On 25-26 September, the budget committee will vote on proposals for the EU's budget for next year. MEPs want to reverse the cuts proposed by the Council and propose to allocate more funding to research, Erasmus+ and programmes to boost youth employment. They also back climate-related spending and measures to address security and migration. The vote in plenary is going to take place during the second plenary session in October in Strasbourg.
On Thursday, t the eight nominees for this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought will be presented during a joint meeting of the foreign affairs and develompment committees together with the human rights subcommittee. The shortlist of three will be announced on 9 October. This year’s winner will be selected by Parliament's political leaders on 25 October and the award ceremony to be held during the December plenary in Strasbourg.
On 27 and 28 September the 10th Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership meeting (ASEP) will take place in Brussels and, for the first time, will be hosted by the European Parliament. MEPs and members from the national parliaments from the EU, 18 Asian countries and Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland will discuss climate change, migration, the economy and security. Watch it live and check out the programme here.
The first ever meeting of fact checkers from across Europe will take place in the Parliament on 27-28 September. Sixty fact-checkers, experts and MEPs will discuss challenges and opportunities when checking facts at election times. The conference will be opened by Parliament President Antonio Tajani and Mariya Gabriel, the commissioner responsible for the digital economy and society.
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