CALENDAR / Main activities of european institutions
From 09/03 to 15/03/2020
Monday 9 March
Brussels. European Parliament. Plenary session (until 12/03). Final draft agenda for the meeting which is being held on an exceptional basis in Brussels due to the risks associated with the coronavirus epidemic: https://bit.ly/2PRxNfJ
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities (as of 05/03). - Due to the risks linked to the coronavirus epidemic, all non-legislative committee activities for the week (hearings, workshops, interparliamentary meetings, etc.) are cancelled. Only the ordinary meetings of the committees to conduct legislative work are going ahead - draft agendas for the week's meetings of the various committees: https://bit.ly/32VmPLr
Tuesday 10 March
Zagreb. Council of the EU. Informal Meeting of Transport Ministers (and 11/03). *Maritime Transport. - High-level Maritime Conference with the participation of the competent EU Ministers, Ministers from third countries with access to the Adriatic Sea (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and Montenegro), leaders of the International Maritime Organisation and representatives of stakeholders in the sector (professional associations, seafarer employment intermediaries, shipyards and other representatives of the Croatian, European and world maritime industry)
Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. - EU Industrial Strategy (Vestager/Dombrovskis). - EU strategy for SMEs (Vestager/Dombrovskis). - Report on obstacles to the single market (Vestager/Dombrovskis). - Action Plan for Strengthening the Internal Market (Vestager/Dombrovskis). - New Action Plan for the Circular Economy (Timmermans).
Brussels. Council of the EU. PSC.
Wednesday 11 March
Zagreb. Council of the EU. Informal Meeting of Transport Ministers. *Maritime Transport: Informal Council of Ministers, experts and senior officials from the EU and ministers from countries with access to the Adriatic Sea. Signing of a declaration containing the main priorities of the Croatia's Presidency of the Council of the European Union: protection of the marine environment, combating greenhouse gas emissions from ships and further digitisation in maritime and inland navigation.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Coreper I and II.
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Rulings: C-511/17 (Lintner - what are the judge's obligations as regards the review of unfair terms contained in a contract between a consumer and a professional?) #Conclusions : C-86/19 SL (Compensation for loss of baggage - what are the conditions governing the calculation of compensation due for loss of baggage in the course of carriage by air?)
Thursday 12 March
Brussels. Council of the EU. Foreign Affairs Council. *Trade: - Update on preparations for the 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization. - Update on trade relations with China and the United States. - Status of bilateral trade negotiations. - Miscellaneous: adoption of the decision on the conclusion of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement; adoption of the nominations for the renewal of the Committee of the Regions 2020-2025
Brussels. Council of the EU. PSC.
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Rulings: - C-576/18 (Commission v Italy - application for an order that Italy be ordered to pay a pecuniary penalty for failing to comply with the judgment of the Court of Justice of 2012 finding that it had failed to recover unlawful aid to hotel undertakings in Sardinia). - C-832/18 (Finnair - are passengers already compensated for a first cancelled flight entitled to further compensation when the re-routing flight has been delayed?) * General Court: #Judgment: Cases T-732/16 (Valencia Club de Fútbol v Commission) and T-901/16 (Elche Club de Fútbol v Commission - application for setting aside of the Commission's decision on unlawful State aid to two Spanish football clubs).
Friday 13 March
Brussels. Council of the EU. Justice and Home Affairs Council. *Justice: - Update on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office. - Electronic evidence: negotiations with the United States on cross-border access to electronic evidence (information from the Commission); negotiations on a 2nd Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention (information from the Commission); - e-evidence digital exchange system (Commission information and state of play). - Extradition of EU citizens to third countries: exchange of views. Any other business: update on preparatory work on the European mechanism for the protection of the rule of law (information from the Commission). - Points A: Approval of appointments. Delegated acts. Adoption of the Regulation on False and Authentic Documents Online - Adoption of the EU Council position on Regulation 862/2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection.
Brussels. Council of the EU. EU-India Summit (Postponed sine die due to the risks associated with the coronavirus epidemic).
