How to watch European Union parliamentary committees

Committee on Petitions (PETI)

Iran petitions: human‑rights conditionality and EU response

Bogdan Rzońca and 5 others

Opening of the Iran‑related petitions, petitioner’s call to condition all EU engagement on strict human‑rights benchmarks, EEAS outline of the EU’s response toolkit on Iran, and MEPs’ and petitioner’s positions on how to handle the petitions and support Iranian self‑organisation.

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Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)

Opening: committee session and secretariat transition

Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi PPE

The Chair opens the final meeting before the break and delivers a farewell tribute to the outgoing TRAN head of secretariat, who in turn thanks members, presents his new director role and formally introduces his successor, ensuring continuity of committee support.

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Committee on Budgets (BUDG)

2027 EU budget, institutional appropriations and Erasmus+/Ukraine financing

Monika Hohlmeier and 8 others

The rapporteur and groups discuss the 2027 draft budget constraints created by EURI repayments, interest costs and Ukraine loan servicing, highlight risks for core programmes and flexibility, then examine 2027 administrative budgets for EU institutions and the EEAS, and finally debate the use of Erasmus+ recoveries and margins to finance new priorities, including the Ukraine support loan and possible UK contributions.

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Committee on Petitions (PETI)

EU–US biometric data exchange petition and scrutiny

Bogdan Rzońca and 3 others

Presentation of the petition on EU–US biometric data exchange, Commission’s explanation of the Council mandate and safeguards, and MEPs’ critical assessment of US pressure, Charter compliance, and the need to keep the petition open.

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Committee on Budgets (BUDG)

BUDG mission to London and EU‑UK budgetary relations

Karlo Ressler and 3 others

The delegation reports on the London mission, covering Horizon Europe/FP10, youth mobility, Erasmus re‑association and security/defence financing, while Members debate UK attitudes to Brexit, conditions for deeper EU‑UK cooperation, and the need to frame any association in fiscally responsible, taxpayer‑visible budgetary terms.

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Committee on Fisheries (PECH)

Committee opening and vote on cohesion opinion

Paulo do Nascimento Cabral PPE

Formal opening of the PECH meeting, confirmation of agenda and minutes, and detailed vote on amendments and final adoption of the Committee’s opinion on the 2028–2034 cohesion, agriculture and fisheries fund regulation linked to the next MFF.

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Committee on Development (DEVE)

Opening of DEVE meeting and Irish Presidency mandate

Barry Andrews and 2 others

The Chair opens the DEVE meeting, adopts the agenda and opinions, and introduces the incoming Irish Council Presidency, followed by Minister Richmond’s presentation of the Presidency’s development, humanitarian and external funding priorities for the mandate.

In this chapter

1. Opening and setup of Irish Presidency hearingBarry Andrews
2. Minister Richmond: EU development and humanitarian priorities

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Committee on Regional Development (REGI)

New ERDF/Cohesion regulation 2028–2034: presentation and reactions

Pascal Arimont and 11 others

The Chair, co‑rapporteurs, Commission and Members present and politically frame the proposed ERDF, Interreg and Cohesion Fund regulation, then assess earmarking, flexibility and simplification, highlighting tensions over spending priorities, governance and the cohesion rulebook.

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Committee on Human Rights (DROI)

Parliamentary Q&A: AI warfare, Gaza and accountability

Christophe Gomart and 7 others

MEPs question experts on how AI-enabled warfare affects thresholds for the use of force, compliance with humanitarian law and accountability, with detailed exchanges on the AI Act’s military exclusion, EDF funding, US tech sector roles, and Israel’s reported use of AI-assisted targeting in Gaza, highlighting regulatory gaps, oversight needs and private‑sector responsibilities.

In this chapter

1. MEP Q&A: AI in warfare, accountability and GazaChristophe Gomart
2. Expert Goussac: AI Act exclusion, EDF funding and IsraelMounir Satouri
3. US and Israeli practice: targeting failures and AI acceleration

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Committee on Petitions (PETI)

Petitions on frozen Russian assets: legal framework and political positions

Bogdan Rzońca and 5 others

The petitioner and Commission outline legal constraints and figures on EU sanctions, frozen Russian assets and limits on confiscation, after which MEPs debate possible broader use of Russian state assets for Ukraine and ECHR victims, the impact on ordinary Russians and EU economic credibility, and whether to keep or close the petitions, leading to a decision to keep them open.

In this chapter

1. Petitions on frozen Russian assets: petitioner and CommissionBogdan Rzońca
2. Russian assets petitions: MEP positions and sanctions debateIsilda Gomes

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Committee on Budgets (BUDG)

Buildings, childcare facilities and multiannual programme votes

Olivier Chastel and 2 others

Members assess Frontex’s planned Warsaw training centre lease and the JRC Ispra zero‑energy childcare facility, focusing on costs and political sensitivity, before proceeding to block and roll‑call votes on several 2028–2034 EU funding programmes, 2026 inter‑institutional transfers and the Frontex building authorisation.

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Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)

Chair announcements, minutes, and subsidiarity item

Ilhan Kyuchyuk Renew

The Chair notes there are no announcements, explains that the 2 July minutes will be deemed approved if no objections are raised by the end of the meeting, and introduces the subsidiarity item with rapporteur Krzysztof Śmiszek, who declines to take the floor. The Chair then moves to the next agenda point concerning a request for the waiver of immunity of Mariusz Kamiński.

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Committee on Budgets (BUDG)

Opening, 2026 transfers and budget scrutiny

Monika Hohlmeier and 3 others

The Chair opens the BUDG meeting, adopts the agenda and coordinators’ decisions, and examines 2026 budget transfer requests for Parliament and other EU institutions, including translation, staff mobility, missions, IT, buildings, AI infrastructure and statutory payments, with the rapporteur and Members testing the political acceptability and budgetary soundness of the reallocations.

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Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)

Opening of meeting and agenda adoption

Ilhan Kyuchyuk Renew

The Chair opens the Committee on Legal Affairs meeting, invites members to take their seats, and proceeds to the adoption of the day's agenda, which is deemed approved in the absence of objections. He also announces the interpretation languages available, specifying time slots for Estonian and Portuguese.

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Committee on Petitions (PETI)

Opening, budget votes and PETI mission timetable

Bogdan Rzońca and 6 others

The Chair opens the PETI meeting, adopts the agenda and minutes, conducts four electronic votes on pilot and preparatory budget projects, then introduces and politically assesses the Guadeloupe/Saint‑Martin mission report, including sargassum management and octroi de mer, and sets the procedural calendar while addressing Miranda’s complaint about a blocked petition and the Commission’s petitions handling.

In this chapter

1. Opening of PETI meeting and budget votesBogdan Rzońca
2. PETI mission to Guadeloupe/Saint‑Martin: sargassum and octroi de merBogdan Rzońca
3. PETI procedure: Miranda on blocked Altri petitionBogdan Rzońca

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Committee on Human Rights (DROI)

Opening and mandate of DROI–SEDE workshop

Mounir Satouri and 1 other

Chairs open the joint DROI–SEDE workshop, adopt the agenda and politically frame the focus on human control over AI-enabled weapon systems, followed by expert scene‑setting on legal, human rights and operational implications across the lifecycle of military AI and proposals for EU‑level regulation and policy.

In this chapter

1. Opening of DROI–SEDE joint workshopMounir Satouri
2. Expert briefings on military AI and human controlMarie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann

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Committee on Regional Development (REGI)

NRPP 2028–2034 opinions: ESF+ and CAP votes

Nora Mebarek and 1 other

The committee defines Parliament’s political line on ESF+ and CAP within the NRPP 2028–2034 framework and completes the full sequence of amendments, compromise votes, electronic checks and final adoption of both opinions.

In this chapter

1. ESF+ 2028–2034 opinion: mandate and adoptionNora Mebarek
2. CAP implementation 2028–2034: opinion voteAndré Rougé

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Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)

Anthropic hearing: AI cybersecurity, export controls and EU oversight

Anna Cavazzini and 11 others

Following the voting, the committee holds a structured hearing with Anthropic on AI‑enabled cybersecurity, where the company presents its safety‑focused model strategy, Mythos system and Project Glasswing, and explains the impact of recent US export controls on its models. MEPs then run consecutive Q&A rounds on strategic dependence, model safeguards, dual‑use risks, EU sovereignty, data localisation, access conditions for EU actors and forthcoming enforcement under the EU AI Act, complemented by the Commission’s outline of an EU AI–cyber action plan and AI Office powers.

In this chapter

1. Introduction to Anthropic hearing: context and company statementAnna Cavazzini
2. First Q&A round with Anthropic: export controls, dependence and safeguardsAnna Cavazzini
3. AI governance, cybersecurity collaboration and EU enforcementPablo Arias Echeverría

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Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)

Committee voting: Single Market, customs and budget

Anna Cavazzini and 3 others

The committee chair conducts the formal voting session on corrigenda, the Single Market and Customs Programme opinion, temporary suspensions of certain EPR rules, the 2025 EU general budget opinion, IMCO’s own budgetary amendments and Omnibus IV digitalisation changes, closing the legislative and budgetary voting block. This segment captures positions, vote outcomes and procedural steps relevant to Single Market, customs and EU budget files.

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