Next week in the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield

 

Press service European Parliament   Available in       Agenda The Week Ahead 07 – 13 September 2026       Committee and political group meetings, Brussels Electricity grids package. Industry, research and energy committee MEPs will vote on a review of the rules governing the trans-European energy networks. The purpose of the review is to better integrate the EU's electricity network across member states to lower prices, close electricity infrastructure gaps and keep electricity flowing across borders during crises. (Thursday) Emissions trading system (ETS). MEPs on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety will vote on a proposal to halt the automatic cancellation of excess carbon allowances in the market stability reserve of the EU ETS, when the number of allowances exceeds 400 million. The move is intended to prevent carbon price volatility and protect industries during potential market shortage. (Thursday) EU – China relations. Foreign affairs committee MEPs will vote on their recommendations for the future of EU-China relations. They are set to focus on bilateral trade imbalances, Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific, and the human rights situation in China. (Thursday) Affordable housing. MEPs on the Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the EU will host Dan Jørgensen, Commissioner for Energy and Housing. The Commissioner will launch the EU’s Affordable Housing Act, and MEPs are expected to question him on how EU will help member states, regions and local authorities to ease housing market pressure, unaffordability, and housing shortages. (Wednesday) Irish Presidency priorities. MEPs from the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, Legal Affairs, and Industry, Research and Energy committees will discuss the priorities of the Irish Presidency of the Council with the responsible Irish ministers. (Monday and Thursday) State of the European Union. Parliament’s Conference of Presidents (EP President Metsola and political group leaders) will meet Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to prepare the State of the Union debate taking place on 16 September in Strasbourg. (Wednesday) Plenary preparations. Political groups will prepare for the 14 – 17 September plenary session, when MEPs will discuss the state of the European Union with Ursula von der Leyen and hear from Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney. They will also debate and vote on a report by the special committee on the European Democracy Shield and on proposals to strengthen Europe’s defence readiness and enhance the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism. MEPs will also vote on advancing the EU’s efforts in combatting hybrid threats, on the impact of social media and the online environment on young people, on the EU youth strategy, and on their assessment of the common fisheries policy. Pre-session press briefing. Parliament’s Press Service will hold a press briefing with the political group spokespersons at 11.00 on Friday (Anna Politkovskaya room, press centre, Brussels). President’s diary. On Wednesday, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will preside over Parliament’s Conference of Presidents. From Thursday to Saturday, the President will attend the G7 speakers’ conference in Paris, France, where she will give the opening address on Friday morning. A full list of parliamentary committee meetings is available here. EP Press Service contacts Further information  The full agenda     This message was sent to v.ch.maria@gmail.com

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Press release 04-09-2026 EUDS   Special committee on the European Democracy Shield     Next week's highlights   Monday 7 September 2026, 15.00 – 18.30 European Parliament in Brussels, Antall building, room 6Q2 Agenda | Meeting documents | Webstreaming | Committee homepage   Hearing: challenges of the future information environment Jointly with the committee on security and defence (SEDE) MEPs will hold a public hearing on the consequences and challenges related to the proliferation of emerging technologies such as AI, deepfakes, and synthetic media. The aim is to explore how the EU and its partners can improve their resilience in this increasingly complex information environment. The findings from the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence's project “NextGen Information Environment” will be presented by Dr Neville Bolt and Elina Lange-Ionatamišvili. Researcher Halyna Padalko, Fullbright fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will also take part in the hearing.   Norway’s strategy for strengthening resilience to disinformation The EUDS committee will hold an exchange with Norway’s Minister for Culture and Equality, Lubna Jaffery, on the country’s first national strategy on disinformation (2025-2030). The strategy represents the Norwegian government’s efforts to prevent disinformation by maintaining and strengthening resilience. It outlines policy instruments and measures aimed to safeguard open public discourse, while balancing the freedom of expression. It is divided into five areas of action: strengthening critical media literacy; holding social media platforms accountable; strengthening editorial media; strengthening the knowledge base and strengthening government coordination. Further information  Special committee on the European Democracy Shield  Follow the EUDS committee on Bluesky  Follow the EUDS committee on X  Subscribe to news and press releases from EUDS  Calendar of EUDS committee meetings in 2026