Past events

The Committee on Development, in association with the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly will hold a public hearing on 28 June to discuss the ‘Debt crisis and relief in developing countries’, moderated by Udo Bullmann (S&D, DE) and Charles Goerens (Renew, LU).

The Committee on Budgets will host a public hearing to discuss the EU financial assistance to Africa and Latin America in the context of the 2021-2027 EU long term budget (multiannual financial framework - MFF).

Members of the AGRI Committee will participate in the public hearing regarding the vital matter for agriculture, the energy efficiency on farms.

This event will be held in the Library Reading Room of the European Parliament in Brussels. If you have an accreditation or an EU Institutions security badge you can enter freely the Spinelli building. If you don't, you can also attend the event online (see link below).

On 27 June 2023, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing on the "EU's preventive diplomacy - practise makes (not yet) perfect". Members will discuss with three expert speakers what aspects are still missing in EU's foreign policy to successfully carry out preventive diplomacy.

Members of the BUDG and the CONT Committees exchanged views with Commission's representatives, the Chair of the EU Agencies Network, three EU Agencies and the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) on resources issues faced by Agencies, Bodies and Joint Undertakings, as regularly flagged in the budgetary cycle and the discharge.

On 27 June 2023, from 15:00 to 16:30, the FISC Subcommittee will host a public hearing on “The role of tax incentives in achieving EU policy goals”. While they come in many shapes and forms (accelerated depreciations, carry-forwards of losses...), tax incentives for businesses are mostly introduced to support either wider economic objectives (growth, job creation, the need to attract foreign direct investment) or specific policies (such as the energy transition).