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Tuesday, 9 March
Live coverage of debates and votes can be found on Parliament’s webstreaming and on EbS+.
For detailed information on the session, please also see our newsletter.
All information regarding plenary, including speakers’ lists, can be found here.
InvestEU programme for strategic and innovative investments
At 9.00, Parliament will debate with Commissioner Gentiloni the new InvestEU programme, which is expected to mobilise €400 billion in public and private investments, guarantee simplified access to financing and provide help for SMEs that have been negatively affected by the economic crisis caused by the pandemic. The vote will take place at 13.00, with results announced at 19.00.
Dorota KOLINSKA
(+32) 498 98 32 80
EP_Economics
EU4Health programme
From around 10.00, MEPs will debate the €5.1 billion EU4Health programme for 2021-2027 with Commissioner Kyriakides. The programme aims to make EU health systems more resilient, address cross-border health threats, and make medicines and medical devices more available, accessible and affordable. The vote will take place at 13.00, with results announced at 19.00.
Dana POPP
(+32) 470 95 17 07
EP_Environment
In brief:
Situation in Georgia/Syrian conflict. From around 16.30, MEPs will discuss the current political situation in Georgia and the conflict in Syria and its aftermath with EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell. A resolution on Syria will be put to the vote on Thursday.
New EU Fisheries rules. At 15.00, MEPs will debate with Commissioner Sinkevičius their position for upcoming negotiations on controversial rules to monitor the respect for fishing quota in the EU for the next fifteen years. The vote will take place on Wednesday.
European Ombudsman’s activities in 2019. From around 15.45, Parliament will discuss the annual report on the body’s main activities throughout 2019 with European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly. The vote will take place on Wednesday, with results announced on Thursday morning.
Votes
The first voting session takes place from 13.00 to 14.15. MEPs will vote on amendments to different reports and cast their final votes on
- the InvestEU Programme and
- the EU4Health Programme.
Results will be announced at 19.00.
During the second voting session from 19.55 to 21.10, MEPs will vote on amendments to Fisheries Control and the Ombudsman’s activities in 2019. Results will be announced on Wednesday at 9.00.
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