23 – 27 February 2026

EU News

Monday, 23 February 2026

European Commission

Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič receives a delegation from the Portuguese Parliament Committee on European Affairs.
Commissioner Šefčovič participates online in a G7 Trade Ministerial meeting.
High Representative / Vice President Kaja Kallas chairs the Foreign Affairs Council (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Šefčovič receives Nick Thomas-Symonds, Minister for the Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom.
Commissioner Christophe Hansen meets Martin Šebestyán, Minister of Agriculture of Czechia (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Hansen meets Armands Krauze, Minister of Agriculture of Latvia (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Hansen participates in the Agriculture and Fisheries Council (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Costas Kadis receives Kata Tüttő, President of the European Committee of the Regions.
Commissioner Kadis participates in the Agriculture and Fisheries Council.
Commissioner Dubravka Šuica attends the Foreign Affairs Council (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Jessika Roswall delivers a keynote speech at the Global Summit “Advancing Sustainable Forest-based Bioeconomy Approaches” (Vienna, Austria).
Commissioner Roswall meets Norbert Totschnig, Federal Minister of Austria (Vienna, Austria).
Commissioner Roswall meets Members of the Austrian Parliament (Vienna, Austria).
Commissioner Roswall visits the LeopoldQuartier project (Vienna, Austria).
Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque meets Séamus Boland, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Albuquerque receives a delegation of the Portuguese Parliament Committee on European Affairs (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Glenn Micallef meets Matjaž Han, Minister of Economy of Slovenia, and Dejan Židan, State Secretary for Sport (Lipica, Slovenia).
Commissioner Micallef participates in the High-level Event “Economic and Social Impact of Sport in the EU” (Lipica, Slovenia).
Commissioner Micallef participates in a Youth Outreach Event hosted by Tadej Beočanin, Mayor of Ajdovščina (Ajdovščina, Slovenia).
Commissioner Micallef meets Asta Vrečko, Minister of Culture of Slovenia (Ljubljana, Slovenia).

European Parliament

President’s Agenda

13:45 President Roberta Metsola receives Saurabh Kumar, Ambassador of India to the EU.

14:30 President Metsola addresses the Opening Session of the European Parliamentary Week.

15:30 President Metsola receives Annita Demetriou, President of the House of Representatives of Cyprus.

Parliamentary Committees

INTA – Committee on International Trade

Brussels, SPINELLI, 1G-3

Debates:

• Presentation of the study “The Role of the World Trade Organization in EU Trade. State of play ahead of WTO MC14.”

• Role of trade in strengthening the EU’s economic security (2025/2113(INI)), consideration of draft report. Rapporteur: Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez (EPP, ES).

15:00 – 19:00

LIBE – Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Brussels, ANTALL, 2Q2

Debates:

• Initial assessment of the Entry/Exit System (EES), exchange of views with DG HOME and eu-LISA representatives.

• Anti-Racism Strategy 2026–2030 (COM(2026) 12 final), presentation by DG JUST.

• Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232, consideration of draft report and amendments.

• Countering foreign interference and protecting critical infrastructure, exchange of views referencing contracts involving Huawei.

Votes:

• Appointment of the European Chief Prosecutor (2025/0803(NLE)).

• EU–Ecuador cooperation agreement with Europol.

• Situation of fundamental rights in the EU (2025/2135(INI)).

• Establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals.

Council of the European Union

Agriculture and Fisheries Council (Brussels, Belgium).

Foreign Affairs Council (Brussels, Belgium).

Committee of the Regions

Stakeholder consultation on the European Social Fund 2028–2034.

Discussion on the role of local and regional authorities in programme design, implementation, and monitoring.

Tuesday, 24 February 2026

European Commission

Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič receives Peter Kalivoda, Chair of the Slovak Parliament EU Affairs Committee.
Commissioner Šefčovič participates in a Structured Dialogue with the European Parliament Committee on International Trade.
High Representative / Vice President Kaja Kallas meets Maria Telalian, Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) (Brussels, Belgium).
High Representative / Vice President Kallas meets Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Foreign Minister of Liberia (Brussels, Belgium).
High Representative / Vice President Kallas meets Constantinos Kombos, Foreign Minister of Cyprus (Brussels, Belgium).
High Representative / Vice President Kallas meets Nickolay Mladenov, Director General of the Gaza Board of Peace (Brussels, Belgium).
High Representative / Vice President Kallas meets Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia (Brussels, Belgium).
Executive Vice President Roxana Mînzatu participates in the Implementation Dialogue on Anti-Poverty Measures (Brussels, Belgium).
Executive Vice President Mînzatu participates in the Trilogue on Traineeships (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Christophe Hansen receives Stefan Krajewski, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Hansen receives Reineke Hameleers, CEO of EuroGroup for Animals (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Hansen delivers a keynote speech at the FoodDrinkEurope Partnership Days (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Dubravka Šuica attends the European Parliament Demography Intergroup event “Talking about Demography” (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Šuica addresses the European Summit of the Cruise Lines International Association via video message (Madeira, Portugal).
President Ursula von der Leyen travels to Kyiv to mark four years since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine).
Executive Vice President Raffaele Fitto receives Maurizio Martina, Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (Brussels, Belgium).
Executive Vice President Fitto meets Eugenio Giani, President of the Tuscany Region and Vice President of CPMR (Brussels, Belgium).

European Parliament

President’s Agenda

10:15 President Roberta Metsola participates in the Extraordinary Plenary Session.

13:30 President Metsola signs Legislative Acts.

EuropeExtraordinary Plenary Session – Brussels

10:15 – 11:30

Debates:

• Resumption of session and order of business.

• Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for Ukraine (2026/2599(RSP)).

11:30 – 12:30

Votes:

• Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine (2026/2599(RSP)).

Press Conferences

09:30 – 10:00

Press conference on current developments involving the ESN Group (Brussels, SPAAK, 0A50).

13:00 – 13:30

Press conference on EU–US tariffs and the Turnberry Agreement with Bernd Lange, Chair of the INTA Committee (Brussels, SPAAK, 0A50).

Parliamentary Committees

08:30 – 10:00

CONT – Committee on Budgetary Control

Brussels, SPAAK, 5B001

Vote: Election of the Chair.

09:00 – 17:30

SANT – Committee on Public Health

Brussels, SPINELLI, 3G-3

Debates:

• Exchange of views with Mykhailo Radutskyi, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

• European Competitiveness Fund (2025/0555(COD)), consideration of draft opinion.

Public hearing: Brain health, neurological diseases.

09:00 – 18:00

CULT – Committee on Culture and Education

Brussels, SPINELLI, 3G-2

Debates:

• Exchange of views with Vice President Virkkunen.

• EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027, consideration of draft report.

• Structured dialogue with Commissioner Micallef.

Votes: Joint Declaration “Europe for Culture – Culture for Europe.”

09:00 – 18:30

INTA – Committee on International Trade

Brussels, SPINELLI, 1G-3

Debate: Structured Dialogue with Commissioner Šefčovič.

Votes:

• Screening of foreign investments (2024/0017(COD)).

• Adjustment of customs duties on imports from the United States (2025/0261(COD)).

• Non-application of customs duties (2025/0260(COD)).

• WTO MC14 negotiations resolution (2025/2875(RSP)).

09:30 – 18:30

LIBE – Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Brussels, ANTALL, 2Q2

Debates:

• EU Visa Policy Strategy (COM(2026) 43 final).

• Prüm II Framework, law enforcement cooperation.

Public hearing: Data access for law enforcement.

14:30 – 18:30

TRAN – Committee on Transport and Tourism

Brussels, ANTALL, 4Q1

Debates:

• Alternative fuels infrastructure Regulation (EU) 2023/1804.

• High Speed Rail Initiative.

• Vehicle registration data (2025/0096(COD)).

• Roadworthiness directives (2025/0097(COD)).

16:00 – 17:00

AFCO – Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Brussels, SPAAK, 4B001

Vote: Framework Agreement EP–Commission, adoption of draft report.

16:30 – 19:00

BUDG / REGI / AGRI – Joint Committee Meeting

Brussels, SPAAK, 3C050

Debate: European Fund 2028–2034 (2025/0240(COD)), presentation of European Court of Auditors opinion.

Council of the European Union

General Affairs Council (Brussels).

European Economic and Social Committee

Dialogue with the Latin America Follow-up Committee, focus on the Gran Chaco.

Committee of the Regions

Meeting of rapporteur Anne Rudisuhli with Europol representatives.

Stakeholder consultations on Digital Simplification and the Data Union Strategy.an Parliament

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

European Commission

Commissioner Christophe Hansen meets representatives in charge of agriculture of Régions de France (Paris, France).
Commissioner Hansen meets representatives of the Chambre d’Agriculture France (Paris, France).
Commissioner Hansen meets representatives of French agricultural sectors (Paris, France).
Commissioner Hansen visits the Salon International de l’Agriculture (Paris, France).
Commissioner Hansen meets representatives of Confédération paysanne (Paris, France).
Commissioner Hansen meets representatives of Coordination Rurale (Paris, France).
Commissioner Hansen meets representatives of Jeunes Agriculteurs (Paris, France).
Commissioner Hansen meets representatives of Coopération Agricole (Paris, France).
Commissioner Hansen meets representatives of FNSEA (Paris, France).
Commissioner Costas Kadis receives Jaco Chan Kit Waye, Minister of Fisheries and Blue Economy of Madagascar.
Commissioner Dubravka Šuica participates in the Structured Dialogue with the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) (Brussels, Belgium).
Executive Vice President Raffaele Fitto receives Stefano Cavicchia, CEO of Gesfa Srl (Brussels, Belgium).
Executive Vice President Fitto meets Zuzana Mrázová, Minister of Regional Development of the Czech Republic (Brussels, Belgium).
Executive Vice President Fitto meets Rafał Trzaskowski, Mayor of Warsaw (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Glenn Micallef delivers a video address at the European Rural Youth Forward Conference (Piloña, Spain).
Commissioner Micallef meets the European Commission Trainees Association (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Jessika Roswall receives Johan Mörnstam, CEO for E.ON Sweden and Nordic (Brussels, Belgium).

European Parliament

Parliamentary Committees

ECON / ENVI / LIBE – Joint meeting
Vote: Omnibus IV, extension of certain SME mitigating measures to small mid-cap enterprises (SMCs), adoption of draft report and vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations. Rapporteurs: Mariateresa Vivaldini (ECR, IT), Niels Flemming

Hansen (EPP, DK), Lukas Mandl (EPP, AT).

09:00 – 11:00
EMPL – Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Brussels, ANTALL, 6Q2
Votes:
• European Semester 2026, employment and social priorities (2025/2183(INI)), adoption of draft report.
• Interim report on MFF 2028–2034 (2025/0571R(APP)), adoption of draft opinion.
• EGF mobilisations for displaced workers, Belgium and Austria files, adoption of draft opinions.

09:00 – 17:00
IMCO – Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Brussels, SPINELLI, 3G-3
Public hearing: Revision of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Regulation.
Debates:
• 2026 Annual Single Market and Competitiveness Report, presentation by the Commission and exchange of views.

• U.S. sanctions targeting EU citizens, exchange of views with Thierry Breton and other sanctioned EU citizens.

09:00 – 18:00
PECH – Committee on Fisheries
Brussels, SPINELLI, 5E-2
Debates:
• European fisheries and aquaculture statistics (2025/0246(COD)), consideration of draft report.
• São Tomé and Príncipe protocol under the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025/0202(NLE)), consideration of draft recommendation.
• Impact of seafood imports on EU self-sufficiency, study presentation.
• Fisheries Control Regulation, exchange of views.
Votes:
• Measures adopted by Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (2025/0106(COD)), adoption of draft report and vote to enter negotiations.
• Ocean diplomacy and competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture (2025/2054(INI)), adoption of draft report.

09:30 – 16:00
AFET – Committee on Foreign Affairs
Brussels, SPAAK, 1A002
Votes:
• Global Gateway, past impacts and future orientation.
• External Action Guarantee efficiency, amendment to Regulation (EU) 2021/947.
• Enhanced EU–Canada cooperation recommendation.
Debates:
• Role of the International Criminal Court in a fragmented international order.
• Structured Dialogue on the Commission Work Programme, exchange of views with Commissioner Šuica.

09:30 – 16:45
ENVI – Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety
Brussels, ANTALL, 4Q2
Debates:
• European Competitiveness Fund (2025/0555(COD)), consideration of draft opinion.
• CITES COP20 outcome, exchange of views with the Commission.
• European Court of Auditors Special Report 23/2025 on municipal waste management, exchange of views.
• Commission communication on accelerating the circular economy and plastics circularity pilot, exchange of views.

09:30 – 18:30

REGI – Committee on Regional Development
Brussels, SPINELLI, 1G-3
Debates:

• Exchange of views with Makis Keravnos on Cyprus Presidency priorities.
• EIB Group support to cohesion investments and NRPP proposal, exchange of views with Marek Mora, EIB Vice President.

14:30 – 15:00
LIBE / FEMM – Joint meeting
Brussels, SPAAK, 4B001
Votes:
• Consent-based rape legislation in the EU (2025/2040(INI)), adoption of draft report.
• Victims’ rights directive amendment (2023/0250(COD)), vote on the provisional agreement, to be confirmed.

7:00 – 18:30
ENVI / IMCO – Joint meeting
Brussels, ANTALL, 4Q2
Vote: Circularity requirements for vehicle design and end-of-life vehicles, vote on the provisional agreement, to be confirmed.
Debate: Simplification of requirements and procedures for chemical products, consideration of amendments.

Council of the European Union
Informal meeting of health ministers (25–26 February).

European Economic and Social Committee
10th EU–Brazil Civil Society Round Table, Brussels.
Hearing on cohesion policy 2028–2034 and the role of civil society.
Debate and workshop on EU leadership on fossil fuel phase-out, hosted with the University of Sussex.

Committee of the Regions

Stakeholder consultation on mainstreaming climate, energy, and environmental priorities across the Multiannual Financial Framework.
Event on regional healthcare ecosystems, “Tuscany: A Healthcare System of Excellence.”

Thursday, 26 February 2026

European Commission

Executive Vice President Roxana Mînzatu receives Peter Kyle, UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Costas Kadis delivers an online speech at the High-Level Workshop “Building Water Resilience in Cyprus through Circular Water Economy and Skills Development” (Nicosia, Cyprus).
Executive Vice President Raffaele Fitto participates, alongside President Ursula von der Leyen, in the Eastern Border Regions High-Level Conference (Brussels, Belgium).
Executive Vice President Fitto participates in the General Affairs Council, Cohesion (Brussels, Belgium).
Meeting of the College of Commissioners (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Glenn Micallef delivers a video address at the International Volunteer Year 2026 event (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Micallef delivers a video address at the High-Level Event “Creative Europe projects supporting Ukraine’s cultural and creative sectors” (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Micallef speaks at the Annual Event of the Brussels Music House of The Independent Music Publishing Forum Global (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis receives Ebba Busch, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Mairead McGuinness Serafin meets Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank (Frankfurt, Germany).
Commissioner Serafin meets AMLA members (Frankfurt, Germany).
President von der Leyen receives Ilie Bolojan, Prime Minister of Romania (Brussels, Belgium).
President von der Leyen delivers a speech at the High-Level Event on the Eastern Border Regions Strategy (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque delivers a keynote speech at DIGITALEUROPE’s Annual Conference “Master of Digital 2026” (Brussels, Belgium).

European Parliament

President’s Agenda

13:00 President Roberta Metsola receives Peter Leibinger, President of BDI.

Press Conferences

11:30 – 12:00
Press conference on torture and the death penalty in Israel (Brussels, SPAAK, 0A50).

Parliamentary Committees

09:15 – 10:30
EMPL – Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Brussels, ANTALL, 6Q2

Debate:

• Exchange of views with Commissioner Hadja Lahbib, Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, structured dialogue.

10:10 – 12:00
IMCO – Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Brussels, SPINELLI, 3G-3

Debates:

• Mapping funding gaps in market surveillance and customs enforcement under the next MFF.
• Presentation of study “A Digital Omnibus: identifying interlinks and overlaps between EU digital legislation.”

Council of the European Union

Informal meeting of health ministers (25–26 February).
Competitiveness Council, Internal Market and Industry.
General Affairs Council, Cohesion.

European Economic and Social Committee

10th EU–Brazil Civil Society Round Table (Brussels).
Launch of the Europe Sustainable Development Report 2026 (online).

Committee of the Regions

CFAA Meeting Organisation and Logistics Discussion.
Stakeholder consultation on the European Defence Industry Transformation Roadmap.

Friday, 27 February 2026

European Commission

Executive Vice President Roxana Mînzatu participates in the conference “AI in the Workplace” (Rome, Italy).
Commissioner Glenn Micallef attends the 76th edition of the Italian Song Festival (Sanremo, Italy, 27–28 February).
Commissioner Costas Kadis meets Tasos Christofides, Rector of the University of Cyprus (Nicosia, Cyprus).
Commissioner Kadis delivers a speech at the European Conference on Sustainable Tourism “Celebrating 20 Years of CSTI Leadership in Sustainability” (Nicosia, Cyprus).
Commissioner Kadis meets Enrico Toja, President of the Eco-Sustainable Development Association of Elafonisos.
Commissioner Dubravka Šuica holds a debate with the Croatian Parliament on the Commission Work Programme 2026 and the Pact for the Mediterranean (Zagreb, Croatia).
Commissioner Micallef delivers a video address at the “Culture & Care: A Joint Call for Change” conference (Leuven, Belgium).
Commissioner Jessika Roswall visits ENVAC (Stockholm, Sweden).
Commissioner Roswall meets Johnny Sjöström, President and CEO of SSAB (Stockholm, Sweden).
Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra Serafin meets Members of Deutsche Bank (Frankfurt, Germany).
Commissioner Serafin meets Stefan Wintels, CEO of KfW (Frankfurt, Germany).
Commissioner Serafin meets Members of Union Investment (Frankfurt, Germany).
President Ursula von der Leyen receives Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque receives Aleksandra Kaczynski, Managing Director of Better Finance (Brussels, Belgium).