Other events
All other public events organised as part of committee activities involving external speakers or experts.
On Thursday 19 March 2026 during the AGRI Committee meeting the Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies will present a new study entitled “Support measures for farmers’ income in different Member States in the context of inflation and rising production costs”
The Committee on Regional Development will have a presentation of a new study by the Policy Department for Regional Development, Agriculture and Fisheries entitled "Navigating the European Commission’s MFF Proposal for 2028-2034 - Mapping Risks and Opportunities for Cohesion Policy and Regional Development" during its meeting on Tuesday, 17 March 2026.
On 16 and 17 March 2026, the European Parliament and the European Commission will co-host the fourth edition of the EU Tax Symposium in the Autworld (Parc du Cinquantenaire) and the Hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels, with the participation of National Parliaments.
The Committee on Regional Development had a presentation of a new study by the Policy Department for Regional Development, Agriculture and Fisheries entitled 'Improving Essential Services in the EU regions: the role of cohesion policy' during its meeting on Wednesday 25 February 2026.
On Wednesday 25 February 2026 during the PECH committee meeting the Policy Department for Regional Development, Agriculture and Fisheries presented a new study entitled "Assessing the impact of seafood imports on EU self-sufficiency".
On 24 February, DG HOME was invited to the LIBE Committee to present the Commission’s intentions for extending the Prüm II data exchange framework for police cooperation to non-EU partners, potentially including Schengen associated countries, accession candidate countries and other trusted non-EU countries.
The Commission presented the first-ever EU Visa Strategy at the LIBE Committee meeting of 24 February, which establishes a new political framework and sets out the direction of EU visa policy in the coming years.
The LIBE annual report on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2024–2025 has been adopted in Committee on 23 of February. The report reviews developments across Member States and identifies a number of areas of concern related to democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights.
On 23 February, the LIBE Committee held an exchange of views with Ms Despina Spanou, Deputy Director-General at the DG Connect, on countering foreign interferences and defending the EU's critical infrastructure. The discussion focused on the case of contracts between the Spanish Ministry of the Interior and Huawei.
The LIBE Committee heard the presentation of the Anti-Racism Strategy 2026 - 2030 made by Ana Carla PEREIRA, Director for Equality and Non-Discrimination in DG JUST of the European Commission on 23 February 2026.
On 23 February, the LIBE Committee held an exchange of views on the initial assessment of the implementation of the Entry/Exit System (EES). The EES, an automated IT system for registering non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay in one of the 29 European countries using the system, went live on 12 October 2025 and is now being progressively rolled out until 10 April 2026, when it will be fully operational.
On 9 February 2026, from 21:00 to 22:00, ECON committee and FISC subcommittee will host Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra for a Structured dialogue on 2026 Commission Work Programme taxation files, including proposed withdrawals.