CALENDAR / Main activities of the european institutions
28/05 - 03/06
Monday 28 May
Brussels. Council of the EU. ‘Foreign Affairs’ Council. – Overview of international issues with HR Federica Mogherini (follow-up to the EU/Balkans summit, situation in North Korea and Yemen, follow-up to the ‘college to college’ meeting of 23 May, announcement of the high-level forum on partnership of 25-26/06). – Iran: Fate of the agreement on nuclear following the withdrawal of the United States. – Venezuela: relations with the EU and announcement of sanctions following the re-election of Nicolas Maduro to the Presidency of the country following dubious elections (adoption of conclusions). – Democratic Republic of the Congo: political situation in the country and electoral process at stalemate; humanitarian situation in the country and Ebola academic). – Gaza: situation on the ground following the demonstrations that left several victims after shots were fired by Israeli soldiers. – Future of EU-ACP relations after 2020.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Coreper II.
Brussels. Council of the EU. ‘Competitiveness’ Council (and 29/05). *Internal market and industry: - Public debate and adoption the position of the Council on the mutual recognition of goods between member states. – Debate on the rules aiming to improve the bargaining power of small businesses using digital platforms and search engines to extend their activities.
Strasbourg (France). European Parliament. Plenary session (to 31/05). *Debates: - decision of the Commission on the third “Mobility” package (Commission). – Multiannual plan for deep-water stocks of the North Sea (Rodust – PECH). - Optimisation of the value chain in the fishing sector (Aguilera García – PECH) - EU compliance of fisheries products (Engström – PECH – vote on Wednesday 30/05)). - Future of food and agriculture (Dorfmann – AGRI – vote on Wednesday 30/05). - Implementation of the CAP instruments in favour of young farmers since the 2013 reform (Caputo – AGRI). - Connecting Europe Facility post-2020 (Commission). - Interpretation and implementation of the “Better regulation” agreement (Svoboda - JURI, Corbett – AFCO). - Sustainable finance (Scott Cato – ECON). - 2017 scoreboard of justice in the EU (Guteland – JURI).
Strasbourg (France). European Parliament. Activities of the committees (to 31/05). – ECON: debate on the report on the recent proposals of the Commission on the reform of the VAT system (VAT for SMEs, VAT rate and harmonisation and simplification of the VAT rules). – FEMM: vote on the opinion of the division of working time and leave for parents (period of non-transferability of parental leave, level of pay for maternity, paternity, needs of micro-enterprises and flexible working conditions). – INTA: vote on the legislative report on a control framework for foreign direct investment in the EU (cooperation between member states and sharing information). – JURI-AFCO: presentation in plenary of the report on the implementation of the ‘Better regulation’ inter-institutional agreement as drafted by the two Parliamentary committees (and 29/05).
Tuesday 29 May
Brussels. Council of the EU. ‘Competitiveness’ Council. *Research, Innovation and Space: - Debate on research/innovation in the framework of the forthcoming multiannual financial framework a week after the presentation of the proposal to set in place the new seven-year Horizon Europe programme. – Extension of research activities in the framework of the EURATOM programme (completion of ITER). – Conclusions on the circulation of knowledge and the European cloud for open science. – Debate on the future of EU space policy
Brussels. Council of the EU. Coreper II.
Strasbourg (France). European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. *Multiannual financial framework 2021-2027: sectoral legislative proposals for expenditure programmes: - European Regional Development Fund, Cohesion Fund and Common Provisions Regulation (to be presented on 29/01). - Investing in people, programmes concerning social cohesion and values (including European Social Fund+, European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, Erasmus+, Justice, rights and values, creative Europe, anti-fraud programme (30/05). - Economic and Monetary Union programmes (including the reform support programme, European Investment Stabilisation Function and Pericles) (31/05). - Common Agriculture Policy, European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and LIFE programme for the environment and climate action) (1/06) (Juncker and Oettinger).
Strasbourg (France). European Parliament. Plenary session. *Debates: - Multiannual financial framework 2021-2027 and own resources (Council and Commission). – Posted workers in the framework of service provision (Morin-Chartier, Jongerius – EMPL). *Formal session: Speech by President Alpha Condé (Guinea). *Votes: Fishing mortality rates and safeguard level for herring in the Baltic Sea (Cadec – PECH). - Statistics on transport of goods by inland waterways (codification) (Geringer de Oedenberg – JURI). - EU/Switzerland, EU/Norway agreements: cumulation of origin EU, Switzerland, Norway and Turkey in the framework of the GSP (2 reports Beghin (INTA). - EU/Norway agreement: administrative cooperation: the fight against fraud and recovering VAT liabilities (Viegas – ECON). – Reports discussed the day before and during the morning (see above. *Debates: Situation in Gaza and the status of Jerusalem and in Nicaragua (HR Mogherini). - Americans customs duty on steel and aluminium and EU’s reaction (Commission). - Recommendation to the Council, Commission and EEAS on Libya (Panzeri – AFET) - Annual report on the functioning of Schengen (Coelho – LIBE). - Minimum standards for the rights and protection of victims of crime (Jiménez-Becerril Barrio - LIBE, Mlinar – FEMM). - Defence against dumping or subsidised imports to the EU (Fjellner – INTA). - Annual report on the implementation of the common trade policy (Saïfi – INTA).
Luxembourg. *Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgements: C-D26/16 (Liga van Moskeeën en Islamitische Organisaties Provincie Antwerpen e.a.– Validity of the regulation prohibiting ritual slaughter in an abattoir). #Conclusions: - Joined cases C-619/16 (Kreuziger) and C-684/16 (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften – automatic loss of the right to financial compensation for leave not taken due to the fact that the worker did not request leave); - Joined cases C-569/16 (Bauer) and C-570/16 (Willmeroth – validity of a national rule preventing the heirs of a deceased worker from claiming financial compensation for leave not taken).
Wednesday 30 May
Brussels. Council of the EU. Coreper I.
Strasbourg (France). European Parliament. Plenary session. *Debates: - Debate with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Betell, on the future of the EU. *Formal session: - Speech by the Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. *Votes: - Mobilisation of the Solidarity Fund: aid to Greece, Spain, France and Portugal (Fernandes – BUDG) and amending budget no. 1/2018 accompanying this proposal (Mureşan – BUDG). - Mobilisation of the EGF (European Globalisation Adjustment Fund) (Gardiazabal Rubial – BUDG). - Objections pursuant to article 106: genetically modified maize. - Multiannual financial framework 2021-2027 and own resources. – Reports debated the day before or Monday (see above). * Debates: EU values and the proliferation of corruption and crime due to ‘golden visa’ programmes. - Manipulation of odometers in motor vehicles: revision of the EU legal framework (Ertug – TRAN). - Impact of delocalisation on workers and regions (Commission). - Use of the IPA fund in Turkey (Commission). – Promoting gender equality in the context of EU external relations (McAvan - DEVE, Dubravka Šuica – FEMM). - Implementation of the EU strategy for youth (Gardiazabal Rubial – CULT). - Implementation of the eco-design directive (Ries – ENVI).
Luxembourg. *Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgements: - Joined cases C-85/16 and C-86/16 (Tsujimoto/EUIPO) Kenzo’s opposition to the international registration of the sign KENZO ESTATE.
Thursday 31 May
Lomé (Togo). Joint EU-ACP Council of Ministers (and 01/06). – Preparations for negotiations on EU-ACP relations post-2020 (development, financing, trade, etc.).
Strasbourg (France). European Parliament. Plenary session. *Debates: - Response to the petitions on the fight against precariousness and the abusive use of fixed-term contracts (Commission/PETI). – Violation of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan). *Votes: - Appointment of a member of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office. – Connecting Europe Facility post-2020. – Situation in Nicaragua. – Reports and resolutions discussed the day before or during the morning (see above).
Strasbourg. European Parliament. Activities of the committees. – REGI: exchange of views with Commissioner Corina Cretu on legislative proposals for the cohesion policy 2021-2027.
Luxembourg. *Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgements: - C/251/17 (Commission/Italy – Calls for sanctions for a delay in Italy’s implementation of the directive on wastewater). – C-190/17 (Zheng – legality of a fine for the undeclared import or export of liquid capital equal to double the amount in question). C-647/16 (Hassan – transfer by a member state of an applicant for international protection to another member state without the agreement of the applicant). C-537/17 (Wegener – applicability of the compensation for flight delays to flights with a connection to a third country calling outside the EU). #Conclusions: C-68/17 (IR - Compliance with the principle of non-discrimination of the redundancy of a Catholic senior physician by a Catholic hospital on the grounds of remarriage). – Joined cases C-54/17 (Wind Tre) and C-55/17 (Vodafone Italia – Legality of pre-installed paid services on a SIM card without having informed the consumer of their existence). – C-105/17 (Kamenova – qualification as a “professional” and related legal requirements for a person simultaneously publishing eight announcements on an online platform) *General Court of the EU: #Judgement: Joined cases T-770/16 and T-352/17 (Korwin-Mikke/Parliament – Application for the cancellation of fines handed down to the MEP Korwin-Mikke).
Friday 1 June
Brussels. Council of the EU. Coreper I.
Sunday 3 June
Sofia (Bulgaria). Council of the EU. Informal meeting of the agriculture and fisheries ministers (to 05/06). – The common agriculture policy in the multiannual financial framework 2021-2027 and maintaining the attractiveness of the sector to young people.
