19/06 - 25/06

Monday 19 June

Luxembourg. Council of the EU. Foreign Affairs Council. – Global strategy of the EU: progress report on its implementation and adoption conclusions on maritime safety. – Fight against terrorism: debate on the external aspects following recent attacks in the EU and adoption of conclusions on the subject. – EU-NATO cooperation: examination of the joint report of the HR and NATO Secretary General and adoption of conclusions on the subject. – Situation in Iraq and adoption of conclusions. – Migration: external aspects ahead of the European Council of 22-23/06 and progress report on the implementation of the Partnership Framework. – Gulf Crisis: recent developments in mediation efforts; - Ministerial meeting of the Eastern Partnership on the sidelines of the Council: preparations for the Eastern Partnership summit of 24/11.
Luxembourg. Council of the EU. Environment Council. – Recent developments in the international climate change situation (withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change) and reminder of the EU’s commitments in this framework. – Sectors not subject to the ETS: progress report on the work and guideline debate on the regulation on dividing the effort between member states (transport and construction sectors) and the regulation on land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF). – Adoption of conclusions on the “EU action plan for nature, people and the economy” presented by the Commission. – Any other business: progress report on legislative proposals on waste (circular economy) and results of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Conventions of Rotterdam.
Luxembourg. Council of the EU. EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Council.
Brussels. Council of the EU and European Council. Coreper II.
Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees (to 22/06). – TRAN: hearing of the Transport Commissioner on her proposals under the mobility package. – BUDG: hearing on the financial instruments, guarantees and other means of financing.

Tuesday 20 June

Luxembourg. Council of the EU. General Affairs Council. *European affairs - preparations for the European Council of 22-23/06: - Article 50 (EU27): state of negotiations on Brexit following the first round of talks; decision on relocating the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA). – Other points dealt with by the European Council (EU28): migration; security and defence; employment, growth and competitiveness; external relations. – Approval of the Council’s 18-month programme (1/07/2017-31/12/2019). – Approval of the country-by-country recommendations to be submitted to the European Council. – Implementation of the Better Regulation agreement. – Discussions on priority legislative projects for 2018.
Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees. – AFCO: public hearing on Brexit and its constitutional effects and implications. – INTA: hearing with the WTO Director General on progress ahead of the 11th WTO ministerial conference (mid-December 2017). – AFET-DROI: hearing on the theme “Global political commitment on the responsibility to protect”. – BUDG: public hearing on preparations for the multi-annual financial framework post-2020 in relation to the strategy EUROPE 2020. – ITRE-CULT-IMCO-JURI-LIBE: hearings of Commissioner designate for the Digital Economy Mariya Gabriel (and 21/06). – JURI: public hearing on the proposal on insolvency. – FEMM: hearing on measures to prevent bullying and sexual harassment.
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgment: C-621/15 (W.e.a – can an illness (multiple sclerosis) be considered the consequence of a vaccination (hepatitis B) on the sole basis of serious, precise and concordant presumptions, even though research has not established such a link?).

Wednesday 21 June

Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. - Commission seminar to prepare a reflection document on the future of the EU finances up to 2025. – Preparations for the European Council. – Implementation of the international agreement on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS).
Brussels. Council of the EU and European Council. Coreper I.
Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees. - AFET-SEDE: hearing with senior NATO officials in Europe on the situation in the Western Balkans. – LIBE-DEVE-SEDE: High-level conference on the management of migration with the presidents of the EP, Commission, European Council and the EIB, the High Representative and Commissioners Avramopoulos and King. – ITRE: structured dialogue on dossiers under its competence with the European Commissioners for Research, Industry and Energy. – IMCO: hearing on the e-card for services and administrative and regulatory barriers in the services market. – PECH: public hearing on the consumption of fish in Europe. – CONT: hearing on a mid-term review of the programme Horizon 2020. – PANA: public hearing on the theme “Financial intelligence units (FIU) – Ins and outs and the Russian laundromat case”. – DROI-DEVE: hearing on the theme “Human rights and development”. – PANA-JURI: expert hearing on protection of whistleblowers.
Luxembourg. *Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgment: C-449/16 (Martinez Silva – possibility for a third-country national holding a single work permit in a member state to enjoy the same social security benefits as nationals of that state). #Conclusions: C-306/16 (Maio Marques da Rosa – regularity within the week of the weekly break to which workers are entitled).

Thursday 22 June

Brussels. European Council. Meeting of the heads of state or government and 23/06). *EU28 formation: - Migration: measures taken to stem immigration on the central Mediterranean route; taking stock of the situation on the eastern Mediterranean route, implementation of the EU/Turkey declaration and instruments to tackle the root causes of migration; reform of the European asylum regime (principles of responsibility and solidarity). – Security and defence: reinforcing cooperation on external security and defence and internal security situation. - Employment, growth and competitiveness: progress report on deepening the single market (priority areas); approval of the country-by-country recommendations and closure of the European Semester 2017; meeting of the G20 in Hamburg (6-7/07). - External relations: recent international situation. – Implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement. – Reinforcing digital in the EU. *EU27 formation: - Article 50: state of negotiations on Brexit after the first round of talks with the United Kingdom; terms of the procedures to transfer the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA)
Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees. – EMPL-FEMM: public hearing on improving the life-work balance for formal and informal careers. – PETI: public hearing with the European Ombudsman and representatives of the Commission and NGOs on restoring the citizens’ confidence in the European project.
Luxembourg. *Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgment: C-49/16 (Unibet International – compatibility with the principle of the freedom to provide services of the Hungarian rules on gambling authorisations).

Friday 23 June