AFCO Committee Press

The EP Committee on Constitutional Affairs deals with EU institutional matters (Treaties, rules of procedure). Managed by Kyriakos Klosidis. RTs ≠ endorsement.

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⏰The discussion is on now in #EPlenary

🔴Tune in: https://t.co/K0HamFmf3V

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📢This week in #EPlenary

🗣️MEPs will quiz @CY2026EU and @EU_Commission on 🇪🇺EU governance: under pressure – institutional responses to global challenges

🗓️Tue 13:00 CEST

📝@EPInstitutional question tabled by @svensimon)

🔗Agenda, docs, streaming: https://t.co/K0HamFmf3V

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📢This week in #EPlenary

🗣️MEPs will quiz @CY2026EU and @EU_Commission on 🇪🇺EU governance: under pressure – institutional responses to global challenges

🗓️Tue 13:00 CEST

📝@EPInstitutional question tabled by @svensimon)

🔗Agenda, docs, streaming: https://t.co/K0HamFmf3V

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📢European political foundations: call for stabler funding, simpler rules

- Need for predictable resources, more stability
- Commission should review funding rules
- Call for single revenue disclosure system

📝@vinczelorant @CharlesGoerens

📄https://t.co/7w3zLEiCaW

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⏰ The @EPInstitutional meeting starts now!

🔴Tune in https://t.co/siAuuYM9xb

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🗓️Tue 5 May, 11.00 – 12.00 in @EPInstitutional

🗳️Vote: European political parties & foundations – 2026 report @vinczelorant / @CharlesGoerens

🗣️Debate: the EU institutional framework and its interaction with national authorities in the application of Union law @weimers

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📄Meeting docs: https://t.co/35ZU5MZbmY

🔴Straming: https://t.co/siAuuYM9xb

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🗓️Tue 5 May, 11.00 – 12.00 in @EPInstitutional

🗳️Vote: European political parties & foundations – 2026 report @vinczelorant / @CharlesGoerens

🗣️Debate: the EU institutional framework and its interaction with national authorities in the application of Union law @weimers

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Parliament votes in #EPlenary to amend the European Electoral Act allowing MEPs to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy & after giving birth
👉 https://t.co/DLgnOY3Sl8

@EPInstitutional @JFLopezAguilar @anampedro @MariekeEhlers @TABochenski @sandrogozi @daniel_freund

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📢♀️Approved: proxy voting rights in #EPlenary during pregnancy and after giving birth

🗳️Next: approval by each member state.

ℹPress release: https://t.co/dwuFG0SpO9

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🇪🇺🤝Today in #EPlenary, the Presidents of @Europarl_EN & @EU_Commission signed the new Framework Agreement, concluding a revision process that started after the 2024 elections.

ℹPress release following Parliament’s vote in March: https://t.co/i5eoGTUqkO

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🏛️♀️Allowing MEPs to vote in plenary by proxy during pregnancy and after giving birth:

📢the report on the amendment of the European Electoral act was adopted in @EPInstitutional

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➡️Next step: #EPlenary consent vote on Wed 29/4

📝Rapp: @JFLopezAguilar

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📢This week in #EPlenary (27-30/4)

🏛Updated @Europarl_EN internal rules for appointments to 🇪🇺agencies & bodies (@svensimon) 🗳 Tue

📜 Proxy voting for MEPs during pregnancy & after giving birth (@JFLopezAguilar) 🗳 Wed

🔗Agenda & Streaming: https://t.co/0tt3A1eSq4

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🗣️Debate

🎙️ Exchange of views (structured dialogue) w/ @MarosSefcovic

📄 Agenda & docs: https://t.co/bw1iY4oeok

🔗 Streaming: https://t.co/JvrD5uPuYj

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🗓️ Mon 27 Apr in @EPInstitutional

🕒 19:00 – 20:30 CET

🗳️ Vote @ 19:05

📜Amending the EU Electoral Act: proxy voting in #EPlenary during pregnancy and after giving birth. Adoption of draft report📝 @JFLopezAguilar

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📢AI and democracy: parliamentarians discuss global cooperation

👉Read our summary: https://t.co/NLbXjpKAsB

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🕒15.30 - 18.30 CEST

🤝🏼Interparliamentary Meeting

🗣️Opening: @svensimon, @EP_President, @HennaVirkkunen

🇺🇳Keynote speech @gioasempre: “International cooperation in the field of AI”

📝Presentation of draft report: @M_Kefalogiannis

ℹ️Programme: https://t.co/4GxnXUbeku

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⏰The @EPInstitutional meeting is about to start! Don't miss the opening remarks by @EP_President

🔗Tune in: https://t.co/6LfZpzABIq

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🕒15.30 - 18.30 CEST

🤝🏼Interparliamentary Meeting

🗣️Opening: @svensimon, @EP_President, @HennaVirkkunen

🇺🇳Keynote speech @gioasempre: “International cooperation in the field of AI”

📝Presentation of draft report: @M_Kefalogiannis

ℹ️Programme: https://t.co/4GxnXUbeku

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⏰The @EPInstitutional meeting starts at 11.30 CEST

🔴Tune in: https://t.co/wPyU905jtb

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🗓️ Tue 14 Apr in @EPInstitutional

🕒 11.30 - 13.00 CEST

🗣️Debates

🇪🇺 Amending the EU Electoral Act: proxy voting for MEPs in plenary during pregnancy & after giving birth 📝@JFLopezAguilar

🇪🇺 Political parties and foundations: 2026 report📝@vinczelorant, @CharlesGoerens

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📄Full meeting agenda & documents: https://t.co/NPRei5wCOh

🔗Streaming: https://t.co/bgvuM3YqC7

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🗓️ Tue 14 Apr in @EPInstitutional

🕒 11.30 - 13.00 CEST

🗣️Debates

🇪🇺 Amending the EU Electoral Act: proxy voting for MEPs in plenary during pregnancy & after giving birth 📝@JFLopezAguilar

🇪🇺 Political parties and foundations: 2026 report📝@vinczelorant, @CharlesGoerens

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🗳️ Panel 2 | Democratic Safeguards in the 🇪🇺: Electoral Integrity & Institutional Evolution, remarks by:

🗣️ @C_MorinDesailly, VC European Affairs Committee, 🇫🇷 @Senat

🗣️@mlombardo81, 🇪🇺Policies Committee, 🇮🇹 @SenatoStampa

🗣️Riina Sikkut, Finance Committee, 🇪🇪 @Riigikogu

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