CALENDAR / Main activities of the european institutions
26/11 - 02/12/2018
Monday 26 November
Brussels. EU Council Foreign Affairs Council. *Development. - Orientation debate on the four proposed axes of the Africa-Europe Alliance for Sustainable Investment and Employment project. - Progress report on the future financial architecture for post-2020 development (new single instrument for neighbourhood and development of international cooperation in the new multiannual financial framework 2021-2027) - Debate on gender equality with Nobel Peace Prize laureates Nadia Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege and adoption of conclusions on the implementation of the EU Action Plan on Gender Equality. - Adoption of conclusions on food security, education in emergencies, the revised results framework for development and international cooperation. - Status of EU/ACP negotiations on the agreement that will replace the Cotonou Agreement. - Miscellaneous: discussion in preparation for a conference on Jordan to be held in London in February 2019.
Brussels. EU Council Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council (and 27/11). *Youth: - Debate on the proposal for a regulation on the European Solidarity Corps for the period 2021-2027 for partial general guidance for negotiations with the European Parliament. - Conclusions on youth work for migrants and refugees and resolution on the EU youth strategy for the period 2019-2027. *Education: - Partial general orientation on a proposal for a regulation on the Erasmus programme. - Recommendation for the automatic mutual recognition of higher and secondary education diplomas and learning outcomes abroad. - Orientation debate on the creation of a European Education Area by 2025. - Progress of work on the new 'Creative Europe' programme for the period 2021-2027. - Debate on ways to stop the development of misinformation (fake and misinformed news).
Brussels. European Parliament. Commission activities (through 29/11). - ECON: Discussion with ECB President Mario Draghi on EMU reform and monetary policy perspectives. - TAXE3-ECON: public hearing on the theme "Cum-Ex scandal: financial crime and the loopholes in the current legal framework". - AFET: Discussion with Colombian Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo on the peace process in Colombia and the situation in Venezuela. - CONT: hearing with the European Parliament Secretary General, the European Parliament Vice-President and the Internal Auditor in the context of the 2017 discharge procedure (further hearings on the same subject will be held on 27/11).
Luxembourg. * General Court of the EU: #Judgment T-458/17 (Schindler and Others v Council - may British citizens established in Member States other than the United Kingdom seek the annulment of the Council decision authorising the opening of negotiations with the United Kingdom under Brexit?)
Tuesday 27 November
Brussels. EU Council Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council. *Culture: - Adoption of conclusions on the 2019-2022 work plan for culture and on strengthening European content in the digital economy. *Sport: - Debate on major sporting events as drivers of innovation with the UEFA General Manager. - Adoption of conclusions on the economic dimension of sport and its socio-economic benefits.
Brussels. European Parliament. Commission activities: - PETI-JURI: Interparliamentary meeting to discuss the broader powers of parliaments and the strengthening of citizens' rights in the implementation and enforcement of EU law. - LIBE: Public hearing on "Electronic evidence in criminal matters". - FISH: discussion on the regulation on the control of fisheries. - TAXE3: Public hearing on "Alleged aggressive tax planning projects in the EU".
Wednesday 28 November
Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. - Strategy for the long-term reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the EU in accordance with the Paris Agreement (in preparation for the Katowice Conference on Climate Change, 3-14 December) (Šefčovič). - Progress report on the Capital Markets Union (Dombrovskis/Katainen). - 3rd progress report on risk reduction in the Banking Union (Dombrovskis).
Brussels. European Parliament. Plenary session (and 29/11). *Debates: - Debate with Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen on the future of Europe. - Single Market package (decl. Commission). - Strategy for the reduction of EU greenhouse gas emissions in the long term (decl. Commission). - WTO: the way forward (Lange and Rübig - INTA). - 2018 report on Serbia (McAllister - AFET). - 2018 report on Kosovo (Šoltes - AFET). - 2018 report on FYROM (Vajgl - AFET). - 2018 report on Albania (Fleckenstein - AFET). - Report 2018 concerning Montenegro (Tannock - AFET).
Brussels. EU Council Coreper I and II.
Luxembourg. * General Court of the EU: #Arrêt: T-161/17 (Le Pen v European Parliament - application for annulment of the EP's decision requiring Marine Le Pen to pay €41,554 for a fictitious job she had organised in recent years in Parliament).
Thursday 29 November
Brussels. EU Council Competitiveness Council (and 30/11). INTERNAL MARKET - Debate on the draft regulation on the relations between platforms and companies. - Partial general guidance on the draft Regulation on the Single Market Programme. - Debate on the draft regulation on general vehicle safety. *Industrial policy: - Adoption of conclusions on a strategy for the future of EU industrial policy. - Discussion on the future of the single market.
Brussels. EU Council Coreper II.
Brussels. European Parliament. Plenary session. *Debates: - 2019 budget procedure - outcome of the Conciliation Committee. - The situation of women with disabilities (QO Ferragut - FEMM). *Votes: - Mobilisation of the EGF for EL/Attica publishing (Gardiazabal Rubial - BUDG). - Draft amending budget No 6/2018: reduction of payment and commitment appropriations (own resources) (Mureşan - BUDG) - Mobilisation of the flexibility instrument for the financing of immediate budgetary measures for migration, refugees and security threats (Viotti - BUDG). - Mobilisation of the Solidarity Fund for the payment of advances under the general budget of the Union for 2019 (Christoforou - BUDG) - Application of the Euro 5 phase to the type-approval of two or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (Dalton - IMCO). - Trade in certain goods that may be used to impose capital punishment, torture or other treatment or punishment (Geringer de Oedenberg - JURI). - Samoa joins the EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement (Martin - INTA). - Appointment of the President of the ECB's Supervisory Board (Gualtieri - ECON). - Defence of academic freedom in the Union's external action (Khan - AFET). - Temporary reintroduction of internal border control (Fajon - LIBE). - Common rules for the operation of air services (Tapardel - TRAN). - The "CumEx Files" scandal: financial crime and shortcomings in the current legal framework (resolution prop.). - Role of the German child welfare services (Jugendamt) in transnational family disputes (resolution prop.). - Reports and items discussed the day before or in the morning (see above).
Brussels. European Parliament. Commission activities: - IMCO: Workshop on the requirements for the certification of motor vehicles.
Luxembourg. * EU Court of Justice. #Conclusions: - C-411/17 (Inter-Environnement Wallonie and Bond Beter Leefmilieu Vlaanderen - compliance of the Belgian law extending the operation of two nuclear reactors to EU rules on the protection of the environment, wild fauna and flora).
Friday 30 November
Brussels. EU Council Competitiveness Council. *Space: - Update on the progress of the EU Space Programme and policy debate on future work on it. RESEARCH - Adoption of conclusions on the European Research Area. - Partial general orientation on the Horizon Europe framework programme and assessment of progress on the Horizon Europe implementation programme.
Brussels. EU Council General Affairs Council. *Cohesion: the Council's agenda had not reached us at the time of going to press.
Buenos Aires. International Summit. G20 Summit (and 01/12). Meeting of G20 leaders, attended by the presidents of the European Council, Donald Tusk, and the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker. The main points covered will be: - WTO reform; - trade tensions (EU-US, US-China, etc.); - challenges and consequences of climate change; - digital taxation projects; - UN Migration Pact.
