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  1. Highlights - Protecting children in the digital age - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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    The European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) is advancing two key reports to make the online world safer for young Europeans. The first - Protection of Minors Online - has been approved by a plenary vote in November 2025, while the second - Impact of social media and the online environment on young people - is expected to face an IMCO committee vote in January 2026 and in the lead committee (CULT) in April 2026.

    IMCO's Protection of minors online report, led by MEP Christel Schaldemose, calls for stronger safeguards against harmful digital practices targeting children. It urges stricter rules on addictive design, dark patterns, and targeted advertising, along with stronger age-assurance and parental control tools and greater platform accountability under the Digital Services Act. The report also calls for a digital age limit of 16 for social media access, with no access under 13.
    The second one is an opinion and it is called 'Impact of social media and the online environment on young people', under rapporteur MEP Laura Ballarín Cereza. It examines how online platforms affect youth well-being, mental health, and digital rights. It highlights the need for transparency, education, and responsible digital design. The Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) is the lead committee for this report, with IMCO contributing an opinion.

    Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

  2. Latest news - Next IMCO meeting: 3 & 4 December 2025, Room Spinelli 3G3 - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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    Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

  3. Newsletters - by the IMCO secretariat - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection


    Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

  4. Highlights - Exchange of views with EFCA Executive Director, Susan Steele - Committee on Fisheries

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    The Committee on Fisheries will hold an exchange of views with EFCA Executive Director Susan Steele on the Agency’s 2026 work programme, focusing on planned priorities for strengthened and better-coordinated fisheries control.

    The discussion will highlight EFCA's forthcoming work on IUU-fishing prevention, including enhanced cooperation, joint control activities and capacity-building to support effective enforcement across the EU and the achievement of a level playing field with third country fleets.

    Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

  5. Highlights - 1 December - World AIDS Day - Committee on Public Health

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    World AIDS Day takes place every year on the 1st of December. Its goal is to deepen public understanding of HIV/AIDS, remind people that the epidemic continues to affect millions, and stress the importance of prevention, treatment, and care.

    The day also serves to show support for those living with HIV and to challenge the stigma and discrimination they often face. Additionally, it is a time to remember the more than 42 million people who have died from AIDS-related illnesses (since first known cases were identified in 1981), and to motivate political, community, and scientific initiatives to expand access to testing, treatment, and research.

    Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP