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  1. Latest news - What's new? - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

    The next EMPL meeting will be on 10 November 2025.

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  2. Highlights - 2024 Commission Discharge: Hearings with Commissioners Brunner and Hansen - Committee on Budgetary Control

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    On 17 and 20 November 2025, the Committee on Budgetary Control held hearings for the 2024 Commission discharge related to the implementation of the EU Budget, with two Commissioners invited.

    The hearings concerned the following topics and Commissioners:
    • 17 November: Migration and border management (MFF Heading 4), with Magnus Brunner, Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, in the presence of ECA reporting Member, Marek Opioła.
    • 20 November: Natural resources and environment (MFF Heading 3), with Christophe Hansen, Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, in the presence of ECA reporting member Klaus- Heiner Lehne.
    These hearings are an important step in the discharge procedure for the financial year 2024, where the Commission's budget implementation, policies and activities in 2024 are evaluated, culminating in the political decision whether to grant discharge to the Commission for the financial year 2024 or not. The European Court of Auditors gave a presentation of their audit findings in each hearing, after which the Commissioner gave an opening statement, followed by a Q&A session with the Members of the Committee.

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  3. Highlights - Partial renewal of the European Court of Auditors – DE Nominee - Committee on Budgetary Control

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    On 20 November 2025, the Budgetary Control Committee held a hearing and voted on the nomination of Mr Daniel Caspary as the German Member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA).

    Following the nomination made by the Government of Germany, the Budgetary Control Committee extended an invitation to the nominee to attend a hearing. During the hearing, CONT Members posed questions and evaluated his credentials in his capacity as nominee to the ECA, in particular in view of the requirements laid down in Article 286(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. CONT will give an opinion for the appointment of the candidate in the form of a recommendation to the Plenary. Appointment of the Members of the European Court of Auditors is defined in the Rules of Procedures of the European Parliament under Rule 129.

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  4. Highlights - 2024 Parliament Discharge: Exchange of views with Directors-General - Committee on Budgetary Control

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    On 20 November 2025, in the context of the discharge to the European Parliament for the financial year 2024, CONT Members exchanged views with five Directors-General invited.

    In the morning the following Directorates-General participated in the exchange of views:

    • Directorate-General for Personnel (DG PERS);
    • Directorate-General for Infrastructure and Logistics (DG INLO);
    • Directorate-General for Finance (DG FINS).
    In the afternoon:
    • Directorate-General for the Presidency (DG PRES);
    • Directorate-General for Information Technologies and Cybersecurity (DG ITEC).


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  5. Latest news - Next AFCO Committee meeting on Wednesday 3 of December 2025 - - Committee on Constitutional Affairs

    • from 11:00 to 13:00
    • room: SPAAK 4B1

    Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP