European Parliament

Thursday 30 April

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In a vote on Wednesday, MEPs took stock of the fundamental rights situation in the EU in 2024 and 2025.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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MEPs warn that persistent rule of law gaps weaken democratic safeguards in the EU and that Commission recommendations are not being followed up.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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MEPs approve the Commission’s management of the 2024 EU budget but warn that rule of law backsliding in several member states is harming the use of EU funds.
Committee on Budgetary Control

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On Wednesday, Parliament backed €2 million in EU aid for workers laid off after the bankruptcy of Liberty Steel Belgium.
Committee on Budgets

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Plenary has approved the revision of the EU Electoral Act to enable female MEPs to delegate their voting rights before and after childbirth.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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Wednesday 29 April

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On Tuesday, Parliament adopted the renewed regulation on the generalised system of preferences (GSP).
Committee on International Trade

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Parliament wants the Commission to propose legislation establishing a common definition of rape based on freely given, informed, and revocable consent.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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The bill adopted on Tuesday seeks to stop abusive practices, curb cruel business methods and protect the health of cats and dogs.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

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On Tuesday, MEPs backed a report setting out Parliament’s 2027 EU budget priorities.
Committee on Budgets

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On Tuesday, Parliament set out its position for negotiations with member states on the main figures and structure of the 2028-2034 multiannual financial framework (MFF).
Committee on Budgets

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Tuesday 28 April

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Roberta Metsola opened the session by marking the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster and remembering Iranian prisoners Narges Mohammadi and Nasrin Sotoudeh.

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MEP Daniel Freund will hold a press conference on Wednesday at 10.00, on Parliament’s assessment of the European Commission’s management of the EU budget in 2024.
Committee on Budgetary Control

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Monday 27 April

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The press conference scheduled for Wednesday at 11.00 has been cancelled.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Journalists are invited to a press conference with rapporteur Nils Ušakovs following the vote on Parliament's guidelines for the 2027 EU budget.
Committee on Budgets

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Parliament’s president and the co-rapporteurs on the multiannual financial framework (MFF) will brief journalists after the plenary vote on Parliament’s negotiating position.
Committee on Budgets

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Parliament rapporteur Konstantinos Arvanitis (The Left, EL) will present Parliament’s assessment of the Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law Report and recent developments.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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