Jaume Duch @jduch@respublicae.eu

Gender pay gap:
Parliament delivers binding rules on transparency making it easier for workers to expose salary disparities, in #EPlenary vote today.

New law includes dissuasive penalties, such as fines, for employers that do not comply.

Press release⤵️
http://eptwitter.eu/qBFx

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jduch/status/1641400224890462208

MEPs approve revamp of EU product safety rules in #EPlenary vote.

Update to law ensures goods sold both online and in shops comply with the highest standards.

Press release⤵️
http://eptwitter.eu/qBFv

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jduch/status/1641383584614297600

Renewables:
MEPs strike deal with Member States to boost green energy use.

Highlights include target of 42.5% share of renewable energy by 2030 (aim is 45%), and 14.5% greenhouse gas emission reduction in transport sector.

Press release⤵️
http://eptwitter.eu/qBFn

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jduch/status/1641377585836838912

RT @AnaGallegoEU: Yesterday I attended a @europarl_en event on digital transformation, where I presented our proposal for a Directive to expand the use of digital tools and processes in EU #CompanyLaw.

This digitalisation will help us meet the challenges of a modern economy and society.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jduch/status/1641174652645961730

Parliament marks 25th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement.

@EP_President
hails transformative accord's impact on people’s lives in Ireland, opening plenary chamber ceremony.

MEPs emphasise it's essential to peace and reconciliation.

Press release⤵️
http://eptwitter.eu/qBEQ

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jduch/status/1641129023467134976

RT @europarlpress: 🔴 Starting shortly: #EPlenary debate with @eucopresident and @vonderleyen on the recent EU summit

Watch LIVE ⤵️
https://eptwitter.eu/qA6S

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jduch/status/1641086860318371849

RT @EP_President: Peace and reconciliation.

This is what the Good Friday Agreement 25 years ago was all about.

Values which we must still protect today. https://n.respublicae.eu/i/broadcasts/1OyKAVdQwggGb

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jduch/status/1641065038617124864

RT @europarlpress: 🔴LIVE NOW🔴

Last-minute pre-#EPlenary media briefing with EP spokespeople, ahead of a busy session in Brussels

WATCH ⤵️ https://n.respublicae.eu/i/broadcasts/1zqKVPMAMrDJB

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jduch/status/1641056125813497856

Live online press briefing ahead of #EPlenary at 14:30.

Journalists welcome to join us remotely (via Interactio) with any questions they may have.

Details⤵️
http://eptwitter.eu/qBDZ

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jduch/status/1641029092504944640

MEPs approve stricter rules that close existing gaps in combating money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions evasion in the EU.

Press release⤵️
http://eptwitter.eu/qBDy

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jduch/status/1640776540618104843

MEPs vote on new rules on checks at EU borders and update negotiating mandate on asylum procedures.

Press release⤵️
http://eptwitter.eu/qBDs

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jduch/status/1640742162823364608

MEPs in committee overwhelmingly adopt asylum & migration package. Details to follow.

Press conference with rapporteurs to discuss individual files with media at 15:30⤵️
http://eptwitter.eu/qBDc

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jduch/status/1640699860243435520

Cleaning up product greenwashing:
MEPs in @EP_SingleMarket support draft law aiming to make product information clearer and goods more durable to help ensure misleading environmental claims are history.

Press release⤵️
http://eptwitter.eu/qBC3

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jduch/status/1640636263412662273

MEPs and Member States agree to deal overnight on deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure.

Agreement sets minimum mandatory national targets for electric charging and hydrogen refuelling stations.

Press release⤵️
http://eptwitter.eu/qBCr

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jduch/status/1640604776210497536

EP highlights this week, incl. #EPlenary⤵️

🔹Closing gender pay gap
🔹Protecting consumers
🔹#EUCO outcome
🔹Rule of law
🔹Fluorinated greenhouse gas

🔹Committees vote on anti-money laundering and migration packages

🔹@EP_President in Netherlands

ℹ️https://europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jduch/status/1640301370606583808

RT @EmilioOrdiz: 🇪🇺 La UE está en un proceso sobre su propia autonomía. Se encuentra en el momento de mayor aceptación, pero también de mayor exigencia. Ahora la gente sabe lo que puede dar y tiene que darlo en los próximos años. De ello charlé en Bruselas con @jduch.
https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5110711/0/jaume-duch-director-de-comunicacion-y-portavoz-del-parlamento-europeo-presente-futuro-ue/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jduch/status/1639959314843463682

RT @Col_Schuman: Avui fa 66 anys, 25 de març de 1957, es va signar el Tractat de Roma, un dels moments fundacionals de l'Europa moderna, amb el naixement de l'Euratom i de la Comunitat Econòmica Europea.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jduch/status/1639698686560153600

RT @kmathernova: Very nice reunion w/@Tsihanouskaya @franakviacorka &team at 9th European conference at @HarvardKSG after Sviatlana’s powerful keynote speech together w/@Europarl_EN President @EP_President.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/jduch/status/1639652512683753473