European Parliament
Monday 23 February
Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Debates: Mission to Manila, Philippines, 16-18 February 2026; Presentation of a study “The Role of the WTO in EU Trade. State of play ahead of WTO MC14”; Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade; Role of trade in strengthening the EU’s economic security.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Votes: Appointment of the European Chief Prosecutor; Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Ecuador, of the other part, on cooperation between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combatting serious crime and terrorism; Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025; Establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union, and repealing Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, Council Directive 2001/40/EC and Council Decision 2004/191/EC.
Debates: The Initial Assessment of the implementation of the Entry/Exit System (EES); The Anti-Racism Strategy 2026-2030 (COM(2026) 12 final); Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application; Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and Iceland on the transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crime; Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on the transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crime; Countering foreign interferences and defending the EU’s critical infrastructure: the case of the contracts between the Spanish Ministry of the Interior and Huawei.
Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
Debates: Verification of credentials (Rule 3); Verification of credentials (Rule 3); Exchange of views with representatives of the European Court of Auditors.
Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Debates: Exchange of views on the EU response to Children in Armed Conflict on the occasion of the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers; Workshop on Assessing the Human Rights and Democracy aspects of the Commission proposal for an EU’s Global Europe Instrument in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028-2034); Coordinators’ meeting.
Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Debates: Defence Ministers meeting in the Foreign Affairs Council on 11 February 2026, debrief with Benedikta von Seherr-Thoss, Managing Director for Peace, Security and Defence at the European External Action Service, EEAS; EU-India Security and Defence Partnership with Benedikta von Seherr-Thoss, Managing Director for Peace, Security and Defence at the European External Action Service, EEAS; Establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153; Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (‘ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities; Debrief on the SEDE mission to Poland and to the Czech Republic on 16-18 February 2026.
Tuesday 24 February
Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC)
Debates: Public hearing on “How to address the Equity-Debt Bias in Taxation?”; A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sector; Public hearing on the “Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness”; Coordinators’ meeting.
Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Votes: The screening of foreign investments in the Union and repealing Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Adjustment of customs duties on the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America; Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods; Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People`s Republic of China pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union; Multilateral negotiations in view of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, 26 to 29 March 2026.
Debates: Exchange of views with the Commission on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in third countries, as a tool to strengthen EU competitiveness and international trade policy; Monitoring Groups activities; Structured Dialogue between the European Parliament and the European Commission; Conclusion of negotiations with Ecuador on a Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (SIFA); Exchange of views on the acceptance of a price undertaking for battery electric vehicles from China.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Debates: EU Visa Policy Strategy (COM(2026) 43 final); Enhanced Border Security Partnership with the United States (EBSP); Prüm II Framework – Extending EU Law Enforcement Cooperation Beyond Borders; Empowering Police and Judicial Authorities: Towards More Effective and Lawful Data Access for Law Enforcement Purposes.
Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) and Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Debates: Hearing on the immunity of United Nations and International Criminal Court officials.
Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
Votes: Disputes involving Parliament (Rule 155); Verification of credentials (Rule 3); Term of office (Rule 4); Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034; United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships; The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report – annual report 2025; Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025; Amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI).
Debates: Subsidiarity (Rule 43); Exchange of views on recent case-law concerning immunities; Establishment of European Business Wallets; Presentation of JURI Committee`s gender mainstreaming action plan; Hearing on the immunity of United Nations and International Criminal Court officials; Presentation of the annual report 2025 of the EP Coordinator on Children’s Rights, Mrs Ewa Kopacz, Vice-President of the European Parliament; Exchange of views in the context of the structured dialogue with Michael McGrath, Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection.
Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
Votes: Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034; Guidelines for the 2027 Budget – Section III; Joint Declaration ‘Europe for Culture – Culture for Europe’; Vote in Committee on Coordinators’ decisions 3.2 of the CULT Coordinators’ meeting of 27 January 2026.
Debates: Exchange of views with Vice-President Virkkunen; Coordinators’ meeting; Presentation of the EPRS study “EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027: Taking stock and the way forward”; The EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027; Structured dialogue with Commissioner Micallef; Presentation of the Policy Department study “EU funding instruments for policy areas under the remit of the CULT Committee”.
Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Votes: Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034.
Debates: Coordinators’ meeting; Implementation of the Regulation (EU) 2023/1804 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure; Air Transport Agreement and Ancillary Agreement on the application of the Air Transport Agreement, between the United States of America, the EU and its Member States, Iceland and Norway; Presentation by DG MOVE on High Speed Rail Initiative; Registration documents for vehicles and vehicle registration data recorded in national vehicle registers; Amending Directive 2014/45/EU on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and Directive 2014/47/EU on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Union.
Committee on Public Health (SANT)
Votes: Guidelines for the 2027 Budget – Section III.
Debates: Exchange of views with Mykhailo Radutskyi, Chairman of the Committee on Public Health of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine; Laying a 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, and amending Regulation (EU) 2024/795; Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (‘ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities; Brain health: Policy challenges and opportunities to manage neurological diseases; Presentation of the European added value assessment prepared for the INL on rare diseases action plan.
Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Votes: Guidelines for the 2027 Budget – Section III.
Debates: ECA Special report 26/2025: EU bodies fighting fraud; Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group — annual report 2024; ECA Special report 06/2026: Tackling fraud in the RRF; ECA Special report 25/2025: LIFE strategic projects.
Committee on Development (DEVE)
Votes: Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034; Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community (2025–2029).
Debates: Establishing the Union support for asylum, migration and integration for the period from 2028 to 2034.
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
Debates: Joint CONT-ENVI meeting.
Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Debates: Exchange of views on the human rights dimension of the externalisation of migration and asylum policies in the world; Public hearing on the immunity of United Nations and International Criminal Court officials; The EU’s role in upholding human rights in its external action, even with traditional allied countries: the case of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the USA.
Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Votes: Guidelines for the 2027 Budget – Section III; Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034; Presentation of a study on “European Defence Projects of Common Interest: from concept to practice” by Dr Steven Blockmans and Prof. Daniel Fiott; Debrief on the recent Meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence by François-Marie Gougeon, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning, NATO.
Debates: Remembrance – four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine; Debrief on the SEDE ad hoc delegation to Ukraine on 5-6 February 2026; Exchange of views with Lieutenant General André DENK, Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency (EDA); Joint Public Hearing Institutional aspects of the Common European Defence Union.
Wednesday 25 February
Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Votes: Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034.
Debates: Exchange of views Exchange of views with Makis Keravnos, Minister of Finances on the priorities of the Cyprus presidency; Exchange of views on the EIB Group support to cohesion investments and on the NRPP proposal with Marek Mora, EIB Vice-President responsible for cohesion; Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (‘ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities; Presentation of the study on “Improving Essential Services in the EU regions: The role of Cohesion policy”, by Policy Department for Regional Development, Agriculture and Fisheries; Establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153.
Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS)
Debates: Exchange of views with Newsguard and the EEAS on countering Russian interference in Armenia; Exchange of views with the Head of Mission of Armenia to the European Union on Countering Russian interference in the context of the Strategic Agenda for the EU-Armenia Partnership; Exchange of views on Belarusian transnational repression and sanctions evasion as tools of hybrid interference with ISANS and the European Commission; Exchange of views with Commissioner Michael McGrath on the state of play of the European Democracy Shield; Debriefing of the EUDS mission to Washington D. C. and New York, United States; Exchange of views with the Director of the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence; Exchange of views on Canada’s recent actions to fight FIMI and protect democracy with representatives of Global Affairs and Public Safety Canada.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
Votes: Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU; Amending Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA.
Committee on Petitions (PETI)
Debates: Draft Mission Report following the fact-finding visit to Canary Islands, Spain from 15 to 17 September 2025; Draft Mission Report following the fact-finding visit to Madeira, Portugal- 27 to 29 October 2025; Petitions for discussion in committee on the basis of the Commission’s written reply or other documents received; Exchange of views with Commissioner Michael McGrath, Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection, as part of the Structured Dialogue with the European Commission; Coordinators’ meeting; Petitions for discussion in committee on the basis of the Commission’s written reply or other documents received;
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI) and Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Votes: Circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC.
Debates: Amending Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009 and (EU) 2019/1009 as regards simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products.
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Committee on Development (DEVE)
Votes: Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientation; Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/947 as regards increased efficiency of the External Action Guarantee.
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Votes: Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientation; Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/947 as regards increased efficiency of the External Action Guarantee; Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning an enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the light of the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty; Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034; he Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report – annual report 2025.
Debates: 2025 Commission report on Georgia; 2025 Commission report on Montenegro; Interim report in view of the consent procedure on a broad package of agreements to consolidate, deepen and expand the bilateral relations with the Swiss Confederation; 2025 Commission report on Türkiye; Exchange of views on the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in a fragmented international order; Structured Dialogue on the Commission Work Programme: Exchange of views with Dubravka Šuica, Commissioner for the Mediterranean; Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values; Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace.
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
Votes: Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3) approving formaldehyde released from the reaction products of paraformaldehyde and 2-hydroxypropylamine (ratio 1:1) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2, 11 and 13 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3) approving formaldehyde released from the reaction products of paraformaldehyde and 2-hydroxypropylamine (ratio 3:2) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2, 6, 11, 12 and 13 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (RP 3:2 thereafter.
Debates: Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (‘ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities; Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3) approving formaldehyde released from the reaction products of paraformaldehyde and 2-hydroxypropylamine (ratio 1:1) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2, 11 and 13 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3) approving formaldehyde released from the reaction products of paraformaldehyde and 2-hydroxypropylamine (ratio 3:2) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2, 6, 11, 12 and 13 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (RP 3:2 thereafter; Exchange of views with the Commission on the outcome of the COP 20 meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Joint committee procedure (Rule 59) of ECON, ENVI and LIBE ; European Court of Auditors Special Report 23/2025: “Municipal waste management – Despite gradual improvement, challenges remain for the EU’s progress towards circularity”; Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Accelerating Europe’s transition to a circular economy: a pilot for boosting circularity of plastics: Joint committee procedure (Rule 59) of ENVI and IMCO.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI) and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Votes: Amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2016/1036, (EU) 2016/1037, (EU) 2017/1129, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/573 as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplification measures.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Votes: Amending Directives 2014/65/EU and (EU) 2022/2557 as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplifying measures.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Debates: Appointment of the Vice-President of the European Central Bank; Securitisation Package: Amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation; Amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions as regards requirements for securitisation exposures; Economic dialogue with Makis Keravnos, ECOFIN President and Minister of Finance of Cyprus; Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Banking Authority; Restructuring the Union framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (recast); Banking Union – annual report 2025.
Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) and the Delegation for relations with Canada
Debates: Exchange of views on EU-Canada cooperation and common security and defence challenges in the Arctic
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Votes: European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities – annual report 2026; Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034; Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware; Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/007 BE/Casa; Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Austria – EGF/2025/005 AT/KTM.
Debates: EMPL mission to Ireland and Eurofound; Improving and enforcing working conditions of trainees and combating regular employment relationships disguised as traineeships (‘Traineeships Directive’); Amending Directive 2004/37/EC as regards the addition of substances and setting limit values in its Annexes I, III and IIIa; Motion for a resolution on the need to reduce work-related fatalities.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Votes: Vote on contestation of coordinators’ decisions of 27 January 2026; Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon, in the form of an Exchange of Letters, amending and supplementing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon, setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA); Upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act; Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034; Guidelines for the 2027 Budget – Section III; Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2022/869 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union list of projects of common interest and projects of mutual interest.
Debates: Chair’s announcements concerning coordinators’ decisions of 27 January 2026 and 28 January 2026; Presentation of the study “Overview of the diffusion of Power Purchase Agreements and Contracts for Difference across Member States – Existing barriers and tools to favour their uptake”; Presentation of the study “Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their role in European industry”; European Competitiveness Fund.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
Votes: Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU; Amending Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA.
Debates: Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions; Regulation Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities; Establishing Global Europe.
Thursday 26 February
Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Debates: Establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695; Exchange of views with Arjen Gerritsen, Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CCRE) spokesperson on the EU budget and the King’s Commissioner of the Province of Flevoland (the Netherlands); Amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards the school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme (‘EU school scheme’), sectoral interventions, the creation of a protein sector, requirements for hemp, the possibility for marketing standards for cheese, protein crops and meat, application of additional import duties, rules on the availability of supplies in time of emergencies and severe crisis and securities.
Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Votes: Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware; 2026 Budget: Section III – Commission; 2026 Budget: Other Sections; Building policy.
Debates: Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European Parliament; 2026 Budget: Section III – Commission; 2026 Budget: Other Sections; Building policy; Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/007 BE/Casa; Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Austria – EGF/2025/005 AT/KTM; Update of the financial programming 2027.
Committee on Petitions (PETI)
Debates: Chair’s announcements concerning Coordinators’ decisions: Petitions for discussion in committee on the basis of the Commission’s written reply or other documents received; Petitions which it is proposed to close in the light of the Commission’s written reply or other documents received.
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Debates: Exchange of views with the EEAS on the recent developments related to Iran; Recommendation for the Council, for the Commission and for the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region; Exchange of views with the EEAS on the EU-India Summit of 27 January 2026; 2025 Commission report on Albania; 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Votes: European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026; Appointment of the Vice-President of the European Central Bank; Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Banking Authority.
Debates: Monetary Dialogue with Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank; Exchange of views with Nadia Calviño, President of the European Investment Bank Group (EIB) and Chair of its Board of Directors.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Debates: Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/691 as regards support to workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring; Exchange of views with Commissioner Lahbib (Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management).
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Debates: Presentation of the study “European Software and Cyber Dependencies”; Horizon Europe 2028-2034: Expert views and consideration; Concrete implementation of the steel and metals action plan.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
Votes: Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions; Impact of social media and the online environment on young people; Guidelines for the 2027 Budget – Section III; Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034.
Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here. Find an overview of committee agendas here.
