Monday20 October
Luxembourg. Council of Ministers. Foreign Affairs Council: - joined-up strategies to counter Ebola; - UN mediation in Libya and possible EU assistance; - Islamic State, situation in Iraq and Syria and tackling the terrorist threat; - Middle East peace process and situation in Gaza; - Ukraine: peace plan, OSCE mission, EU assistance; - EU-Tajikistan Cooperation Council.
Strasbourg. European Parliament. Plenary session (until 23/10): - (20/10): flood prevention and management; reaction to the Ebola crisis. - (21/10): - closure of 2012 accounts; review of the Barroso II Commission; preparation for the European Council; EU general budget for 2015; amending budget no. 2/2014. - (22/10): presentation of the Juncker Commission and vote on the new Commission (to be confirmed); - European semester: implementation of 2014 priorities ; - (23/10): cases of breaches of human rights or democracy.
Strasbourg. European Parliament. Committee meetings (until 23/10): (20/10) # Hearings of commissioners-designate: - TRAN: Violeta Bulc; - ITRE, ENVI: Maros Sefcovic. # Other hearings: - LIBE: candidates for the posts of European Data Protection Supervisor and his/her assistant (20/10) and vote on appointments (21/10). # Other activities; - INTA: examination of proposal to extend the autonomous trade preferences with Ukraine.
Rome. Council of Ministers. Informal; meeting of sports ministers (and 21/10): - review of European Sports Week; - sport and social inclusion of disadvantaged groups; - Fair Play event. Arte, sport e video oltre limiti e confini; - discussion on financial fair play.
Tuesday 21 October
Luxembourg. Council of Ministers. General Affairs Council: - preparation for the summit of 23 and 24; - strategic agenda Europe of Freedom, Security and Justice; - report and conclusions on the governance of EU macro-regional strategies.
Brussels. European Commission. Eurostat. Publication for the first time of EU28 debt and public deficits figures for 2010-2013 according to the revised ESA 2010 methodology
Luxembourg. Court of Justice of the EU: # Opinions: C-503/13 and C/504/13 (Boston Scientific Medizintechnick GmbH - producer's financial liability for defective medical devices implanted in the human body); C-623/13 (de Ruyter - application of the CSG to the income from assets of an EU national having his tax residence in France). - General Court of the EU: # Ruling: T-453/11 (Forge de Laguiole - Request for annulment of identical mark).
Wednesday 22 October
Luxembourg. Court of Justice of the EU: # Rulings: C-580/12 P (Guardian Industries and Guardian Europe/Commission - reduction of the fine imposed on Guardian for participation in a flat glass cartel) ; C-344/13 (Bianco) and C-367/13 (Fabretti) (legality of the exemption in Italy from income tax of winnings from games of chance obtained in Italy but not those obtained abroad).
Thursday 23 October
Brussels. European Council (and 24/10): - agreement on a new framework for climate and energy (reduction of EU emissions, limiting dependence and improving energy security); - general economic situation in the EU; - foreign policy issues depending on the international situation. On the sidelines of the European Council: - eurozone heads of state and government lunch; - Tripartite social summit.
Luxembourg. Court of Justice of the EU: # Rulings: C-359/11 (Schulz) and C-400/11 (Egbringhoff) (Insufficient information to customers on a rise in gas prices); C-104/13 (Olainfarm - the right of the manufacturer of a reference medicinal product to bring an action challenging authorisation of a generic medicine).