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1. Highlights - Presentation of ECA Opinion on performance regulation - Committee on Budgetary Control

   

   The European Court of Auditors will present its Opinion 10/2026 on the proposal for a regulation establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities, to the Committees on Budgets and on Budgetary Control, on 5 March 2026.

   
   

   The EU budget's performance framework encompasses the systems and tools used to ensure that spending delivers the intended results, and to monitor and report on how effectively the budget achieves its objectives. The Commission's proposal for the next MFF consolidates the performance provisions currently set out across the rules governing more than 50 programmes for the 2021-2027 period. Jorg Kristijan Petrovič, ECA reporting Member, will present this opinion to support the legislative process concerning the design, implementation and potential risks of the proposed horizontal rules.

   
   BUDG Rapporteur: Jean-Marc Germain (S&D)
   CONT Rapporteur: Niclas Herbst (EPP)
   2025/0545(COD) - Budget expenditure tracking and performance framework
   ECA Opinion 10/2026 on performance regulation

   
   Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

2. Highlights - Exchange of views with Ioannis Tsakiris, Vice-President of the EIB - Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union

   

   On 2 March 2026, the HOUS Special Committee will hold an exchange of views with Ioannis Tsakiris, the Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) responsible for housing.

   
   

   This meeting takes place at a pivotal moment: the HOUS Committee's final report, adopted on 9 February, has laid the groundwork for an ambitious legislative response to Europe's housing crisis. The European Commission's Affordable Housing Plan, presented in December 2025, now sets the executive's framework for action. Against this backdrop, the EIB's housing plan has entered its implementation phase, making the institution a key player in mobilising the investment needed to build and renovate affordable housing across the Union.

   This exchange will give Committee Members the opportunity to examine how the EIB's financial instruments align with the priorities set out in the HOUS report and the Commission's plan, and to assess the first concrete steps in deploying EIB resources in support of housing across Europe.

   
   Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

3. Latest news - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

   

   Next Committee meetings;

   • Wednesday, 18 March, IMCO-LIBE joint
   • Monday, 23 March, 15.00-18.30
   • Tuesday, 24 March, 09.00-11.30 and 14.30-18.30
   • Tuesday, 24 March, ENVI-IMCO joint

   
   Calendar of Committee Meetings
   IMCO Timetables
   List of Coordinators

   
   Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

4. Latest news - What's new? - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

   The next EMPL meeting will be on 25-26 February 2025.

   
   EMPL Vademecum
   List of EMPL Coordinators
   EMPL meeting dates of 2026
   ITER listing
   Twitter

   
   Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

5. Highlights - 28 February - Rare Disease Day - Committee on Public Health

   

   This day raises awareness of rare diseases and the challenges faced by patients and their families. While each disease affects relatively few people (fewer than 1 in 2000), rare diseases collectively impact around 300 million people worldwide with over 6000 conditions identified. Many have a genetic cause, are serious, chronic, and life-limiting, and diagnosis often takes an average of 5 years.

   
   

   With effective treatments available for fewer than 6% of rare diseases, this day calls for solidarity, earlier diagnosis, increased research, and fair access to care and treatment.

   
   Rare diseases day
   ERDERA
   EURORDIS

   
   Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP