CALENDAR / Main activities of the european institutions
From 06/02-12/02
Monday 6 February
Brussels. Council of Ministers. 'Foreign Affairs' Council. Ukraine: progress in the programme of reforms and in the implementation of the Minsk agreements. – Libya: political situation in the country and possibilities for collaboration with the authorities to halt illegal migration on the central Mediterranean route. – Egypt: future EU/Egypt relations, fighting terrorism and clandestine immigration to the EU. Middle East: continuation of the debate held in January and developments in the Israeli policy of colonisation.
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Coreper II.
Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees (to 09/02). – SEDE: discussion with experts on Russia's growing influence in the southern Caucasus. – EMPL: vote on the non-legislative report on the social and employment aspects of the results of the Annual Growth Review 2017. – IMCO: examination of the amendments to the non-legislative report on "Cooperation between the national authorities responsible for implementing consumer protection laws" and of the reports on the European action plan for online administration 2016-2020 and on "Extending the life cycle of products". – FEMM: vote on the draft report on gender equality in the EU 2014-2000. – CONT: workshop "Democratic responsibility and budgetary control of non-governmental organisations financed under the EU budget" (room PHS 4B001). – ITRE: workshop "Energy independence, security of supply and diversification of the EU's sources of energy" (room JAN 2Q2). – REGI: workshop on technical assistance in the cohesion policy.
Brussels. European Commission. Presentation of the "Environmental Implementation Review" tool (EIR).
Tuesday 7 February
Brussels. Council of Ministers. 'General Affairs' Council. Preparations for the European Council of 9 and 10 March (economy, security, external relations).
Luxembourg. *Court of justice of the EU. #Conclusions: C-638/16 (PPUX and X – obligation for the embassies of the member state to issue humanitarian visas to allow access to their territory for persons wishing to enter asylum applications).
Wednesday 8 February
Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. Ninth report on relocation and resettlement.
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Coreper I and II.
Brussels. Committee of the Regions. Plenary session.
Luxembourg. *Court of justice of the EU. #Judgements: C-562/15 (Carrefour Hypermarchés – Legality of an advertisement comparing prices between shops of different formats and sizes). #Conclusions: C-610/15 (Stichting Brein – application for a ban of ‘BitTorrent’ websites on the grounds of copyright infringements).
Thursday 9 February
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Coreper II.
Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees. – PANA: investigation mission in the United Kingdom and hearing on the role of lawyers, accountants and bankers in the Panama Papers case (part II)– PANA: investigation mission in the United Kingdom and hearing on the role of lawyers, accountants and bankers in the Panama Papers case (part II). – LIBE: Public hearing on the detention system and conditions in prisons in the EU (room P3C050).
Luxembourg. *Court of justice of the EU. #Judgements: C-560/14 (M – Possibility for a person applying successively for asylum and subsidiary protection to demand, in the framework of the latter procedure, to be heard orally and to cross-examine witnesses).
