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

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

    The Committee on Constitutional Affairs held an Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on 14 April. Members of the EU Member States national parliaments and candidate countries held 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) presented 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.


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  2. Latest news - Next REGI Meeting - 6-7 May 2026 - Committee on Regional Development

    The Committee on Regional Development will have its next meeting in Brussels on Wednesday 6 May 2026 from 09.00-12.30 and from 14.30-18.30 and on Thursday 7 May 2026 from 09.00-12.30.


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  3. Latest news - Meeting of the DEVE Committee 14 April - Committee on Development

    The Committee on Development met on 14 April to discuss the following issues:

    · Outlook for humanitarian work under pressure with VOICE ;

    · Lancet report on the impact of ODA funding on mortality and the consequences of defunding

    · on the Humanitarian situation in Lebanon;

    · Protection of aid workers with implementing partners and beneficiaries:

    · Union Civil Protection Mechanism;

    · Workshop on 'Tied aid and strategic procurement' - details in the agenda below.

    · Votes:

    1. Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 framework for supply of critical raw materials : 15 in favour, 10 against, 0 abstention;

    2. Termination of the VPA between the EU and the Republic of Liberia on Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade in timber products: rejection of the motion for resolution adoption of the consent:13 in favour, 9 against, 3 abstentions.

    The next Committee meeting will take place on 5 May 2026, 9.30-12.30 and 14.30-18.30.


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  4. Latest news - Next AFCO Extraordinary Committee meeting on Monday 27 of April 2026 - Committee on Constitutional Affairs

    • from 19:00 to 20:30 in Strasbourg
    • room: DE MADARIAGA (S5)



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  5. Highlights - Presentation of the proposal for a regulation amending MDR and IVDR - Committee on Public Health

    Olivér Várhelyi during the confirmation hearing 2024
    At the SANT meeting of 14th of April, Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, presented the proposal for a regulation as regards simplifying and reducing the burden of the rules on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices, which was followed by the Q&A session with the Members.

    On 16 December 2025, the European Commission published a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) 2017/746 as regards simplifying and reducing the burden of the rules on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices, with the stated aim of simplifying and reducing regulatory burden for medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices, while maintaining a high level of public health protection.

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