609th Plenary Session - 21-22 October 2026

609th plenary session, with the following debates and guests:

Wednesday 21 October 2026 at 16:00

European technological sovereignty: Putting people at the heart of digital transformation, 

• with Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Tech 
  Sovereignty, Security and Democracy; and
• Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Director General of DIGITALEUROPE

Thursday 22 October 2026 at 10:00

‘Eradicating poverty by 2050: fulfilling our collective responsibility’

High-level debate with

• Séamus Boland, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), 
• Dara Calleary, Minister for Social Protection and Minister for Rural and Community Development, Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU, 
• Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, responsible for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness, 
• Carlos Susias, President of the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN), 
• Li Andersson, Chair of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, European Parliament.

Web streaming