CALENDAR / Main activities of european institutions
07/01-14/01
Monday 8 January
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities (until 11/01). – LIBE: discussion on the Commission’s contribution to the debate on the way forward on the external and internal dimensions of migration policy. – TERR: discussions with EU Fundamental Rights Agency Director Michael O’Flaherty and Jacques Toubon, French Ombudsman, on compliance with fundamental and human rights in the implementation of counter-terrorism policies.
Wednesday 10 January
Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. – Third fair taxation package (including a draft Council directive on the common system of value added tax with regard to small businesses and a draft Council directive on the rules governing the setting of VAT rates) (Dombrovskis). – Circular economy package (including a strategy on the use, reuse and recycling of plastics) (Timmermans/Katainen).
Luxembourg. * European Court of Justice. #Opinions: C-266/16 (Western Sahara Campaign – Validity of the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement).
Thursday 11 January
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. – LIBE-FEMM: joint hearing of a number of stakeholders prior to drafting an assessment report on implementation of the directive on the rights of victims of crime.
Luxembourg. * European Court of Justice. #Opinions: C-673/16 (Coman et al. – Does the term “spouse” include same-sex spouses within the context of the right of freedom to remain of EU citizens and members of their families?).
