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The February 2026 plenary session saw two key votes: on the Ukraine Support Loan, reaffirming the EU's continued financial support for Ukraine; and on the EU-Mercosur agreement safeguard clause, underlining the importance of protecting European interests. Members debated several Commission and Council statements, including on the European response to extreme weather events, particularly in Portugal, southern Italy, Malta and Greece; building a stronger European defence in an increasingly volatile ...

Parliament is set to vote during its February 2026 plenary session on a provisional text for a regulation implementing the bilateral safeguard clause for agricultural products incorporated into the trade pillar of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement, as agreed in interinstitutional negotiations on 17 December 2025.

The defence readiness roadmap 2030 translates the ambition of the 2025 white paper for European defence into concrete objectives intended to ensure that EU Member States can deter and respond to high-intensity threats by the end of the decade. It identifies persistent fragmentation, limited joint procurement and dependence on non-EU suppliers as key structural weaknesses, despite rising defence spending. Capability coalitions are designed to coordinate national investment in priority areas, and European ...

A European Parliament own-initiative report on drones and new systems of warfare aims to inform the EU's response to emerging security threats. The report is scheduled for a vote in plenary in January.

During the January plenary session, the European Parliament will vote on its 2025 annual report on implementation of the common security and defence policy (CSDP). This is the first annual implementation report adopted by the fully fledged Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE).

The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) represents the first international treaty negotiated under the authority of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the first global public health treaty. It was adopted by the World Health Assembly on 21 May 2003 and entered into force on 27 February 2005. 183 Parties have signed this treaty, covering 90% of the world population. The Eleventh Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the WHO FCTC will be held in Geneva, Switzerland ...

Russia's escalating hybrid attacks, including drone incursions, have prompted NATO's Operation Eastern Sentry and the European Union's (EU) plans for a European Drone Wall and Eastern Flank Watch. These initiatives aim to strengthen eastern defences but face disputes over cost, feasibility and strategic focus. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have welcomed the initiatives.

The purpose of World Mental Health Day is to improve knowledge, raise awareness and mobilise efforts in support of mental health around the world. This year's theme – 'Mental health in humanitarian emergencies' – highlights the challenges of providing mental healthcare during large-scale emergencies.

Global health efforts constitute an important investment – both in the population's health and well-being, and in the economy and (health) security. Nevertheless, global health has seen a constant funding gap, negatively affecting health outcomes worldwide. This gap is not likely to close; if anything, it risks deepening as the United States (US), which has been a major global health actor and the main donor, recently took steps that signal a shift in the country's approach to global health efforts ...

Military mobility, defined as the capacity of armed forces to swiftly move troops and equipment across the European Union (EU), is a crucial but long-overlooked aspect of European defence. After decades of underinvestment and unresolved obstacles, there is a need to intensify coordinated and integrated efforts at EU, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Member State level to increase resources and address physical, legislative, and regulatory barriers that continue to cause delays and disruptions ...