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1. Highlights - Joint public hearing with LIBE and EUDS - 18.03.26. News - Committee on Constitutional Affairs

   

   AFCO Joint public hearing with LIBE and EUDS on Democracy and elections in the AI era

   
   

   The Committee on Constitutional Affairs jointly with the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield will hold a hearing on "Democracy and elections in the AI era" on 18 March. The hearing would analyse how AI technologies are transforming the information environment surrounding European elections and democratic debate. It would examine both risks such as deepfakes, automated disinformation, micro-targeting and manipulation of voters, and positive uses of AI to detect abuse, support factchecking and improve citizens' access to quality information. The aim is to identify institutional and regulatory measures that can strengthen electoral integrity and public trust in the EU's democratic processes.

   
   Legislative Observatory 2025/2118(INI)

   
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2. Highlights - AFCO - exchange of views with European political foundations - 18.03.26. - NEW - Committee on Constitutional Affairs

   

   The Committee on Constitutional Affairs will hold an exchange of views with representatives of European political foundations on 18 March.

   
   

   The exchange of views will take place in the framework of the AFCO Committee's work on the monitoring report on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2025/2445 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations. The discussion will focus on the funding of European political foundations and on ways to reduce legal uncertainty and the administrative burden for foundations. The exchange of views will be preceded by the presentation of the draft report. The Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations and the DG FINS will also participate in this debate.

   
   Legislative Observatory 2026/2013(INI)

   
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3. Latest news - Next Committee meeting: 17 March 2026 - Committee on Fisheries

   

   The next PECH meeting will take place on Tuesday 17 March 2026, 9.00 - 9.45 (Coordinators' meeting) and 9.45 - 12.30 and 14.30 - 18.00 in meeting room SPINELLI 1E2.

   
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4. Highlights - SANT-ITRE joint meeting: Presentation of the European Biotech Act - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

   

   At the joint SANT-ITRE Committee meeting of 19 March, Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, will present the European Biotech Act. This will be followed by a Q&A session with Members.

   
   

   Published on 16 December 2025, the proposal to establish measures to strengthen the Union's biotechnology and biomanufacturing sectors (European Biotech Act) aims to turn Europe into a biotech powerhouse through its focus on industrial policy measures and simplification.

   
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5. Latest news - Next meetings of the Committee on Agricultural and Rural Development - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

   • 18-19 March 2026
   • 8-9 April 2026

   
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