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Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
The Chair and co‑rapporteurs present the ESF within NRPPs file, underline cross‑party support for a strong standalone ESF with its own budget line and social targets, and announce forthcoming shadows’ negotiations on compromises.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
From the introduction of the ESF 2028–2034 file and political groups’ priorities (standalone fund, social focus, funding, Child Guarantee) to challenges on EU competences, the Commission’s justification of the NRPP link and earmarking, and co‑rapporteurs’ closing demands and timeline towards the November EMPL vote.
Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Rapporteur and shadow rapporteurs outline amendment trends and group positions on AI’s institutional aspects, stressing human‑centric use, consumer and worker protection, SME needs, digital sovereignty and avoiding AI in core democratic decision‑making, while Commission (DG CONNECT) comments on staged AI Act implementation and coordination needs before the rapporteur presents the timetable for compromises, consultations and the forthcoming IMCO vote.
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Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Chair organises electronic voting, the committee adopts and rejects a large series of amendments to the EU Youth Strategy report before approving the final text, and then adopts in a single roll‑call its opinion to mobilise the EGF for Belgium.
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Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
IMCO closes the DMA exchange, conducts a test vote and then adopts by large majorities its opinions on an interim report covering a package of EU‑Swiss agreements and on establishing European business wallets, approving all compromise amendments and final texts by show of hands and roll‑call votes.
Committee on European Democracy Shield (special committee) (EUDS)
From the hearing on Russian disinformation campaigns in Africa, their impact on instability and migration to the EU, and EU institutional responses, to the presentation and political debate on the civil society initiative European Capital of Democracy and its implications for democratic models in Europe.
Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Opening of the REGI hearing on the partnership principle using the Polish Warmińsko‑Mazurskie region as a case study, examining monitoring committees, the shift to qualitative partnerships and the risks after 2027 from centralised management, national partnership plans and flexible reallocations.
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Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Chair opens the EMPL meeting, adopts agenda and minutes, then hears an update on the CMRD 6 trilogue and a delegation report on the socio‑economic situation and institutional shortcomings observed in La Réunion.
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Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
MEPs from several groups confront industrial representatives on deindustrialisation, inequality, speculation and CBAM design, while stakeholders defend the ETS as a core decarbonisation tool and discuss how carbon prices, electricity costs, MSR reforms and governance choices affect consumers, competitiveness and investment.
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Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Further questions focus on Google search data‑sharing and privacy, coordination with data protection authorities, OpenAI lobbying, security and espionage concerns, DMA‑DSA‑AI links on misinformation, the Commission’s technical capacity, US lobbying against EU rules, and how to build EU AI champions; Ribera insists on anonymised data access, rejects privacy as a pretext against interoperability, underlines rule‑based enforcement and cooperation with US regulators, and calls for a holistic strategy including capital markets to scale Europe’s AI ecosystem.
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Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
The Chair introduces the OLAF 2025 annual report, OLAF presents its mandate, methods and key 2025 results, followed by rapporteur and political group questions on data sources, AI use, customs fraud, sanctions enforcement, RRF spending and cooperation with other EU bodies.
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Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Further speakers defend Parliament’s institutional prerogatives, underline the importance of the newly secured safeguards, and voice sharply polarised views on the deal’s geopolitical and regulatory implications, before final warnings about trade‑war risks are issued and the committee proceeds to adopt both Turnberry files by clear majorities, formally closing the session.
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Committee on International Trade (INTA)
EPP, ECR and the rapporteur express qualified or strong support for the agreement as a realistic, protective compromise that avoids escalation and reinforces anti‑coercion tools, while Greens and Left denounce its asymmetry, perceived submission to US pressure and risks to EU industrial, social and climate objectives, some only accepting it to prevent a trade war and insisting on strict use of suspension powers.
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Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
MEPs question Ribera on reconciling AI and cloud with climate and energy goals, the effectiveness of DMA fines and measurable consumer benefits, enforcement speed and potential expansion of gatekeeper scope, institutional setup and fine levels, links to a broader cloud/AI package, and raise a state aid case on Hungarian state advertising favouring pro‑government media; Ribera defends the current enforcement model, explains sanction logic, connects tech and energy sovereignty, and notes limits on commenting on ongoing state aid files.
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Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Initial REGI agenda item on the horizontal performance regulation for the next MFF, with co‑rapporteurs, political groups and the Commission outlining priorities, amendments and implementation issues (DNSH, simplification, governance, regional role) ahead of opinion adoption and trilogues.
Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Executive Vice‑President Ribera sets out the Digital Markets Act’s goals, early observable impacts for consumers and competitors, and the first review’s conclusion that the DMA is fit for purpose, while highlighting enforcement priorities in AI and cloud services, ongoing gatekeeper investigations and a ‘culture of compliance’ backed by strong sanctioning powers.
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Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
The committee introduces the ETS reform file and hears detailed input from industrial stakeholders on decarbonisation, energy prices, CBAM and use of ETS revenues, followed by NGO proposals to tighten the cap, phase out free allocation and redirect revenues, and initial MEP questions on costs and investment signals.
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Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
The Chair opens the IMCO meeting, adopts the agenda and minutes, reports coordinators’ decisions including on a customs delegated act, and then hears updates on trilogue progress regarding accelerated defence permitting and unresolved issues on intra‑EU defence transfers within the broader defence omnibus package.
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Committee on International Trade (INTA)
The chair opens the extraordinary INTA meeting, sets the agenda, and details the Turnberry deal’s structure, explaining the five ‘S’ safeguards (sunset, suspension, derivatives cap, safeguard clause and monitoring) designed to align with WTO rules, protect EU industry and SMEs, and ensure strong parliamentary control and the option to re‑impose tariffs if US commitments are not met.
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Committee on European Democracy Shield (special committee) (EUDS)
From the Chair’s opening and Jourová’s presentation of Democracy 27 and the European democracy toolbox through to an extensive Q&A with MEPs on the European Centre for Democratic Resilience, DSA enforcement, fact‑checking neutrality, spyware, rule of law instruments and Jourová’s legitimacy and role during COVID‑related disinformation, ending with her consolidated replies on these points.
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Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
The Chair opens the European Citizens’ Initiative hearing on cruelty‑free cosmetics, links it to Green Deal implementation and competitiveness, then formally launches the ENVI hearing on climate impacts on biodiversity, setting procedural rules and framing upcoming expert input for policy follow‑up.
Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
The Chair opens the CONT meeting, adopts the agenda and coordinators’ decisions, and conducts detailed voting on several budget‑related opinions and programme reports, including Agora EU, civil protection, health preparedness, Single Market, customs and Erasmus+/NDICI.
Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
The Vice‑Chair opens item 9 on CBD COP16 preparations with the Executive Secretary outlining the GBF context, COP16 structure, finance and rights issues, followed by a focused Q&A with MEPs on GBF implementation gaps, nature‑positive finance versus harmful subsidies, accountability frameworks, and operationalisation of the Cali Fund and business engagement ahead of COP17.
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Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
The Commission (DG ENER, DG ENVI) presents the delegated act on high‑ILUC‑risk soy and related RED/EUDR sustainability requirements, while coordinators challenge the soy classification and its implications for EU protein policy and intermediate crops.
Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
The Chair opens the CBD/COP17 item, the Commission presents the EU’s 7th CBD report and state of play on GBF targets, protected areas and finance, followed by MEPs’ questions on biodiversity targets, harmful subsidies and funding tools and Commissioner Roswall’s replies on the Cali Fund, MFF tracking, nature credits, species protection and implementation challenges.
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Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
The Chair and rapporteur outline the timetable and priorities for AGRI’s opinion, followed by political group interventions on DNSH, CAP coverage, indicator balance and farmer burden, and a Commission reply that defends the horizontal framework, clarifies DNSH and indicators, and closes the performance regulation point.
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Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
Presentation of the EU integrated wildfire risk management framework, links to climate and land‑use policies, followed by MEPs’ questions on prevention rules, funding, volunteers and sovereignty, and the Commission’s detailed replies on UCPM budget, rescEU, insurance and community‑based action before closing the item.
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Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
The Chair opens the AGRI agenda item on the MFF single performance framework and the European Court of Auditors presents its critical opinion, after which coordinators and then other MEPs question the Court on indicators, climate tagging, DNSH, administrative burden and impacts on farmers and competitiveness.
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Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
Opening of the ENVI meeting, presentation of the INSPIRE revision objectives, main political concerns on interoperability and data‑sharing, and clarification of institutional timelines up to plenary.
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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
Plenary Session
Plenary Session
College read-out / Press conference (with international sign language) by European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna VIRKKUNEN and Commissioner Michael McGRATH on the Digital Fairness Act and a Consumer enforcement initiative
College read-out / Press conference by European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna VIRKKUNEN and Commissioner Michael McGRATH on the Digital Fairness Act and a Consumer enforcement initiative
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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