CALENDAR / Main activities of european institutions
From 07/09 to 13/09/2020
Monday 7 September
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory Proceedings: Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA).
Brussels. Council of the EU, European Parliament, European Commission. – Trilogue meeting of the representatives of the three institutions: discussion on the amounts of the Multiannual Financial Framework and own resources.
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. – REGI: vote on the Commission’s REACT-EU proposal amending the legal framework for the Cohesion Funds; adoption of an opinion on the new industrial strategy for the EU (rapp. T. Penkova) (agenda: https://bit.ly/2Zao0G5 ).– AGRI: discussion of the situation of European agriculture and rural development in the EU with the responsible Commissioner, Janusz Wojciechowski (agenda: https://bit.ly/3hZgXaJ ). – ENVI: discussion with the Commission on the EU vaccine strategy and advance purchase agreements for vaccines (agenda: https://bit.ly/2EWeijK ). – DROI: discussion with NGO representatives on the human rights situation in Belarus after the presidential elections (agenda: https://bit.ly/2GkE1Td ). – EMPL: discussion of the report on reversing demographic trends in the regions using cohesion policy instruments (rapp. E. Rafalska); discussion of the report on employment and social policies in the euro area in 2020 (rapp. K. Dobrev); vote on an opinion on the ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies (agenda: https://bit.ly/2Z0Y7IP ). – PETI: adoption of opinions on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2018 (rapp. Toom) and on the reduction of inequalities with a particular focus on in-work poverty (rapp. Maestre). (agenda: https://bit.ly/2QXxFv2 ). – SEDE: discussion on the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic on defence issues; exchange of views with Timo Pesonen, Director General of DG DEFIS at the Commission on the Commission’s efforts to ensure the EU’s strategic autonomy; in camera discussion on CSDP engagement in Libya and the situation of CSDP missions in Mali (agenda: https://bit.ly/2Z7qEwo ).
Tuesday 8 September
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory Proceedings: PSC
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. – JURI: meeting of shadow rapporteurs on artificial intelligence and liability.
Wednesday 9 September
Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners (videoconference).
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory Proceedings: Coreper I and II + Military Committee (EUMC).
Luxembourg. * EU Court of Justice. * General Court of the EU: #Ruling: T-626/17 (Slovenia v Commission – can Croatian winegrowers use the designation "Teran" for their PDO "Hrvatska Istra", which corresponds, in particular, to a Slovenian PDO?)
Thursday 10 September
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory Proceedings: PSC.
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. – LIBE: discussions on the Communications on the EU Strategy for Security Union, the Strategy against Sexual Abuse of Minors, the Drugs Programme and Action Plan (2021-2025) and the Action Plan against Arms Trafficking (2020-2025); discussion and vote on various reports for opinion (agenda: https://bit.ly/2QVyEvR ). – ECON: votes on reports on the further development of capital markets, in particular for SMEs (rapp. I. Benjumea), on digital finance and the risks of crypto-assets (rapp. O. Kovařík), the appointment of CCP members (rapp. I. Tinagli) and the report for opinion on the EU general budget 2021 (rapp. M. Marques).
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Conclusions: – C-62/19 (Star Taxi App – does a service which, by means of an electronic application, brings customers and taxi drivers into direct contact with each other constitute an information society service?) – C-392/19 (VB Bild-Kunst – does the framing (transclusion) on an internet site of a work protected by copyright, which is freely accessible with the authorisation of the copyright owner, constitute a communication to the public?) – C-336/19 (Centraal Israëlitisch Consistorie van België et al – do the provisions of a decree of the Flemish Region prohibiting the slaughter of animals without stunning also for slaughter carried out as part of a religious rite comply with Union law?)
Friday 11 September
Brussels. Council of the EU. Eurogroup. Subjects covered: – Sovereignty of Europe after the Covid-19 crisis. – Accelerating recovery in the EU: assessment of the situation and the way forward. – Own resources: towards a budgetary architecture adapted to the needs of the 21st century. – Fair and efficient taxation. – Rethinking capital markets in the digital age.
Berlin. Council of the EU. Informal Meeting of Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs (and 12/09).
Brussels. Council of the EU, European Parliament, European Commission. – Trilogue meeting of the representatives of the three institutions: discussion on governance and flexibilities in the context of the future Multiannual Financial Framework and the Recovery Plan (next meeting on 18/09).
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. – ENVI: final vote on the draft report to make the EU’s climate neutrality target for 2050 binding and set an interim target for 2030.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory Proceedings: Coreper I, Trade Policy Committee.
