European Parliament

Monday 13 January

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Debates: Public hearing on Forest Monitoring for resilient European Forests.

Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC)
Debates: Public hearing on “The Impact of Taxation on Gender Equality in the EU”.

Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Debates: Exchange of views with Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO.

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Debates: Improving and enforcing working conditions of trainees and combating regular employment relationships disguised as traineeships (‘Traineeships Directive’).

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Debates: Guidelines for the 2026 Budget – Section III; Exchange of views with the Commission on the Policy Recommendations for the future of the EU wine sector.

Subcommittee on Public Health (SANT)
Debates: Exchange of views with Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare; Exchange of views with Gaetan Lafortune, OECD lead author on ‘Health at a Glance 2024’.

Tuesday 14 January

Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) 
Debates: Exchange of views with Marta Kos, Commissioner for Enlargement.

Thursday 16 January

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Debates: Social dimension of the ‘Much more than a market’ report.

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Debates: Structured dialogue with Wopke Hoekstra, Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth.

Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Votes: Establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Republic of Moldova.
Debates: Exchange of views with Maroš ŠEFCOVIC, Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency, on the trade aspects of the EU-Mercosur Agreement.

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Votes: Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards the revision of the suspension mechanism; Appointment of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS).
Debates: Appointment of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS); The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report; Establishing an EU talent pool; Europol EU Terrorism Situation & Trend Report (TE-SAT).

Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.