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Joint information point by France and Portugal on using the CAP and other EU instruments to support water management, irrigation and climate resilience projects in agriculture.
Information point by Austria on reducing the frequency and administrative burden of agricultural structural surveys under the future integrated farm statistics framework.
Joint information point by France and Portugal on using the CAP and other EU instruments to support water management, irrigation and climate resilience projects in agriculture.
Information point by Italy proposing that temporary EAFRD crisis support be extended to cover rising agricultural fuel and related energy costs.
Joint information point by France and Portugal on using the CAP and other EU instruments to support water management, irrigation and climate resilience projects in agriculture.
Any other business item requested by Slovakia on a joint declaration by Visegrad countries plus Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia to reinforce the fight against unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain.
Joint information point by France and Portugal on using the CAP and other EU instruments to support water management, irrigation and climate resilience projects in agriculture.
Sari Essayah and 2 others
Any other business item requested by Slovakia on a joint declaration by Visegrad countries plus Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia to reinforce the fight against unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain.
Joint information point by France and Portugal on using the CAP and other EU instruments to support water management, irrigation and climate resilience projects in agriculture.
Information point by Italy proposing that temporary EAFRD crisis support be extended to cover rising agricultural fuel and related energy costs.
Joint information point by France and Portugal on using the CAP and other EU instruments to support water management, irrigation and climate resilience projects in agriculture.
Information point by Austria on reducing the frequency and administrative burden of agricultural structural surveys under the future integrated farm statistics framework.
Any other business item requested by Slovakia on a joint declaration by Visegrad countries plus Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia to reinforce the fight against unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain.
In this chapter
Any other business item where the Commission presents its 2026 progress report on simplification, implementation and enforcement in the agricultural field and ministers react.
Information point on the detection of Xylella fastidiosa in vineyards in the Luxembourg Moselle region and its implications for plant health and wine production.
Information point requested by France, supported by Spain and Slovenia, on ensuring the sensitivity of fishery products is taken into account in EU trade agreement negotiations.
Martin Heydon and 10 others
Item under any other business where the Commission presents its 2026 annual progress report on simplification, implementation and enforcement for fisheries and ministers give brief reactions.
Martin Heydon and 16 others
Council agenda item on the CAP post‑2027 regulation, with the objective of agreeing a partial general approach and linking related any other business items.
In this chapter
The Commission justifies the narrow Council‑agreed exemption for Russian sable fur from the import ban, facing strong criticism over sanctions coherence, animal welfare and war‑financing, before final explanations of votes on Erasmus+, Russia‑related security resolutions, Houthi attacks and COP31 conclude the part‑session.
In this chapter
Roberta Metsola and 7 others
On resumption the Chair announces the 2026 Sakharov Prize for the ICC, followed by a long block of roll‑call votes on methane emissions, Erasmus+, the chemicals omnibus, ETS benchmarks, cohesion and several foreign‑policy resolutions, after which MEPs raise points of order on budget flexibility, EPPO investigations and explain parliamentary working methods to visitors.
In this chapter
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
The Commission confirms that EU language and commitment on the Arctic hydrocarbons moratorium remain unchanged from 2021 despite evolving legal and energy-security contexts, after which the Chair notes there is no other business, announces the next AFET meeting and formally closes the session.
Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
The committee launches voting on the TRAN opinion for ENVI on CO2 emission performance standards for new light-duty vehicles, with the chair outlining its role in the automotive package and 2050 climate neutrality framework before proceeding through the proposal for rejection, a series of compromise amendments by roll-call, and finally adopting the overall opinion in the final vote, closing the meeting afterwards.
Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
The acting chair defends the prepared voting list on CO2 car standards as compliant with Parliament’s Rules of Procedure and TRAN practice, citing Rule 190(2)-(3) and a request from the rapporteur to prioritise the compromise likely to secure the broadest majority, recalls similar practice on the driving licence file, then proceeds to adopt the draft agenda and conducts a brief electronic test vote.
Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Acting chair Virginijus Sinkevičius opens the extraordinary TRAN committee meeting, notes the chair’s absence, and gives the floor for a point of order challenging the voting list order under Rules 202 and 190, alleging politically motivated rearrangement of mutually exclusive amendments and requesting a correction and formal recording in the minutes.
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Following MEP questions on critical raw materials, Russian and Chinese influence, Greenland’s security and cable infrastructure and MFF funding, the EEAS and Commission explain how the strategy safeguards the rules-based order, deepens cooperation with Canada, the UK and Nordic partners, finances implementation under current and future MFF headings, doubles funding for Greenland, and maintains strong climate ambition and community co-design.
In this chapter
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
MEPs from EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens, the Left and the standing rapporteur outline party priorities on Russia and hybrid threats, Arctic infrastructure and icebreakers, partnerships with Greenland and Nordic states, environmental safeguards and fossil moratoriums, indigenous rights, economic development, and the balance between EU energy security, enlargement prospects and scrutiny of China.
In this chapter
The plenary shifts to the sixth chemicals omnibus file, with rapporteurs and the Commission presenting targeted simplification under the Chemicals Industry Action Plan; political groups then set out contrasting positions on easing burdens versus protecting consumers and workers, detail implications for PFAS, fertilisers and SMEs, and finally confirm that the compromise seeks predictability and risk‑based transitions without weakening safety before suspending the sitting.
In this chapter
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
The Chair opens the extraordinary AFET meeting, adopts the agenda and introduces the new joint communication on the Northern Neighbourhood and Arctic strategy, followed by EEAS and Commission presentations detailing the new framework, its four strategic pillars, security context and concrete deliverables across infrastructure, connectivity, space and economic security.
In this chapter
Members call for IAEA‑style or treaty‑based global rules on advanced AI, debate EU technological sovereignty and dependence on US/Chinese platforms, and frame AI as a transboundary security and democratic threat, while others focus on GDPR, the AI Omnibus and data‑access for training, then broaden to AI’s impact on rights, work and democracy before closing with clashes over Europe’s regulatory model and the Commission’s explanation of its AI liability approach and multilateral agenda.
In this chapter
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
For item 7, Gori presents the draft opinion on the automotive Omnibus package, stressing support for sustainable mobility, priority for electric vehicles with flexibility, green steel and affordable small EVs; the compromise amendment is adopted by show of hands, the final opinion by roll-call vote, and the Chair closes the meeting while announcing the next ITRE session on 10 November.
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
SANT – ICM on Lessons Learnt from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Strengthening EU Health Resilience and Preparedness for Future Global Health Crises
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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