Weekly agenda 

The week ahead 09 - 15 March 2026  
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    • Plenary session 
      Strasbourg 

      1.  
        Debates 
        Resumption of session and order of business 
        Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission 
        Procedure file:2025/2243(ACI)  
        Report: Sven Simon ( A10-0031/2026 )  
        AFCO 
        European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024 
        Procedure file:2025/2015(INI)  
        Report: Jörgen Warborn ( A10-0020/2026 )  
        JURI 
        Upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act 
        Procedure file:2025/2951(RSP)  
        Report: ( O-000007/2026 O-000008/2026 )  
        Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors 
        Procedure file:2025/2038(INI)  
        Report: Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel ( A10-0021/2026 )  
        EMPL 
        FEMM 
        Short presentation of the following report: 
        Harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law 
        Procedure file:2022/0408(COD)  
        Report: Emil Radev ( A10-0126/2025 )  
        JURI 
        One-minute speeches (Rule 179) 

    • President's agenda 

      09:00 President Metsola addresses the EU Ambassadors’ Conference 2026

      11:00 President Metsola addresses the event “Donne del mio Tempo” in Rome, via video

      European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg

      17:00 President Metsola presides over the opening of the plenary session

      18:00 President Metsola presides over the European Parliament’s Bureau

    • Conference Of Presidents 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Press conferences 

      1.  
        Last minute session briefing 
        Strasbourg, WEISS, N-1/201 

    • Conciliation/Trialogue 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Parliamentary committees 

      1.  
        LIBE 
        Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 
        Strasbourg, WEISS, N1.3 

        Extraordinary Committee Meeting

        Vote

        • Establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union, and repealing Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, Council Directive 2001/40/EC and Council Decision 2004/191/EC - Adoption of draft report - Vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations - Rapporteur: Malik AZMANI (Renew,NL)

    • Delegations 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Public hearings 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Special events 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Official visits 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Formal sittings 

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      Strasbourg 

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        Debates 
        Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing 
        Procedure file:2025/2070(INI)  
        Report: Borja Giménez Larraz ( A10-0025/2026 )  
        HOUS 
        Single Market: how to move from an incomplete single market to one market for one Europe 
        Procedure file:2026/2636(RSP)  
      2.  
        Debates 
        (International Women's Day Celebration) 
      3.  
        Statement by the President - European Parliament Annual Session (Art. 229 TFEU) 
      4.  
        VOTES 
        Harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law 
        Procedure file:2022/0408(COD)  
        Report: Emil Radev ( A10-0126/2025 )  
        JURI 
        Establishing an EU talent pool 
        Procedure file:2023/0404(COD)  
        Report: Abir Al-Sahlani ( A10-0045/2025 )  
        LIBE 
        Increased efficiency of the External Action Guarantee 
        Procedure file:2025/0262(COD)  
        Report: Charles Goerens, David McAllister ( A10-0221/2025 )  
        AFET 
        DEVE 
        Appointment of the Vice-President of the European Central Bank 
        Procedure file:2026/0801(NLE)  
        Report: Aurore Lalucq ( A10-0038/2026 )  
        ECON 
        Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Banking Authority 
        Procedure file:2026/0802(NLE)  
        Report: Aurore Lalucq ( A10-0032/2026 )  
        ECON 
        Appointment of the European Chief Prosecutor 
        Procedure file:2025/0803(NLE)  
        Report: Javier Zarzalejos ( A10-0027/2026 )  
        LIBE 
        European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024 
        Procedure file:2025/2015(INI)  
        Report: Jörgen Warborn ( A10-0020/2026 )  
        JURI 
        Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing 
        Procedure file:2025/2070(INI)  
        Report: Borja Giménez Larraz ( A10-0025/2026 )  
        HOUS 
        Public access to documents - report 2022 - 2024 
        Procedure file:2025/2137(INI)  
        Report: Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová ( A10-0011/2026 )  
        LIBE 
        Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges 
        Procedure file:2025/2058(INI)  
        Report: Axel Voss ( A10-0019/2026 )  
        JURI 
        Fisheries management approaches for safeguarding sensitive species, tackling invasive species and benefiting local economies 
        Procedure file:2025/2011(INI)  
        Report: André Franqueira Rodrigues ( A10-0018/2026 )  
        PECH 
        Upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act 
        Procedure file:2025/2951(RSP)  
        Report: ( O-000007/2026 O-000008/2026 )  
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        Debates (or at the end of the votes) 
        Joint debate - European Semester 
        European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026 
        Procedure file:2025/2214(INI)  
        Report: Kira Marie Peter-Hansen ( A10-0036/2026 )  
        ECON 
        European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026 
        Procedure file:2025/2183(INI)  
        Report: Nela Riehl ( A10-0033/2026 )  
        EMPL 
        Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III 
        Procedure file:2025/2246(BUI)  
        Report: Nils Ušakovs  
        BUDG 
      6.  
        Debates 
        Presentation of the Energy Package 
        Procedure file:2026/2621(RSP)  
        EU enlargement strategy 
        Procedure file:2025/2110(INI)  
        Report: Petras Auštrevičius ( A10-0016/2026 )  
        AFET 
        Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty 
        Procedure file:2025/2168(INI)  
        Report: Tobias Cremer ( A10-0035/2026 )  
        AFET 
        Cutting red tape to enable a competitive and clean transition – the urgent need to shorten and simplify permitting 
        Procedure file:2026/2635(RSP)  
        Joint debate - Defence 
        Tackling barriers to the single market for defence 
        Procedure file:2025/2143(INI)  
        Report: Tobias Cremer ( A10-0017/2026 )  
        SEDE 
        Flagship European defence projects of common interest 
        Procedure file:2025/2144(INI)  
        Report: Lucia Annunziata ( A10-0014/2026 )  
        SEDE 
        Explanations of votes 

    • President's agenda 

      European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg

      International Women’s Day Celebration

      11:30 President Metsola receives Jackie Fox

      12:00 Plenary Session – International Women’s Day Celebration


      12:30 President Metsola’s Statement on the European Parliament Annual Session 

      12:35 President Metsola announces the European Order of Merit Nominees 

      17:15 President Metsola meets the European Commission Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms Raffaele Fitto

    • Conference Of Presidents 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Press conferences 

      1.  
        Briefing EPP  
        Strasbourg, WEISS, N-1/201 

        Manfred WEBER, President

      2.  
        Briefing S&D  
        Strasbourg, WEISS, N-1/201 

        Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, President

      3.  
        Briefing ECR  
        Strasbourg, WEISS, N-1/201 

        Nicola PROCACCINI and Patryk JAKI, Co-chairs

      4.  
        Briefing Renew Europe  
        Strasbourg, WEISS, N-1/201 

        Valérie HAYER, President

      5.  
        Briefing Greens/EFA  
        Strasbourg, WEISS, N-1/201 

        Bas EICKHOUT and Terry REINTKE, Co-Presidents

      6.  
        Briefing The Left  
        Strasbourg, WEISS, N-1/201 

        Manon AUBRY and Martin SCHIRDEWAN, Co-Presidents

      7.  
        Briefing Patriots for Europe  
        Strasbourg, WEISS, N-1/201 

        Jordan BARDELLA, President, Kinga GÁL, Vice-President

      8.  
        The Protection of creative copyrighted work in AI-age 
        Strasbourg, WEISS, N-1/201 

        Axel VOSS, (EPP, DE), rapporteur

      9.  
        The report on the housing crisis in the EU with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing 
        Strasbourg, WEISS, N-1/201 

        Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ (EPP, ES), rapporteur and Irene TINAGLI (S&D, IT), Chair of the HOUS Committee

    • Conciliation/Trialogue 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Parliamentary committees 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Delegations 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Public hearings 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Special events 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Official visits 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Formal sittings 

      1. No event for this day 
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      Strasbourg 

      1.  
        KEY DEBATE 
        Joint debate - EUCO and situation in the Middle East 
        Preparation of the European Council meeting of 19-20 March 2026 
        Procedure file:2026/2590(RSP)  
        The US-Israel military operation against the Iranian regime, its consequences and the need to support the people of Iran 
        Procedure file:2026/2634(RSP)  
      2.  
        Formal sitting 
        Address by Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia 
      3.  
        VOTES 
        Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission 
        Procedure file:2025/2243(ACI)  
        Report: Sven Simon ( A10-0031/2026 )  
        AFCO 
        Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application 
        Procedure file:2025/0429(COD)  
        Report: Birgit Sippel ( A10-0040/2026 )  
        LIBE 
        Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law 
        Procedure file:2025/0136(NLE)  
        Report: Paulo Cunha, José Cepeda ( A10-0007/2026 )  
        IMCO 
        LIBE 
        EU-Ecuador Agreement: cooperation between Europol and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combating serious crime and terrorism 
        Procedure file:2025/0120(NLE)  
        Report: Matthieu Valet ( A10-0028/2026 )  
        LIBE 
        Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III 
        Procedure file:2025/2246(BUI)  
        Report: Nils Ušakovs  
        BUDG 
        Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware – Belgium 
        Procedure file:2026/0004(BUD)  
        Report: Jean-Marc Germain ( A10-0030/2026 )  
        BUDG 
        Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors 
        Procedure file:2025/2038(INI)  
        Report: Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel ( A10-0021/2026 )  
        EMPL 
        FEMM 
        European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026 
        Procedure file:2025/2214(INI)  
        Report: Kira Marie Peter-Hansen ( A10-0036/2026 )  
        ECON 
        European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026 
        Procedure file:2025/2183(INI)  
        Report: Nela Riehl ( A10-0033/2026 )  
        EMPL 
        EU enlargement strategy 
        Procedure file:2025/2110(INI)  
        Report: Petras Auštrevičius ( A10-0016/2026 )  
        AFET 
        Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty 
        Procedure file:2025/2168(INI)  
        Report: Tobias Cremer ( A10-0035/2026 )  
        AFET 
        Tackling barriers to the single market for defence 
        Procedure file:2025/2143(INI)  
        Report: Tobias Cremer ( A10-0017/2026 )  
        SEDE 
        Flagship European defence projects of common interest 
        Procedure file:2025/2144(INI)  
        Report: Lucia Annunziata ( A10-0014/2026 )  
        SEDE 
      4.  
        Debates (or at the end of the votes) 
        Topical debate requested by a political group (EPP) (Rule 169) - Child sexual abuse online: protect children, not perpetrators 
        Building Europe's clean, independent and secure energy following the 2026 North Sea Summit 
        Procedure file:2026/2614(RSP)  
        Savings and Investments Union: time to accelerate the process to deepen market integration 
        Procedure file:2026/2646(RSP)  
        Package travel and linked travel arrangements: make the protection of travellers more effective and simplify and clarify certain aspects 
        Procedure file:2023/0435(COD)  
        Report: Alex Agius Saliba ( A10-0140/2025 )  
        IMCO 
        Multilateral negotiations in view of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, 26 to 29 March 2026 
        Procedure file:2025/2875(RSP)  
        Immunity of International Criminal Court officials and the activation of the EU Blocking Statute to strengthen EU strategic autonomy 
        Procedure file:2026/2637(RSP)  
        Rise of political violence, notably by far-left organisations 
        Procedure file:2026/2638(RSP)  
        Situation of the rule of law in Greece, following the Court decision on Predator spyware 
        Procedure file:2026/2648(RSP)  
        AccessibleEU and the strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities: state of play and the future of EU accessibility policy 
        Procedure file:2026/2639(RSP)  
        Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 150) 
        Human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine 
        Procedure file:2026/2641(RSP)  
        The arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger 
        Procedure file:2026/2642(RSP)  
        Case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regime 
        Procedure file:2026/2643(RSP)  
        Explanations of votes 

    • President's agenda 

      European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg

      Visit by the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan

      11:30 President Metsola welcomes Prime Minister Pashinyan

      11:40 Bilateral meeting between President Metsola and Prime Minister Pashinyan

      11:50 Press Point between President Metsola and Prime Minister Pashinyan

      12:00 Address by the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan in the Plenary Session


      14:45 President Metsola signs Legislative Acts

    • Conference Of Presidents 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Press conferences 

      1.  
        Tackling trade barriers to defence 
        Strasbourg, WEISS, N-1/201 

        Tobias CREMER (S&D, DE), rapporteur

      2.  
        EU-Canada cooperation 
        Strasbourg, WEISS, N-1/201 

        Tobias CREMER (S&D, DE), rapporteur

      3.  
        The US Report on EU interference 
        Strasbourg, WEISS, N-1/201 

        Stefano CAVEDAGNA (ECR, IT) and Carlo FIDANZA (ECR, IT)

      4.  
        Parliament's priorities for the 2027 budget 
        Strasbourg, WEISS, N-1/201 

        Nils UŠAKOVS (S&D, LV) rapporteur

    • Conciliation/Trialogue 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Parliamentary committees 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Delegations 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Public hearings 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Special events 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Official visits 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Formal sittings 

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      Strasbourg 

      1.  
        Debates 
        Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024 
        Procedure file:2025/2138(INI)  
        Report: Bogdan Rzońca ( A10-0015/2026 )  
        PETI 
        Prevention and treatment of obesity 
        Procedure file:2026/2620(RSP)  
        Rail transport safety in the EU – lessons learnt from the Adamuz accident and three years after the Tempi tragedy 
        Procedure file:2026/2647(RSP)  
      2.  
        VOTES 
        Human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine 
        Procedure file:2026/2641(RSP)  
        The arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger 
        Procedure file:2026/2642(RSP)  
        Case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regime 
        Procedure file:2026/2643(RSP)  
        Package travel and linked travel arrangements: make the protection of travellers more effective and simplify and clarify certain aspects 
        Procedure file:2023/0435(COD)  
        Report: Alex Agius Saliba ( A10-0140/2025 )  
        IMCO 
        Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024 
        Procedure file:2025/2138(INI)  
        Report: Bogdan Rzońca ( A10-0015/2026 )  
        PETI 
        Multilateral negotiations in view of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, 26 to 29 March 2026 
        Procedure file:2025/2875(RSP)  
      3.  
        Debates 
        Ban on the sale of nitrous oxide to the general public 
        Procedure file:2026/2640(RSP)  
        Explanations of votes 

    • President's agenda 

      European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg

      10:00 President Metsola presides over the Conference of Presidents

    • Conference Of Presidents 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Press conferences 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Conciliation/Trialogue 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Parliamentary committees 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Delegations 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Public hearings 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Special events 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Official visits 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Formal sittings 

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    • President's agenda 

      09:30 President Metsola addresses the Trainees Welcome Conference

    • Conference Of Presidents 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Press conferences 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Conciliation/Trialogue 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Parliamentary committees 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Delegations 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Public hearings 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Special events 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Official visits 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Formal sittings 

      1. No event for this day