Monday 30 November
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Competitiveness Council (Industry, Internal Market) (also 1 December).- New strategy for an internal market in goods and services; - second 'Better Legislation' summit; - Second examination of competitiveness to react to trends in the real economy.
Brussels.: European Parliament. Committee work (until 3/12): -- DEVE: debate with HR, Federica Mogherini, on development cooperation in the EU's foreign policy; hearings on the new alliance for security and nutrition and on the theme 'Security and Development'(with SEDE); vote on TiSA talks (30/11). - ECON and EMPL: dialogue with the Commission on the Annul Growth Review and the early warning system for the European Semester 2016 (1/12). - IMCO and ITRE: the two committees will attempt to draw up compromise amendments for the own initiative report on the establishment of a digital single market (1/12). - INTA: debate with Luxembourg's foreign minister, J. Asselborn, on the Luxembourg Presidency's balance sheet; public hearing on foreign trade talks between Australia and New Zealand (1/12).- REGI: workshop with experts on financial instruments for the Cohesion Policy. - CONT: discussions with the Court of Auditors and Employment, Development and Enlargement Commissioners (1/12) and Research Commissioner (3/12) on implementation of the Commission's budget for 2014. - EMPL: public hearing on member states' employment policies against the backdrop of the active inclusion strategy (3/12).
Brussels. European Commission. Opening of talks with Cuba for a cooperation and association agreement.
Paris. Opening of the UN conference on climate change (COP 21)
Tuesday 1er December
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Competitiveness Council' (Research and Space). - Conclusions document on integrity in research, promoting sexual equality in the EEA and ERA governance
Wednesday 2 December
Brussels.: European Parliament. Plenary sitting. - Commission statement on circular economy measures. Debate and votes: - special Ombudsman's report on the investigation into Frontex (Metsola, Keller S report) - Sustainability urban mobility (Delli report). Vote: Savings tax agreement between EU and Liechtenstein (Loones report). - Statement by Council and Commission on implementation of the European Year for Development - QO: male-female balance in management jobs; situation in Hungary; protection of Virunga National Park in DRC.
Brussels. European Commission. Meeting of the College of Commissioners. Major issues: - Aviation strategy; - Circular economy package.
Brussels. Council of Ministers. COREPER I and II.
Thursday 3 December
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Justice and Home Affairs' (also 4/12). - Refugee situation and implementation of decisions; - fight against terrorism and the EU's domestic security strategy; - progress on PNR directive; - partial general guidance on a regulation on a European prosecutor; - update on work on the directive on protecting the EU's financial interests
Luxembourg. *European Court of Justice. #Ruling: C-301/14 (Pfotehhilfe-Ungarn - Application requirements to declare, register and protect animal health for an organisation re-housing dogs in other member states. * European General Court: #Ruling: T-327/14 (Compagnie des fromages & Richemonts / OHIM- Grupo Lactalis Iberia - registration as a Community trademark of the red and white checked Le rustique' camembert logo.
Friday 4 December
Brussels. Council of Ministers. COREPER I