(AGENPARL) – Tue 06 May 2025 None [1] Press service ** European Parliament **
06-05-2025 Plenary session None [2] EP TODAY – Tuesday, 6 May
EU response to US tariffs*
From 9:00, MEPs, Commissioner Šefčovič and Polish Minister for EU Affairs Szłapka will discuss how the EU should respond to the tariffs imposed by the US Administration. MEPs will consider the countermeasures adopted by the EU – which were later suspended – and review EU trade opportunities elsewhere in the world.
None [3] /Lieven COSIJN/*
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MEPs’ priorities for the EU’s next long-term budget *
From around 13:00, Parliament will outline its demands and priorities for the EU’s next long-term budget (2028-2034), in a debate with Commissioner Serafin. MEPs are expected to call for a significantly more ambitious long-term budget to reflect EU citizens’ expectations amidst an increasingly complex global landscape. A resolution will be put to a vote by MEPs on Wednesday, followed by a press conference with the co-rapporteurs. An off-the-record technical briefing for journalists [5] will take place on Tuesday after the debate, from 15:30 to16:30.
None [6] /Eszter ZALÁN/*
None [7] /EP Trade/*
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Fast-tracking CO2 flexibility measures for car manufacturers: vote*
In a vote at noon, plenary will decide whether to apply its “urgent procedure” to proposed legislation giving car manufacturers more flexibility to comply with C02 emissions requirements. Ahead of the vote, there will be one round of statements from the political group representatives. If MEPs agree to fast-track the proposal, they will vote on its substance on Thursday.
None [9] /Dana POPP/*
None [10] /EP_Environment/*
None [11] /EP_PublicHealth/*
Wolves: MEPs to vote on changing EU protection status*
At noon, MEPs will also decide on whether to apply the “urgent procedure” to draft legislation that would change the EU’s wolf protection status from ‘strictly protected’ to ‘protected’, aligning it with the Bern Convention. If the vote goes through, MEPs will vote on the substance of the proposal on Thursday.
None [12] /Thomas HAAHR/*
None [13] /EP_Environment/*
MEPs to assess EU-Türkiye relations*
In the evening, MEPs and Commissioner Kos will review Türkiye’s accession progress and relations with the EU. The draft text – on which plenary will vote on Wednesday – states that Türkiye’s EU accession process cannot resume under the current circumstances, given the widening values gap between Türkiye and the EU. The rapporteur will hold a press conference on Wednesday morning ahead of the plenary vote.
None [14] /Snjezana KOBESCAK SMODIS/*
None [15] /EP_Democracy/*
None [16] /EP_ForeignAff/*
/ Viktor ALMQVIST [17] /*
None [18] /EP_ForeignAff/*
None [19] /EP_Defence/*
None [20] /EP_HumanRights/*
In brief*
Kosovo and Serbia*. In the evening, MEPs and Commissioner Kos will evaluate Kosovo and Serbia’s progress towards EU membership. The vote will take place on Wednesday, followed by a press conference.
Water resilience strategy*. In the early evening, Parliament and Commissioner Roswall will debate MEPs’ views on water resilience ahead of the European Commission’s strategy, due in July 2025. The vote is on Wednesday.
Greenland*. In a late afternoon debate with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, MEPs are expected to call for the protection of Greenland’s right to decide its own future.
Budget discharge. *From around 15:00, MEPs and Commissioner Serafin will assess the EU’s budget management for 2023, followed by votes on Wednesday.
Votes*
At noon, MEPs will also vote, among other things, on
protecting the EU’s financial interests and combating fraud (2023 annual report); the financial activities of the European Investment Bank (2023 annual report), and EU aid worth €8 million for 2,400 dismissed workers in Belgium.
Live coverage of the plenary session can be found on Parliament’s webstreaming [21] site and on EbS+ [22] .
For detailed information on the session, please also see our newsletter [23] .
Find more information regarding plenary [24] .
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