EU Parliament Agenda on 28 January 2025

President’s agenda

Berlin, Germany

12:30: President Metsola participates in the annual WELT-Wirtschaftsgipfel (“WELT Economic Summit”)

Parliamentary committees

09:00 – 12:30

CONT Committee on Budgetary Control

Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G-2

Vote

Establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Republic of Moldova (2024/0258(COD)) – Adoption of draft opinion – Rapporteur for the opinion: Jonas SJÖSTEDT (The Left, SE)

Debate

2023 discharge: General budget of the EU – European Parliament (2024/2020(DEC)) – Consideration of draft report – Rapporteur: Monika HOHLMEIER (EPP, DE)

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09:00 – 12:30

LIBE Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050

Debates

Exchange of views on the need to establish the profession of police officers as a high risk profession – Exchange of views with Olivier ONIDI, Deputy Director-General, Schengen & Internal Security, European Commission, Exchange of views with Peter SMETS, President of the European Federation of Police Unions

Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data (2024/0051(NLE)) – Consideration of draft recommendation (consent) – Rapporteur: Nikola MINCHEV (Renew, BG)

Presentation of the 8/2024 Special Report on the EU Artificial Intelligence ambition by the European Court of Auditors – Presentation by Mihails KOZLOVS, Member of the European Court of Auditors

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09:00 – 15:30

SEDE Committee on Security and Defence

Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G-3

Debates

Exchange of views with James APPATHURAI, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid, and Cyber on the Baltic Sentry and hybrid threats

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09:00 – 17:30

IMCO Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1

Debates

Social media compliance with Digital Services Act (DSA) in the context of recent developments – Exchange of views

ECA special report 03/2025 – Unjustified geo-blocking in e-commerce – Presentation – Exchange of views

Amending Directive (EU) 2015/2302 to make the protection of travellers more effective and to simplify and clarify certain aspects of the Directive (2023/0435(COD)) – Exchange of views – Rapporteur: Alex AGIUS SALIBA (S&D, MT)

Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme – with Krzysztof PASZYK, Minister of Economic Development and Technology, Dariusz STANDERSKI, Secretary of State (Ministry of Digitalisation) and Małgorzata KROK, Undersecretary of State (Ministry of Finance), Polish Presidency

Vote

Amending Directive 2013/11/EU on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes, as well as Directives (EU) 2015/2302, (EU) 2019/2161 and (EU) 2020/1828 (2023/0376(COD)) – Vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations – Rapporteur: Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA (S&D, ES)

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09:00 – 17:45

REGI Committee on Regional Development

Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G-3

Debates

Exchange of views with Executive Vice-President Raffaelle FITTO on the future of cohesion policy

Exchange of views with Nadim AHMAD, OECD, on the main territorial impacts of the global challenges and available instruments for national authorities and regions to address them

Exchange of views with Sharon DIJKSMA, Mayor of Utrecht, on the Eurocities policy statement – A Strong Cohesion Policy Promoting Urban Transformation

Ninth report on economic and social cohesion (2024/2107(INI)) – Consideration of draft report – Rapporteur: Jacek PROTAS (EPP, PL)

Study presentation on the future of EU cohesion: Scenarios and their impacts on regional inequalities, by EPRS (European Added Value Unit)

Vote

Mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in a cross-border context (2018/0198(COD)) – Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations – Rapporteur: Sandro GOZI (Renew, FR)

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09:00 – 18:30

DROI Subcommittee on Human Rights

Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3E-2

Debates

Exchange of views on Syria: Truth, justice and accountability

The EU response to the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Gaza – In association with the Delegation for relations with Palestine

The situation of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia – In association with the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee and the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

Exchange of views on the human rights situation in Mozambique in the post-electoral context – In association with the Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and the Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly

Exchange of views on attacks on LGBTIQ+ people’s rights around the world and the EU response

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09:00 – 18:30

EMPL Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2

Vote

Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rights – adoption of motion for a resolution – rapporteur: Estelle CEULEMANS (S&D, BE)

Debates

Exchange of views with Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk (Polish Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy) and Marzena Okła-Drewnowicz (Polish Minister of Senior Policy) – presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme

This part of the meeting will take place in room SPAAK 3C50:

Joint ECON-EMPL Dialogue on the European Semester 2025

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09:30 – 17:00

FEMM Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A002

Public hearing

Social media and the consequence on young girls’ mental health (draft programme)

Debates

Priorities of the Polish Presidency of the Council – Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme

Presentation of the work programme for 2025, by Director of European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) Carlien SCHEELE

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09:45 – 18:30

PECH Committee on Fisheries

Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G-2

Votes

2023 discharge: General budget of the EU – Agencies (2024/2030(DEC)) – Adoption of draft opinion – Rapporteur for the opinion: Giuseppe LUPO (S&D, IT)

Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol (2024-2029) implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cabo Verde (2024/0133(NLE)) – Adoption of draft recommendation (consent) – Rapporteur: Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL (EPP, PT)

Debates

Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union – Exchange of views with Jacek CZERNIAK, Vice Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

TACs & quotas 2025 and 2026 – Exchange of views with the Commission

The socioeconomic impact of the Mediterranean multiannual plan – Exchange of views with the Commission

Public hearing

EU Fisheries Relations with Norway (draft programme)

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10:00 – 12:30

BUDG / CONT Joint meeting of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Budgetary Control

Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G-2

Debates

Special report 24/2024: EU Civil service – A flexible employment framework, insufficiently used to improve workforce management

– Presentation of the report by ECA reporting Member Jorg Kristijan PETROVIČ
– Exchange of views with representatives from EP, Commission and Council
– Exchange of views with invited Members from the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)

Special report 14/2024: Green transition – Unclear contribution from the Recovery and Resilience Facility

– Presentation of the report by ECA reporting Member Joëlle ELVINGER
– Exchange of views with invited Members from the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and from the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)

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10:45 – 18:15

DEVE Committee on Development

Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5E-2

Debates

An integrated EU approach to fragility – exchange of views with Hadja Lahbib, Commissioner for Equality; Preparedness and Crisis Management, and Jozef Síkela, Commissioner for International Partnerships

The humanitarian situation in Syria – exchange of views with UNHCR, International Humanitarian Relief, Save the Children and DG ECHO

Addressing public health emergencies in the Global South: the role of EU aid in enhancing the capacity of national health systems through rapid action to save lives in times of crisis – exchange of views with WHO

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14:30 – 18:00

ENVI Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2

Debates

Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability (2023/0447(COD)) – Consideration of draft opinion – Rapporteur for the opinion: Manuela RIPA (EPP, DE)

Climate policies that achieved major emission reductions: Global evidence from two decades – Exchange of views with the author of the study, the Commission and the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change

Exchange of views with and presentation of the work of the Commission’s Directorate for Health and Food Audits and Analysis

Final report of an audit carried out in Brazil 27 May to 14 June 2024 to evaluate controls on residues of pharmacologically active substances, pesticides and contaminants in animals and animal products – Exchange of views with the Directorate for Health and Food Audits and Analysis – Presentation

Final report of an audit carried out in Brazil from 15 April to 3 May 2024 in order to evaluate the animal health controls in place, in particular on avian influenza in relation to export of poultry, eggs and their products to the European Union – Exchange of views with the Directorate for Health and Food Audits and Analysis – Presentation

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17:00 – 18:30

ECON / EMPL Joint meeting of Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050

Debate

Joint ECON-EMPL Economic Dialogue on the European Semester 2025

Exchange of views with Roxana Mînzatu (Executive Vice-President for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness) and Valdis Dombrovskis (Commissioner for Economy and Productivity Implementation and Simplification)

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17:00 – 18:30

LIBE / FEMM Joint meeting of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A002

Debate

Presentation of the UNODC 2024 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons

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