COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,update

 

Meetings Monday, 16 March 2026

● Council of the EU   16/03/2026 21:09 | Meetings | Main results - Foreign Affairs Council, 16 March 2026   The Foreign Affairs Council exchanged views on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. It also discussed the situation in the Middle East, in light of the latest developments in Iran, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank, as well as the EU-Southern Neighbourhood relations.   View meeting page ● Council of the EU   16/03/2026 19:28 | Meetings | Main results - Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy), 16 March 2026   EU energy ministers held a policy debate on the European grids package. The agenda also featured two exchanges of views: on the implementation of the action plan for affordable energy, a year after its adoption, and on advancing mutual energy security through shared lessons with Ukraine and Moldova. Over lunch, ministers discussed ways to accelerate clean energy investments for European competitiveness.   View meeting page Press service European Parliament       Press release 16-03-2026 Highlights of the next AGRI meeting       Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) to meet on Wednesday 18 March from 9:00 to 18:30 and on Thursday 19 March from 9:00 to 12:00 The meeting will take place at Antall building room 6Q2 The meeting will be livestreamed here. Full agenda is available here, VOTES: - How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases? Rapporteur: Carlo Fidanza (ECR, IT). Adoption of draft report. Wednesday at around 15:30. DEBATES: - Exchange of views with the Commission on the state of play of the EU-Morocco Association Agreement. Wednesday at around 9:15. - Presentation of the European Court of Auditors’ special report on specific measures to support agriculture in the EU outermost regions. Wednesday at around 10. - Exchange with Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi. Wednesday at 14:30. - Exchange of views with the Commission on the EU dairy market and the low milk prices in many Member States. Wednesday at around 16:00. - Exchange with Commissioner Christophe Hansen. Thursday at around 12:00. Next meetings: 8-9 April 2026 (Brussels) 4-5 May 2026 (Brussels) FOLLOW US ON X and BlueSky - Highlights, press releases and new documents are published on @EP_Agriculture and @agri.europarl.europa.eu Further information  Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development  Webstreaming  Full agenda and meeting documents Press release 16-03-2026 Press point: seventh EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly meeting         Co-chairs Sandro Gozi and Marsha de Cordova will brief journalists on Tuesday at 13.30 CET on the outcome of the seventh meeting of the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA). The latest edition of the EU-UK PPA, which will take place in the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday 16 March and Tuesday 17 March, will bring together MEPs and UK parliamentarians for discussions on the state of EU-UK relations, economic security, and trade and defence cooperation. Read more here. The full meeting agenda is available here. Following the conclusion of the meeting, the co-chairs, MEP Sandro Gozi (Renew Europe, France) and UK parliamentarian Marsha de Cordova, will brief journalists on the outcome and answer questions at 13.30 CET. WHEN: Tuesday 17 March, 13.30 CET. WHERE: Outside meeting room 3C50 in the European Parliament’s SPAAK building. HOW: Accredited journalists can attend the press point, which will be held in English without interpretation, in person. It will also be streamed live and made available on demand on Parliament’s Multimedia Centre website. Further information  The European Parliament's Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly  EP Multimedia Centre: free photos, video and audio materialDemocracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG)