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EP TODAY   Press Releases   Plenary session   5 hours ago     Wednesday, 18 June NATO summit In a debate with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, starting at 09:00, MEPs will outline their expectations for the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on 24-26 June 2025. NATO country leaders are expected to discuss how to ramp up defence spending, in the context of Russia’s continued war of aggression against Ukraine and calls from US President Donald Trump for European countries to invest more and take greater responsibility for their defence. Viktor Almqvist (+32) 470 88 29 42 Snjezana Kobescak Smodis (+32) 470 96 08 19 EP_ForeignAff EP_Defence Clean Industrial Deal In an afternoon debate with Commission Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné, MEPs will look into the Clean Industrial Deal initiative, which was presented by the Commission in February 2025. A draft resolution, on which MEPs will vote on Thursday, proposes a range of measures to boost industrial competitiveness, including regulatory simplification, accelerated permitting procedures, as well as a push in favour of permanent carbon removals to support sustainability efforts. Baptiste Chatain (+32) 498 98 13 37 EP_Industry Freedom of assembly in Hungary From around 14:00, MEPs will quiz Commissioner Michael McGrath on the Commission’s stance on respect for European values in Hungary, in light of recent developments surrounding the Budapest Pride march. Kyriakos Klosidis (+32)...