09/10 - 15/10

Monday 9 October

• Luxembourg. Council of the EU. ‘Agriculture and Fisheries’ Council. *Fisheries: - Decision on fishing possibilities for certain stocks in the Baltic Sea for 2018. – Discussion on annual EU/Norway consultations. – Drafting of EU’s position ahead of the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (Marrakesh, 14-22/11). *Agriculture: -Market developments in the principal agricultural sectors. – Implementation of the sustainable development programme up to 2030 and implications for the CAP. – Any other business: consequences of the Fipronil-contaminated eggs affair; declaration of the extended Visegrad group on the CAP post-2020; anti-doping and anti-subsidy procedures set in place by the United States against Spanish black table olives.
• Luxembourg. Council of the EU. Eurogroup. – Discussion on the future roles and missions of the ESM in the framework of the deepening of EMU. – Growth and employment: discussion on financing reductions in the taxation of employment – Portugal: presentation by the Commission, the ECB, the ESM and the IMF of the results of the sixth post-financial assistance programme monitoring mission.
• Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees (to 12/10). – REGI: vote on the report on the deployment by the regions of cohesion policy instruments to deal with demographic change. – PECH: public hearing on the ecological impact of super-trawlers.
• Brussels. European Committee of the Regions. 125th plenary session (to 11/10). – Opening of the 15th European Week of Regions and Cities. Adoption of opinions on: - The financing of the application of the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement. - Regular review of the implementation of the environmental policies. – EU space strategy. – An efficient services economy. – Reinforcing the resilience of the regions and cities to globalisation. – Protection of child migrants. – An approach to resilience in the external action of the EU. – The reform of the EU’s resources in the MFF post-2020. – The future of the CEF. – Transport. – The European pillar of social rights. – The construction of the digital economy. – An EU policy for bringing buildings into line with anti-earthquake standards. – European strategy for a smart system of cooperative transport. – Resolution on the European Semester 2017 and discussion on the annual growth review for 2018.

Tuesday 10 October

• Luxembourg. Council of the EU. ‘Economic and Financial Affairs’ Council. – Approval of the new dual-taxation dispute settlement system. – Presentation by the Commission of proposals on taxing the digital economy and on the rules for a definitive VAT system. – Conclusions on the financing of the fight against climate change. – Preparations for the autumn meetings of the G20 and of the IMF and lessons learned from the policy monitoring process in the framework of the European Semester 2017.
• Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees – ECON: evaluation of the European Semester 2017 and annual growth priorities: examination of proposals on a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB). – REGI: examination of a study analysing the financial instruments of the European Structural and Investment Funds for energy efficiency and renewable energies. – FEMM: hearing on the situation and rights of women living with a disability; - EMPL-CULT: hearing on the European Solidarity Corps. 

Wednesday 11 October

• Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. – ‘Banking Union’ package (Dombrovskis).
• Brussels. Council of the EU. Coreper I and II.
• Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees. – INTA: public hearing on aspects related to trade and global governance. – SEDE: Public hearing on the militarisation of the Black Sea. – CONT: workshop on the post-2020 reform of audits of EU investments. – DROI: hearing of experts on the situation of the Roma in the Balkans region. -
• Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgements: C-501/15 P (EUIPO-Cactus – Opposition of the supermarket chain Cactus to the registration of the mark “Cactus of Peace/Cactus de la Paz”

Thursday 12 October

• Luxembourg. Council of the EU. ‘Justice and Home Affairs’ Council (and 13/10). *Justice: Adoption of the regulation instituting the European Public Prosecutor’s Office through enhanced cooperation. – Discussion on the draft regulation on the recognition of decisions on the freezing and confiscation of assets between EU countries to facilitate the cross-border recovery of assets of a criminal origin. – Discussion on the proposal to improve the exchange of information on criminal records of third-country nationals in the framework of the ECRIS system.
• Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees. - PETI: workshop on the protection of persons living with a disability. – LIBE-FEMM: hearing on the EPO directive on the mutual recognition between member states of victim protection orders.

Friday 13 October

• Luxembourg. Council of the EU. ‘Justice and Home Affairs’ Council. *Home Affairs: - Discussion on the proposed revision of the rules on the temporary reintroduction of controls on the internal borders of the Schengen area. – Migration: stock-take on the reform underway of the common European asylum regime and discussion on the migration situation and the resettlement of migrants.
• Luxembourg. Council of the EU. ‘Environment’ Council. – Examination of legislative proposals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in sectors not covered by the ETS. – Adoption of conclusions on the Paris Climate Agreement and the 23rd Conference of the Parties to the UNFCC (COP 23 – Bonn, 6-17/11/2017). – Adoption of conclusions on the EU’s priorities ahead of third session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-3 - Nairobi 4-6/12/2017).