Texts adopted — Thursday, 23 November 2023 (Strasbourg)
Decision
The European Parliament adopted multiple texts at its Strasbourg sitting on 23 November 2023, including resolutions and reports on recent attacks against women in Iran, the detention of EU nationals, the unlawful detention of Niger's president, the killing of a Georgian citizen by occupying forces, digitalisation of cross-border judicial cooperation, the Strategic Compass and a report on the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
What Changes
The adopted texts record Parliament's positions and set out recommendations and requests for follow-up by the Commission and other institutions where noted, and they formalise parliamentary scrutiny on topics from human rights to defence and judicial digitalisation. The report on the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement is directly relevant for businesses and compliance teams involved in EU-UK trade.
Who Is Affected
The texts directly concern the European Union, the European Commission and the United Kingdom and address situations involving Iran, Niger and Georgia as named in the adopted items.
Sources
Official Documents
- Thursday, 23 November 2023 - Strasbourg Parliament adopts a text on implementing the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
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