European Parliament

Monday 19 January

Debates: The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies; 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; Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies; Motion of censure on the Commission; Safeguarding and promoting financial stability amid economic uncertainties; Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises.

Tuesday 20 January

Votes: Enhanced cooperation on the establishment of a Loan for Ukraine; Regulation implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the Ukraine Support Loan for 2026 and 2027; Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/792 establishing the Ukraine Facility; 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; The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies; Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies; Safeguarding and promoting financial stability amid economic uncertainties; Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises; Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States; Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): Delegated regulation supplementing the review of prudential rules for the insurance and reinsurance sector (Solvency II); Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking.
Debates: Tackling AI deepfakes and sexual exploitation on social media by making full use of the EU’s digital rules; Presentation of the programme of activities of the Cyprus Presidency; Territorial integrity and sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark; Air passenger rights; Presentation of the Cybersecurity Act; Brutal repression against protesters in Iran; Situation in Venezuela following the extraction of Maduro and the need to ensure a peaceful democratic transition; Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025; Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025; Pending approval of the Hungarian national plan for Security Action for Europe (SAFE) funding in light of persistent concerns around the allocation of public funding.

Wednesday 21 January

Votes: Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA); Air passenger rights; EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025; Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025; Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025; EU-US political relations; Addressing impunity through EU sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime (so-called “EU Magnitsky Act”).
Debates: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 18 December 2025; A stronger and more sovereign Europe amid rising geopolitical tensions and continuous threats to the rules-based order; Topical debate requested by a political group (EPP) (Rule 169) – Restoring control of migration: returns, visa policy and third-country cooperation; Presentation of the Digital Networks Act; Preparations for the EU-India summit; Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania; Online piracy of sports and other live events: urgent need to address unsolved issues; Presidential elections in Honduras, the non-recognition of the outcome by the incumbent administration and the attacks on opposition members of the National Assembly; Case of Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic; Conviction and imminent sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong.

Thursday 22 January

Votes: Motion of censure on the Commission; Presidential elections in Honduras, the non-recognition of the outcome by the incumbent administration and the attacks on opposition members of the National Assembly; Case of Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic; Conviction and imminent sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong; Detergents and surfactants; Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges; Choice of performance indicators for audit and budgetary control in the context of financing measures to support the implementation of future European competitiveness; European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure; Brutal repression against protesters in Iran; Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania.
Debates: Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges; A new action plan to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights; Joint action addressing the increased use of death penalty;

Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.

Council of Ministers 

Tuesday 20 January

Economic and Financial Affairs Council
The Cyprus presidency will present its work programme for the first semester of the year in the field of economic and financial affairs. The Council is expected to approve conclusions on the 2026 alert mechanism report, which initiates the European semester’s annual macroeconomic imbalance procedure. Furthermore, Ministers will be invited to adopt a decision opening a new excessive deficit procedure (EDP) concerning Finland and a recommendation outlining the steps that Finland should follow to put an end to its excessive deficit. Lastly, the Council is expected to adopt implementing decisions approving modified recovery and resilience plans and exchange views on the state of play of the economic and financial impact of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.