27/02-05/03

Monday 27 February

Brussels. Council of Ministers. 'Transport, Telecommunications and Energy' Council. *Energy: - raft of measures on green energy (progress to be made, synergies for a global approach, regional cooperation). – Energy Union: progress made in 2016, governance of the Energy Union.
Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees (to 02/03). – BUDG: discussion with Commissioner Oettinger and the Maltese finance minister on the report on the discharge of the 2015 budget of the Commission (and 28/02). – PECH: public hearing of experts on the state of development of the biomass of fish stocks managed under the CFP

Tuesday 28 February

Brussels. Council of Ministers. 'Environment' Council. – ETS: debate and adoption of a position of the Council on the re-examination of the European emissions trading system (ETS) to come into line with the Paris Climate Agreement. – Sustainable development: debate on the involvement of citizens and businesses in putting into practice the sustainable development goals in the framework of EU environmental policy – European Semester: review of the implementation of environmental policy in the framework of the European Semester. – Any other business: information on the 'circular economy' action plan, emissions from aviation and follow-up to the Paris Agreement.
Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees. – ITRE: debate with the EIB on improving and extending the European Fund for Strategic Investments (FEIS). –AFET, DEVE, BUDG: debate with the Commission on the proposed European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD). – ENVI: debate on World Rare Disease Day. JURI: examination of the draft report on common minimum standards for civil proceedings. INTA: public hearing on the trade defence instruments. PETI: examination of a petition against the urban development plan of Orihuela, Spain. – REGI: discussion on the draft opinion on the proposed omnibus regulation on the financial rules applicable to the budget of the EU. – CULT: dialogue with representatives of the European Youth Forum. – LIBE: meeting with members of the national parliaments on the theme "third reform of the common European asylum system: up for the challenge". - IMCO: workshop on the consequences of Brexit. – TRAN: hearing of experts on economic losses to transport companies caused by reinforced customs controls.
Luxembourg. *General Court of the EU: #Judgement: joined cases T-157-158-160-162-163/14 (JingAo Solar, Canadian Solar Emea, Yingli Energy – Application for cancellation of the 2013 decision of the Council of the EU imposing definitive anti-dumping duty on solar panels produced in China).

Wednesday 1 March

Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. – Guideline debate on the White Paper on the future of the EU. – Fifth progress report on the Security Union. – Fifth progress report on the implementation of the EU/Turkey agreement. – Second report on the operational implementation of the European coastguard and border guard agency. – European migration agenda: "Revised action plan on returns". - Tenth report on relocation and resettlement; - third report on the partnership framework in migration matters.
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Coreper I and II.
Brussels. European Parliament. Plenary session (and 02/03). *Debates: - Preparations for the European Council of 9-10 March (Council and Commission declaration); - Tackling disappearances of child migrants in Europe (Commission declaration); - Gender pay gap (Council and Commission declaration); -Decriminalisation of domestic violence in Russia (declaration by HR Mogherini); - Infringements of the freedom of movement in the United Kingdom (oral question); - Gender balance among judges at the Court of Justice (oral question – Delvaux – JURI); - Information exchange mechanism in inter-governmental agreements in the field of energy (Krasnodebski report – ITRE); - Improving access to medicines (Cabezón Ruiz report – ENVI); - Online democracy in the EU (Jauregui Atondo – AFCO).
Luxembourg. *Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgement: C-275/15 (ITV ea – Internet streaming rebroadcasting of television programmes covered by copyright) *General Court of the EU: #Judgement: joined cases T-366/13 and T—454/13 (France and SNCM/Commission – Application for cancellation of the Commission's decision requiring France to recover illegal aid of €220 million from SNCM).

Thursday 2 March

Valetta (Malta). Council of Ministers. Informal meeting of the foreign affairs ministers (and 03/03). *Trade: - Perspectives for the 11th ministerial conference of the WTO to be held in Buenos Aires in December. – New European antidumping methodology and modernisation of the trade defence instruments. - Multilateral investment court. – Developments at international level (CETA, negotiations with Japan and Mexico, US trade policy, etc.)
Brussels. Council of Ministers. Coreper II.
Brussels. European Parliament. Plenary session. *Debates: - "Creative Europe" programme (Costa report – CULT); - "Europe for the citizens" programme (Gimenez Barbat report – CULT); - Common trade policy and preservation of wild species (McClarkin report – INTA). *Votes: - EU-Lebanon agreement (Manescu report – AFET); - EU/Liechtenstein agreement – financial support in the field of external borders and visas (Weidenholzer report – LIBE); - Resolution on reciprocity obligations for visas. - Reports debated during this session (see above).
Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees. – PANA: mission of enquiry to Luxembourg to investigate the application of legislation.
Luxembourg. *Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgements: C-568/15 (Zentrale zur Bekämpfung unlauteren Wettbewerbs Frankfurt am Main – Imposition by a company of excessive telephone communication charges to consumers wishing to obtain information on a dedicated line). - # Conclusions: C-552/15 (Commission/Ireland – The Irish system of registration tax for motor vehicles suspected of imposing disproportionate expenditure upon Irish residents wishing to import rental or lease vehicles for limited periods of time). *General Court of the EU: #Judgement

Friday 3 March

Brussels. Council of Ministers. 'Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumers' Council. – Debate on the draft regulation aiming to update the coordination of the social security systems. – European Semester 2017: discussion on ways of improving access to the employment market and reducing gaps within the EU. – Adoption of conclusions on reinforcing skills on the employment market. – Preparations for the Tripartite Social Summit (08/03) on the future of Europe: the path to growth, employment and equity.

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