The position on the first European climate law, setting ambitious 2030 and 2040 emissions reduction targets and climate neutrality by 2050, was backed by MEPs at their plenary session in Brussels. It was adopted with 392 votes for, 161 against and 142 abstentions.

The Legal Affairs Committee calls on the Commission to review existing laws applicable to online providers and put forward new legislation on online content management, so that a clear distinction between illegal and harmful content is in place. The adopted legislative initiative will contribute to the upcoming Commission’s Digital Services Act (DSA) package.

Mairead McGuinness and Valdis Dombrovskis are appearing today before parliamentary committees, before a plenary vote on changes in the European Commission.

MEPs approved on Thursday proposals to address long-term opportunities and legal challenges posed by AI in the area of ethics, civil liability and intellectual property. On the issues, the Legal Affairs Committee adopted three reports on Thursday, which the Commission is expected to put forward a legislative proposal on the matter in early 2021.

As the clock is ticking relentlessly and less than 100 days are left until the start of the new programming period, Parliament's negotiating team is utterly concerned about the lack of progress in the talks on the bloc's next long-term budget.

On 26 September, the European Day of Languages, the European Parliament is holding an Online Multilingualism Day to celebrate one of the EU’s core values, ensuring that all EU citizens can follow the work of their democratic representatives in any of the EU’s official languages.

The EP hearings of Mairead McGuinness - Commissioner-designate in charge of financial services, financial stability and the Capital Markets Union - and Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis - set to assume responsibility for the trade portfolio - are scheduled to take place on 2 October.

In a resolution, adopted overwhelmingly on Thursday, MEPs called for dedicated EU funding to help rebuild the European cultural sector severely hit by the coronacrisis and the lockdowns posed throughout Europe for curbing the spread of the virus.

Lawmakers adopted its position on the new Just Transition Fund (JTF), and are ready to start negotiations with the Council. The fund is part of the European Green Deal and will help regions relying on fossil fuels and carbon-intensive industries adapt to the green economy.

Speeding up the voting schedule, MEPs backed on Wednesday a legislative opinion on the Own Resources Decision and asked the Council to swiftly adopt it as to trigger the process leading to the ratification by national parliaments. Thus, it will allow the Commission to raise €750bn on the markets for the recovery fund.