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The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Budgets will jointly vote on their report on Establishing the Ukraine Facility on 5 October. The report endorses a substantial assistance package, while strengthening democratic accountability of the Facility, and encourages multiparty democracy in Ukraine and the alignment of Ukraine with the requirements for the EU accession.

The Committee on Budgetary Control will receive the European Court of Auditors (ECA) President Tony Murphy on 5 October. Mr Murphy will present the main conclusions of ECA annual report on the implementation of the EU budget concerning financial year 2022. The CONT Committee will also hold a discharge hearing with the EU Commissioner responsible for Budget and Administration Johannes Hahn, who will present the Commission's integrated financial and accountability reporting package for 2022.

The Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality jointly with the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will vote on a report on "Preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims" on 5 October. Committees call for improvements to the proposal in relation to financial compensation for victims, guarantees of their immunity, fight against online crime, penalties for convicted legal persons, training for professionals, and data collection.

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