Although in many cases MEPs will be participating remotely, committees are continuing their work.

Coronavirus

The economic affairs committee will discuss the economic impact and response to the Covid-19 outbreak with Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President for An Economy that Works for People, and Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy, on Monday.

The transport committee will discuss the response to the Covid-19 crisis in the transport sector with Commissioner Adina-Ioana Vălean, on Monday.

Agriculture and fisheries

On Tuesday the agriculture committee will vote on transitional measures to support the agriculture sector through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund from 1 January 2021.

During its meeting on Thursday, the fisheries committee will consider recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the UK.

Energy

Also on Tuesday, the industry committee votes on plans to update the labelling of tyres to make it easier for consumer to find out information about fuel efficiency and other essential parameters.

Foreign affairs

On Monday the civil liberties committee discusses the situation in Libya and how it affects efforts by migrants and asylum seekers to use the country to enter the EU irregularly.

Also that day, the security and defence committee will look into arms exports, artificial intelligence as well as EU-African security cooperation in the Sahel region, West Africa and the Horn of Africa.