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UK E-petition debate relating to funding & care for people with Parkinson’s – Monday 17 November 2025.

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to funding and care for people with Parkinson’s.

Paul Davies MP has been asked by the Committee to open the debate. The Government will send a Minister to respond.

Read the petition:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/713714

Find petitions you agree with, and sign them: https://petition.parliament.uk/

What are petition debates?

Petition debates are ‘general’ debates which allow MPs from all parties to discuss the important issues raised by one or more petitions, and put their concerns to Government Ministers.

Petition debates don’t end with a vote to implement the request of a petition. This means that MPs will not vote on the issues raised in the petition at the end of the debate.

The Petitions Committee can only schedule debates on petitions to parliament started on petition.parliament.uk

Find out more about how petition debates work: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/content/194347/how-petitions-debates-work/

Stay up-to-date
Follow the Committee on Twitter for real-time updates on its work: https://www.twitter.com/hocpetitions

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UK E-petition debate relating to penalties for social media offences – Monday 17 November 2025.

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to penalties for offences arising from social media posts.

Jamie Stone MP has been asked by the Committee to open the debate. The Government will send a Minister to respond.

Read the petition:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/728715

Find petitions you agree with, and sign them: https://petition.parliament.uk/

What are petition debates?

Petition debates are ‘general’ debates which allow MPs from all parties to discuss the important issues raised by one or more petitions, and put their concerns to Government Ministers.

Petition debates don’t end with a vote to implement the request of a petition. This means that MPs will not vote on the issues raised in the petition at the end of the debate.

The Petitions Committee can only schedule debates on petitions to parliament started on petition.parliament.uk

Find out more about how petition debates work: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/content/194347/how-petitions-debates-work/

Stay up-to-date
Follow the Committee on Twitter for real-time updates on its work: https://www.twitter.com/hocpetitions

Thumbnail image ©UK Parliament / Jessica Taylor

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The complex linkages between euro area insurers and sovereign bond markets

Source: European Central Bank (video statements)

ECB Research Bulletin by Stefano Corradin, Alessandro Fontana, Christian Kubitza and Angela Maddaloni. Read more: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/research-publications/resbull/2025/html/ecb.rb251120~d4d50e9bd2.en.html
The Research Bulletin features a selection of recent work on policy-relevant topics by ECB economists. Published on a monthly basis, the articles in the Research Bulletin are intended for a general audience. The views expressed in each article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the European Central Bank and the Eurosystem.

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Heads or tails? Europe’s economy explained in 60 seconds

Source: European Commission (video statements)

Europe’s economy is holding steady—but global trade tensions, inflation, investment trends, and jobs will determine how 2026 unfolds.
Here’s the full Economic Forecast explained in under 60 seconds.
Growth, inflation cooling to 2%, strong employment, improving purchasing power…
But as we flip the coin for 2026—where will Europe’s economy land?
#economy #EUforecast #Brussels #economicoutlook #2026forecast #ECforecast #inflation #growth

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gtNW3zqi_s4

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UK ‘We’re underprepared and under attack’ | Lord Robertson of Port Ellen and Lord West of Spithead

Source: United Kingdom UK House of Lords (video statements)

Security, defence, Russia and China in the latest episode of Lord Speaker’s Corner as former Nato Secretary General Lord Robertson of Port Ellen and former First Sea Lord and Security Minister Lord West of Spithead join Lord McFall of Alcluith.

🎧 📺 Listen or watch now: search ‘House of Lords Podcast’ on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

#HouseOfLords #UKParliament #LordSpeakersCorner #LordsMembers

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Finance and frontiers: geopolitics and banking | 6th ECB Forum on Banking Supervision

Source: European Central Bank (video statements)

Geopolitics have a profound impact on banking and banking supervision. Does the reality of global conflict render international coordination a relic of the past? Will there be a race to the bottom when it comes to regulation and supervision? How can banks respond to a potentially widespread and unprecedented loss of predictability?
• Claudia Buch, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB
• Erik Thedéen, Chair, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
• Daniel Pinto, Vice Chairman, JPMorgan Chase
Moderator: Martin Arnold, Financial regulation editor, Financial Times

Every two years the Forum brings together high-level policymakers, academics, financial executives and experts to exchange views on current developments in banking and supervision.

What disruptors are challenging our status quo, and how should banks respond to prevalent uncertainty? How are geopolitics shaping the financial sector? Have a look at the programme and join inspiring discussions.

The conference took place on 13 and 14 November 2025 in Frankfurt am Main.

Watch all sessions from the conference: https://studio.youtube.com/playlist/PLnVAEZuF9FZntfWjUXWUomE2ws12ca_6I/edit

See the conference programme here:
https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/conferences/html/20251113_6th_ECB_Forum_Banking_supervision.en.html

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