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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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Members vote amendment by amendment on the Canary Islands migration mission report, adopt the final text by roll‑call while recording a formal minority opinion, and then approve the Madeira fact‑finding mission report in a single roll‑call vote.
Committee on Housing Crisis (special committee) (HOUS)
MEPs question the Commission on windfall profits, funding for social and non‑profit housing, fiscal and state‑aid flexibility, fossil‑fuel dependence, social protections, construction prices, and short‑term rentals, prompting replies on the planned mapping of EU housing‑relevant rules, the forthcoming Affordable Housing Act, targeted relief, windfall taxation, energy communities, renovation trade‑offs and use of vacant stock.
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The committee finalises voting on outstanding recitals and paragraphs of a previous item and then proceeds to roll‑call votes on several pilot projects and preparatory actions, determining funding priorities and rejecting one proposal on a tied vote.
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Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
After technical preparations for electronic voting and a brief introduction by Freund, the committee conducts a long sequence of votes on granting discharge to the Commission for the 2024 EU budget and its resolution text, including compromises on political priorities, MFF and RRF, and adopts the final discharge by 21 votes to 7.
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Committee on Housing Crisis (special committee) (HOUS)
The Chair opens the item on the recent energy price spike and housing affordability, and the Commission (Baldwin) details the shock’s origin, implications for EU energy security, existing policy toolbox, and the links between energy prices, construction and renovation costs, and long‑term consumer empowerment via affordable energy and energy communities.
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Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Shadows and MEPs set out group positions on Erasmus+ governance, funding priorities, anti-fraud controls and committee competences, including sharp disagreement over the suspension of Hungarian entities and rule-of-law conditionality, before Freund responds to criticisms and the Chair announces deadlines for amendments and the vote schedule.
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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Members first report on the Chile mission’s findings on energy transition, raw materials and sustainability implications for EU trade and industrial policy, then move to open the Space Act item where the rapporteur and groups set out the proposed EU framework for space safety, resilience and sustainability, including governance, authorisation, SME regimes and equivalence with third countries.
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Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
The Chair opens the CONT meeting, adopts the agenda and previous minutes, and introduces the Erasmus+ 2028–2034 regulation file, after which Rapporteur Freund presents his draft opinion, outlining priorities on funding stability, mobility focus, Hungarian beneficiaries, and reduced bureaucracy within a strong control framework.
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Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
From the official opening of the structured dialogue, the Executive Vice‑President presents the four‑pillar industrial strategy and 2027 single market roadmap, followed by MEPs’ questions on single market governance, energy and SMEs, green and digital transitions, reciprocity in trade and procurement, the Industrial Accelerator Act, product safety and circular economy instruments, and a specific case on defective Irish construction blocks and surveillance failures.
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Committee on Housing Crisis (special committee) (HOUS)
UN‑Habitat presents the global housing crisis, housing as a human right, and diverse policy models, followed by MEP reactions and detailed Q&A on finance, speculation, urbanisation, demographics, short‑term rentals and sustainable urban planning, with the Commission (DG INTPA) explaining how these priorities are integrated into EU external action and the Global Gateway strategy.
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Committee on Housing Crisis (special committee) (HOUS)
The Chair opens the meeting, confirms procedural aspects, adopts the agenda and minutes, and outlines coordinators’ decisions on upcoming hearings, missions and analytical work that frame the committee’s mandate and future timetable.
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Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Initial IMCO agenda items cover the trilogue on accelerated defence permits and the committee’s opinion on the European Competitiveness Fund, followed by a voting block on space activities, DMA enforcement and several 2027 budget pilot projects and preparatory actions relevant to the internal market and digital policy.
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Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
From the opening of the FEMM meeting through ESF+, AGORA EU, the performance framework and Global Europe, Members and experts assess how post‑2027 EU funding architecture, flexibility and tracking rules risk weakening gender mainstreaming, earmarked funding and SRHR targets, and debate options to maintain binding gender objectives and accountability across programmes.
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PETI assesses Malta’s non-compliance with the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive and related CJEU judgment, pressing for strong enforcement and updates, then hears objections to the Tagliamento River flood-control project under EU environmental law, discussing EIA, Habitats and Water Framework Directive obligations and nature-based alternatives before deferring a decision on the latter petition to coordinators and closing the sitting.
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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Council and Commission outline current measures on energy affordability, diversification and the nuclear fuel cycle, followed by detailed MEP questions on Russian oil and nuclear bans, SMRs, fuel security, uranium sourcing and solidarity, and closing remarks stressing the need to accelerate action.
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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
The Chair introduces a topical debate on ending dependence on Russian energy and nuclear, then political groups set out contrasting positions on nuclear phase‑out, sanctions, affordability, renewables and security of supply.
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Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
AliExpress presents its role and self‑regulatory initiatives, faces critical questioning by MEPs on persistent non‑compliance and business model incentives, gives technical replies on product safety, recommender systems and trader traceability, and the Commission and Chair conclude with messages on future EU rules and the need to improve e‑commerce product compliance before adjournment.
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Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Chair opens the AliExpress scrutiny hearing, Commission (DG GROW, DG CONNECT, DG TAXUD) outlines systemic e‑commerce enforcement problems, DSA proceedings against AliExpress as a VLOP, and customs risk‑based evidence showing high non‑compliance in imports across product categories.
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The committee reviews Spain’s transposition of the Work–Life Balance Directive on parental leave, Basque-language requirements in healthcare and Greece’s ‘Fair Work for All’ working time reform, followed by a petition on critical oncology shortages in rural Spain, with the Commission detailing legal competences and compliance assessments while MEPs highlight unequal treatment, labour standards, territorial equality and the need for continued monitoring as all petitions remain open.
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Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Commission details consultation results on Digital Product Passport, CE marking, circularity and notified bodies, presents evaluation of the Market Surveillance Regulation and planned reforms, and answers MEPs’ questions on imports, online products, CE marking and enforcement architecture.
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Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Chair opens the IMCO meeting, adopts agenda and corrigendum on defective products, reports on AI Act implementation, and then introduces the Future European Product Act item and invites the Commission to present its consultation work.
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MEPs examine Commission enforcement of Amazon’s ‘featured offer’ commitments under EU antitrust rules and the Digital Markets Act, then turn to DSA-based obligations for TikTok and other platforms in the context of Romanian elections, debating systemic risks, data advantages, algorithmic amplification and safeguards against over-broad disinformation controls while keeping both petitions open for further Commission follow-up.
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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
MEPs from EPP, PFE, ECR, Renew, Greens, Left and S&D question the Commissioner on associated country funds, scientific freedom, the Innovation Act, dual‑use research, EU Inc design, labour and tax implications, and researcher careers, with a second short round on the Einstein Telescope and practical EU Inc implementation.
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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
The Chair opens the ITRE meeting and sets up the structured dialogue, followed by Commissioner Zakharyova’s overview of priorities on the ERA Act, Horizon Europe, EU Inc, innovation and international association.
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Adoption of the agenda and procedural arrangements is followed by examination of the Andalusian inclusive education petition, focusing on alleged discrimination against children with disabilities, regional responsibilities and possible misuse of EU funds, with the committee deciding to keep the file open for a detailed Commission reply.
Committee on Public Health (SANT)
Co‑rapporteurs call for a rapid Parliament position, using the Biotech Act as a horizontal framework across multiple laws with broader biotech definitions and mutual recognition, while the Commissioner and Chair insist on resolving translation delays and underline Parliament’s political support and urgency to advance the file.
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Committee on Public Health (SANT)
In a second exchange, MEPs press for an impact assessment of the €10 billion plan, stronger Horizon alignment and Capital Markets Union links, stricter enforcement of pricing and reimbursement timelines, reduced market fragmentation and clearer coordination between the Biotech Act, pharma package and Critical Medicines Act, with the Commissioner outlining planned impact work, enforcement of the Transparency Directive, joint procurement options and measures to support startup ecosystems in all member states.
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Committee on Public Health (SANT)
Commissioner Várhelyi replies on rare diseases, the EIB de‑risking pilot, SPC extension as a tradable incentive under strict ‘Made in Europe’ conditions, prevention objectives, ethics and safety safeguards, territorial balance and Hungarian universities, and justifies SPC criteria and impact versus alternative incentive tools.
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Committee on Public Health (SANT)
Co‑rapporteurs from SANT and ITRE, then MEPs from several groups, welcome the Biotech Act but raise concerns on orphan drugs, rare diseases, internal‑market fragmentation, safety and ethics, SPC design, SME access to finance, biomanufacturing scale‑up, skills, and equal access to EU funds including for Hungarian universities.
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Committee on Public Health (SANT)
The Chair opens the joint SANT–ITRE meeting, sets out the procedure and places the European Biotech Act within the wider health package, followed by Commissioner Várhelyi’s strategic presentation on global biotech competition, clinical trials, AI, and the planned €10 billion EIB Biotech EU investment programme.
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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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Committee on Budgetary Control Ordinary meeting CONT Committee meeting
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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