EU Prepares for Key Week Ahead

In the coming days, the European Parliament will focus on a range of significant activities, including monitoring Moldova’s parliamentary elections and preparing for its upcoming plenary session. A delegation of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will be in Moldova to observe the elections scheduled for September 28. This comes amid concerns over Russian interference. A press conference with the head of the Parliament’s delegation and international election observers is set for September 29 at 14:00 CEST in Chișinău.

Simultaneously, political groups within the European Parliament will gear up for the October plenary session from the 6th to the 9th. Key topics on the agenda include discussions on digital sovereignty, the situation in Afghanistan, and EU-India relations. Votes will also take place on simplifying the EU’s agricultural policy and revising the visa suspension mechanism. The session will feature addresses from Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Luc Frieden.

Furthermore, a pre-session press briefing is scheduled for Friday in Brussels, where spokespersons from the Parliament’s political groups will provide insights into the upcoming session. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will participate in the informal European Council meeting and the European Political Community’s 7th meeting in Copenhagen later in the week.