The European Parliament has published its plenary agenda, centred on a noon vote on an agreement with the Council to update EU rules on screening foreign investments. Under the revised legislation, EU countries would have to screen foreign investments in strategic sectors including defence, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, critical raw materials and financial services to identify and address risks to security or public order. MEPs will also assess the security implications of the rapid deployment of advanced AI models, including EU access to test new models and the application of the NIS2 Directive, AI Act and Cyber Resilience Act, and will question EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on the EU strategy for crises in the Middle East. Other economic and governance items include a vote on updated EU steel safeguards to replace measures due to expire on 30 June 2026, presentation of the Commission’s fertiliser action plan aimed at reducing import dependence and raising domestic and alternative fertiliser production, and a debate on whether the EU’s governance structure should be adjusted in response to external challenges. The session also includes a statement on the EU response to reduced United States military deployment in Europe, a debate on Cuba that will lead to a resolution vote in the June plenary session, and discussions on public-space security.
European Parliament2026-05-19
European Parliament sets plenary agenda with vote on mandatory screening of foreign investment in strategic sectors
The European Parliament’s plenary agenda centres on a vote on an agreement with the Council to update EU rules on screening foreign investments in strategic sectors, including defence, semiconductors, artificial intelligence and critical raw materials. MEPs will also assess security implications of advanced AI models and question EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on the EU strategy for crises in the Middle East, alongside votes and debates on EU steel safeguards, the Commission’s fertiliser action plan, EU governance, the EU response to reduced US military deployment in Europe and public-space security.