport deal to support trade and aid; Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture backed the first-ever EU rules on dog and cat welfare and traceability. | |||
| News in Brief – 28/07/2025 – English | 28 Jul 2025 | 00:01:34 | |
At a glance: EU firefighters and water-bombing planes deployed in Cyprus to fight against the worst fires in more than half a century; members of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters will also travel to the Mediterranean island in mid-September; while a delegation from the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection will visit Denmark and Sweden. | |||
| News in Brief – 04/06/2025 – English | 04 Jun 2025 | 00:01:38 | |
At a glance: President Metsola and Parliament’s political group leaders were in Copenhagen to prepare for the upcoming Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union; Yulia Navalnaya and leading members of Russia’s opposition will address MEPs; and a public hearing on artificial intelligence at the workplace. | |||
| News in Brief – 03/06/2025 – English | 03 Jun 2025 | 00:01:45 | |
At a glance: the Foreign Affairs Committee will assess reform efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, North Macedonia, and Georgia; a delegation of the Civil Liberties Committee concludes its visit in Slovakia; at the EuroLat in Peru, MEPs push for stronger EU-Latin American ties. | |||
| News in Brief – 02/06/2025 – English | 02 Jun 2025 | 00:01:33 | |
At a glance: the vote on the first-ever Soil Monitoring Law; The Hungarian Forum Europaeum wins the 2025 European Charlemagne Youth Prize; an exchange of views on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. | |||
| News in Brief – 28/05/2025 – English | 28 May 2025 | 00:01:49 | |
At a glance: a Security and Defence Committee delegation is in Norway for talks on Russian security threats; MEPs from the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield conclude their visit to Moldova today; a Culture and Education Committee delegation will be in Los Angeles until tomorrow to meet various film industry associations. | |||
| News in Brief – 27/05/2025 – English | 27 May 2025 | 00:01:38 | |
At a glance: a delegation of the International Trade Committee is in Washington DC to discuss EU-US political, trade and investment relations; a delegation of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee is in the Canary Islands to learn about the island’s challenges in managing increased arrivals of migrants; MEPs from the Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the EU are in Barcelona to gather information on how the city is addressing its housing issues. | |||
| News in Brief – 26/05/2025 – English | 26 May 2025 | 00:01:39 | |
At a glance: Parliament backs the Commission’s plan to simplify the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism; MEPs approve new tariffs on Russian and Belarusian fertilizers and agricultural products; MEPs from the Foreign Affairs Committee visit Latin America to discuss Mercosur and geopolitics. | |||
| News in Brief – 23/05/2025 – English | 23 May 2025 | 00:02:40 | |
At a glance: during Parliament’s plenary session, MEPs discussed the EU’s response to Israel’s plan to seize Gaza; the ‘Choose Europe for Science’ initiative; and the fifth edition of the Daphne Caruana Prize for Journalism. | |||
| News in Brief – 22/05/2025 – English | 22 May 2025 | 00:01:54 | |
At a glance: MEPs from the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee warn that the rule of law in the EU remains in peril; Parliament and the Council have reached a deal to improve worker consultation on transnational matters; President Metsola will travel to the United States for the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. | |||
| News in Brief – 21/05/2025 – English | 21 May 2025 | 00:01:43 | |
At a glance: a new EU Entry/Exit System for border security; MEPs and the Council reached an agreement on EUR 4 billion in financial aid for Egypt; and Parliament will debate the ‘Choose Europe for Science’ initiative. | |||
| News in Brief – 20/05/2025 – English | 20 May 2025 | 00:01:16 | |
At a glance: a new plenary session gets under way in Brussels tomorrow. On the agenda: the situation in the Middle East, the proposal to phase out Russian energy imports, and the fifth edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism. | |||
| News in Brief – 25/07/2025 – English | 25 Jul 2025 | 00:02:26 | |
At a glance: this week, MEPs from the Committees were on mission. A delegation from the Special Committee on the Housing Crisis was in Vienna, Austria, to discuss public housing policies; a delegation from the Committee on Transport and Tourism was in Ireland, with a focus on sustainable transport; and Members from the Committees on Budgets and on Economic and Monetary Affairs were in Italy. | |||
| News in Brief – 19/05/2025 – English | 19 May 2025 | 00:01:33 | |
At a glance: a delegation from the Subcommittee on Human Rights is in Geneva; MEPs have backed new tariffs on Russian and Belarusian agricultural goods; and the Committee on Civil Liberties will meet with Commissioner McGrath to discuss safeguarding democracy and diversity of expression. | |||
| News in Brief – 16/05/2025 – English | 16 May 2025 | 00:01:27 | |
At a glance: a public hearing on the political relations between the European Union and the United States; the Commission’s roadworthiness package; and a hearing on international humanitarian law and international human rights law in conflict zones and fragile contexts. | |||
| News in Brief – 15/05/2025 – English | 15 May 2025 | 00:02:36 | |
At a glance: the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy pushes for more coordination and resilience in the European electricity grid; the Committee on Environment supports proposals to simplify the EU carbon leakage instrument; and President Metsola calls to re-launch Europe as a global power. | |||
| News in Brief – 14/05/2025 – English | 14 May 2025 | 00:02:00 | |
At a glance: combating child sexual abuse; the future of the 2008 Horizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive; and tariffs on agricultural goods from Russia and Belarus. | |||