European Parliament

Monday 9 December 

Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Debates: A spotlight on Human Rights Defenders: enhancing the common agenda for protection.

Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Debates: Establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Republic of Moldova; Gender mainstreaming in the EU budget; 2023 discharge: General budget of the EU – Commission.

Thursday 12 December 

Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Votes: 2024 Budget: Section III – Commission; 2024 Budget: Other Sections; Building policy.
Debates: European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025; “Gender budgeting best practices”; Study on “Recent inflation developments and the EU budget: Country-specific impacts”.

Subcommittee on Public Health (SANT)
Debates: Presentation of the study by Care4EveryBody: “Mind the Gap – costs, consequences and correction of sex and gender inequality in medicine” followed by the exchange of views; Exchange of views with Hadja Lahbib, Commissioner for Preparedness, Crisis Management and Equality on gender aspects of the health portfolio.

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Debates: Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on The Situation of the Rule of Law in the EU.

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Debates: Exchange of Views on Gender equality and diversity : “challenges for farming and food”, organised in the framework of the Gender Equality Week 2024.

Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) and Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Debates: Protection of animals during transport and related operations.

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Debates: Working Group on the implementation and enforcement of the Artificial Intelligence Act; Passenger rights in the context of multimodal journeys; Amending Regulations (EC) No 261/2004, (EC) No 1107/2006, (EU) No 1177/2010, (EU) No 181/2011 and (EU) 2021/782 as regards enforcement of passenger rights in the Union; European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’); Gender equality and effective enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA).

Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.

Council of Ministers

Monday 9 December – Tuesday 10 December 

Agriculture and Fisheries Council
The Council will aim to reach a political agreement on two Commission proposals on fishing opportunities. These are the proposal covering fishing opportunities in the Atlantic and the North Sea for 2025. The Council will also publicly inform the new Commissioner for Agriculture and Food of the outcome of the discussion that took place in October on a farmer-focused post-2027 common agricultural policy and of the related presidency conclusions.

Tuesday 10 December

Economic and Financial Affairs Council
Ministers will be informed of the progress of work within the Council on proposals to reform the EU’s customs legislation. Ministers will also take stock of the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), and be informed of the state of play of the economic and financial impact of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

Thursday 12 December

Justice and Home Affairs Council
The Commission and eu-LISA (an EU agency in charge of the management of IT systems in the area of security and justice) will brief ministers on the way forward on the start of operations of the Entry Exit System (EES). The Commission will give an update to ministers on the implementation of the pact on migration and asylum, a set of EU laws which was adopted in May. In the area of internal security the Intelligence Advisory Board will give a state of play of the current threat landscape. This will be followed by a report of the presidency on the progress achieved on the fight against drug trafficking and organised crime.

Friday 13 December

Justice and Home Affairs Council
The Council plans to reach a general approach (Member States position) on a proposed directive which lays down minimum rules to prevent migrant smuggling. Ministers are also aiming to settle on a Member State position on a proposal to update the 2011 directive to strengthen criminal law on child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. 

An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.