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Members of Congress's International Relations Committee met with European Parliament and EU officials in Brussels to discuss cooperation on democracy, security, drug trafficking, human rights, and foreign investment in Honduras.

Sixty attorneys who topped a public-prosecutor competition asked Congress to pressure the Public Ministry after their swearing-in stalled for months following an April notification that was never followed up.

Congress and the Oabi (seized-property office) signed an agreement to establish Congress's first regional office in San Pedro Sula, where lawmakers representing the north and Atlantic coast can meet constituents, with a second property in Tegucigalpa for a regional legislative forum.

A bill introduced in Congress by lawmaker Johana Bermúdez would guarantee free, non-discriminatory medical care, confidentiality, and social support for Hondurans living with HIV while obligating the state to ensure continuous antiretroviral drug access.

Taxi-stand operators announced an end to nationwide protests and agreed to work with Congress on a digital platform and regulatory reforms, with lawmakers pledging dialogue on licensing and competition from illegal services.

Honduras's congressional environment committee is drafting a climate-change law that would establish regulatory standards to help the country mitigate effects of El Niño, drought, and other climate impacts on infrastructure and production.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano is calling for a thorough investigation into a road accident in Villanueva that killed at least eight people and injured about a dozen, and urging authorities to enforce traffic laws strictly to prevent future crashes.

Congressional Secretary Carlos Ledezma delivered all impeachment records to the Public Prosecutor's office, which will decide whether to formally charge the five officials — including former Attorney General Johel Zelaya and two electoral tribunal members — removed from office in Honduras's first-ever impeachment proceedings earlier this year.