Monday 7 April
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee meetings (until Thursday 11/04): - AGRI: promotion des agricultural products (vote); - TRAN: noise emissions from airports (vote); - CULT: restitution of illegally exported cultural objects (vote); - ECON: exchange of views on ECB in 2013 with its vice-president, Vitor Constancio. - PECH: hearing on implementing rejects ban; - CONT: hearing on Lisbon strategy: execution of budget and results; - DEVE, ITRE, JURI: hearings on European Citizens' Initiative (ECI)
Tuesday 8 April
Brussels. European Commission: - Adoption of a communication on civilian drones.
Luxembourg. Court of Justice of EU. - Judgments: - Joined cases C-293/12 (Digital Rights Ireland) and C-594/12 (Seitlinger and others), validity of directive on data retention; - C-288/12 (Commission/Hungary), interrupted mandate before term of data protection supervisor; - T-319/11 (ABN Amro/Commission), illegal state aid. Information: http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/j_6/
Wednesday 9 April
Brussels. European Commission: - Adoption of new guidelines on state aid for protection of environment and for the energy industry; - Publication of a green paper on public health based on mobile and wireless devices (mHealth) ; - Adoption of a packet of measures on company law and corporate governance; - Proposal for setting up a European platform to fight against undeclared work.
Brussels. Coreper I et II.
Luxembourg. Court of Justice of EU. - Judgments: C-616/11 (T-Mobile), supplementary charges for consumers for payment by bank transfer; - T-150/12 (Greece/Commission), illegal state aid.
Thursday 10 April
Luxembourg. Court of Justice of EU. - Judgments: - Joined cases C-231-232-233-247-253/11 P (Commission/various companies), illegal cartel on gas insulated switchgear; - C-190/12 (Emerging Markets Series of DFA Investment Trust Co), tax exemption on dividends paid abroad; - C-435/12 (ACI Adam), charge paid on digital support to compensate copyright holders; - C-115/13 (Commission/Hungary), exemption from excise duty for the production of alcohol by private individuals.- Opinions: - Joined cases (C-5859/13 (Torresi), refusal to register with lawyers association ; - C-4/13 (Fassbender-Firman), accumulation of entitlements to family benefits; - C-101/13, birth name of holder on personal data page of passport.