Press release - EP TODAY

EP TODAY Monday 15 June Last-minute press briefing at 16:30 The Parliament’s Spokesperson and the Press Service will hold a press briefing on this week’s plenary session at 16:30. You can follow the last-minute briefing live. Journalists wishing to take part and ask questions should please connect via Interactio. Air passenger rights MEPs will decide in the Conciliation Committee whether to endorse a preliminary agreement with the Council on the reform of air passenger rights. A press conference will follow. Gediminas VILKAS (+32) 470 89 29 21 @EP_Transport EU-US trade Two legislative files addressing tariff-related aspects of the EU-US trade deal are the subject of a joint debate from around 18.15 with Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič. The first provides preferential access to the EU market for most US industrial and agricultural goods. The second extends the existing zero-tariff regime for imports of certain types of lobster. The draft legislation, provisionally agreed with Council, includes safeguard mechanisms and sets clear conditions for tariff reductions on steel and aluminium. MEPs will hold their final votes on the files tomorrow at 12.30, and a press briefing with the rapporteur will follow at 14.00. Janis KRASTINS (+371) 26 54 23 69 @EP Trade AI act simplification and “nudifier” app ban A debate with Šefčovič, on a legislative proposal postponing application of elements of the 2024 AI Act and addressing duplication for certain products already covered by sectoral safety rules, will take place from around 19.15. The proposal includes a ban on AI systems that create child sexual abuse material or non-consensual intimate material (“nudifier” apps). The final vote on the legislation, already provisionally agreed with Council, will be put to a final vote tomorrow at 12.30. Janne OJAMO (+32) 470 89 21 92 @EP_Justice Yasmina YAKIMOVA (+32) 470 88 10 60 @EP_SingleMarket In brief 2025 Sakharov Prize laureate Andrzej Poczobut. From 19.00 to 20.00, the Belarussian journalist will exchange views with MEPs of the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Development, the Subcommittee on Human Rights, and the Delegation for Relations with Belarus, ahead of his address to plenary on Wednesday at noon. Committee vote on new EU return policy for migrants. The Civil Liberties Committee will vote at 19.00 on draft legislation establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the EU. A plenary debate on the file is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, before the vote on Wednesday at 12.30. Committee vote on new genomic techniques. At around 19.15, MEPs of the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Committee will vote on updated legislation on new genomic techniques, to facilitate access to more resistant plants that give higher yields or require fewer pesticides. Plenary adoption is expected on Wednesday at 12.30. Live coverage of the plenary session can be found on Parliament’s webstreaming site and on EbS+. Find more information regarding plenary. Contacts: - Press room Contact data: