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14-18 October: Committees and Political Groups
In the week of 14 October, Members' work is split between meetings in Parliamentary Committees and political groups. Important votes and debates will take place.
The highlights of the week being the shortlist of three candidates for the Sakharov Prize, an exchange of views between the members of the FISC committee and Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Margrethe Vestager and an exchange of views between the Hungarian Minister for Agriculture, Dr. István Nagy, and the members of the AGRI committee.
- Security and Defence: SEDE discusses its priorities for the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) in its Annual Report 2024
- Development: Sakharov Prize: shortlist of three candidates
- International Trade: Assistance to Ukraine, Egypt and Jordan, Trade Defence Instruments Report and Forced Labour
- Budgets: Vote on 2025 EU Budget Resolution
- Budgets: Debate on next EU long term budget with EESC and Committee of the Regions
- Economic and Monetary Affairs: Annual hearing with the Chairpersons of the European Supervisory Authorities
- Tax Matters: Exchange of views with Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Margrethe Vestager
- Tax Matters: Public hearing on "Simplification and Transparency"
- Employment and Social Affairs: Exchange of views with EU-OSHA, ELA, Cedefop, Eurofound and ETF
- Environment, Public Health and Food Safety: Exchange of views with the Hungarian Minister for Agriculture, Dr. István Nagy
- Agriculture and Rural Development: Public hearing on the Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU agriculture and draft delegated regulation on the controls on organic products to be exported to the Union
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