This week, the EU is mostly on holiday. European Parliament Delegations will be in Washington to discuss how to deepen ties with the U.S., and support for Ukraine; in California to discuss company mergers, venture capital and public financing; in Brazil to debate the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and strengthening trade relations with Brazil; in Taiwan to democratic resilience, foreign interference, cybersecurity and disinformation campaigns; in Rome to examine Italy’s RRF governance and antifraud controls; and in Ireland for discussions on tax policies. The week’s events in the European Union including EU Council, Commission and Parliament meetings from 21 to 26 July 2025.
Monday 21 July
European Parliament | Political Meetings | Institutional affairs
European Parliament Delegations
Brussels
Foreign affairs/US: a delegation from the Foreign Affairs Committee will travel to Washington DC and Richmond, Virginia. MEPs will meet several congressional representatives and senators, and representatives of the State Department, National Security Council and think tanks. They will discuss how to deepen transatlantic ties, enhance collective security, reinforce the shared commitment to supporting Ukraine, and tackle other common challenges (Monday to Thursday).
Economic affairs/US: MEPs from the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee will travel to California to discuss company mergers, venture capital and public financing, as well as the policy and regulatory framework driving California’s innovation economy. The MEPs will meet, among others, with representatives from Apple, PayPal, StartX, and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. They will also meet institutional investors and state legislators (Monday to Thursday).
Mercosur/Brazil: a delegation from the International Trade Committee will travel to Brasília and São Paulo, Brazil, with the aim of advancing the dialogue on the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and strengthening trade relations with Brazil. The MEPs will meet ministers and public officials, as well as representatives from industry, civil society and think tanks, to discuss the political, economic, and environmental dimensions of the agreement (Monday to Wednesday).
Foreign interference/Taiwan: a group of MEPs from the Special Committee on the Democracy Shield will travel to Taipei, where they will meet with national authorities, civil society representatives, think tanks and international partners. They will discuss issues and measures relating to democratic resilience, foreign interference, cybersecurity and disinformation campaigns (Monday to Wednesday).
Monday 14 – Friday 25 July
Other bodies and agencies | Conferences and summits | Applied sciences | Competitiveness | Digital transformation | Popularising science | Social analysis
ESA-JRC International Summer School on GNSS 2025
Greece
The 16th edition of the European Space Agency (ESA)-Joint Research Centre (JRC) Summer School on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) aims to train future generations of scientists and engineers to support the space programme and foster innovation in the domain of space-related applications
Lectures from internationally-renowned scientists and specialists will provide attendees with a comprehensive overview of satellite navigation, starting from the GNSS system, its signals, the processing of observations in a receiver and finally determining the position-navigation-time (PNT) solution.
Tuesday 22 July
European Parliament | Political Meetings | Institutional affairs
European Parliament Delegations
Brussels
Recovery and Resilience Facility/Italy: a delegation from the Working Group on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), composed of members of the Budgets and Economic and Monetary Affairs Committees, will travel to Rome. The MEPs will examine Italy’s RRF governance and antifraud controls and visit three RRF-funded projects. They will meet with ministers, auditors, and representatives of unions, industry and regional authorities (Tuesday to Thursday).
Tax policies/Ireland: members of the Tax Matters Subcommittee will be in Dublin for a day of discussions on tax policies, the fight against tax avoidance and tax simplification. The objectives are to gain a better grasp of Irish tax policies and to have in-person meetings with key policy-makers, tax authorities, business representatives and stakeholders.
