European Parliament
Monday 19 May
Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Debates: Exchange of views with General Robert Brieger, Chairman of the European Union Military Committee (EUMC), update on the Chiefs of Defence (CHODs) meeting on 15 May 2025; Debrief on the second meeting of the Joint Committee under the budgetary scrutiny procedure on the “Security Action for Europe” (SAFE) proposal.
Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Votes: Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2024; 2025 Budget: Section III – Commission; 2025 Budget: Other Sections; Building policy.
Debates: Facilitating the financing of investments and reforms to boost European competitiveness and creating a Capital Markets Union (Draghi Report); Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT); BUDG mission to Latvia – April 2025.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) and Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
Debates: Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap.
Monday 19 May – Tuesday 20 May
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
Votes: Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum.
Debates: Consent-based rape legislation in the EU; EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024; Gender Mainstreaming Network; Exchange of views with Pramila Patten, Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict and Under-Secretary-General; Gender Equality Strategy 2025; Public hearing on combatting menstrual poverty and improving women’s rights on menstrual health.
Special committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS)
Debates: Debriefing of the EUDS Committee mission to The Hague and Paris, 24-25 April 2025; Presentation by Sauli Niinistö, former President of the Republic of Finland, Special Adviser to the President of the European Commission, of the report: Safer Together – Strengthening Europe’s Civilian and Military Preparedness and Readiness; Public hearing on Interference using online platforms, the role of algorithmic manipulation, and responsibility and effects of online platforms on democracy; Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield; Exchange of views with Reporters without borders on World Press Freedom in 2025; Exchange of views with Deutsche Welle and Nino Evgenizde on the state of the media in EU candidate countries.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Votes: Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence (AI Liability Directive); 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.
Debates: IMCO ad hoc delegation to Washington, D.C. (USA), 25-27 February 2025; Working Group on the implementation of the Digital Services Act – Reporting back to committee by Christel Schaldemose (S&D), Chair of the Working group; Working Group on the implementation and enforcement of the Artificial Intelligence Act – Reporting back to committee by Brando Benifei (S&D), Co-Chair of the Working group; Electric vehicle supply equipment, compressed gas dispensers, and electricity, gas and thermal energy meters; Implementation and streamlining of EU internal market rules to strengthen the single market; Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement; Consumer Conditions Scoreboard; 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; 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; Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports; Amending Directive (EU) 2015/2302 to make the protection of travellers more effective and to simplify and clarify certain aspects of the Directive; Exchange of views with Maroš Šefčovič, Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Cooperation among enforcement authorities responsible for the enforcement of Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain; The AI Continent Action Plan.
Tuesday 20 May
Committee on Development (DEVE)
Votes: Financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville.
Debates: EU political strategy on Latin America; Global Gateway and the 4th Conference on Financing for Development: Advancing Poverty Eradication and Energy Access in Developing Countries; Impacts of cuts in development aid on sexual and reproductive health programmes, as well as on other health programmes, for vulnerable groups, including children and persons with disabilities – Exchange of views with Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, Bertrand Bainvel, UNICEF Representative to EU Institutions, and Alessandra Aresu from the International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC); How to make the case for continued needs-based humanitarian funding in line with the humanitarian principles – Exchange of views with Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council; The future of International Development Cooperation – what role will ODA play? – Exchange of views with Carsten Staur, OECD-DAC Chair.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Votes: Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 as regards a shorter settlement cycle in the Union.
Debates: Exchange of views with Alfred Camilleri, Chair of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (ESGAB); Exchange of views with Mariana Kotzeva, Director-General of Eurostat; Facilitating the financing of investments and reforms to boost European competitiveness and creating a Capital Markets Union (Draghi Report); Extension of the term of office of the Members of the ESMA CCP Supervisory Committee.
Committee on Budgets (BUDG) and Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Votes: Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Debates: Amending Regulations (EU) 2015/1017, (EU) 2021/523, (EU) 2021/695 and (EU) 2021/1153 as regards increasing the efficiency of the EU guarantee under Regulation (EU) 2021/523 and simplifying reporting requirements.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) and Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
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 Fisheries (PECH)
Votes: Implementing Protocol (2025-2030) to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark; Implementing Protocol (2025-2030) to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark.
Debates: Decarbonisation and modernisation of EU fisheries, and the development and deployment of fishing gear; Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement; Fisheries management approaches for safeguarding sensitive species, tackling invasive species and benefiting local economies; The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward; Exchange of views on Oceans Pact with the European Economic and Social Committee’s Rapporteur on the EESC opinion; ICES advice on the latest eel progress reports; Mission of the Committee on Fisheries to the 29th session of the IOTC, La Reunion, France, 14-16 April 2025; Letter to Commissioner on multiannual plan of the western Mediterranean Sea; Proposal for a union act on the need to amend the Council Regulation on fixing the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas for 2025 and to protect the trawling sector.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
Debates: Baseline evaluation procedure of the European Union’s implementation of the Istanbul Convention.
Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
Debates: Role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model; Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement; ECA rapporteur Blok to present ECA special report on The recognition of professional qualifications in the EU – An essential mechanism, but used sparsely and inconsistently; Exchange of views on the European Schools; Public hearing on “Empowering creators in the age of AI”.
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Debates: Debriefing of the EU-UK Summit of 19 May 2025 in association with the Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (D-UK).
Wednesday 21 May
Plenary
Debates: The EU’s response to the Israeli government’s plan to seize the Gaza Strip, ensuring effective humanitarian support and the liberation of hostages; Single Market Strategy; Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism; Russian energy phase-out, Nord Stream and the EU’s energy sovereignty; Improving mental health at work.
Thursday 22 May
Plenary
Votes: Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism; Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus; Granting equivalence to Moldova and Ukraine for field inspections and seed production; Amendments to the Capital Requirements Regulation as regards securities financing transactions under the net stable funding ratio; Euratom Research and Training Programme for the period 2026-2027 complementing Horizon Europe; Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors – HR nominee.
Debates: Choose Europe for Science; Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023.
Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.
