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Special committee on the European Democracy Shield

 

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DRAFT AGENDA

Committee meeting

Monday 19 May 2025, 15.00 – 18.30

Brussels, Room: SPINELLI (3G-2)

Tuesday 20 May 2025, 9.30 – 13.00

Brussels, Room: SPINELLI (5E-2)

Tuesday 20 May 2025, 15.00 – 18.30

Brussels, Room: SPINELLI (5E-2)

19 May 2025, 15.00 – 18.30

1. Adoption of agenda

2. Chair’s announcements

3. Chair’s announcements concerning coordinators’ decisions of 23 April 2025

4. Adoption of minutes

•  22 April 2025 PV – PE773.063v02-00

5. CULT-EUDS Joint Public Hearing on The state of the media in the EU and media resilience (see separate agenda)

6. Debriefing of the EUDS Committee mission to The Hague and Paris, 24-25 April 2025

20 May 2025, 9.30 – 10.30

7. Presentation by Sauli Niinistö, former President of the Republic of Finland, Special Adviser to the President of the European Commission, of the report: Safer Together – Strengthening Europe’s Civilian and Military Preparedness and Readiness

20 May 2025, 10.30 – 13.00

8. Public hearing on Interference using online platforms, the role of algorithmic manipulation, and responsibility and effects of online platforms on democracy (see separate agenda)

20 May 2025, 15.00 – 18.30

9. Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield

EUDS/10/02213

 2025/2069(INI) 

 

•  Presentation of the working document

10. Exchange of views with Reporters without borders on World Press Freedom in 2025

11. Exchange of views with Deutsche Welle and Nino Evgenizde on the state of the media in EU candidate countries

12. Any other business

13. Date of next meeting

•  2 June 2025, 15.00 – 18.30

•  3 June 2025, 9.00 – 12.30 and 15.00 – 18.30