Forthcoming Events
- 23/02/2010 - 10:00am
- 26/02/2010 - 9:30am
- 04/03/2010 (All day)
- 23/03/2010 - 3:30pm
European Parliament session 8-11 February 2010
MEPs return to Strasbourg for the next plenary session of the European Parliament. Highlights of the week include:
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European Commission - formal vote on 5-year mandate (Tuesday)
- SWIFT - data exchange - vote on EU-US agreement (Wednesdays - debate; vote - Thursday)
- Body scanners - debate Wednesday
- Croatia, Macedonia (FYROM), Turkey - debate Wednesday
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A couple of weeks ago, 24 members of the National Farmers Union travelled to Brussels to visit the European Parliament and meet officials from the European Commission. Although it was not the first time for all of them, they enjoyed the trip and most of all, the contact with MEPs.
Our office launched last week a new education resource called 'Crisis Point' that enables pupils to 'learn by doing'. It provides an opportunity for them to take on roles as citizens, MEPs and Commissioners and decide what to do when faced with a dramatic challange.
For more details see EuroAcademy Online, our new education website:
- The European Parliament Prize for Journalism will be awarded for the third time in 2010. It will be given to journalists who have covered major issues at a European level or promoted a better understanding of the EU institutions and/or EU policies.
There will be four different categories for the prize:
• Written press
• Radio
• TV
• Internet
The winner in each section will receive €5,000. The deadline for submissions is 31 March 2010. 
The deadline for the submission of applications for the European Charlemagne Youth Prize has been put back to 14th February. This will give more candidates the opportunity to participate in the third edition of the Prize.Essen in Germany, Istanbul in Turkey and Pécs in Hungary are the three European capitals of culture for 2010. A variety of cultural events will be held throughout the year with the aim of showcasing the attractions the cities offer. The choice of Istanbul has a particular significance as it is a country that is a candidate for future EU membership.
Further information:
- See on the right the banner linked to 'Writing for (y)EU': the collective blog of the Web-team of the European Parliament. This is NOT an official European Parliament website. Which means that whatever is expressed in those pages, it DOES NOT reflect in any way the position of the European Parliament.
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European Parliament on YouTube
Public Forum: Can we make poverty history in Europe?
In 2010 the European Union’s headline campaign will focus on combating poverty and social exclusion, a decade after European leaders’ promises to eradicate them. So what went wrong? And what should be done to fight poverty?(Watch the video on EuroparlTv - 29 minutes)