Highlights
14 July - 17 July: Work in Parliamentary Committees
In the week of 14 July, a large part of Members' work will be in Parliamentary Committees. During this week, committees will hear from Danish ministers on the Council Presidency priorities, including strengthening the Single Market, promoting competitive labour markets, boosting European defence and fostering social cohesion. Commissioner Serafin will present Committee on Budgets with the Commission's proposal on the Multi-annual Financial Framework. ECON and EMPL will hold an Economic Dialogue on the 2025 Spring Package. The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development will vote on new rules concerning unfair trading practices in the food supply chain. The Subcommittee on Human Rights will discuss human rights dimension of the future EU Pact for the Mediterranean. The Committee on Development will exchange views on the "Traceability of Critical Raw Materials with a focus on Africa". Follow the links below to discover this week's highlights.
- Foreign Affairs: Foreign Affairs: Foreign policy priorities of the Danish Presidency
- Human Rights: Addressing impunity through EU sanctions
- Human Rights: The space of HR in the future EU Pact for the Mediterranean
- Security and Defence: Danish Presidency priorities on security; NATO DSG on The Hague Summit
- Development: Traceability of Critical Raw Materials with a focus on Africa
- Development: Presentation of the Danish Presidency Priorities
- International Trade: Danish Presidency, US, Economic Security, Indonesia, Ukraine and Moldova
- Budgets: Multi-annual Financial Framework beyond 2027 and Own Resources
- Employment and Social Affairs: exchange with Danish Ministers for Employment and for Social Affairs and Housing
- Industry, Research and Energy: the Council Presidency’s programme
- Internal Market and Consumer Protection: Danish Presidency Priorities
- Agriculture and Rural Development: Unfair trading practices
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs: Danish presidency priorities
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs: A new EU Anti-racism Strategy beyond 2025
- Constitutional Affairs: Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations
- Women’s Rights and Gender Equality: EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities
- BUDG-CONT: ECA Review “Opportunities for the post-2027 MFF”
- ECON-EMPL: Economic Dialogue on the 2025 European Semester Spring Package
Parliament's committees will meet representatives of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union to discuss its priorities in relation to the committees' respective areas of responsibility. These meetings will start taking place in the week of 14 July 2025. The Danish Presidency started in the beginning of July and will run until the end of December.
A number of public hearings and workshops will take place this week. Topics include trade and economic security, tackling root causes of migration, generative AI and democracy, the role of customs authorities in protecting the Union’s financial interests, rising consumer prices and the promotion of EU farm products. Follow the links to find out more about the highlighted events.
The European Parliament’s calendar for 2025 is available through the link below. Parliament decides its annual calendar of work on the basis of a proposal by the Conference of Presidents. It is divided into plenary sittings (part-sessions) and meetings.