European Parliament

Monday 15 December 

Debates: Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking; Incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan; Amending certain CAP Regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties; Impact of the geopolitical situation on European patients and their access to medicines; Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia.

Tuesday 16 December

Votes: Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products; Request for the waiver of the immunity of Elisabetta Gualmini; Request for the waiver of the immunity of Alessandra Moretti; Amending the Directive on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes; Compulsory licensing of patents in crisis situations; Incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan; Amending certain CAP Regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties; Providing macro-financial assistance to Jordan; Brexit Adjustment Reserve; Corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements; Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/003 SE/Northvolt – Sweden; Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia; Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize NK603; Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified sugar beet KWS20-1.
Debates: Phasing out Russian natural gas imports and improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies; Grids package and tackling raising energy prices through robust infrastructure; Award of the Sakharov Prize; Military mobility; European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs; Presentation of the European Affordable Housing Plan; Presentation of the automotive package; Presentation of the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan; European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’; Recent developments in Palestine and Lebanon; Continuous Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania; Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work.

Wednesday 17 December

Votes: Phasing out Russian natural gas imports and improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies; Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders; EU/Jordan Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: terms and conditions for the participation of Jordan in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA); European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC); Appointment of the Executive Director of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA); Objection pursuant to Rule 114 (3): Simplification of the content and presentation of information to be disclosed concerning environmentally sustainable activities and simplification of certain technical screening criteria for determining whether economic activities cause no significant harm to environmental objectives; Military mobility; European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs; Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work; European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’.
Debates: Preparation of the European Council meeting of 18-19 December 2025, in particular the need to support Ukraine, transatlantic relations and the EU’s strategic autonomy; Topical debate requested by a political group (S&D) (Rule 169) – The urgent need to combat discrimination in the EU through the Horizontal Anti-Discrimination Directive; Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime; The deepening democratic crisis in Georgia; 2030 Consumer Agenda; Cases of pro-Russian espionage in the European Parliament; Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 150).

Thursday 18 December 

Votes: Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3), and (4)(c): Maximum residue levels for acetamiprid; Arbitrary arrest and sentencing of academics Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov in Azerbaijan; Mass kidnapping of children in Nigeria, including from St Mary’s Catholic school in Papiri; Grave political situation in Guinea-Bissau after the coup of 26 November; Appointment of a Member of the Executive Board of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA); Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime; Decarbonisation and modernisation of EU fisheries, and the development and deployment of fishing gear; Continuous Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania.
Debates: 30th anniversary of the signing of the Dayton-Paris Peace Agreement; European Democracy Shield – very large online platform algorithms, foreign interference and the spread of disinformation; Dramatic global rise in violent attacks against humanitarian workers and journalists.

Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.

Council of Ministers 

Monday 15 December

Foreign Affairs Council
EU Foreign Affairs Ministers will discuss the Russian aggression against Ukraine, after an informal exchange of views with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha, via videoconference. The Council will also discuss the situation in the Middle East in the light of the latest developments, including on Syria one year after the fall of the Assad regime. Finally, ministers will exchange views on China and the EU’s relationship with the country.

Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council
EU energy ministers are expected to reach a partial agreement on the 2028-2034 Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). Ministers will also hold a policy debate on the upcoming European grids package, which is to be issued by the European Commission ahead of the Council meeting.

Tuesday 16 December

Environment Council
EU environment ministers are expected to approve conclusions on ‘Europe’s Environment – Building a more circular and resilient Europe’. Ministers will also exchange views on the EU bioeconomy strategy, as recently presented by the European Commission.

General Affairs Council
The Council will continue preparations for the December European Council meeting by discussing draft conclusions. Ministers will also hold a policy debate on the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-2034.

An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.