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New Commission/Confirmation hearings. The Conference of Committee Chairs will prepare the confirmation hearings of the Commissioners-designate and discuss the possible timetable, common questions all candidates have to answer as well as the division of responsibilities among Parliament’s committees (Tuesday). The final decision will be taken by the Conference of Presidents (EP President and political group leaders), which is set to discuss the organisation of the hearings during their meeting on Wednesday.

Eurobarometer/After the June 2024 European elections. Parliament will publish its first pan-European post-electoral opinion survey, focused on the concerns of EU citizens and the issues that motivated them to vote in June (Thursday).

Press briefing on confirmation hearings & Eurobarometer The EP Press Service will hold a technical briefing to present the main results of the post-electoral Eurobarometer survey, as well as the schedule, rules and structure of the confirmation hearings of the new Commission on Thursday at 10.30 (Anna Politkovskaya room, Spaak building, Brussels).

ECB President Lagarde. Members of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee will discuss lowering the key European Central Bank interest rate further with ECB President Christine Lagarde and the need for a Capital Markets Union. This is President Lagarde’s first meeting with the parliamentary committee since the June European elections (Monday).

Ukraine/financial assistance. The International Trade Committee will have a first discussion on the proposed Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism, and an exceptional Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) loan of up to €35 billion to the country, with Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis (Monday).

European Public Prosecutor. European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi will update MEPs in the Civil Liberties Committee on her office's current work and future challenges (Monday).

Plenary Preparations. Political Groups will prepare for the 7 - 10 October session, where MEPs will assess the introduction of internal border controls by some member states and their impact on the travel-free Schengen area, debate the programme of Hungary’s Council Presidency with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and look ahead at the upcoming 17-18 October EU summit. They will also debate and vote on Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections in Moldova as well as on the democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in Georgia. During the session, Parliament will also discuss the crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry and debate ways to ensure sustainable, decent and affordable housing in Europe.

Pre-session press briefing. The EP’s Press Service will hold a press briefing with the Parliament’s political group spokespersons at 11.00 on Friday (Anna Politkovskaya room, press centre, Brussels).

President’s diary. On Wednesday, EP President Roberta Metsola will meet the UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer. On Thursday, she will meet Esther Lynch, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, and the President of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka.

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