Hearings
A committee is permitted to organise a hearing with experts, where this is considered essential to its work on a particular subject. Hearings can also be held jointly by two or more committees. Most committees organise regular hearings, as they allow them to hear from experts and hold discussions on the key issues. On this page you will find all the available information relating to committee hearings, including programmes and contributions from speakers.
On 6 February 2025, from 08:45 to 10:00, the FISC Subcommittee will host a public hearing on ‘A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sector’. The hearing will feed into the work on an own-initiative report by the FISC Subcommittee on the same topic.
On 30 January 2025, the Committee on Legal Affairs will hold a public hearing on the Commission proposal for a Directive on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence (AILD - 2022/303(COD)).
On 29 January, SANT Committee organises a hearing on 'Overreliance on imports of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients' (APIs).
On 29 January 2025, the Committee on Legal Affairs will hold a public hearing on Harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law.
On Tuesday, 28 January 2025, the Committee on Fisheries held a public hearing entitled “Fisheries relations with Norway". This public hearing aims to get a closer look at the current situation in terms of agreements in force and ongoing disputes between the EU and Norway.
On Tuesday, 28 January 2025, the FEMM Committee will hold a hearing on “Social media and the consequences on young girls’ mental health”.
In accordance with Article 53 of Regulation (EU) no 2018/1725 (Data Protection Regulation for EU Institutions) “[t]he European Parliament and the Council shall appoint the European Data Protection Supervisor by common accord for a term of five years, on the basis of a list drawn up by the Commission following a public call for candidates. [...] The list of candidates drawn up by the Commission shall be public and shall consist of at least three candidates".
On 13 January 2025, from 16:00 to 17:15, the FISC Subcommittee will host a public hearing on the impact of taxation on gender equality in the European Union. The hearing is organized in the context of the European Parliament’s Gender Equality Week 2024, which took place from 2 to 5 December 2025.
This joint ENVI-AGRI public hearing will focus on two key elements of the Commission’s legislative proposal on a forest monitoring: suitable indicators for a harmonised forest monitoring and an appropriate data collection system for sustainable forest management.
On Thursday, 12 December 2024, the FEMM Committee will hold a hearing on “Securing Gender Equality and Women’s Rights in the Digital Sphere”.
On Thursday, 5 December 2024, the Committee on Fisheries hold a public hearing entitled “How scientific advice is developed for EU Fisheries Policy decisions". This public hearing aims to get a closer insight at how the collection, evaluation and assessment of fisheries data is organised and how the scientific advice leads to political decisions on EU fisheries management, in particular regarding the establishment of fishing opportunities and technical measures.
On 4 December, the Subcommittee on Human Rights will hold a hearing on the Rights of the Child in the EU external policy on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.