European Parliament

Monday 18 May

Debates: Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market; The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins; The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward; European solidarity: key to securing medicine access in a shifting geopolitical era; Short presentation of the following report: Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelines.

Tuesday 19 May 

Votes: 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; Production and marketing of forest reproductive material; Single European railway area: use of railway infrastructure capacity; Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market; Screening of foreign investments in the Union; Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelines;
Debates: EU cybersecurity and preparedness in view of advanced AI systems; EU governance under pressure – institutional responses to global challenges; Presentation of the Fertilisers Action Plan; Question Time (VPC/HR) – EU’s strategy to address the current crises in the Middle East; Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly; Joint debate – EU–Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement; Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade; Commemoration of the genocide of Armenians and Greeks in Pontos and Asia Minor Parliament’s statements. 

Wednesday 20 May

Votes: EU–Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement; EU–Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (Resolution); International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives: amendment of Article 36; United Nations Convention against Cybercrime; EU–Lebanon Agreement on cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Lebanon competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters; EC–São Tomé and Príncipe Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025–2029): Implementing Protocol; EU–Cook Islands Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025-2032): Implementing Protocol; EU–Canada Agreement laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument; The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins; Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly; Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade; Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response.
Debates: High time to deliver on the Single Market, providing certainty and predictability for EU businesses and quality jobs; This is Europe – Debate with the Prime Minister of Latvia, Evika Siliņa; Topical debate requested by a political group (ECR) (Rule 169) – Reviewing the ETS system to support European competitiveness; Recent proposals to fight poverty in the EU; Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap; The need to reduce work-related fatalities; Rights, support and protection of victims of crime; Recruitment of children by organised crime; Financing EU priorities in a sustainable, predictable and resilient way through a new EU own resource from the online gambling and betting services sector; Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 150).

Thursday 21 May

Votes: Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran; Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts; The cases of human rights and environmental defenders Andrie Yunus and Muhammad Rosidi in Indonesia; Rights, support and protection of victims of crime; The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward; Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap; The need to reduce work-related fatalities.
Debates: European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Stop destroying videogames’; The Union’s preparedness for and response to health emergencies: the case of the MV Hondius and the hantavirus warning; Need for an adaptation of the EU legal framework on sustainable biofuels; Decision of the Azerbaijani Parliament on suspending cooperation with the European Parliament.

Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here. Find an overview of committee agendas here.                                         

Council of Ministers 

Monday 18 May  

Foreign Affairs Council (Development)
The Foreign Affairs Council, meeting in its Development configuration, will discuss the future of the EU’s external action in light of evolving geopolitical and geoeconomic dynamics. Ministers will examine how development cooperation can support sustainable development in partner countries while also advancing the EU’s strategic interests and reinforcing the Union’s role as a reliable global partner. Discussions will also address the contribution of the Global Gateway strategy to the EU’s external action framework. In addition, ministers will assess the global implications of the conflict involving Iran, with particular attention to its impact on energy and transport systems, food security, migration flows, and the broader international order. They will consider how EU development cooperation can help respond to these challenges through both bilateral and multilateral engagement.

Friday 22 May

Foreign Affairs Council (Trade)
EU trade ministers will receive an update on economic security, with particular attention to the impact of the conflict in the Middle East on global trade flows. Following the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14), held from 26 to 30 March 2026 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) will discuss WTO reform. MC14 concluded without an agreed package of outcomes, including on WTO reform and the extension of the moratorium on customs duties on e-commerce. Ministers will take stock of ongoing work at WTO level and consider next steps and the strategy moving forward beyond MC14. Ministers will also review progress in ongoing trade negotiations, including those with Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates.

An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.