CALENDAR / Main activities of european institutions
From 20/05 to 26/05/2019
Monday 20 May
Brussels. Council of the EU - International meeting. European Economic Area Council (EEA) - Discussion on the general functioning of the Agreement on the European Economic Area - Policy debate on climate change (strategies for 2050, implementation of the Paris Agreement) - Conclusions on: EEA cooperation; integration of EU acts of relevance to the EEA; energy and climate change; the digital single market; EU programmes; the financial mechanism; agricultural trade.
Bucharest. Council of the EU. Informal meeting of Environment Ministers (and 21/05) - Climate change: innovative solutions and the role of citizens for a low-carbon future (how to better exploit opportunities related to lifestyle, circularity and land-use planning, etc.) - Biodiversity: IPBES results on the global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services (implications for the EU and the Global Biodiversity Framework after 2020).
Tuesday 21 May
Brussels. Council of the EU. General Affairs Council - External dimension of the EU budget for the period 2021-2027: development cooperation and international cooperation (new neighbourhood instrument) - Budgeting of the European Development Fund - Preparation of the European Council of 20 and 21/06 - Miscellaneous: presentation by the Commission of its communication on "Further strengthening the rule of law in the Union".
Bucharest. Council of the EU. Informal Meeting of Environment Ministers - Water resources management: control of water pollution by plastic and microplastics from rivers to seas and oceans.
Bucharest. Presidency of the Council of the EU. Ministerial Conference on a Joint Maritime Programme for the Black Sea. The issues addressed will concern sectors related to the ‘blue economy’ that can contribute to the sustainable economic development of the region and in particular of coastal regions (maritime affairs, fisheries and aquaculture, research and innovation, connectivity, environmental protection, tourism, education, and the development of the skills required by the maritime economy).
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Rulings: C-235/17 (Commission/Hungary - Legality with regard to the obligations of free movement of capital and the right of ownership of the Hungarian legislation which abolishes usufruct rights held directly or indirectly by nationals of other Member States on agricultural land in Hungarian territory).
Wednesday 22 May
Brussels. Council of the EU. Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council (and 23/05) *Youth: - Adoption of conclusions on youth and the future of work - Adoption of a resolution establishing guidelines for the governance of the EU youth dialogue *Education: - Adoption of a recommendation on a comprehensive approach to language teaching and learning in order to develop young people's proficiency in several languages in addition to their mother tongue - Adoption of a recommendation on quality systems for early childhood education and care to improve access to education and care systems. - Adoption of conclusions on the implementation of the recommendation on career skill development to open up new opportunities for adults. - Policy debate on "Building the future of Europe: the contribution of education and training to strengthening social cohesion". - Miscellaneous: information on DiscoverEU, an initiative to enable young people to travel to the EU; World Conference of Ministers responsible for Youth 2019 and Youth Forum 'Lisboa+21' (Lisbon, 22 and 23/06); France's application to host the 'Worldskills Competition' in 2023; work programme for the incoming Finnish Presidency.
Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Coreper II.
Bucharest. Presidency of the Council of the EU. Annual meeting of the INTERREG programmes (and 23/05)
Paris. International meeting. Council of Ministers of OECD Member Countries on the theme "Harnessing the Digital Transition for Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges".
Thursday 23 May
EU as a whole. European Parliament. European elections (on 26/05).
Brussels. Council of the EU. Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council: - Adoption of conclusions to promote the young creative generation - Adoption of conclusions on the promotion of European films by improving the cross-border circulation of audiovisual creations and co-productions - Policy debate on the theme "From combating disinformation to restoring EU citizens' confidence in the media" *Sport: - Adoption of a resolution on the representation and coordination of EU Member States in the meetings of the World Anti-Doping Agency Foundation Board - Adoption of conclusions on access to sport for people with disabilities in order to facilitate their access to mass sports. - Policy debate on "Increasing the participation of children and young people in sport activities in 21st century Europe". - Miscellaneous: - information on the following topics: designation of Veszprém as European Capital of Culture 2023; fifth centennial of the first circumnavigation of the Earth by Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano; work programme for the incoming Finnish Presidency.
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Rulings: C-658/17 (WB - is a certificate of inheritance, drawn up by a Polish notary at the joint request of all the parties to an estate, a "decision" within the meaning of Union law?) * EU Court : #Ruling: T-107/17 (Steinhoff and Others v ECB - must the European Central Bank compensate for the damage allegedly suffered as a result of its failure to draw attention to the illegal nature of the forced exchange restructuring envisaged by Greece?).
