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Defence, cost of living, competitiveness: to protect people's priorities, the European Parliament ensures that the EU's long-term budget is invested where it matters to make every euro count for Europeans.

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Lead MEPs on the next EU long-term budget react to the Irish presidency’s proposal:

"Cuts that weaken Europe will not get our consent. We are ready to negotiate, but a deal must be built on ambition, not on the logic of net balances."

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"The European Union must now demonstrate unwavering solidarity with the ICC" — joint statement by EP chairs David McAllister, Mounir Satouri, Bernd Lange, Ilhan Kyuchyuk and Brando Benifei following today’s sanctions announcement by the United States.

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Violence, harassment and discrimination at work must be addressed. Parliament is calling on the Commission to better protect people from work-related stress, mental and physical disorders. On World Mental Health Day, find out how common work-related stress are in your country.

Visual with the title: How does work affect mental health in the EU? The bar chart showing percentage of workers who experienced work-related stress, depression, or anxiety in the previous 12 months across all EU member states. Ranked from highest to lowest: Greece 49%, Finland 45%, Cyprus 41%, Poland 41%, Spain 40%, Estonia 35%, Portugal 34%, Belgium 32%, Croatia 32%, Latvia 32%, Hungary 32%, Netherlands 30%, Sweden 30%, EU average 29%, Italy 29%, Luxembourg 29%, Slovakia 28%, Ireland 27%, Lithuania 27%, France 25%, Austria 25%, Czechia 24%, Romania 24%, Malta 23%, Bulgaria 21%, Slovenia 21%, Germany 20%, and Denmark 19%. Source: EU-OSHA, OSH Pulse 2025 (telephone survey of employed workers, March–April 2025). The European Parliament logo is in the bottom right corner.
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🗳️ Parliament: The elections in Russia violated fundamental international electoral standards, lacked democratic legitimacy, took place amid media censorship and bans on opposition and dissent, and were a complete sham.

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Graphic with a solid black background. Large bold text in white and yellow reads: "The elections in Russia were not democratic, not free, and not fair _" — with "elections" and "not democratic," highlighted in yellow, and the remaining text in white. A yellow underscore follows the final word. Below, smaller white italic text reads: "*Elections refers to the Russian State Duma, 18–20 September 2026." The European Parliament logo appears in the bottom right corner.
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Parliament said the Russian State Duma elections were held in a climate of fear, against the backdrop of Moscow’s continued illegal war against Ukraine, and denounced the long-standing and intentional destruction of any remnants of democracy in Russia.

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Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine has shown that Europe’s defence sector needs to innovate faster. Parliament has approved the creation of the Programme for Agile and Rapid Defence Innovation, to speed up defence innovation at lower cost. Ukraine will be fully associated with the programme.

⚠ This text was generated by AI and may contain errors. --- Graphic with a dark background featuring a soldier in camouflage helmet and jacket, photographed from behind. White bold text at the top reads: "Programme for Agile and Rapid Defence Innovation." Large text in the centre reads: "€115 million to finance defence projects" with "€115 million" highlighted in yellow. The European Parliament logo appears in the bottom right corner. Photo credit: seasign / Adobe Stock.⚠ This text was generated by AI and may contain errors. --- Graphic with a dark, blurred background showing a military-style drone in flight above an open field. White bold text reads: "The programme:" followed by four bullet points, each preceded by a yellow underscore: "Grant approvals in just four months", "€1M to €5M per project", "Tech that goes quickly from lab to actual use", and "Focus on cost-efficient solutions." The European Parliament logo appears in the bottom right corner. Photo credit: seasign / Adobe Stock.
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20 years since Anna Politkovskaya was murdered. A fearless journalist who refused to look away, even when facing threats and attempts on her life. She refused to be silenced, continuing to speak out against corruption and abuse.

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It is also implementing new rules to prevent unintentional plastic pellet (small plastic beads used to make products) losses. The takeaway: the EU is systematically phasing out harmful substances and practices - step by step, based on science.

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After that, the European Commission and EU countries will decide on the proposed restrictions. Microplastics: The EU has already restricted intentionally added microplastics in products, with different phase-in periods depending on how they are used.

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This is an ongoing, evidence-based process, not an all-encompassing ban. PFAS: Several PFAS substances are already restricted under EU chemicals law. A much broader restriction is being assessed under REACH, with the scientific evaluation expected to wrap up by the end of 2026.

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The EU is taking progressive action on pesticides, PFAS ('forever chemicals') and microplastics - but through targeted restrictions rather than blanket bans. Pesticides: The EU continuously reviews active substances and restricts or withdraws approval when they do not meet safety standards.

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Today the world marks three years since that black October 7th 2023. Since that fateful morning when Hamas terrorists massacred 1195 people in Israel. Since 251 people, including young children and the elderly, were dragged from their homes and taken hostage.

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Members of Parliament demanded a stronger and principled EU-China policy that combines dialogue with more protection of European interests to address global challenges, and promote peace and security, climate and human rights.

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