02 – 06 February 2026

EU News

Monday, 02 February 2026

European Commission

Commissioner Tzitzikostas continues his official visit to Singapore (30 January – February 2026).
Commissioner Jørgensen participates in a roundtable discussion with Maria da Graça Carvalho, Minister for Environment and Energy of Portugal, and energy stakeholders, and holds a bilateral meeting with the Minister (Lisbon, Portugal).
Executive Vice-President Mînzatu receives Ylva Johansson (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Síkela delivers an opening speech at the Conference on Czech Priorities in European Policy, organised by EURACTIV (Prague, Czechia).
Commissioner Šefčovič meets bilaterally with UK counterparts Nick Thomas-Symonds and Peter Kyle, and together with Commissioner Dombrovskis, meets Rachel Reeves, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer (London, United Kingdom).
Commissioner Šefčovič co-chairs the EU–UK Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee and the EU–UK Partnership Council, alongside Nick Thomas-Symonds, UK Minister for the Cabinet Office (London, United Kingdom).
High Representative Vice-President Kallas meets members of the Standing Committee of Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Norwegian Parliament, meets Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Defence Minister Tore O. Sandvik, and attends the Oslo Security Conference 2026 (Oslo, Norway).
Commissioner Hansen receives Lukas Mandl, President of the Assembly of the EU Regions (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Šuica participates in the ceremonial session of the Dubrovnik City Council (Dubrovnik, Croatia).
Commissioner Roswall receives Li Guoying, Minister of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China, and hosts the 3rd EU–China Water Policy Dialogue (Brussels, Belgium).
Executive Vice-President Ribera delivers a speech at the XIV Funseam Symposium on Energy and Environmental Sustainability (Barcelona, Spain).
Commissioner Lahbib meets Mathias De Clercq, President of Eurocities and Mayor of Ghent (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Micallef participates in the 7th meeting of the Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (Brussels, Belgium).

European Parliament

President’s Agenda

Madrid, Spain.

Parliamentary Committees

15:00 – 18:30 | SANT – Committee on Public Health (Brussels, ANTALL, 4Q1)

Marking World Cancer Day 2026: exchange of views with experts on fighting cancer in Europe
Presentation of the Cyprus Presidency priorities by Neophytos Charalambides, Minister of Health of Cyprus
Consideration of draft report on an EU cardiovascular diseases strategy

Council of the European Union

Informal meeting of competitiveness ministers (Internal Market and Industry), 2–3 February 2026.

Committee of the Regions

SEDEC Commission – 7th meeting (VIII mandate)
- Adoption of rapporteur appointments and SEDEC Work Programme for 2026
- SEDEC Youth Dialogue with Commissioner Micallef on cyberbullying, the Culture Compass, Erasmus+ youth aspects, and AgoraEU
Stakeholder consultation on the proposal for a Regulation establishing Global Europe, gathering input for the CoR opinion to be adopted at the July 2026 Plenary.

Tuesday, 03 February 2026

European Commission

Commissioner Kadis delivers a keynote speech at the 3rd Annual European Blue Economy Conference, delivers a speech at the Cyprus Forum Brussels: Presidency Edition, and hosts the 20-Year Medal Ceremony.
Executive Vice-President Mînzatu receives representatives of the European Social Network, Giuseppe Guerini (President, Cooperatives Europe), and Tanya Ward (President, Eurochild) (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Síkela receives Jan Christian Vestre, Minister for Health and Care Services of Norway, and Séamus Boland, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Šefčovič receives Séamus Boland, President of the European Economic and Social Committee.
High Representative Vice-President Kallas speaks at the Arctic Frontiers Conference 2026, meets Vivian Motzfeldt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greenland, meets Espen Barth Eide, Foreign Minister of Norway, and meets the Norwegian Armed Forces (Norway).
Commissioner Hansen meets Simon Harris, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Ireland, Martin Heydon, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, members of the Oireachtas Committee on EU Affairs and the Agriculture Committee, and Micheál Martin, Taoiseach of Ireland (Dublin, Ireland).

European Parliament

President’s Agenda (Madrid, Spain)

10:15 – President Metsola meets Isabel Díaz Ayuso, President of the Community of Madrid.
10:50 – President Metsola participates in a Townhall discussion with young people.
12:15 – President Metsola meets José Manuel Albares Bueno, Minister of Foreign Affairs, EU and Cooperation of Spain.
13:45 – President Metsola addresses the Senate of Spain.
14:15 – President Metsola meets Pedro Rollán, President of the Senate of Spain.

Council of the European Union

Informal meeting of competitiveness ministers (Internal Market and Industry), 2–3 February 2026.
Informal video conference of ministers responsible for housing.

Committee of the Regions

Online stakeholder consultation on the CoR opinion on Union Support for Internal Security (2028–2034), gathering input on asylum, migration, Schengen, border management, visa policy, and the internal security instrument under the next MFF.
ENVE Commission – 7th meeting
- Adoption of a draft opinion on noise pollution.
- Debate on green priorities with the Cyprus Presidency.
- Exchanges on global climate diplomacy, environmental implementation, and grids.

Wednesday, 04 February 2026

European Commission

High Representative Vice-President Kallas meets Mihai Popșoi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova (Brussels, Belgium).
President von der Leyen meets Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, and chairs a College seminar on competitiveness, with Ms Georgieva as special guest (Leuven, Belgium).
Commissioner Micallef delivers a video address at the International Safer Internet Day 2026 conference organised by the Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society (Valletta, Malta).
Commissioner Micallef participates in the College of Commissioners seminar (Leuven, Belgium).
Commissioner McGrath delivers a keynote address at the Renew Europe Western Balkans Forum (Brussels, Belgium).
Executive Vice-President Mînzatu receives representatives of FEANTSA, the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless (Brussels, Belgium).

European Parliament

President’s Agenda (Brussels)

16:00 – President Metsola presides over the Conference of Presidents.

European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

Debate: Capital markets integration and efficient supervision
Exchange of views on the Commission package aimed at removing barriers to capital markets integration, strengthening supervision, and advancing a genuine single market for capital, including the role of ESMA and supervisory reforms.

Committee of the Regions

NAT Commission – 7th meeting
- Adoption of opinions on the EU stockpiling strategy, Medical Countermeasures Strategy, and the Future of Rural Development post-2028
- Exchange of views on additional ongoing opinions.
Conference: Regional development capital in change
Discussions with representatives from the European Commission, European Parliament, Council, and the Committee of the Regions on evolving approaches to regional development financing.

Thursday, 05 February 2026

European Commission

High Representative Vice-President Kallas addresses Belgium’s diplomatic corps during the Belgian Diplomatic Days (Brussels, Belgium).
Executive Vice-President Fitto attends the Meeting of the Presidency and Heads of National Delegations of the EPP Group (Ljubljana, Slovenia).
Commissioner Šuica delivers a video message at the European Parliament event “From water stress to water security: Wetlands as a strategic asset for the Mediterranean” (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Dombrovskis attends the European Central Bank Governing Council (Frankfurt, Germany).
Executive Vice-President Ribera receives the Spanish Bluebook trainees, meets Olaf Lies, Minister-President of Lower Saxony, and delivers a speech at the Heads of Representation Conference (Brussels, Belgium).
President von der Leyen receives Olaf Lies, Minister-President of the Federal State of Lower Saxony (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner McGrath delivers a keynote address at Forum Europa, and meets Mary Lou McDonald TD, Nenad Vujić, Minister for Justice of Serbia, and Maggie McGhee, Executive Director for Strategy and Governance at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Albuquerque meets with fintechs and start-ups, venture capital investment firms, social partners and trade unions, and Joe Portelli (Chairman) and Simon Zammit (CEO) of the Malta Stock Exchange (Valletta, Malta).
Commissioner Roswall meets Maria Panayiotou, Minister for Environment, Rural Development and Agriculture, and visits the Limassol Desalination Water Treatment Facility together with the Minister (Cyprus).

European Parliament

President’s Agenda

10:45 – President Metsola receives Nadia Murad, Sakharov Prize and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
12:00 – President Metsola receives Teresa Anjinho, European Ombudswoman.

Parliamentary Committees

10:00 – 12:30 | CONT – Committee on Budgetary Control (Brussels, ANTALL, 6Q2)
- Vote: Control, transparency and traceability of performance-based instruments (2025/2032(INI)) – Adoption
- Debate: Discharge 2024 – General budget of the EU (2025/2145(DEC)) – Consideration of draft report

Council of the European Union

Informal meeting of environment ministers (5–6 February 2026).

European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

Public debate: Bulgaria, welcome to the euro area – Embracing the common currency in a changing world
Discussion on Bulgaria’s accession to the euro area as of 1 January 2026, its convergence path, and prospects for the euro area amid geopolitical pressures, inflation, and economic uncertainty.

Committee of the Regions

Conference: Regional development capital in change
Exchange of views with representatives from EU institutions and stakeholders on evolving approaches to regional development financing.
COTER Commission – 7th meeting
- Votes on opinions concerning the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Fund Regulation, ERDF, Performance Framework Regulation
- Adoption of the 2026 COTER and ECBP Work Programmes

Friday, 6 February 2026

European Commission

Executive Vice-President Mînzatu participates in the Opening of the Winter Olympic Games (Milan, Italy).
Executive Vice-President Fitto takes part in the Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year at the University of Sassari (Sassari, Italy).
Commissioner Dombrovskis visits CERN – the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Geneva, Switzerland).
Commissioner Albuquerque meets Clyde Caruana, Minister for Finance of Malta, Robert Abela, Prime Minister of Malta, the Central Bank of Malta, the Malta Banking Associations, and the Malta Insurance Associations (Valletta, Malta).
Commissioner Hoekstra meets Maria Panayiotou, Minister for Environment, Regional Development and Agriculture of Cyprus, and Andres Sutt, Minister of Energy and the Environment of Estonia (Nicosia, Cyprus).
President von der Leyen receives the Members of COREPER for a working lunch (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner McGrath meets online with Carlos Cuerpo, Spanish Minister of the Economy, Trade and Enterprise.

European Parliament

President’s Agenda

17:00 – President Metsola attends an event organised by President Sergio Mattarella on the occasion of the Official Opening of the Olympic Winter Games.
20:00 – President Metsola attends the Official Opening of the Olympic Winter Games.