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    On Tuesday, 24 March 2026, the FEMM Committee jointly with the Committee on Public Health will hold a hearing on “Menopause care in the EU“.

    Menopause has a profound impact on millions of women across Europe, disrupting their health, family life, and careers, while also carrying wider societal implications. Nearly 90% of women in Europe will experience menopause during their lifetime, making it one of the most widespread and significant health transitions. Menopause influences women's participation in the workforce, as women of menopausal age constitute the fastest-growing group in the workforce accounting for 11% of the G7 workforce, their ability to manage caregiving responsibilities, and their overall health outcomes, with broader consequences for economic productivity, gender equality, and social wellbeing. This hearing will analyse how European-level initiatives could address stigma and misinformation, how the EU could support menopause care initiatives and invest in menopause research, and how to coordinate policy across the EU.

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    • from 9:00 to 12:30 and from 15:30 to 18:30 in Brussels
    • room: ANTALL 4Q2



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    Next Committee meetings;
    • Wednesday, 18 March, IMCO-LIBE joint, 13.00 - 13.30, Room 4Q2
    • Monday, 23 March, 15.00-18.30, Room 4Q2
    • Tuesday, 24 March, 09.00-11.30 and 15.00-18.30, Room 4Q2

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    On 24 March 2026, CONT Members will vote on the draft reports and amendments concerning the 2024 Discharge to the Commission, and the EU Agencies.

    The discharge procedure is the Parliament's final approval of how the EU budget for a specific year has been implemented. In the draft reports which are voted during the meeting, the CONT Committee scrutinises how the Commission and EU Agencies implemented the EU budget and prepares the Parliament's discharge decisions. Parliament will consider the reports prepared by the Budgetary Control Committee, taking into account the Council's recommendations, and decides to grant, postpone or refuse a discharge.

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    On 24 March 2026, the Committee on Budgetary Control will vote on the own-initiative draft report and amendments on the ‘Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group — annual report 2024’.

    The draft report looks at the EIB's increasingly broad mandate and at its operations and performance levels with a view to verifying adequate transparency, effective scrutiny and comprehensive oversight.

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