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1. Latest news - Next SEDE meeting - Committee on Security and Defence

   

   
   

   The next meeting of the Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE)is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 16 July 2025from10.15-12.30and 14.30-18.30and Thursday, 17 July 2025from 9.00-12.30in Brussels(room ANTALL 4Q1).
   
   Further information about the SEDE meeting can be found here.
   
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   SEDE missions 2025:

   • Norway - 27 - 30 May 2025
   • Moldova and Ukraine - 14-17 April 2025
     
   • Bosnia and Herzegovina - 24-27 February 2025
   • Israel and Palestine - 5-8 February 2025

   SEDE missions 2024:
   

   • United Kingdom - 28-30 October 2024
   • Ukraine - 25-26 October 2024

   
   SEDE Committee meetings' calendar 2025
   EP calendar 2025
   SEDE meetings' calendar 2nd half of 2024 - 10th legislature

   
   Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

2. Latest news - Next HOUS committee meetings - Special committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union - Special committee on the European Democracy Shield

   

   The next HOUS committee meetings will take place on:
   
   Thursday 3 July 2025 from 10.00 to 12.30 in Brussels.

   
   HOUS Calendar 1st Semester 2025
   HOUS Mandate
   HOUS Coordinators
   HOUS NEWSLETTER MAY 2025

   
   Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

3. Highlights - Protection of Minors Online - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

   

   On 25 June 2025, IMCO discussed its own-initiative report on the protection of minors online. The Rapporteur, Christel Schaldemose (S&D), emphasised the urgent need to strengthen online protections for minors. While the Digital Services Act (DSA) offers a strong foundation, she stressed that enforcement and additional measures are still needed, in view of growing exposure of minors to harmful content online. In particular she called for clearer implementation of Article 28 of the DSA.

   
   

   In this context, she welcomed the upcoming Commission Guidelines for Protection of Minors Online, but insisted more should be done, including evaluating the feasibility of EU age assurance systems and addressing addictive design practices. IMCO Members broadly agreed on the importance of stronger protection of minors online, calling for legal loopholes to be closed and rules to apply across the whole of digital space, including video games and streaming. Many highlighted the risks of addictive features like infinite scrolling and recommender systems targeting minors. Concerns were raised about fragmented enforcement across Member States, with calls for a harmonised EU approach. Members also noted the importance of parental involvement, media literacy, and greater transparency in influencer marketing and stricter measures against radicalising or exploitative content targeting young users.

   
   Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

4. Highlights - Action Plan for the European Automotive Sector - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

   

   On 26 June 2025, the European Commission presented its newly adopted Industrial Action Plan for the European Automotive Sector, outlining a comprehensive strategy to support the industry’s transition towards clean, connected, and automated mobility while preserving its competitiveness and resilience. The Action Plan seeks to deliver targeted support to one of Europe’s most strategic sectors.

   
   

   It is structured around five key pillars - Innovation & Digitalisation, Clean Mobility, Competitiveness & Supply Chain Resilience, Skills & the Social Dimension, and a Level Playing Field & Business Environment.
   Members welcomed the Action Plan and underlined the critical timing of this initiative as the automotive sector undergoes profound transformation. Several Members emphasised the importance of ensuring access to affordable zero-emission vehicles, especially in rural and less-connected areas and called for accelerated investment in charging infrastructure and electricity grids. There was broad recognition of the need to maintain the EU's global competitiveness while securing high environmental and social standards.

   
   Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

5. Highlights - Public Hearing: Financialisation in the Housing Market: Effects and Policy responses - Special committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union

   

   On 3 July 2025, from 10:00 to 12:30, the HOUS Special Committee will hold a public hearing on 'Financialisation in the Housing Market: Effects and Policy Responses'. This hearing will examine the impact of financialisation and speculation on rising housing costs, particularly the role of institutional investors, private equity, and vulture funds in the real estate market. Policy measures such as rent control, taxation, and the regulation of large-scale real estate ownership will be discussed.

   
   

   The hearing will be structured around two panels. In the first panel experts will explore the fundamental economic drivers of the financialisation in the housing market. The second panel will focus on how to address the challenges of financialisation in the housing market.

   
   Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP