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  1. In the week of 26 January, a large part of Members' work will be in Parliamentary Committees. This week's topics include: Commission's presentation of "Global Europe", the next instrument for EU external action; exchange on challenges facing the EU and NATO in today's geopolitical environment; votes on steel safeguards, GSP, and Mercosur, debates on WTO and US; debate on the political priorities for the 2027 Union budget; a hearing of the proposed Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB; a hearing on the future of EU tax policy harmonisation; a hearing on working conditions in Amazon warehouses; stopping illegal and unsafe goods on the online platforms; exchange with Lithuanian Minister of Transport and Communications; New Framework Agreement on relations between the Parliament and the Commission; Debate with Commissioner Serafin on the performance framework regulation. Follow the links below to discover this week's highlights.


    Foreign Affairs: "Global Europe" - Commission to present the next instrument for EU external action
    Security and Defence: Challenges facing the EU and NATO in today's complex geopolitical environment
    International Trade: Cypriot Presidency, steel safeguards, GSP, Mercosur, WTO, US
    Budgets: debate on the political priorities for the 2027 Union budget
    Economic and Monetary Affairs: Appointment of the Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB
    Tax Matters: The future of EU tax policy harmonisation
    Employment and Social Affairs: Hearing on working conditions in Amazon warehouses
    Internal Market and Consumer Protection: Stop illegal and unsafe goods on the online platforms
    Transport and Tourism: Exchange of views with Lithuanian Minister of Transport and Communications
    Constitutional Affairs: New Framework Agreement on relations between the Parliament and the Commission
    BUDG-CONT: Debate with Commissioner Serafin on the performance framework regulation

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  2. Next meeting of the Delegation for relations with Iran will take place on Monday, 26 January 2026, at 15.00-16.30 in Brussels, (room SPINELLI 5G2)

    The meeting will hold an exchange of views on the violent repression of protests in Iran: an interim assessment with a focus on minority groups.

    The meeting will be webstreamed via the European Parliament EP Live page.

    The meeting will be conducted in English.


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  3. D-UK held an ordinary delegation meeting on 22 January 2026 in room De Madariaga S5 (Strasbourg) from 9:30 to 11:00. There was an exchange of views on "Local and regional dimension of EU-UK relations" with the following speakers:
    • Peter Byrne, Chair of the EU-UK Follow-up Committee, European Economic and Social Committee
    • Karl Vanlouwe, Chair of the UK-CoR Contact Group, Committee of the Regions
    • Gina McIntyre, Chief Executive, Special EU Programmes Body, PEACEPLUS

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  4. The next meeting of the Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (D-MX) is scheduled for:

    Monday, 2 February 2026, 16.30-18.30

    Room:SPINELLI 3G2 (Brussels)

    The draft agenda and meeting documents will follow once available.


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  5. 21 January 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
    Joint with the the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, and the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee


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