EU Parliament Agenda on 1 November 2023

Members of the FISC Subcommittee will travel to Washington D.C. from 30 October to 1 November 2023. The delegation, led by the Chair Paul Tang, will meet with representatives of key institutions, such as the US Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service, the Congress, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, as well as with stakeholders from the private sector, civil society, experts, and journalists.

Six members of the Subcommittee for Public Health (SANT) will travel to Washington DC, United States, between 30 October and 1 November. They will meet with representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Pan-American Health Organization. The discussions are expected to focus on various topics of interest to SANT members, including non-communicable diseases, mental health, shortage of medicines and global cooperation in the field of health.

A delegation of MEPs from the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) will go to Washington DC to gain first-hand knowledge of digital and consumer protection initiatives in the US. They will hear about how the EU’s new legislation in those fields is perceived across the Atlantic and assess possibilities for cooperation and alignment. Members will meet with Congress representatives, federal government officials, trade associations, think tanks and NGOs

A delegation of seven members from European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN), led by MEP Jens Gieseke (EPP, DE), visiting Japan from 31 October to 2 November to discuss common challenges facing transport, examine its major transport infrastructure projects and explore new mobility and tourism initiatives. Press release

A group of eight MEPs headed by Petitions Committee Chair Dolors Montserrat (EPP, Spain) will travel to Donegal, Ireland to investigate the impact of defective mica blocks in construction.