The 8th meeting of the ECON Commission will take place on 23 April 2026 in Brussels.
On the agenda are the following key points:
- Discussion and adoption of the opinion on European Business Wallets, with rapporteur Branislav ZACHARIDES (SK/ECR), Mayor of Vrútky.
- Exchange of views on the EU Defence Industry Transformation Roadmap with rapporteur: Tadeusz TRUSKOLASKI (PL/EA), Mayor of the City of Białystok.
- Exchange of views on the Cybersecurity Review and the Digital Networks Act with rapporteur: Zdeněk HŘIB (CZ/GREENS), Member of the Local Assembly of the City of Prague.
- Exchange of views on the Industrial Accelerator Act with rapporteur: Willy BORSUS (BE/RENEW), Member of the Municipal Council of the City of Marche-En-Famenne.
- Debate on Gender and AI: How bias shapes opportunities with Catherine VAN DE HEYNING, Professor of Fundamental Rights, University of Antwerp, and June LOWERY-KINGSTON, Head of Unit Accessibility, Multilingualism & Safer Internet, DG CNECT, European Commission (tbc)
- Debate on State Aid: Review of the General Block Exemption Regulation, with Anthony WHELAN, Deputy Director-General for State Aid, DG COMP, European Commission.