Highlights

The Committee on Budgets delegation will travel to Turkey from 23 to 25 May 2022. The main objective of this mission is to learn about the implementation of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey, which coordinates a total budget of EUR 6 billion. The delegates will also meet with UNICEF, UN Women, MoNE and ICMPD.

A Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection delegation will travel to Silicon Valley on 23 May. It will meet with the key digital players, like Google, Meta, Apple, Airbnb, PayPal, eBay, and Uber. The mission will provide an opportunity to learn more about current issues and could be of great value for the ongoing committee discussions on how to maintain a proper business eco-system, which nurtures innovation while guaranteeing high standards of consumer protection

The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy will go on a mission to Lisbon, Portugal, from 23 to 25 May. The delegation will take part in meetings on topical issues and visit the Parliament. It will meet with Mrs Fortunato, Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, Mr Cordeiro, Minister for the Environment and Climate Action, Mr Campolargo, Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Modernisation of the Public Administration, and Mr Moedas, the Mayor of Lisbon.

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Studies, in-depth analyses and briefings produced by Parliament's policy departments and the Economic Governance Support Unit are available online in the dedicated section for Supporting Analyses. Apart from searching specific publications, a selection of papers and upcoming events can be found under "Highlights". A monthly overview of the work of policy departments is given in "Periodicals", with key studies on thematic issues.

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