Other events
All other public events organised as part of committee activities involving external speakers or experts.
On Monday, nine members of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection will travel to Italy to gather information on several key areas of their legislative work. The MEPs will look specifically at implementation of EU legislation at local level and assess its impact on the business world. They will delve into consumer protection issues, and also problems faced by the automotive industry.
On 19 March 2025, JURI and DROI Members held an exchange of views with the President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Tomoko Akane
On 19 March, MEPs of the LIBE and CONT committees have discussed with Laura Codruța Kövesi, European Chief Prosecutor, the Annual activity report of the Office of European Public Prosecutor for the year 2024.
On 18 March 2025, the European Parliament and the European Commission will co-host the third edition of the EU Tax Symposium in the Hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels, with the participation of National Parliaments.
On 6 March 2025, the LIBE committee held an exchange of views on EU-Latin America cooperation on security matters and the role of parliamentary diplomacy, with the participation of the European Parliament’s Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (DLAT).
During the IMCO Committee meeting of 17 March 2025, the Chair, Anna Cavazzini, reported back on the key takeaways from the recent visit to Washington D.C. From 25 to 28 February 2025, IMCO Members held several meetings in Washington, D.C. The main aim of this visit was to strengthen transatlantic cooperation on key IMCO policy areas while obtaining feedback from U.S. stakeholders on the implementation and impact of major EU legislation.
On 18 February, LIBE held a debate aimed to address the ongoing delays in the launch of the Entry/Exit System (EES), a critical element of the EU's border strategy and interoperability framework.
On 18 February, LIBE Members have exchanged on the topics of gender-based violence and the right to international protection of Afghan women and girls with representatives of the European Commission and the UNHCR Representation for EU Affairs.
In October 2023, the European Commission proposed the Migrant Smuggling Package, which includes a proposal for a Regulation on police cooperation and Europol support (Rapporteur Jeroen Lenaers, EPP) and a revision of the Facilitation Directive (Rapporteur Sippel, S&D). Notably, this package was introduced without an impact assessment.
On 6 February 2025, from 11:15 to 12:15, the FISC Subcommittee will host the new Commissioner responsible for taxation, Mr. Wopke Hoekstra, for a discussion on key priorities in the taxation area.
On 6 February 2025, from 10:00 to 11:15, the FISC Subcommittee will host an exchange of views with Ms Laura Kövesi, European Chief Prosecutor, and Mr Yannic Hulot, Chair of Eurofisc on "The role of the EPPO and Eurofisc in tackling VAT fraud in the EU."
