European Parliament @europarl_en@respublicae.eu

Welcome to Schengen, Bulgaria and Romania!

As of today, there will be no more checks when travelling across land borders between Bulgaria or Romania and any Schengen member country.

Border checks for air and sea travel were lifted in March 2024.
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2024 was a year of change. We cannot predict what 2025 will bring us but, whatever happens, we will continue to work to make people’s lives a little easier, safer and more prosperous.

Happy new year from @EP_President Roberta Metsola.
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Goodbye Hungary and hello Poland!

Starting 1 January, Poland will take over the EU presidency for the coming six months, meaning it's in charge of chairing meetings of the Council of the EU and ensuring the continuity of its works.
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RT by @europarl_en: President Jimmy Carter: the tireless champion for peace and human rights.

The Nobel Peace Prize is testament to his decisive role in resolving conflicts that changed the course of history.

As an inspiration to many across the globe, his legacy will live on.

Europe mourns with the people of the United States 🇪🇺🇺🇸
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Starting today, all new mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, headphones, speakers, keyboards and many other electronics sold in the EU will have to be equipped with a USB Type-C charging port.

Regardless of manufacturer.

Benefitting your wallet and the environment.
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One year since his passing, we remember Jacques Delors, a man ahead of his time.

As one of the architects of the EU we know today, his time as both President of the European Commission and a member of the European Parliament has left behind a lasting legacy.
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Merry Christmas from everyone at the European Parliament!
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Christmas is a time of solidarity. A time to reconnect and reflect. 

Merry Christmas from @EP_President Roberta Metsola.
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RT by @europarl_en: Europe stands in solidarity with the victims of the attack in Magdeburg 🇩🇪, the cyclone in Mayotte 🇫🇷, and the school attack in Zagreb 🇭🇷

Europa zeigt Solidarität mit Magdeburg 🇪🇺🇩🇪

L’Europe est solidaire de Mayotte 🇪🇺🇫🇷

Europa je solidarna sa Zagrebom 🇪🇺🇭🇷
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European, German, French and Croatian flags fly at half-mast today.

They were lowered as a sign of European solidarity and respect for the victims of the Christmas market attack in Magdeburg, the Chido Cyclone in Mayotte, and the knife attack at an elementary school in Zagreb.
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The last plenary session of the year has finished. Check out some of the highlights of this week's session ↓
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The European Parliament has awarded the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado and President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia.
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Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili called on the EU to step up and defend its values in a speech to the European Parliament.
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Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili will give a speech to MEPs in Strasbourg tomorrow.
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Parliament paves the way for the use of EU funds to finance natural disaster recovery.

Two new EU laws will offer quick EU funding for recovery measures following natural disasters that have occurred after 1 January 2024.
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Parliament gives companies one more year to comply with new EU rules to prevent deforestation.

The law will ban the sale of products sourced from deforested land in the EU.
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R to @europarl_en: Press release:

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20241212IPR25959/parliament-honours-edmundo-gonzalez-urrutia-and-maria-corina-machado
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RT by @europarl_en: "This award is not just a recognition but also a reminder that the fight for freedom is never in vain," @EP_President during the Sakharov Prize award ceremony.

The 2024 Sakharov Prize has been awarded to María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia of Venezuela.
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Parliament has backed Teresa Anjinho (Portugal) as the European Ombudsman for a five-year mandate.

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20241212IPR25958/teresa-anjinho-elected-as-new-european-ombudsman
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RT by @europarl_en: The historic decision of Romania and Bulgaria joining the Schengen family, shows how much a united Europe can achieve.

This is how we bring people closer together, how we make the promise of Europe a little bit more real and tangible for everyone.

#StrongerTogether 🇪🇺🇷🇴🇧🇬
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