08/05 - 14/05

Monday 8 May

Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees (to 11/05). – LIBE: debate with UNHCR on the state of negotiations for a Global Compact on Refugees following the UN declaration on refugees and migrants of September 2016.

Tuesday 9 May

Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees. – PANA: public hearing with representatives of the Channel Islands, Gibraltar and Madeira (illustration of their tax regimes, cooperation in the fight against money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion)

Wednesday 10 May

Brussels. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. Reflection document on the assets of globalisation up to 2025 (White Paper process). Digital single market: mid-term review
Brussels. Council of the EU. Coreper I and II.
Luxembourg. *Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgments: C-133/15 (Chavez-Vilchez e.a. – Possibility of residence entitlement in the EU for a third-country national who is the parent of the child with nationality of an EU member state). *General Court of the EU: #Judgment: T-754/14 (Efler e.a./Commission – Legality of the Commission’s rejection of the citizens’ initiative aiming to end negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership – TTIP).

Thursday 11 May

Brussels. Council of the EU. ‘Foreign Affairs’ Council. *Trade: - Trade defence: debate on the new anti-dumping methodology. – Bilateral trade relations: debate on the implementation of the free-trade agreements; stock-take on trade relations with Chile, New Zealand and Australia; trade negotiations with Japan, Mexico and Mercosur; exchange of views on the EU/Myanmar investment protection agreement. – Preparations for the 11th ministerial conference of the WTO.
Brussels. Council of the EU. ‘Agriculture and Fisheries’ Council. – Drafting a general orientation on the conservation of fish resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures (regulating fishing activities). – Any other business: stock-take on the ‘MedFish4Ever’ declaration and on the Ocean Conference (New York, 5-9/06). Fighting swine fever in Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova and possible cooperation to stem the spread of the disease.
Brussels. Council of the EU. EU/Tunisia Association Council. – Progress made and future stages of the implementation of the EU/Tunisia privileged partnership (socio-economic development, trade relations, partnership for youth, migration and mobility). Discussion of recent political and institutional development and progress in the democratic transition of Tunisia. – Situation in Libya and fight against terrorism. - Signature of an EU/Tunisia agreement on creative Europe and of an agreement for an integrated local development initiative.
Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees. – LIBE-EMOL- PETI: Hearing on the situation and rights of EU citizens in the United Kingdom in the context of Brexit. – FEMM-INTA: Hearing on gender equality in EU trade agreements.
Luxembourg. *Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgements: - C-302/16 (Krijgsman – If an air carrier is not able to prove that it alerted passengers to the cancellation of their flight more than two weeks before scheduled departure, is it liable to compensate them?); - C-44/16 P (Dyson/Commission – Application the cancellation of the regulation on the energy labelling of vacuum cleaners). #Conclusions: C-434/15 (Asociación Profesional Elite Taxi – Obligation for Uber to possess licences and accreditations required by national law in order to carry out its activity)* General Court of the EU: #Judgement

Friday 12 May