Monday 04 May
Brussels. European Parliament (until 07/05). - PETI: meeting with a delegation from the Bundestag to discuss the petitions system in Germany (04/05); meeting with Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans to discuss citizens' initiative petition issues (05/05). - AFCO and ECON: hearing of experts on the role of the Eurogroup in economic governance and the institutional aspects of the governance of the eurozone (05/05). - CONT and BUDG: hearing on the challenges of budgetary control in the EU's own resources system (5/05). - TRAN: hearing on the social aspects of road transport, including the impact on safety (05/05). - AFET: hearing on a security strategy for Libya (05/05). - DROI and CULT: hearing on major sports events and human rights (06/05). - IMCO: public hearing on barriers to the full implementation of the internal market acquis in relations between the EU and Switzerland and between the EU and the EFTA, in general (07/05).
Tuesday 05 May
Brussels. European Commission. Publication of spring 2015 European economic forecast.
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Rulings: C-146/13 (Spain/EP and Council - request for then annulment of the regulations on the European unitary patent) * General Court of the EU: #Rulings:
T-42312, T-183/13 and T-184/13 (Skype/OHIM - registration of the sign Skype as a Community trade mark).
Wednesday 06 May
Brussels. European Commission. Adoption of the digital single market.
Brussels. European Commission. European Civil Protection Forum (and 07/05).
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Coreper I and II.
Riga (Latvia). Council of Ministers. Meeting of EU-USA-Canada experts on protecting critical infrastructure (and 07/05).
Thursday 07 May
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Foreign Affairs Council. Trade: - TTIP: discussion on provisions on state/investor dispute settlement; - Preparation of the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference in Nairobi in December (Doha Agenda; agreement on environmental goods); - trade relations with the EU's Eastern partners ahead of the Riga summit; - On the sidelines of the Council: meeting of ministers with their Eastern Partnership counterparts.
Riga (Latvia). European Commission. Conference on European Competition Day.
Luxembourg. Court of Justice of the EU. #Opinion: - C-218/14 (Singh et al - continuation of a non-EU national's spouse's right to remain in a member state after the couple has divorced and the EU-national former spouse has left that member state); - C-216/14 (Covaci - use of the language of the state and the requirement to appoint a person authorised to lodge an action and to follow up on legal documents).
Friday 08 May
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Coreper I
Saturday 09 May
Brussels and Luxembourg. Europe Day: the institutions open their doors to the public - Various activities. Info: http://europa.eu/about-eu/basic-information/symbols/europe-day/index_en.htm
Brussels. Business breakfast “Digital Single Market Package”. Organiser: Eurochambres. Info: events@eurochambres.eu