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How to watch the European Parliament plenary sessionStrengthening Inclusive Democratic Participation and Civic Engagement Within the European Union: schedule and how to watch live
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The Chair sets the institutional context, rules and agenda before Commissioner Serafin and expert Pascal Saint‑Amans present the Commission’s new own resources package, expected revenues and alternative tax bases for financing the EU budget.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
The Chair opens the AGRI meeting and introduces the agri‑food promotion policy item, followed by the external study’s mandate, methods and main findings, the rapporteur’s priorities for Parliament’s implementation report, political group reactions on trade, health and product scope, and initial replies from the study authors and DG AGRI on independence, effectiveness, SME access, simplification and non‑discrimination between products.
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Committee on Human Rights (DROI)
From opening of the DROI meeting to closure of the agenda item, the Chair, UN SRSG, EEAS, NGOs and MEPs examine legal frameworks, EU instruments, country situations and funding for preventing and responding to grave violations against children in war, including Q&A on double standards, leverage, accountability and future policy commitments.
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Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
The Chair finalises procedural points for the LIBE sitting and then turns to the Commission and eu‑LISA for a detailed scrutiny of the Schengen Entry/Exit System rollout, including operational readiness, delays, border‑management impacts and member state implementation problems raised by MEPs.
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Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
Lagodinsky delivers his closing remarks on the AI omnibus file, emphasising Parliament’s legislative prerogatives, protection against deepfakes and legal certainty for SMEs, before the Chair formally sets the amendment deadline and announces that the meeting will continue in camera.
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Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
Shadows and group speakers from Renew, S&D, ECR and EPP outline contrasting lines on preserving the AI Act’s original balance versus deregulation, the treatment of AI agents, deepfake and generative AI safeguards, access to sensitive data, deletion or retention of the high‑risk register and real‑world testing, stop‑the‑clock powers, differentiated timelines, cybersecurity, and specific relief for SMEs, micro‑enterprises and startups including liability caps and simplified procedures.
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Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
The Chair opens the JURI meeting, adopts the agenda and minutes, and introduces the AI digital omnibus file, after which Rapporteur Lagodinsky sets out the legislative calendar, JURI’s role vis‑à‑vis IMCO/LIBE, and his core proposals on AI system/agent definitions, literacy obligations, sensitive data, prohibitions (including sexualized deepfakes) and the high‑risk database.
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Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Wrap‑up debate on the distinction between lobbying and advocacy in NGO funding, contradictions in transparency and work‑programme disclosure, and calls from MEPs for stricter alignment of NGO political activities with EU financial rules and electoral campaigning standards, including requests for past contracts and a future revision of the Financial Regulation.
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Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Further exchanges focus on alleged political instrumentalisation of NGOs, EU‑funded strategic litigation and cabinet involvement, ideological balance and high‑risk beneficiaries, and DG BUDG’s role in defining and applying advocacy guidance, with the Commission stressing co‑legislators’ role in setting priorities, value‑compliance safeguards, conflict‑of‑interest consequences and the case‑by‑case nature of assessing lobbying/advocacy clauses.
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Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Members question the methodology and scope of the screening, the selection and influence of external experts and their conflicts of interest, and raise examples of contracts with explicit influence or litigation activities, while DG HOME and DG JUST defend their interpretative work with DG BUDG, clarify advocacy versus project communication, describe risk‑mitigation steps, and justify partial transparency of NGO agreements under Regulation 1049/2001.
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Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
DG HOME and DG JUST outline the architecture, legal bases and objectives of AMIF/ISF/BMVI, Justice and CERV programmes, describe competitive procedures, controls and expert use, and explain how they applied the 2024 advocacy guidance in a comprehensive screening that found no legal breaches but led to updates in model calls and acknowledgement of reputational risks.
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Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
The chair opens the CONT Scrutiny Working Group, clarifies procedural aspects and mandate, then co-authors frame political concerns over the first batch of NGO contracts and the broader link to migration policy, before introducing Commission representatives and the focus on the May 2024 advocacy guidance and 2025 screening exercise.
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European Political Community - International Summit
European Commissioner Dan JØRGENSEN in Antalya, Türkiye for the COP31
Strengthening Inclusive Democratic Participation and Civic Engagement within the European Union - Presidency events
EC Midday press briefing of 12/11/2026
Karlsruhe – Un lieu de travail idéal
European Commissioner Marta KOS in Warsaw, Poland for the Rebuild Ukraine Conference
EC press point and signing ceremony by European Commissioner Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA and Australian Minister of Industry and Innovation Tim AYRES on Australia’s association to Horizon Europe
European Political Community - 2 - International Summit
European Political Community - 1 - International Summit
European Commissioner Andrius KUBILIUS in Italy
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Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Ordinary meeting
Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union Ordinary meeting
7th Inter-Parliamentary Committee Meeting On Evaluation Of The European Union Agency For Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) Activities
Issues raised by bot farming and social media anonymity in elections
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