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The EEAS reports on ongoing repression in Belarus, remaining political prisoners, existing EU support tools and sanctions, followed by MEPs advocating an EU-level, long-term support fund for released prisoners and insisting the petition stay open.
The Chair opens the Fisheries Committee meeting, adopts the agenda and minutes, and announces PECH’s first opinion on the EU–Indonesia trade and investment agreement under the Article 52(2) simplified procedure, including timetable and group responsibilities.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
Following a short procedural pause due to the delayed rapporteur, the chair explains the scheduling decision and then reads the rapporteur’s statement outlining chemical submission as drug‑facilitated sexual violence and proposing eight EU‑level priorities on consent, evidence, data, platforms and victim support.
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The Commission presents DAB 3/2026 and related transfers, detailing higher payment needs for cohesion and rural development, reinstated Hungary commitments, fisheries reserve cuts, a large global transfer, agency reinforcements and Heading 7 redeployments financed by fines and customs revenue, followed by MEPs’ scrutiny of backlog management, Hungary’s absorption capacity, CEF Digital under‑implementation and revenue use, and Commission replies with updated backlog estimates, implementation explanations and rationale for prioritising justified payment needs over additional GNI relief.
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The petitioner presents evidence of rising anti-Christian hate crimes and calls for an EU coordinator, the Commission sets out the existing legal and policy framework and rejects creating a separate coordinator, and MEPs across groups largely back stronger EU action and a dedicated coordinator, leading PETI to keep the petition open and request a written Commission reply.
In this chapter
Committee on Tax Matters (FISC)
Academic, national and Commission experts present evidence on wealth concentration, why UHNWIs are relatively undertaxed, and the technical design of possible wealth, exit and related taxes, including a 2% minimum on centi‑millionaires, system‑wide interactions with inheritance and capital‑gains taxes, national practices in Finland and Luxembourg, and new transparency tools via the DAC recast. They highlight legal, behavioural and coordination challenges, exit‑risk management and the role of EU and international fora in enabling effective UHNW taxation and enforcement.
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Rapporteurs and shadows question the Commission on EURI and Ukraine support loan forecasting, use of flexibility instruments, agricultural crisis financing, EPPO staffing, and international pledges, while the Commission explains the structure of borrowing and liquidity costs, handling of salary updates, EPPO reinforcement, treatment of pledges, and clarifies how shifting a Ukraine disbursement date halves the 2027 reference volume and costs.
In this chapter
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
Shadows from different groups set out contrasting views on EU competence, workplace obligations, medical research and the risk of ‘ideologisation’, while the rapporteur responds on data gaps, FP10 and MFF linkages, clarifies the empowerment aim, and announces the amendments deadline.
In this chapter
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
The Chair opens the EMPL meeting and conducts a structured dialogue with Executive Vice‑President Séjourné on his competitiveness agenda, industrial policy and the planned overhaul of EU public procurement, including debates on social conditionality, EU preference, energy costs, subcontracting limits and safeguards for the social economy and the 28th regime.
In this chapter
Committee on Tax Matters (FISC)
Chair Tridico opens the FISC interparliamentary meeting, sets out the agenda and procedure, and frames the two core themes: taxation of ultra‑high‑net‑worth individuals and a possible 28th EU‑level tax regime. He introduces the economic and institutional context, referring to inequality, existing EU tax work and upcoming discussions on instruments, coordination level and exit issues.
In this chapter
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
The chair opens the FEMM meeting, adopts the agenda and minutes, and, as rapporteur, presents the draft INI report on menopause, framing it as a major but neglected women’s health and labour‑market issue requiring an EU strategy, better research funding and workplace support.
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The Chair opens the PETI meeting, adopts the agenda and speaking rules, then examines the petition on CE marking, with the petitioner outlining consumer confusion and DG GROW detailing the legal framework, misuse issues and planned digitalisation before PETI decides to keep the file open pending the 2026 proposal.
In this chapter
The Chair opens the Budget Committee meeting, confirms procedural matters and introduces the 2027 general budget item, followed by the Commission’s detailed presentation of the amending letter including borrowing costs, Ukraine loan adjustments, agricultural changes and the inflation‑driven reinforcement of Heading 7 and related administrative needs.
In this chapter
Item devoted to the Council policy debate on the revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) in light of the 2040 climate target set by the European Climate Law.
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Answering Sophie Dupuy, Byrne explains why Parliament’s three new own-resource ideas, including a digital levy, were not included, citing tests on unanimity, revenue potential and 2028 readiness while keeping the door open for future discussions; replying to Mark Beebecorn, he defends the proposal’s balance by stressing strong member state backing for heading 1 alongside large percentage increases for headings 2 and 3 despite higher relative savings there compared with administration.
In response to Suzanne Lynch, Byrne defends the substantial increase over the current MFF amid national fiscal pressures, arguing that member states insisted on protecting traditional policies in heading 1 while expanding future-oriented competitiveness spending, and that a seven‑year MFF agreement provides market certainty and a basis for EU-wide growth.
The Minister frames the negotiating box as a stepping stone rather than a final deal, explaining how it is intended to guide Coreper, the General Affairs Council and the European Council towards an agreement by year-end, and reiterates that the EU budget must deliver tangible benefits for citizens at home and abroad.
Byrne outlines the Irish Presidency’s own resources package estimated at 55 billion euro annually, including raising the CBAM call rate to 90% and introducing a phased-in ETS resource to address concerns over regressivity, aiming to stabilise national contributions and secure broad member state acceptance.
The Minister presents the proposed envelope per heading (cohesion/agriculture; competitiveness/prosperity/security; Global Europe; administration), comparing increases to the current MFF and savings versus the Commission draft, and stresses added flexibility within headings to respond to member state demands for a more adaptable framework.
Byrne turns to the quantitative parameters of the revised MFF, detailing the 141 billion euro savings versus the Commission proposal, the resulting 1.16% of EU GNI, significant real-terms increase versus the current MFF, and the protection of CAP and cohesion while boosting funding for competitiveness, research, innovation, security and defence.
Chair introduces the press conference and Minister Thomas Byrne outlines the Irish Council Presidency’s role as honest broker on the revised negotiating box for the next MFF, highlighting the political milestone, overall objectives, and extensive consultations with member states and EU institutions.
Journalists question the Commission on whether it will propose an EU windfall profit tax and the Irish Presidency on criticism of the MiSP compromise and ESMA effectiveness; Dombrovskis stresses member state competence with an EU working group, Harris defends the agreement as an ambitious, pragmatic strengthening of ESMA, and both outline priorities, trade-offs and timelines for the 2025 banking competitiveness and simplification package and further work on Banking Union and deposit insurance.
Commissioner Dombrovskis notes the political agreement on the market integration and supervision package while signalling a preference for more ambition, sets out plans for a 2025 banking competitiveness and simplification package, explains Council decisions on Czechia’s fiscal-structural plan and Greece’s escape clause, and provides figures and timelines on EU financial support to Ukraine and the final phase of RRF disbursements.
Harris reports on ministers’ discussion of EU banking sector competitiveness and Banking Union as a political priority, reviews standard ECOFIN items including the impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine, RRF implementation, European Semester follow-up, G20/IMF-World Bank preparations, and describes the informal breakfast on possible windfall taxes for energy profits and the mandate for further technical work with the Commission.
Minister Harris details the political agreement on the Market Integration and Supervision Package, outlining the transfer of direct supervision to ESMA, new ESMA governance with an independent executive board, strengthened convergence powers, national authority involvement, and the One Europe, One Market roadmap timeline and next steps with Parliament.
The Presidency opens the press conference in Luxembourg, introduces Tánaiste and Finance Minister Simon Harris and Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis, and hands the floor to the Minister.
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
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 Development Ordinary meeting HEARING
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 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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