27-04-2020

Committee on Petitions

               

Highlights of this week’s committee meeting

Thursday, 30 April 2020, 10.00 – 12.00

Brussels

Room József Antall (JAN) 2Q2 and via videoconference

 

 

Petitions related to COVID-19

(with the remote participation of petitioners)

 

- Petition 0269/2020, by a British citizen on help to protect the residents and asylum seekers from COVID-19 in the Aegean islands

 

- Petition 0307/2020, by a German citizen on travel restrictions imposed by the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria and Denmark because of COVID-19

 

- Petition 0329/2020, by an Italian citizen on empowering the EU to address global challenges, from COVID-19 to social, economic and climate crisis

 

- Petition 0355/2020, by a Spanish citizen on the coronavirus crisis

 

 

Remote votes

- Opinion on Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2020/2023 (INI)), rapporteur Gheorghe Falcă (EPP, RO)

 

- Draft Motion for a Resolution on additional funding for biomedical research on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (2020/2580(RSP))

 

 

The next PETI meeting is scheduled for 19 May 2020 (tbc).

The full list of petitions and meeting documents will be available here:

https://emeeting.europarl.europa.eu/emeeting/committee/agenda/202004/PETI?meeting=PETI-2020-0430_1P&session=04-30-10-00

 

NB: In an effort to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Parliament is reducing the need for physical meetings on its premises, without compromising its role of democratic scrutiny nor its ability to approve the necessary legislative measures to combat the virus and support the public, consumers, businesses and emergency services.

 

The required social distancing of 1.5 m will be respected on EP premises at all times. Any parliamentary activities, like committee and plenary meetings, which are still taking place will be web-streamed and can be followed by the media without requiring their physical presence on EP premises. MEPs, Commissioners and Council representatives will be able to participate remotely.