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Highlights - Stop illegal and dangerous products entering the Single Market — Act Now - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
On 4 December 2025, MEPs pressed the Commission to clamp down on illegal and dangerous products slipping into the EU market, pointing to major online platforms – like SHEIN and Temu - that repeatedly ignore the rules. MEPs denounced weak enforcement, scarce penalties and uneven action across EU countries, urging a rapid, robust response to shield consumers and restore fair competition. MEPs called for a consistent and broad strategy, that includes tight scrutiny of the Commission's follow-up.MEPs also called for regular dialogues with platforms, and targeted updates to ageing legislation, including customs reforms to catch high-risk shipments earlier. Unsafe goods still reach consumers, and piecemeal national actions - such as handling fees or fast-tracked inspections - show the pressure authorities face on a daily basis.
Yet without a coordinated EU plan, non-compliant sellers can exploit cross-border loopholes. During the discussion, French authorities detailed recent sweeps against illicit listings and signalled readiness to block platforms that persistently fail to comply, insisting that only harmonised enforcement can deliver real impact.
Although the Commission reports on ongoing investigations, MEPs are pressing for quicker corrective measures and a level playing field for responsible businesses.
IMCO plans to hold regular scrituny sessions with the Commission and stakeholders, in order to examine the single market challenges from different perspectives.
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Highlights - EoV on EU Research and Innovation Ecosystem for rare and complex diseases - Committee on Public Health
On 8 December, Members of SANT committee will hold an exchange of views in the series ‘Excellence in health science’ with Professor Maurizio Scarpa, Coordinator of the European Reference Network for Hereditary Metabolic Diseases (MetabERN) and founder of the Brains for Brain Foundation.Professor Maurizio Scarpa is a leading figure in the field of rare diseases and will be sharing his insights on the critical issue of building a European Innovation and Research Ecosystem for Rare and Complex Diseases, a topic of utmost importance for the European Health Union.
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Highlights - Health and safety measures for workers in high-risk professions - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
The EMPL secretariat will hold a Public Hearing on "Health and safety measures for workers in high-risk professions" on 3 December, 10:00 – 11.30.The Hearing will bring together experts to raise specific health and safety-related risks at work for workers in high-risk professions and present existing and new preventive measures to protect workers. Furthermore, the question on how to best shape a regulatory framework to successfully implement the "vision zero" approach to work-related accidents and diseases for high-risk professions will be discussed. The outcome of the Public Hearing will also contribute to an upcoming EMPL own-initiative report on "The effect of extreme temperatures in the workplace on workers' health and safety".
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Highlights - AFET hearing on illegal settlements in the West Bank - Committee on Foreign Affairs
On Thursday, 11 December 2025, the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) will organise a public hearing on "Illegal Settlements in the West Bank". This hearing will provide an opportunity to assess recent developments on the ground. The discussion will inform the next steps of the European Parliament in holding the EU institutions accountable for the effective implementation of its positions on settlements.Over 700,000 Israeli settlers live across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, covering an estimated 14% of the territory. These settlements are illegal under international law, especially the Fourth Geneva Convention, and stand in contradiction with UN Security Council Resolution 233 (1967). Settlement expansion is a major obstacle to the viability of a two-state solution, the only path to sustainable peace endorsed by the European Union and the international community.
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Highlights - Exchange of views with the 2025 Sakharov Prize laureates - Committee on Foreign Affairs
On Monday, 15 December, the Committees on Foreign Affairs and on Development and the Subcommittee on Human Rights will hold a joint exchange of views with representatives of the 2025 Sakharov Prize laureates Andrzej Poczobut from Belarus and Mzia Amaglobeli from Georgia.Andrzej Poczobut is a journalist, essayist, blogger and activist from the Polish minority in Belarus. Known for his opposition to Alexander Lukashenko's regime, he has become a symbolic figure in the struggle for freedom and democracy in Belarus. Detained since 2021 and sentenced to eight years, he has endured solitary confinement. In a resolution adopted on 15 March 2023, the European Parliament called Andrzej Poczobut's immediate and unconditional release. Mzia Amaglobeli, a Georgian journalist and director of online media outlets Batumelebi and Netgazeti, is the first female political prisoner in Georgia since its independence, and a fighter for freedom of expression. Detained in 2025 and imprisoned for two years, Amaglobeli has become a prominent symbol of Georgia's pro-democracy protest movement. The European Parliament demanded on 19 June 2025 Mzia Amaglobeli's immediate and unconditional release and condemned the Georgian Dream authorities.
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