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26 January – 29 January: Work in Parliamentary Committees
In the week of 26 January, a large part of Members' work will be in Parliamentary Committees. This week's topics include: Commission's presentation of "Global Europe", the next instrument for EU external action; exchange on challenges facing the EU and NATO in today's geopolitical environment; votes on steel safeguards, GSP, and Mercosur, debates on WTO and US; debate on the political priorities for the 2027 Union budget; a hearing of the proposed Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB; a hearing on the future of EU tax policy harmonisation; a hearing on working conditions in Amazon warehouses; stopping illegal and unsafe goods on the online platforms; exchange with Lithuanian Minister of Transport and Communications; New Framework Agreement on relations between the Parliament and the Commission; Debate with Commissioner Serafin on the performance framework regulation. Follow the links below to discover this week's highlights.
- Foreign Affairs: "Global Europe" - Commission to present the next instrument for EU external action
- Security and Defence: Challenges facing the EU and NATO in today's complex geopolitical environment
- International Trade: Cypriot Presidency, steel safeguards, GSP, Mercosur, WTO, US
- Budgets: debate on the political priorities for the 2027 Union budget
- Economic and Monetary Affairs: Appointment of the Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB
- Tax Matters: The future of EU tax policy harmonisation
- Employment and Social Affairs: Hearing on working conditions in Amazon warehouses
- Internal Market and Consumer Protection: Stop illegal and unsafe goods on the online platforms
- Transport and Tourism: Exchange of views with Lithuanian Minister of Transport and Communications
- Constitutional Affairs: New Framework Agreement on relations between the Parliament and the Commission
- BUDG-CONT: Debate with Commissioner Serafin on the performance framework regulation
A number events will take place this week, in particular: Public Hearings on Own Resources for the future: critical review and opportunities, on protection of financial interests in Slovakia, and on Tackling tax obstacles in the Single Market; Workshop "Towards a performance-based EU budget"; Exchange of views with Chair of the European Fiscal Board, with the Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency, and on protection of the EU’s external borders and border areas.
Parliament's committees will meet representatives of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union to discuss its priorities in relation to the committees' respective areas of responsibility. These meetings will start taking place in the week of 26 January 2026. The Cyprus Presidency started in the beginning of January and will run until the end of June.
The European Parliament’s calendar is available through the link below. Parliament decides its annual calendar of work on the basis of a proposal by the Conference of Presidents. It is divided into plenary sittings (part-sessions) and meetings.