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Latest news - Next AFCO Committee meeting on Wednesday 18 of March 2026 - - Committee on Constitutional Affairs
- from 11:00 to 12:30 - from 14:30 to 16:15 and from 16:15 to 18:30 in Brussels
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Latest news - Next meetings of the Committee on Agricultural and Rural Development - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
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Highlights - MEPs heard applicant countries on EU Agency seat location - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
As part of the reform of the Union Customs Code, the future home of the forthcoming EU Customs Authority is under discussion. Following the October 2025 agreement on selection criteria, nine Member States submitted bids to host the agency. With the Commission’s assessments now published, IMCO held a Question-and-Answer session on 28 January 2026, allowing Members of the European Parliament to scrutinise candidates and their submitted applications.The session brought representatives from these nine Member States, before Members of the European Parliament, offering an opportunity for direct exchange. Applicants defended their infrastructure plans and capacity to support a centralised customs authority in an increasingly complex trade environment. As co-legislators weigh the Commission's evaluations against political realities, the outcome will shape not only the location of EUCA, but also the operational future of customs cooperation across the Union.
The applicant European countries are the following;
Bucharest (Romania)
Liège (Belgium)
Lille (France)
Málaga (Spain)
Porto (Portugal)
Rome (Italy)
The Hague (Netherlands)
Warsaw (Poland)
Zagreb (Croatia)
Final programme with speakers of the IMCO Q&A session
WATCH the Q&A session
Press Release: Parliament endorses the seat selection procedure for the EU Customs Authority - 24 February 2026
The European Commission's assessments of the nine applications - 21 January 2026
More on the negotiations between the European Parliament and the European Council
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Newsletters - February 2026 - Committee on Budgets
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Highlights - Joint BUDG REGI AGRI - Presentation of ECA Opinion on NRP Fund proposal - 24.02.26 - Committee on Regional Development
The Committees on Budgets (BUDG), on Regional Development (REGI) and on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) hosted a presentation of the European Court of Auditors’ opinion on the proposal for a Regulation establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural development, fisheries and maritime affairs, prosperity and security for the period 2028–2034 (NRP Fund), on 24 February 2026.The BUDG, REGI and AGRI Committees met in a joint committee in Brussels to hear the European Court of Auditors' Opinion on the NRP Fund proposal on 24 February 2026. The Opinion was presented by Court Members Annemie Turtelboom and Alejandro Blanco Fernández, followed by a reaction from the European Commission (DG BUDG) and an exchange of views with Members. Court Member Iliana Ivanova addressed links with the future CAP. The Opinion assesses the governance, flexibility and control of the proposed Fund, which would merge several EU spending strands and introduce National and Regional Partnership Plans, contributing to Parliament's work under the ordinary legislative procedure (2025/0240(COD)).
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