Parliamentary Committees of 2025-01-29

Debates

• Council Presidency - Presentation of the programme of the Polish EU Council Presidency by Mr Adam SZŁAPKA, Minister for European Affairs of the Republic of Poland - Exchange of views
• Stock-taking of the European elections 2024 - (2025/2012(INI)) - Exchange of views - Rapporteur: Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ (Renew, SK)
• Laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (recast) (2021/0372(CNS)) - Exchange of views - Rapporteur: Sven SIMON (EPP, DE)
• MISSION REPORT of the AFCO mission to Washington DC (USA) - 19 to 22 November 2024 - Consideration of draft mission report

Debates

• Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III (2024/2110(BUI)) - Consideration of draft report - Rapporteur: Andrzej HALICKI (EPP, PL)
• Presentation of a study on "Adapting the EU budget to make it fit for the purpose of future enlargements"
• Exchange of views with Piotr SERAFIN, Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration

Votes

• Macro-financial assistance to the Arab Republic of Egypt (2024/0071(COD)) - Adoption of draft opinion - Rapporteur for the opinion: Matjaž NEMEC (S&D, SI)
• Macro-financial assistance to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (2024/0086(COD)) - Adoption of draft opinion - Rapporteur for the opinion: Johan VAN OVERTVELDT (ECR, BE)
• European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025 (2024/2112(INI)) - Adoption of draft opinion - Rapporteur for the opinion: Johan VAN OVERTVELDT (ECR, BE)

Votes

• Constitutive meeting
  - Election of the Chair
  - Election of the first Vice-Chair
  - Election of the second Vice-Chair
  - Election of the third Vice-Chair
  - Election of the fourth Vice-Chair

Debates

• Presentation of the European Court of Auditors special report on 'Digitalisation of healthcare – EU support for member states effective overall, but difficulties in using EU funds' by Joëlle ELVINGER, Member of European Court of Auditors
• Exchange of views with Gaetan LAFORTUNE, OECD lead author on 'Health at a Glance 2024'
• Reporting back from the SANT mission to ECDC in Stockholm, 28 - 29 October 2024
• Exchange of views between Members of SANT committee on Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) of the EU

Public hearing

• 'Overreliance on imports of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)'

Debates

• Presentation by Krzysztof PASZYK, Minister of Economic Development and Technology, representing the President-in-Office of the Council, on the priorities of the Polish Presidency in the area of International Trade Policy
• Exchange of views with Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency, on the state of play of EU international trade relations, including EU-US trade relations and the modernised EU-Mexico Global Agreement

Debates

• Hearing on harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law
• Exchange of views with Michael MCGRATH, Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection

Vote

• Conclusion of an agreement between the European Union and the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on certain aspects of air services (2015/0188(NLE)) - Adoption of draft report - Rapporteur: Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE)

Debates

• Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/1804 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure - Presentation by the European Commission - Exchange of views
• Amending Directive 2005/44/EC on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community (2024/0011(COD)) - Consideration of draft report - Rapporteur: Tom BERENDSEN (EPP, NL)
• Presentation of the priorities of the Polish Presidency:
  - Dariusz KLIMCZAK, Minister of Infrastructure
  - Piotr BORYS, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Sport and Tourism

• Driving licences, amending Directive (EU) 2022/2561 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 383/2012 (2023/0053(COD)) - Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 75(3)) - Rapporteur: Jutta Paulus (Greens/EFA, DE)
• Execution of driving disqualifications with a Union-wide effect (2023/0055(COD)) - Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 75(3)) Rapporteur: Matteo RICCI (S&D, IT)

Vote

• Renewal of the Agreement on cooperation in science and technology between the European Community and Ukraine (2024/0240(NLE)) - Adoption - Rapporteur: Borys BUDKA (EPP, PO)

Debates

• Exchange of views with Krzysztof PASZYK, Minister of Economic Development and Technology (industry, SMEs, space) - Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme
• Exchange of views with the Commission on the level playing field in the European steel sector vis-a-vis global overcapacity, high energy prices, the transition to net-zero and uncompetitive practices from third countries - Joint ITRE-INTA meeting
• Adoption by the European Atomic Energy Community of the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty between the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States (2024/0146(NLE)) - Approval of application of the simplified procedure without amendment (Rule 52(1)) - Rapporteur: Borys BUDKA (EPP, PO)
• Exchange of views with Dariusz STANDERSKI, Secretary of State, Ministry of Digital Affairs (ICT, digital, cybersecurity, innovation) - Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme
• Structured dialogue with Ms Henna VIRKKUNEN, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy

Debate

• Protection of animals during transport and related operations (2023/0448(COD)) - Exchange of views with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Court of Auditors (ECA) - Rapporteurs: Tilly METZ (Greens/EFA, LU), Daniel BUDA (EPP, RO)