Monday 16 May
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee work. - BUDG: trip to Jordan and Lebanon to examine bilateral cooperation on Syrian refugees and UNRWA's work for Palestinian refugees (visiting projects financed by the EU) (15-19/05). - LIBE: delegations visiting Vienna and the European Fundamental Rights Agency (16-17/05), Washington and Silicon Valley (data protection and cybersecurity - 16-20/05) and Greece (situation concerning migration, asylum and external border control - 16-20/05). - ITRE: visit to Finland and Estonia (bio-economy, energy markets, start-ups, good local practice, etc. - 17-19/05). - INTA: visit to South Korea to examine implementation of the free trade agreement - 17-19/05). - EMPL: trip to Slovakia ahead of the Slovakian Presidency of the EU (17-19/05). - ENVI: trip to Finland to examine local practices for sustainable forestry management, energy efficiency and conservation of forests and biodiversity (17-19/05).
Tuesday 17 May
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Agriculture Council. - Situation on the agriculture markets: discussing the situation and implementation of corrective measures; - Agriculture and climate: the role of agriculture in attenuating climate change and shifting to a bio-economy; - Simplifying the CAP: direct payments and the CMO regulation; - Animal welfare: setting up an EU animal welfare platform; - Miscellaneous: effect on agriculture of directive on national upper limits on emissions, international trade talks (TTIP) and protecting geographical indications.
Wednesday 18 May
Brussels. European Commission. Meeting of the College of Commissioners. European Semester: country-specific recommendations; third Commission report on the transfer and resettlement of migrants.
Brussels. Council of Ministers. COREPER I and II.
Thursday 19 May
Brussels. Council of Ministers. COREPER II.
Friday 20 May
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Justice and Home Affairs Council. - Visa policy: Commission proposal for revising the suspension mechanism; - Migration: progress in implementing EU-Turkey agreement; - European Border Guard: state of play.