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On 2 and 3 October, ENVI will hold the hearings of Mr. Wopke Hoekstra, Commissioner designate for Climate Action, and Mr Maros Šefčovič, Executive Vice President on the European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight. The hearings are part of the process to replace Executive Vice- President Frans Timmermans, following his resignation from the European Commission on 22 August.

The Committee on Budgets will vote on the 1170 amendments tabled to the Council's position on the Commission's Draft Budget 2024, on 2 October. Submitted compromise amendment proposals aim to ensure that the 2024 budget will be fit to react to the multiple crises the Union is facing and aligned the Parliament's reading with its interim report on the revision of the EU's long-term budget (MFF).

The Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs will hold the 12th Recovery and Resilience Dialogue with Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis and Commissioner Gentiloni on 2 October. The Dialogue will focus on the state of play of RRF implementation, in particular, the Commission's assessment of national recovery and resilience plans, requests for additional loans, payment requests by Member States, and progress towards achieving agreed milestones and targets.

The Fact Sheets on the EU provide an overview of European integration and of Parliament's contribution to that process. They present a brief summary of the EU's institutions and policies, and of Parliament's role in their development. Available in 24 languages, they cover five main areas: how the EU works; economy, science and quality of life; cohesion, growth and jobs; fundamental rights, security and justice; and the EU's external relations. The online version is updated regularly.

Studies, in-depth analyses and briefings produced by Parliament's policy departments and the Economic Governance and EMU Scrutiny 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 published in "Periodicals", with key studies on thematic issues.

Parliament's committees deal with EU legislative proposals by adopting reports, which then are referred to plenary for voting by all Members, and appoint negotiation teams to conduct talks with Council. They adopt non-legislative reports, organise hearings with experts and scrutinise other EU bodies and institutions. Parliament can set up sub-committees and special committees to deal with specific issues. Each committee elects a chair and up to four vice-chairs for a two and a half year mandate.