European Parliament
Monday 13 July
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Debates: Generational renewal in agriculture; Exchange of views with the Commission on the EU-Australia trade agreement, and in particular on sugar within the framework of the trade agreement; Public hearing “Follow-up on the Strategy on Fertilisers and Rising Prices of Agricultural Raw Materials”
Committee on Public Health (SANT)
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
Debates: SANT delegation to Washington DC and Pittsburgh, USA; SANT ad-hod delegation to Geneva in the occasion of the 79th WHA.; Presentation of the EPRS study on ‘Mental health of young people in a digital era: Cost of non-Europe report’; Exchange of views in the series ‘Excellence in health science’ on ‘Promoting youth mental health and healthy behaviours in Europe’; Presentation of the priorities of the Irish Presidency by Jennifer Caroll MacNeill, Minister for Health; Coordinators’ meeting; “General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections”; Amending Regulations (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) 2017/746 as regards simplifying and reducing the burden of the rules on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices, and amending Regulation (EU) 2022/123 as regards the support of the European Medicines Agency for the expert panels on medical devices and Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as regards the list of Union harmonisation legislation referred to in its Annex I; Exchange of views with Emer Cooke, Executive Director of European Medicines Agency
Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Debates: Presentation of a study on “EU trade in textiles: Import and export flows”; State of play on the implementation of Commission Recommendation (EU) 2025/63 on reviewing outbound investments in technology areas critical for the economic security of the Union; Exchange of views with Commission representatives; Presentation by the Commission of the report on the implementation of macro-financial assistance to third countries in 2025; Coordinators’ meeting
Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
Debates: Coordinators’ meeting; Adoption of minutes; Presentation of the priorities of the Irish Presidency of the EU Council for Education, Youth, Culture and Sport by Ms Hildegarde Naughton, TD, Minister for Education and Youth and Mr Patrick O’Donovan, TD, Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Debates: The priorities of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, July – December 2026; Feedback from Working Groups; Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group; Feedback from trilogue meetings; Laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse; Europol – European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2026 (TE-SAT); Joint meeting with the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Debates: Chair’s announcements concerning coordinators’ decisions of 24 June 2026; Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme; Exchange of views with Patrick O’Donovan, Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport (telecommunications) and Catherine Ardagh, Minister of State at the Department of Justice with responsibility for international law, law reform and youth justice (cybersecurity); Joint committee procedure (Rule 59) of CJ72 of Monday, 13 July 2026
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) & Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Debates: Amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2018/1724, (EU) 2018/1725, (EU) 2023/2854 and Directives 2002/58/EC, (EU) 2022/2555 and (EU) 2022/2557 as regards the simplification of the digital legislative framework, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2018/1807, (EU) 2019/1150, (EU) 2022/868, and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 (Digital Omnibus)
Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union (HOUS)
Debates: Housing speculation in the EU: Corporate landlords, real estate trusts, abusive speculative behaviour and impacts on prices and transactions; Public Hearing on the “Delivering Affordable and Quality Housing in Europe: Cooperative Models, Non-Profit Frameworks and Simplification without a Reduction in Standards”
Tuesday 14 July
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Votes: Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities; Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 as regards certain production, labelling and certification rules and certain rules on trade with third countries; 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)
Debates: Strengthening competitiveness, resilience and fairness in EU agriculture; Exchange of views with Martin Heydon, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine of Ireland, on the priorities of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the field of agriculture; Coordinators’ meeting; Exchange of views with Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze, UN Assistant Secretary General and Group and Director General of African Risk Capacity Group
Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Debates: Exchange of views with Helen McEntee, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Ireland, on the Presidency’s priorities in the area of EU security and defence; Coordinators’ meeting
Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Debates: State of play of EU-China trade and investment relations; Annual report on export controls of dual-use items; Presentation by Denis Redonnet, Chief Trade Enforcement Officer; Update on the entry into force of the new legislation addressing the global overcapacity on the Union steel market; State of play of EU-US trade relations; Temporary trade-liberalisation measures applicable to Armenian products; Monitoring Groups activities; Presentation by Helen McEntee, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Minister for Defence of Ireland, representing the President-in-Office of the Council, on the priorities of the Irish Presidency in the area of International Trade Policy; Evaluation report on the Foreign Subsidies Regulation; Presentation by the Commission
Committee on Budgets (BUDG) & Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Debates: Exchange of Views with Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto, Commissioners Piotr Serafin and Michael McGrath on the conditions and procedures for unfreezing EU funds allocated to Hungary
Committee on Budgets (BUDG) & Committee on Regional Development (REGI) & Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Debates: Establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI) & Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Votes: 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
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
Votes: Establishing the European Fund for Regional Development including for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg) and the Cohesion Fund as part of the Fund set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to regional development from 2028 to 2034
Debates: Joint committee procedure (Rule 59) of CJ45; Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme; Exchange of views with Mr Martin Heydon, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Irish Council Presidency; Exchange of views with the Commission on environmental protection in Albania in the context of accession negotiations; Exchange of views with the Commission on Climate, Gender and Health
Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
Votes: Impact of social media and the online environment on young people; The EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027; General budget of the EU for the financial year 2027 – all sections; Pilot project on European Schools Alliances; Boosting skills in the Union – opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition
Debates: CULT Mission to Tromsø, Norway; Presentation of the Policy Department for Citizens, Equality and Culture study “Erasmus+: Evolution, Structural Challenges and Future Design”
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Votes: Measures to facilitate consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries; Conclusion of an agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime; The upcoming EU Anti-Corruption Strategy;
Debates: The state of play on an IT return case management system; The external dimension of asylum and the establishment of multi-purpose centres along the migratory routes; The state of LGBTIQ+ rights in Europe and the importance of protection of minority rights in a healthy democracy; Feedback from trilogue meetings; Application for the electronic submission of travel data (“EU Digital Travel application”) and amending Regulations (EU) 2016/399 and (EU) 2018/1726 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004, as regards the use of digital travel credentials; General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027; Combating firearms trafficking and other firearms-related offences and amending Directive (EU) 2024/1260 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Public hearing; Closing Implementation Gaps in EU Equality Directives and Reviving the Horizontal Equal Treatment Directive Proposal; Meeting in Brussels with Taliban-Appointed Representatives on Returns
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Votes: Amending Directives 2008/98/EC, 2010/75/EU, (EU) 2015/2193 and (EU) 2024/1785 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burden; UN Climate Change Conference 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye (COP31); Laying down the rules for participation of Iceland in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme; Laying down the rules for participation of the Kingdom of Norway in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme
Debates: Exchange of views with Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, on issues related to ITRE competences such as implementation of the Clean Industrial deal and the role of new State aid framework to support the European industry; Exchange of views on energy priorities with Céline Gauer, Director-General for Energy, European Commission
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Votes: 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; Suspending the application of the rules on the appointment of an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility for batteries and waste batteries and packaging and packaging waste; General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections; Amending Directives 2000/14/EC, 2011/65/EU, 2013/53/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 2014/68/EU and 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards digitalisation and common specifications; Amending Regulations (EU) No 765/2008, (EU) 2016/424, (EU) 2016/425, (EU) 2016/426, (EU) 2023/1230, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/1781 as regards digitalisation and common specifications
Debates: Safety and cyber security risks potentially posed by advanced AI systems, and the application of the EU AI Act and European digital rules; Exchange of views with Anthropic; Directive (EU) 2022/2380 (Common Charger): Commission review of additional categories of radio equipment for wired charging (USB Type-C); Scrutiny session; The Circular Economy Act: driving internal market harmonisation, boosting sustainable business models, and enhancing EU resilience; Exchange of views
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) & Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Votes: Public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System for the declaration of posting of workers and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012
Debates: Public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System for the declaration of posting of workers and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Debates: Dialogue on the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans; Dialogue on the Reform and Growth Facility for Moldova; Exchange of views with Helen McEntee, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland on the priorities of the Irish Presidency; General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections; Strategic political relations with Australia – potential for deeper ties in the face of a volatile international order; Exchange of views with Andreas von Beckerath, EU Ambassador to Serbia (in compliance with the Declaration on Political Accountability of the HR/VP); Exchange of views with Michael Mann, newly appointed Head of EU Delegation to Israel (in compliance with the Declaration on Political Accountability of the HR/VP)
Wednesday 15 July
Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Votes: Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure
Debates: Joint SEDE/DROI workshop on “Human control and AI-supported weapon systems: human rights risks, accountability and policy options for the EU”; Exchange of views with Mihai Popsoi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Moldova, on responding to security and defence challenges in partnership with the EU; Russian provocations against the Baltic States; Exchange of views with Ambassador Nerijus Aleksiejūnas, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the European Union; Radmila Shekerinska, NATO Deputy Secretary-General, debrief on the outcome of the NATO Summit in Ankara; The challenges of Space for EU Security and Defence: the future role of EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) with Rodrigo da Costa, Executive Director of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA); European Defence Projects of Common Interest (EDPCI): a step change in strengthening military capabilities of EU Member States? with Tomasz Husak, Director, DG Defence Industry and Space, European Commission; Priorities for EU Security and Defence with Charles Fries, Deputy Secretary General for Peace, Security and Defence, European External Action Service
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Votes: EU economic governance simplification package; Amending Regulations (EU) No 1173/2011 and (EU) No 473/2013 as regards alignment with the EU economic governance framework and further simplification of that framework; Amending Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 as regards the economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability; Amending Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 as regards funding arrangements and the use of a diversified funding strategy; Non-financial commercial real estate statistics; Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland regarding cooperation on the application of their competition laws; Global role of the euro; The 28th regime corporate legal framework – ‘EU Inc.’; General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027
Debates: ECON Coordinators’ meeting; Joint ECON-LIBE meeting (rule 59); Report on ongoing interinstitutional negotiations; Economic dialogue with Simon Harris, ECOFIN President, Tánaiste and Minister of Finance of Ireland; Public Hearing with Dominique Laboureix, Chair of the Single Resolution Board (SRB)
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) & Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Debates: Public Hearing with Bruna Szego, Chair of the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA)
Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
Votes: Disputes involving Parliament (Rule 155); Verification of credentials (Rule 3); Term of office (Rule 4)
Debates: Subsidiarity (Rule 43); Request for the waiver of the immunity of Mariusz Kamiński; Request for the waiver of the immunity of Francisco Assis; Request for the waiver of the immunity of Afroditi Latinopoulou; Request for the waiver of the immunity of Matej Tonin; Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2026; The 28th regime corporate legal framework – ‘EU Inc.’; Exchange of views with Maria Luís Albuquerque, Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union, on the delegated acts on revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and on the Standards for Voluntary Use; Request for the waiver of the immunity of Grzegorz Braun; Coordinators’ meeting
Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Votes: Establishing the Union support for asylum, migration and integration for the period from 2028 to 2034; Establishing the Union support for the Schengen area, for European integrated border management and for the common policy on visas for the period from 2028 to 2034; Establishing the Union support for internal security for the period from 2028 to 2034; Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Fisheries Policy, to the European Ocean Pact and of the Union’s maritime and aquaculture policy as part of the National and Regional Partnership Fund set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRP Fund] for the period from 2028 to 2034; Establishing the European Social Fund as part of the National and Regional Partnership Plan set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRPPlan] establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to quality employment, skills and social inclusion for the period from 2028 to 2034; Establishing the Justice programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/693; Establishing the ‘AgoraEU’ programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818; Research and training programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for the period 2028-2032, complementing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, and providing for the Community’s contribution to the ITER project; Establishing the European Fund for Regional Development including for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg) and the Cohesion Fund as part of the Fund set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to regional development from 2028 to 2034; 2026 Budget: Section III – Commission; Building policy
Debates: 2026 Budget: Section III – Commission; 2026 Budget: Other Sections; Building policy; BUDG mission to London – 15-17 April 2026; General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections; Annual meeting with EU Agencies; Report on the outcome of ongoing interinstitutional negotiations – European Chemicals Agency and amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) No 649/2012 and (EU) 2019/1021- 2025/0207(COD)
Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Votes: General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections
Debates: Coordinators’ meeting; Adoption of minutes; Briefing on Aviation Fuels; Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards CO2 emission performance standards for new light duty vehicles and vehicle labelling and repealing Directive 1999/94/EC; Presentation of the Irish presidency priorities – Mr Seán Canney, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Mr Peter Burke, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment; Exchange of views with the IMO and EC on the situation of the seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf; Amending Regulations (EC) No 261/2004, (EC) No 1107/2006, (EU) No 1177/2010, (EU) No 181/2011 and (EU) 2021/782 as regards enforcement of passenger rights in the Union; Amending Directive 1999/62/EC, Council Directive 1999/37/EC and Directive (EU) 2019/520 as regards the CO2 emission class of heavy-duty vehicles with trailers
Committee on Petitions (PETI)
Votes: Adoption of amendments;
Debates: Adoption of draft agenda; Approval of minutes of the meeting; Draft Mission Report following the fact-finding visit to Guadalupe and St Martin, France from 26-28 May 2026; Petitions for discussion in committee on the basis of the Commission’s written reply or other documents received; Coordinators’ meeting; Workshop on ” Combating misleading labelling practices”; In the presence of the European Commission – Petitions for discussion in committee on the basis of the Commission’s written reply or other documents received
Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Votes: Establishing the European Social Fund as part of the National and Regional Partnership Plan set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRPPlan] establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to quality employment, skills and social inclusion for the period from 2028 to 2034; Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034;
Debates: Establishing the European Fund for Regional Development including for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg) and the Cohesion Fund as part of the Fund set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to regional development from 2028 to 2034; Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross-border cooperation; Cohesion policy – the driving force in implementing the EU agenda for cities
Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO)
Debates: Council Presidency; Institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration; Chair’s announcements concerning coordinators’ recommendations; The Institutional Framework of the European Union and its interaction with national authorities in the application of Union law, with particular reference to Article 19 TEU; AFCO Hearing on the ‘The Institutional Framework of the European Union and its interaction with national authorities in the application of Union law, with particular reference to Article 19 TEU’
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Votes: Implementation of the Council Recommendation of 30 October 2020 on A Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee and replacing the Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee; Amending Directives (EU) 2016/2341 and 2016/97 as regards the strengthening of the framework for occupational retirement provision; Strengthening competitiveness, resilience and fairness in EU agriculture; Conclusion of a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation;
Debates: Joint committee procedure (Rule 59) of EMPL, SANT of Wednesday, 3 June 2026; Amending Directive 2004/37/EC as regards the addition of substances and setting limit values in its Annexes I, III and IIIa; Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States; European Court of Auditors’ special report 15/2026: Cohesion policy support for youth employment – The EU is on the job, but ensuring lasting employment for young people still needs work; Exchange of views with stakeholders on the 28th regime
Committee on Fisheries (PECH)
Votes: Establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034
Debates: Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union; Implementation of the CATCH system for the electronic certification of imported fishery products in the European Union: persisting challenges and ways forwards; General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027; Cross-border cooperation in fisheries management: Best practices from the Western Waters, the Mediterranean Sea and the Baltic Sea; Management plan for small pelagic fisheries in the Adriatic Sea; Invasive silver-cheeked pufferfish in the Aegean Sea: impact on fisheries and marine ecosystems; Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and non-cooperating countries – recent developments; Measures to prevent from entering the EU market seafood products originating from the Russian Federation and Belarus
Thursday 16 July
Committee on Petitions (PETI)
Debates: Chair’s announcements concerning Coordinators’ decisions; In the presence of the European Commission, Petitions for discussion in committee on the basis of the Commission’s written reply or other documents received; Petitions which it is proposed to close in the light of the Commission’s written reply or other documents received
Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS)
Debates: Exchange of views with the JRC on countering drone systems; Presentation of the JRC report “Fractured reality: how algorithms fuel polarisation and affect democracy”; Presentation of the Briefing “The impact of Google AI Summaries and Google AI Overviews on Publishers’ Revenue and Media Freedom”; Exchange of views with Commissioner Marta Kos on the aspects of the Democracy Shield related to candidate countries
Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Debates: Public hearing on Regions undergoing transition: securing the continuation of the Just Transition Fund and making sure no region is left behind; Exchange of views with Jack Chambers TD, Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation on the priorities of the Irish presidency
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Debates: Exchange of views with Dara Calleary (Irish Minister for Social Protection and Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht); Exchange of views on the proposal for a Council Recommendation on fighting housing exclusion; Coordinators’ meeting
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