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The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs will hold a Monetary Dialogue with ECB President Christine Lagarde, on 27 September. The debate is expected to focus on the rise in inflation, particularly whether this would be temporary or sign of a more permanent trend, on avoiding the risk of financial dominance and disorderly market reactions beyond the pandemic, and on the outcome of the review of the ECB's monetary policy strategy.

The Budgets Committee will go over the state of play of the EU budget support to Afghanistan and to refugees from Afghanistan in neighbouring countries, on 27 September. The day after, the Committee will look into the 1450 amendments tabled to the Council's position on the Commission's Draft Budget for 2022. The rapporteurs’ compromise proposals aim to ensure that the 2022 budget supports the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and lays the foundations for a more resilient Union.

The Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety will go over the recently proposed European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) on 27 September. It will also look into the Commission’s proposals for regulations on the sectors not covered by the ETS system (Effort Sharing Regulation, ESR) and on reducing CO2 from cars and vans - both part of the 'Fit for 2030' package. The Committee will also vote its report on the EU strategy to reduce methane emissions.

The Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection will go over the amendments to two legislative proposals of major importance for the Digital Single Market: the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), on 27 September. More than 2000 amendments were tabled to the DSA proposal, which lays down harmonised rules for online intermediary services. The DMA proposal, which aims to create contestable and fair markets in the digital sector, received just over 1000 amendments.

The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs will vote on its report on employment and social policies of the euro area for the year 2021, on 27 September. It will also vote on the report with recommendations to the Commission on protecting workers from asbestos. The Committee will also go over the Delegated Regulation specifying the number and titles of the variables for the use of statistics in 2022.

The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy will vote on the revision of the 2013 regulation on trans-European networks in energy (TEN-E), on 27 September. It will also vote on the amendments to the Roaming Regulation review. The Committee will discuss the Global Approach to Research and Innovation with Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, and the recently published proposal on establishing the 2030 Digital Decade policy programme. A debate with the International Energy Agency will also be held.

The Committee on Transport and Tourism will go over the ‘Fit for 55’ legislative package with Commissioner Adina Vălean, on 27 September. The package aims to implement the Union’s goal of moving towards a sustainable society and includes several elements that affect the transport sector, such as the proposed inclusion of the maritime and road transport sectors in the EU ETS system.

The Committees on Budgets and on Budgetary Control will go over their draft own-initiative report on the revision of the Financial Regulation, on 28 September. The revision aims to align the Regulation with the legal acts adopted in the context of the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) package. The report sets out the committees’ views on the revision, notably as regards the improvement of parliamentary oversight, democratic accountability and ability to respond to citizens' needs.

The Subcommittee on Human Rights will go over the draft report on human rights and democracy in the world for the year 2021, on 27 September. The report analyses the current trends and threats to human rights and democracy in the world, and gives policy recommendations for the consideration of the Commission, the European External Action Service and the governments of the EU Member States.