The European Parliament has held this week the Plenary Session of the month of July in Strasbourg (France). The Greece debt crisis took centre stage during this session, as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras came to Strasbourg to discuss the search for solutions. As Luxembourg took over the rotating presidency of the EU Council from Latvia at the start of the month, MEPs discussed with the prime ministers of both countries the challenges facing Europe, most noticeably the situation in Greece.
MEPs also adopted their recommendations for Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and approved a reform of the EU’s emissions trading scheme that should boost incentives for green investments. Read on for our summary of what happened in Strasbourg in a busy summer week.
The European Parliament voted to reform the EU’s emissions trading scheme aiming at a gradual reduction of surplus emission allowances to support their prices. Parliament also called for ways to improve access to online content across borders in a resolution on copyright.
Finally, MEPs also voted on resolutions concerning the challenges in the dairy sector and in fruit and vegetable production, calling for more EU action to help farmers deal with market disturbances and external shocks, such as the Russian import ban.
All the information about this last plenary session here.
