The next EU elections will be held on 23-26 May 2019 after MEPs supported the Council proposal for this.

French President Emmanuel Macron debated the future of Europe with MEPs and Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission.

MEPs discussed data protection, election manipulation and how to safeguard people's privacy in the wake of the recent Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal. They also urged Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to come to Parliament to provide answers.

Parliament set a goal of near zero-energy buildings in the EU by 2050. The updated legislation requires EU countries to develop national long-term strategies to support cost-saving renovations of public and private buildings.