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You are subscribed to Newsroom for European Parliament. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press release - Youth Employment Initiative: debate on how to make €1 billion available in 2015 09-02-2015 08:00 PM EET Plenary sessions : The latest plan to make €1 billion in Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) funding – i.e. one-third of the total for 2014-2020 - available in 2015 alone will be debated with Commissioner Thyssen on Tuesday at 10.00. This plan could deliver a thirtyfold increase in the funding made available for EU member states in 2015 to support their efforts to get 650,000 young people into work. Source : © European Union, 2015 - EP Press release - Opening: tax rulings committee vote Thursday 09-02-2015 07:19 PM EET Plenary sessions : Parliament will vote Thursday on setting up a special committee on tax rulings issued by member states, President Martin Schulz announced at the opening of the session. The proposal will be finalized by the Conference of Presidents on Wednesday at 16.00 and the deadline for amendments is Wednesday at 19.00, he added. Source : © European Union, 2015 - EP Infographic - Food safety: MEPs debate right to know where meat in processed food comes from 09-02-2015 12:44 PM EET The various food scandals that have hit Europe over the years, such as the horse meat one in 2013, show how important it is to know where your food comes from. Today MEPs will debate a proposal to make it obligatory to indicate on the labels of all processed food, such as lasagne, where the meat in it originates. Showing where meat used as an ingredient was produced ensures better traceability along the food supply chain and helps food businesses to better select their suppliers and products. Source : © European Union, 2015 - EP Press release - Foreign affairs MEPs to meet Duma foreign affairs committee chair on Monday 09-02-2015 12:31 PM EET General : The European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee is to discuss EU-Russia relations with Chair of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Alexey Pushkov, on Monday evening in Strasbourg, amidst intensified diplomatic efforts to solve the conflict in Ukraine. The debate starts at 20.15. Source : © European Union, 2015 - EP Slideshow - US Vice-President Joe Biden discusses common challenges during EP visit 09-02-2015 12:17 PM EET US Vice-President Joe Biden visited the European Parliament in Brussels on 6 February, where he met EP President Martin Schulz and the political group leaders. Welcoming Biden to the Parliament, Schulz said: "In recent years the transatlantic relationship has been tested. Yet, there is much more that unites us than divides us." Source : © European Union, 2015 - EP Article - EP information network: Digital resources for reporting on the EP 09-02-2015 10:00 AM EET General : Reporting on the European Parliament has never been easier, thanks to our new blog listing the latest digital resources that are free to use. Updated around the clock, this page informs you what images, infographics, videos and photos are available for you to download as soon as they become available. Not only are these materials free to use, they are also often available in all of the EU's 24 official languages, from Bulgarian to Swedish. Source : © European Union, 2015 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED NEWSLETTER SERVICES  Contact Us |  |      Manage Subscriptions      Unsubscribe      Delete Account This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111 If you need assistance or have any suggestions about the email notification service, please contact webmaster@europarl.europa.eu Thank you for subscribing to this free service.