Key topics next week include:

• Key debate on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need for the release of hostages and for an immediate humanitarian truce leading to a ceasefire and the prospects for peace and security in the Middle East
• Debate and vote on new rules to make packaging easier to reuse and recycle and to reduce unnecessary packaging and waste
• New measures to strengthen the right to repair and promote sustainable consumption: debate and vote
• Debate and vote on rules to cut the use of chemical pesticides
• New CO2 emissions reduction targets for trucks and buses: debate and vote
• Debate and vote on boosting Europe’s Net-Zero technology production
• Vote on MEPs’ proposals for the June 2024 EP elections with regard to the lead candidate process and increasing voter turnout
• Reform of the EU Treaties to enhance the EU’s capacity to act and strengthen the voice of citizens: debate and vote
• “This is Europe” debate with the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Nikolay Denkov