24/09 - 30/09/2018

Monday 24 September

• Schlosshof (A). Council of the EU. Informal meeting of the agriculture ministers (23-25/09). – Future of the CAP post-2020: development of rural areas and quality of agricultural production. – Wild boars in Belgium infected by African swine fever. – Meeting with Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle, who is standing to become the EU’s candidate for the post of Director General of the FAO.
• Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees (to 27/09). – ECON: monetary dialogue with the President of the ECB, Mario Draghi; vote on the ‘Ferber’ report on prudential requirements for investment funds. – BUDG: examination of the opinions on sectorial proposals establishing the operational expenditure programmes of the EU for the period 2021-2027. – DEVE: hearing on the engagement of the African diaspora to promote effective development cooperation policies; vote on the contribution to the EP’s position at COP 24 (Katowice); vote on the opinion on unfair trade practices in the food supply chain; discussion on questions concerning education, the oceans, overseas territories and the financing of Burundian troops through the African Peace Facility. – LIBE: meeting of the joint parliamentary control group on Europol (multiannual scheduling 2019-2021 and Europol’s contribution to the fight against financial crime and money laundering (and 25/10). – JURI: vote on the opinion for the EMPL committee on transparent and predictable working conditions; vote on the opinion for the ENVI committee on the harmonisation of declaration requirements in the field of environmental policy. EMPL: vote on the report on the role of the financial participation of workers in job creation and getting the unemployed back into work; examination of the opinion on the programme of the European Solidarity Corps. – ITRE: vote on the legislative opinion on reducing the impact of certain plastic products on the environment; examination of the report on the revision of the legal framework for the first-level domain name .eu; workshop on the impact of Brexit on the EU space policy and industry. – TRAN: adoption of the draft ‘alternative fuel infrastructures’ report; examination of amendments to the ‘port reception facilities’ report. – IMCO: examination of the legislative proposal introducing Euro5 standards in the type-approval of new motorcycles and quad bikes, thereby making their approval compulsory; discussion of a report on the fairness and transparency for professional users of online intermediation services. – PETI: vote on an oral question to the Commission concerning the German youth protection bureau (‘Jugendamt’); examination of the Ombudsman’s investigation into the transparency of the legislative process of the Council.

Tuesday 25 September

• Brussels. Council of the EU. COPS.
• Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees. – BUDG: vote on the draft 2019 budget ahead of the plenary vote scheduled for 24/10 (and 26/09).
• Luxembourg. *General Court of the EU: #Judgments: joined cases T-639/15 (Psara/Parliament), T-640/15 (Kristan/Parliament), T-641/15 (Malle/Parliament), T-642/15 (Cieśla/Parliament), T-643/15 (Dahllof/Parliament), T-644/15 (Reuter/Parliament), T-645/15 (České centrum pro investigativní žurnalistiku/Parliament), T-646/15 (Karanikas/Parliament), T-647/15 (Boros/Parliament), T-648/15 (Baltijas pētnieciskās žurnālistikas centrs Re:Baltica/Parliament), T-649/15 (Toth/Parliament), T-650/15 (Knus-Galán/Parliament), T-651/15 (Tchobanoc/Parliament), T-652/15 (Liedtke/Parliament), T-653/15 (Mulvad/Parliament), T-654/15 (České centrum pro investigativní žurnalistiku/Parliament), T-655/15 (van derParre/Parliament), T-656/15 (Baggi/Parliament), T-657/15 (Boros/Parliament), T-658/15 (García Rey/Parliament), T-659/15 (Hunter/Parliament), T-660/15 (Clerix/Parliament), T-661/15 (Araujo/Parliament), T-662/15 (Delić/Parliament), T-663/15 (Baltijas pētnieciskās žurnālistikas centrs Re:Baltica/Parliament), T-664/15 (Borg/Parliament), T-665/15 (Baltijas pētnieciskās žurnālistikas centrs Re:Baltica/Parliament), T-666/15 (Bačelić/Parliament) et T-94/16 Sheridan/Parliament – legality of the EP’s refusal to provide access to documents concerning MEPs’ daily allowances, travel expenses and parliamentary assistance).

Wednesday 26 September

• Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners (agenda not available).
• Brussels. Council of the EU. Coreper I (and Article 50) and Coreper II.
• Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees. – TAX3: hearing on how the EU has handled tax evasion and tax fraud in its relations with third countries, how this policy can be improved and future relations with the United Kingdom.
• Luxembourg. *Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgments: - joined cases C-98/17 P (Philips and Philips France/Commission) and C-99/17 P (Infineon Technologies/Commission – application for the cancellation of fines of €100 million handed down to Philips and Infineon in the framework of the cartel on the card chip market).

Thursday 27 September

• Brussels. Council of the EU. ‘Competitiveness’ Council (and 28/09). *Internal Market and Industry: - Competitiveness check-up. – Guideline debate on artificial and robotic intelligence. – Discussion on the competitiveness of the multiannual financial framework.
• Brussels. Council of the EU. COPS
• New York (USA). United Nations. 73rd General Assembly. – Speech by Donald Tusk on future EU actions in the field of: reinforcing multilateralism, conflict prevention, the protection of human rights, disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation, the fight against terrorism, actions in favour of the environment and preventing migration on the basis of the 2009-2021 priorities of the UN/EU strategic partnership.
• Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the committees. – FEMM: hearing on best practices to improve gender equality in the workplace

Friday 28 September

• Brussels. Council of the EU. ‘Competitiveness’ Council. *Research: - Discussion on the EU framework programme for research post-2020, Arising Europe.