Euractiv Est. 2min 17-05-2024 (updated: 03-06-2024 ) Content-Type: Analysis Analysis Based on factual reporting, although it Incorporates the expertise of the author/producer and may offer interpretations and conclusions. Some of the proposed legislative text did not make it past the final vote, or even past the first round of negotiations, and will have to be deal with in the next legislative term. [Illustration: Esther Snippe/Euractiv] Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> Languages: Français | DeutschPrint Email Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram Over the past five years, Ursula von der Leyen’s College of Commissioners has presented a long list of legislative texts covering issues ranging from Green Deal legislation to defence industrial programmes. However, some of the proposed text did not make it past the final vote, or even past the first round of negotiations, because they touched on sensitive topics or were presented just before the end of this legislative term. The Council is expected to continue negotiating on the texts in the coming weeks, even though the Parliament has stopped all work and its members have gone into campaign mode. The new Parliament will convene in June, though deep dives into the legacy technical files of the von der Leyen Commission are not expected before the autumn, as parliamentarians need time to form their new groups, get a grip on the topics, and sit down with national diplomats. Around 63 of these files have not passed the plenary vote in Parliament and are currently in the preparatory phase or in parliamentary committees, meaning the next Parliament will be able to highly influence their content. In this Special Report, Euractiv looks at the most important policy files that have not been completed in this term. Subscribe now to our newsletter EU Elections Decoded Email Address * Politics Newsletters Two major agri files EU Parliament will have to tackle in the next term News | Agrifood 17-05-2024 Est. 3minThe end-2023 MEPs failure to approve a comprehensive reform of the rules on pesticides epitomizes the difficulties of the Green Deal in agrifood policy. Two big agrifood policy files are pending for the next Parliament. The major defence file the new EU Parliament will have to tackle next term News | Defence and security 21-05-2024 Est. 3minTwo years after Russia invaded Ukraine, European arms and defence stockpiles are running low, and the bloc’s industry is hesitating to invest in more production capabilities. The European Commission presented the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP) to speed up output … Corruption, transparency: files to keep an eye on in the next EU Parliament News | Politics 22-05-2024 Est. 3minThe next European Parliament will need to negotiate with EU countries two key files which aim to harmonise corruption and transparency requirements for foreign-funded organisations, both proposed after a string of corruption cases, like Qatargate, shook the outgoing legislature. CMU, competitiveness to take centre stage in next economic policy cycle News | Economy 23-05-2024 Est. 6minIn March this year, eurozone finance ministers demanded the upcoming European Commission revive the bloc's decade-old Capital Markets Union (CMU), mainly by reducing barriers for institutional and retail investors, listing, real-time access to market data, and securitisation investment. Europe’s unfinished environment files: Nature restoration versus everything else News | Energy & Environment 24-05-2024 Est. 5minIn spite of the very public backlash against the EU Green Deal, several key environmental files continue to pass through the EU's legislative machinery without major controversy. Tech file on online child abuse material remains incomplete, risks gridlock News | Law enforcement 28-05-2024 Est. 4minThe draft law on detecting and reporting online child sexual abuse material (CSAM), sparking criticism and tension in the past, remains one of the important yet incomplete tech files of the EU, highlighting its significance as it risks being abandoned amid legislative gridlock. Europe’s unfinished transport files: Technical detail and sovereignty tensions News | Transport 27-05-2024 Est. 4minSeveral key transport files await new and returning lawmakers in September. New parliament needs to finalise pharma package, begin controversial work on health determinants News | Health 29-05-2024 Est. 3minMuch has been achieved, as summarised in the recent communication on the European Health Union. However, two major areas will spill over onto the desks of the next Parliament: the pharma package and health determinants.
