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Push to allow Ukraine to use EU weapons on Russian territory

At noon, MEPs will vote on a draft resolution urging EU countries to lift restrictions on the use of Western weapons systems delivered to Ukraine against legitimate military targets on Russian territory. They will also call for the maintaining and expansion of EU sanctions against Russia and Belarus, and against China, Iran and North Korea for their support of Russia's illegitimate war effort.

Viktor ALMQVIST

(+32) 470 88 29 42

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Response to the political turmoil in Venezuela after the elections

In a vote at noon, MEPs are expected to call on the Venezuelan authorities to respect the results of the 28 July elections and to release the official ballot data. A draft text on which MEPs will vote urges the EU to recognise Edmundo González as president and calls on the EU and member states to request an international arrest warrant for Maduro for crimes against humanity.

Snjezana KOBESCAK SMODIS

(+32) 470 96 08 19

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The impact of droughts and extreme weather on EU’s agriculture

From 9.00, MEPs will discuss with Commissioner Wojciechowski the threat posed by droughts and extreme weather events to communities and EU agriculture in a changing climate.

Hana RAISSI

(+32) 484 27 87 54

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Apple tax ruling

Plenary will debate with Commissioner Kyriakides and Hungary’s Minister for EU Affairs János Bóka last week’s European Court of Justice judgement which defined Ireland’s tax arrangements with Apple as illegal state aid.

John SCHRANZ

(+32) 498 98 14 02

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Interparliamentary delegations. Following yesterday’s vote on the structure and numerical composition of Parliament’s interparliamentary delegations, the MEPs that will sit on each delegation will be announced in the chamber at noon.

Kyriakos KLOSIDIS

(+32) 470 96 47 35

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Votes

At noon, MEPs will vote, among others, on:

• the devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of life, and the EU’s preparedness to act;
• the deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice”;
• the severe situation of political prisoners in Belarus;
• the case of José Daniel Ferrer García in Cuba, and
• an agreement with the US setting forth security procedures for the launch of Galileo satellites from U.S. territory.

Live coverage of the plenary session can be found on Parliament’s webstreaming and on EbS+.

For detailed information on the session, please also see our newsletter.

All information regarding plenary, can be found here.