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1. Highlights - INTA Delegation to MC 14, Cameroon - Committee on International Trade

   

   A delegation of nine INTA Members, led by Committee Chair Bernd Lange will travel to Yaoundé in Cameroon from 24 to 27 March 2026 on the occasion of the Ministerial Conference of WTO and Parliamentary Conference on WTO. The mission aim is to participate in high level meetings of the MC14 and session of the PCWTO which will be dedicated mainly to WTO reform and challenges - how to modernise the functioning of the WTO while preserving multilateralism in trade.

   
   

   This mission will be an occasion also to assess the progress made since MC13 and express views on the main issues on the MC14 agenda. Additionally, among topics to be debated by Members in Yaoundé, will be among others: 'Fairness and development for all through global trade' and 'Artificial intelligence and trade' - included in the agenda of the PCWTO. The discussions will take place on the basis of the reports from the European Parliament and the Inter-Parliamentary Union. An outcome document, to which contributed INTA Members and other parliamentarians from IPU, will be adopted to wind up main messages and challenges on the WTO current agenda.

   The delegation, led by the INTA Chair, Bernd Lange (S&D, DE), will engage through discussions, thematic panels and bilateral meetings with different Trade Ministers, Ambassadors of WTO Member States, experts and other stakeholders.

   Please find more information here.

   
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2. Latest news - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

   

   Next Committee meetings;

   • Wednesday, 18 March, IMCO-LIBE joint, 13.00 - 13.30, Room 4Q2
   • Monday, 23 March, 15.00-18.30, Room 4Q2
   • Tuesday, 24 March, 09.00-11.30 and 15.00-18.30, Room 4Q2

   
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   Agenda of IMCO Committee meeting on 23 & 24 March 2026
   Calendar of Committee Meetings
   IMCO Timetables
   List of Coordinators

   
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3. Latest news - Committee on International Trade

   

   The next meeting of the Committee on International Trade will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, 15-16 April 2026.

   
   Calendar of INTA committee meetings for 2026 (upd 03/11/2025)
   INTA Standing Rapporteurs & Shadow Rapporteurs on international trade relations (upd 07/04/2025)

   
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4. Highlights - The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls - Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

   

   On Tuesday, 24 March 2026, the draft resolution on the impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equality will be presented in the FEMM Committee.

   
   

   The draft resolution by the rapporteur Eleonora Meleti follows up on the FEMM Committee mission to Nicosia, Cyprus, which took place 26-28 May 2025, on the impact of conflict and post-conflict trauma on communities and particularly on women and girls.

   
   

   
   FEMM Rapporteur: Eleonora Meleti (EPP)

   
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5. Highlights - Hearing on Menopause care in the EU - Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

   

   On Tuesday, 24 March 2026, the FEMM Committee jointly with the Committee on Public Health will hold a hearing on “Menopause care in the EU“.

   
   

   Menopause has a profound impact on millions of women across Europe, disrupting their health, family life, and careers, while also carrying wider societal implications. Nearly 90% of women in Europe will experience menopause during their lifetime, making it one of the most widespread and significant health transitions. Menopause influences women's participation in the workforce, as women of menopausal age constitute the fastest-growing group in the workforce accounting for 11% of the G7 workforce, their ability to manage caregiving responsibilities, and their overall health outcomes, with broader consequences for economic productivity, gender equality, and social wellbeing. This hearing will analyse how European-level initiatives could address stigma and misinformation, how the EU could support menopause care initiatives and invest in menopause research, and how to coordinate policy across the EU.

   
   Event page

   
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