Monday 8 February
Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees: - BUDG: a delegation of the committee to Turkey to take stock of the implementation of EU measures to support refugees from Syria and Iraq and to discuss the use of the pre-accession funds with the authorities (08-10/02). - PETI: a fact-finding delegation of the committee to Spain to look into the reality of infringements of the framework directive on water by the land planning measures of the basins of the Ebro and the Tajo (meeting of petitioners and authorities- 08-10/02). - AFET: a delegation of the committee to Saudi Arabia and Qatar to discuss the EU's relations with both countries and the situation in the neighbouring Arab countries (08-10/02). SEDE: a delegation of the sub-committee to Italy to the headquarters of Operation SOFIA to tackle the trafficking in human beings and meeting with the Home Affairs Minister and members of the Parliament to discuss Italy's experiences in this matter (08-10/12). - DEVE: a mission of the committee to Kenya to take stock of the situation on the ground and the state of preparations for the national elections of 2017 (08-11/02). - ITRE: a delegation of the committee to the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) in Ljubljana (Slovenia) (10-12/02). - LIBE: a mission of the committee to Turkey to visit refugee camps and take stock of EU/Turkey cooperation on this dossier (08-11/02). - FEMM: a delegation of the committee to Munich to meet the local authorities and visit refugee camps to find out about the hosting conditions for women (10-12/02)
Tuesday 9 February
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Political and Security Committee (COPS)
Wednesday 10 February
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Coreper I and II and COPS.
Thursday 11 February
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Eurogroup. 2016 budgets of Portugal; bailouts of Greece and Cyprus.
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Coreper II.
Friday 12 February
Brussels. Council of Ministers. 'Economic and Financial Affairs' Council. - Conclusions on strategy to fight the financing of terrorism. - Examination of two recent Commission proposals to prevent tax avoidance. - Implementation of Banking Union. - Preparations for the meeting of the G20 (Shangai 25-27/02). - Questions related to the EU budget.