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Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Ordinary meeting

10 November 2026

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Overall proceedings of the IMCO Committee ordinary meeting.

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Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection — Ordinary meeting

04:08

Agenda item 16 — Standardisation regulation

04:08

Presentation of the proposal by the Commission

04:08

Ms Anna CAVAZZINI (Chair) — Introduction of agenda item 16 and presentation of Commission representative

04:08

Ms Barbara Bonvissuto (European Commission, DG GROW) — Presentation of the proposal to revise the standardisation regulation

05:03

Members’ questions and comments on the standardisation regulation

16:01

Mr Nikola MINCHEV (Renew Europe) — Safeguards for the international-first principle in Article 35

16:01

Ms Christel SCHALDEMOSE (S&D) — Doubts about the timeliness and validity of the standardisation model

17:39

Ms Barbara Bonvissuto (European Commission, DG GROW) — Commission reply on the international-first principle and the role of standards

18:42

Question of Ms Anna CAVAZZINI on public accessibility of standards — Commission reply

22:21

Agenda item 17 — EU strategy for islands and outermost regions and the impact on the Single Market

23:56

Opening statements — Islands, outermost regions and the Single Market

23:56

Ms Anna CAVAZZINI (Chair) — Introduction of debate on EU strategy for islands and outermost regions

23:56

Mr Clint Camilleri (Minister for Gozo and Planning of Malta) — Insularity and double insularity challenges for Malta and Gozo

25:09

Mr Rui Betencourt (University of the Azores) — Transport and dispersion issues in the outermost regions

28:44

Ms Maria Xuereb — Transport costs, insularity and consumer prices in Malta

31:55

Ms Kadri Uustalu (European Commission, DG REGIO) — EU Strategy for Islands

35:11

Mr Germán Esteban (European Commission, DG REGIO) — Strategy and regulatory package for outermost regions

38:20

Members’ debate and questions on islands, outermost regions and the Single Market

42:17

Mr Peter AGIUS (EPP) — Call for systemic insularity impact assessments and island chapter in NRPP

42:17

Mr Alex AGIUS SALIBA (S&D) — Double insularity, online platforms fees and shipping barriers for Maltese consumers

45:38

Ms Virginie JORON (Patriots for Europe) — Regulatory overload and access to information in outermost regions

49:36

Mr Nikola MINCHEV (Renew, on behalf of Sandro Gozi) — Making the single market work for outermost regions

53:01

Mr Dimitris TSIODRAS (EPP) — Reducing insularity costs and improving island connectivity

55:14

Ms Kadri UUSTALU (European Commission, DG REGIO) — Impact assessments, state aid and cohesion policy for islands

56:19

Mr Germán ESTEBAN and Commission colleague (DG REGIO) — Application of Article 349, access to funds and sargassum in outermost regions

59:10

Mr Clint CAMILLERI — NRPP flexibility, state aid and double insularity of Gozo

01:04:06

Ms Maria XUEREB — Systematic impact assessments and mitigating disproportionate effects on islands

01:06:50

Mr Rui BETENCOURT — Daily integration of outermost regions into the internal market and transport needs

01:08:51

Chair Anna CAVAZZINI — Closing remarks on islands, climate change and end of agenda item 17

01:10:14

Agenda item 18 — Digitalisation of procedures and recognition of professional qualifications

01:11:10

Chair Anna CAVAZZINI — Introduction of agenda item 18 and of Mr Stefan OLSSON

01:11:10

Presentation of the proposal by the Commission

01:12:06

Mr Stefan OLSSON (European Commission, DG EMPL) — Presentation of the fair mobility package and digitalisation proposal

01:12:06

Members’ questions and debate on digitalisation of procedures and recognition of professional qualifications

01:20:53

Mr Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA (EPP) — Is digitalisation sufficient to fix recognition procedures?

01:20:53

Ms Maria GRAPINI (S&D) — Limits of digitalisation and functioning of the Single Market for workers

01:22:56

Ms Maria GRAPINI (S&D) — Need for Member State understanding and cooperation beyond digital tools

01:23:53

Ms Elisabeth GROSSMANN (S&D) — Making education and training compatible across borders

01:26:43

Mr Stefan OLSSON and Commission representative — Replies on digitalisation, harmonisation and Member State cooperation

01:27:34

Chair Anna CAVAZZINI — Conclusion of agenda item 18

01:33:19

Agenda item 19 — Scrutiny of the regulation on transparency and targeting of political advertising

01:34:07

Chair Anna CAVAZZINI — Introduction of scrutiny session on political advertising regulation

01:34:07

Commission presentation on implementation of the political advertising regulation

01:35:07

Ms Elena BROLIS (European Commission, DG JUST) — Detailed state of play on implementation of the political advertising regulation

01:35:07

Members’ questions and debate on the political advertising regulation

01:44:13

Mr Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA (EPP) — Need for revision after rushed adoption and implementation gaps

01:44:13

Ms Maria GRAPINI (S&D) — Caution against rapid revision and call for thorough impact assessment and stronger enforcement

01:47:23

Ms Virginie JORON (Patriots for Europe) — Criticism of original rationale and impact on small parties

01:50:09

Ms Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ (Renew), on behalf of Sandro GOZI — Defence of the regulation and focus on implementation

01:53:06

Ms Kim VAN SPARRENTAK (Greens/EFA) — Support for strict transparency and targeting limits

01:56:21

Ms Dóra DÁVID (EPP) — Hungarian experience and proposals to close loopholes

01:58:57

Ms Regina DOHERTY (EPP) — Need to reduce bureaucracy for ordinary candidates and ensure inclusive review

02:01:39

Ms Elena BROLIS (European Commission, DG JUST) — Commission replies on review, support to Member States and platforms’ withdrawal

02:03:59

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Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Ordinary meeting

10 November 2026

IMCO Tue, 10 Nov 2026 European Parliament

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04:08 - 04:38

Speaker 2

Okay, dear colleagues, I suggest we restart our meeting. There are still some parallel shadow meetings and sessions going on. Nevertheless, we have a very full, packed agenda for the afternoon, and start with agenda item 16, the standardisation regulation. We have already discussed the topic several times here in the committee, for example, in the respective, like, hearings on the Product Act. So, probably we can stop talking a little bit in between.

04:38 - 05:03

Speaker 1

Thank you. The guests can sit down, but stop talking.

And today, we want to have an official presentation by the Commission, and then of course the members can also come in and ask questions. I welcome the Commission representative, Ms Barbara Bonvissuto, Director for Construction, Machinery and Market Surveillance at DG GROW, to present the proposal. Welcome.

05:03 - 05:31

Speaker 3

Thank you very much. Good afternoon, everyone. I have, yes, a presentation, so if you can please go already to the next slide. So, before entering into the details of the proposal we have just put on the table, let me recall you the political context. This is one of the initiatives and in on the One Europe, One Market roadmap, one of the legal acts under the European product package.

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