European Parliament

Monday 12 January

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Votes: Adjustment of customs duties on the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America; Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU – Commission; Production and marketing of plant reproductive material in the Union, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/2031, 2017/625 and 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 2002/53/EC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC, 2002/57/EC, 2008/72/EC and 2008/90/EC (Regulation on plant reproductive material); Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability; 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.
Debates: Public hearing: “Overview of the EU livestock sector and the EU approach to control animal diseases”; Amending Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009 and (EU) 2019/1009 as regards simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products; Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (‘ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities; Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain; Production and marketing of forest reproductive material, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/2031 and 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 1999/105/EC (Regulation on forest reproductive material); 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.

Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Votes: 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; Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU – Joint Undertakings.
Debates: Amending Directive 2014/45/EU on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and Directive 2014/47/EU on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Union; Registration documents for vehicles and vehicle registration data recorded in national vehicle registers.

Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Debates: Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU – Commission.

Special committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union (HOUS)
Debates: Exchange of views with Dan Jørgensen, Commissioner for Energy and Housing on the Affordable Housing Plan of the European Commission; Presentation of the Study ” Mapping the current housing needs in the EU, assessing the impact of scarcity and providing an overview of relevant EU legislation”.

Thursday 15 January

Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Votes: Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU – Commission; Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU – European External Action Service; Interim report in view of the consent procedure on the Agreement establishing an association between the EU and the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino.
Debates: Exchange of views with Magdalena Grono, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, on the state of play of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations; Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034; Dialogue on the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans; Dialogue on the Reform and Growth Facility for Moldova.

Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Debates: Dialogue on the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans; Dialogue on the Reform and Growth Facility for Moldova.

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Votes: Non-financial commercial real estate statistics; European Central Bank – annual report 2025.
Debates: Report on ongoing interinstitutional negotiations; Exchange of views on the outcomes of the European Central Bank High-Level Task Force on Simplification; Securitisation Package; Restructuring the Union framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (recast).

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Debates: EMPL mission to Bulgaria; Amending Directive 2004/37/EC as regards the addition of substances and setting limit values in its Annexes I, III and IIIa; European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities – annual report 2026; Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034; Employment and Social Developments in Europe (2025 ESDE): Unlocking the potential of people: promoting higher employment in the EU; Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on EURES activity 2022-2024 submitted pursuant to Article 33 of Regulation (EU) 2016/589.

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Debates: Exchange of views with Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Director-General for Energy, European Commission, on the delegated act on Projects of common interest (PCI) and Projects of Mutual Interest (PMI); Exchange of views with Kerstin Jorna, Director-General (DG GROW), on the Automotive omnibus and Battery Booster Strategy; Topical debate on biotech innovations to secure European competitiveness.

Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.