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  1. The Committee on Regional Development will hold its next meeting in Brussels on Wednesday 28 January and Thursday 29 January 2026 (Time tbc).


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  2. SEDE meeting 13 October 2025
    On Monday 15 December, SEDE Members will vote on the 3 files of the Defence Omnibus package, with the Members of the ENVI, ITRE and IMCO Committees. This is a critical vote because the Defence Omnibus package should lead to the speeding-up of procurement, strengthening our defence industry, and creating the conditions to bring capabilities to our armed forces much faster.

    The votes will then be followed by an in camera discussion on "The persistent threat of hybrid war - recent Belarusian combined attacks against Lithuania".

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  3. Parliament plays a central role in EU lawmaking, but voting in the hemicycle is only a part of the picture.   Before those big votes, MEPs work to improve proposals drafted by the EU Commission. But how?  Watch our short video explaining the major steps in the lawmaking process.
    On 11 December 2025, the Members of the Legal Affairs Committee held an exchange of views on the committee's opinion to BUDG committee's Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 (2025/0571R(APP)). At the same meeting, JURI Members voted on the adoption of the report on the 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies (2025/2079(INL)) and on harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law (2022/0408(COD)).

    The JURI Committee voted and heard on the reporting back on the negotiations pursuant to Rule 75(3) RoP, regarding the legislative report on the amending Directives 2006/43/EC, 2013/34/EU, (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements (2025/0045(COD)).

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  4. A minor using a tablet
    The European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) is advancing two key reports to make the online world safer for young Europeans. The first - Protection of Minors Online - has been approved by a plenary vote in November 2025, while the second - Impact of social media and the online environment on young people - is expected to face an IMCO committee vote in February 2026 and in the lead committee (CULT) in April 2026.

    IMCO's Protection of minors online report, led by MEP Christel Schaldemose, calls for stronger safeguards against harmful digital practices targeting children. It urges stricter rules on addictive design, dark patterns, and targeted advertising, along with stronger age-assurance and parental control tools and greater platform accountability under the Digital Services Act. The report also calls for a digital age limit of 16 for social media access, with no access under 13.
    The second one is an opinion and it is called 'Impact of social media and the online environment on young people', under rapporteur MEP Laura Ballarín Cereza. It examines how online platforms affect youth well-being, mental health, and digital rights. It highlights the need for transparency, education, and responsible digital design. The Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) is the lead committee for this report, with IMCO contributing an opinion.

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