European Parliament
Monday 04 May
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Debates: Report on ongoing interinstitutional negotiations; European Central Bank – Annual Report; Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/444, (EU) 2021/690, (EU) 2021/785, (EU) 2021/847 and (EU) 2021/1077; Amending Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 as regards the access of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) to value added tax information at Union level; Excise duty in respect of tobacco and tobacco related products.
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
Debates: Exchange of views with Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, as part of the structured dialogue; Exchange of views with Wopke Hoekstra, Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, as part of the structured dialogue; Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities; Presentation of the study ‘Impacts of the 2028-2034 MFF proposals on climate and environment: Assessment of the Commission proposals’.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Debates: Generational renewal in agriculture; Exchange of views with the Commission on regulatory harmonisation in the EU hemp sector: addressing legal barriers and supporting sustainable growth; Exchange of views with Álvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on the consequences on the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the broader Middle East crisis on global food security and food systems.
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Debates: Ukraine Facility Dialogue.
Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
Debates: Subsidiarity (Rule 43); Establishing the Justice programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/693; Presentation of the 28th Regime proposal by Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection Michael McGrath; Establishment of European Business Wallets; Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on the protection of the environment through criminal law; Authorising Member States to accept, in the interests of the European Union, the accession of Cabo Verde to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS)
Debates: Exchange of views on the Kremlin black list and its potential implications on EU democratic actors; Exchange of views on FIMI and integrity of electoral processes in the context of the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria; Exchange of views on academic freedom trends in the EU, the EP Academic Freedom Monitor 2025.
Tuesday 05 May
Committee on Development (DEVE)
Votes: Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries; Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace.
Debates: Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities; Exchange of views on the impact of the Middle East Crisis on global food security; Amending Decision (EU) 2021/1764 on the Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Union including relations between the European Union on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other; Establishing Global Europe.
Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Votes: Amending Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 as regards the access of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) to value added tax information at Union level.
Debates: Establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034; Union Civil Protection Mechanism and Union support for health emergency preparedness and response, and repealing Decision No 1313/2013/EU (Union Civil Protection Mechanism); Establishing the ‘AgoraEU’ programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818; Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/444, (EU) 2021/690, (EU) 2021/785, (EU) 2021/847 and (EU) 2021/1077.
Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Votes: Amending Directive 2014/45/EU on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and Directive 2014/47/EU on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Union; Amending Directive 1999/62/EC, Council Directive 1999/37/EC and Directive (EU) 2019/520 as regards the CO2 emission class of heavy-duty vehicles with trailers; Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (‘ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities; Use of railway infrastructure capacity in the single European railway area, amending Directive 2012/34/EU and repealing Regulation (EU) No 913/2010.
Debates: Public hearing on Book and claim of sustainable aviation fuels; Empowering Austria to amend its existing bilateral road transport agreement with Switzerland with a view to authorising cabotage operations in the course of the provision of international road passenger transport services by coach and bus in the border regions between the two countries; Establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034; Structured dialogue – Presentation by Commissioner Tzitzikostas on Ports and industrial maritime strategies; Presentation of the ECA special report 05/2026: Sustainable commuting round urban areas; Presentation of the study on Investing in Transport in the new MFF; Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Votes: Payment Services; Securitisation Package; Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (‘ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities; Interim report in view of the consent procedure on a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation.
Debates: Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities; Economic Dialogue with the President of the Eurogroup; Public Hearing on the Market integration and supervision; Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system; Establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034.
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
Votes: Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (‘ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities; Establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153; Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625; Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3) to a draft Commission Implementing Regulation approving the active substance pydiflumetofen as a candidate for substitution in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation.
Debates: Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3) to a draft Commission Implementing Regulation approving the active substance pydiflumetofen as a candidate for substitution in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation; Amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001, (EU) 2019/944, (EU) 2024/1788 as regards acceleration of permit-granting procedures; Exchange of views with Stéphane Séjourné, Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy; Joint committee procedure (Rule 59) of ECON, ENVI of Tuesday, 5 May 2026; Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards the extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures; Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund; Guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EU) 2019/942, (EU) 2019/943 and (EU) 2024/1789 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2022/869; Establishing the European Fund for Regional Development including for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg) and the Cohesion Fund as part of the Fund set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to regional development from 2028 to 2034; Joint committee procedure (Rule 59) of ENVI, AGRI of Tuesday, 5 May 2026.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Votes: Production and marketing of forest reproductive material, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/2031 and 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 1999/105/EC (Regulation on forest reproductive material); Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (‘ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities.
Debates: Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 as regards certain production, labelling and certification rules and certain rules on trade with third countries; Exchange of views with the Commission on the report on the implementation of Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on the presence of products and substances not authorised pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 9(3) for use in organic production and on the assessment of the national rules referred to in Article 2(5); Exchange of views with the Commission on the tariffs on EU pork by the People’s Republic of China; Presentation of the ECA special report 01/2026: Control systems for olive oil in the EU – A comprehensive framework, but unevenly applied; Exchange of views with the Commission on African swine fever; ENVI-AGRI (CJ14) joint committee procedure (Rule 59).
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Votes: Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values; 2025 Commission report on Georgia; 2025 Commission report on Albania; 2025 Commission report on Montenegro; Amending Decision (EU) 2021/1764 on the Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Union including relations between the European Union on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other; Measures to facilitate consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries.
Debates: Exchange of views with Members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on situation in Ukraine and Ukraine’s path towards EU accession; Establishing Global Europe; Exchange of views on the current political and human rights situation in Cuba.
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Committee on Development (DEVE)
Debates: Establishing Global Europe.
Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
Votes: Disputes involving Parliament (Rule 155); Verification of credentials (Rule 3); Term of office (Rule 4); Legal basis (Rule 41) Empowering Austria to amend its existing bilateral road transport agreement with Switzerland with a view to authorising cabotage operations in the course of the provision of international road passenger transport services by coach and bus in the border regions between the two countries.
Debates: Request for the waiver of the immunity of Klára Dobrev; Request for the waiver of the immunity of Siegbert Frank Droese; Request for the waiver of the immunity of Harald Vilimsky; Request for the waiver of the immunity of Angelika Niebler; Request for the waiver of the immunity of Nikos Pappas; Request for the waiver of the immunity of Alvise Pérez.
Committee on Budgets (BUDG) and Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Debates: Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
Debates: Establishing the ‘AgoraEU’ programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818; Establishing the European Social Fund as part of the National and Regional Partnership Plan set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRPPlan] establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to quality employment, skills and social inclusion for the period from 2028 to 2034; Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities; Hearing on AI, gender-based violence including sexual images of women and children: the case of Grok.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
Debates: Exchange of views with the Commission on the Implementation of the EU Taxonomy Regulation (Scrutiny session).
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI) and Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Debate: Amending Council Directive 98/58/EC and Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the simplification and strengthening of food and feed safety requirements, and repealing Council Directives 82/711/EEC and 85/572/EEC; Amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 1829/2003, (EC) No 1831/2003, (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1099/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2017/625 as regards the simplification and strengthening of food and feed safety requirements.
Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
Debates: European Schools – Presentation of the ECA Report on the accounts of the European Schools for the 2024 financial year; European Heritage Label – Presentation by the European Commission; Public Hearing on “The Audiovisual Policy Framework and the Future of Creative Freedom”; Exchange of views with Commissioner Ekaterina Zakharieva.
Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union (HOUS)
Debate: High-Level event on the Housing crisis in the European Union, jointly organised with the Commission.
Wednesday 06 May
Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Debates: Public hearing on addressing forced exile, removal of nationality and statelessness worldwide; Update on the human rights situation in China, with a focus on the „Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress“ and its implications for ethnic minorities; Exchange of views on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2026: stepping up EU action in the world on the protection and promotion of press freedom; Follow-up to the EP resolution of 12 March 2026 on the arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger; Interparliamentary committee meeting on “The role of the EU and its Member States in supporting global accountability mechanisms, including universal jurisdiction, international courts and special tribunals”.
Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Votes: 2026 Budget: Section III – Commission:; 2026 Budget: Other Sections; Building policy.
Debates: Presentation of a study on “Investment needs identified in the Draghi and Letta reports and their implications for the EU budget”; Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (‘ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities; Establishing the Justice programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/693; Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034; Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Fisheries Policy, to the European Ocean Pact and of the Union’s maritime and aquaculture policy as part of the National and Regional Partnership Fund set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRP Fund] for the period from 2028 to 2034; Establishing the European Fund for Regional Development including for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg) and the Cohesion Fund as part of the Fund set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to regional development from 2028 to 2034; 2026 Budget: Section III – Commission:; 2026 Budget: Other Sections; Building policy:; Public Hearing on “Financing of Ukraine’s reconstruction through the MFF”; Establishing the European Social Fund as part of the National and Regional Partnership Plan set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRPPlan] establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to quality employment, skills and social inclusion for the period from 2028 to 2034; Establishing the Union support for internal security for the period from 2028 to 2034; Establishing the Union support for asylum, migration and integration for the period from 2028 to 2034; Establishing the Union support for the Schengen area, for European integrated border management and for the common policy on visas for the period from 2028 to 2034; Research and training programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for the period 2028-2032, complementing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, and providing for the Community’s contribution to the ITER project.
Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) and Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Votes: Agreement between the European Union and Canada laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument.
Committee on Public Health (SANT)
Votes: Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (‘ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities; The EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027; Conclusion of a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation.
Debates: Exchange of views in the series ‘Excellence in health science’ with Dr Pavel Bém on ‘The missing public health dimension in drug policy reforms in candidate countries within the EU accession process’; Structured dialogue with Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare; Exchange of views with DG HERA on priorities for financing health emergency preparedness and medical countermeasures preparedness Europe.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Votes: Interim report in view of the consent procedure on a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation; On the adoption of the Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, on the multiannual technical guidelines for this programme, on the multiannual financial guidelines for managing the assets of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, and repealing Decisions 2003/77/EC and 2008/376/EC.
Debates: Mission to France (Paris, Marseille, Fos-sur-Mer, Cadarache), 30 March – 1 April 2026; Mission to Japan (Tokyo), 30 March – 3 April 2026; Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards the extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures; Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund; Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities; Joint committee procedure (Rule 59) of SEDE and ITRE of Wednesday, 06 May 2026; Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (‘ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities; Guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure, amending Regulations (EU) 2019/942, (EU) 2019/943 and (EU) 2024/1789 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2022/869; Amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001, (EU) 2019/944, (EU) 2024/1788 as regards acceleration of permit-granting procedures.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Votes: Conclusion of an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon on the cooperation between the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) and the authorities of the Republic of Lebanon competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters; Interim report in view of the consent procedure on a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation.
Debates: Home Affairs Support in the Multiannual Financial Framework 2028–2034; The Implications of Hybrid Warfare for EU Internal Security; Laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse; Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast); Establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union, and repealing Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, Council Directive 2001/40/EC and Council Decision 2004/191/EC; Amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2016/1036, (EU) 2016/1037, (EU) 2017/1129, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/573 as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplification measures; Age Verification, Assurance, and Estimation Techniques for the Protection of Minors Online; LIBE DRFMG Mission to Madrid, Spain, 15-18 February 2025; Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration; Combating firearms trafficking and other firearms-related offences and amending Directive (EU) 2024/1260 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Votes: Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (‘ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities; Establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/817 and (EU) 2021/888; Motion for a resolution on the need to reduce work-related fatalities.
Debates: Coordination of social security systems; Improving and enforcing working conditions of trainees and combating regular employment relationships disguised as traineeships (‘Traineeships Directive’); Interparliamentary Committee Meeting (ICM) on “How can we improve living and working conditions in the EU? The role of minimum wage protection and collective bargaining”; Establishing the European Social Fund as part of the National and Regional Partnership Plan set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRPPlan] establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to quality employment, skills and social inclusion for the period from 2028 to 2034; Implementation of the Council Recommendation of 30 October 2020 on A Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee and replacing the Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee; Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities; Exchange of views on the study Mapping and analysing the support to employment and social policies in the proposals for the 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework.
Committee on Fisheries (PECH)
Votes: European fisheries and aquaculture statistics and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1921/2006, (EC) No 762/2008, (EC) No 216/2009, (EC) No 217/2009 and (EC) No 218/2009; Implementation into Union law of measures adopted by several Regional Fisheries Management Organisations.
Debates: Public hearing – Increase competitiveness in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors by reducing bureaucracy and regulatory burden; Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities; Navigating the European Commission’s MFF proposal for 2028-2034 − Mapping risks and opportunities for the fisheries and aquaculture sectors; The role and importance of Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) in the next MFF; European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund mid-term evaluation; Mid-term assessment of the implementation of the strategic guidelines on aquaculture and national strategic plans; Allocation of fishing opportunities by Member States: A vade mecum on the application of Articles 16 and 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy.
Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Votes: Addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market; Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the Union and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union; Role of trade in strengthening the EU’s economic security; Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade in timber products to the European Union; Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade in timber products to the European Union; Recommendation for the Council, for the Commission and for the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region; Interim report in view of the consent procedure on a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation; Conclusion of a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation.
Debates: State of play of advancing EU-Africa trade and investment relations; EU-Republic of Korea agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessments, certificates and markings; tate of play of the Commission proposal to suspend certain trade-related provisions of the Association Agreement between the EU and Israel and requirements on product labelling; A new era of EU mini-trade deals; Monitoring Groups activities.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Debates: Amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI); IMCO mission to Beijing and Shanghai, China, 30 March – 3 April 2026; Joint Working Group on the implementation and enforcement of the Artificial Intelligence Act; Joint Working Group on the Forced Labour Regulation; Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/444, (EU) 2021/690, (EU) 2021/785, (EU) 2021/847 and (EU) 2021/1077; Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration; Evaluation of the Market Surveillance Regulation; Scrutinising e-commerce platforms for second-hand and refurbished products in the internal market: challenges and opportunities for businesses and consumers.
Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Votes: Union Civil Protection Mechanism and Union support for health emergency preparedness and response, and repealing Decision No 1313/2013/EU (Union Civil Protection Mechanism); Amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards the school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme (‘EU school scheme’), sectoral interventions, the creation of a protein sector, requirements for hemp, the possibility for marketing standards for cheese, protein crops and meat, application of additional import duties, rules on the availability of supplies in time of emergencies and severe crisis and securities; Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (‘ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities.
Debates: Establishing the European Social Fund as part of the National and Regional Partnership Plan set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRPPlan] establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to quality employment, skills and social inclusion for the period from 2028 to 2034; Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034; Exchange of views with Vadym Boychenko, mayor of Mariupol, Ukraine, on governing temporarily-occupied cities and territories from the exile: Presentation of the study on “The use of Cohesion Policy Funds in natural disaster response and recovery” by the Policy Department for Regional Development, Agriculture and Fisheries.
Thursday 07 May
Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Debates: Update on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan: Follow-up to European Parliament resolution of 18 December 2025 on the arbitrary arrest and sentencing of academics Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov in Azerbaijan; EU action in the field of LGBTIQ+ rights worldwide, with a focus on Africa: exchange of views on the occasion of the 2026 International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia; The human rights situation in Serbia, in particular with regards to the recent police raid at the University of Belgrade.
Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Debates: Establishing the ‘AgoraEU’ programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818; Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund; Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards the extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures; Draft amending budget no 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025; Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/009 BE/Soliver; Report on ongoing interinstitutional negotiations.
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Debates: In association with the Delegation for relations with Canada (D-CA) – Exchange of views on the EU-Canada strategic partnership.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Debates: The Annual Report 2025 of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS); Harnessing migrants’ skills in the EU – outcomes of the 10th European Migration Forum; Exchange of views with the Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection, Michael McGrath, in the framework of the Structured Dialogue; EU Funding for Israeli Spyware Companies.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Votes: Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (‘ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities.
Debates: Structured dialogue with Michael McGrath, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection; Interim report in view of the consent procedure on a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation; Establishment of European Business Wallets; Consequences of the energy crisis on businesses and consumers in the internal market.
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