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How Parliament works during a pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced Parliament to limit physical meetings and function remotely, but MEPs are still able to approve urgent EU measures to fight the pandemic.
Parliament maintains its core functions - passing laws, approving the EU budget, overseeing the European Commission - also in times of Covid-19. Both committees and plenary sessions are focussing on measures needed for the EU to respond to the crisis. Find out how by watching ther video at the top of the article.
Like millions of other Europeans, MEPs and Parliament staff are working from home due to the quarantine and social distancing that are in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Thanks to technology and fast-tracking of legislation, MEPs can deliver the measures that Europe needs to fight the pandemic and its aftermath.
“We had to slow down, of course. But we have not stopped, because democracy cannot be suspended in the midst of such a dramatic crisis... As legislators, we have the means, the possibility, and the duty to help," said Parliament President David Sassoli ahead of the first-ever plenary to use remote voting.
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