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What is said in the sittings, update by update, the latest first. Each update opens the video at the second it was said.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Chairs open the joint meeting, adopt the agenda, explain interpretation and webstreaming, and set out the mandate, scope, structure and timing for examining the draft Industrial Accelerator Act, including roles of co‑rapporteurs, shadows, ENVI and the Commission.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
The Chair opens the ECON meeting, reports on the latest digital euro and cash legal tender trilogue, and then turns to the own‑initiative report on EU banking competitiveness, where rapporteur and shadow speakers set out priorities and political red lines on Banking Union, EDIS, proportionality, capital levels and simplification before the timetable for amendments and vote is confirmed.
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MEPs justify their votes on the health workforce plan, fisheries, narcotrafficking and Ceuta resolutions with national and political arguments, before the Chair announces formal transmission of adopted texts, the dates of the next part‑session and officially closes the Strasbourg sitting.
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The Commission outlines EU action on tobacco, chemicals, environmental and food‑safety rules, prompting a debate centred on illegal hazardous‑waste shipments, PFAS contamination cases such as Gospić, and broader chemicals policy, where MEPs demand faster PFAS and pesticide action while the Commissioner stresses evidence‑based, proportionate restrictions and safeguards for critical uses.
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In a solemn sitting, President Metsola and Prime Minister Carney underline historic EU–Canada ties and propose deeper cooperation across trade, security, green and digital policies, after which the House resumes normal business with a long urgency and legislative voting session covering human‑rights resolutions and several sectoral reports and resolutions.
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Parliament examines cuts to global health ODA and the new Global Health Resilience Initiative, with the Commission detailing its nine flagships and MEPs contesting funding levels, WHO’s role, conditionality and Global Gateway priorities, before the Commission’s final reply and adoption of the DEVE resolution after all amendments are rejected.
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The committee holds the final roll-call vote on the opinion, which passes with 15 votes in favour, 10 against and 2 abstentions, after which the Chair congratulates members, announces that the next committee meeting will be on 12 October in Brussels instead of 5 October, thanks interpreters and all participants, and closes the sitting.
The Chair outlines the opinion on the framework for monitoring and performance of EU budgetary expenditure and related horizontal rules, recalls rapporteurship by the EPP and the 322 amendments tabled, then proceeds to hand-raise votes on compromise amendments 2, 3, 4 and 1, all of which are adopted.
Chair Carmen Crespo Díaz opens the extraordinary Fisheries Committee meeting, approves the agenda and the minutes of 15 July 2026, excuses the absence of rapporteur Isabelle Le Callennec, and thanks shadow rapporteurs and teams for their work on the dossier.
Plenary opens with the EU health workforce crisis plan, followed by Commission and group positions on shortages, working conditions, fiscal rules and mobility, an extended country‑by‑country debate on brain drain and under‑investment, and closure of the item with formal adoption of the Furlas–Razza report in the voting block.
In this chapter
Kaja Kallas and 88 others
The EU’s stance on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is reviewed alongside sanctions and defence support, followed by debates on human‑rights violations in Hong Kong, Cuba and post‑election Zambia, and the EU’s humanitarian and climate‑justice response to catastrophic floods in Nepal.
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Council, Commission and MEPs debate limiting national gold‑plating of EU law, set out conflicting positions on the 2027 EU budget, and examine new packaging and packaging‑waste rules affecting SMEs, extended producer responsibility and circular‑economy objectives.
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Von der Leyen sets out external, security, enlargement and migration priorities, followed by political group leaders who contest her agenda on climate, sanctions, social protections, budget size and the balance between green transition and competitiveness.
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The sitting is opened and the Commission President delivers her State of the Union address on economic competitiveness, the single market, climate and social policy, AI and digital regulation, and the defence of democracy and children online.
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Javi López and 65 others
Debate focuses on the Defence Readiness Omnibus package for permits, intra-EU transfers and procurement, then on EU external action amid escalation in the Middle East, including Iran and the Houthis, before MEPs give explanations of votes on climate and democracy files and the President closes the sitting.
In this chapter
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
In final interventions MEPs return to spyware scandals, EMFA implementation and EPPO capacity, and the Commissioner reiterates zero tolerance for illegal surveillance, explains reliance on national inquiries and EMFA enforcement, reaffirms strong support for EPPO and anti‑fraud reforms, and proposes closer technical coordination with Parliament and possible extension of the rule of law cycle to more enlargement countries.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Italian MEPs allege rapid rule of law deterioration in Italy and seek concrete Commission action before the next report, while others focus on operationalising the European Democracy Shield and attaching horizontal rule of law conditions to the planned Agora EU programme, with the Commissioner responding on spyware concerns in Italy, follow‑up on recent developments, practical deployment of the Democracy Shield and support for an ambitious Agora EU within the MFF.
In this chapter
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
MEPs criticise the late timing and limited impact of the report, call for escalation to conditionality and budgetary measures, and contest perceived gaps on Hungary, prompting the Commissioner to signal openness to earlier publication and plenary debates, stress defence of MFF-linked conditionality, and describe ongoing dialogue and infringement action, particularly in Slovakia.
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Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
MEPs question how Parliament’s own rule of law work is used, raise specific concerns on Greece, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and shrinking civic space, and press for use of conditionality, while the Commissioner outlines the link to the next MFF, explains the non‑ranking approach, and details engagement and enforcement tools used for Poland, Hungary and Slovakia.
In this chapter
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
The Chair opens the joint LIBE/DRFMG meeting, sets speaking and interpretation rules, and the Commissioner presents the 2026 Rule of Law Report’s objectives, methodology and key findings across justice, anti‑corruption, media freedom and institutional checks and balances, before the Chair clarifies the debate format as an interactive Q&A.
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Magnus Brunner and 131 others
Members assess the Ceuta mass crossing, EU border management, solidarity and returns in EU–Morocco relations, then turn to Russia’s hybrid attacks, discussing attribution, sanctions, closure of Russian-linked facilities and reinforced NATO–EU cooperation on security and infrastructure protection.
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The sitting opens with institutional formalities and a focused debate on EU responses to 2026 heatwaves, wildfires and droughts, followed by a structured exchange on the European Democracy Shield, foreign interference tools and safeguards, and a voting block on linked climate, democracy and budgetary instruments.
In this chapter
European Political Community - 1 - International Summit
Plenary Session
European Commissioner Andrius KUBILIUS in Italy
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
European Commissioner Dan JØRGENSEN in Antalya, Türkiye for the COP31
European flags at half-mast following the dramatic accident on the Trakia motorway in the area of Yambol, in Bulgaria
European Commissioner Andrius KUBILIUS at the UARM Hub Launch: From Frontline Innovation to European Defence Readiness
Committee on Constitutional Affairs Ordinary meeting
Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
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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