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1. Highlights - EMPL ICM on "Human Work in the Digital Age" - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

   

   On 15 April, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) in cooperation with the Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments will hold an Interparliamentary Committee Meeting (ICM) entitled: “Human Work in the Digital Age – artificial intelligence, new forms of working, and work-related stress”.

   
   

   The meeting will take place at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday, 15 April 2026, from 09:00 to 12:45 in ANTALL 4Q1, bringing together Members of the European Parliament, Members of national parliaments, the European Commission, the Cyprus Presidency of the Council, the International Labour Organization (ILO), and social partners.

   The meeting will provide a platform to exchange best practices and contribute to the EMPL Committee's ongoing work on digitalisation and automation in the workplace, in view of forthcoming Commission initiatives under the announced Quality Jobs Act.

   The active involvement of national parliaments will be central to the discussions, ensuring a comprehensive and coordinated European response to the transformation of work in the digital age.

   
   Invitation Letter
   Draft Agenda
   Background Note
   Webstreaming link

   
   Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

2. Highlights - AFCO - ICM 14.04.26. - NEW - Committee on Constitutional Affairs

   

   Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on the institutional aspects of Artificial Intelligence in the context of European integration - 14.04.26

   
   

   The Committee on Constitutional Affairs will hold an Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on 14 April. Members of the EU Member States national parliaments and candidate countries will hold an exchange of views on international cooperation and a possible International Convention on Artificial Intelligence, horizontal parliamentary cooperation and reflecting the AI impact on elections. The rapporteur Emmanouil Kefalogiannis (PPE) will present the draft report of the same title that underlines that parliamentary involvement is indispensable in order to ensure democratic legitimacy, transparency and public accountability in such a global process.

   
   Legislative Observatory 2025/2118(INI)
   Relations with National Parliaments
   Program

   
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3. Latest news - Next AFCO Committee meeting on Tuesday 14 of April 2026 - Committee on Constitutional Affairs

   

   • from 11:30 to 13:00 and from 15:30 to 18:30 in Brussels
   • room: ANTALL 4Q2

   
   

   
   Webstreaming

   
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4. Newsletters - April 2026 - Committee on Budgets

   
   8 April 2026

   
   Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

5. Highlights - EU agri-food promotion policy - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

   

   In 2026, the Commission will invest 205 million euros to promote EU agri-food products in Europe and worldwide. On 8 April 2026, Salvatore De Meo (EPP, IT) will present the Implementation Report he has prepared on this promotion policy and his recommendations for improving its effectiveness.

   
   Agenda and documents for the meeting of 8-9 April 2026

   
   Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP