MEPs will discuss Ukraine, vote on proposals for the EU’s green transition and look at the impact of digital market rules with Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, EU affairs.
Ukraine
The situation in Ukraine remains firmly on the Parliament's agenda this week. On Thursday (19 May), MEPs will vote on resolutions about the social and economic consequences of the war and the EU’s capacity to act, as well as the fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine.
MEPs will also debate and vote on energy security, in the light of Russia's recent cuts to the gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria.
Today (17 May), the international trade committee will vote to lift all import duties on Ukrainian products to help support its economy, while the transport committee will also discuss the state of Ukraine’s infrastructure and ways to support its recovery with Ukraine's Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov.
Address by the President of Moldova
On Wednesday afternoon (18 May), the President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu, will discuss attempts to undermine the country’s government in the Parliament, amid growing fears that the war could spread to the Russian-backed breakaway region of Transnistria.
Global minimum corporate tax rate
The proposal for a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% will be debated in plenary on Wednesday and voted on Thursday. The draft report calls for a review clause that would allow the revenue threshold above which multinational corporations would...
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