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Committee on International Trade (INTA)
The Commission and Parliament rapporteur explain the updated International Coffee Agreement’s governance reforms, revised voting and contribution rules, and new role for private stakeholders, linking them to producer livelihoods and EU coffee value chains ahead of expected 2027 entry into force.
Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Parliament’s rapporteur, shadow rapporteurs and the Commission set out the case for EU consent to the plurilateral WTO e‑commerce agreement, weighing digital‑trade facilitation, privacy safeguards, big‑tech and development concerns, and the EU’s role in WTO reform.
Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Members receive feedback on trilogue progress and remaining political issues on roadworthiness and roadside inspection directives, are briefed on outstanding points in the military mobility regulation talks, and hear a report from the TRAN mission to Greenland on connectivity and resilience challenges before the Chair closes the meeting and previews upcoming sessions.
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Committee on Human Rights (DROI)
UN, Commission, UNHCR and Amnesty reiterate the absolute nature of non-refoulement, deny any formal return agreement or aid to the Taliban, stress specific risks for Afghan women and marginalised groups, and Chair Satouri closes by rejecting the political wisdom and symbolism of hosting Taliban representatives in Brussels.
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Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
The Committee moves from Hyperloop to a study on decarbonising inland shipping, with experts quantifying investment and operating cost gaps for low‑ and zero‑emission vessels and proposing EU price signals and blended finance, then addressing MEP concerns about limited budgets, fragmented schemes and how to align EU and national support without fostering grant‑dependent business models.
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Members vote en bloc on Budget 2026 other sections, covering five items for the Court of Auditors, two items for the European Economic and Social Committee, and the European Committee of the Regions, all adopted with announced vote splits; the chair then closes the session and asks coordinators to remain for follow‑up.
Committee proceeds to roll‑call votes on Budget 2026, section 3 (DEC 18, DEC 19 and DEC 20), adopting each decision with specified majorities and abstentions, thereby finalising this part of the budget procedure.
Chair resumes the meeting, tests the voting system, and conducts compromise and final roll‑call votes on the European Union Space Programme Agency, ESMA, and the European Medicines Agency, announcing adoption and detailed vote counts for each file.
Committee on Human Rights (DROI)
Amnesty International denounces EU–Taliban return talks as incompatible with non-refoulement, MEPs dispute family guarantees, aid channels and crime-based narratives, and the EEAS defends limited operational engagement within a non-recognition framework while acknowledging the gravity of the human rights and humanitarian crises.
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The committee considers and recommends approval of budget transfers for the Court of Auditors, the EESC and the Committee of the Regions, then proceeds to a voting session to adopt positions on several EU agencies’ budgets and to approve multiple DEC transfers and institutional transfer requests, formally recording majorities and abstentions before moving to internal coordinators’ business.
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The final petitions address cross‑border tobacco purchasing and illicit trade in the context of the planned revision of the Tobacco Taxation Directive, disproportionate packaging EPR obligations on very small online exporters and upcoming simplification measures, and the extension of anti‑dumping duties affecting a Romanian factory, with the Commission defending its proposals and investigations while MEPs highlight socio‑economic impacts and keep the cases open.
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Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Developers present Hyperloop technical concepts, European test facilities and emerging EU safety and certification frameworks, then outline deployment roadmaps and financing via Horizon Europe/FP10, IPCEI, TEN‑T/CEF and EIB, followed by MEP questions on political backing, coordination between sites, competition with China and criteria for a first cross‑border flagship route.
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Committee on Human Rights (DROI)
The UN Special Rapporteur and UNHCR present the human rights situation in Afghanistan, emphasize gender persecution, non-refoulement obligations even for serious offenders, outline large-scale returns from neighbouring countries, and warn of severe protection, reintegration and funding gaps that make safe returns and internal flight alternatives untenable.
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Members examine petitions on digital ownership and interoperability of e‑books, where the Commission explains current limits of copyright and the Digital Markets Act, and on rental-car child seats, where EU law on restraint systems is contrasted with the commercial freedom of rental firms, with both files remaining open for further written input and monitoring.
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Committee on Human Rights (DROI)
Johannes Fechner Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
DG HOME explains why member state concerns over returning Afghans convicted of serious crimes led to engagement with the de facto Taliban authorities, summarises discussions on treatment of returnees and assurances received, clarifies that this does not imply recognition, and details the technical Brussels meeting on identification, sentencing, transport and consular issues, including member state competence for accreditation and civil documentation.
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Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Šefčovič presents the EU’s broader trade agenda on US tariffs, China TIC, diversification and the FTA calendar, then faces coordinated and follow‑up Q&A on enforcing US caps, managing China overcapacity, the diversification instrument, steel safeguards, EU competitiveness, Ukraine vs Russia trade, WTO paralysis, Israel and Mercosur, Indonesia CEPA timing, Chinese investment screening and cumulative FTA impacts on key sectors.
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Committee on Human Rights (DROI)
Chair Satouri frames the hearing on EU–Taliban return talks, the Commission details member state demands, Kabul and Brussels meetings, legal constraints and non-recognition, and the Afghanistan delegation chair sets out a strong political and legal critique focused on non-refoulement and EU venue choices.
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Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
A Hyperloop‑oriented presentation positions automation and maglev‑based systems as additional capacity beyond rail, leading into an MEP Q&A on prioritising scarce EU funds between TEN‑T/ERTMS and Hyperloop, ERA’s mandate and safety powers, EU rail industry protection and the balance between liberalisation, safety investment and innovation.
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Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
The Chair opens the TRAN Committee hearing on Hyperloop and rail, setting its regulatory and TEN‑T context, followed by rail supply industry and Europe’s Rail JU presentations on ERTMS deployment, industrial competitiveness, research priorities and the role and resourcing of ERA in safety and interoperability.
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Committee on International Trade (INTA)
The committee hears a debrief on the recent mission to China, detailing high‑level economic and tech discussions, then MEPs assess the outcomes on rebalancing, subsidies, overcapacity and procedural incidents affecting parliamentary access to Chinese territory.
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Committee on Human Rights (DROI)
The Chair closes the Horn of Africa segment linking it to the forthcoming AFET report, then opens a joint exchange on returns to Afghanistan, outlining the June 23rd meeting on returns of Afghans deemed security risks, unanswered operational and legal questions, and the broader context of large-scale forced returns from Iran and Pakistan.
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The committee turns to petitions on France’s ban on resting in light commercial vehicles and related EU road transport rules, on organisations linked to the Muslim Brotherhood and EU responses to extremism, and on Estonia’s blanket retention and access to telecom metadata in light of CJEU jurisprudence, with the Commission outlining ongoing procedures and most petitions kept open.
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Committee on Human Rights (DROI)
Experts from Human Rights Watch and Legal Action Worldwide, followed by the EEAS, propose concrete EU measures including potential civilian protection options in Sudan, targeted sanctions and trade reviews (notably regarding the UAE), reinforced UN and ICC engagement on Sudan and Ethiopia, prioritisation of atrocity prosecutions in EU states, and intensified EU diplomacy to de-escalate regional conflicts.
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In the framework of Gender Equality Week, experts from academia and EIGE present international and EU experiences with gender‑responsive budgeting, highlighting methods, successful policy areas and remaining gaps, after which the standing rapporteur and MEPs debate how to operationalise gender budgeting in the EU and Parliament budgets, define methodology and timelines, and reconcile objectives on beneficiaries, care, transport and labour‑market equality.
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The second panel on safe and inclusive mobility is marked by Ángel Gaitán’s criticism of over‑regulation and Spanish road policy and his clash with the Chair, followed by ETSC’s analysis of remaining gaps in EU vehicle safety governance and standards, and a final political exchange on Spanish infrastructure and EU oversight before the Chair closes the hearing segment.
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Committee on Human Rights (DROI)
Rapporteur Temido and MEPs Assis, Vieira and Hassan question the experts and EEAS on renewed conflict and impunity in Ethiopia, prospects for peace in Sudan, pathways from documentation to prosecutions, the impact of EU trade and cooperation with actors such as the UAE, and concrete EU legal mechanisms to tackle both direct perpetrators and external facilitators.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Public hearing held in the framework of European Gender Equality Week on the challenges and opportunities for women in the judiciary, with invited expert speakers.
Committee on Human Rights (DROI)
The EEAS sets out the EU’s political stance on Sudan, sanctions frameworks and justice tools, support to international investigative mechanisms, and describes EU-funded survivor-centred programmes, humanitarian allocations and initiatives to ensure women’s participation in any future transition.
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Experts from Poland and Spain detail national enforcement measures, vehicle safety technologies and the eCall system, while MEPs scrutinise Spanish infrastructure maintenance, the V16 warning beacon contracts and the real safety and cost impacts, prompting calls for EU data and minimum in‑vehicle safety requirements.
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Committee on Human Rights (DROI)
Human Rights Watch and Legal Action Worldwide present detailed evidence on the conflicts in Sudan and Ethiopia, including widespread sexual violence, ethnic cleansing, external support to armed groups, and entrenched impunity, while outlining survivor needs, justice gaps, and ongoing accountability initiatives across Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan.
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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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