Missions

An IMCO Delegation will visit Beijing and Shanghai to gain first-hand insight into China’s leadership in e-commerce, its customs and logistics systems, and their influence on consumer behaviour and market trends. The mission aims to explore how digital trade innovations shape access and choice, assess impacts on European consumers, and identify lessons to strengthen EU consumer rights and market fairness.

From 8 to 12 March 2026, a delegation of the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee will attend the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York, USA.

From 16 to 18 February, in the framework of the Cyprus Presidency, SANT committee held a delegation to the Republic of Cyprus. The delegation was composed of five Members: Adam JARUBAS (EPP), Victor NEGRESCU (S&D), Nikos PAPANDREOU (S&D), András KULJA (EPP), Sérgio HUMBERTO (EPP) and three accompanying Members: Michalis HADJIPANTELA (EPP), Giorgos GEORGIOU (The Left) and Geadis GEADI (ECR).

The purpose of this mission was to two-fold. The first part entailed EMPL’s regular agency visit to the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound), focussing on the agency cooperation with the EMPL Committee as well as to exchange on several topical issues such as job quality, AI at the workplace, new ways of working, health and safety at work – psychosocial risks, and impact of extreme weather conditions.

A delegation of six INTA Members, accompanied by the DASE Chair, will travel to the Philippines from 16 to 18 February 2026 to discuss political, economic, trade and investment relations between the EU and the host country.

A delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), led by Committee Chair David McAllister (EPP, Germany), visited Podgorica and Tirana from 16 to 18 February.

From 16 to 18 February 2026, Members of the Committee on Petitions will carry out a Fact-finding visit (FFV) to Comarca del Campo Arañuelo on the closure of a nuclear power plant in Almaraz and to the Cabañeros National Park (Spain)

A delegation of nine Members from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, led by Marta Temido, (S&D, Portugal), visited Belgrade on 23 January. During the visit MEPs met with representatives of the government and the National Assembly, political parties from both the majority and the opposition, as well as with representatives of media, civil society, think tanks, academia and students.

The purpose of this mission was to promote social inclusion and combat child poverty, by visiting some of Bulgaria's remaining children's institutions and experience the country's commitment to fully complete the deinstitutionalisation process, reiterating the urgency of transitioning all children, including those with disabilities, to family or community-based care.

A delegation from the Subcommittee on Human Rights travelled to Ankara and Istanbul from 7 to 9 January 2026. The delegation met with representatives of the Turkish authorities, Members from Türkiye’s Grand National Assembly - including from the Human Rights inquiry committee, as well as international and civil society organisations active in the field of human rights and the rule of law, human rights defenders and independent media.

The purpose of this mission was to contribute to the high-level debate and conclusions of the Summit related to advance social development globally and provide renewed momentum for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals as well as to send a clear political signal in support of multilateralism.

The main objective of this mission was to look at the social and labour market situation in Cyprus, the implementation of EU law in the area of employment and social affairs and the use of relevant EU funding instruments by this Member State.