Highlights

The Special Committee on Foreign Interference in Democratic Processes in the EU will welcome Vice-President of the European Commission/High Representative of the Union of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Mr Josep Borrell, on 8 December. The exchange of views will be held in association with the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence.

The TRAN committee will hold an exchange of views on the Council Conclusions on the European Agenda for Tourism 2030 following its approval on 1st December. Jan Fluxa, Deputy Minister for Regional Development of the Czech Republic and responsible for tourism on behalf of the Council Presidency, will outline the main aspects of the agenda, while Valentina Superti, Director at the European Commission, DG GROW, will focus on the implementation process.

Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic will hear the final group of experts to collect evidence on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and young people 8 December. Members will look at the consequences to children’s well-being, including their mental health, education and training opportunities, the impact of lockdowns and vaccination policies on immunisation programmes and on the continuity of care of children suffering from non-communicable diseases and rare diseases.

The Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality will hold an Inter-parliamentary Committee Meeting on Gender Mainstreaming on 8 December. Members will exchange views with representatives of national parliaments on matters related to gender equality in the context of parliamentary life, with a special emphasis on gender mainstreaming in Parliaments. The two main topics of this event are: "Anti-harassment protocols, their implementation and sanctions", and "Gender Action Plans".

The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection will hold a public hearing to follow up on Parliament’s motion for a resolution on the right to repair on 8 December. The hearing will feed into the discussion related to the upcoming Commission proposal on the right to repair and, more specifically, look at the ways how consumer rights and guarantees can be strengthened.

The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development will discuss the impact of Brexit on European agricultural markets on 8 December. Members will also discuss a Joint Research Centre’s study on food information for consumers, and consider the transatlantic collaboration platform on agriculture recently set up by Commission’s DG AGRI.