From 23/01 to 29/01

Monday 23 January

• Brussels. Council of Ministers. 'Agriculture' Council. – Discussion on the free-trade agreements negotiated by the EU (TTIP, CETA, EU/Mercosur, etc.) on the basis of a Commission study into their impact on agricultural products. – Presentation of the priorities of the Maltese Presidency (market situation, trade agreements, organic, 'omnibus' regulation). – Commission stock-take of the situation on the agricultural markets and implementation of the 'dairy' package
• Valetta (Malta). Council of Ministers. Informal meeting of the 'General Affairs' Council (and 24/01). – European affairs: - Discussion with the candidate countries on the priorities of the Maltese Presidency. – European project in the context of internal and external economic factors.
• Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees (to 26/01). – COMMITTEES: Maltese Presidency to present and discuss with various committees its priorities in their respective area of competence (to 26/01). – COMMITTEES: election of chairs and vice-chairs in the various committees (to 25/01)

Tuesday 24 January

• Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees. – CONT: discussion with Commissioner Moedas on the implementation of the budget in 2015, to be attended by a representative of the Court of Auditors. – EMIS: hearing of various senior officials of Audi AG. – PETI: discussion of a petition calling for exemptions from criminal prosecution for individuals or NGOs in contact with or assisting illegal migrants in distress, particularly at sea. – PANA: hearing on the role of lawyers, accountants and bankers in 'Panama Papers' (24/01). – AFET: workshop on EU/Turkmenistan relations (24/01). – REGI: workshop on the new generation cohesion policy. – CULT: hearing on the theme "Higher education and distance learning in the framework of the European strategy for lifelong education and training". – DROI: workshop on human rights in Iran following the agreement on nuclear.
• Brussels. European Investment Bank. Presentation of the results of the EIB Group the 2016 and its forecasts for 2017.
• Luxembourg. *General Court of the EU: #Judgement: T-749/15 (Nausicaa Anadyomène and Banque d’Escompte/ECB – Compensation from the ECB for damages allegedly suffered by banks holding Greek debt instruments in the framework of the restructuring of the Greek debt). 

Wednesday 25 January

• Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. – Action plan for the circular economy: implementation report and Communication on producing energy from waste. – Stock-take on internal border controls in the Schengen area. – 47th progress report on the Security Union. – First report on the implementation of the European border guard and coastguard agency. – Participation of the College at the New Year reception hosted by King Philippe of Belgium.
• Brussels. Council of Ministers. Coreper I and II.
• Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees. – DROI: public hearing on the human rights situation in Syria.
• Brussels. European Economic and Social Committee – European pillar of social rights (discussion with Commissioner Marianne Thyssen and MEP Maria Joao Rodrigues). – Debate and votes on five opinions on the European gigabit society (deployment of high-speed broadband). – Priorities of the Maltese Presidency of the EU. – Vote on an opinion on the 'copyright' package. – Mid-term review of the programme Horizon 2020.
• Luxembourg. *Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgements: C-375/15 (BAWAG – Possibility for an online bank to send clients contractual modifications via electronic mailbox built into its website). C-640/15 (Vilkas – Obligation for authorities responsible for executing a European arrest warrant to grant a third handover date if the first two failed due to the resistance of the wanted person). *General Court of the EU: #Judgement: T-255/15 (Almaz-Antey Air and Space Defence/Council – Cancellation of the freezing of assets of the Russian company alleged to have produced the missile that shot down MH17 of Malaysian Airlines).

Thursday 26 January

• Valetta (Malta). Council of Ministers. Informal 'Justice and Home Affairs' Council (and 27/1). – Asylum and related issues. – Devices using information technology for borders and security. – Presentation on the Conference on missing children.
• Brussels. Council of Ministers. Eurogroup. – Greece: progress made in the framework of the second assessment of the economic adjustment programme; short-term debt relief measures. – Post-programme monitoring for Ireland and Portugal: results of the monitoring missions in both countries. – Results of consultations with the IMF under article IV of its Statutes. – European Semester: recommendations of the Council for the economic policy of the Eurozone for 2017. – Updated draft budgetary plans for Spain and Lithuania. – Transposition of the budgetary pact into the national legislations of the members. – Debate on the special report of the Court of Auditors on the single supervision mechanism.
• Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees. – IMCO: hearing on European standards for the 21st century for a modern and inclusive society. – ITRE: public hearing on a European electronic communications code and an ORECE regulation in the framework of the 'Connectivity' package.
• Brussels. European Economic and Social Committee. Plenary session. Discussion with Commissioner Pierre Moscovici on the state of the European economy and the deepening of the EMU.
• Luxembourg. *Court of justice of the EU. #Judgements: C-604-609-611-613-614-618-619-625-626-636-637-638-642-644/13 P (various ceramics and plumbing fixtures companies/Commission – Cancellation of the fines handed down to several companies in the framework of the merger on the market of sanitary fittings for bathrooms)

Friday 27 January

• Brussels. Council of Ministers. 'Economic and Financial Affairs' Council. – Presentation of the programme of the Maltese Presidency in the economic and financial fields. – European semester: adoption of conclusions on the annual growth review for 2017 and on the report on the early-warning mechanism for macro-economic imbalances in 2017; Eurozone economic policy recommendations. – VAT: presentation of the Commission's proposal on the temporary and voluntary application by certain member states of a reverse-charge VAT mechanism for internal supplies above an invoicing threshold of €10,000. Banks: stock take of discussions at the Basel Committee on banking reform. – EU budget: presentation and discussion of the final report of the high-level group on the own resources of the EU by its President, Mario Monti. – Adoption of updated draft budget plans of Spain and Lithuania.
• Valetta (Malta). Council of Ministers. Informal 'Justice and Home Affairs' Council. European Public Prosecutor's office. – Regulation on insolvency procedures.