Monday, 16 March 2026
European Commission
- Commissioner Jozef Síkela holds a videoconference with Kati ter Horst, CEO of Outokumpu (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Síkela receives Daniel Francisco Chapo, President of Mozambique (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Jørgensen participates in the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE) (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič receives Nick Thomas‑Symonds, UK Minister for the Cabinet Office and Minister for the Constitution and EU Relations.
- Commissioner Šefčovič participates in the EU‑UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly session.
- Commissioner Andrius Kubilius delivers a speech at the Forum Europa event “Ideas to Strengthen the Union” (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Brunner participates in the Global Fraud Summit (Vienna, Austria).
- High Representative / Vice-President Kaja Kallas meets Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Šefčovič delivers a keynote speech at the MEDEF Executive Council meeting.
- Commissioner Šefčovič participates in the Foreign Affairs Council.
- Commissioner Christophe Hansen receives representatives of ESRA, EFG, and CIUS (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Jørgensen co‑hosts the Energy Ramstein (Ukraine Energy Support Group) with First Deputy PM and Energy Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto delivers a keynote speech at an event on the strategic role of the Italian telecommunications and digital sector at the European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice-President Fitto attends a virtual event marking the tenth anniversary of the Vento Ventures investment fund.
- Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera receives Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Dubravka Šuica attends the plenary of COSAC (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Šuica attends the Foreign Affairs Council (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu participates in the High‑level Strategic Roundtable on Aligning Economic Security and Technological Leadership (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Šefčovič holds a videoconference with Don Farrell, Minister for Trade and Tourism of Australia.
- Commissioner Kos meets Tom Berendsen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, and Gunther Krichbaum, Minister of State for Europe of Germany (Brussels, Belgium).
European Parliament
President’s agenda
09:30 — President Roberta Metsola meets CEOs and Chairpersons of European banks (virtual).
11:30 — President Metsola addresses the MEDEF Executive Council.
13:30 — President Metsola receives Nick Thomas‑Symonds, UK Minister for the Constitution and EU Relations.
14:00 — President Metsola participates in the EPP Summit (online).
19:00 — President Metsola addresses the Federation of German Industries’ Managing Directors’ Conference (Berlin, Germany).
Parliamentary Committees
17:00–19:00 — ENVI Committee (Brussels, ANTALL 2Q2).
Exchange of views with Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez as part of the structured dialogue.
Council of the European Union
Foreign Affairs Council (ongoing).
Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy).
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
European Commission
- Commissioner Jozef Síkela participates in the Structured Dialogue in DEVE at the European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Andrius Kubilius participates in the panel discussion of the EUROPE 2026 Conference “Europe Forward: Shaping a New Era” (Berlin, Germany).
- Commissioner Kubilius meets Katharina Reiche, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany (Berlin, Germany).
- Commissioner Costas Kadis receives Demetris Skourides, Chief Scientist for Research, Innovation and Technology of Cyprus.
- Commissioner Kadis receives Clea Papaellina, Deputy Minister of Social Welfare of Cyprus.
- High Representative / Vice-President Kaja Kallas meets Daniel Francisco Chapo, President of Mozambique (Brussels, Belgium).
- HR/VP Kallas attends the meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) of the European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium).
- HR/VP Kallas meets Milojko Spajić, Prime Minister of Montenegro (Brussels, Belgium).
- HR/VP Kallas meets Denys Shmyhal, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy of Ukraine (Brussels, Belgium).
- HR/VP Kallas delivers the keynote speech at the EEAS 2026 Counter FIMI Conference (Brussels, Belgium).
- HR/VP Kallas meets Denis Bećirović, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra attends the ENVI Council (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič receives Kelly Ortberg, President and CEO of Boeing.
- Commissioner Kadis receives Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP.
- Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen receives Cécile Frot‑Coutaz, ACT President, CEO of Sky Studios, and ACT member CEOs.
- Executive Vice-President Virkkunen delivers a keynote speech at the European Data Protection Board event.
- Executive Vice-President Virkkunen receives Ted Sarandos, co‑CEO of Netflix.
- Executive Vice-President Virkkunen receives cloud industry CEOs for a roundtable meeting.
- Commissioner Christophe Hansen delivers a keynote speech at Euractiv’s 2026 Agrifood Policy Conference “Shaping Europe’s Trade, Competitiveness and Sustainable Food Future” (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Hansen receives Davide Galli, President of SMEunited, and Véronique Willems, Secretary‑General of SMEunited (Brussels, Belgium).
European Parliament
President’s agenda (Berlin, Germany)
09:35 — President Roberta Metsola addresses the Europa 2026 Conference.
10:35 — President Metsola meets Stefanie Hubig, Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection.
11:30 — President Metsola meets Julia Klöckner, President of the German Bundestag.
13:30 — President Metsola meets Friedrich Merz, Federal Chancellor of Germany.
15:45 — President Metsola participates in a Townhall discussion with students.
Press conference
16:45–17:15 — EU Tax Symposium 2026: “The future of taxation – inequality and growth in the global economy” (Brussels, SPAAK 0A50).
Participants: Pasquale Tridico (The Left, IT), Chair of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters, and Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra.
Parliamentary Committees
09:00–12:30 — BUDG Committee (Brussels, ANTALL 6Q2).
Debates and votes on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2028–2034, pilot projects, EP budget estimates for 2027, GEF mobilisations, ECHA Regulation revision, and building policy items.
09:00–17:00 — REGI Committee (Brussels, ANTALL 4Q1).
Debates on ERDF/Interreg and Cohesion Fund proposals, ECA Review 5/2025, and study presentation on MFF 2028–2034.
09:00–17:45 — DEVE Committee (Brussels, SPAAK P4B001).
Structured dialogues with Commissioners Síkela and Lahbib; public hearing on water in EU development cooperation; debates on SDG implementation and 2026 humanitarian priorities; votes on budget pilot projects.
09:00–18:30 — EUDS Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (Brussels, SPINELLI 3G3).
Debates with UN representatives, consideration of amendments to the EUDS report, and joint exchange with SEDE and Moldovan parliamentarians.
09:15–18:00 — EMPL Committee (Brussels, SPAAK 1A2).
Exchanges with Commissioner Jørgensen and EVP Mînzatu; votes on PP‑PAs and support measures for displaced workers.
09:45–18:00 — PECH Committee (Brussels, SPINELLI 1E2).
Debates on cormorant management and the Cook Islands fisheries protocol; votes on 2027 pilot projects.
10:30–10:45 — ENVI–TRAN Joint Meeting (Brussels, ANTALL 2Q2).
Vote on accounting of GHG emissions of transport services (second reading).
15:00–16:30 — AFET Committee (Brussels, ANTALL 4Q2).
Structured Dialogue with HR/VP Kaja Kallas on the Commission Work Programme.
16:00–18:00 — ENVI Committee (Brussels, ANTALL 2Q2).
Debates on CBAM extension, the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund, and an exchange with UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen.
Council of the European Union
26th Accession Conference with Montenegro.
Environment Council.
- General Affairs Council.
Committee of the Regions
Stakeholders’ consultation on the opinion “2030 Consumer Agenda”
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
European Commission
- Commissioner Hadja Lahbib participates in the Structured Dialogue with the DEVE Committee (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra meets Marija Vučković, Minister for Environmental Protection and Green Transition of Croatia (Belgium).
- Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas delivers a keynote speech at the Clean Aviation Annual Forum 2026 “Flying forward: Towards competitive and sustainable aviation” (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Hoekstra meets Julian Popov, Minister for Environment and Water of Bulgaria (Belgium).
- Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque meets Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Lucy Rigby, City Minister of the UK (London, United Kingdom).
- Commissioner Hoekstra meets Kastytis Žuromskas, Minister for Environment of Lithuania (Belgium).
- Commissioner Lahbib participates in the Conference on the Role of Women within Afghanistan’s Democratic Opposition (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Hoekstra delivers the closing speech at the EU Tax Symposium (Belgium).
- Commissioner Tzitzikostas attends the European Mobility Week Award Ceremony (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Michael McGrath attends trilogue negotiations on the Protection of Vulnerable Adults Regulation (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera receives Theodore Anthony Sarandos, Co‑CEO of Netflix (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič receives Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland.
- Commissioner Costas Kadis receives Miguel Bernal, Executive Secretary of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (FAO).
- High Representative / Vice-President Kaja Kallas co‑signs with Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir the EU–Iceland Security and Defence Partnership (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Šefčovič receives Carsten Spohr, CEO of the Lufthansa Group.
- Commissioner Christophe Hansen delivers an opening speech at the Eurogroup for Animals / IFOAM Organics Europe event on competitiveness and animal welfare (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Tzitzikostas receives Chris Sununu, President and CEO of Airlines for America (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen receives Joanna Świątkowska, Secretary‑General of ESCO.
- Executive Vice-President Virkkunen receives Sassine Ghazi, CEO of Synopsys.
- Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu participates in the Tripartite Social Summit (Brussels, Belgium).
European Parliament
President’s agenda
10:00 — President Roberta Metsola meets António Costa, President of the European Council.
14:00 — President Metsola meets Emanuele Orsini, President of Confindustria.
14:45 — President Metsola receives Igor Grosu, President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova.
16:15 — President Metsola receives António Guterres, United Nations Secretary‑General.
17:00 — President Metsola receives Andrey Gyurov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria.
19:00 — President Metsola addresses an event marking the 50th Anniversary of the EPP.
Parliamentary Committees
09:00–11:30 — SEDE Committee (Brussels, ANTALL 2Q2).
Debate on ending Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, focusing on countering Russia’s war economy and recruitment policies.
With DEPA (EU–Russia PCC) and EU–Ukraine Association Delegation.
09:00–12:30 — SANT Committee (Brussels, ANTALL 4Q1).
Consideration of amendments to the EU cardiovascular diseases strategy (2025/2132(INI)).
09:00–17:00 — CULT Committee (Brussels, SPINELLI 3G2).
Presentation of Cyprus Presidency priorities (Education, Youth, Sport).
Consideration of draft report on a new strategy for media literacy and digital learning (2025/2181(INI)).
Workshop: “Artificial Intelligence in Classrooms: Ethical, Pedagogical and Cognitive Dimensions”.
Votes on 2027 pilot projects and preparatory actions.
09:00–18:00 — DROI Subcommittee (Brussels, SPINELLI 1E2 / 3E2).
Debates on Afghan women MPs in exile, forced recruitment in Russia’s war, West Bank human rights violations, and pesticide export impacts.
Joint session with DEG: “The Future of Democracy Support”.
09:00–18:00 — AFCO Committee (Brussels, SPINELLI 1G3).
Debates on European political parties and foundations (2026 report).
Votes on amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure and on the Charter of Fundamental Rights implementation.
16:30–18:00 — Joint AFCO‑LIBE‑EUDS public hearing on “Democracy and elections in the AI era”.
10:00–18:00 — ECON Committee (Brussels, SPAAK 3C50).
Votes on the CMDI Package (second reading), Banking Union 2025 report, and financial literacy report.
Public hearings with Claudia Buch (ECB Supervisory Board) and Dominique Laboureix (SRB).
10:30–13:00 — LIBE Committee (Brussels, ANTALL 4Q2).
Debates on rule of law concerns in Slovakia and on ePrivacy CSAM derogations.
Votes on EU–Iceland and EU–Norway PNR agreements and ePrivacy CSAM provisional agreement.
10:30–18:30 — TRAN Committee (Brussels, SPAAK 1A002).
Consideration of draft report on CO₂ emission classes for heavy‑duty vehicles and trailers.
Vote on regional tourism and cultural heritage report.
Public hearing on sovereignty of EU transport infrastructure and technologies.
13:00–13:30 — IMCO–LIBE Joint Meeting (Brussels, ANTALL 4Q2).
Vote on Digital Omnibus on AI (2025/0359(COD)).
15:00–16:30 — CONT–LIBE Joint Meeting (Brussels, ANTALL 4Q2).
Presentation of EPPO 2025 Annual Report by European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi.
Council of the European Union
Tripartite Social Summit.
European Economic and Social Committee — 604th Plenary Session.
Council meetings:
• Environment
• General Affairs
European Economic and Social Committee
604th Plenary Session
Thursday, 19 March 2026
European Commission
- Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen receives Bartjan Wegter, EU Counter‑Terrorism Coordinator.
- Executive Vice-President Virkkunen receives Mike Milinkovich, CEO of Eclipse.
- Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu receives Brigitte van den Berg, Member of the European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice-President Mînzatu delivers the opening speech at the EASNIE 30th Anniversary (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice-President Mînzatu receives Nicolas Schmit, President of FEPS (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto attends remotely FEUROMED – Le Energie per la Crescita.
- President Ursula von der Leyen participates in the EPP Enlarged Summit (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Hadja Lahbib participates in the Meet & Greet Youth Policy Dialogue (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Mariya Zaharieva participates in a fireside chat at The Parliament SMEs Forum: “Strengthening Competitiveness in an Uncertain World” (Brussels, Belgium).
- President von der Leyen participates in the European Council meeting (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque receives Bruna Szego, Chair of the Anti‑Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Michael McGrath visits Liège–Bierset Airport (Liège, Belgium).
- Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis meets Olaf Sleijpen, President of De Nederlandsche Bank (Frankfurt, Germany).
- Commissioner Albuquerque participates in the conference “Managing European Transitions in a Challenging World” at Université Libre de Bruxelles (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner McGrath attends a Voka event on the 28th Regime (Ghent, Belgium).
- Commissioner Glenn Micallef participates in the Youth Policy Dialogue “Young Voices for the Ocean” (Ayia Napa, Cyprus).
- Commissioner Lahbib meets Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Albuquerque receives Erkki Liikanen, Chair of the IFRS Foundation Trustees; Emmanuel Faber, Chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board; and Michel Madelain, Managing Director of the IFRS Foundation (Brussels, Belgium).
European Parliament
President’s agenda
07:30 — President Roberta Metsola participates in the EPP Summit.
10:00 — President Metsola participates in the European Council, followed by a press conference.
Parliamentary Committees
09:00–12:30 — SEDE Committee (Brussels, ANTALL 2Q2).
Debates on EU Security and Defence with Ambassador Lene Mandel Vensild (PSC Chair) and Defence Scrutiny on the European Defence Fund with DG DEFIS.
09:00–12:30 — SANT Committee (Brussels, ANTALL 4Q1).
Consideration of the draft report on the EU rare disease action plan (2025/2130(INL)).
10:00–12:15 — DROI Subcommittee (Brussels, SPINELLI 1E2).
Follow‑up to missions to Bangladesh and Georgia; debates on human rights implications in EU–Bangladesh relations, accountability for crimes against the Rohingya, and developments in Georgia.
10:30–13:30 — LIBE Committee (Brussels, ANTALL 4Q2).
Exchange of views with Commissioner Magnus Brunner on the upcoming revision of Europol’s mandate.
Workshop: “What Europeans Think About Immigration and Why It Matters”.
11:00–12:30 — Joint SANT–ITRE Meeting (Brussels, ANTALL 4Q1).
Presentation of the European Biotech Act (2025/0406(COD)) by Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi; discussion with rapporteurs Andriukaitis and Beke.
Special Events
09:00–12:30 — Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (Brussels, SPINELLI 3E2).
Conference on the Future of Democracy Support.
Council of the European Union
Euro Summit.
European Council (19–20 March 2026).
European Economic and Social Committee
604th Plenary Session.
Friday, 20 March 2026
European Commission
- Commissioner Christophe Hansen visits the Bauerenhaff an der Stad (“Farm in the City”), organised by Lëtzebuerger Landjugend a Jongbaueren (Luxembourg).
- Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto attends a conference on agricultural and rural development (Lecce, Italy).
- Commissioner Glenn Micallef participates in the EU Youth Conference (online, Cyprus).
- Commissioner Micallef meets Athena Michaelidou, Minister of Education, Sport and Youth of Cyprus (Nicosia, Cyprus).
- Commissioner Micallef delivers a video address at the Annual Youth Flagship event of the EESC “Your Europe, Your Say! (YEYS!)” (Brussels, Belgium).
- President Ursula von der Leyen participates in the European Council meeting (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Jessika Roswall meets Kuldar Leis, Minister of Infrastructure of Estonia (Tallinn, Estonia).
- Commissioner Roswall meets Andres Sutt, Minister of Energy and the Environment of Estonia (Tallinn, Estonia).
- Commissioner Hadja Lahbib participates in the Youth Policy Dialogue (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis meets Jānis Endziņš, Chair of the Bureaucracy Reduction Group (Riga, Latvia).
- Commissioner Roswall meets Yoko Alender, Chair of the Environment Committee of the Riigikogu; Tiit Maran, Chair of the Biodiversity Support Group; and Hanah Lahe, Chair of the Circular Economy Support Group (Tallinn, Estonia).
- Commissioner Dombrovskis meets representatives of the Latgale Region (Riga, Latvia).
- Commissioner Roswall visits Jälle Technologies (Tallinn, Estonia).
- Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque delivers an online speech at the European League for Economic Cooperation (ELEC) conference “Towards an Even Closer Europe” (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Roswall meets Tiit Land, Rector of Tallinn Technical University (TalTech), and Lauri Tammiste, Director of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) in Tallinn (Tallinn, Estonia).
- Commissioner Lahbib delivers the opening speech at the Citizens’ Panel on Preparedness (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Roswall hosts a roundtable with stakeholders on circular economy, waste as a resource, and packaging (Tallinn, Estonia).
European Parliament
President’s agenda
11:00 — President Roberta Metsola receives a delegation from Kunsill Nutarili ta’ Malta (KNTM).
Council of the European Union
European Council (19–20 March 2026).
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