CALENDAR / Main activities of european institutions
25/03 - 31/03/2019
Monday 25 March
Strasbourg. European Parliament. Plenary session (until 28/03). For the topics covered, see other article in this newsletter, see also the details of the debates and votes on page: https://bit.ly/2TLl4iB
Tuesday 26 March
Bucharest. Council of the EU. Informal Meeting of Transport Ministers (until 28/03). Ministers' meeting on 27/03: - Multimodality: overview of the situation in the last four years (regulations, recommendations, standards, investments) - Future of mobility in the EU: role of digitisation in the planning and management of a European strategy for sustainable mobility and better coordination of Member States' efforts towards zero emission mobility - Improving connectivity and cohesion through the TEN-T network - Debates will continue at the TEN-T and CEF Conference organised by the Commission on 28/03 (see section below 'Improving connectivity and cohesion through the TEN-T network')
Strasbourg. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners - Communication on strengthening the rule of law in the Union - Progress and possible next steps (Timmermans) - Commission Recommendation on Cybersecurity of 5G Networks (Ansip). Communication on modernising the Commission's organisational performance - Achievements and challenges of the Synergies and Efficiency initiative and future framework for further modernisation (Juncker with Commissioner Oettinger).
Luxembourg * EU Court of Justice #Cases C-377/16 (Spain/Parliament) and C-621/16 P (Commission/Italy - conformity with EU law of differences in treatment based on language in selection procedures for staff of the EU institutions) - C-129/18 (SM - can a child placed under guardianship under the kafala practice with a Union national be considered as a direct descendant of the latter?)
Wednesday 27 March
Brussels. Council of the EU. Coreper I and II.
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Ruling: C-681/17 (Slewo - does the consumer's right of cancellation in the event of an online purchase apply to a mattress from which the protective film has been removed after delivery?)
Thursday 28 March
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Ruling: C-405/16 P (Germany/Commission - application for annulment of the Commission's decision that the German Renewable Energy Act 2012 (EEG 2012) involved State aid) #Conclusions : C-569/17 (Commission/Spain - Has Spain failed to fulfil its obligations by not amending its legislation on consumer credit agreements for residential property?
