CALENDAR / Main activities of european institutions
Until 30 April 2021
Monday 26 April
Brussels. Council of the EU. Informal video conference of the Ministers of Agriculture. - post-2020 CAP reform package: state of play of the negotiations and exchange of views on the 3 regulations concerned, in particular on the regulation on strategic plans under the CAP and on the environmental architecture. - Market situation: discussion on the current situation and perspectives of agricultural markets and challenges related in particular to trade. - Trade: promotion of the objectives of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through trade agreements and trade relations; results of the CCR study on the cumulative economic effects of current and future trade negotiations on the EU agricultural sector. - Animal Welfare: Results of the evaluation of the 2012-2015 EU Animal Welfare Strategy. - Food labelling: presentation by the German delegation of the possibility of labelling food containing eggs with reference to the way laying hens are reared.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Trade Policy Committee (Experts - services and investment); Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (Civcom).
Brussels. European Parliament. Plenary session (through 29/04). Final agenda: https://bit.ly/3ek1yAY.
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. - BUDG: Vote on the estimates of revenue and expenditure for the 2022 financial year - Section I - European Parliament (Rapp. D Boeselager) (agenda: https://bit.ly/32O2GaF ). - IMCO: vote on the recommendation on the establishment of the Single Market Programme, enterprise competitiveness, including SMEs, and European statistics (rapp. B Bonifei) (agenda: https://bit.ly/3xk99sg ). - LIBE: Online press conference on MEPs’ position on the Digital Green Certificate in view of the finalisation of Parliament’s position (agenda: https://bit.ly/3gy2Z1r ).
Brussels. Council of the EU, European Parliament, European Commission. - Health: Interinstitutional negotiation meeting on health technology assessments (agenda: https://bit.ly/3tGTK2R ).
Tuesday 27 April
Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. - Sustainable voluntary return and reintegration strategy (Schinás). - Communication on Better Regulation (Šefčovič).
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Political and Security Committee (PSC); Security Committee.
Brussels. European Economic and Social Committee. Plenary session (and 28/04). Full agenda: https://bit.ly/3ngiT1Z .
Wednesday 28 April
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Coreper I; Coreper II; PSC; Civcom; Security Committee.
Thursday 29 April
Brussels. Council of the EU. Informal videoconference of Foreign Ministers (Development Ministers: - policy debate on the future of the European financial architecture for development.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Coreper II; PSC; European Union Military Committee (EUMC); Standing Committee on Operational Cooperation on Internal Security (COSI); Trade Policy Committee (alternate members).
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. - AFET: Exchange of views with a delegation from the Government of the Republic of Kosovo, including the Prime Minister, Albin Kurti (agenda: https://bit.ly/2QicSWD ).
Luxembourg. *Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgments: - C-815/19 (Natumi, can a vegetable drink labelled ‘organic’ contain seaweed and be labelled ‘rich in calcium’ on its packaging? c-47/20 (Stadt Karlsruhe - Recognition of a renewed driving licence) and C-56/20 Stadt Pforzheim - Particulars on the driving licence - can a Member State refuse to recognise a driving licence which has merely been renewed in another Member State after it has prohibited the holder from driving in its territory following a traffic offence committed there?) - C-383/19 (Ubezpieczeniowy Fundusz Gwarancyjny - is the conclusion of a motor vehicle insurance contract obligatory where the vehicle concerned is registered in a Member State, stored on private land, and has not been taken off the road?) - C-504/19 (Banco de Portugal and Others - Is the unconditional recognition of a reorganisation measure of a credit institution contrary to Union law?) - C-665/20 PPU (X - European arrest warrant - Ne bis in idem - where facts have previously given rise to a judgment, a conviction and a remission of sentence in a non-Member State, how should the grounds for non-execution of the European arrest warrant, and in particular the ne bis in idem principle, be interpreted?) #Conclusions: C-783/19(Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne - does the name ‘Champanillo’ used to designate catering establishments an infringement upon the protected designation of origin (PDO) of Champagne wine?)
Brussels. Council of the EU, European Parliament, European Commission. Agriculture: interinstitutional negotiations (trilogue) on the regulation on the Common Market Organisation (CMO) in the framework of the CAP reform.
Friday 30 April
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory bodies: Working Group on the United Kingdom.
Brussels. Council of the EU, European Parliament, European Commission. Agriculture: interinstitutional negotiations (trilogue) on strategic plans in the framework of the CAP reform.
