European Parliament
Monday 17 March – Tuesday 18 March
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Votes: Budget 2026: Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions (PP-PAs) for pre-assessment by the Commission.
Debates: Exchange of views with the Executive Directors of the Agencies under the EMPL remit: European Training Foundation, Eurofound, Cedefop, European Labour Auhority, and EU-OSHA; Improving and enforcing working conditions of trainees and combating regular employment relationships disguised as traineeships (‘Traineeships Directive’); European Labour Authority report on “Contracting Chains and Recruitment Patterns of Posted Third-Country Nationals within the European Union”; Exchange of views with Hadja Lahbib (Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management); Exchange of views on the situation of young carers in Europe.
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
Votes: Amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste; Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility; Proposals for pilot projects and preparatory actions (PPPAs) for the 2026 Union budget; Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3) of the Rules of Procedure on the draft Commission Implementing Decision on the financing of the LIFE programme and the adoption of the work programme for the years 2025, 2026 and 2027, and in particular Annex I thereto (D103679/01 and O105363/01).
Debates: Exchange of views with the Commission on the upcoming 83rd session of the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (IMO MEPC 83); European Maritime Transport Environmental Report 2025; Exchange of views with Leena Ylä-Mononen, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency; European Aviation Environment Report 2025; Exchange of views with Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, Executive Vice-President for the Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, as part of the structured dialogue, in particular on the Clean Industrial Deal Communication; Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism; Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3) of the Rules of Procedure on the draft Commission Implementing Decision on the financing of the LIFE programme and the adoption of the work programme for the years 2025, 2026 and 2027, and in particular Annex I thereto (D103679/01 and O105363/01).
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Votes: A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world; Proposals for pilot projects and preparatory actions (PPPAs) for the 2026 Union budget; 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Albania; 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on North Macedonia.
Debates: Exchange of views with Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of UNRWA; Presentation of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) Annual Report 2024; Exchange of views on Moldova with Michael Siebert, EEAS Managing Director for Eastern Europe, Russia, Central Asia, regional cooperation and OSCE.
Tuesday 18 March
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) and Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
Debates: Hearing on the protection and promotion of the rights of children placed in alternative care.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and Special committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS)
Debates: Exchange of views on challenges posed by AI, social media and digital platforms to democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights.
Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Votes: Amending Directive 2005/44/EC on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community; A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world; Proposals for pilot projects and preparatory actions (PPPAs) for the 2026 Union budget.
Debates: Presentation of the European Aviation Environmental Report 2025 by Mr Florian Guillermet, the Executive Director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); 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; Presentation of a study on Transport and tourism in outermost regions: assessing mobility poverty and the effects of new climate policies; Exchange of views on the digital transformation in tourism and European Tourism Data Space; Use of railway infrastructure capacity in the single European railway area, amending Directive 2012/34/EU and repealing Regulation (EU) No 913/2010; Feedback from the TRAN mission to Aragón, 24-27 February 2025.
Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
Votes: Disputes involving Parliament (Rule 155); Vote on Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions (PPPAs); The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report.
Debates: Request for the waiver of the immunity of Jaak Madison; Request for the waiver of the immunity of Daniel Obajtek; Request for the waiver of the immunity of Maciej Wąsik; Establishing harmonised requirements in the internal market on transparency of interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937; Jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of measures and cooperation in matters relating to the protection of adults.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Votes: 2026 Budget – Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions.
Debates: Amending Directive 2013/11/EU on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes, as well as Directives (EU) 2015/2302, (EU) 2019/2161 and (EU) 2020/1828; Working Group on the implementation and enforcement of the Artificial Intelligence Act; IMCO ad hoc delegation to Washington, D.C. (USA), 25-27 February 2025; European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’); The impact of a Clean Industrial Deal in the European Single Market: the Commission’s new joint roadmap for decarbonisation and competitiveness; Recent developments in the enforcement of the Digital Markets Act: A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world; A new legislative framework for products that is fit for the digital and sustainable transition; Public hearing on the Digital Services Act Enforcement and Implementation.
Committee on Fisheries (PECH)
Votes: Protocol on the Implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024-2029); Protocol on the Implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024-2029).
Debates: Amending Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area; Implementing Protocol (2025-2030) to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark; Implementation of the Fisheries Control Regulation and the forthcoming Implementing and Delegated Acts.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Votes: A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world; Proposals for pilot projects and preparatory actions (PPPAs) for the 2026 Union budget; Energy-intensive industries.
Debates: European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure; Security of energy supply in the EU; Exchange of views with Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Director-General for Energy, European Commission, on energy policy developments; Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system; Presentation of the study “Increasing Flexibility in the EU Energy System” by the Policy Department; Structured dialogue with Stéphane Séjourné, Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy; Presentation by the Commission of the delegated act setting up the list of specific components used for Net-zero technologies and implementing act on the assessment of contribution to resilience of the listed Net-zero technology final products and their main specific components.
Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE), Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) and Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Debates: Presentation of the ECA special report on Military mobility by its Rapporteur, Marek Opioła; Questions and answers session between Committees’ Members and the Rapporteur – time slots allocated to the Commission/EEAS for reactions and answers to potential questions.
Wednesday 19 March
Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Votes: Budget 2026: Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions (PP-PAs) for pre-assessment by the Commission; A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world.
Debates: Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds; REGI mission to Ireland, 24-26 February 2025; The role of cohesion policy investment in resolving the current housing crisis; The role of cohesion policy in supporting the just transition; Study presentation on Exploring Strategies for Using Cohesion funds to Address Social and Economic Challenges in the EU, by Policy Department.
Committee on Development (DEVE)
Votes: Budget 2026: Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions (PP-PAs) for pre-assessment by the Commission.
Debates: Exchange of views with the Commission and with Mr Jorge Moreira da Silva, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director; Exchange of views with Mr Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator; Exchange of views with EIB Global, the World Bank and ECDPM; Exchange of views with the Commission and the European External Action Service on the impact of the USAID suspension and the wider US withdrawal from multilateralism.
Committee on Development (DEVE) and Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
Debates: Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO)
Votes: A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world; Information security in the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union.
Debates: Workshop on ‘Stock-taking of the European elections 2024’.; Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure implementing the Agreement establishing the Ethics Body; Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States; Establishing harmonised requirements in the internal market on transparency of interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937.
Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
Votes: A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world.
Debates: ole of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model; A new vision for the European Universities alliances.
Wednesday 19 march – Thursday 20 March
Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Votes: Agreement between the European Union, Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway on an EEA Financial Mechanism for the period May 2021 – April 2028, the Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Union on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period May 2021 – April 2028, the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway and the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Iceland; Macro-financial assistance to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Macro-financial assistance to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Debates: Presentation by the Commission of the final report of the ex-post evaluation of the impact of EU FTAs on key environmental aspects, including climate; Trade aspects of Commission Communication “A vision for agriculture and food”; Latest developments in the functioning of the Domestic Advisory Groups; Additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America; State of play of the review under Article 29 of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement; Suspending certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the European Union; EU-Rwanda Memorandum of Understanding on a Strategic Partnership on Sustainable Raw Materials Value Chains; State of play on EU-India trade relations; Presentation of the Report on “A New Trade Policy Landscape: Mapping trade-related agreements” by the Swedish National Board of Trade; EU response to the US trade policy.
Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Debates: Debriefing of the DROI mission to Kyrgyzstan (24-28 February) and exchange of views on the human rights dimension of EU-Central Asia relations ahead of the 1st EU-Central Asia summit (3-4 April 2025); Exchange of views with Judge Tomoko Akane, President of the International Criminal Court; Exchange of views on the human rights situation in Guatemala; EU funding in support for human rights worldwide: state of play and perspectives; Exchange of views on the human rights situation in Thailand.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Votes: Appointment of the Chair of the European Fiscal Board (EFB); Appointment of the Members of the European Fiscal Board (EFB); Competition policy – annual report 2024; Banking Union – annual report 2024; Harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law; Amending Regulations (EU) No 1092/2010, (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) No 1094/2010, (EU) No 1095/2010 and (EU) 2021/523 as regards certain reporting requirements in the fields of financial services and investment support.
Debates: Public Hearing on Assessing the adequacy of the macroprudential framework for non-bank financial institutions in the EU; Appointment of the Chair of the European Fiscal Board (EFB); Exchange of views with the Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné and the Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque on the Competitive Compass and on the Savings and Investments Union; A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world; Monetary Dialogue with Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Votes: Granting equivalence with EU requirements to Moldova and Ukraine as regards field inspections and production of seed; Ninth report on economic and social cohesion; Proposals for pilot projects and preparatory actions (PPPAs) for the 2026 Union budget.
Debates: Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus; Exchange of views with Gelsomina Vigliotti, Vice President of the EIB on the financing package for agriculture, forestry; Exchange of views with Commissioner Hansen on the Vision for Food and Agriculture.
Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.
