CALENDAR / Main activities of european institutions
From 19/10 to 25/10/2020
Monday 19 October
Luxembourg. Council of the EU. ‘Agriculture and Fisheries’ EU Council (and 20/10). *Agriculture : - CAP reform: adoption of a general approach on the CAP strategic plans regulation, the regulation on the Single Common Market Organisation (Single CMO), a horizontal regulation on the financing, management and monitoring of the CAP. - ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy: adoption of conclusions on the strategy. - Miscellaneous: adoption of A item of the draft regulation on organic farming (1st reading). *Fisheries: - Seeking agreement on Total Allowable Catches (TACs) and Member States' quotas for the ten most important Baltic Sea stocks. EU Council agenda: https://bit.ly/3lQ5wUe. List of A items: https://bit.ly/2ICuqII.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Budgets Committee, Trade Policy Committee, Civcom, Security Committee.
Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. - Commission Work Programme 2021 (von der Leyen). - Common proposals for EU Council Regulations concerning restrictive measures against serious violations of human rights (Dombrovskis-Borrell).
Internet. European Parliament. Plenary session (through 23/10). Full agenda: https://bit.ly/344B82j
Tuesday 20 October
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: PSC
Brussels. European Commission. Presentation of the 2020 Annual Report of the European Fiscal Board.
Wednesday 21 October
Internet. Council of the EU. Informal videoconference of Interior Ministers on the future of Europol.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Coreper I and II, Civcom, Trade Policy Committee, Financial Services Committee (FSC), EU Military Committee (EUMC)
Thursday 22 October
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: PSC, Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum (SCIFA), Education Committee.
Friday 23 October
Luxembourg. Council of the EU. ‘Environment’ Council. - Climate Law: deliberation and search for a general approach on the draft regulation on the Climate Law. - Climate change: possible approval of the updated contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. - Biodiversity: approval of conclusions for urgent action to preserve biodiversity. - Miscellaneous: information from the Lithuanian delegation on the 8th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Country; information from the Polish delegation on the proposed reform of the EU ETS system; possible presentation by the European Commission of the Communication on the EU Chemicals Strategy and the Communication on access to justice in Member States on environment and public deliberation on the relevant Regulation amending the Aarhus Regulation (1st reading); possible deliberation on the draft Decision on the 8th Environmental Action Programme; information by the Dutch delegation on the forthcoming Climate Adaptation Summit (25/01/2021) as well as on the Global Circular Economy Forum (15/04/2021). A items: Full draft agenda for the session: https://bit.ly/2H73QXw. A items: https://bit.ly/3lWRWhJ.
Internet. Council of the EU. Informal videoconference meeting of Ministers responsible for Competitiveness (Internal Market and Industry).
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: PSC.
