The Cypriot Council Presidency presents its cohesion priorities and work on the NRP Regulation and sectoral funds, followed by MEPs from several groups challenging the NRPP architecture, risks of renationalisation, treatment of agriculture, rural areas, islands and outermost regions, and the Minister’s responses on defending cohesion policy and people‑centred territorial support.
Chair Budka opens the ITRE meeting, adopts the agenda and practical arrangements, then faces a strong political challenge to coordinators’ written decisions on file allocation, culminating in a contested vote using the new voting system on these decisions and several recommendations, resolutions and budget items.
The Chair opens the AFET meeting, presents the hearing format and gives Judge Aitala the floor, who recalls the ICC’s European roots, core values and the growing expectations of victims in a deteriorating international climate.
The committee turns to the 2025 Commission report on Montenegro; rapporteur Marian Šarec presents a broadly positive draft noting 13 provisionally closed chapters and the ambition to conclude negotiations by 2026, while insisting that Chapters 23/24, judicial independence, anti‑corruption, media freedom, environment and visa alignment remain decisive benchmarks; shadows from across groups plus several MEPs highlight Montenegro’s frontrunner position but also internal political tensions, judicial appointments, attacks on journalists, foreign interference (notably from Serbia/Russia), minority and restitution issues, and the need for credible track record before accession; Commission (DG NEAR) and EEAS confirm progress and remaining rule‑of‑law and visa‑policy gaps, stress risks from institutional tensions and hybrid threats, and underline support via EPF and security dialogue, after which Šarec thanks colleagues and McAllister sets amendment and vote deadlines.
Chair introduces the Vision Zero motion and proposed EU Remembrance Day, followed by political group positions and demands on scope and enforcement, the Commission’s preference to reinforce the existing 28 April OSH day, the rapporteur’s conclusions, indication of amendment deadlines and vote timing, and the formal closure of the EMPL meeting with schedule information.
The Chair opens the Fisheries Committee meeting with information on storm damage and EU aid mechanisms, then members hold successive voting blocks on implementing RFMO measures into EU law, adopting the report on oceanic diplomacy for EU competitiveness, and approving the committee opinion on the interim financial report, including final roll‑call votes and mandates for negotiations.
The Chair formally ends the public session, announces a break and the subsequent in‑camera exchange with the Armenian ambassador, and orders the departure of all non‑authorized participants.
The committee opens the sitting, adopts its agenda and proceeds through compromise and individual votes, including a final roll‑call, to adopt the REGI opinion on the 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework.
McAllister introduces the draft report on Georgia’s 2025 Commission report, stressing unprecedented democratic backsliding and Georgia’s status as “candidate in name only”; rapporteur Rasa Juknevičienė details regression on all nine priorities, anti‑EU disinformation by Georgian Dream, calls for targeted sanctions and warns visa‑free suspension may follow, while shadows and other MEPs underline government’s pro‑Russian drift, support for Georgian civil society and Sakharov laureates, and debate how EU sanctions and support to Ukraine link to Georgia’s trajectory; Commission (DG NEAR) and EEAS outline concrete measures already taken (downgrading contacts, suspending assistance, triggering visa‑suspension mechanism) and expectations on political prisoners, repressive laws, CFSP alignment and sanctions evasion, before the rapporteur closes and McAllister sets amendment and committee/plenary vote timelines.
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.
Committee turns to the sixth revision of the Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances Directive, with rapporteur, groups and Commission setting out priorities and red lines on exposure limits, substances like cobalt and isoprene, SME and gender aspects, and the timetable and mandate for Parliament’s negotiating position.
External experts and EEAS detail how religious and ‘traditional values’ narratives are used in Moldova and Armenia, the role of Armenian civil society and Church structures, diaspora‑targeted operations, and current mandate limits on monitoring Iran and U.S.-focused campaigns.
MEPs ask how lessons from Moldova guide EU assistance to Armenia, how Armenian civil society and the Church feature in interference dynamics, and whether Iran and narratives about the U.S. role in regional security are part of the disinformation environment.
The Chair opens the CPC revision hearing and Panel 1, with the Commission, Dutch authority, ECC‑Net and Ecommerce Europe detailing current CPC enforcement gaps, fragmented sanctions and overlaps with DSA/DMA, then discussing options such as stronger EU‑level powers, UCPD as a regulation and better protection against non‑EU traders, followed by an MEP Q&A and coordinated replies. This segment frames the policy problem and initial reform scenarios for CPC and the Digital Fairness Act from both enforcers’ and business perspectives.
After DEVE members leave, AFET votes on: the recommendation on enhanced EU–Canada cooperation (short presentation by rapporteur Tobias Kramer, vote on compromises and key amendments, then final roll‑call adoption); the draft opinion on the next MFF interim report (rapporteur Dan Barna, swift sequence of compromise amendments and final adoption); and the DROIT draft opinion on the 2025 Rule of Law Report (starting from compromise 6, multiple close roll‑call checks, series of compromises and individual amendments, ending with adoption of the opinion and confirmation that all morning votes were completed within 30 minutes.
The EEAS outlines the four phases of Russia’s foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) against Armenia linked to its EU integration path, then explains EU cross‑institution coordination, timelines and concrete support measures to bolster Armenia’s resilience and election integrity.
NewsGuard presents the structure and tactics of Storm 1516, detailing how AI‑driven Russian influence operations target Armenia with fabricated corruption and nuclear‑waste narratives, cloned media brands and spoofed NGOs, and how these false stories are amplified, including by major AI chatbots.
The Chair formally opens the meeting, adopts the agenda and minutes, and sets out the session’s focus on Russian interference in Armenia ahead of the June elections, recalling Parliament’s previous resolution and Armenia’s regional and democratic context.
Chair opens the IMCO meeting, adopts formalities and then hears back from rapporteurs on the AI Act, DSA and DMA implementation working groups, highlighting enforcement challenges, upcoming resolutions and links with broader EU digital policy. This block sets the institutional context before launching the thematic hearing on revision of the CPC Regulation.
Chair David McAllister opens the joint AFET/DEVE meeting, adopts the agenda and previous minutes, then conducts a lengthy electronic vote on the Global Gateway report (past impacts and future orientation), including test vote, series of compromise and individual amendments, roll‑call checks, and final adoption of the draft report, followed by a vote approving the inter‑institutional provisional agreement on amending Regulation 2021/947 (External Action Guarantee).
Chair opens the EMPL meeting, adopts agenda and minutes, recalls rules, reports on the Ireland/Eurofound mission and its relevance, then moves to a trilogue update on the Traineeships Directive and subsequent EMPL votes on European Semester priorities, MFF opinion and EGF mobilisations.
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.
The NATO official details U.S. expectations for European conventional defence, the operational basis for the 3.5% GDP benchmark, redistribution of key Joint Force Commands to European commanders while keeping SHAPE under U.S. command, confirms continued posture and unity on the eastern flank, and explains current formats for coordinating military aid to Ukraine before the Chair closes the session.
The EP NATO PA Chair and MEPs raise questions on the implications of U.S. absences and command transfers, security guarantees for the Arctic, air-defence support and coordination for Ukraine, realism of higher spending targets, U.S. presence in Europe and the impact of tensions with Hungary and Slovakia on NATO unity.
The Chair frames the NATO defence ministers’ meeting and U.S. role, then the NATO official reports on ministerial priorities of deterrence, defence spending, readiness, industrial base, innovation, Arctic Sentry and mechanisms to sustain and share the burden of support to Ukraine.
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