European Parliament

Newsletter - 18-21 May 2026 - Strasbourg plenary session

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The new legislation agreed on Tuesday seeks to foster the right to autonomy for adults across the EU.
Committee on Legal Affairs

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Spokespersons for Parliament and the political groups will hold a briefing on the 18 – 21 May plenary session, on Wednesday at 11.00 in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

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This year’s awards went to an Estonian project to boost female democratic participation, a French political engagement app and a Spanish network for relations with China.
Committee on Culture and Education

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On Tuesday, 19 May, at a ceremony in Parliament laureates will receive the inaugural European Order of Merit for their significant contribution to EU integration and values.

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Newly agreed measures aim to boost competitiveness and enhance the availability and supply of critical medicines in the EU.
Committee on Public Health

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Political groups meetings, Brussels

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On 9 May, Europeans will celebrate Europe Day.

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African and European parliamentarians will meet in Eswatini from 12 to 14 May to discuss possible ways to cooperate on security, youth policy and critical raw materials.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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The agreement between EU co-legislators aims to make it easier for providers to comply with the AI Act, while maintaining its main provisions and risk-based approach.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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EU entrepreneurs need simple rules for their companies to prosper. The “EU Inc.” company format should help businesses as they start life and grow.

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The updated rules seek to ensure access to social security for EU workers who live or work in another EU country, while distributing obligations fairly among member states.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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EU citizens should have more ways to get a car checked, but frequency of mandatory tests should not change, say Transport and Tourism Committee MEPs.
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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On 4 May, the European Parliament officially launched the call for submissions for entries to the sixth edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism.

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Committee meetings, Brussels

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In a resolution adopted on Thursday, Parliament condemns the repeated brutal and deliberate Russian strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine in the strongest terms.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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MEPs are demanding the strict enforcement of existing EU laws, a harmonised definition of cyberbullying, and increased platform responsibility to improve the protection of victims.

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MEPs are pushing for the Commission’s timely and effective enforcement of the EU’s Digital Markets Act and closer scrutiny of AI-driven search tools and cloud services.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Haiti, China and Venezuela.

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Thursday 30 April

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