From 9/11 to 13/11/2020

Monday 9 November

• Brussels. Council of the EU. Videoconference of Foreign Ministers. *Trade: – Trade relations with the United States. – Recent developments related to the trade policy review exercise and the reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO). – Trade relations with China.
• Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (Civcom).
• Brussels. Council of the EU, European Commission, European Parliament. Interinstitutional dialogues: – Budget: Negotiation meeting on the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework and the post-Covid-19 Recovery Plan. – Industry: negotiation meeting on the establishment of the European Centre of Industrial Competence.
• Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. – AFET: Exchanges of views on the situation in Kyrgyzstan and Lebanon; meetings with Tomas Szunyog, the new EU Special Representative for Kosovo, and Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, on UNRWA’s actions and needs; vote on the report on the implementation of the Association Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine (rapp. M Gahler) and on the recommendations to the EU Council for the 75^th session of the United Nations General Assembly (rapp. MS Rodríguez Ramos) (agenda: https://bit.ly/3kV3Bxv ). – INTA: Public Hearing on “EU/China Trade and Investment Relations in the Post-Covid World”; state of play on the ongoing trilogue negotiations (agenda: https://bit.ly/32m6roa ). – ECON: votes on draft reports on amendments to the securitisation regulation (rapp. P Tang) and the Capital Requirements Regulations (CRR) (rapp. O Karas) to facilitate post-Covid-19 economic recovery. – IMCO: Webinar “Impact of Covid-19 on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection” (agenda: https://bit.ly/3ezF5Qc ). – BUDG-ECON: vote on the proposal establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility, with a view to the vote in the Committee on Budgets (rapp. S Mureșan and E Gardiazabal Rubial and D Pîslaru) (agenda: https://bit.ly/3oZScPA ). – FEMM: hearing on “Sexual harassment in the EU institutions: follow-up to European Parliament resolution”; votes: report on the EU strategy on gender equality (rapp. M Noichl); report on the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on women, men and vulnerable groups (rapp. F Fitzgerald); opinion on the gender dimension in cohesion policy (rapp. L Dupont) (agenda: https://bit.ly/2TRd5xY ). – LIBE: report by the German Council Presidency on the main activities of the Council Standing Committee on Operational Cooperation on Internal Security (COSI) (agenda: https://bit.ly/3p0Bmjm ). – ITRE: presentation by Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič of the 2020 Strategic Outlook Report; debate on the draft report in response to the data strategy published by the Commission in February (rapp. M Kumpula-Natri) (agenda: https://bit.ly/3l4AaZW ). – INGE: exchange of views with: Dmitri Teperik, Director-General of the International Centre for Defence and Security; Christophe Deloire, Secretary-General and Executive Director of Reporters Without Borders; Gianni Riotta, Director of the Luiss Data Lab and visiting professor, Princeton University (agenda: https://bit.ly/3oYwdII ). – AIDA: exchanges of views with: Thomas Jarzombek, Commissioner for Digital Industry and Start-ups of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy; Daniela Kolbe, Chairwoman of the Bundestag study commission on “Artificial Intelligence – Social Responsibility and Economic, Social and Ecological Potential”.

Tuesday 10 November

• Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Political and Security Committee (PSC).
• Brussels. Council of the EU, European Commission, European Parliament. Interinstitutional dialogues: – Industry: second negotiation meeting on the revision of Regulation 715/2007 on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6). – Agriculture: first negotiation meeting on the proposals for reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.
• Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. – INTA: vote on the Provisional Interinstitutional Agreement on the exercise of the EU’s rights to apply countermeasures in the event of violation of international trade rules by a trading partner (rapp. M-P Vedrenne) (agenda: https://bit.ly/3peKYHE ). – LIBE: interparliamentary debate with national parliaments to assess the European Commission’s first annual report on the rule of law (role of national parliaments); debate on the draft opinion on artificial intelligence in its civil and military applications (application of international law) (rapp. P Jaki); debate on the draft opinion on the EU data strategy (rapp. M Kaljurand) (agenda: https://bit.ly/366X64D ). – CONT: vote on the interinstitutional compromise on the Rule of Law Mechanism (TBC); debate on the EU Court of Auditors’ 2020 report; debate on the 2019 discharge to the institutions; study on “MEPs’ pension rights before and after the Members’ Statute in 2009” (agenda: https://bit.ly/350zvDh ). – TRAN: presentation of a special report by the Court of Auditors on the state of the EU’s central road network (2019 discharge); presentation of a study on “Emerging technologies transforming the transport sector and actions needed to prepare transport infrastructure for these changes”; exchange of views with Maja Markovčić Kostelac, Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency on the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on maritime transport; vote on the draft opinion on the new action plan on the circular economy (rapp. J Paulus) (agenda: https://bit.ly/32hwP2C ). – PETI: discussion on various draft petitions and resolutions; motion for a resolution on the Schengen system and the measures taken to deal with the Covid-19 crisis; motion on the prevention of homelessness in the EU; presentation of the report on the deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2019 (agenda: https://bit.ly/36aCgBk ). – EMPL: presentation of the report on the coordination of social security systems (rapp. G Bischoff) (agenda: https://bit.ly/3lapRnu ). – REGI: exchange of views with the European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira (agenda: https://bit.ly/2TWAqhO ).
• Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the European Union. #Rulings: C-644/18 (Commission v Italy – has Italy failed to fulfil its obligations under Union law by failing to take measures to limit daily PM10 concentrations in certain regions?)

 Wednesday 11 November

• Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Coreper I and II, PSC, EU Military Committee (EUMC), Civcom.
• Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. – Building a European Health Union: Preparedness and Resilience (Schinas). – Proposal for a Regulation on serious cross-border threats to health (Schinas). – Proposal to extend the mandate of the European Medicines Agency (Schinas). – Proposal to extend the mandate of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (Schinas). – LGBTI Equality Strategy + (Jourova). – A new consumer agenda (Jourova). – Regulation on European Data Governance (TBC) (Vestager).
• Brussels. European Parliament. Plenary session (through 13/11). Final agenda: https://bit.ly/32cZYMh
• Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the European Union. #Rulings: – C-61/19 (Orange Romania – what exactly does the concept of ‘free and informed consent’ cover in the case of processing of personal data and what are the criteria for assessing such consent (retention of identity documents of its customers by a telecommunications operator)?)

 Thursday 12 November

• Brussels. Council of the EU, European Commission, European Parliament. Interinstitutional dialogues: – Home Affairs: negotiation meeting on the draft regulation on the prevention of the dissemination of terrorist content online.
• Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Coordination Committee in the field of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters.
• Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. – BECA: Hearing “Supporting Cancer Research – New Cancer Mission for Horizon Europe”. – FEMM: exchange of views on women in Belarus. – INGE: exchange of views, with international experts James Pamment, Emerson T Brooking and Guillaume Poupard, on interference in electoral processes through cyber attacks, data leaks or malicious communication.
• Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Conclusions: Joined Cases C-354/20 PPU and C-412/20 PPU (Openbaar Ministerie – Independence of the issuing judicial authority - does the existence of a real and general risk of violation of the fundamental right to a fair trial, linked to a lack of independence of the courts of a Member State due to systemic or generalised failings in that State, justify the automatic non-execution of all European arrest warrants issued by the judicial authority of the Member State concerned?)

 Friday 13 November

• Brussels. Council of the EU. Justice and Home Affairs Council. – Terrorism: discussion on the resurgence of the terrorist threat following the recent terrorist acts in France and Austria and attempts in other Member States (return of ex-combatants, entry into the territory of radicalised individuals among the influx of migrants, etc.) – Migration and asylum: examination of various aspects of the Pact on Migration and Asylum proposed by the Commission on 23/09 (internal dimension, external dimension and border management).
• Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Coreper I, Budgets Committee, Civcom, Trade Policy Committee (deputies).