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EPRS plenary at-a-glance on 'Parliament's own-initiative report on EU enlargement strategy' (March 2026)
MEPs will debate & vote on Parliament's report on the EU's enlargement strategy.
There are currently 9 candidate countries and 1 potential candidate for #EUmembership.
What's Parliament position on #EUenlargement? 👇
#EPlenary @afet.europarl.europa.eu
@thomaswaitz.bsky.social
EPRS plenary at-a-glance on 'Parliament's guidelines for the 2027 EU budget: Section III – European Commission' (March 2026)
Commission will adopt the draft 2027 #EUbudget in early summer.
Parliament contributes to the preparation through a set of guidelines that will be the basis for its discussions with Council & Commission 👇
Debate: 10/03
Vote: 11/03
#EPlenary @budg.europarl.europa.eu @moritzkoerner.bsky.social
EPRS plenary at-a-glance on 'Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – Opportunities and challenges' (March 2026)
The application of EU law in the context of generative #AI training is ambiguous as regards the use of #copyright-protected material as input.
To address this, MEPs vote on a report in #EPlenary today.
@juri.europarl.europa.eu @woelken.eu @davidcormand.bsky.social @laurencefarreng.bsky.social
EPRS plenary at-a-glance on 'Proposal for a regulation establishing an EU talent pool' (March 2026)
EU countries face shortages in many sectors.
Today, MEPs vote on the proposal to establish an EU talent pool.
Read more 👇
#EPlenary @libe.europarl.europa.eu
@abiralsahlani.bsky.social @j-morenosanchez.bsky.social
@annastrolenberg.volteuropa.org
🔎 Did you know? The European Social Fund (ESF) also supports policies promoting intergenerational fairness.
📝 Members in the EMPL committee are working on the ESF 2028–2034 file.
@empl.europarl.europa.eu @maritmaij.bsky.social @brigittevdberg.bsky.social @estrellagalan.bsky.social
ESPAS foresight cover publication 'Inter-generational fairness: What future for a renewed European social contract?' Published in November 2025
☑️ The European Commission has recently published the first ever #intergenerational fairness strategy.
Read this #ESPAS #foresight paper 👉 what future for a renewed European social contract?
espas.eu/files/2025/E...
@empl.europarl.europa.eu @liandersson.bsky.social @klangensiepenmep.bsky.social
📈 Over the past decade, house prices in the EU have surged by over 60% & rents by more than 20%.
#Housing systems vary between EU countries, but the need for solutions is universal 👇
@aodhanoriordain.bsky.social @brigittevdberg.bsky.social @mariaohisalo.vihreat.fi @leilachaibi.bsky.social
EPRS plenary at-a-glance on 'Addressing the housing crisis in the EU' (March 2026)
🏠 Addressing the #housing crisis has become one of the EU's most pressing problems.
🔎 What is the European Parliament's contribution?
This week, Parliament will put forward its recommendations on funding, permitting & construction sector issues 👇
#EPlenary @hous.europarl.europa.eu
In 2025, EU countries reached an estimated €381 billion (2.1% of GDP). All EU #NATO Allies now spend more than the 2% defence expenditure benchmark
This week, MEPs debate & vote on #defence files
#EPlenary @sede.europarl.europa.eu @mstakis.bsky.social @hneumannmep.bsky.social @botengam.bsky.social
EPRS plenary at-a-glance on 'New framework agreement on relations between Parliament and Commission' (March 2026)
This week, Parliament debates & votes on a new framework on its relations with the Commission.
It would reinforce its scrutiny powers, also in international agreements 👇
#EPlenary @afco.europarl.europa.eu @sandrogozi.bsky.social @reiniervanlanschot.volteuropa.org @nikolasfarantouris.bsky.social
📚 Explore our topical digest on #GenderEquality across policy areas: link.europa.eu/jc79g4
@linagalvez.eu @irenemonterog.bsky.social @lubicakarvasova.bsky.social @danielfreund.bsky.social @smithanthony.bsky.social
Infographic showing gender equality in political power in EU countries in 2025. Data source: EIGE, Gender equality index: Comparing power / political scores, 2025 (data extracted on 2.2.2026).
Women are still politically under-represented at all levels of political power ⤵️
Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay, let's take a look at women in politics in the EU.
Read 👉 link.europa.eu/6Pd9Pc
#IWD2026 @press.europarl.europa.eu @femm.europarl.europa.eu
📚 Explore our topical digest on #GenderEquality across policy areas: link.europa.eu/jc79g4
@linagalvez.eu @irenemonterog.bsky.social @luciayar.bsky.social
EPRS briefing summary on 'Women in STEM in the EU: How to close the gender gap' (March 2026)
Only 1 in 3 #STEM graduates in the EU in 2023 were women.
The EU has adopted initiatives to close the #GenderGap in STEM in:
✔️ education
✔️ research
✔️ employment
Read ahead of #InternationalWomensDay 👉 link.europa.eu/yDMQD3
#IWD2026
@press.europarl.europa.eu @femm.europarl.europa.eu
💼 Prepare for next week #EPlenary with our notes:
🔸 2027 #EUbudget
🔹 EP & Commission's relations
🔸 #Travel
🔹 #EUenlargement
🔸 #Copyright & #AI
🔹 #Housing
🔸 #WTO
🔹 EU talent pool
Read 👉 wp.me/p2qdgs-j8l
@press.europarl.europa.eu
EPRS illustration showing the the policy priorities of the von der Leyen II Commission: State of play in March 2026.
❓How is the European Commission delivering on its policy agenda?
📋 385 initiatives announced
☑️ 220 submitted
🗓️ 153 still to come
📊 50% of these initiatives focus on #prosperity & #competitiveness
Read the full study: link.europa.eu/jjh7cD
@press.europarl.europa.eu @president.europarl.europa.eu
EPRS briefing summary on 'The European ocean pact: And an ocean act by 2027' (June 2025)
⚓ Commission published the EU industrial maritime strategy yesterday.
🌊 The #OceanEye initiative was announced on Monday.
Read more on the blue economy and the European #ocean pact
👉 link.europa.eu/DPrkMn
@anjahazekamp.bsky.social @melissacamara.bsky.social @emma-fourreau.bsky.social
"Our task today is to strengthen #AcademicFreedom & #democracy to fend off Europe's return to its authoritarian history"
#STOA Chair MEP Christian Ehler opens today's high-level #EP4AcademicFreedom conference
🔴Watch live: youtube.com/live/9PWJ_UF...
📚 Explore our topical digest on #GenderEquality across policy areas: link.europa.eu/jc79g4
@linagalvez.eu @irenemonterog.bsky.social @luciayar.bsky.social
EPRS infographic reading 'The deepfake menace: a gendered issue' showing the proportion of deepfake videos by content type. 98% of deepfake videos are pornographic. 99% of the individuals targeted in deepfake pornography are women. Source: Security Hero, State of Deepfakes report (2023)
99% of individuals targeted in #deepfake pornography are women.
Our briefing examines:
🔸 how deepfakes contribute to a hostile information environment for women
🔸 how the EU & Parliament respond
Briefing 👉 link.europa.eu/wJ8ykr
@femm.europarl.europa.eu
🔴Today at 14h CET:
#STOA high-level conference on #AcademicFreedom & #democracy
With keynotes speeches by @president.europarl.europa.eu Metsola & Commissioner Zaharieva @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
📺Watch live: youtube.com/live/9PWJ_UF...
✅Interview: wp.me/panTdn-4vZ
#EP4AcademicFreedom
📚 Explore our topical digest on #GenderEquality across policy areas: link.europa.eu/jc79g4
EPRS briefing summary on 'Women in politics in the EU: State of play in 2026' (February 2026)
Women in politics in the EU: what's the state of play?
🔹Gender gap in political representation
🔹Why #GenderBalance in politics matters
🔹EU action on gender balance in political decision-making
Full explainer👉 link.europa.eu/6Pd9Pc
@femm.europarl.europa.eu @linagalvez.eu @irenemonterog.bsky.social
⏰Only 2 weeks left to apply for the 2026 #ESMHSummerSchool for young EU journalists!
Join #comms experts & journalists at the #EUParliament in Brussels for interactive workshops on #SciComm & #AI
📅 22-25/6
✍ Apply before 18/3 noon (CET): wp.me/panTdn-4vj
@efsj.bsky.social @ep-eprs.bsky.social
Atlantic ocean with big waves forming foam and crashing against the rocks
🌊 Will 2026 be the year of action for the #oceans?
Commission President just announced the #OceanEye initiative.
What else to expect this year?
Read Chapter 9 of 10 issues to watch in 2026
👉 link.europa.eu/rVgvkY
@anjahazekamp.bsky.social @melissacamara.bsky.social @emma-fourreau.bsky.social
EPRS at-a-glance publication on 'EU action against harmful gender stereotypes' - February 2026 (first page)
🔎 Harmful gender #stereotypes are widely rejected by EU citizens. Yet they still persist.
Fighting such stereotypes is part of the EU action to promote #GenderEquality.
Full explainer 👉 link.europa.eu/JXqfXy
@femm.europarl.europa.eu @linagalvez.eu @luciayar.bsky.social @irenemonterog.bsky.social
EPRS illustration showing how visual and audio deepfakes are created
How are visual & audio #deepfakes created?
Our briefing looks at:
🔴 deepfakes impact
🔴 information manipulation in the age of #GenAI
🔴 EU and Parliament response
➡️ link.europa.eu/GvDvyn
@svenjahahn.bsky.social @kimvsparrentak.bsky.social @birgitsippel.bsky.social @marketkag.bsky.social
Tomorrow 28/2 is #RareDiseaseDay
#RareDiseases affect over 36 mln people in the EU
Challenges remain such as:
☑️fragmented #research
☑️lengthy diagnosis times
☑️limited access to innovative treatment
☑️the overall quality of life for patients
👉 link.europa.eu/4VBrfp
Illustration showing migration of food contact materials and chemicals in a yoghurt pot
🥫 Food contact materials are any materials touching food from production to storage. Some may release chemicals into food.
🔎 EU law sets general safety rules, but enforcement gaps remain.
Read more 👉 link.europa.eu/NCMRMB
@sant.europarl.europa.eu @tillymetz.bsky.social @stinebosse.bsky.social
EPRS briefing summary 'Understanding EU counter-terrorism policy' (February 2025)
Today, the Commission proposed a new EU Agenda for preventing and countering #terrorism & violent #extremism
Read our briefing on the EU counter-terrorism policy 👉 link.europa.eu/8MjH9C
@libe.europarl.europa.eu @estrellagalan.bsky.social
