European Parliament
Monday 12 May
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Debates: Dialogue on the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans – Exchange of views with Marta Kos, Commissioner for Enlargement.
Monday 12 May – Tuesday 13 May
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Votes: 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Montenegro; 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Moldova.
Debates: Structured Dialogue on the Commission Work Programme: Exchange of views with Marta Kos, Commissioner for Enlargement; High-level geopolitical dialogue with Marta Kos, Commissioner for Enlargement, on the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III); Public hearing on the EU–US political relations; Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement establishing an association between the European Union and the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino respectively; Interim report in view of the consent procedure on the Agreement establishing an association between the EU and the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino; EU political strategy on Latin America; Exchange of views on EU Funding to the Palestinian Authority with Henrike Trautmann, Director for Middle East in DG MENA, European Commission; Exchange of views with Borjana Krišto, Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Exchange of views with Christian Schmidt, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina; 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Ukraine.
Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
Votes: Oral question to the Commission on the ratification by the United Kingdom of the Convention on the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in civil or commercial matters (the “Judgments Convention”); Disputes involving Parliament (Rule 155); Verification of credentials (Rule 3); Term of office (Rule 4).
Debates: Exchange of views with the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Olha Stefanishyna; EUIPO’s presentation on the study on the Development of Generative Artificial Intelligence from a Copyright Perspective; Exchange of views with the President of the European Patent Office, António Campinos; Request for the waiver of the immunity of Elisabetta Gualmini; Request for the waiver of the immunity of Alessandra Moretti; Request for the defence of the immunity of Helmut Geuking; Harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law; The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies; JURI Mission to Antwerp on 22 April 2025; Policy Department presentation of the study on Reporting obligations; Public hearing on Reporting obligations.
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
Votes: Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution; Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism; The EU strategic objectives for the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), to be held in to be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 24 November to 05 December 2025; Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3) of the Rules of Procedure to the draft Commission Implementing Regulation approving 2,2-Dibromo-2-cyanoacetamide (DBNPA) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 6 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D105905).
Debates: Report on ongoing interinstitutional negotiations; The EU strategic objectives for the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), to be held in to be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 24 November to 05 December 2025; The future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policy; Exchange of views with Hadja Lahbib, Commissioner for Equality; Preparedness and Crisis Management, as part of the structured dialogue, including an exchange of views on the EU Preparedness Union Strategy; Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3) of the Rules of Procedure to the draft Commission Implementing Regulation approving 2,2-Dibromo-2-cyanoacetamide (DBNPA) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 6 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D105905); Exchange of views with Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, as part of the structured dialogue; Exchange of views with Stéphane Séjourné, Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, as part of the structured dialogue.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Votes: Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system.
Debates: Presentation by the Commission of the proposal for an amending regulation as regards incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan (2025/0103(COD), COM(2025)0188); Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement; Topical debate with the Commission on the consequences of tariffs for European industry; Exchange of views with Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, on the REPowerEU Roadmap and Critical Medicines Act; Amending Regulations (EU) 2015/1017, (EU) 2021/523, (EU) 2021/695 and (EU) 2021/1153 as regards increasing the efficiency of the EU guarantee under Regulation (EU) 2021/523 and simplifying reporting requirements; Publig hearing on Reinventing European space governance and boosting industry: responding to challenges; Exchange of views with Josef Aschbacher, Director General, European Space Agency (ESA).
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Votes: Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast); The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report.
Debates: Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 as regards the establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level; Commission work programme for 2025 – exchange of views on the proposal to withdraw the Equal Treatment Directive (2008/0140 (CNS); Addressing the root causes of missing persons in the EU; 2025 State of Schengen Report COM/2025/185 final; LIBE Mission to Antwerp, Belgium and Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 14 -15 April 2025; Exchange of views on the use of intrusive spyware and the need for a European response; Exchange of views on the need for a coordinated EU approach to combat organised crime, with a focus on hazardous waste trafficking; Exchange of views with the Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus BRUNNER, in the framework of the Structured Dialogue.
Tuesday 13 May
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Debates: Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Votes: Public procurement; The role of cohesion policy in supporting the just transition; The role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis.
Debates: Statistics on population and housing, amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013; EMPL mission to Turin, Italy (ETF and La Piazza dei Mestieri); Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement; Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges; Amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review; Exchange of views with the Commission on the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities concluding observations on the EU; Volunteers in emergency services and their legal challenges: cases of cross-border firefighters.
Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Votes: Strengthening rural areas in the EU through cohesion policy.
Debates: Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges; The role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis; The role of cohesion policy in supporting the just transition; Amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review; Presentation of the ECA Special report 13/2024: Absorption of funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility and of the ECA Special Report 26/2023: Recovery and Resilience Facility’s performance monitoring framework, by Ivana Maletić; Presentation of the Commission report on the implementation of EU macro-regional strategies.
Committee on Development (DEVE)
Debates: Structured dialogue on the Commission Work Programme – Exchange of views with Hadja Lahbib, Commissioner for Equality; Preparedness and Crisis Management.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Votes: Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 as regards a shorter settlement cycle in the Union.
Debates: Report on ongoing interinstitutional negotiations; Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 as regards a shorter settlement cycle in the Union; Amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions as regards requirements for securities financing transactions under the net stable funding ratio; General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections; Safeguarding and promoting financial stability amid economic uncertainties; Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2024; Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Committee on Budgets (BUDG) and Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Votes: Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Committee on Budgets (BUDG), Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) and Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Debates: ECA Special report 07/2025: The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI).
Wednesday 14 May
Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO)
Votes: Laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (recast); Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure implementing the Agreement establishing the Ethics Body; Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning the declaration of input (Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure); Interpretations of Article 3(5), first subparagraph, and Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure (Declaration on awareness of conflicts of interest and Declaration of input).
Debates: Institutional aspects of the Report on the future of European Competitiveness (Draghi Report); Stock-taking of the European elections 2024; Establishing harmonised requirements in the internal market on transparency of interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937; Exchange of views in the frame of the Structured Dialogue with Mr. Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency; Application of the Treaty provisions related to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and the role of national parliaments in the EU legislative process; MISSION REPORT of the AFCO mission to Tokyo (JAPAN) – Tuesday 15 April to Thursday 17 April 2025.
Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) and Committee on Transport and Tourism TRAN)
Debates: Public hearing on Military Mobility.
Committee on Public Health (SANT)
Debates: Presentation by the Commission of the review of the implementation of the operations of the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority; Reporting back from the SANT mission to the Netherlands, 27 – 28 March 2025; Exchange of views with the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) on ovarian cancer, rare diseases and women’s health; Exchange of views with Pamela Rendi-Wagner, Director of European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; Exchange of views with Emer Cooke, Executive Director of European Medicines Agency; Structured dialogue with Hadja Lahbib, Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management.
Wednesday 14 May – Thursday 15 May
Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Debates: Public hearing on “Advancing International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law in Conflict Zones and Fragile Contexts to Protect the Most Vulnerable”; Exchange of views with Albert K. Barume, newly appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, in the context of increasing attacks to indigenous communities; Exchange of views on addressing the current attacks against academic freedom and scientific research globally ; Exchange of views on the human rights situation in Serbia in the context of students-led protests; Exchange of views on the human rights situation in Türkiye against the background of recent dismissals and arrests of mayors.
Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Votes: Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors – HR nominee; Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds.
Debates: Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors – HR nominee; Special report 10/2025: Labour market reforms in the national recovery and resilience plans; Special report 11/2025: Transparency of EU funding granted to NGOs; Special report 08/2025: Value Added Tax fraud on imports; Special report 13/2025: Support from the Recovery and Resilience Facility for the digital transition in EU member states; CONT mission to Slovakia (26 – 28 May 2025); Workshop on EU anti-fraud architecture – the role of EU-level players, how they cooperate and the challenges they face.
Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Votes: Public procurement; Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports; Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus; Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union; The termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) between the EU and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and timber products to the European Union (FLEGT).
Debates: State of play of ongoing trilogue negotiations; Ad hoc delegation to Jakarta and West Java, Indonesia, from 14 to 16 April 2025; Presentation of the study on Trade aspects of the Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU agriculture, and the impact of trade on the competitiveness and sustainability of European agriculture; Amending Directives 2006/43/EC, 2013/34/EU, (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements; State of play of EU-Gulf Cooperation Council and EU-United Arab Emirates trade negotiations; State of play of the review of the EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area in view of the impending expiration of the EU’s Autonomous Trade Measures; EU-Japan High Level Economic Dialogue; State of play of EU-US trade relations; Monitoring Groups activities; Presentation of the updated study on the Trade aspects of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement.
Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Votes: Execution of driving disqualifications with a Union-wide effect; Driving licences, amending Directive (EU) 2022/2561 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 383/2012.
Debates: Presentation of the the Road Worthiness Package by the European Commission; 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; Passenger rights in the context of multimodal journeys; Amending Regulations (EU) 2015/1017, (EU) 2021/523, (EU) 2021/695 and (EU) 2021/1153 as regards increasing the efficiency of the EU guarantee under Regulation (EU) 2021/523 and simplifying reporting requirements; Industrial Policies for European Tourism Competitiveness.
Thursday 15 May
Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) and Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Debates: Protection of animals during transport and related operations.
Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC)
Debates: Workshop on “Tax incentives and investments in the EU: best practices and ways to stimulate private investments and prevent harmful tax practices”; Public hearing on “The future of EU anti-avoidance tax rules, including simplification”; Public hearing on “The implementation of the 2 Pillar framework in view of international developments and the EU-US relations”.
Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.
