CALENDAR / Main activities of european institutions
12/11 - 18/11/2018
Monday 12 November
Brussels. Council of EU. General Affairs Council. *EU27 format (Article 50) : - Progress in Brexit negotiations: completion of questions on withdrawal (avoiding a physical border between Ireland and Northern Ireland) and agreement on future relations with United Kingdom.
Brussels. Council of EU. General Affairs Council. *EU27 format : – Update on ‘article 7’ procedures on respect of rule of law vis-à-vis Poland and Hungary. – Preparation of European Council of 13-14/12 (examination of draft agenda). – Annual dialogue on rule of law. – Orientation debate on multiannual financial framework 2021-2027. – Presentation by Commission of its 2019 work programme and of subsidiarity package. – Presentation by Austrian Presidency and future Romanian Presidency of roadmap for European Semester 2019. – ECON : examination of draft report on sovereign bond-backed securities (SBBS).
Strasbourg. European Parliament. Plenary session (until 15/11). *Debates : - Clean energy measures : - Energy efficiency (Poche – ITRE) ; - Governance of energy union (Rivasi – ENVI and Dalunde -ITRE) ; - Promotion of use of energy produced from renewable sources (Blanco López – ITRE). - Multiannual plan for small pelagic stocks of Adriatic and fisheries that exploit them (Ruža Tomašić – PECH). - Minimum standards for minorities in EU (Nagy – LIBE). - Digitisation for development (Wenta – DEVE). - European development aid in education (Peillon – DEVE).
Strasbourg. European Parliament. Committee activities (until 15/11). – ENVI : vote on opinion on institution of European Social Fund (ESF+), which includes resources of old ‘Health’ programme) for 2021-2027 period.
Tuesday 13 November
Strasbourg. EuropeanCommission. Weekly meeting of College of Commissioners. – Progress report on Bulgaria as part of Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) (Timmermans). – Progress report on Romania as part of Cooperaton and Verification Mechanism (CVM) (Timmermans). - Preparation for Brexit : proposal to adapt references to EU energy efficiency goals (expressed in absolute values) for 2030 for EU27 (Juncker). – Preparation for Brexit : proposal to place United Kingdom on list of third countries subject to visas or on that of third countries not subject to visas (Juncker).
Strasbourg. European Parliament. Plenary session. *Debates : - Interim report on multiannual financial framework 2021-2027, EP position ahead of agreement (Olbrycht, Thomas, Lewandowski, Deprez – BUDG). *Votes : - Mobilisation of Solidarity Fund for Latvia (Vaidere – BUDG) and reports debated previous day (see above). *Debates : - Debate with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel on future of Europe. *Debates : - EU/Georgia (Mamikins – AFET) and EU/Moldova Association agreements (Auštrevičius – AFET). - Arms exports : implementation of common position 2008/944/PESC (Lösing – AFET). - Equipping member state competition authorities with necessary means and ensuring smooth operation of internal market (Schwab – ECON). - Governing virtual currencies and initial coin offerings (Commission statement). - EU member states support for United Nations Global Compact for Migration (Commission statement). – Humanitarian visas (López Aguilar – LIBE).
Strasbourg. European Parliament. Committee activities. – TERR : vote on report on legislative gaps and deficiencies on fight against terrorism.
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of EU. #Rulings : - C-33/17 (Čepelnik – Conformity with EU law of national legislation requiring a recipient of services to provide security in order to secure a fine that might be imposed on a service provider established in another member state). – C-310/17 (Levola-Hengelo – Possibility of protecting taste of a food product under copyright).
Wednesday 14 November
Brussels. Council of EU. EU-Albania Stabilisation and Association Council. – State of EU/Albainia relations as part of stabilisation and association process (preaccession strategy, acquis and financial cooperation, implementation of stabilisation and association agreement). – Development of situation in Albania and in Balkans in general.
Strasbourg. European Parliament. Plenary session. *Debates : - Telecommunications package: - European code of electronic communications (del Castillo Vera – ITRE) ; - Body of European electronic communications regulators (Tošenovský – ITRE). – Standards applicable to CO2 emissions from new heavy-duty vehicles (Eickhout – ENVI). *Formal sitting : - Speech by Cyril Ramaphosa, President of Republic of South Africa. – Award of LUX Prize. *Votes : - Proposal for a resolution on need for an in-depth mechanism for democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights. - State aid rules : new categoreis of state aid (Loones – ECON). – Reports discussed previous day or in morning (see above). *Debates : - Increasing EU's resilience in face of influence from foreign actors in next European election campaign (Ongoing debate). - Rights and obligations of rail travellers (Liberadzki – TRAN). - Persistent organic pollutants (Girling – ENVI). - Independance of EU statistics authorities and case of Andreas Georgiou (Council and Commission statement). - Statements from High Representative Federica Mogherini : - European security and future of INF treaty ; - Reaction to caravan of migrants from Central America that has reached Mexican border ; - Case of Asia Bibi and situation of religious minorities in Pakistan ; - Extraterritorial effects of US sanctions against Iran for European companies.
Brussels. Council of EU. Coreper I and II.
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of EU. #Rulings : - C-93/17 (Commission/Greece – Greece's failure to recover state aid to Ellinika Nafpigeia, a company specialised in civil and military shipbuilding). – C-342/17 (Memoria and Dall’Antonia – Possibility for private companies to offer guard services for funeral urns). #Conclusions : C-630/17 (Milivojević – Conformity with EU law of Croatian law on nullity of loan contracts with international character).
Thursday 15 November
Brussels. Council of EU. EU/South Africa summit. - Cooperation between both parties (economic cooperation on trade and investisment, development cooperation). – Reform of WTO and multilateralism. - International investment. – Preparation of G20. – Implementation of Paris Agreement on climate and preparation of COP 24. – Regional questions (Ukraine, Brexit, DRC, Zimbabwe, etc.)
Strasbourg. European Parliament. Plenary session. *Debates : - EU care services for improved gender equality (Pietikäinen – FEMM). - Lyme disease (borreliosis) (OQ ENVI-Commission). - Debates on cases of violation of human rights, democracy and rule of law (political prisoners in Vietnam, human rights in Cuba and Bangladesh). *Vote : reports and acts/resolutions debated previous day and in morning (see above). *Debates : - Role of German social assistance services to children (Jugendamt) in transnational family disputes (Commission statement – vote at next session).
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of EU. #Rulings : - C-330/17 (Verbraucherzentrale Baden-Württemberg - In which currency should flight fares be indicated to consumer when flight took place in member states that have different currencies?). – C-308/17 (Kuhn – Determination of internationally competenent jurisdiction to judge action against Greek state by individuals holding Greek sovereign bonds subject to forced exchange). * EU General Court : #Rulings : - joined cases T-207/10 (Deutsche Telekom/Commission), T-227/10 (Banco Santander/Commission), T-239/11 (Sigma Alimentos Exterior/Commission), T-405/11 (Axa Mediterranean/Commission), T-406/11 (Prosegur Compañía de Seguridad/Commission), T-219/10 (RENV World Duty Free Group/Commission) and T-399/11 (RENV Banco Santander et Santusa/Commission – Request to annul Commisson decisions declaring state aid granted to banks incompatible with internal market. – T-793/14 (Tempus Energy and Tempus Energy Technologiy/Commission – Request to annul Commission decision not to oppose aid regime related to United Kingdom's capacity market).
Friday 16 November
Brussels. Council of EU. Economic and Financial Affairs Council. *Budget. – Preparation of negotiations with EP on general budget of EU for 2019 which will be held the same day in conciliation committee (the conciliation will end on 19/11)
