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Weekly European Agenda 07/04/2026

07-10 April 2026

Tuesday 07 April

EC: Von der Leyen receives the Lower Saxony Land Medal and delivers a speech
EC: Dombrovskis meets with Davide Galli and Véronique Willems
EC: Albuquerque receives Queen Maxima of Netherlands

Wednesday 08 April

EP: ECON, AGRI, SEDE-TRAN, BUDG, TRAN
EC: Albuquerque meets with Jürgen Ligi
EC: Dombrovskis receives Dlouhý Vladimír and Rostovskis Aigars
EC: Roswall hosts a roundtable discussion with Government representatives and industry on the Water Framework Directive
EESC: Macroeconomic implications of the conflict in Iran

Thursday 09 April

EP: ECON, AGRI
EC: Albuquerque meets Kristen Michal
EC: Dombrovskis participates in the Economic Dialogue with the Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) Committee
EC: Hoekstra receives Ömer Bolat

Friday 10 April

EC: Hansen visits Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz together with Sven Schulze
CoR: CIVEX external seminar – On the EU-Russia border: perspectives and challenges for the EU border regions

Institutional Agendas

European Parliament

Wednesday 08 April

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Debates: Public Hearing on the role of pension funds and insurers in capital markets.

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Votes: Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain; Establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695; Conclusion of 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; EU agri-food promotion policy; Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034.

Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) and Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Debates: Framework of measures to facilitate the transport of military equipment, goods and personnel across the Union.

Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Votes: Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/008 BE/Liberty; 2026 Budget: Section III – Commission:; 2026 Budget: Other Sections; Building policy.
Debates: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025; Establishing Global Europe; 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 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; Establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153; Establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/817 and (EU) 2021/888; Establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695; Establishing the Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2028-2034, laying down the rules for participation and dissemination under that Programme; Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/101; 2026 Budget: Section III – Commission:; 2026 Budget: Other Sections; Building policy:; Presentation of a study on “EU support for natural disasters: Assessing the adequacy of the post-2027 MFF proposals.

Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Votes: Registration documents for vehicles and vehicle registration data recorded in national vehicle registers.
Debates: Exchange of views with European Coordinators for the TEN-T:; Joint committee procedure (Rule 59) of SEDE and TRAN of Wednesday, 8 April; Presentation by the European Commission of the mid-term report on the Implementation of the EU Road Safety Policy Framework; Exchange of views with the European Commission on Swiss obligations under the EU-Switzerland Land Transport agreement and consequence of the unilateral measures adopted by Switzerland following the Gotthard Base Tunnel accident; TRAN Mission to Poland (week 14, 2026).

Thursday 09 April

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Debates: Exchange of views with Andrew Bailey, Chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB); Economic Dialogue with Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity; Implementation and Simplification.

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Debates: Workshop on the Multiannual Financial Framework and the Common Agricultural Policy for the period 2028-2034; Commission presentation of the EU Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ (The Mission Soil); Exchange of views with the Commission on the critical situation in the Middle East and its potential implications for the European agricultural sector.

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

European Commission and High Representative

Tuesday 07 April

Von der Leyen receives the Lower Saxony Land Medal and delivers a speech
President Ursula von der Leyen will receive the Lower Saxony Land Medal and will deliver a speech in Hannover.

Dombrovskis meets with Davide Galli and Véronique Willems
Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis will meet with Davide Galli, President and Véronique Willems, Secretary General of SMEunited (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises United), in Brussels.

Albuquerque receives Queen Maxima of Netherlands
Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque will receive Queen Maxima of Netherlands in Brussels.

Wednesday 08 April

Albuquerque meets with Jürgen Ligi
Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque will meet with Jürgen Ligi, Minister of Finance of Estonia, in Tallinn.

Dombrovskis receives Dlouhý Vladimír and Rostovskis Aigars
Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis will receive Dlouhý Vladimír, President of Eurochambres and Rostovskis Aigars, President of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce in Brussels.

Roswall hosts a roundtable discussion with Government representatives and industry on the Water Framework Directive
Commissioner Jessika Roswall will host a roundtable discussion with Government representatives and industry on the Water Framework Directive in Stockholm.

Thursday 09 April

Albuquerque meets Kristen Michal
Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque will meet Kristen Michal, Prime Minister of Estonia, in Tallinn.

Dombrovskis participates in the Economic Dialogue with the Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) Committee
Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis will participate in the Economic Dialogue with the Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) Committee in Brussels.

Hoekstra receives Ömer Bolat
Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra will receives Ömer Bolat, Minister for Trade of Türkiye in Belgium.

Friday 10 April

Hansen visits Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz together with Sven Schulze
Commissioner Christophe Hansen will visit Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz together with Sven Schulze, Ministerpräsident of Sachsen-Anhalt, in Germany

The Commissioners’ weekly activities can be found here; the agenda of upcoming College meetings can be found here; Commission events can be found here.

European Economic and Social Committee

Wednesday 08 April

Macroeconomic implications of the conflict in Iran
The EESC Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO) will host a public debate on the macroeconomic consequences of the renewed conflict in Iran. Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions, energy market uncertainty, and slowing global growth, the discussion will focus on the impact of this conflict on Europe’s economic resilience, growth prospects, and external relations. Participants will explore potential effects on the EU’s strategic priorities, including the green transition, energy security, budgetary planning, and the Multiannual Financial Framework, highlighting how shifting geopolitical realities may reshape Europe’s policy agenda.

More information about EESC events can be found here.
The agendas of the different EESC meetings can be found here.

Committee of the Regions

Friday 10 April

CIVEX external seminar – On the EU-Russia border: perspectives and challenges for the EU border regions
The Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs (CIVEX) of the CoR, in partnership with the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship (Poland), will hold an external seminar focused on the EU’s Eastern border regions in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. The event will offer local and regional authorities a platform to share challenges related to geopolitical and security risks, foreign interference, and socio-economic pressures. Panellists from border regions, the European Commission, and the European Parliament will also discuss opportunities and best practices to promote regional development, resilience, and quality of life under these complex conditions.

More information about Committee of the Regions events can be found here. The agendas of the different Committee of the Regions meetings can be found here.