Auditions

On 24 September (15.00-17.00) the DROI Subcommittee and the FEMM Committee are organising a public hearing on ‘The EU strategy to promote and to protect human rights of women worldwide (notably in Afghanistan & Iran, with a focus on fighting gender apartheid)’. Representatives of the EU, the United Nations, the International Criminal Court and Amnesty International will participate in the exchange while human rights defenders and journalists will share their personal testimonies.

PETI Public hearing ‘How could Hungary’s accession to the European Public Prosecutor's Office help to unlock EU funds for Hungary and Hungarians’ based on Petition 0679/2024

Services accounted for nearly three quarters of the EU’s gross value added and employment in 2024, showing their key economic role. However, the services sector remains the least integrated part of the Single Market due to persistent cross-border barriers that limit innovation, scaling, and business opportunities. Remarkably, 60% of these barriers are the same as 20 years ago. Reducing non-tariff barriers by just 10% could boost EU gross value added by 0.5%.

On Tuesday, 23 September 2025, from 15:45 to 17:00, the FISC Subcommittee will hold a public hearing on "Tax implications of the Trump administration’s policies". In light of recent shifts in U.S. tax policy under the Trump II administration, the hearing will assess its potential implications on EU businesses and the broader transatlantic tax landscape.

On 23 September 2025, the FEMM committee will hold an exchange of views, in association with the Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula, on women escapees from North Korea.

On Tuesday, 23 September 2025, the Committee on Fisheries will hold a public hearing entitled "Contribution of EU fisheries and aquaculture to food security and healthy diets in the context of climate change adaptation".

On 23 September 2025, the ITRE Committee will hold a Public Hearing on “Quantum, AI and cloud – technology development and industrial capacity building in Europe”.

On Monday, 22 September 2025 in room Spaak 3C50 (16:00-17:30), the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) will hold a public hearing on promoting an EU feminist foreign policy. This hearing brings together Margot Wallström, who launched the world's first feminist foreign policy in 2014 when she was Foreign Minister of Sweden, and Aude Maio-Coliche, the EU Ambassador for Equality, to discuss how an EU feminist foreign policy could take shape and what the EU is currently doing in this field.

On 17 July, a hearing will be held on Generative AI and Democracy. The rise of generative AI technologies has significantly expanded the capabilities of malicious actors to manipulate public opinion, create disinformation and disrupt democratic processes.

The Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) organises a public hearing on 'Bureaucratic burden reduction in different transport modes' on Wednesday, 16 July 2025 from 15.45 to 17.45 in Brussels (room ANTALL 4Q2)

IMCO held a public hearing on rising consumer prices in the EU internal market, with experts from the European Commission, European Central Bank, international organizations, consumer and business representatives, and academia. The aim of the hearing was to analyse the persistent rise of consumer prices across the EU internal market and its implications for consumer welfare and the resilience of the Single Market.

This hearing on 15 July will present two panels with invited speakers. The first panel will focus on how to tackle root causes of migration, such as conflict, food insecurity and climate change, through development cooperation. The second panel will address the coherence between EU migration and development policies in light of among others the 2030 agenda. The invited experts and stakeholders will present their analyses and data, followed by a debate with Members of the European Parliament.