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Plenary round-up – September 2026

October 1, 2026 at 10:45 AM

EP Press Service

@press.europarl.europa.eu

📨READ NOW - the #EPlenary pre-session briefing ahead of next week's session in Strasbourg.

Featuring:
- #EUCO
- The EU’s long-term budget
- EU defence innovation programme
- the cost-of-living crisis and soaring housing prices

More details below ⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agen...

October 1, 2026 at 10:17 AM

European Parliamentary Research Service

@ep-eprs.bsky.social

What did your #MEP decide last week in plenary?

📝 SOTEU, debates, votes, check our plenary round-up ⤵️

#EPlenary Dirk Gotink Lucia Yar Aura Salla Pekka Toveri Pascal Canfin Mohammed Chahim

Human rights violations in Hong Kong, Cuba and Zambia | News | European Parliament

September 21, 2026 at 7:45 AM

Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee

@libe.europarl.europa.eu

🔴#EPlenary has adopted the resolution on the recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta & coordinated response to protect EU's external borders

🗳️ 339 in favour | 225 against | 16 abstentions

Press release to follow.

September 17, 2026 at 11:03 AM

Human Rights Subcommittee

@droi.europarl.europa.eu

🔴Today, #EPlenary adopted 3 urgencies resolutions on the human rights situation in

📌 Hong Kong
📌 Cuba
📌 Zambia

+ details in our press release 👇

www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situation in Hong Kong, Cuba and Zambia.

September 17, 2026 at 10:39 AM

EP Press Service

@press.europarl.europa.eu

🔴LIVE - #EPlenary address by Prime Minister of Canada @mark-carney.bsky.social

WATCH ⤵️
link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

Main page of the European Parliament’s plenary website. Live streaming, updated speaker list, plenary news, priority information and priority documents.

September 17, 2026 at 9:41 AM

Development Committee

@deve.europarl.europa.eu

🔴 LIVE now - #EPlenary debate on strengthening global health resilience in partner countries

WATCH ⤵️
link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

Main page of the European Parliament’s plenary website. Live streaming, updated speaker list, plenary news, priority information and priority documents.

September 17, 2026 at 8:36 AM

EP Press Service

@press.europarl.europa.eu

🔴LIVE now - #EPlenary Thursday opening debate on an EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector

WATCH ⤵️
link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

Main page of the European Parliament’s plenary website. Live streaming, updated speaker list, plenary news, priority information and priority documents.

September 17, 2026 at 7:09 AM

EP Press Service

@press.europarl.europa.eu

🔴LIVE - #EPlenary debate on the devastating floods in Nepal

WATCH ⤵️
link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

September 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM

EP Press Service

@press.europarl.europa.eu

🔴LIVE - #EPlenary debate on post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya

WATCH ⤵️
link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

September 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM

EP Press Service

@press.europarl.europa.eu

🔴LIVE - #EPlenary debate on political prisoners in Cuba, in particular the case of Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí Navarro

WATCH ⤵️
link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

September 16, 2026 at 4:31 PM

EP Press Service

@press.europarl.europa.eu

🔴LIVE from 16.30 - #EPlenary debate on the urgent need for EU support to Ukraine against Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression

WATCH ⤵️
link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

Main page of the European Parliament’s plenary website. Live streaming, updated speaker list, plenary news, priority information and priority documents.

September 16, 2026 at 2:17 PM

Development Committee

@deve.europarl.europa.eu

‼️ COMING UP tomorrow from 10.30 (approx) - #EPlenary debate and vote on @barryandrewsmep.bsky.social text on strengthening global health resilience in partner countries

WATCH ⤵️
link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

September 16, 2026 at 12:26 PM

Environment, Climate and Food Safety Committee

@envi.europarl.europa.eu

🛑GMO objections

#EPlenary objects to Commission implementing acts to authorise placing on the market of GMOs (EP cannot block)

Soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6:⬆️442⬇️184↔️ 12
Soybean MON 94313: ⬆️457⬇️184↔️10
Maize MON 87460 : ⬆️433⬇️159↔️10

September 16, 2026 at 11:53 AM

EP Press Service

@press.europarl.europa.eu

🔴LIVE - #EPlenary debate on the subject of "stop gold-plating, relieve SMEs: Member States must implement EU legislation without adding extra bureaucracy"

WATCH ⤵️
link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

September 16, 2026 at 11:49 AM

Human Rights Subcommittee

@droi.europarl.europa.eu

🔴 Today, in the end of the afternoon #EPlenary will debate the human rights situation in:

📌 Hong Kong
📌 Cuba
📌 Zambia

🗳️ Votes on resolutions on Thursday

Webstreaming of the debates👇
www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/h...

Main page of the European Parliament’s plenary website. Live streaming, updated speaker list, plenary news, priority information and priority documents.

September 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM

Environment, Climate and Food Safety Committee

@envi.europarl.europa.eu

Max residue levels for the #PFAS pesticide flupyradifurone in rapeseeds

#Eplenary has objected to Commission proposal due to new information on toxicity for bees.

🗳️: ⬆️383⬇️278↔️⤵️9

The Commission must now withdraw its proposal

Resolution adopted⤵️
www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...

September 16, 2026 at 11:31 AM

Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee

@libe.europarl.europa.eu

🇪🇺✈️🇨🇭 #EPlenary has approved the EU-CH PNR Agreement.

🛂Authorities will be able to transfer airline passenger data to help tackle terrorism & serious, with strong data protection safeguards - a key step in securing #Schengen.

📝by Jaroslav BŽOCH (PfE 🇨🇿): link.europa.eu/PVkqDb

September 16, 2026 at 11:20 AM

European Parliamentary Research Service

@ep-eprs.bsky.social

Today, Parliament votes on its negotiating mandate for the single market and customs programme, one of the sectoral files making up the next EU long-term budget #MFF.

Read ↓

#EPlenary Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee Dirk Gotink Katrin LangensiepenMEP/GreensEFA Leïla Chaibi

EPRS plenary at-a-glance on 'Single market and customs programme within the 2028-2034 MFF' (September 2026)

September 16, 2026 at 8:35 AM

EP Press Service

@press.europarl.europa.eu

🔴 LIVE NOW - #EPlenary State of the European Union debate with
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu

WATCH ⤵️
multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...

September 16, 2026 at 7:02 AM

EP Press Service

@press.europarl.europa.eu

🔴 LIVE in a few minutes - #EPlenary debate on the escalation in the Middle East

WATCH ⤵️
link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

September 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM

Kaja Kallas

@kajakallas.bsky.social

We need to be clear-eyed: those are not accidents.
They are calculated attempts by Russia to weaken our resolve.

Europe will not dial back its support for Ukraine.

My intervention in #EPlenary ↓
link.europa.eu/YJFwcd

September 15, 2026 at 3:43 PM

EP Press Service

@press.europarl.europa.eu

🔴 LIVE shortly - #EPlenary debate on defence

WATCH ⤵️
link.europa.eu/V6Rt74

Main page of the European Parliament’s plenary website. Live streaming, updated speaker list, plenary news, priority information and priority documents.

Parliament backs clearer rules for sustainable high seas fish stock management | News | European Parliament

September 15, 2026 at 3:26 PM

Fisheries Committee

@pech.europarl.europa.eu

📢MEPs #EPlenary adopted measures to

- improve fisheries sustainability,
- make internationally agreed rules clearer for 🇪🇺fishers &
- ensure a level playing field with non-EU fleets

➕559
➖ 48
🟰 62

🗣️Rapporteur Thomas Bajada (S&D, MT)

Read more here👇
link.europa.eu/mJXndc

MEPs adopted measures to improve fisheries sustainability, make internationally agreed rules clearer and easier for fishers to understand and ensure a level playing field with non-EU fleets.