EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, Agenda: The Week Ahead 04 – 10 May 2026

 

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Available in       Agenda The Week Ahead 04 – 10 May 2026       Committee meetings, Brussels Eurozone. MEPs in the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee will quiz Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Eurogroup President, on euro area economy resilience amid the Middle East crisis, and on the need for structural reforms to better withstand future shocks. They will also discuss the role of multilateral cooperation in navigating current global economic challenges. MEPs are also set to ask how the Eurogroup intends to foster competitive financial markets that can channel EU savings into productive investments. This will be the first time Pierrakakis has appeared before MEPs (Tuesday). Enlargement/Montenegro and Albania. In a vote, the Foreign Affairs Committee will evaluate the progress made by Albania and Montenegro towards EU membership. Both countries are well advanced in their negotiations to become the newest EU member states (Tuesday). Enlargement/Ukraine. The Foreign Affairs Committee will discuss with Ukrainian parliamentarians the current situation in Ukraine and the country's path towards EU membership (Tuesday). Mayor of Mariupol. Vadym Boychenko, the mayor of Mariupol in Ukraine, will debate with Regional Development Committee on the challenges of governing temporarily occupied cities and territories while in exile (Wednesday). Periodic testing of cars. The Transport and Tourism Committee will adopt its position on the revision of EU rules on periodic roadworthiness tests and roadside inspections for vehicles. Among the proposals to be voted on are the frequency of testing, more testing points, including the emission of nitrogen oxide in the tests, making heavy motorcycles inspection mandatory, and allowing a car to be tested in an EU country other than the one in which it was registered (Tuesday). Daphne Caruana Galizia prize for journalism. The European Parliament is launching the 2026 edition of its journalism prize dedicated to the late Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. From Monday, journalists will be able to submit their entries for this annual award rewarding outstanding journalism that promotes or defends core EU values. Europe Day. To celebrate 2026 Europe Day (9 May), marking the Schuman Declaration, EU institutions in Luxembourg and Brussels will open their doors and invite citizens to engage in a wide range of activities (Saturday). President’s diary. On Sunday and Monday, President Metsola will be in Yerevan (Armenia), where she will participate in the European Political Community Summit. On Tuesday, she will speak at the launch of the Competitiveness Hub at IE University in Brussels. On Thursday and Friday, the President will be in Italy, where she will speak at the opening ceremony of the European University Institute's 50th Anniversary events in Florence, visit the Piaggio Group in Pontedera and speak at the event “Luci d'Europa” in Rome. A full list of parliamentary committees' meetings is available here. EP Press service contacts Further information  The full agenda     This message was sent to v.ch.maria@gmail.com