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Auf seiner Plenartagung im April 2025 dürfte das Europäische Parlament seinen Standpunkt zu einem Paket von drei Vorschlägen annehmen, die darauf abzielen, Sicherheitsbewertungen von Chemikalien schneller, einfacher und transparenter zu gestalten. Die EU-Agenturen sollen hierfür effizienter arbeiten können, und es soll eine gemeinsame Datenplattform für Chemikalien geschaffen werden.

Während der Plenartagung des Parlaments im April wird eine Debatte über den geplanten Europäischen Pakt für die Meere stattfinden. Diese Initiative sollte als Modell für eine nachhaltige Meerespolitik dienen und die Kohärenz der Meerespolitik der EU verbessern. Die Kommission beabsichtigt, den Pakt auf der dritten Ozeankonferenz der Vereinten Nationen im Juni 2025 vorzustellen.

The 2026 EU budget will be the second to last one under the current multiannual financial framework (MFF), which covers the period from 2021 to 2027. The European Parliament contributes to shaping proposals for the next year's European Union budget through a set of guidelines reflecting its stance. The draft guidelines, as adopted by the Committee on Budgets (BUDG) on 20 March 2025, express Parliament's commitment to building a resilient, sustainable and prosperous future for the EU. Parliament is ...

International Roma Day has been marked on 8 April every year since 1990. This day provides an opportunity to discuss the situation of Roma people and celebrate their culture. In the run-up to International Roma Day in 2025, the Council of the EU and the Commission will make statements in plenary, taking stock of progress in implementing the EU Roma strategy and the fight against discrimination within the EU.

Energy-intensive industries are crucial to the EU economy, enabling numerous strategic value chains. As these industries face significant challenges, including declining competitiveness, the EU is actively developing strategies to support them. During the April plenary session, MEPs will debate future action following a question to the Commission, and vote on a resolution proposing measures to strengthen these industries.

Executive Vice-President Fitto and Commissioner Dombrovskis are invited to the 18th Recovery and Resilience Dialogue (RRD) under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) Regulation, scheduled for 31 March 2025. The previous RRD took place on 10 February 2025. For further details on sections 1 and 2 please contact EGOV. For further details on section 3 please contact EGOV and BSU.

This briefing has been prepared for the public hearing with the Chair of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), Claudia Buch, scheduled for 27 March 2025 in the ECON Committee. The previous hearing took place on 18 November 2024.

Commitments made by Jessika Roswall, Commissioner-designate for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, 2024-2029

Every child has rights and deserves protection. It is estimated that around 2.5 million children in the European Union come into contact with the justice system every year. This can be a very stressful and even harmful experience for a child, who may participate in criminal proceedings as either a victim, a witness or a perpetrator. Children can also be parties to civil proceedings such as divorce, custody or adoption procedures, as well as administrative procedures, for example those related to ...

This note describes the treaty provisions and appointment procedure for ECA members at EU level. In addition, it provides information on the national nomination procedure for the ECA member in Romania and the country’s candidate.