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  1. GMT+1

    Structured dialogue with Commissioner McGrath

    Bogdan Rzońca and 14 others

    Commissioner McGrath’s structured dialogue with PETI on rule-of-law monitoring and enforcement, ECIs, Ombudsman cooperation, NGO funding transparency and digital fairness, including coordinators’ questions on backsliding in member states, PETI missions and financial risks, followed by detailed replies on the Rule of Law Report, infringement practice, NGO rules, digital and consumer policy, and country-specific concerns before the Chair suspends the meeting.

    In this chapter

    1. Structured dialogue with Commissioner McGrath: introduction and first roundBogdan Rzońca
    2. McGrath’s replies and closing: rule of law, NGOs, digital and consumer policyMichael McGrath

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  2. GMT+1

    Digital, copyright and justice-related petitions

    Bogdan Rzońca and 11 others

    Debate on AI-generated art covering the AI Act, copyright, DSA, watermarking and protection of artists, with PETI opting to keep the petition open and seek a detailed Commission reply, followed by examination of a European Arrest Warrant case involving Hungary and Poland, conflicting narratives on asylum misuse versus political prosecution, and a decision to maintain the petition open and involve LIBE and AFCO.

    In this chapter

    1. Petition on AI‑generated art: EU legal framework and political debateBogdan Rzońca
    2. European Arrest Warrant petition: Hungary–Poland case and committee follow‑upDariusz Joński

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  3. GMT+1

    Madeira mission and health-related petition

    Dariusz Joński and 5 others

    Presentation of the Madeira fact-finding mission on climate-driven wildfire risks, civil protection, ecosystem restoration and the island’s housing crisis, followed by a petition on bone marrow donor recruitment where the petitioner, Commission and MEPs discuss Spanish rules, EU competences, regional disparities and PETI’s decision to keep the file open with a written follow-up.

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    1. Madeira fact‑finding mission: wildfires and housingDariusz Joński
    2. Bone marrow donors petition: Spanish practice and EU limitsBogdan Rzońca

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  4. GMT+1

    Opening of PETI meeting and Canary Islands mission

    Bogdan Rzońca and 5 others

    Chair opens the PETI meeting, clarifies procedural neutrality and agenda, then leads into a politically charged debate on the Canary Islands migration mission, including divergent MEP narratives on irregular arrivals, Schengen trust, border control, returns and Morocco’s role, before giving the floor to the Commission.

    In this chapter

    1. Opening of PETI meeting and agendaBogdan Rzońca
    2. Canary Islands migration mission: political reactionsBogdan Rzońca
    3. Canary Islands migration: Commission input and wrap‑upBogdan Rzońca

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Schedule

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    Committee on Petitions Ordinary meeting

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    Committee on Petitions Ordinary meeting HEARING

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    Committee on Petitions HEARING

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    Committee on Petitions Ordinary meeting

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    Committee on Petitions - Meeting
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Who spoke at the committee

  • Bogdan Rzońca 20 sittings
  • Sandra Gómez López 13 sittings
  • Elena Nevado del Campo 10 sittings
  • Diego Solier 9 sittings
  • Maria Zacharia 9 sittings
  • Alvise Pérez 8 sittings
  • Murielle Laurent 8 sittings
  • Peter Agius 8 sittings
  • Fredis Beleris 7 sittings
  • Margarita de la Pisa Carrión 7 sittings
  • Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal 6 sittings
  • Gheorghe Falcă 5 sittings
  • Jorge Buxadé Villalba 5 sittings
  • Michał Kobosko 5 sittings
  • Pál Szekeres 5 sittings
  • Paolo Inselvini 5 sittings
  • Ana Miranda Paz 4 sittings
  • Marcin Sypniewski 4 sittings
  • Nils Ušakovs 4 sittings
  • Petras Gražulis 4 sittings
  • Alex Agius Saliba 3 sittings
  • Carmen Crespo Díaz 3 sittings
  • Damien Carême 3 sittings
  • Dariusz Joński 3 sittings
  • Gordan Bosanac 3 sittings
  • Juan Fernando López Aguilar 3 sittings
  • Kosma Złotowski 3 sittings
  • Maravillas Abadía Jover 3 sittings
  • Mireia Borrás Pabón 3 sittings
  • Vasile Dîncu 3 sittings

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