CALENDAR / Main activities of european institutions
From 13/03 to 17/03/2019
Monday 11 March
Brussels. Council of the EU. Eurogroup *Ordinary format: – Greece: Commission report on the findings of the 2nd reinforced monitoring mission in force after the end of the financial assistance programme – Thematic discussion on growth and employment in housing markets – Latvia: examination of the draft updated budget plan 2019 *Open configuration : Deepening EMU: budgetary instrument for convergence and competitiveness - expenditure aspects.
Strasbourg. European Parliament. Plenary session (through 14/03). For details of the debates and votes, see page: https://bit.ly/2HqAhON
Strasbourg. European Parliament. Committee activities (through 14/03) – LIBE: hearing of Nina Gregori, candidate for the post of Executive Director of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO). – ECON-ENVI: vote on the report aimed at strengthening the future EU framework for the determination of environmentally friendly financial activities, including a "brown" taxonomy for activities having a negative impact on the environment.
Tuesday 12 March
Brussels. Council of the EU. Economic and Financial Affairs Council. – Combating tax evasion: review of the EU list of non-cooperative countries and territories. – Taxation: seeking political consensus on the harmonisation of excise duty structures on alcohol and alcoholic beverages; policy debate on the tax on digital services. – InvestEU: Consideration of the InvestEU programme proposal, which aims to bring together a set of EU financial instruments currently available to support investment and innovation and create jobs in the EU. – European Semester: presentation by the Commission of its annual assessment of the economic and social situation in each Member State for 2019 and exchange of views on the implementation of the country-specific recommendations.
Brussels. Council of the EU. International Ministerial Meeting on Assistance for the Future of Syria and the Countries of the Region (through 14/03). Meeting co-chaired by the UN and the EU with the participation of NGOs operating on the ground. – Mobilisation of humanitarian aid. – Political support for the UN-led peace process.
Strasbourg. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. – Strategic review of EU-China relations (Juncker/Mogherini/Katainen). – Progress report on the Capital Markets Union (Dombrovskis/Katainen).
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Ruling: C-221/17 (Tjebbes et al. – compatibility with EU law of the automatic loss of Dutch nationality for minors residing outside the EU) #Findings: C-616/17 (Blaise et al. – do the provisions of the Regulation on the placing of plant protection products on the market comply with the precautionary principle laid down in Article 191 of the TFEU (case of glyphosate)?
Wednesday 13 March
Brussels. Council of the EU. Coreper I, II and ‘Article 50’.
Thursday 14 March
Paris.Council of the EU. Conference of European Ministers responsible for disability. Informal meeting convened at the initiative of France.
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgments: – C-118/17 (Dunai – conformity with EU law of Hungarian national regulations and case law providing for the possibility of amending unfair terms in foreign currency loan contracts concluded with consumers). – C-399/17 (Commission/Czech Republic – does the Czech Republic's refusal to take back a substance – TPS-NOLO (or Geobal) – transferred to Poland violate the provisions of the Waste Shipment Regulation?). – C-557/17 (Y.Z. et al. – can residence permits obtained under family reunification and long-term resident status granted on the basis of falsified documents be withdrawn, even if their holders were not aware of the fraud?). – C-449/17 (A&G Fahrschul-Akademie – obligation to exempt from VAT the services provided by driving schools). – C-372/18 (Dreyer – The issue: are French tax residents affiliated to the Swiss social security system liable in France for the payment of assigned contributions to the Caisse nationale de sécurité pour l'autonomie?)
Friday 15 March
Brussels. Council of the EU. EU-Turkey Association Council.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council. *Employment and Social Affairs: – EGF: partial general approach on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund. - Orientation debate on the future of social Europe after 2020. – European Semester 2019: adoption of conclusions on the Annual Growth Review and the Joint Employment Report; presentation by the Commission of a summary of the country reports for 2019. – Preparation of the Tripartite Social Summit to be held on 20 March. – Review of progress on various legislative dossiers: – establishment of the European Labour Authority, proposal on work-life balance, modernisation of the rules on the coordination of social security systems, directive on the protection of workers from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work, European legislative act on accessibility for people with disabilities.
