What Katarina spoke about.

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Supporting democratic resilience in Armenia (debate)

The next item on the agenda is the debate on the Council and Commission statements on promoting democratic resilience in Armenia (2026/2701(RSP)).

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Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine (debate)

At the end of the debate, six motions for resolutions were tabled pursuant to Rule 136(2) of the Rules of Procedure. The debate is closed. The vote will take place on Thursday 30 April 2026.

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The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! I would like to talk today about one aspect of the rule of law that is particularly close to my heart, namely espionage software. Those who use it can use a mobile phone as if they had it in their own hands – downloading photos, turning on a microphone, checking account movements, even writing messages. Such spying software – Pegasus, Predator – is used in many countries, including in EU countries. Controlled by some with restraint and the rule of law, by others to spy on journalists, opposition and civil society. On this subject, in the last mandate, there was the so-called Pegasus Committee of Inquiry, to which I have been a member. We have investigated numerous cases, including even the spying of colleagues here from the house such as Nikos Androulakis and now Krzysztof Brejza. Above all, we have given very good recommendations for dealing with espionage software. The most important: It should only be used in exceptional cases and to protect national security. It needs to be defined uniformly. It must be necessary and proportionate. Those affected need effective legal protection. What happened to these recommendations? Nothing. There is still a lack of clear rules and effective control. And new technologies are further exacerbating the situation. AI-based monitoring and biometric systems increase the depth of intervention. This is my message today: The protection of democracy requires clear limits on the use of spyware and stronger European oversight of its application.

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Enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (debate)

The next item on the agenda is the debate on the oral question to the Commission on the enforcement of the Digital Markets Act by Anna Cavazzini and Andreas Schwab, on behalf of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (O-000016/2026 – B10-0010/2026) (2026/2596(RSP)).

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Presentation of the Better Regulation and Enforcement Communication (debate)

The debate is closed.

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Presentation of the Better Regulation and Enforcement Communication (debate)

The next item on the agenda is the debate on the Commission statement presenting the Communication on Better Regulation and Enforcement (2026/2699(RSP)).

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Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of yesterday's meeting and the texts adopted are available. Are there any objections to the minutes? That is not the case. The minutes have therefore been approved.

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2026

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Joint debate - Discharge 2024 (joint debate)

The joint debate was closed. The vote will take place tomorrow, 29 April 2026.

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European Citizens’ Initiative 'Ban on conversion practices in the European Union' (debate)

The next item on the agenda is the debate on the European Citizens' Initiative entitled "Prohibition of conversion in the European Union" (2026/2539(RSP)).

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 March 2026 (debate)

The debate is closed.

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2026

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Prevention and treatment of obesity (debate)

The next item on the agenda is the debate on the Commission statement on the prevention and treatment of obesity (2026/2620(RSP)).

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2026

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Composition of committees and delegations

The EPP has sent the President decisions on changes to appointments in committees and delegations. These decisions will be recorded in the minutes of today's meeting and will enter into force on the day of this announcement.

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2026

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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024 (debate)

The debate is closed. The vote will take place today, Thursday 12 March 2026.

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2026

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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024 (debate)

The next item on the agenda is the debate on the report by Bogdan Rzońca, on behalf of the Committee on Petitions, on the 2024 annual report on the activities of the European Ombudsman (2025/2138(INI)) (A10 ‑0015/2026).

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2026

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Council positions at first reading (Rule 64)

The President received the Council's positions at first reading. The President has also received the reasons why he adopted these positions, as well as the Commission's positions and opinions. The full titles will be announced in the minutes of this meeting. The three-month period for Parliament to adopt its positions starts tomorrow, 13 March 2026.

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Motions for resolutions - Upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act (B10-0156/2026)

The following vote concerns the motions for resolutions on the future act on the European Research Area (ERA) (see point 12.13 of the Protocol).

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Fisheries management approaches for safeguarding sensitive species, tackling invasive species and benefiting local economies (A10-0018/2026 - André Franqueira Rodrigues)

The following vote concerns fisheries management measures for the protection of endangered species, the control of invasive species and for the benefit of the local economy (see point 12.12 of the Protocol).

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Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges (A10-0019/2026 - Axel Voss)

The following vote concerns copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges (see point 12.11 of the Protocol).

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Public access to documents - report 2022 - 2024 (A10-0011/2026 - Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová)

The following vote concerns public access to documents – Report 2022 to 2024 (see point 12.10 of the Protocol).

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Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing (A10-0025/2026 - Borja Giménez Larraz)

I will pass this on for the planning of the next voting session.

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Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing (A10-0025/2026 - Borja Giménez Larraz)

I have now noted that Mr Simon would like to make a point of order.

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Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing (A10-0025/2026 - Borja Giménez Larraz)

The following vote concerns the housing crisis in the European Union, with the aim of proposing solutions for adequate, sustainable and affordable housing (see point 12.9 of the Protocol).

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European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024 (A10-0020/2026 - Jörgen Warborn)

The following vote concerns the regulatory adequacy of Union legislation and subsidiarity and proportionality – Better Regulation Report 2023 and 2024 (see point 12.8 of the Protocol).

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2026

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Appointment of the European Chief Prosecutor (A10-0027/2026 - Javier Zarzalejos)

The following vote concerns the appointment of the European Chief Prosecutor ( see point 12.7 of the Protocol).

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2026

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Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Banking Authority (A10-0032/2026 - Aurore Lalucq)

The following vote concerns the appointment of the Chair of the European Banking Authority (see point 12.6 of the Protocol).