European Parliament

Monday 09 March 

Debates: Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission; European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024; Upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act; Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors; Short presentation of the following report: Harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law.

Tuesday 10 March 

Votes: Votes on requests for urgent procedure (Rule 170); Harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law; Establishing an EU talent pool; Increased efficiency of the External Action Guarantee; Appointment of the Vice-President of the European Central Bank; Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Banking Authority; Appointment of the European Chief Prosecutor; European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024; Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing; Public access to documents – report 2022 – 2024; Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges; Fisheries management approaches for safeguarding sensitive species, tackling invasive species and benefiting local economies; Motions for resolutions – Upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act.
Debates: Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing; Council and Commission statements – Single Market: how to move from an incomplete single market to one market for one Europe; International Women’s Day Celebration; Joint debate – European Semester; Guidelines for the 2027 budget – Section III; Commission statement – Presentation of the Energy Package; EU enlargement strategy; Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty; Council and Commission statements – Cutting red tape to enable a competitive and clean transition – the urgent need to shorten and simplify permitting; Joint debate – Defence.

Wednesday 11 March 

Votes: Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission; Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application; Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law; EU-Ecuador Agreement: cooperation between Europol and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combating serious crime and terrorism; Guidelines for the 2027 budget – Section III; Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware – Belgium; Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors; European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026; European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026; EU enlargement strategy; Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty; Tackling barriers to the single market for defence; Flagship European defence projects of common interest.
Debates: Joint debate – EUCO and situation in the Middle East; Topical debate requested by a political group (EPP) (Rule 169) – Child sexual abuse online: protect children, not perpetrators; Commission statement – Building Europe’s clean, independent and secure energy following the 2026 North Sea Summit; Council and Commission statements – Savings and Investments Union: time to accelerate the process to deepen market integration; Package travel and linked travel arrangements: make the protection of travellers more effective and simplify and clarify certain aspects; Commission statement – Multilateral negotiations in view of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, 26 to 29 March 2026; Commission statement – Immunity of International Criminal Court officials and the activation of the EU Blocking Statute to strengthen EU strategic autonomy; Commission statement – Rise of political violence, notably by far-left organisations; Commission statement – Situation of the rule of law in Greece, following the Court decision on Predator spyware; Commission statement – AccessibleEU and the strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities: state of play and the future of EU accessibility policy; Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 150).

Thursday 12 March 

Votes: Human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine Motions for resolutions; The arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger Motions for resolutions; Case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regime Motions for resolutions; Package travel and linked travel arrangements: make the protection of travellers more effective and simplify and clarify certain aspects; Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024; Multilateral negotiations in view of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, 26 to 29 March 2026 Motion for a resolution.
Debates: Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024; Commission statement – Prevention and treatment of obesity; Commission statement – Rail transport safety in the EU – lessons learnt from the Adamuz accident and three years after the Tempi tragedy; Commission statement – Ban on the sale of nitrous oxide to the general public.

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

Council of Ministers 

Monday 09 March 

Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Social policy)
Ministers will approve conclusions on child well-being and social inclusion and they will adopt guidance on human capital to address labour and skills shortages. Ministers will also exchange views on AI and quality jobs, debate approaches to preventing poverty and social exclusion, contribute to the European Semester and discuss housing during an informal lunch.

Tuesday 10 March 

Economic and Financial Affairs Council
Ministers will debate the EU savings and investment union and adopt Ireland’s medium-term fiscal-structural plan. They will also approve Estonia’s modified recovery and resilience plan, and exchange views on the economic impact of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. They will also review the state of EU financial services legislation and discuss recent macroeconomic developments, including the role of artificial intelligence in the future EU labour market.

An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.