From 18/11 to 24/11/2019

Monday 18 November

Brussels. Council of the EU. Agriculture and Fisheries Council. *Agriculture : - Exchange of views on the environmental and climate-related aspects of the post-2020 CAP reform package. - Presentation by the Commission of proposals for transitional CAP rules and discussion. - Miscellaneous: information on difficulties in the apiculture sector; rice imports from Myanmar/Burma; maize imports from Ukraine; recent EU/China bilateral agreement on geographical indications.
Brussels. European Parliament. Commission activities. - FEMM: Public hearing on the situation of violence against women in the Member States and on legal instruments and best practices to combat the phenomenon. - AGRI: hearing on the potential impacts of the agreement with Mercosur on the European agri-market. - Meetings of the week's committees and draft agendas: https://bit.ly/377AGQp

Tuesday 19 November

Brussels. Council of the EU. General Affairs Council. - Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027: progress of work. - Preparation of the European Council on 12-13 December (examination of the draft Conclusions). - Strengthening respect for the rule of law: exchange of views with the Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, Michael O'Flaherty; Conclusions on the evaluation of the Council's annual dialogue on the rule of law. - Enlargement and the Stabilisation and Association Process: work update.
Brussels. Council of the EU. EU Military Committee (EUMC). Meeting with High Representative Federica Mogherini. Main points to be covered : - EU military operations and missions (EUNAVFOR Sophia and Atalanta). - EU battle groups and military capabilities. - EU/NATO cooperation. - Current security situation in Ukraine. - Developments in digitalisation and artificial intelligence in the military field.
Brussels. Council of the EU. European Economic Area (EEA) Council. - Assessment of the general functioning of the EEA Agreement. - Orientation debate on the Single Market after 2019. - Adoption of conclusions on: the 25th anniversary of the EEA Agreement; the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU and the EEA Agreement; cooperation in the EEA; the development of the Single Market; the incorporation of EU acts relevant to the EEA; EU programmes; the social dimension; environmental protection, energy and climate change; the EEA and Norway Financial Mechanism; agricultural trade.
Kigali. European Parliament. ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (on 21/11). - COP25 challenges and the threat of climate change to fisheries and aquaculture. - Evolution of cooperation between the two parties. - Resolutions on: - industrialisation and digitalisation policies for ACP countries; - promotion of the active participation of young people in public life; - impact of social media on governance, development, democracy and stability. - Debate on sustainable agricultural production, gender mainstreaming in conflict management, investments in micro-enterprises, SMEs and start-ups.
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities.
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Rulings: Cases C-585/18 (A.K.), C-624/18 (CP) and C-625/18 (DO - does the Polish judicial reform (Law on the Supreme Court of 8 December 2017) provide sufficient guarantees of the independence of the new disciplinary chamber with regard to the method of appointment of the members of the National Council of the Judiciary?)

Wednesday 20 November

Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. - Opinion on the draft budget plans of the euro area countries (Dombrovskis). - Report on enhanced surveillance for Greece (Dombrovskis).
Brussels. Council of the EU. Coreper I and II.
Brussels. European Parliament. Commission activities. - DROI-LIBE: high-level conference on the rights of the child.

Thursday 21 November

Brussels. Council of the EU. Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council (and 22/11). *Culture : - Adoption of a resolution on the cultural dimension of sustainable development. - Debate on the theme "Strengths, innovation potential and global competitiveness of the European cultural, creative and audiovisual industries". *Sport : - Adoption of conclusions on the fight against corruption in sport (measures to be taken by the various actors). - Adoption of conclusions on the protection of children in sport (against prejudice, abuse, violence, exploitation) and their effective participation in sport. - Public debate on ways to promote good governance in sport, with the participation of the President of the World Anti-Doping Agency and the Polish Minister of Sport.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Foreign Affairs Council. *Trade. - Update on the reform of the World Trade Organisation WTO. - An update on recent developments in EU-US trade relations. - Policy debate on the implementation of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). - Informal debate on trade relations with China.
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. - LIBE: Discussion with representatives of the EEAS, the UN and NGOs on the situation of migrants in Libya. - AFET-DROI-SEDE: discussion with the UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, on EU-UN cooperation and possible synergies in peacekeeping missions and on the possibility of a collaborative platform on Women, Peace and Security.

Friday 22 November

Brussels. Council of the EU. Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council. *Youth. - Adoption of conclusions on socio-educational activities in the digital field. - Adoption of conclusions on the education and training of youth workers (sharing of best practices between actors). - Public debate on the theme "A vision for youth work in Europe - climate change, young people and youth work"
Brussels. Council of the EU. Coreper I.

Saturday 23 November