CALENDAR / Main activities of european institutions
From 16/12 to 22/12/2019
Monday 16 December
Brussels. Council of the EU. Agriculture and Fisheries Council (and 17/12). *Fisheries: - Discussion on fishing opportunities for the main fish stocks in the Atlantic and North Sea for 2020. - Seeking a general approach on the regulation on cod fishing in the Eastern Baltic. *Agriculture: - Commission information on minor uses of pesticides on niche crops and on the updated strategy for the bio-economy. - Informal discussion on the theme "The world's forests for a sustainable future". - Exchange of views on the progress report on measures relating to CAP reform post-2020.
Madrid. International meeting. Asia-Europe Meeting of Foreign Ministers (ASEM) on the theme "Asia and Europe: Together for effective multilateralism" (15 and 16/12). Exchange of views on strengthening cooperation: - Global issues: United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), climate change and marine waste. - Regional and security issues: counter-terrorism, maritime security and cybersecurity, and information and communication technologies. - Gender equality and empowerment: peace, security and sustainable development issues. - Sustainable connectivity.
Strasbourg. European Parliament. Plenary session (on 19/12). - Final draft agenda for the session: https://bit.ly/36BYkUd
Strasbourg. European Parliament. Commission activities (as at 12/12). - AFET-DROI-DEVE: joint debate on the situation of the Uighur minority in China with Jewher Ilham, daughter of Ilham Tohti, winner of the 2019 Sakharov Prize. - LIBE: Structured dialogue with Vice-President Margaritis Schinas on the Commission's future action, in particular in the areas of migration, integration and the Security Union. - ENVI: Debate with the Commission's Executive Vice-President, Frans Timmermans, on the Green Deal. - DEVE-LIBE-DROI: sending a joint delegation to the World Refugee Forum (Geneva, 16-18/12). - Agenda and orders of business for committee meetings: https://bit.ly/2YMl1SS
Tuesday 17 December
Brussels. Council of the EU. Agriculture and Fisheries Council. Fisheries: - Seeking political agreement on fishing opportunities for 2020 in the Atlantic and North Sea. - Information on budgetary flexibility under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund for the period 2014-2020. *Agriculture: Adoption of conclusions on food fraud, animal welfare and forestry.
Strasbourg. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. - 'European Semester' package (2020 Sustainable Growth Strategy, Recommendation for the Euro Area, Alert Mechanism Report, Joint Employment Report and 2019 Single Market Performance Report) (Dombrovskis).
Wednesday 18 December
Brussels. Council of the EU. Coreper I and II.
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Rulings: C-666/18 P (Development - does the transfer of personal data to the United States offer sufficient guarantees under EU law?) #Conclusions: - C-719/18 (Vivendi - compliance with EU law of Italian regulations preventing Vivendi from holding 28% of Mediaset's share capital).
Thursday 19 December
Brussels. Council of the EU. 'Environment' Council. - Discussion on biodiversity with a view to adopting conclusions proposing strategic guidelines for EU policies in this field. - Discussion on environmental and climate policy in the new legislature. - Informal debate on the 2020 report on the state of the environment in Europe. - Other: briefing by the Presidency on UNEP priorities and recent international environmental meetings; briefing by the Commission on the progress of the quality review of the air quality directives and its report on the implementation of the Aarhus Convention on access to justice in environmental matters; briefing by the Slovak delegation on the second European Clean Air Forum held in Bratislava in November.
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities.
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Rulings: - C-263/18 (Nederlands Uitgeversverbond and Groep Algemene Uitgevers - are EU copyright provisions applicable to the trade in second-hand electronic books?) - C-418/18 P (Puppinck and Others v Commission - application for annulment of the judgment of the Court of First Instance rejecting the application for annulment of the Commission's refusal to act on the European Citizens' Initiative 'One of Us') - C-502/19 (Junqueras Vies - request for the release of the Catalan leader Oriol Junqueras Vies, elected Member of the European Parliament). - C-390/18 (AIRBNB Ireland - do the services provided in France by AIRBNB constitute information society services benefiting from the free movement of services and can AIRBNB be required to comply with French rules on the exercise of the profession of estate agent?) - C-532/18 (Niki Luftfahrt - does the notion of "accident" within the meaning of the Montreal Convention on Air Transport include the case of a coffee cup, placed on a folding table in an aircraft in mid-air, which overturns for unexplained reasons on a passenger and burns them?) - C-752/18 (Deutsche Umwelthilfe - is it possible to use coercive detention against public office holders in Bavaria to enforce the obligation to update an air quality plan?) #Conclusions - Conclusions - Conclusions in Case C-311/18 (Facebook Ireland and Schrems - does the transfer of personal data to the United States offer sufficient guarantees under EU law?).
