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Committee on Human Rights (DROI)
The Chair and EEAS set out the conference mandate, recall the absolute prohibition of torture under international law, and present the EU’s existing anti-torture guidelines, monitoring support, survivor-centred approach, sanctions toolbox and Anti-Torture Regulation as the institutional baseline for the discussion.
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Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Questions focus on enforcing the common dimension, defining common procurement, and national cases such as Hungary and Poland, with the Commission detailing project screening, rejection of non-collaborative proposals, thresholds for participation, limited R&D focus, debt sustainability checks, potential for a second call, and interaction with EDIP/EDPCI for eastern flank needs.
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Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
An external expert presents recommendations on PTI/RSI design, safety and emissions testing, followed by successive Q&A rounds where MEPs from several groups probe data governance, test‑centre requirements, citizen costs, inspection frequency, vehicle data access, scope extension and the design of an EU remote sensing framework.
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Committee on International Trade (INTA)
MEPs scrutinise the Commission on phase‑2 modernisation of the OECD export credits arrangement and its EU implementation, then assess the first use of the International Procurement Instrument in the China medical devices case, focusing on competitiveness, climate conditionality, enforcement capacity and leverage in third‑country markets.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Commissioners Kos and Kubilius outline EU financial and political support to Russian independent media and civil society, link internal repression to external aggression and hybrid threats in the neighborhood, reject any unconditional ‘reset’ with Putin after a peace in Ukraine, and argue for a clear EU strategy conditioned on Russia’s democratic transformation before the chair closes the public session and moves to in-camera discussions.
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Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
MEPs probe coherence with other EU defence instruments, coverage of key capability gaps, and support for Ukraine and drones, as the Commission outlines how SAFE funds Ukraine-linked production and transfers, the drone and AI ecosystem, and EU–Ukraine industrial cooperation tied to the Ukraine Support Loan.
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Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
The chair opens the ENVI committee meeting, confirms substitutions and technical voting arrangements, then conducts the main morning voting block covering the Temido cohesion/CAP/fisheries fund report, TEN‑E guidelines, and a series of objections related to UNFCCC Antalya, REACH lead restrictions, GM crops and due diligence rules.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Svetlana Gannushkina describes socio-economic decline, destruction of judicial independence, constitutional violations on citizenship and education, pervasive fear and political imprisonment in Russia, while calling for international solidarity, EU involvement in ceasefire arrangements, and future-oriented cooperation and agreements that would effectively outlaw war for coming generations.
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Committee on European Democracy Shield (special committee) (EUDS)
A second sequence of questions focuses on an EU‑level early‑warning system, possible terrorist listing of the Muslim Brotherhood, hybrid use of irregular migration by neighbouring states, radicalization of second‑generation migrants, criminal proxies and crypto‑based financing, with Brunner detailing support against disinformation, scrutiny of Muslim Brotherhood listing initiatives, migration diplomacy tools, Europol’s innovation and ‘follow the money’ mandate, and concluding the exchange before the vote.
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Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
MEPs question whether SAFE truly promotes joint procurement and reduced fragmentation, while the Commission defends the growing share of common contracts, the role of multinational orders in standardisation and interoperability, and the inclusion of SMEs and start-ups despite geographically uneven industrial benefits.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
President Metsola reaffirms Parliament’s backing for a democratic Russia and cooperation with its democratic forces, after which the chair redirects the debate towards Russia’s internal situation of repression, forced exile and imprisonment, introducing Svetlana Gannushkina as a key civil society voice.
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Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Monitoring group coordinators brief INTA on trade files with Israel, Indonesia, the US and forced labour regulation, then on Andean, Canada, Ukraine and critical raw materials cooperation, and finally on Russia fisheries imports and the state of play in EU–Philippines FTA negotiations, highlighting sustainability, enforcement, and geopolitical trade dimensions.
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Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Political groups set out their positions on the high‑speed rail report, addressing funding, cohesion, interoperability, climate and industry issues, after which the Commission details its alignment and instruments and the rapporteur and chair draw institutional conclusions and close the item.
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Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
Joint DEVE‑ENVI committees mandate co‑rapporteurs for Parliament’s SDG report to the UN High‑Level Political Forum, then proceed to amendment and roll‑call votes on the SDG text before ENVI alone adopts the 2028–2034 European cohesion and related funds regulation, including key compromises on CAP.
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Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
The Chair opens the hearing on the SAFE loan instrument and the Commission presents its mandate, financial parameters, implementation calendar, state of play of loan agreements, and the emerging split between common and national defence procurement across capability areas.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
UN Rapporteur Katsarova details systemic repression in Russia, including persecution of NGOs, lawyers, minorities and political prisoners, and urges the EU to shift from ad hoc solidarity to structural support and protection for Russian civil society, uphold non-refoulement in asylum and return policies, ease visas and banking for vetted defenders, and enable exiled organizations to operate safely in Europe.
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Committee on International Trade (INTA)
INTA’s separate sitting on the CBAM extension to downstream goods and anti‑circumvention measures covers opening and voting setup, then proceeds through compromise packages and key amendments defining the mechanism’s scope and operation, and ends with the final amendment block and roll‑call adoption of the opinion.
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Committee on International Trade (INTA)
The committee finalises the CBAM opinion through a full amendment and roll‑call vote sequence, then turns to an overview of INTA monitoring groups on key trade agreements, sectoral files and WTO issues requiring follow‑up from the Commission and EEAS.
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Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Covers the formal opening of the TRAN meeting, adoption of agenda and votes on other transport files, followed by the introduction of the ‘Connecting Europe through high‑speed rail’ report and the rapporteur’s strategic vision for an EU‑wide high‑speed rail network.
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Committee on European Democracy Shield (special committee) (EUDS)
First round of questions sees EPP, S&D, Hungarian and Polish Patriot, Greens and ESN MEPs probe how the Democracy Shield will tackle political Islamism, foreign funding networks, stochastic terrorism and Russian influence, while warning against mission creep, censorship and overreach into national security, with Commissioner Brunner responding on Muslim Brotherhood financing, DSA enforcement, Europol’s real‑time intelligence sharing and the operationalization of the internal security strategy and migration reform.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Vice-President Picierno links Russia’s aggression against Ukraine to internal repression and democratic backsliding, highlights the role of Russian dissidents and transnational repression, and calls for EU-wide mechanisms to protect at-risk activists and journalists as a matter of European security and responsibility.
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Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
The Commissioner details enforcement and IUU control tools, explains the funding and ring‑fencing of Ocean Pact priorities in the revised MFF, outlines support and simplification for small‑scale fishers, and presents the planned Ocean Act and approach to expanding marine protected areas, before MEPs take the floor in a catch‑the‑eye round on Ocean Pact and fisheries priorities, small‑scale fleets, bureaucracy, food security and Russia’s shadow fleet.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
The chair formally opens the Brussels Dialogue, recalls Parliament’s mandate for structured engagement with Russian democratic forces, explains the mix of public and closed-door formats, and sets out interpretation, security and schedule rules for the sitting.
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Committee on European Democracy Shield (special committee) (EUDS)
The Chair opens the special committee, adopts the agenda and sets the scene for the upcoming Democracy Shield vote, followed by Commissioner Brunner’s introductory statement outlining the Protect EU strategy, the European Democracy Shield, and planned reforms to Europol and prevention tools as core elements of EU internal security and democratic resilience.
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Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Joint AFET–INTA meeting opens, completes procedural business, then moves to the consent recommendation on the modernised EU–Mexico Global Agreement, including a minority stance critical of ISDS, and concludes with detailed voting on amendments and adoption of the interim report on EU–Mexico relations.
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Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
EPP, S&D, ECR/PECH, Renew, Greens/EFA, Left and ENS MEPs conduct a first Q&A round, welcoming the Ocean Pact while demanding a binding, cross‑sectoral Ocean Act, stronger funding and timetable, better integration of small‑scale and outermost‑region fishers, stricter and effective MPAs, and more support for EU seafood competitiveness and fish welfare.
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Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
Chairs open the joint ENVI‑DEVE‑PECH meeting, adopt the agenda, recall the 2025 UN Ocean Conference and introduce the EU Ocean Pact, then the Commissioner presents the Pact’s governance, main policy pillars and the planned Ocean Act as a future legal framework linked to the next MFF.
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Committee on International Trade (INTA)
The Commission answers on rule‑of‑law conditionality, 2026–2027 financing gaps, legal treatment and use of revenues from immobilised Russian assets, and defence‑pillar flexibility, before final member interventions on historical memory and values and the chair’s concluding remarks on oversight and meeting closure.
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Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Rapporteurs and political groups express broad support while pressing for maximum flexibility, transparency and anti‑corruption controls, stronger reliance on Russian assets and reparations, clarity on EU budget exposure and risk‑sharing, and practical questions on cascade, third‑country procurement, legal constraints and values.
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Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Commission services from DG NEAR, DG ECFIN and DG DEFIS present the structure of the Ukraine Facility, 2026–2027 allocations, macro‑financial assistance tranches and reform conditionality, and the defence pillar’s focus, product schedules, cascade rules and industrial capacity gaps.
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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
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
European Commission President Ursula von der LEYEN in Antalya, Türkiye for the COP31
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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