The rapporteur presents the draft banking union report focusing on completing the banking union (including EDIS), integrating ESG risks into supervision, resolution tools and prudential standards, then group speakers express differing views on EDIS, the digital euro, competitiveness, stability and consumer protection before the Chair confirms the timetable and the committee vote date.
ECON turns to the Energy Taxation Directive file, with the rapporteur outlining procedural constraints, amendment volumes and the need to balance climate goals with competitiveness and regional impacts, followed by political group interventions setting out contrasting positions on fossil‑fuel treatment, minimum rates, exemptions, delegated acts and the overall climate‑versus‑competitiveness orientation ahead of technical talks and compromise drafting.
Kelleher presents extensive amendments and a solutions‑oriented scope for the women’s health report, political groups clash over SRHR, ‘gender ideology’ versus sex‑based approaches and structural discrimination, and the rapporteur defends an evidence‑based, rights‑focused text as the chair confirms the calendar for compromises and votes.
Associated committees and catch‑the‑eye speakers raise control, regional, sectoral and climate‑related concerns about the ECF, after which experts and the rapporteur conclude on the fund’s limited scale, need for prioritised and transparent governance, and Parliament’s role in reshaping the proposal to balance flexibility, control, competitiveness and fairness.
Under Article 48 EBA Regulation, François‑Louis Michaud sets out his strategic vision for the EBA (simplification, frontier supervision, shared back‑office and accountability), then faces successive MEP rounds on EU banking strategic autonomy, EBA governance, simplification of the rulebook, consolidation and competitiveness, dialogue with Parliament, his managerial track record, CMDI/EDIS and gender and diversity, before the committee closes the hearing and announces the vote.
A second round of MEP questions probes excellence versus geographic balance, sectoral prioritisation, ‘picking winners’, and the ECF’s capacity to match US/China, with experts responding on micro‑level intervention logic, competition‑based support for firms and ideas, excellence and impact criteria, and mechanisms to diffuse innovation without rigid quotas.
The chair introduces the performance regulation as a key tool for gender budgeting, and the Commission explains the proposed horizontal framework to track expenditure and results on climate, social and gender equality objectives across all MFF programmes.
The Canadian expert outlines current Arctic threat perceptions, surveillance and cooperation needs with the EU, after which the Chairs close the session by emphasizing continued EU–Canada security cooperation and referencing the forthcoming AFET report on relations with Canada as the parliamentary follow‑up step.
The two MEPs present publicly criticize their colleagues’ absence, apologize to staff and stakeholders, denounce the lack of commitment to disability rights, announce internal follow‑up, and formally close the meeting early.
The Commission’s proposal for a single performance and gender‑tracking system under the post‑2027 MFF is scrutinised by co‑rapporteurs and FEMM members, who probe indicators, methodology, data gaps, links to sectoral acts and alleged ‘ideology’, while the Commission defends the OECD‑based marker and promises common guidance and improved data collection.
The Cypriot Finance Minister, as Ecofin President, presents the presidency’s economic and financial priorities (Ukraine financing, new fiscal rules, CMU/Savings and Investment Union, digital euro, tax and CBAM files), followed by MEP questions on the digital euro, InvestEU in the next MFF, common EU debt servicing, the market integration package, and ambitions for CMU versus fragmentation and differentiated integration initiatives.
The chair notes that they are still waiting for MEPs to join, explains this is a short information point, and indicates uncertainty about who will present from the MEP side, already hinting at very low political attendance.
MEPs and Canadian senators debate Europe’s Arctic presence, Canadian rearmament to 2% of GDP, missile defence concepts and SAFE, stalled Arctic sovereignty claims, US pressure, nuclear and early‑warning dependence, and possible EU–Canada responses to scenarios such as Greenlandic independence backed by Russia or China.
The FEMM chair opens the dedicated session and mandate on the Global Europe external financing instrument, with the rapporteur and political groups setting out contrasting views on restoring gender targets, SRHR and women’s rights funding, followed by the rapporteur’s defence of gender objectives and the procedural calendar for amendments and votes.
Rapporteur and MEPs question the ECF’s objectives, financial instruments, strategic focus and implementation challenges, followed by expert replies clarifying definitions of competitiveness, the role of autonomy, conditions for earmarking, governance by independent experts, and risks and design of European preference.
Rapporteur Alsalani’s priorities on restoring gender targets, earmarking for women’s organisations and SRHR are confronted with sharply contrasting group positions, from calls for binding targets and feminist partnerships to accusations of ‘gender ideology’ and overspending, with timelines for amendments and votes announced.
Procedure for adopting the FEMM agenda, with a legal and budgetary challenge to referencing the ‘My Body My Choice’ European Citizens’ Initiative and clarification that the committee will proceed while allowing members to register opposition via their vote.
Prof. Lassard details Canada’s limited Arctic military infrastructure, Inuit Rangers’ role, key corridor and port projects, the North Warning System and sovereignty disputes, as well as climate‑driven shipping trends, Inuit navigation standards demands and mapping‑related environmental risks.
Chairs STRACK-ZIMMERMANN and Moreno set the agenda, underline the upgraded EU–Canada security partnership, and frame the Arctic as a shared strategic theatre involving Russia, China, the US, environmental protection and indigenous rights.
Debate on whether consent-based rape definitions fall under EU criminal-law competence followed by presentation and roll‑call adoption of the revised Victims’ Rights Directive, including new provisions on reporting, support and reproductive care references.
Chair closes by criticizing low MEP attendance, reiterating the ECB’s treaty-based, non-political mandate and the limits of monetary policy in addressing energy-price shocks, and calling on elected politicians to better explain these constraints to citizens.
Chairs open the joint LIBE–FEMM meeting, adopt the agenda, then co‑rapporteurs present the consent‑based rape report and secure its adoption amid minority objections on EU competence, before presenting and adopting the provisional agreement on the Victims’ Rights Directive covering access to justice, protection and reproductive health for victims of sexual violence.
Chair frames the hearing’s objectives and procedure, then expert witnesses present analytical perspectives on the European Competitiveness Fund covering industrial policy design, productivity gaps, governance and accountability, the link to decarbonisation and ETS, and Europe’s innovation and single market shortcomings.
Bottazzi analyses external and internal drivers of euro area disinflation, including energy prices, China and cross-country heterogeneity, presents an LLM-based framework to classify ECB communication by stance and clarity, and in Q&A explains the construction and interpretation of the clarity score for policy assessment.
Experts André and Smets present survey-based evidence on the persistent upward bias in household inflation perceptions and expectations, discuss psychological and socio-demographic drivers, and in Q&A detail the role of income, spending patterns and gendered shopping roles for heterogeneity and policy communication.
Chair opens the EGOV preparatory meeting, sets the agenda for the Monetary Dialogue with President Lagarde, recalls the ECB policy context, and frames the policy relevance of the gap between actual, perceived and expected inflation and the linked background papers.
Committees proceed to a roll‑call vote on the proposal as amended, which is adopted, followed by a roll‑call vote on the mandate to enter into inter‑institutional negotiations, also adopted, after which the session is formally concluded.
Chair of LIBE confirms quorum and tested voting system, launches the voting session by show of hands and announces the adoption of compromise amendments 2, 3, 4 and 1 in sequence.
Co‑rapporteur presents the proposal’s objective to extend simplified SME requirements and guidance to mid‑cap critical infrastructure companies in sectors such as energy, transport and water, and to establish a clear, future‑proof EU definition of small and mid‑cap enterprises as a reference for future EU law while preserving support for SMEs.
Chair opens the joint ECON–LIBE meeting, adopts the agenda, announces interpretation arrangements, rapporteurs for each committee, and explains that voting will be electronic with a possible subsequent mandate vote for inter‑institutional negotiations.
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