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President Metsola opened the 10-13 February session with a minute’s silence for the victims of last week’s shooting in Örebro - the worst in Sweden’s history.

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Monday 10 February

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Monday 10 February

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European Parliament’s spokespersons will hold a last-minute briefing on the 10 - 13 February plenary session today at 16.30.

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European Parliament’s spokespersons will hold a last-minute briefing on the 10 - 13 February plenary session today at 16.30.

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Plenary session Strasbourg

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Spokespersons for Parliament and for the political groups will hold a briefing on the 10 - 13 February plenary session on Friday at 11.00, in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

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18 February 2025:

The next meeting of the Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 18 February 2025 from 9:00 - 13:00 and 14.15-18.15 in Brussels (SPINELLI 3G2).

Further information about the meeting can be found here.

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SEDE missions 2024:

• Ukraine - 25-26 October 2024
• United Kingdom - 28-30 October 2024
  

SEDE Committee meetings' calendar 2025
EP calendar 2025
SEDE meetings' calendar 2nd half of 2024 - 10th legislature
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Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Polish Presidency of the Council.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Culture and Education
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on International Trade
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Committee on Fisheries
Committee on Security and Defence
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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The Council renewed the list of those subject to restrictive measures by virtue of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and extended its humanitarian exception by two years.

The Council prolonged the mandate of the EU civilian mission in Armenia until 19 February 2027.

Business taxation: María José Garde re-elected as chair of the code of conduct group.

The Council imposed restrictive measures on three individuals involved in cyber-attacks against Estonia.

The press briefing will take place on Thursday 30 January 2025 at 14.30.

The Council appointed Peter Sørensen as EU Special Representative (EUSR) for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue, from 1 February 2025 to 28 February 2026.

The Council approved conclusions on the priorities of the European Union in the United Nations Fora in 2025.

The Council adopted a decision on the partial suspension of the visa facilitation agreement with Georgia.

The Council prolonged the EU sectoral restrictive measures in view of the Russian Federation's continuing actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, until 31 July 2025.

Council adopts decision to allow signature between the EU and Bosnia and Herzegovina for Frontex operational support.

The members of the European Council issued a statement on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau.