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Press release 19-09-2025 AGRI   Highlights of the next AGRI meeting       Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development to meet on Tuesday 23 September (14.30 – 15.45), Wednesday 24 September (9.00 – 11.30, 15.00 – 18.30) and Thursday 25 September (9.00 – 12.30). For meeting rooms, please check agendas of the meetings. The meetings will be livestreamed here (Parliament’s Multimedia Centre). VOTES CAP omnibus. Adoption of draft report. Rapporteur André Rodrigues (S&D, PT). Wednesday around 15:15. Monitoring framework for resilient European forests. Adoption of draft report. Rapporteur for AGRI: Eric Sargiacomo (S&D, IT), Tuesday at 14:30. Decision setting up a Standing Forestry Committee. Adoption of draft report. Rapporteur for AGRI: Pekka Toveri (EPP, FI), Tuesday at 14:30. DEBATES Exchange of views with Commissioner Hansen on CAP related legislative proposals. Wednesday, around 15:45. New trade arrangements with Ukraine and Moldova. Exchange of views with the Commission (DG AGRI). Wednesday, 9.00. Interparliamentary committee meeting: Vision for Food and Agriculture - Implications at national and EU level. Thursday at 9:00. Full agenda is available here. FOLLOW US ON X! Highlights, press releases and new documents are published on @EP_Agriculture. Further information  Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development  Meeting documents Press release 19-09-2025 ITRE   Public Hearing on Quantum, AI and cloud-technology development       The Industry, Research and Energy committee (ITRE) will hold a public hearing on “Quantum, AI and cloud – technology development and industrial capacity building in Europe”. When: Tuesday 23 September 2025, 14.30 – 16.00 Where: Brussels – Room ANTALL 4Q2 You can watch the webstreaming of the meeting here. This hearing will explore several key themes, including on the current state and future of quantum technologies (computing, communication and encryption), AI, and cloud computing in Europe, and explore practical solutions to support a strong, competitive European digital ecosystem as well as examine the potential impact of these technologies on European industry. The discussion will include presentations by the following experts: Prof. Tommaso CALARCO - Director of the Institute for Quantum Control at Forschungszentrum Jülich Krzysztof KUROWSKI - Head of Quantum Technologies at Poznan Supercomputer and Network Centre (PCSS) Mattias ÅSTRÖM -Founder and CEO of Evroc Audrey HERBLIN-STOOP - Vice-President, Global Public Affairs & Communications at Mistral AI Further information  Committee on Industry, Research and Energy  Hearing programme  Meeting documents Available in       Agenda The Week Ahead 22 – 28 September 2025       Committees EU defence industry. MEPs in the Industry, Research and Energy Committee will vote on a series of changes to existing EU funding programmes to allow the financing of defence-related technologies and products. In line with the ReArm Europe plan, the aim is to boost the EU's defence preparedness and encourage strategic investments by EU countries in critical defence capabilities (Tuesday). Quality traineeships. The Employment and Social Affairs Committee will adopt its position on a new EU bill that seeks to improve working conditions for trainees, while also combating abusive practices, such as regular employment relationships disguised as traineeships. The new rules would regulate traineeship contracts on issues such as duration, remuneration and access to social protection (Tuesday). EU trade policy. The International Trade Committee will have a first discussion with Commission representatives on the proposed changes to EU customs duties legislation to implement the EU-US deal on tariffs. They will also debate the latest developments in EU trade policy with Sabine Weyand, Director-general of DG Trade at the Commission. EU-India trade relations are also on the agenda (Wednesday and Thursday). Danish Presidency priorities. The Committees on Industry, Research and Energy and on Economic and Monetary Affairs will discuss the priorities of the Danish Presidency of the Council in their respective fields of responsibility with Denmark’s Minister of Higher Education and Science, Christina Egelund, and its Minister for Economic Affairs, Stephanie Lose (Tuesday and Wednesday). 2025 Sakharov Prize. Members of the Foreign Affairs and Development Committees and the Human Rights Subcommittee will present the political groups' nominations for the 2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The vote on the three finalists and the announcement of the laureate will take place in October. The award ceremony will follow in December, in Strasbourg (Tuesday). President’s diary. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will receive Ambassador Andrew Puzder from the US Mission to the European Union on Monday. On Tuesday, President Metsola will be in New York, where she will attend an engagement hosted by the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, on the occasion of the 80th United Nations General Assembly. A full list of parliamentary committees' meetings is available here. EP Press service contacts Further information  The full agenda Press alert 19-09-2025 Meeting of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)       Meeting of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI) Monday 22 September 2025, 15.30 – 18.30 Tuesday 23 September 2025, 9.15 – 11.00 and 14.30 - 18.30 Brussels, room: ANTALL (2Q2) VOTES 23 September 2025, 14.30 – 15.45 - Joint meeting with the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Setting up a Standing Forestry Committee: amending Council Decision 89/367/EEC Rapporteurs: Emma Wiesner (Renew, SWE) & Pekka Toveri (EPP, FIN), procedure file - Adoption of draft report Monitoring framework for resilient European forests Rapporteurs: Emma Wiesner (Renew, SWE) & Eric Sargiacomo (S&D, FR), procedure file - Adoption of draft report DEBATES 22 September 2025, 15.30 – 18.30 EU funding to tackle forest fires – More preventive measures, but insufficient evidence of results and their long-term sustainability - Presentation by European Court of Auditors of special report 16/2025 - Exchange of views Data protection issues in the Biocidal Products Regulation (528/2012) - Exchange of views with the Commission Fourth Environmental Implementation Review & update of the costs of not implementing EU environmental law - Presentation by the Commission - Exchange of views 23 September 2025, 9.15 – 11.00 Wildlife Crime Action Plan - Presentation by the Commission and the authors of the study - Exchange of views Roadmap towards Nature Credits - Presentation by the Commission of a Communication - Exchange of views 23 September 2025, 15.45 – 16.30 Plastics Treaty - Exchange of views with the Commission and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on the negotiations 23 September 2025, 16.30 – 18.30 European Ocean Pact - Exchange of views with Costas Kadis, Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, ETS II: The new EU Emissions Trading Scheme for buildings, road transport and additional sectors under Directive (EU) 2023/959 - Exchange of views with the Commission *** Next meetings 6 October 2025, 19.00 – 22.00 (Strasbourg) 13 October 2025, 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels) 20 October 2025, 19.00 – 21.00 (Strasbourg) Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/envi.europarl.europa.eu or X (Twitter): https://x.com/ep_environment Further information  Agenda and meeting documents  Follow the meeting live  Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Press release 19-09-2025 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs highlights: 22 - 23 September 2025       Monday 22 September 2025, 14.30 – 18.30 European Parliament in Brussels, SPAAK building, room 1A002 Tuesday 23 September 2025, 09.30 – 10.30 / jointly with the FEMM Committee European Parliament in Brussels, ANTALL building, room 6Q2 Tuesday 23 September 2025, 10.30 – 13.00 and 15.00 – 18.30 European Parliament in Brussels, SPAAK building, room 1A002   Debates, presentations, and hearings   Monday 22 September Digital simplification package concerning safeguarding fundamental rights. Exchange of views with: Outi Slotboom, Director for Strategy and Economic Analysis, DG GROW, European Commission Julien Mousnier, Director for Rule of Law, Fundamental Rights and Democracy, DG JUST, European Commission Yvo Volman, Director for Data, DG CNECT, European Commission 14:30 - 15:45 LIBE delegation to El Hierro, Canary Islands (26-28 May 2025). Presentation of the mission report. 15.45 – 16.15 EU Asylum Agency 2025 Asylum Report. Presentation by Nina GREGORI, Executive Director of the EUAA. 16.15 – 17.15 Roma situation in Slovakia and in other EU member states: eligibility criteria and efficient implementation of the European funds. Exchange of views with: Pascal Boijmans, Head of Unit, DG REGIO, European Commission Alexander Dasko, Representative of the Slovak government for Roma communities (tbc) Klara Orgovana, Director, Roma Institute, Slovakia (tbc) Gabriela Hrabanova, Director, ERGO Network 17.15 – 18.15 Tuesday 23 September Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU. Consideration of amendments. Rapporteurs: Evin Incir (S&D, SE) & Joanna Scheuring - Wielgus (S&D, PL). Jointly with the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, 9.30 – 10.30 EU Civil Society Strategy. Exchange of views with: Irena Moozova, Deputy Director-General, DG JUST, European Commission Friso Roscam Abbing, Head of Brussels Liaison Office, EU Fundamental Rights Agency Gabriella Civico, President, Civil Society Europe Gerhard Ersmicher, President, Conference of INGOs, Council of Europe 10.30 – 12.00 Information security in the institutions and bodies of the Union. Consideration of draft report. Rapporteur: Lena Düpont (EPP, DE). 12.00 – 12.30 Proposal for a Council decision determining, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded. Consideration of draft report. Rapporteur: Tineke Strik (Greens/EFA, NL). 15.00 – 15.30 The Commission's 2025 Rule of Law Report and the closer link between its recommendations and financial support envisaged in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). Presentation by Michael McGrath, Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection. 15.30 – 16.30 AgoraEU Programme (EU budget 2028-2034). Presentation by Ana Gallego, Director-General, DG JUST, European Commission. 17.00 – 18.30 Further information  Full agenda & meeting documents  Webstreaming  Follow us on X  Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Highlights 19-09-2025 Next week in the development committee     On the agenda: Sakharov Prize, 2026 Budget, Afghanistan, impact of USAID cuts Tuesday, 23 September, 14:30 - 15:30 (SPAAK 3C050) AND Wednesday, 24 September, 10.00-18.30 (SPINELLI 1G2) Debates Members of the Foreign Affairs and Development committees and Human Rights subcommittee will meet to present the political groups' nominations for the 2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought (Tuesday) An exchange of views, jointly with the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Budgets, on the use of EU guarantees and the European Funds for Sustainable Development (EFSD & EFSD+), with the European Court of Auditors and experts (Wednesday, 10.30-11.00) The annual exchange of views with CONCORD, the European Confederation of NGOs working on sustainable development and international cooperation (Wednesday) An exchange of views on "The Impact of USAID Funding Cuts on Afghanistan's Earthquake Recovery" (Wednesday) Together with the Committee on Public Health, an exchange of views on the impact of USAID interventions and defunding on pandemic preparedness and mortality in the world (SPINELLI 3G3, Wednesday, 17.15-18.30) Votes The adoption of a draft opinion on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 (Wednesday) Further information  Meeting Agenda (Tuesday)  Meeting Agenda (Wednesday)  Meeting Documents  Watch Live (Tuesday)  Watch Live (Wednesday)  Homepage of the Committee on Development (DEVE) Press release 19-09-2025 Committee on Legal Affairs - highlights of the next meeting       Meeting on Tuesday 23 September, 09.00-17.15, Brussels, Room: Spinelli (3G2). Agenda | Meeting documents | Webstreaming | Committee homepage VOTES: (in camera) Request for the waiver of the immunity of Michał Dworczyk. Consideration and possible adoption of draft report. Rapporteur: David Cormand (Greens/ESA, FR). Tuesday at 10.10. Request for the waiver of the immunity of Daniel Obajtek. Consideration and possible adoption of draft report. Rapporteur: David Cormand (Greens/ESA, FR). Tuesday at 10.20. Request for the waiver of the immunity of Péter Magyar. Consideration and possible adoption of draft report. Rapporteur: Krzysztof Śmiszek (S&D, PL). Tuesday at 10.30. Request for the waiver of the immunity of Péter Magyar. Consideration and possible adoption of draft report. Rapporteur: Dominik Tarczyński (ECR, PL). Tuesday at 10.40. Request for waiver of immunity of Péter Magyar. Consideration and possible adoption of draft report. Rapporteur: Pascale Piera (PfE, FR). Tuesday at 10.50. Request for the waiver of the immunity of Ilaria Salis. Consideration and possible adoption of draft report. Rapporteur: Adrián Vázquez Lázara (EPP, ES). Tuesday at 11.00. Request for the waiver of the immunity of Klára Dobrev. Consideration and possible adoption of draft report. Rapporteur: Marcin Sypniewski (ESN, PL). Tuesday at 11.10. Deliberation and vote regarding the post of the Chair of the Sustainability Reporting Board of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG). Tuesday at 15.30. DEBATES: Hearing of candidates for the post of the Chair of the Sustainability Reporting Board of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG). Tuesday at 09.00. Exchange of views with the European Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho. Tuesday at 16.15. IMMUNITIES: (in camera) Request for the waiver of immunity of Petr Bystron. Hearing and exchange of views. Rapporteur: Adrián Vázquez Lázara (EPP, ES). Tuesday at 11.30. Request for the waiver of the immunity of Elisabetta Gualmini. Exchange of views. Rapporteur: Marcin Sypniewski (ESN, PL). Tuesday at 12.15. Request for the waiver of the immunity of Alessandra Moretti. Exchange of view. Rapporteur: Marcin Sypniewski (ESN, PL). Tuesday at 12.30. Request for the waiver of the immunity of Grzegorz Braun. Exchange of views. Rapporteur: Dainius Žalimas (Renew, LT). Tuesday at 12.45. Further information  Committee on Legal Affairs  Agenda  Meeting documents  Watch the meeting online  Catch-up via video  Subscribe to news from the Legal Affairs Committee  Follow the Legal Affairs Committee on X Press release 19-09-2025 SEDE   “Greenland is not for sale - we’ll stand-by you”, SEDE MEPs tell their Greenlandic partners       A delegation from the European Parliament’s Committee on Security and Defence visited Greenland from 16 to 18 September. Members of the European Parliament’s Security and Defence Committee (SEDE) visited Greenland this week for high level talks with the Foreign Minister, newly elected Members of Parliament and European forces leading the largest military exercise in Greenland’s modern history - NATO’s “Arctic Light.” The SEDE mission took place at a crucial time, in a week that saw the Danish government announce what it called a “paradigm shift” with the purchase of European long-range air-defence missiles and a boost in defence spending. SEDE MEPs welcomed the move, as part of overall EU efforts to strengthen European defence, and were keen to listen to the concerns of those on the ground in Greenland. MEPs discussed how Europe and Greenland are facing similar choices in this period of geopolitical flux. Not least, the need to improve preparedness and resilience and to transition to greater strategic autonomy to be able to maintain peace through strength as expected by our citizens. This strength also comes from having strong relations with predictable, like-minded partners. MEPs also had briefings from the Joint Arctic Command to better understand the security challenges facing Greenland. This also included a visit on board the Patrol Vessel HDMS Knud Rasmussen, from where MEPs observed NATO's Operation Arctic Light. Speaking after the mission, SEDE Chair Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann said “As close partners of Greenland, we came to listen to our colleagues and reassure all Greenlanders that Europe remains committed to our common values and our origins as a peace project. Together the EU and Greenland can face geopolitical uncertainties, achieve peace through our common strength, and thereby ensure a positive future for all Greenlanders and European Union citizens. The military exercises we have visited this week are a strong political signal that European forces are prepared to play a leading role in NATO and protect Greenland.” Members talked to key local actors involved in defence preparedness, including the Police and businesses actively involved in countering hybrid threats, threats to critical infrastructure and foreign interference and manipulation in local communities. Ms Strack-Zimmermann continued " In close cooperation with Denmark, we stand with Greenland and it’s people. Greenland's future will be determined by its people and will always find a strong partnership with the EU." The delegation was be led by Security and Defence Committee Chair Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (Renew Europe, Germany) and also included: Nicolás Pascual de la Parte (EPP, Spain) Javi López (S&D, Spain) Pierre-Romain Thionnet (PfE, France) Cristian Terheş (ECR, Romania) Nathalie Loiseau (Renew Europe, France) For further information contact: Office of Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann: tel. +32 2 28 45585, e-mail: marie-agnes.strack-zimmermann@europarl.europa.eu Further information  Committee on Security and Defence   EP Press Service     This message was sent to v.ch.maria@gmail.com