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Transmission of data in the case of cross-border movement of reproductive material
Question for written answer E-001542/2026 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) The application of Regulation (EC) No 1598/2002 in conjunction with Directive 1999/105/EC raises questions about the scope of the assistance provided and the exchange of information between competent authorities.
Geo-blocking restricts the rights of linguistic minorities on the internal market
Question for written answer E-001308/2026 to the Commission Rule 144 Anna-Maja Henriksson (Renew), Loránt Vincze (PPE), Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle (Renew), Pascal Arimont (PPE), Herbert Dorfmann (PPE), Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez (Renew) The 2020 evaluation of Regulation (EU) 2018/302[1] on addressing unjustified geo-blocking showed that an increasing number of residents, particularly young people, feel restricted on the internal market when it comes to accessing audiovisual content...
Scope of Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 as regards funded organisations
Priority question for written answer P-001181/2026 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 requires public sector bodies that use public funds for state advertising or make decisions in this regard to comply with transparent criteria and to publish relevant information. There are different interpretations in the Member States as to whether and to what extent funded organisations also fall within its scope.
Sustaining Horizon Europe Support for ME/CFS Research
Question for written answer E-000819/2026/rev.1 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) The Commission is to be commended for funding the first research project on ME/CFS through the Horizon Europe call ‘Tackling high burden for patients and under-researched medical conditions’ (HORIZON-HLTH-2025-01-DISEASE-07).
Urgent call for concrete short-term action to address the crisis in the European chemical sector
Priority question for written answer P-000556/2026/rev.1 to the Commission Rule 144 Wouter Beke (PPE), Liesbet Sommen (PPE), Pascal Arimont (PPE) The European chemical industry is facing a rapid and deepening downturn. Since 2022, 160 chemical production facilities have shut down across Europe. This equals a loss of at least 37 million tonnes of capacity, nearly 9 % of the European total. Around 20 000 direct and 90 000 indirect jobs are affected.
The setting of higher reuse and/or additional reuse targets under Article 29 of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation
Question for written answer E-000244/2026 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) Article 29 of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation[1] sets reuse targets for transport packaging: 40 % for deliveries to other Member States (Article 29(1)) and 100 % for deliveries within the same Member State or within the same group (Article 29(2) and (3)).
Taking income inequality into account in European climate policies
Question for written answer E-000247/2026 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) A recent scientific study published in the Nature Climate Change journal[1] in May 2025 highlights that the richest 10 % of the world’s population is responsible for around 65 % of the global warming observed since 1990, and that their emissions have contributed disproportionately to the intensification of extreme heat waves, often in regions that are already particularly vulnerable.
Recycling rare earths in the EU to break dependence on China
Question for written answer E-004858/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) China has recently turned its rare earth exports into a bargaining chip, exposing the EU’s heavy dependence on permanent magnets used in the wind and automotive industries, as well as in much electronic and medical equipment.
Hazardous waste: categories and transport to recovery centres in other Member States
Question for written answer E-004859/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) Currently, each Member State can decide what is considered hazardous or non-hazardous waste, unless it falls within the list laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC. This complicates the administrative procedure when waste crosses the border to another Member State. In addition, if waste is considered hazardous, there is even more red tape.
Criteria for determining ‘end-of-waste’ status
Question for written answer E-004856/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) At present, each Member State sets its own criteria for waste to obtain ‘end-of-waste’ status. This status exempts waste from the onerous regulations governing waste transport.
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 as regards the amounts allocated to the Member States under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve | A10-0233/2025 | European Parliament
DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 as regards the amounts allocated to the Member States under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (COM(2025)0513 – C10‑0216/2025 – 2025/0289(COD)) (Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading) The European Parliament, –having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2025)0513), –having regard to Article 294 and...
Gaps in EU drone regulations regarding compulsory geofencing systems
Question for written answer E-004507/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Yvan Verougstraete (Renew), Pascal Arimont (PPE) EU legislation on unmanned aircraft systems – in particular Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 – provide only for a ‘geo-awareness’ function, which, based on the data provided by Member States, detects a potential breach of airspace limitations and alerts the remote pilots so that they can take immediate and effective action to prevent...
European Critical Raw Materials Act and ‘strategic projects’
Priority question for written answer P-004305/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) The mining company Tungsten West is seeking to reopen the UK’s Hemerdon tungsten mine, an initiative which in June was designated a strategic project under the European Critical Raw Materials Act[1]. The project aims to produce 20% of the world’s supply of primary tungsten outside China.
Future satellite infrastructure supporting the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS)
Question for written answer E-004046/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) The European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), coordinated by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre and closely associated with the Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, plays a crucial role in monitoring and forecasting wildfires across Europe and its neighboring regions.
Online retail and unfair advantages
Question for written answer E-003905/2025/rev.1 to the Commission Rule 144 Christine Singer (Renew), Pascal Arimont (PPE), Benoit Cassart (Renew), Olivier Chastel (Renew), Malika Sorel (NI), Hans Neuhoff (ESN), Volker Schnurrbusch (ESN), Elisabeth Grossmann (S&D), Anna Stürgkh (Renew), Ondřej Krutílek (ECR), Joachim Streit (Renew), Kim Van Sparrentak (Verts/ALE), Catarina Vieira (Verts/ALE), Martine Kemp (PPE), Sandro Gozi (Renew), Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (Renew), Brando Benifei (S&D) On 17...
Parliamentary question | Battery fires in waste disposal facilities and pressure from imports in the recycled goods sector: protecting the EU’s recycling industry and critical infrastructure | E-003859/2025 | European Parliament
Question for written answer E-003859/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) The EU’s recycling industry has reported a sharp increase in the number of fires in collection vehicles and sites. Incidents caused by the improper disposal of lithium-ion batteries are reported on a daily basis in several Member States. As a result, insurers are backing out or significantly raising premiums or deductibles.
New European firefighting hub in Cyprus
Question for written answer E-003858/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Grégory Allione (Renew), Joachim Streit (Renew), Thomas Pellerin-Carlin (S&D), Valérie Devaux (Renew), Matej Tonin (PPE), Olivier Chastel (Renew), Benoit Cassart (Renew), Željana Zovko (PPE), Christophe Grudler (Renew), Pascal Arimont (PPE) The summer of 2025 was marked by fires of exceptional magnitude across the EU, with more than one million hectares of forest being destroyed, equivalent to one third of the surface area...
Lack of standardisation of firefighting equipment as an obstacle to cross-border operations and European preparedness
Question for written answer E-003884/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE), Christophe Clergeau (S&D), Liesbet Sommen (PPE), Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral (PPE), Vladimir Prebilič (Verts/ALE), Željana Zovko (PPE), Grégory Allione (Renew), Andrzej Buła (PPE), Joachim Streit (Renew), Lena Düpont (PPE), Matej Tonin (PPE), Hélder Sousa Silva (PPE) Despite European integration, national differences persist in the equipment used by fire services.
Consideration of SMEs in preparation of a follow-up to EU steel safeguard measures
Question for written answer E-003767/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) In its Steel and Metals Action Plan, the Commission announced that it is working on a possible follow-up to the safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products, which expire in mid-2026 (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159).
Funding of firefighters under the post-2027 multiannual financial framework
Question for written answer E-003762/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Joachim Streit (Renew), Carmen Crespo Díaz (PPE), Grégory Allione (Renew), Pascal Arimont (PPE), Matej Tonin (PPE), Hélder Sousa Silva (PPE) In the light of the increasing number of natural disasters, such as the wildfires in Spain and Portugal in 2025, there is a growing need to provide firefighters across the EU with the necessary equipment to prepare for natural threats that are being exacerbated by climate change.
Freedom of movement for persons with disabilities within the EU
Question for written answer E-003570/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) Article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities guarantees persons with disabilities the right to live independently and to be included in the community and Article 28 obliges states to ensure access to personal assistance and related support measures.
Impact of CBAM on energy-intensive industries
Question for written answer E-003621/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) In the light of the recent public consultation procedure on extending the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) to downstream products, and the upcoming general review of CBAM’s scope – including raw materials – significant uncertainties remain about its final coverage and impact on EU industrial sectors, particularly energy-intensive industries under the EU Emissions Trading System.
Strengthening the role of local and regional authorities in upholding the rule of law in the EU
Question for written answer E-003175/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Sophie Wilmès (Renew), Fabienne Keller (Renew), Isabel Wiseler-Lima (PPE), Klára Dobrev (S&D), Tineke Strik (Verts/ALE), Michael McNamara (Renew), Dainius Žalimas (Renew), Sabine Verheyen (PPE), Brando Benifei (S&D), Lucia Yar (Renew), Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová (Renew), Kim Van Sparrentak (Verts/ALE), Olivier Chastel (Renew), Benoit Cassart (Renew), Estelle Ceulemans (S&D), Michal Wiezik (Renew), Gordan Bosanac...
Animal welfare during the stunning of pigs in slaughterhouses
Question for written answer E-003066/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) Annex I of Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing includes stunning methods for the slaughter of pigs that involve carbon dioxide at high concentration.
Parliamentary question | Early childhood care – assessing structural distortions of competition between private and public providers. | E-002624/2025 | European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002624/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) In the early childhood care sector, structural distortions of competition can occur between private and public providers. 1.What is the Commission’s assessment of such distortions of competition, in particular when public providers benefit from State aid and private providers offering comparable childcare services are placed at a disadvantage?
Implementation of emergency communication systems
Question for written answer E-002572/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE), Liesbet Sommen (PPE), Željana Zovko (PPE), Andrzej Buła (PPE), Lena Düpont (PPE), Joachim Streit (Renew), Hélder Sousa Silva (PPE), Olivier Chastel (Renew), Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral (PPE), Grégory Allione (Renew) The preparedness union strategy stresses the need to strengthen Europe’s crisis resilience through, among other factors, more effective public warning systems.
Potential discrimination of traders on Amazon Marketplace
Question for written answer E-002348/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE), Liesbet Sommen (PPE) On 25 March 2024, the Commission announced preliminary investigative steps under the Digital Markets Act[1] (DMA) into potential self-preferencing by Amazon on Amazon Marketplace.
Impact of AI on creative sectors
Question for written answer E-002341/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Liesbet Sommen (PPE), Pascal Arimont (PPE) The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is leading to an increasing number of creative works being generated wholly or partly by AI. Often, these creations are published without it being disclosed that they were created using AI. This lack of transparency is misleading for consumers and undermines the work of human creators.
Spread of paedo-criminal content
Priority question for written answer P-002322/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) Items almost undoubtedly intended for paedophilia crimes are still being advertised on online platforms like X. The offending products are being marketed as ‘Baby Girl BDSM Bondage Sets’, which contain leather chokers for a neck measuring between 12.5 and 16 inches – the typical size for children aged 9 to 16 years.
Recognition of occupational health certificates in connection with the posting of workers
Question for written answer E-002207/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) For many workers and SMEs, posting plays a central role in everyday work, in particular in border regions. Because of the complexity of the applicable legislation and the requirements to be complied with, legal certainty is essential for firms, including in order to safeguard workers’ rights.
Parliamentary question | Emissions trading system and carbon border adjustment mechanism – DRI steel loophole | E-001999/2025 | European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001999/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Benedetta Scuderi (Verts/ALE), Leoluca Orlando (Verts/ALE), Cristina Guarda (Verts/ALE), Ignazio Roberto Marino (Verts/ALE), Giorgio Gori (S&D), Letizia Moratti (PPE), Dario Tamburrano (The Left), Valentina Palmisano (The Left), Pasquale Tridico (The Left), Majdouline Sbai (Verts/ALE), Sebastian Everding (The Left), Estelle Ceulemans (S&D), Lena Schilling (Verts/ALE), Raphaël Glucksmann (S&D), Christine Singer (Renew), Nikos...
Expansion of TikTok Shop in Europe and the impact on minors
Question for written answer E-001421/2025/rev.1 to the Commission Rule 144 Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Renew), Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová (Renew), Aurore Lalucq (S&D), Pascal Arimont (PPE), Sandro Gozi (Renew), Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (Renew), Miriam Lexmann (PPE), Maria Grapini (S&D), Eero Heinäluoma (S&D), Nathalie Loiseau (Renew), Olivier Chastel (Renew), Grégory Allione (Renew), Christophe Grudler (Renew), Valérie Devaux (Renew), Nikola Minchev (Renew), Fabienne Keller (Renew), Engin Eroglu...
PFAS rules and public health
Question for written answer E-001467/2025/rev.1 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) The Clean Industry Pact included the adoption of measures for the chemicals industry by the end of 2025. It is also an important public health issue, not least because those measures will cover PFAS. In late March 2025, a meeting involving members of the Commission and a number of stakeholders was held on the topic[1].
Action plan on rare diseases
Question for written answer E-000886/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Estelle Ceulemans (S&D), Raffaele Topo (S&D), Jean-Marc Germain (S&D), Hilde Vautmans (Renew), Tiemo Wölken (S&D), Marc Angel (S&D), Olivier Chastel (Renew), Billy Kelleher (Renew), Dan-Ştefan Motreanu (PPE), Elena Kountoura (The Left), Vladimir Prebilič (Verts/ALE), Sandra Gómez López (S&D), Elio Di Rupo (S&D), Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (S&D), Liesbet Sommen (PPE), Matjaž Nemec (S&D), Benoit Cassart (Renew), Merja...
The role of the EU in protecting minority rights
Question for written answer E-000549/2025/rev.1 to the Commission Rule 144 Loránt Vincze (PPE), Iuliu Winkler (PPE), Herbert Dorfmann (PPE), Anna-Maja Henriksson (Renew), Viktória Ferenc (PfE), Annamária Vicsek (PfE), Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle (Renew), Nils Ušakovs (S&D), Hannes Heide (S&D), Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Renew), Waldemar Tomaszewski (ECR), Niclas Herbst (PPE), Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez (Renew), Zsuzsanna Borvendég (ESN), Pascal Arimont (PPE), Taner Kabilov (NI), György...
Treatment and healthcare services for people affected by geographic atrophy
Question for written answer E-002619/2024/rev.1 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE), Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (S&D) Geographic atrophy (GA), an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration that causes the death of photoreceptor cells, is a severe condition that leads to significant vision loss and blindness, severely impacting patients’ and caregivers’ physical and emotional well-being, diminishing their quality of life, affecting healthcare spending and causing...
Support for patients affected by myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Question for written answer E-002486/2024 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic illness that causes extreme exhaustion, cognitive dysfunction, chronic pain and a range of other symptoms. Many ME/CFS patients remain ill for decades and an estimated 25 % of ME/CFS patients are house- or bed-bound. The condition is estimated to affect 2 million individuals across Europe.
TikTok’s problematic practices towards young people and consumer protection
Question for written answer E-002014/2024 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) On 8 October 2024, several states in the US filed lawsuits against TikTok in their respective courts. The actions relate inter alia to manipulative features on TikTok that exploit young people’s psychological vulnerability, in particular the proposed beauty filters, which inter alia are suspected of reinforcing unrealistic beauty ideals, undermining users’ self-confidence and causing body image disorders.
Activities of Liberty Media Corporation and EU competition law
Question for written answer E-002003/2024 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) Liberty Media Corporation (LMC) is the owner of the Formula One Group (FOG), which holds Formula 1’s commercial rights until the end of 2110. A separation of commercial and regulatory activities in motor sport was approved by the Commission in 2001. Over time, FOG has added the Formula 2 and Formula 3 series to its roster, and affiliate company Liberty Global controls Formula E.
Parliamentary question | Reducing emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) through the action of specially cultivated Cloacibacterium bacteria | E-001986/2024 | European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001986/2024 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) The third most important greenhouse gas – after carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) – is nitrous oxide (N2O), which is also known as laughing gas. Nitrous oxide traps heat particularly effectively; as a result, the greenhouse effect it produces in the atmosphere is up to 300 times greater than that of carbon dioxide.
Combating the import of adulterated honey
Question for written answer E-001969/2024 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) According to the German Professional Beekeepers Association (Deutscher Berufs- und Erwerbsimkerbunds e. V.), adulterated honey in supermarkets remains a major problem. The association had samples of honey from German supermarkets tested in a laboratory, which showed that 25 out of 30 samples had been diluted with cheap sugar syrup.
Banning chick culling in the EU
Question for written answer E-001843/2024 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) Each year, 330 million day-old male chicks are killed in the EU directly after hatching because they can neither lay eggs nor provide enough meat. This widespread practice not only causes considerable suffering, but also contravenes Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which recognises animals as sentient beings.
The spread of bluetongue virus throughout the EU
Question for written answer E-001845/2024 to the Commission Rule 144 Benoit Cassart (Renew), Olivier Chastel (Renew), Sophie Wilmès (Renew), Valérie Hayer (Renew), Billy Kelleher (Renew), Elsi Katainen (Renew), Hilde Vautmans (Renew), Yvan Verougstraete (Renew), Joachim Streit (Renew), Asger Christensen (Renew), Charles Goerens (Renew), Pascal Arimont (PPE), Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (Renew), Marie-Pierre Vedrenne (Renew), Christophe Grudler (Renew), Eric Sargiacomo (S&D), Céline Imart (PPE),...
Unequal treatment of non-resident and resident workers as regards the possibility to telework
Question for written answer E-001836/2024 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) In accordance with its service agreement, a German health insurance fund with an office near the German-Belgian border allows all its employees, upon request, to telework part-time on a regular basis – provided that they meet certain criteria, which include residing in Germany.
Tackling mental health issues among young people caused by online platform use
Question for written answer E-001581/2024/rev.1 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) Various studies suggest that the more time young people spend on social media, the more likely they are to develop symptoms of depression[1].
Compatibility of internal border controls with the Schengen Borders Code
Question for written answer E-001719/2024 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) Temporary internal border controls have been allowed at all German borders since 16 September 2024.
Overall outcome of climate policy action over two decades
Question for written answer E-001582/2024 to the Commission Rule 144 Pascal Arimont (PPE) A recently published study in the journal ‘Science’[1] has analysed some 1 500 climate policy measures implemented in 41 countries on six continents between 1998 and 2022. It would appear that, out of all the measures analysed, only 63 led to significant reductions in emissions.
Research for the treatment and cure of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Priority question for written answer P-000643/2024 to the Commission Rule 138 Pascal Arimont (PPE) Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare genetic disorder that becomes apparent during early childhood. By early adolescence, it causes severe symptoms such as rapidly progressive muscle weakness and muscular atrophy. DMD affects around one in 3 500 newborn boys.
EU heeft Europese strategie voor defensie nodig
Met alle Europese lidstaten samen hebben we het grootste leger ter wereld, maar we kunnen dat nauwelijks inzetten. Europa moet voor zelf voor zijn defensie kunnen instaan, met minder versnippering, een eigen budget en een Europees commissaris voor Defensie, schrijven Wouter Beke en andere christendemocratische lijsttrekkers uit de Benelux. Winston Churchill pleitte in 1950 in de pas opgerichte Raad van Europa voor een Europees leger.
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on liability for defective products
DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on liability for defective products (COM(2022)0495 – C9‑0322/2022 – 2022/0302(COD)) (Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading) The European Parliament, –having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2022)0495), –having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which...
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