The Week Ahead 02 – 08 June 2025

02 June - 08 June 2025 20250522APR28556 The Week Ahead 02 – 08 June 2025 Committees Russian democratic opposition. Yulia Navalnaya, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Ilya Yashin and other prominent members of Russia's democratic opposition are coming to discuss EU support for pro-democratic forces in Russia in the new geopolitical context, in a debate with the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Human Rights Subcommittee and the EP-Russia delegation (Thursday). EU - Ukraine road transport. The Transport and Tourism Committee will vote to update the EU-Ukraine road transport agreement and prolong it until the end of 2025. Concluded in June 2022, the deal is the EU’s response to the disruptions to Ukraine’s transport sector caused by the Russian invasion. It facilitates cross-border transport of vital goods such as fuel and humanitarian aid into Ukraine while enabling Ukrainian exports to reach the EU and beyond (Tuesday). EU enlargement. MEPs on the Foreign Affairs Committee will assess current affairs and progress with reforms in several candidate countries as they advance towards EU membership. In separate votes, MEPs will evaluate the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, North Macedonia and Georgia (Wednesday). Welfare of dogs and cats. The EU’s first-ever rules on dog and cat welfare will be up for a vote in the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee. The proposed bill takes aim at puppy mills and the illegal trade in pets, and will set EU standards for the breeding,...