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Press release - Cyprus Presidency debriefs European Parliament committees on priorities

Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Culture and Education
Committee on Development
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on International Trade
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Legal Affairs
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Committee on Fisheries
Committee on Security and Defence
Committee on Transport and Tourism

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Press release - Cyprus Presidency debriefs European Parliament committees on priorities

Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Culture and Education
Committee on Development
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on International Trade
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Legal Affairs
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Committee on Fisheries
Committee on Security and Defence
Committee on Transport and Tourism

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Press release - Cyprus Presidency debriefs European Parliament committees on priorities

Europäisches Parlament (Nachrichten) - Fri, 01/30/2026 - 09:53
Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Culture and Education
Committee on Development
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on International Trade
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Legal Affairs
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Committee on Fisheries
Committee on Security and Defence
Committee on Transport and Tourism

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Communiqué conjoint de la Haute représentante, Kaja Kallas, et du Ministre des Affaires étrangères du Maroc, Nasser Bourita, suite à la tenue du quinzième Conseil d’Association UE-Maroc

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Fri, 01/30/2026 - 04:17
À l’occasion du 30ᵉ anniversaire de l’Accord d’association UE-Maroc, la 15ᵉ réunion du Conseil d’association a réaffirmé l’importance du partenariat stratégique entre les deux parties, soulignant ses avancées dans divers domaines et leur engagement commun pour une coopération renforcée, notamment face aux défis régionaux et internationaux.

European Peace Facility: Council adopts the second bilateral assistance measure in support of Armenia

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Fri, 01/30/2026 - 04:17
The Council adopted a second assistance measure for Armenia worth €20 million under the European Peace Facility.

Russian hybrid threats: Council sanctions six individuals over information manipulation activities

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Fri, 01/30/2026 - 04:17
The Council adopted restrictive measures against six individuals in view of Russia’s destabilising activities against the EU and its member states and partners.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain countries establishing restrictive measures against those who support, facilitate or enable violent actions by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Fri, 01/30/2026 - 04:17
Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/122 of 16 January 2026 amending Decision (CFSP) 2024/385 establishing restrictive measures against those who support, facilitate or enable violent actions by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Sudan: Council sanctions seven individuals in view of the dramatic escalation of violence in the country

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Fri, 01/30/2026 - 04:17
The Council listed seven individuals for serious human rights violations and abuses, and threatening the peace, stability and security of Sudan.

Iran: Council adopts new sanctions over serious human rights violations and Iran’s continued support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Fri, 01/30/2026 - 04:17
The Council imposed restrictive measures related to serious human rights violations in Iran and to Iran’s continued military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

Briefing - 2028-2034 MFF: Quality analysis of the Commission’s impact assessments - PE 774.720 - Committee on Legal Affairs - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development - Committee on...

The European Commission drew up seven impact assessments (IAs) in support of 18 programme proposals for the 2028-2034 multiannual financial framework (MFF) and the proposed regulation on a horizontal performance framework. The broad scope of these IAs does not allow individual programme proposals to be assessed in any detail – as is particularly salient in the case of the IA on the national and regional partnership plans, covering nine legislative proposals. All IAs acknowledge a deviation from the scope and depth of a standard IA as defined by the Better Regulation Guidelines (BRG). This is justified with Tool #9 of the BR Toolbox, which indicates the specificity of the MFF, but does not define how related IAs should be carried out. As a result, the application of the better regulation principles varies widely across the MFF IAs. They are similar insofar as the Commission chose for all of them a mostly horizontal rather than policy-specific approach and did not include any budgetary considerations and scenarios. These choices affect the quality of key sections of the IAs considerably, albeit to varying extents. The problem definition often lacks specificity and substantiation. Similarly, the IAs' objectives remain largely unspecific, which, in turn, affects the IAs' monitoring and evaluation provisions and risks hampering the future measuring of the objectives' achievement. The description of policy options is in most cases short and vague, which weakens the impact analysis. The depth to which economic, social and environmental impacts are assessed varies across the sampled IAs. The analysis remains predominantly qualitative, with quantification largely lacking. All seven MFF initiatives are deemed relevant for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and are thus listed in the 'SME filter'. The IAs state that they place great emphasis on simplification and burden reduction. None of them is accompanied by a subsidiarity grid, and they discuss subsidiarity, European added value and proportionality rather briefly. While the IAs differ considerably in terms of quality and transparency when it comes to their evidence base and methodology, all of them acknowledge certain limitations and a lack of data (notably quantitative data). Consultation activities were largely limited to open public consultations. The Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB) found significant shortcomings in all seven draft IAs, prompting it, exceptionally, to issue opinions without qualification. The persisting flaws in the final IAs suggest that the RSB recommendations have at best been partially addressed. Altogether, the limited quality of the MFF IAs appears to reflect a missed opportunity to provide policymakers with high-quality and transparent evidence for one of the most important policy packages to be negotiated in the coming months and years.
Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Press release - New Eurobarometer survey: media briefing on Tuesday at 10:30

Europäisches Parlament (Nachrichten) - Thu, 01/29/2026 - 12:43
Accredited journalists are invited to an embargoed briefing to present the results of a new survey on what the public think about the EU and its priorities.

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

STELLUNGNAHME zur Entlastung 2024: Gesamthaushaltsplan der EU – Europäischer Auswärtiger Dienst - PE779.394v03-00

STELLUNGNAHME zur Entlastung 2024: Gesamthaushaltsplan der EU – Europäischer Auswärtiger Dienst
Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
Evin Incir

Quelle : © Europäische Union, 2026 - EP

Press statement by President Costa following the meeting with Viet Nam’s President Lương Cường

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Thu, 01/29/2026 - 10:16
European Council President António Costa had a meeting with President of Viet Nam, Lương Cường, on 29 January 2026, in Hanoi, Viet Nam. At the press statement following the meeting, he highlighted that the agreement for a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership was elevating the EU-Viet Nam relationship to a higher level.

Joint statement on upgrading relations between the European Union and Viet Nam to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten) - Thu, 01/29/2026 - 10:16
The EU and Vietnam agreed on a Joint statement on upgrading relations between the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the European Union to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, in Hanoi (Viet Nam), on 29 January 2026.

AMENDMENTS 28 - 207 - Draft opinion on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the Multiannual Financial Framework for the years 2028 to 2034 - PE782.399v01-00

AMENDMENTS 28 - 207 - Draft opinion on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the Multiannual Financial Framework for the years 2028 to 2034
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Dan Barna

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Video einer Ausschusssitzung - Donnerstag, 29. Januar 2026 - 08:00 - Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten

Dauer des Videos : 120'

Haftungsausschluss : Die Verdolmetschung der Debatten soll die Kommunikation erleichtern, sie stellt jedoch keine authentische Aufzeichnung der Debatten dar. Authentisch sind nur die Originalfassungen der Reden bzw. ihre überprüften schriftlichen Übersetzungen.
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