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The NATO Summit, taking place on 7-8 July 2026, will be hosted by Türkiye at Ankara's Beştepe Presidential Compound. This marks the second time that Türkiye hosts a NATO Summit, following Istanbul in 2004. The summit is expected to be a key moment for demonstrating Allied unity amid evolving geopolitical dynamics in the Middle East, the war in Ukraine, and calls for Europe to assume a stronger role in its security. Agenda items will likely include defence planning, spending targets, burden-sharing ...

Providing a sufficient volume of critical raw materials (CRMs) to European industry is a precondition for improving competitiveness, facilitating green transition of the economy and enhancing strategic autonomy. The EU adopted the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), in force since 23 May 2024, which established benchmarks for increasing the EU′s self-sufficiency in producing CRMs throughout the different steps of the supply chain, from extraction to processing, to recycling. In addition, the EU aims ...

This briefing aims to support the European Parliament delegation to the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, which will convene from 7-15 July 2026 in New York, under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The briefing gives an overview of the progress made on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and presents the key issues at stake at the meeting.

Qatar's foreign policy is driven by its status as a small, hydrocarbon-rich state in a volatile region. By taking advantage of its position as a global liquefied natural gas (LNG) superpower, Doha projects influence beyond its borders through a 'smart power' strategy. This approach combines financial assets and sovereign wealth investments with soft power tools, including mediation, nation branding, and the Al Jazeera media network. While this strategy has secured Qatar's independence, it has also ...

Executive Vice-President Fitto and Commissioner Dombrovskis are invited to the 23rd Recovery and Resilience Dialogue (RRD), scheduled for 15 June 2026. The RRD is the mechanism by which the European Parliament exercises democratic oversight over the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) according to the RRF Regulation. The previous RRD took place on 9 February 2026.

During the June 2026 plenary session, the European Parliament is due to vote on an own-initiative resolution on the European Commission's 2025 report on Albania. The report expresses concern that despite Albania's progress in EU accession negotiations, continued political polarisation and confrontational political discourse undermine parliamentary oversight, public trust and the effective functioning of democratic institutions.

The IA underpins the proposed legislation that aims to strengthen EU manufacturing and strategic autonomy while ensuring decarbonisation, by boosting demand for low-carbon and EU made products and net zero technologies, promoting foreign investment and simplifying permitting procedures. It provides three policy option packages linked to specific objectives, and explains the need for EU action. However, the IA does not properly set out the reasoning for all the objectives chosen. The policy measures ...

This briefing provides information on the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA), held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 18 to 23 May 2026. It explains the functioning of the WHO and the significance of the WHA. It also provides an overview of the key agenda items of the 79th WHA, together with comments and references to measures adopted by the European Parliament and the European Union in relation to the issues addressed during the Assembly. One of the WHO’s most important recent achievements is the adoption ...

The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), established in 2021 as a response to the COVID-19 crisis under the temporary Next Generation EU recovery instrument, is entering its critical final phase. With over €405 billion already disbursed to Member States – out of the €577 billion available in grants and loans – the priority now is to ensure that all the outstanding milestones and targets (implementing steps) linked to investment and reform measures featured in the Member States' national recovery ...

Since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty in 2009, the European Union has been under a clear legal obligation to accede to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). More than a decade later, that obligation remains unfulfilled. Consequently, while individuals may bring applications before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) against EU Member States, when an EU Member State violates their human rights, they cannot bring applications directly against the EU itself. The EU's accession ...