MEPs will assess the risk of discrimination faced by Hungary’s LGBTIQ community and will ask the Commission what action it intends to take to support them. The debate follows a vote last month by the Hungarian parliament to ban LGBTIQ content from being featured in school educational materials or TV shows for minors.
Parliament will also discuss the priorities of the incoming Slovenian presidency of the Council with Prime Minister Janez Janša. The six-month presidency is expected to focus on facilitating the recovery and making the EU more resilient.
Also up for discussion will be the guidelines currently being developed by the Commission on how to apply new rules making payments from the Union’s budget conditional on EU countries’ respect for the rule of law.
In a debate with European Council President Charles Michel and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, MEPs will assess the outcome of last month’s EU summit.
MEPs will adopt their position for talks with the Council on boosting the role of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and extending its mandate to help prepare for future health crises.
Parliament is set to adopt the €30 billion 2021-2027 Connecting Europe Facility, destined to fund transport, energy and digital projects and ensure that key trans-European projects are completed by the end of the decade.
MEPs will also vote on almost €10 billion in funding to support EU countries better integrate non-EU nationals and manage migration flows, as well as over €6 billion to enhance external border management.
Members will vote on a temporary regulation that allows email, chat and messaging service providers to voluntarily detect, remove and report child sexual abuse online, while also relying on scanning technologies to detect online grooming.
Parliament also votes on the EU’s 2021-2027 Internal Security Fund, as well as on investments of €6.1 billion in fisheries and aquaculture. Also on the agenda are the EU’s 2030 environmental priorities and measures to help the aviation industry recover from the pandemic.
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