CALENDAR / Main activities of european institutions
From 18/03 to 24/03/2019
Monday 18 March
Brussels. Council of the EU. Foreign Affairs Council. - Topical international issues (commemoration of the annexation of Crimea by Russia, situation in Algeria and Venezuela, follow-up to the conference on Syria, situation in the Central African Republic). - EU-China relations (cooperation on international issues, trade issues, regional issues, cybersecurity, etc.) in preparation for the European Council (21-22/03) and the EU-China Summit (9/04). - Relations with Moldova after the 24/02 elections and the pro-Russian President's party coming to power. - Situation in Yemen and means to support the implementation of the Stockholm Agreement between the parties to the conflict.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Agriculture/Fisheries Council. - Future of the CAP after 2020: discussion on 3 proposals for regulations (CAP strategic plans, single common market organisation and horizontal regulation on the financing, management and monitoring of the CAP). - Discussion on the updated strategy for the bio-economy to maximise the EU's contribution to the 2030 programme and its sustainable development objectives. - Miscellaneous: coupled aid (support scheme for certain sectors in difficulty); EPO decision on the possibility of patenting the results of traditional plant improvement methods; situation in the meat sector; artisanal fishing under the new EMFF; Results of the congress 'CAP Strategic Plans - Exploring Eco-Climate Schemes' (Leeuwarden, 6-8 February 2019); conclusions of the workshops organised by the Commission's Working Group on Water and Agriculture (Sorø, 27 November 2018 and Bucharest, 5-6 February 2019).
Bucharest. European Parliament. 37th session of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly (as of 20/03). - Emergency resolutions on: the rule of law in the EU and ACP countries; environmental crimes. - Resolutions on reports on: the strategic dimension of the ACP-EU partnership; - renewable energy as a factor in the sustainable economic development of ACP countries; - the reduction of the total number of out-of-school youth in ACP countries. - Debates on: the impact of Brexit on the ACP-EU partnership; the compatibility of the current global economic model with climate change; - the implementation of the Global Compact on orderly and regular safe migration.
Brussels. European Parliament. Commission activities. - JURI: Debates on future EU-UK family law relations after Brexit; discussion with the European Commission on the outcome of the Hague Judgments Convention. - AFET-LIBE: Public hearing on the rule of law in the accession process of new Member States. - BUDG-DEVE: Commission proposal for the extension until December 2020 of the mandate of the Central African Republic Trust Fund (Bekou Fund). - TRAN: hearing on the role of inland waterways in the intermodal transport system. - AFCO: public hearing on the theme "European elections, European parties, European voters"
Tuesday 19 March
Brussels. Council of the EU. General Affairs Council *Normal formation: - General debate on the multiannual financial framework 2021-2027 - Adoption of the Council of the EU's position on the Regulation establishing the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III) - Preparation of the European Council of 21-22/03 *Formation at Twenty-seven (Article 50): - Preparation of the European Council with regard to the latest developments concerning Brexit.
Brussels. Council of the EU. EU-Republic of North Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Council: - Situation of bilateral relations and progress in the pre-accession strategy - Developments in the country and, more generally, in the Western Balkans.
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgments: - C-163/17 (Jawo) and affidavits (C-297/17 (Ibrahim), C-318/17 (Ibrahim), C-319/17 (Sharqawi and others - and C-438/17 (Magamadov - possibility for a Member State to refuse to transfer asylum seekers to the Member State responsible for processing the application if there are systemic failures in that State which expose applicants to the risk of inhuman or degrading treatment) - C-444/17 (Arib and others - possibility for a Member State, under the state of emergency, to restore border control in such a way that the Return Directive no longer applies and that persons may be imprisoned solely on the grounds of their irregular entry into the territory via an internal border) * General Court of the European Union: Case T-98/16 (Italy v Commission), T-196/16 (Banca Popolare di Bari vs Commission) and T-198/16 (Fondo interbancario di tutela dei depositi vs Commission - Application for annulment of the Commission's decision that the support provided by a consortium governed by private law to one of its members constituted State aid).
Wednesday 20 March
Brussels. European Council, Council of the EU and European Commission. Tripartite Social Summit: dialogue between the institutions and the social partners on: - labour mobility in the EU and the state of labour markets; - investment in a deeper and fairer single market; - improving social dialogue to shape a new world of work.
Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. 18th progress report on the Security Union (Timmermans).
Brussels. Council of the EU. Coreper I.
Brussels. European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). Plenary session (and 21/03).
Thursday 21 March
Brussels. European Council (and 22/03). Topics covered (draft conclusions): - Growth, competitiveness and employment - Climate change - Relations with China - External relations in general - Cooperation and exchange of information in the fight against misinformation for the European elections.
Brussels. European Council *Article 50 - Latest developments in the Brexit process and attitude to be adopted in the different scenarios.
Brussels. European Parliament. Activities of the commissions - PETI-ENVI: joint public hearing on the theme "Denial of climate change".
Brussels. European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). Plenary session.
Luxembourg - EU Court of Justice - Rulings: - C-498/17 (Commission/Italy - has Italy failed to fulfil its obligations under the Landfill Directive with regard to 44 landfills?) - C-465/17 (Falck Rettungsdienste and Falck - obligation to apply public procurement rules to emergency patient transport services provided by non-profit-making organisations or associations).
