CALENDAR / Main activities of european institutions
Until 21 May 2021
Monday 17 May
Brussels. Council of the EU. Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council (and 18/05). *Education: - Approval of conclusions on equity and inclusion in education and training to promote success in education for all. - Approval of conclusions on the initiative “European Universities - Gateway to better education, research, innovation and society: paving the way for a new dimension in European higher education”. - Policy debate on the evolution of scenarios for the transformation of higher education in the EU. - Other business: a) State of play by the Presidency on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on education and training. b) Presentation of the work programme of the future Slovenian Presidency. *Youth: - Approval of conclusions on strengthening multi-level governance by promoting youth participation in the decision-making process. - Policy debate on a “Rights-based approach to youth policies: the way to future engagement?”. - Other business: a) Presidency update on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on youth. b) Presentation of the work programme of the future Slovenian Presidency.
Coimbra (PT). Council of the EU. Informal Meeting of Ministers for European Affairs.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (Civcom); Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA); Working Party on the UK.
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. - INTA: single market for digital services (legislation and amendment of Directive 2000/31/EC - shadow rapporteurs). - ECON: adoption of the recommendation for the 2nd reading on the establishment of the Fiscalis programme for cooperation in the field of taxation (rapp. S. Giegold) (agenda: https://bit.ly/33G8vrc ). - ECON-ENVI: joint meeting with Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (Financial Services) on the draft delegated act on the EU climate taxonomy (agenda: https://bit.ly/3o9xxbC ).
Tuesday 18 May
Brussels. Council of the EU. Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council. *Culture/Audiovisual: - Approval of conclusions on the recovery, resilience and sustainability of the cultural and creative sectors. - Approval of conclusions on “European media in the digital decade: Action Plan to support recovery and transformation”. - Policy debate on the diversification of funding sources and mechanisms for the safeguarding and protection of European cultural heritage. - Other business: a) Information from the Presidency on the Presidency Conferences on Culture and Media. b) Information by the Slovenian delegation, supported by the Italian delegation, on the selection of the European Capital of Culture 2025. c) Information by the Spanish delegation on the impact of video-on-demand (VOD) platforms on the European audiovisual market, in particular on the relationship between the various players in the value chain. d) Presentation of the work programme of the future Slovenian Presidency. *Sport: - Approval of conclusions on innovation in sport. - Political debate on “Diplomacy through sport: promoting Europe’s interests and values in the world”. - Other business: a) Information by the Trio Presidency on the meetings of the governing bodies of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). b) Information by the Presidency on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on sport. c) Information by the Commission on the HealthyLifestyle4All initiative. d) Presentation of the work programme of the future Slovenian Presidency.
Coimbra (PT). Council of the EU. Informal meeting of Ministers responsible for cohesion policy.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Political and Security Committee.
Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. - Communication on business taxation for the 21st century (Dombrovskis). - Communication on the global approach to research and innovation (Vestager).
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. - LIBE: trilogue meeting on the digital green certificate (and 20/05).
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgments: cases C-83/19 (Asociaţia “Forumul Judecătorilor Din România”), C-127/19 (Asociaţia “Forumul Judecătorilor Din România” and Asociaţia Mişcarea Pentru Apărarea Statutului Procurorilor) and C-195/19 PJ (RO) as well as cases C-291/19 SO, C-355/19 (Asociaţia “Forumul Judecătorilor din România” and others) and C-397/19 (Statul Român - Ministerul Finanţelor Publice - whether the cooperation and verification mechanism is mandatory for Romania and whether the Romanian Regulation establishing a prosecutors’ section with exclusive competence to investigate all types of offences committed by judges and prosecutors respects the principle of the Rule of law?)
Wednesday 19 May
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Coreper I; Coreper II; Financial Services Committee (FSB); European Union Military Committee (EUMC); Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (Civcom); Standing Committee on Operational Cooperation on Internal Security (COSI).
Luxembourg. * General Court: #Judgments: - T-628/20 (Ryanair v Commission (Spain - Covid-19) - is the fund to support the solvency of strategic Spanish companies which are in temporary difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic in conformity with EU law?) - T-643/20 (Ryanair v Commission (KLM - Covid-19) - did the Commission wrongly consider that the State loan guarantee and the State loan granted by the Netherlands to KLM in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic are compatible with the internal market?) - T-465/20 (Ryanair v Commission (TAP - Covid-19) - should the Commission’s decision declaring the aid granted by Portugal to TAP compatible with the internal market be annulled?)
Thursday 20 May
Brussels. Council of the EU. Foreign Affairs Council. *Trade: - Approval of conclusions on the EU’s trade policy review. - State of play on WTO reform and preparations for the next Ministerial Conference. - State of play on EU-US trade relations. - Other business: a) State of play on steel sector safeguards. b) State of play on the implementation of the EU-Mercosur agreement. - In the margins of the EU Council: - Informal exchange of views with WTO Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. - Informal exchange of views with US Trade Representative Katherine Tai.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Political and Security Committee (PSC).
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgments: - C-913/19 (CNP - which court has jurisdiction in the event of a cross-border dispute between, on the one hand, a professional transferee of a claim initially held by the victim of a road accident against an insurance company and, on the other hand, that same company) - C-8/20 (L.R. (Asylum application rejected by Norway) - can an application for international protection be rejected as inadmissible on the grounds that a previous asylum application by the same person was rejected by Norway?) #Conclusions: joined cases C-748/19 (Prokuratura Rejonowa w Mińsku Mazowieckim), C-749/19 (Prokuratura Rejonowa Warszawa-Żoliborz w Warszawie), C-750/19 (Prokuratura Rejonowa Warszawa - Wola w Warszawie), C-751/19 (Prokuratura Rejonowa w Pruszkowie), C-752/19 (Prokuratura Rejonowa Warszawa - Ursynów w Warszawie), C-753/19 (Prokuratura Rejonowa Warszawa - Wola w Warszawie) and C-754/19 (Prokuratura Rejonowa Warszawa - Wola w Warszawie - Is a court of higher instance properly constituted under Union law where it includes, by virtue of an individual decision of the Minister of Justice, a judge seconded from a court of lower instance?)
Friday 21 May
Lisbon. Council of the EU. Eurogroup. - Exchange of views with the Chair of the European Parliament’s ECON Commission on macroeconomic and budgetary developments in the euro area. - Thematic debate: functioning of adjustment mechanisms in the euro area - lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic. - Eurogroup work programme for the second half of 2021. - Other business. *Banking Union configuration: - Reports on the operational aspects of the banking union: - 13th hearing of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board; report on the recent activities of the Single Resolution Board.
Lisbon. Council of the EU. Informal meeting of Ministers for Economy and Finance (and 22/05). Topics: - Strengthening the joint impact of monetary and fiscal policies. - Preparing for future challenges: how to ensure a virtuous circle between the financial and non-financial sectors. - Green recovery: the future of environmental taxation in the EU. - The road to a balanced, inclusive and resilient recovery: avoiding scarring effects.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Coreper II.
