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Today is World Day Against Child Labour.
Child labour still affects 138 million children worldwide, with nearly 54 million being exposed to hazardous work (sources: ILO, UNICEF).
#EndChildLabour
Read the full note: link.europa.eu/QWKHkQ
@berndlange @JFLopezAguilar
ALT EPRS At-a-glance note (first page) on 'World Day Against Child Labour' (June 2026)
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How does the annual EU budget get approved?
Today, Commissioner Serafin presents the Draft Budget 2027 to MEPs in the Budgets Committee.
Read about the annual EU budgetary procedure: link.europa.eu/Fdw9N9
@EP_Budgets @jvanovertveldt @MHohlmeier @GiuseppeLupoPD @J_Lewandowski
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European Parliamentary Research Service retweeted
🔴Today at 14h CEST in the #EP:
#STOAevent: #CivicAI in the EU: strengthening citizen participation through digital tools & #AI
📺Info & watch live: link.europa.eu/GBqBxg
👉Interview speaker @BjornBedsted: wp.me/panTdn-4D4
@brandobenifei @linagalvezmunoz #CivicTech
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🏝️There are 58 island regions in the EU and many EU islands.
The Commission will present a strategy on islands & coastal territories to make them more resilient in all policy areas.
Read more: link.europa.eu/JGJYwB
@EP_Regional @gerzsenyigabi @FVentola @LubicaKarvasova
ALT EPRS briefing summary on 'Islands in the EU: Exploring the potential of insular territories' (April 2026)
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🔬Ever seen what a yoghurt pot looks like up close?
Food contact materials are any materials touching food from production to storage. Some may release chemicals.
On World Food Safety Day, read about the state of play of food contact materials in the EU: link.europa.eu/NCMRMB
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The proposed AgoraEU would encompass 3 strands:
✔️ Creative Europe – Culture
✔️ MEDIA
✔️ Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV )
📝 Read more on AgoraEU in our briefing: link.europa.eu/R6NFVD
@EPCulture @EP_Justice @EmmaRafowicz
ALT EPRS briefing summary on 'AgoraEU 2028-2034: Funding for culture, media and EU values in the new multiannual financial framework' (February 2026)
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European Parliamentary Research Service retweeted
📢In 10 min, @EPCulture & @EP_Justice joint meeting:
Establishing the #AgoraEU programme for 2028-2034
👉Draft report: link.europa.eu/QKtjpN
🗣️@EmmaRafowicz (S&D, FR) & Alicia Kuhnke (Greens, SV)
Watch live: link.europa.eu/bBFH6t
🔴@EP_EPRS briefing: europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e…
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European Parliamentary Research Service retweeted
🗓️Next week 10/6 in #EP:
#STOAevent on #research integrity, freedom & trust
📢Register & be part of the discussion on the future of #EUresearch, amidst challenges like #AI & threats to #AcademicFreedom: link.europa.eu/PKmMKF
@ijabs @linagalvezmunoz @ALLEA_academies
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The new Erasmus programme would cover action on:
📚education & training
⭐youth
🏃sport
It would integrate the opportunities offered by the European Solidarity Corps.
🔗link.europa.eu/3H73Rt
@EPCulture @BZdrojewski @sabrina_repp @LaraMagoni @laurencefarreng @BenniScuderi
ALT EPRS briefing summary on 'A reworked Erasmus for 2028-2034' (February 2026)
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Missing trader intra-Community (MTIC) fraud - often perpetrated by organised criminal networks - is among the most damaging forms of VAT fraud, causing revenue losses.
One way to stop this is the reverse charge mechanism.
Full briefing: link.europa.eu/7BvjJM
@EP_Taxation
ALT EPRS briefing summary on 'Targeting VAT fraud: Role of the reverse charge mechanism' (February 2026) - first page
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🏠 Housing affordability is a growing challenge in the EU.
While housing systems vary between EU countries, the basis of a coordinated EU approach is now in place.
Read more ➡️ link.europa.eu/ng8G78
@EP_Housing @itinagli @NBrnjac @marcofalconect @MGTeodorescu @ninacarberry
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What is the state of play of EU-Mexico trade & investment relations? 🇪🇺🇲🇽
The EU is Mexico's 3rd largest trade partner, while Mexico ranks 11th for the EU.
Check our full infographic: link.europa.eu/DgfgNt
@ep_diplomacy @GabrielMatoA @javilopezEU
ALT EPRS infographic on EU-Mexico trade and investment relations (May 2026) - page 1
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🏠 Housing costs are rising faster than incomes, making decent housing unaffordable for more people.
Read our briefing on developing a coordinated EU approach to housing: link.europa.eu/ng8G78
@EP_Housing @itinagli @NBrnjac @marcofalconect @MGTeodorescu @ninacarberry
ALT EPRS infographic reading 'house prices in the EU have risen by over 50% in the past decade' Source: Eurostat (January 2026)
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So far, the EU has signed 12 security & defence partnerships with countries including Canada.
They strengthen bilateral relations with like-minded partners in peace, security & defence.
Did you miss our paper from last March?
Read ↓
link.europa.eu/pxndXb
@EP_Defence
ALT EPRS briefing summary on 'The EU's new bilateral security and defence partnerships' (March 2026)
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European Parliamentary Research Service retweeted
May 26
🗓️Wednesday 3 June, 14:30 CEST:
#STOA-@stsforum Conference '#StartUps & scale-ups: lessons from EU🇪🇺 & #Japan🇯🇵'
👉link.europa.eu/4Gp7qp
@EP_EPRS @Europarl_EN @JapanMissionEU @linagalvezmunoz @Cepeda @ijabs @nicogoncas @negrescuvictor @EP_Industry
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European Parliamentary Research Service retweeted
May 21
🔴Starting soon at 9:30h:
Science & tech #STOAPanel meeting in the #EUParliament, including studies on preventive #eHealth platform & #plantpests
📺Watch live: link.europa.eu/dRQkgj
💬Interview #plantpests study: wp.me/panTdn-4BU
@HerbertDorfmann @vlad_voiculescu
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European Parliamentary Research Service retweeted
📢#Eplenary validated the new protocol to the EU🇪🇺–🇸🇹São Tomé and Príncipe fisheries agreement (2025–2029).
Rapporteur @nora_junco_eu (ECR, ES)
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Read more info in the report
↪️link.europa.eu/wj9d7P
and
↪️@EP_EPRS : link.europa.eu/dTj6YG
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European Parliamentary Research Service retweeted
📢@Europarl_EN gave the green light for the new protocol to the EU🇪🇺–🇨🇰Cook Islands sustainable fisheries agreement (2025-2032)
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More details in the @oagirregoitia's (Renew, ES) report
↪️link.europa.eu/GwdH9j
&
↪️@EP_EPRS: link.europa.eu/XxxQGm
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Care work is largely invisible, undervalued & carried out by women. The resulting gender care gap has profound consequences for society.
This week in #EPlenary, MEPs debate and vote on addressing the gender care gap.
Read our briefing 👉 link.europa.eu/3TBmYm
ALT EPRS visual reading '56% of women with children under 12 spend at least 5 hours per day on childcare, compared to 26% of men.' Source: EPRS (September 2025), based on research produced by EIGE, data reported in 2022. A woman holds a child in her arms.
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The Victims' Rights Directive sets minimum standards for the rights, support and protection of victims of crime.
The European Parliament and the Council reached agreement to update and strengthen the directive. This week in #EPlenary, MEPs debate and vote on the revised text 👇
ALT EPRS plenary at-a-glance on 'The revised Victims' Rights Directive' (May 2026)
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