Monday 23 March
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee meetings (until 26/03). - ECON: interview with the president of the ECB, Mario Draghi, about recent monetary policy measures (23/03); - CONT: voting on institutions' expenditure under 2013 budget and debate with Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva about European Commission expenditure (23 and 24/03); debate with Commissioner Phil Hogan about performance-based controls of the CAP (24/03); - AGRI: debate about animal health and food safety with Commissioner Andriukaitis (23/03); debate with Commissioner Hogan about simplification of the CA (24/03); - ITRE: debate with Commissioner Sefcovic about Energy Union (23/03); debate with Commissioner Canete about future climate and energy measures (24/03); - IMCO: debate about personal protection equipment (24/3); - AFET and CULT: discussion about cultural diplomacy (23/03); - SEDE: debate with local figureheads about security in Crimea following its annexation by Russia (24/03); - DROI: debate with Congolese gynaecologist Denis Mukwege about his work in opposition to rape and violence in Eastern Congo (25/03); - CULT: voting on reports on European cinema in the digital age and implementation of the Bologna Process; - Workshop on the education of young people and entrepreneurship (24/03).
Brussels. European Commission. Publication of a report on the European early warning system for dangerous products.
Tuesday 24 March
Riga. Council of Ministers. Foreign Affairs Council - trade minsters (also 25/03): - progress in the post-Bali programme; - progress in TTIP talks; - progress in current and future free-trade deals.
Brussels. European Commission. Publication of road safety statistics for the EU in 2014.
Brussels. European Commission. Launch of an exchange of good practice platform for better management of regional policy investment
Luxembourg. * European Court of Justice. # Hearings: - C-362/14 (Schrems - Binding nature of European Commission's finding that the United States provides a suitable level of protection for personal information).
Wednesday 25 March
Brussels. Council of Ministers. COREPER I and II.
Brussels. European Parliament. Plenary session. Debate with the European Commission and Council on Energy Union and relations with Russia after the European Summit; - Voting on the granting of €1.8 billion in macrofinancial aid to Ukraine; - debate on the fiscal transparency package adopted by the Commission; - debate with the Commission and Council on International Rom day.
Brussels. European Commission. Policy debate about the single digital market strategy.
Luxembourg. *European General Court. #Ruling: T-563/12 (Central Bank of Iran/Council - annulment of freezing of assets).
Thursday 26 March
Riga. Council of Ministers. Competitiveness Council (also 27/03). - Single digital economy market in the EU; - digitising industry; - digital entrepreneurship.
Brussels. European Commission. Adoption of monthly infringement proceedings.
Luxembourg. * European Court of Justice. Rulings: - C-316/13 (Fenoll - refusal to grant holidays to disabled people admitted to centres d'aide par le travail in France because they are not 'paid staff'); - C-556/13 (Litaksa - legality of a car insurance premium that varies according to where in the EU the car is driven); - C-279/13 (C.More Entertainment - public service broadcasters' ban on a sports event broadcast online as pay-as-you-watch). #Conclusions: - C-634/13 P and C-597/13 P (Total Marketing Services/Commission - reduction or cancellation of Total France's fine in paraffin wax price-fixing); - C-67/14 (Alimanovic - refusal to grant welfare to an unemployed EU citizen in another member state after working in that member state); - C-63/14 (Commission/France - non-recuperation by France of 'additional service' payments from SNCM).