European Parliament
Tuesday 04 November
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Votes: Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Votes: Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia; Recommendation for the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the EU’s diplomatic strategy and geopolitical cooperation in the Arctic.
Debates: Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning an enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the light of the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty; Recommendation for the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU-China political relations; Presentation of the 2025 Enlargement Package by Marta Kos, Commissioner for Enlargement; Exchange of views on “The UN at 80: Reflections, Challenges and Opportunities for the Future”.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO)
Votes: Application of the Treaty provisions related to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and the role of national parliaments in the EU legislative process; Amendment of the European Electoral act, allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth.
Debates: Permanent system for the allocation of seats in the European Parliament; Implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the EU legal framework; Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States.
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
Votes: Laying a framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest, and amending Regulation (EU) 2024/795.
Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
Votes: Disputes involving Parliament (Rule 155); Verification of credentials (Rule 3); Term of office (Rule 4); Vote on Article 255 Panel; Legal basis (Rule 41).
Debates: Request for the waiver of the immunity of Petr Bystron; Request for the waiver of the immunity of Grzegorz Braun; Hearing on European Cross-Border Association: Legal Foundations and Civil Society Impact; Hearing on improving gender diversity in the IP sector; Reporting back to committee on the Plenary meetings of the Observatory on infringements of intellectual property rights (EUIPO, 30 September – 1 October 2025); European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024; Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023 and 2024; Request for the waiver of the immunity of Harald Vilimsky.
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI) and Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Votes: Ensuring faster registration and uptake of biological control agents.
Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC)
Debates: Public hearing on “The role of VAT and data bias in combatting period poverty”, in the framework of the European Parliament Gender Equality Week 2025.
Wednesday 05 November
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Votes: Enhancing police cooperation in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings, and on enhancing Europol’s support to preventing and combating such crimes and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794; Proposal for a Council decision determining, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded; Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Votes: Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Votes: Amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) No 251/2014 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products; Restructuring the Union framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (recast); Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions; Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain; Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports and Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 as regards data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties; Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625, 2023/0226(COD).
Debates: Exchange of Views on Gender equality and diversity : ‘Generational renewal is a gender issue: women as key drivers for generational renewal in the European farming and rural community’; Exchange of views with the Commission on roadmap towards Nature Credits; Cooperation among enforcement authorities responsible for the enforcement of Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain; Award of the European Charlemagne Youth Prize, presentation of the research project on ‘How can emerging spaces of dialogue with farmers facilitate the implementation of the EU Nature Restoration Law?’; Exchange of views with Commissioner Hansen on the Generational renewal communication and on the annual report on simplification, implementation and enforcement.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Debates: Establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153.
Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Votes: Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality; European Maritime Safety Agency and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002.
Debates: Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights and amendment of Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 on air carrier liability in respect of the carriage of passengers and their baggage by air; Exchange of views with the European Commission & Stakeholders on Women in Transport; Feedback by the European Commission from the Extraordinary session of the IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) held on 14-17 October 2025; Exchange of views with European Coordinators for the TEN-T; Presentation of the CEF proposal by the Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Mr Apostolos Tzitzikostas, and Commissioner for Energy and Housing, Dan Jørgensen; Beyond resilience: leveraging connectivity, heritage and local excellence to build lasting sustainability in tourism; TRAN mission to ICAO General Assembly (Montreal, Canada).
Committee on Budgets (BUDG) and Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Votes: 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 Support Instrument (TSI).
Debates: Exchange of views with Céline Gauer, Director General of the Reform and Investment Task Force (SG REFORM), on the implementation of the Technical Support Instrument (TSI).
Committee on Public Health (SANT)
Debates: Presentation of the “Analysis of the Results of the European Parliament’s Public Consultation on Women’s Health”; Laying a framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest, and amending Regulation (EU) 2024/795; Laying down Union procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human use and establishing rules governing the European Medicines Agency, amending Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 726/2004, Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 and Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006; Union code relating to medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/83/EC and Directive 2009/35/EC; SANT mission to Dakar, Senegal; Exchange of views on Excellence in European Health with Jussi Hahtela – Gastric Cancer Prevention and Screening in the EU; Exchange of views between the Members of Committee on Public Health in view of the own-initiative report on an EU Cardiovascular Diseases Strategy.
Wednesday 05 November – Thursday 06 November
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Votes: Crisis management and deposit insurance framework (CMDI) package; Collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank; Impact of artificial intelligence on the financial sector; Safeguarding and promoting financial stability amid economic uncertainties; European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs.
Debates: The EIB Group’s strategy for gender equality and women’s economic empowerment; Structured Dialogue with Maria Luís Albuquerque, Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union; Public Hearing with Dominique Laboureix, Chair of the Single Resolution Board (SRB); Single Currency package; Collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank; Appointment of the Executive Director of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA); European Central Bank – annual report 2025; Tackling barriers to the single market for defence.
Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Debates: Public hearing on EU Strategic Defence and Security Partnerships; Operational update on the EU’s two civilian CSDP missions EUPOL COPPS and EUBAM Rafah; EU Partnership Mission in the Republic of Moldova – update following parliamentary elections; Update on SAFE negotiations with the UK and Canada; Tackling barriers to the single market for defence; Flagship European defence projects of common interest; Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU‘s need to adapt to be fit for today‘s security challenges; Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025; Defence readiness agenda – 2030: achievements, state of play and priorities for 2026 with Andrius Kubilius, Commissioner for Defence and Space; Current challenges facing UN Peacekeeping with Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General, Department of Peace Operations.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
Votes: Human Rights and Democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025; Citizens’ Initiative “My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion”.
Debates: Women’s leadership in politics; Exchange of views on radical movements advocating against gender equality such as manosphere, causing interference with European democratic processe; Impact of social media and the online environment on young people; The 25th anniversary of UN SCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security; Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions; Gender inequalities in medical research, drug development and access to care; Baseline evaluation procedure of the European Union’s implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention).
Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Votes: Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors – EL nominee; Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors – FR nominee.
Debates: Choice of performance indicators for audit and budgetary control in the context of financing measures to support the implementation of future European competitiveness; Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors – EL nominee; Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors – FR nominee.
Committee on Budgets (BUDG), Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Debates: Structured Dialogue on the potential suspension of EU funds in Romania – Exchange of views with Raffaele Fitto, Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms, and Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity; Implementation and Simplification.
Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.
