CALENDAR / Main activities of the european institutions
10/07 - 16/07
Monday 10 July
Brussels. Council of the EU. Eurogroup. Discussion on national insolvency frameworks: national supervisory practices and legal frameworks related to non-performing loans. – recent developments in the euro area banking sector (ECB, Single Resolution Board and Commission reports). – Ireland: main findings of the 7th post-programme surveillance mission. – euro area fiscal stance for 2018, based on a European Commission note on the stability programmes of the euro area member states. – exchange of views on the elements needed to deepen the EMU.
Brussels. Council of the EU. EU-Jordan Association Council. – implementation of the EU-Jordan Association Agreement and partnership priorities and compact agreed on 19 December 2016. – follow-up on the Brussels conference on the future of Syria and the region. - political dialogue on regional and international issues (Syria, Iraq and the Middle East Peace Process).
Brussels. Council of the EU. EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Association and Stabilisation Council. – state of bilateral relations. – progress in pre-accession strategy based on the 2016 Commission report. – situation in the Western Balkans.
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities (until 13/07). – COMMITTEES: meetings with representatives of the Estonian Presidency to discuss priorities for the second half of the year. – BUDG: presentation of two proposals on draft amending budgets for 2017 (increase of €500 million in the budget of the Youth Employment Initiative and payment of €1.2 million to Italy for the costs resulting from the earthquakes in 2016 and 2017. – PETI: debate on sustainable agriculture and on petitions on a new sustainable tourism tax in the Balearic Islands and on the implications for Europeans of the new US tax on foreign accounts. – AFET: hearing on “The role of the future Comprehensive Agreements with Armenia and Azerbaijan”. – ITRE: public hearing on the “Future of the EU Electricity Market”.
Tuesday 11 July
Brussels. Council of the EU. Economic and Financial Affairs Council. - conclusions on a mid-term review of the EU’s capital markets union action plan. – discussion of a report on non-performing loans in the banking sector. – conclusion of the 2017 European Semester cycle: formal adoption of country-specific recommendations on the member states’ economic, employment and fiscal policies. - Estonian presidency work programme. - transparency rules for tax intermediaries.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Coreper I.
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. – IMCO: workshop on reform of professional services. – LIBE: public hearing on “Media pluralism and freedom on the EU”. – TRAN: hearing on “The Impact of Brexit on aviation”.
Wednesday 12 July
Kiev (Ukraine). European Council and European Commission. EU-Ukraine summit (and 13/07. – conflict in Eastern Ukraine, annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol and implementation of Minsk Agreements. – on-going reforms in Ukraine. – regional and international situation
Trieste (Italy). International meeting. Western Balkans summit.
Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. – maximising innovation potential in Europe through smart specialisation (Katainen). – proposal on illegal trade in cultural goods (Dombrovskis).
Brussels. Council of the EU. Coreper II.
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. – EMPL: public hearing on “The Impact of business models, including the platform economy, on employment and social security in the EU”. – LIBE: hearing on “Search and rescue activities in the Central Mediterranean. – REGI: workshop on EU macro-regional strategies. CONT: Public hearing on the causes of the various problems of absorption of funds in the member states and the suggested solutions (role of the Commission). PECH: public hearing on the “Role of advisory councils in the new regionalised common fisheries policy”. - JURI: hearing on “The ELI/UNIDROIT Civil Procedure project: state of play and next steps”. – FEMM-DROI: hearing on women’s rights in Afghanistan
Thursday 13 July
Tallinn (Estonia). Council of the EU. Informal meeting of environment ministers (and 14/07). – Eco-innovation: transparency and financing smart cities.
Brussels. European Commission. Adoption of monthly infringements package.
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. – EMPL: public hearing on protection of workers against exposure at work to carcinogens and mutagens
Luxembourg. *Court of Justice of the EU. #Rulings: - C-388/16 (Commission/Spain – fine on Spain for delay in liberalising the stevedoring sector). – C133/16 (Ferenschild – If the purchaser and seller of second-hand goods agree a one-year guarantee instead of two, should the period of limitation for possible action brought by the purchaser also be reduced by one year?). #Opinions: C191/16 (Pisciotti – Requirement that member states extend to citizens of other member states the protection against extradition guaranteed to their own citizens)
Friday 14 July
Tallinn (Estonia). Council of the EU. Informal meeting of environment ministers. – Climate change: expectations, opportunities and potential challenges related to the promotion of the goals of the Paris climate agreement.
