Hearings
A committee is permitted to organise a hearing with experts, where this is considered essential to its work on a particular subject. Hearings can also be held jointly by two or more committees. Most committees organise regular hearings, as they allow them to hear from experts and hold discussions on the key issues. On this page you will find all the available information relating to committee hearings, including programmes and contributions from speakers.
The LIBE Committee hosted a Public Hearing on the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) calling for a "Ban on conversion practices in the European Union". The hearing took place with the involvement of the Committee on Petitions (PETI) and the participation of the Committee on Gender Equality and Women’s Rights (FEMM).
On 26 February, the ITRE Committee will hold a Public Hearing on “Horizon Europe 2028-2034: Expert views and consideration”.
On 25 February 2026, the ITRE Committee held a Public Hearing on the "European Competitiveness Fund". Members had the opportunity to discuss the proposal for the second biggest fund of the next MFF 2028-2034 with a panel of five distinguished experts including the 2025 Nobel Prize Winner in Economics.
This hearing covered the upcoming revision of the Consumer Protection Cooperation Regulation, which governs how EU countries work together to enforce consumer protection rules. Academic experts, representatives from consumer and business organisations, national authorities and the Commission discussed challenges and possible improvements. The hearing aimed to assess whether existing cooperation tools remain effective in addressing cross-border consumer issues and the evolving digital economy.
On 24 February, the LIBE Committee organised a Public Hearing on ‘Empowering Police and Judicial Authorities: Towards More Effective and Lawful Data Access for Law Enforcement Purposes’.
On Tuesday, 24 February 2026, the Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC) will organise a public hearing in preparation for the own-initiative report on the “Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness”.
On 24 February 2026, the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) and the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) held a joint public hearing on the immunity of United Nations (UN) and International Criminal Court (ICC) officials. The hearing examined the legal frameworks underpinning the privileges and immunities of international officials, in light of recent US sanctions on UN and ICC personnel.
On 24 February, the Committee on Public Health is organising a public hearing on "Brain health: Policy challenges and opportunities to manage neurological diseases".
SEDE-AFCO Joint Public Hearing on Institutional aspects of the Common European Defence Union - 24 February 2026
AFCO - Joint public hearing with SEDE on Institutional aspects of the Common European Defence Union - 24.02.26.
On Tuesday, 24 February 2026, the Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC) will organise a public hearing titled “How to address the Equity-Debt Bias in Taxation?”. Experts will present their views and discuss with FISC Members how to address this persistent bias in corporate taxation and its impact on investment decisions and capital allocation.
The Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) and Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) are organising a joint public hearing with the title: “Cyber-defence and cybersecurity”, which will take place on 29 January 2026.