From 20/07 to 26/07/2020

Monday 20 July

• Brussels. Council of the EU. Agriculture and Fisheries Council. *Agriculture: proposals on post-2020 CAP reform. – Exchange of views on the ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy. – Presentation of the work programme of the German Presidency of the EU Council.
• Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Budget Committee.

Tuesday 21 July

• Berlin. Council of the EU. Informal Meeting of Research Ministers (and 22/07). – Contribution of research and innovation to social, economic and ecological transformation processes. – Policy debate on current issues in European research and innovation policy. – Presentation by the three-Presidency team of current and future Presidents (German, Portuguese and Slovenian) of a joint roadmap for research and education policy.

Wednesday 22 July

• Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the college of Commissioners (videoconference). – A new strategy for a Security Union (Schinas). – EU anti-drugs agenda and action plan (Schinás). – EU strategy for a more effective fight against child sexual abuse (Schinás). – EU action plan to combat firearms trafficking (Schinás). – Revision of the reference regulation (Dombrovskis). – Targeted amendments to the Financial Regulation to facilitate post-crisis economic recovery of Covid-19 (Dombrovskis).
• Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Coreper I and II.

Thursday 23 July

• Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: PSC and Coreper II (poss.).

Friday 24 July

• Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Coreper I (poss.).