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Weekly European Agenda 20/10/2025

20-24 October 2025

Monday 20 October

Tuesday 21 October

Wednesday 22 October

Thursday 23 October

Friday 24 October

Institutional Agendas

European Parliament

Monday 20 October

Plenary
Debates: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty; Joint debate – Chemicals; The decision to impose a fine on Google: defending press and media freedom in the EU; A new legislative framework for products that is fit for the digital and sustainable transition.

Tuesday 21 October

Plenary
Votes: Vote on request for urgent procedure (Rule 170) – Dates of application and transitional provisions for chemical products; Parliament’s calendar of part-sessions – 2027; Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications; Driving licences; Common data platform on chemicals, establishing a monitoring and outlook framework for chemicals; Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency; Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals; General Data Protection Regulation: additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of the Regulation; Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations; Monitoring framework for resilient European forests; Standing Forest and Forestry Expert Group; A new legislative framework for products that is fit for the digital and sustainable transition.
Debates: Recent peace agreement in the Middle East and the role of the EU; Changing security landscape and the role of police at the heart of the EU’s internal security strategy; Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations; Delayed justice and rule of law backsliding in Malta, eight years after Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination; Commission Work Programme 2026; Stepping up funding for Ukraine’s reconstruction and defence: the use of Russian frozen assets; Polarisation and increased repression in Serbia, one year after the Novi Sad tragedy; General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections; Renewing the EU-Africa Partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola Summit.

Wednesday 22 October

Plenary
Votes: Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections; General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections; Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council; Discharge 2023: Agencies; Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations; Polarisation and increased repression in Serbia, one year after the Novi Sad tragedy; Situation in Belarus, five years after the fraudulent presidential elections.
Debates: Preparation of the European Council meeting of 23 October 2025; Situation in Belarus, five years after the fraudulent presidential elections; Address by Sergey Tihanovski and Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya; Topical debate requested by a political group (Renew) (Rule 169) – The ongoing assault on the democratic institutions and the rule of law in Bulgaria; Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report 2024; First anniversary of the DANA floods in Spain: improving EU preparedness; Allegations of espionage by the Hungarian government within the EU institutions; UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30); Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in Uzbekistan; Ending all energy imports from Russia to the EU and closing loopholes through third countries.

Thursday 23 October

Plenary
Votes: Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): InvestEU Fund strategic investments in the field of defence; Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Directive); Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution; Renewing the EU-Africa Partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola Summit; Motions for resolutions – UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30); Motions for resolutions – Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in Uzbekistan; Motions for resolutions – Audiovisual Media Services Directive obligations in the transatlantic dialogue.
Debates: Audiovisual Media Services Directive obligations in the transatlantic dialogue; Combating violence against women and girls, including the exploitation of motherhood; Breast cancer: the importance of screening; Discontinuing seasonal time change.

Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.

European Council 

Thursday 23 October

European Council
Agenda to be released at a later date.

An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.

Council of Ministers 

Monday 20 October

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. The Council will also discuss the situation in the Middle East in the light of the latest developments.

Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council
EU energy ministers are expected to reach an agreement (‘general approach’) on a proposal to gradually phase out remaining gas and oil imports from Russia, with a full prohibition in place by 1 January 2028. Ministers will also discuss the role of electrification in the EU’s competitive and clean transition, with a view to the future electrification strategy that the European Commission will present in early 2026.

Tuesday 21 October

EU-Uzbekistan Cooperation Council
The Cooperation Council between the European Union (EU) and Uzbekistan will hold its 18th meeting. They will exchange views on political, economic and trade matters, as well as cooperation, including internal and constitutional reforms, justice and home affairs, human rights, gender equality, rule of law issues, aspects related to Uzbekistan’s GSP+ status, WTO accession, trade barriers and restrictions, CRM, connectivity, and energy.

Environment Council
EU environment ministers are expected to adopt Council conclusions on the preparations for the 2025 United Nations climate change conference (COP30). The conclusions will serve as the EU’s general negotiating position at the COP30. Ministers will also seek to approve conclusions on the European water resilience strategy, which was adopted by the European Commission in June 2025.

General Affairs Council
The Council will continue preparations for the October 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.

European Commission and High Representative

Monday 20 October

Lahbib meets with Yuriko Backes
Commissioner Hadja Lahbib will meet with Yuriko Backes, Luxembourg Minister for Gender Equality and Diversity, in Luxembourg.

Zaharieva meets with Bela Balint
Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva will meet with Bela Balint, Minister for Science, Technological Development and Innovation of Serbia, in Podgorica.

Albuquerque meets Jonas Fernandes
Commissioner Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque will meet Jonas Fernandes, Member of the European Parliament, in Strasbourg.

Tuesday 21 October

College meeting
EU Commissioners will gather in Strasbourg to unveil three new initiatives: The 2026 Commission work programme, the 2025 annual overview report on simplification, implementation and enforcement and the communication on the generational renewal in agriculture.

Albuquerque meets the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque will meet the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE), in Strasbourg.

Zaharieva meets with Arbërie Nagavci and Rozeta Hajdari
Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva will meet with Arbërie Nagavci, Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation and Rozeta Hajdari, Minister of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade of Kosovo, in Podgorica.

Wednesday 22 October

Dombrovskis participates in the Signing Ceremony on the margins of the EU-Egypt Summit
Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis will participate in the Signing Ceremony on the margins of the EU-Egypt Summit, in Brussels.

Lahbib attends the UNICEF photo exhibition “A question mark hangs over Gaza”
Commissioner Hadja Lahbib will attend the UNICEF photo exhibition “A question mark hangs over Gaza”, in Brussels.

Zaharieva receives Kirsten Schoder-Steinmüller
Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva will receive Kirsten Schoder-Steinmüller, Vice President of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in Brussels.

Thursday 23 October

Lahbib speaks at the inaugural session of the new mandate of the European Economic and Social Committee
Commissioner Hadja Lahbib will speak at the inaugural session of the new mandate of the European Economic and Social Committee, in Brussels.

Micallef visits the premises of The European Youth Forum
Commissioner Glenn Micallef will visit the premises of The European Youth Forum, in Brussels.

Albuquerque meets Fabio Panetta
Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque will meet Fabio Panetta, Governor of Bank of Italy, in Rome.

Friday 24 October 

Albuquerque meets Antonio Tajani
Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque will meet Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in Rome.

Roswall gives a keynote address at the European Business & Nature Summit 2025
Commissioner Jessika Roswall will give a keynote address at the European Business & Nature Summit 2025, in Helsinki.

Lahbib participates to a high-level panel at the ALDE Party congress on the theme “Superpower Europe-Building a resilient and safe continent”
Commissioner Hadja Lahbib will participate to a high-level panel at the ALDE Party congress on the theme “Superpower Europe-Building a resilient and safe continent”, in Brussels.

An overview of the Commission College can be found here; the Commissioners’ weekly activities can be found here; the agenda of upcoming College meetings can be found here; Commission events can be found here.

European Economic and Social Committee

Tuesday 21 October – Thursday 23 October

600th Plenary session – Renewal Oct 2025
The 600th Plenary session will touch upon: the renewal of our Committee with the election of the EESC President; the first plenary of the members under a new mandate; votes on opinions on key topics such as European values, diplomacy and disability.

More information about EESC events can be found here.
The agendas of the different EESC meetings can be found here.

Committee of the Regions 

Wednesday 22 October

ECON Commission Seminar – Forging the future: key factors for a competitive EU steel industry
This interactive seminar will foster exchanges of experience on how to tackle regional challenges of industrial transformation with a focus on steel industries and their suppliers.

Thursday 23 October 

The European dimension of regional security
This EU Local Dialogue, organised by Mieczysław Struk (PL/EPP), will focus on local and regional governments’ efforts to ensure citizens’ safety and security, with the EU support.

More information about Committee of the Regions events can be found here. The agendas of the different Committee of the Regions meetings can be found here.

European Ombudsman

Wednesday 22 October

ForbesWomen Conference: Leadership, innovation and the future in women’s voices
The event addresses the major challenges facing the European business ecosystem through two working sessions: one focused on regulation to enhance competitiveness, and another on innovation, startups, and female entrepreneurship. Institutional closing speech: An institutional perspective on how to advance toward a European ideal where equality is not just an aspiration, but a shared reality.

Thursday 23 October

Lecture at the Universidad Autonoma and discussion with students
EO will meet students and give a lecture.

The EU Ombudsman calendar of activities can be found here.

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Monday 20 October – Tuesday 21 October

Thematic workshop on internal security and fundamental rights
In the context of its 2025 Presidency of the Justice and Home Affairs Agencies Network, FRA will host a thematic workshop on internal security and fundamental rights. European internal security and its interplay with fundamental rights is one of the overarching thematic priorities of the network for 2025-2027.

Tuesday 21 October – Wednesday 22 October

FRA consultation meeting on violence against people with disabilities in institutions
FRA will host a consultation meeting on violence against people with disabilities in institutions. It will build on key findings of FRA’s forthcoming comparative report on laws and practices to prevent and protect against violence towards people with disabilities in institutions in the EU.

Thursday 23 October

FRA to speak at a seminar on bridging child protection and child justice
FRA will contribute to the 4th Child-Friendly Justic European Network annual seminar on bridging child protection and child justice. It will join an interactive session on strengthening the capacities and the roles of child protection systems in Europe.

Information on upcoming FRA events can be found here.

European Investment Bank 

Tuesday 21 October

Board Seminar with Civil Society 2025
This annual seminar is the EIB’s flagship forum for direct dialogue between civil society organisations, the EIB Board of Directors, and senior EIB management. It provides a unique opportunity for representatives from NGOs, think tanks, research institutes, trade unions, and other civil society actors to exchange views with the Bank’s leadership and contribute to shaping the strategic direction.

Wednesday 22 October

Meeting No. 587 of the Board of Directors
In accordance with its Rules of Procedure, the EIB convenes the meetings of its Board of Directors at least six times a year.

Information on upcoming EIB events can be found here.

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