None [1] Press service ** European Parliament ** 11-02-2025 Plenary session None [2] EP TODAY,Tuesday,11 February EU response to tariff threats from the Trump administration* From 9.00,plenary will debate with Commissioner Šef?ovi? and Polish Minister for EU Affairs Sz?apka the current state of EU-US trade relations,multilateralism and the EU’s potential responses if the US imposes tariffs on European products. None [3]/Eszter ZALÁN/ * None [4]/EP Trade/ * Three years of Russia’s war in Ukraine* Starting around 10.00,MEPs will assess the impact of Russia’s three-year long war against Ukraine and the EU’s unwavering support for the country,in a debate with Commissioner Kos and Polish Minister for EU Affairs Adam Sz?apka. They will vote on a resolution during the March plenary session. Ruslan Stefanchuk,Chairman of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada,will address MEPs in a formal sitting at noon. None [5] /Viktor ALMQVIST/* None [6] /EP_ForeignAff/* None [7] /Snjezana KOBESCAK SMODIS/* None [8]/ EP_ForeignAff*/ EU’s strategy for the Middle East* At around 15.00,MEPs will discuss the latest developments in the Middle East and a future EU strategy for the region,in a debate with Commissioner Šuica and Polish Minister for EU Affairs Sz?apka. None [9] /Snjezana KOBESCAK SMODIS/* None [10] EP_ForeignAff*/ None [11] /Viktor ALMQVIST/* None [12] /EP_ForeignAff/* Digital Services Act/Media seminar* Starting at 14.00,Parliament’s Press Service will organise a press seminar [13] on “Defending Europe’s Digital Integrity: Addressing Social Media Challenges and Foreign Interference” with the participation of leading MEPs on the issue. You can follow the seminar live [14] . None [15] /Yasmina YAKIMOVA/* None [16] /EP_SingleMarket/* In brief* US restriction of chips exports to EU countries*. Plenary will quiz Commission Vice-President Virkkunen on how to address the US decision to restrict the export of chips used for artificial intelligence models to certain EU member states,from around 20.00. Violence escalation in Congo. *Parliament will assess the conflict and humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with the Council and Commission,in a debate starting around 16.00. A resolution will be put to a vote on Thursday. Protecting the system of international justice. *In the evening,starting around 21.00,plenary will discuss defending the system of international justice and its institutions,in particular the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice.,with Commissioner McGrath and Polish Minister for EU Affairs Sz?apka. Health care sector. *The challenges posed by a shortage of healthcare professionals across the EU,as well as the quality of jobs in the sector,will be the focus of a debate with Commission Vice-President Mînzatu in the early afternoon,immediately after the voting session. Anti-government unrest in Serbia. *From around 17.00,MEPs will analyse with Commissioner Kos and Polish Minister for EU Affairs Sz?apka the situation in Serbia,where a deadly railway station canopy collapse has sparked an anti-corruption movement and student-led protest against the government. Votes* Plenary will vote at 12.00 among others on: an updated fisheries agreement with Cabo Verde,and Parliament’s assessment of ECB’s activities in 2024. Live coverage of the plenary session can be found on Parliament’s webstreaming [17] and on EbS+ [18] . For detailed information on the session,please also see our newsletter [19] . Find more information regarding plenary [20] .   –>