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Monday, 12 December
Last-minute press briefing at 16.30
The Parliament’s Spokesperson and the Press Service will hold a press briefing on this week’s plenary session at 16.30. More information here.
Journalists wishing to actively participate and ask questions, please connect via Interactio by using this: https://ep.interactio.eu/66e2-hy1p-1w4u
Statement by President Metsola at the opening of the session
EP President Roberta Metsola will make a statement at the opening of the session, at 17.00, on the ongoing investigations in Belgium involving some members and staff of the European Parliament.
Defending the rights of persons with disabilities
After the opening of the session, MEPs are expected to call for the rights of persons with disabilities to be protected more robustly, to allow them to participate socially and in the labour market, whilst fighting discrimination and stereotypes. A resolution will be put to the vote on Tuesday.
Kyriakos KLOSIDIS
(+32) 470 96 47 35
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Outcome of COP27 climate talks
Starting around 18.00, plenary will review the results of the UN Climate Change Conference held in Sharm el Sheik from 6-19 November. MEPs will discuss the progress towards the Paris agreement objective of limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius and aiming for 1.5 degrees.
Thomas HAAHR
(+32) 470 88 09 87
In brief
Challenges in the aviation sector. In the early evening, MEPs will assess the situation and challenges the aviation sector faces after the pandemic and how they are affecting passengers, workers, capacity and safety.
Final negotiations with Council and Commission on new carbon leakage instrument
Parliament and Council negotiators will try to find an agreement on the proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which aims to prevent the risk of carbon leakage and is part of the “Fit for 55” initiative to make the EU climate neutral by 2050.
Live coverage of the plenary session 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, can be found here.
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