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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 Legal Affairs (JURI)
The Chair opens the JURI meeting, confirms agenda and coordinators’ decisions, and introduces the policy study on selected questions concerning patent litigation as the main item for discussion.
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Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Members and the Commission debate the proposal to prolong and technically update the octroi de mer regime until 2030, outlining its fiscal and industrial role, differing political views on its social impacts and fairness, and agreement on using a simplified procedure and setting a tight amendment deadline.
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Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
The Chair opens the REGI meeting, confirms quorum and agenda, and organises a Rule 220 show‑of‑hands vote that validates attribution of a legislative file to the REGI bureau, closing the procedural questions before moving to substantive items.
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Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
The Chair opens the TRAN meeting, deals with administrative points and tests the voting system before adopting the draft report on exempting certain N2 electric vehicles from mandatory speed limiters within the Automotive Omnibus package.
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Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Ordinary meeting of the LIBE Committee covering agenda adoption, a procedural request on Poland, an opinion on the EU–Gibraltar agreement, and the hearing of the candidate for Europol Executive Director.
Committee on Tax Matters (FISC)
MEPs Niedermayer, Gonçalves, Nordqvist and Droese question the experts on differentiated VAT, double taxation, recycling incentives, links to ecodesign, resource taxation, administrative burden and competitiveness, eliciting concrete proposals on reforming the margin scheme, designing circular tax incentives and balancing environmental goals with revenue and SME constraints, before the Chair concludes and closes the hearing.
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Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Series of electronic and roll-call votes on compromise amendments, the final text as amended, and the opening of interinstitutional negotiations on an unspecified legislative file.
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Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
The Chair opens the Gender Equality Week segment on women’s leadership in agriculture and rural areas, with a message from the EP President and in‑depth testimonies from an Irish agri‑entrepreneur, a German farmer and FAO on barriers, successful interventions and policy needs for women in agrifood systems, including CAP ring‑fencing, childcare, social security and gender‑transformative approaches.
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An 18‑year‑old petitioner denounces addictive design features on social media and proposes stricter user‑control and protection for minors, the Commission outlines current DSA enforcement and upcoming Kids Act and Digital Fairness Act tools, and MEPs debate education, labour‑market and transparency concerns before deciding to keep the petition open and refer it to other committees.
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Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
The committee debates the chemical submission report in connection with the EU gender‑based violence directive, with the rapporteur and shadows addressing consent‑based rape definitions, victim‑centred care, EU‑wide definitions, platform liability, cross‑border policing and disagreements over EU criminal‑law harmonisation before scheduling a January vote.
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Committee on Tax Matters (FISC)
Experts Geringer, Willeman and Musso present complementary views on shortcomings of the current VAT margin scheme, SME needs for simple and harmonised VAT incentives, and broader fiscal reforms to correct linear-economy price signals in favour of reuse, repair and recycling within the Circular Economy Act framework.
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Committee on Tax Matters (FISC)
Chair Tridico opens the FISC meeting, adopts the agenda and sets out the objectives, institutional context and format of the public hearing on how tax policy, in particular VAT, can support the circular economy and the forthcoming Circular Economy Act.
Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
Rapporteur Liese presents options for revising the ETS architecture, followed by structured interventions from political groups and stakeholders on LRF ambition, free allocations, ETS2 scope, industrial competitiveness, aviation and maritime coverage, social impacts, and DG CLIMA’s defence of the 2040‑aligned framework and implementation timeline.
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Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
Rapporteur and MEPs broadly welcome the ECoC reform while challenging funding levels, visibility, evaluation, panel transparency, legacy obligations, title withdrawal and opening to third countries, followed by detailed Commission clarifications on prize increases, networks, EU‑values‑based eligibility and expert roles, and concluding with feedback from the Oulu 2026 delegation visit on practical, legacy‑oriented implementation without major new infrastructure.
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The Commission presents its communication on simplifying and improving enforcement of EU rules, detailing five reform pillars, followed by MEP questions on burden reduction, territorial impacts and protection standards and the Commission’s replies on impact assessments, enforcement priorities and infringement management.
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Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Political groups and additional MEPs set out priorities and concerns on the new R&I strategy, budgets, competitiveness, farmer uptake, SMEs, experimentation and internal market barriers, followed by a Commission reply on defending Horizon and Competitiveness Fund resources, centring farmers in projects and widening participation across Member States.
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Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
The Chair opens the FEMM meeting, adopts the agenda and introduces the CSW71 recommendation process, with the rapporteur and shadows outlining priorities and political divergences on economic independence, care, SRHR, climate, security and EU unity ahead of the 3 December vote and March New York mission.
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Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
The Chair opens the CULT meeting, confirms the agenda and coordinators’ decisions, and introduces the Commission’s proposal for the post‑2033 European Capitals of Culture framework, outlining objectives, core features to be maintained and key innovations in criteria, funding structure and eligibility, including third‑country and cross‑border participation and withdrawal powers.
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The Chair opens the PETI meeting, adopts the agenda and minutes, then conducts the full voting sequence on the Guadeloupe and Saint‑Martin fact‑finding visit report, covering amendments 1–15 and the final vote on the text as amended.
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Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
The Chair opens the AGRI Committee, adopts the agenda and minutes, introduces the strategic exchange of views on agri‑food research and innovation, and gives the floor to the Commission for the presentation of its new R&I approach linked to Agri 2040, Food 2040, Horizon Europe and the European Competitiveness Fund.
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Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
The Chair opens the ENVI meeting, sets procedural context, and leads into a focused debate on the Commission decision to list Indian ship‑recycling yards, contrasting legal interpretations, industrial policy implications, waste‑export rules and environmental standards ahead of an ENVI vote and possible plenary referral.
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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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