Plenary Round-up - Strasbourg, December 2025

In this plenary round-up: Parliament approves binding 90% emissions reduction target by 2040; a debate on boosting EU competitiveness; the ECB’s annual report for 2025; a 90-billion-euro EU loan package for Ukraine; and MEPs call for continued EU action and dedicated funding to fight cancer. Highlights.

In this plenary round-up: MEPs back new measures to reduce shortages of critical medicines; Parliament stands up for air passenger rights; MEPs approve enhanced cooperation for EUR 90 billion Ukraine loan; Parliament marks the 40th anniversaries of Spanish and Portuguese EU membership; and the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, presents the priorities of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Highlights.

In this plenary round-up: the 2025 Sakharov Prize award ceremony; new measures to boost EU support for defence investment; Parliament approves phased ban on Russian gas imports; MEPs push for a ‘military Schengen area’; and Parliament backs the citizens’ initiative ‘My Voice, My Choice’. Highlights.

In this plenary round-up: Parliament adopts the 2026 EU budget; green light to the first-ever EU defence industry programme; MEPs back tougher EU toy safety rules;Parliament warns of deepening rule-of-law crisis in Hungary; the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Highlights.

In this plenary round-up: MEPs want a 2026 budget that reinforces the EU’s key priorities; new EU driving licences rules to increase road safety; Parliament sets its climate goals ahead of COP30; the 2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought; Parliament calls for continued support for Belarusian democratic forces. Highlights.

In this plenary round-up: A minute’s silence to honour the victims of recent and past acts of violence; a unified EU response to Russian violations and hybrid warfare threats; Greenland’s Prime Minister calls for deeper partnership with the EU; Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Luc Frieden addresses MEPs during the ‘This is Europe’ debate; and the next common agriculture policy. Highlights.

In this plenary round-up: the State of the European Union debate; the situation in the Middle East; new EU rules to better safeguard the environment; MEPs approve cohesion funding reform to deal with new challenges; and the next common agricultural policy. Highlights.

In this plenary round-up: Bulgaria will adopt the euro from 1 January 2026; Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen outlines Denmark’s goals for its six-month EU Council presidency; the next EU long-term budget; Russia’s war against Ukraine; and the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. Highlights.

In this plenary round-up: King Abdullah II of Jordan addresses the European Parliament; MEPs vote to extend EU post-pandemic recovery funding beyond 2026; a resolution calling for the EU to move to concrete action on industrial policy; the update to EU legislation on child sexual abuse crimes; stricter rules on the welfare and traceability of dogs and cats. Highlights.

In this plenary round-up: the ceremony for the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe; Parliament’s vision and demands for the EU’s next long-term budget;MEPs’ recommendations for the European Water Resilience Strategy; a targeted change to CO2 emission performance standards for new cars and vans; Parliament encourages Kosovo and Serbia to advance their reforms towards EU membership. Highlights.