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The political groups will prepare for the upcoming May plenary session, where MEPs will debate how the EU should respond to US trade measures and assess global trade opportunities for the EU. They will also debate and vote on their priorities for the upcoming proposal on the EU’s long-term budget, outline their priorities for the EU-UK summit, and debate and vote on the EU water resilience strategy.
European Council and Council of the European meetings for the week ahead include the following:
28-29 April | Informal meeting of environment Ministers
7-8 May | Informal meeting of foreign Ministers