Category: _EU Parliament News

Last-minute press briefing at 16:30 The Parliament’s Spokesperson and the Press Service will hold a press briefing on this week’s plenary session at 16:30. You can follow the last-minute briefing live. Journalists wishing to take part and ask questions should please connect via Interactio. Air passenger rights MEPs will decide in the Conciliation Committee whether […]

Arba Kokalari (EPP, Sweden), rapporteur for the Internal Market committee, and Michael McNamara (Renew, Ireland) for the Civil Liberties committee, will address media after the final EP vote (scheduled for Tuesday) on measures aiming to simplify the 2024 Artificial Intelligence Act. When: Wednesday 17 June, 10.00 CESTWhere: European Parliament in Strasbourg, Daphne Caruana Galizia press […]

When: Monday 15 June 2026, 19.45 CET. Where: European Parliament in Strasbourg, Daphne Caruana Galizia press conference room (WEISS N -1/201). Who: European Parliament president Roberta Metsola, Cyprus’s Minister of transport Alexis Vafeades, EU Commissioner for sustainable transport and tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Parliament’s rapporteur Andrey Novakov (EPP, BG) and Transport and Tourism Committee vice-chair Virginijus […]

WHEN: Monday 15 June, at 16.30 WHERE: Daphne Caruana Galizia press room and via Interactio Key topics this week include: Debate and final vote on EU-US trade deal Vote on updated rules on migrant returns Joint debate on MEPs’ expectations for the 18-19 June European Council and on EU-China economic relations Debate on the situation […]

Malik Azmani (Renew, Netherlands), the rapporteur for a regulation on establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals who do not have a right to stay in the EU, will hold a press conference immediately after the vote. When: Wednesday 17 June 2026, 13.30 to 14.00 CEST Where: European Parliament in Strasbourg, Daphne […]

The press conference with Parliament’s co-rapporteurs Siegfried Mureşan (EPP, Romania) and Carla Tavares (S&D, Portugal) comes after the Cyprus presidency presented the Council’s negotiating box for the Commission’s proposal for the 2028-2034 EU long-term budget on 11 June and EU ministers are discussing it on Tuesday, 16 June at the General Affairs Council. When: Tuesday […]

On Tuesday, MEPs are expected to give their final approval to two pieces of legislation implementing EU tariff commitments under the August 2025 EU-US joint statement. The proposals, already agreed by Parliament and Council negotiators, would eliminate most tariffs on industrial and agricultural goods from the US. At the same time, negotiators agreed on several […]

Who: rapporteur Céline Imart (EPP, FR) When: Tuesday 16 June 2026 at 17:30 CEST Where: Daphne Caruana Galizia Press Conference Room, Strasbourg (room WEISS N -1/201) and via webstreaming. How: Accredited journalists are invited to attend the press conference in person. Interpretation will be provided in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish. Journalists can also […]

WHEN: Friday 12 June April at 11.00 WHERE: Anna Politkovskaya press room in Brussels and via Interactio Key topics next week include: Debate and final vote on EU-US trade deal Vote on updated rules on migrant returns Debate on MEP expectations for the 18-19 June European Council and on EU-China economic relations Debate on the […]

A delegation of MEPs joined the 19th session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP19) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) from Tuesday 9 to Thursday 11 June. They were led by Li Andersson (The Left, FI), Chair of Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee. The delegation also included […]