Plenary votes in Strasbourg, committee decisions in Brussels, and the press releases that follow. Every item is written in our own words and links straight to the Parliament’s own statement, so the original wording is one click away. See also European Commission.
Parliament negotiators agreed updates to EU air passenger rules to simplify compensation for delays, ban fees for seating children with families, and require fares to include carry-on luggage.
The European Parliament plenary adopted a package of measures, after work in the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, to ease the burden of rising fertiliser prices on EU farmers.
MEPs approved reallocating €144.1 million of EU budget funds to support recovery efforts in Spain after wildfires, Romania after floods and Cyprus after heatwaves in 2025.
The European Parliament adopted revised coordination rules to clarify which national social security system applies and how benefits are accessed for workers living or working in another EU country.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin presented Ireland’s Presidency slogan “strength with unity” and priorities—competitiveness, values and security—to MEPs, who questioned and signalled further parliamentary scrutiny.
President Roberta Metsola opened the 6-9 July plenary session with a moment of silence to honour victims of the recent earthquake in Venezuela, signalling parliamentary solidarity though not a policy response.
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee backed extending the carbon border adjustment mechanism to downstream goods and proposed a fund to help industry shift to low-carbon production.
The European Parliament will hold a last-minute spokesperson briefing at 16:30 today to update journalists and the public on the agenda and arrangements for the 6-9 July plenary session.
European Parliament rapporteurs to brief media on new EU military mobility rules ahead of possible negotiations Two European Parliament co-rapporteurs will hold a press briefing on newly drafted EU rules to facilitate military mobility across the bloc, the Parliament announced…
The European Parliament on Monday adopted a new resolution addressing the European Union’s institutional calendar and legislative priorities for 2026, EU records show. The non-legislative text, published by the Parliament on 6 July 2026, outlines the institution’s planned activities and…
