Monday 24 November
Strasbourg. European Parliament. Meeting of the committees (to 27/11)
Strasbourg. European Parliament. Plenary session (to 27/11): #Debates: - motion of no-confidence tabled by the EFDD group against the new Commission (vote on 27/11); - the European Union and the global development framework post-2015 (report by D.S.Stier - vote on 25/11); - Delays in the launch of the cohesion policy 2014-2020 (vote on 27/11); - Control on exports of dual-usage goods; - Commission guidelines on impact analysis.
Tuesday 25 November
Strasbourg. European Parliament. Plenary session: #Vote on the call for urgency on the revision of the regulation on the system of own resources of the EC (1150/2000); #Formal session - Address by His Holiness Pope Francis. #Debates: - Employment and social aspects in the framework of the strategy EUROPE 2020 (vote on 25/11); - Fighting violence against women; - draft amending budgets no. 3/2014, 4/2014, 5/2014, 6/2014, 7/2014 (report by G. Deprez); - Budget 2015: results of the conciliation committee; - Situation in the Mediterranean one year on from the Lampedusa tragedy. Summary expulsions and the legalisation of “hot returns” to Spain; -Strategic framework 2014-2020 'Health and safety in the workplace'; - Implementation of the directive on equality in employment; - Evaluation of the banks' stress tests; - Joint discussion of the powers of the ECB on sanctions (report by K. Swinburne - vote on 26/11); - Statistical information collection by the ECB (report by R. Gualtieri - vote on 26/11). # Votes: - Convention on international guarantees on mobile equipment materials (report by H. Hautala); - The Hague Convention on the agreements on choice of a court (report by P. Swoboda);- Mobilisation of the EMF: STX Rauma (report by P. Sarvamaa), GAD (report by A. Jäättenmäki); - Opinion of the CJEU on the EU/Canada agreement on PNR data. # Votes.
Brussels. Council of Ministers. “Education, Youth, Culture and Sport” Council (and 26/11): * Culture and audiovisual (25/11): - Conclusions on: - audiovisual policy in the digital age; - participative governance in cultural heritage. - Discussion ahead of the European Council on the contribution of the cultural and creative sectors to the objectives of the strategy EUROPE 2020. *Sport (26/11): - Conclusions on sport as a factor of innovation and economic growth. - Discussions on how to promote sports and physical activities amongst school-age children.
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. General Court of the EU: #Verdicts: T-450/09 (Simba Toys/OHIM - Registration of the Rubik's cube shape as a community trademark); T-512/11 (Ryanair/Commission - does Irish exoneration from departure airport tax for passengers in transit constitute state aid?); T-412/13 (Orange/Commission - cancellation of the inspection decision against Orange in the framework of potential abuse of dominant position).
Wednesday 26 November
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Coreper I and II.
Strasbourg. European Parliament. Plenary session: #Debates: - Commission's measures for employment, growth and investment. - UN conference on climate change 2014 (vote in the afternoon); # Award ceremony for the Sakharov Prize 2014; - Recognition of the Palestinian State (vote on 27/11); - 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the rights of the Child (vote on 27/11); - Results of the G20 summit; digital single market (vote on 27/11); Situation of the steel industry of the EU. # Votes
Strasbourg. European Commission. Adoption of monthly package of infringements.
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Verdicts: joined cases C-22/13 and others (abusive use of fixed-term contract in teaching in Italy)
Thursday 27 November
Brussels. Council of Ministers. “Transport, Telecommunications and Energy” Council. Examination of a proposal to modify the EU rules on telecommunications (connected continent). Conclusions on governance of the Internet. - Taking stock of progress on the proposal to improve accessibility to the Web (binding harmonised accessibility criteria). Other business: telecoms aspects of the mid-term review of the strategy EUROPE 2020
Strasbourg. European Parliament. Plenary session: #Debates: - infant malnutrition in the developing countries (and vote); - Violation of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Pakistan, Serbia, Iraq. # Votes.
Friday 28 November
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Coreper I