European Parliament
Monday 07 April
Special committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union (HOUS)
Debates: Public Hearing on State aid rules on housing.
Monday 07 April – Tuesday 08 April
Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Debates: In association with the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee and the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, Human rights and justice as key requirements for any lasting peace; Exchange of views on the situation of press freedom in the world; Exchange of views on the human rights situation in Iran; Public hearing on the human rights situation in Cuba; Exchange of views on the human rights situation in Sahel.
Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Debates: Hybrid threats: the EU Partnership Mission in the Republic of Moldova (EUPM) with Stefano Tomat, Civilian Operations Commander, Managing Director Civilian Operations Headquarters, European External Action Service and Cosmin Dinescu, Head of Mission of the EU Partnership Mission in the Republic of Moldova (EUPM); Security Action for Europe (SAFE) through the reinforcement of European defence industry Instrument with DG DEFIS, European Commission; Update on the European Peace Facility’s Clearing House Mechanism and on the EU Military Assistance Mission (EUMAM) Ukraine with Lt Gen Michiel van der Laan, Director General of the EU Military Staff and Director of Military Planning and Conduct Capability; Debrief on the Informal Meeting of Defence Ministers in Warsaw, Poland on 2 and 3 April 2025 with Benedikta Von Seherr-Thoss, Managing Director, Peace, Security and Defence, European External Action Service.
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
Votes: Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625; The European Water Resilience Strategy; Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability ; A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world; Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3) of the Rules of Procedure on draft Commission Implementing Regulation authorising the placing on the market of Acheta domesticus (house cricket) powder as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470; Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3) of the Rules of Procedure to the draft Commission Implementing Decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87705 × MON 87708 × MON 89788 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Debates: Exchange of views with the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change on its present and upcoming work; Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: The Fourth Clean Air Outlook; Ecodesign for Sustainable Products and Energy Labelling Working Plan 2025-2030; Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3) of the Rules of Procedure on draft Commission Implementing Regulation authorising the placing on the market of Acheta domesticus (house cricket) powder as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470; Exchange of views with Jessika Roswall, Commissioner responsible for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, as part of the structured dialogue; Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3) of the Rules of Procedure on draft Commission Implementing Regulation laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a uniform format for national restoration plans; Exchange of views with Dr Bernhard Url, Acting Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Debates: Presentation by DG EPRS of an updated study on animal welfare during transport.
Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Votes: The screening of foreign investments in the Union and repealing Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Suspending certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the European Union.
Debates: Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports; Public procurement; 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); Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism; Monitoring Groups activities; Conclusion of negotiations on the EU-South Korea Digital Trade Agreement; Exchange of views on the US’ reciprocal tariffs with Sabine Weyand, Director-general of DG Trade, Commission; State of play of EU-China trade and investment relations; 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; Trade aspects of green hydrogen.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Votes: Strengthening rural areas in the EU through cohesion policy.
Debates: The future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policy; Exchange of views with the Commission on two implementing regulations regarding the import of certain organic products into the Union; Exchange of views with Commissioner Christophe Hansen, responsible for Agriculture and Food, in the framework of the Structured Dialogue; Exchange of views with Maurizio Martina, Deputy Director-General of the FAO, on global challenges related to food security, sustainable agriculture and natural resource management; Exchange of views with Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi , responsible for Health and Animal Welfare, in the framework of the Structured Dialogue; Exchange of views with the Commission on the EU wine legislation.
Tuesday 08 April
Committee on Development (DEVE)
Debates: The crisis in South Sudan – Exchange of views with EU institutions and partner organisations; Exchange of views with Jozef Síkela, Commissioner for International Partnerships; Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) Mainstreaming Network – first meeting; The humanitarian situation in Lebanon – Exchange of views with the Commission and humanitarian partners; Humanitarian assistance in response to the earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand – Exchange of views with the Commission; Development Committee ad hoc delegation to the Nutrition for Growth Summit, Paris, 27-28 March 2025 – Debriefing by the Chair of the delegation and exchange of views on N4G follow-up with the participation of the European Commission and the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Votes: Amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 as regards the scope of the rules for benchmarks, the use in the Union of benchmarks provided by an administrator located in a third country, and certain reporting requirements; European labour market statistics on businesses, repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 and Regulations (EC) No 450/2003 and (EC) No 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Competition policy – annual report 2024.
Debates: Structured Dialogue with Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition; Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2024; Facilitating the financing of investments and reforms to boost European competitiveness and creating a Capital Markets Union (Draghi Report); Public Hearing on The impact of markets in crypto-assets on financial stability; Exchange of views with Alfred Camilleri, Chair of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (ESGAB); Update on the digital euro.
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Debates: Joint AFET-INTA public hearing “The implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement”.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
Debates: Exchange of views with Maria Luís Albuquerque, Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union, on the draft Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) …/… of XXX amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2178 as regards the simplification of the content and presentation of information to be disclosed concerning environmentally sustainable activities and Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) 2021/2139 and (EU) 2023/2486 as regards simplification of certain technical screening criteria for determining whether economic activities cause no significant harm to environmental objectives.
Wednesday 09 April
Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
Votes: Disputes involving Parliament (Rule 155).
Debates: Request for the waiver of the immunity of Péter Magyar; Request for the waiver of the immunity of Ilaria Salis; Exchange of views on the priorities of the Polish Presidency with the Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar; Exchange of views with Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen; Harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law; Compulsory licensing for crisis management and amending Regulation (EC) 816/2006; Mission to EUIPO (Alicante); Exchange of views on the Recommendation on measures to combat counterfeiting and enhance the enforcement of intellectual property rights and the Recommendation on combating online piracy of sports and other live events; Exchange of views with the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation Daren Tang.
Committee on Public Health (SANT)
Votes: Amendments to the International Health Regulations contained in the Annex to Resolution WHA77.17 and adopted on 1 June 2024.
Debates: Exchange of views between Members of SANT Committee on biotechnology and life sciences in public health; Exchange of views with Dr Gauden Galea, Strategic Adviser to the WHO Regional Director, on the High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on the prevention and control of noncommunicable Diseases (HLM4).
Committee on Public Health (SANT) and Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
Debates: Joint Public Hearing on Chemical submission.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
Votes: A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world.
Debates: Exchange of Views in association with EP Delegation for Relations with Brazil on Women in Politics and the Fight Against Violence; Amending Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA; Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum; Gender Equality Strategy 2025.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Votes: Vote on the ECR contestation of the Coordinators’ decision of 18 March 2025 on point 1.2.
Debates: Presentation by the Commission of the delegated act setting up the list of specific components used for Net-zero technologies and implementing act on the assessment of contribution to resilience of the listed Net-zero technology final products and their main specific components; Report back from the ITRE Mission to Venice and Cremona, 24-26 February 2025; Exchange of views with the Committee on Energy, Housing and Utilities Services of the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada); Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness.
Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Votes: Border Regions’ instrument for development and growth (BRIDGEforEU); Ninth report on economic and social cohesion.
Debates: Presentation of the legislative proposal on Mid-term review of cohesion policy by Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto; Implementation of the European Urban Initiative in 2022-2024, presentation by the European Commission.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO)
Debates: 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); Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning the declaration of input (Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure); AFCO Public Hearing on “The Reforms of European Electoral Law”.
Special committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS)
Debates: Exchange of views with Michael McGrath, Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection.
Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Votes: Amending Directive (EU) 2015/2302 to make the protection of travellers more effective and to simplify and clarify certain aspects of the Directive; Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Debates: Presentation of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report 2025 by Ms Maja Markovčić Kostelac, the Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), and Mr Stéphane Isoard of European Environment Agency (EEA); Legislative scrutiny session – establishment of a list of neighbouring container transhipment ports; Feedback from the TRAN mission to Aragón, 24-27 February 2025; Exchange of views with Oana Gherghinescu, the selected candidate to the role of the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA); Exchange of views with Giorgio Travaini, Executive Director of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (EU-Rail) (EU-Rail); Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the carriage of freight by road of 29 June 2022; Circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC; 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.
Wednesday 09 April – Thursday 10 April
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Votes: 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Kosovo; 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Serbia; 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Türkiye; European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’); The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report.
Debates: 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Georgia; Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Kyrgyz Republic, of the other part; Exchange of views with the EEAS on the first EU-Central Asia Summit on 3-4 April 2025; Exchange of views on the political situation in Albania in light of the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Thursday 10 April
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Debates: Ukraine Facility Dialogue with Marta Kos, Commissioner for Enlargement.
Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
Votes: Verification of credentials (Rule 3); Term of office (Rule 4).
Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.
