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Schuman Declaration, May 1950
Aiming to secure peace in Europe after the horrors of the Second World War, the Schuman Declaration proposed cooperation among European countries in two key economic areas central to rearmament and warfare: coal and steel. As an institutional framework for this cooperation, the Schuman Declaration proposed the creation of the first supranational organisation in Europe, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). Established in 1952, the ECSC laid the foundations for today's European Union (EU). ...
Discharge for 2023 budget: Other institutions
During its May plenary session, the European Ϸվ is scheduled to vote on the discharge for the implementation of the 2023 EU budget. The Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) recommends granting discharge for eight administrative sections, alongside the European Public Prosecutor's Office. It recommends postponing the decision on granting discharge to the European Council and the Council of the EU.
European water resilience strategy
Indispensable to life and human activity, water is under multiple and severe pressures. During its May session, the Ϸվ is expected to adopt its recommendations on a strategy to address Europe's most pressing water challenges, which the European Commission has pledged to table in the second quarter of the year.
Democratic legitimacy of the GMO authorisation procedure
During Ϸվ's May 2025 plenary session, the Commission is to make a statement on democratic legitimacy, following its continuing authorisation of genetically modified crops despite Ϸվ's consistent objections.
A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world
Ϸվ is due to adopt its vision for the European Union's post-2027 long-term budget during the May plenary session. Ahead of the European Commission's proposal, expected in July, the report adopted by the Committee on Budgets insists that the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) must be significantly above 1 % of the EU's gross national income (GNI). The report rejects the 'one national plan per Member State' approach, as envisaged by the European Commission, as a basis for ...
Discharge for 2023 budget: EU decentralised agencies and joint undertakings
During the May I plenary session, as part of the discharge procedure for the 2023 financial year, the European Ϸվ is due to vote on discharge for 33 EU decentralised agencies and 11 joint undertakings (JUs). The Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) recommends granting discharge to all decentralised agencies, bodies and JUs, except for the European Union Asylum Agency (EUAA), for which it proposes that the decision on discharge be postponed.
Discharge for 2023 budget: European Commission
During the May I plenary session, the European Ϸվ is to decide on granting discharge for the 2023 financial year to the different EU institutions and bodies. Accounting for more than 95 % of the overall EU budget, the European Commission's budget is at the centre of the discharge procedure. The discharge of the Commission includes its six executive agencies and the grant component of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). Separate discharge is granted to the Commission concerning the ...
2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Türkiye
Türkiye has long been a strategic partner of the EU on migration, security, and trade. However, following the attempted coup in 2016, Türkiye's democratic backsliding led the Council to freeze its accession negotiations in 2018. Although relations have since thawed, the EU is exploring a more realistic framework for bilateral relations. Ϸվ's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) adopted its report on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Türkiye on 9 April 2025. A debate and vote on the report ...
2025 World Press Freedom Day
In 1993, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly declared 3 May World Press Freedom Day, acting on a recommendation adopted by UNESCO's General Conference in 1991. This year will mark the 32nd anniversary of the day, with UNESCO and other international partners organising special events around the world.
Digital Markets Act enforcement: State of play
Enforcement of the Digital Markets Act is under way. The European Commission has launched formal proceedings against three major providers of core platform services. The Commission's preliminary findings suggest breaches of EU rules. To date, two of these preliminary findings have been confirmed, resulting in non-compliance decisions and fines for the companies in April 2025.