CALENDAR / Main activities of the european institutions
Until 25 June 2021
Monday 21 June
Luxembourg. Council of the EU. Foreign Affairs Council. – Current affairs: information on the latest developments regarding the items on the agenda and reactions. – Exchange of views on Belarus, Iraq, and Latin America. – Working lunch with the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (CivCom); Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA); Financial Services Attachés; Financial Services Committee (FSC).
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. – ECON-FISC: structured dialogue on taxation with the Commissioner for Economy, Paolo Gentiloni; monetary dialogue with the President of the ECB, Christine Lagarde; economic dialogue and exchange of views with the President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe (agenda: https://bit.ly/3cPg8Rm ). – IMCO: exchange of views with Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission (Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight); public hearing “Regulation of online platforms and digital service providers in the digital single market: ensuring effective protection of European consumers in the digital economy” (agenda: https://bit.ly/3iXxKOR ). – CULT: exchange of views with Roberto Carlini, Director of the EACEA; presentation of a study on sports policy in the EU; discussion on the amendments to the 2022 draft budget plan in the cultural field (agenda: https://bit.ly/3q77qTP ). – BUDG: coordinators’ meeting (agenda: https://bit.ly/2UcyqFv ). – ENVI: debate with EFSA and the Commission on the protection of bees (agenda: https://bit.ly/3gMa1y2 ).
Tuesday 22 June
Luxembourg. Council of the EU. General Affairs Council. – European Council: preparation of the Summit of Heads of State or Government on 24-25/06. – Enlargement: change of views on enlargement and the Stabilisation and Association Process, in view of the Intergovernmental Conferences with Serbia and Montenegro on the same day. – Conference on the future of Europe: information by the Portuguese Presidency. – Article 7 procedures: hearings on the procedures under Article 7 of the TEU on the rule of law in Poland and on the values of the Union in Hungary. – Other: information on EU-Swiss relations. – A items: adoption of the decision conferring powers of authority on the Office for the administration and payment of individual entitlements for sickness insurance and accidents at work.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Financial Services Attachés; Political and Security Committee (PSC).
Lisbon. Council of the EU. Joint EU-US Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting. Topics include: countering violent extremism and hate speech, common challenges in the digital domain, liability of online platforms, artificial intelligence, access to electronic evidence, Covid-19-related online crimes, and issues related to migration and mobility, including international mobility.
Lisbon. Council of the EU. Informal Meeting of Ministers for Public Administration (hybrid format).
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. – IMCO: report on the interinstitutional negotiations on civil liability insurance for motor vehicles (rapp. D Charanzová (agenda: https://bit.ly/3cS3xN2 ). – CULT: public hearing “Creative Europe and the cultural and creative sectors in Horizon Europe: how can synergies and potentials be maximized” (agenda: https://bit.ly/3q77qTP ). – BUDG: examination of the Commission’s note on the borrowing strategy for Next Generation EU (agenda: https://bit.ly/2UcyqFv ). – BUDG-ENVI: exchange of views with Gert-Jan Koopman, Director General of DG BUDG on the implementation of climate and biodiversity mainstreaming in the EU budget (agenda: https://bit.ly/3q77qTP ). – AGRI: hearing on “Perspectives of animal production in the EU in the context of the Green Deal, Farm to Fork, and Biodiversity Strategies” (agenda: https://bit.ly/3gBdUHu ). – LIBE: presentation and debate on: – Europol’s annual Te-Sat report on the terrorism situation and trends in Europe; – the Court of Auditors’ special report on disinformation about the EU; presentation by the Commission on the EU strategy to combat organised crime 2021-2025 (agenda: https://bit.ly/2SBtmdB ). – AFCO: meeting with national parliaments on “Reform of the European Electoral Law” and “The European Parliament’s right of enquiry”; adoption of the report on the creation of an independent ethics body to improve the transparency and integrity of the EU institutions (rapp. D Freund): presentation of the opinion on the EU general budget 2022 (rapp. A Tajani) (agenda: https://bit.ly/3xtAdUX ). – FISC: exchange of views with Itai Grinberg, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US Treasury Department; public hearing on the development of new tax practices of interest to the EU (agenda: https://bit.ly/3gD5Y8z ). – INGE: review of the working document on strengthening the EU’s resilience to hybrid threats on the basis of the report on foreign interference in the EU’s democratic processes (rapp. S Kalniete) (agenda: https://bit.ly/3xvObFV ). – ENVI: vote on various reports (agenda: https://bit.ly/3gMa1y2 ).
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgments: – cases C-682/18 (YouTube) and C-683/18 (Cyando – under what conditions can the operator of a video-sharing platform be held liable for copyright infringement resulting from a user of the platform making protected content available unlawfully?) – C-439/19 (Latvijas Republikas Saeima - Penalty points – do the provisions of Union law preclude the decision of a Member State not only to make data relating to penalty points imposed on vehicle drivers available to the public but also to allow their communication to economic operators for the purpose of re-use?) – C-718/19 (Ordre des barreaux francophones et germanophone et al. – Preventive measures with a view to expulsion - are the Belgian provisions on the enforcement of a decision to expel citizens of the Member States and their families consistent with the freedom of movement guaranteed by Union law) – C-719/19 (Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid - Effects of an expulsion decision – does an expulsion decision adopted by the host Member State in respect of a Union citizen continue to have legal effects after the person concerned has left the host country?)– C-872/19 P (Venezuela v EU Council - did the General Court Instance wrongly consider that Venezuela is not competent to act against restrictive measures adopted by the EU Council because of the deterioration of the democratic situation and the failure to respect human rights?)
Wednesday 23 June
Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. – Communication on a new strategic framework for safety and health at work (Dombrovskis). – Recommendation on a joint cyber unit (Vestager-Schinás).
Brussels. European Council and European Commission. Meeting with UN Secretary General António Guterres.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Coreper I; PSC; EU Military Committee (EUMC): Trade Policy Committee (experts - services and investment): Friends of the Presidency; CivCom.
Brussels. European Council. Summit of Heads of State or Government (and 25/06). EU leaders will meet in Brussels to discuss Covid-19, economic recovery, migration and external relations, including relations with Turkey and Russia. – Covid-19: update on the epidemiological and vaccine situation and continued coordination efforts in response to the pandemic; update on the latest restrictions on free movement within the EU and information by the Commission on lessons learned from the pandemic at this stage. – Economic recovery: update on the state of implementation of Next Generation EU and debate on the recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area. – Migration: review of the situation on the different migration routes. – Turkey: resumption of discussions on EU-Turkey relations. – Russia: resumption of discussions on relations with Russia, on the basis of a report by the High Representative and the Commission (see EUROPE 12742/1).
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. – AFET-SEDE: exchange of views with Amanda Sloat, Special Assistant to President Biden and Director for Europe at the National Security Council on the renewed Transatlantic Partnership and the new EU-US Agenda for Global Change (agenda: https://bit.ly/2SHU305 ).
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgments: – C-559/19 (Commission v Spain – Deterioration of the Doñana nature reserve – by failing to adopt the measures necessary to prevent the deterioration of the Doñana nature reserve, has Spain failed to fulfil its obligations under EU law?) #Conclusions: – C-110/20 (Regione Puglia – does the Italian legislation authorising the granting of several hydrocarbon exploration licences to the same operator for contiguous areas, thereby allowing the limits of extent defined as optimal for the purposes of issuing licences to be exceeded, meet the requirements of Union law?) – C-709/20 (The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland – does the refusal to grant a social assistance benefit to a citizen of the Union residing in the territory of another Member State on the grounds that the citizen has only a temporary right of residence constitute indirect discrimination on grounds of nationality?)
Friday 25 June
Brussels. European Council. Summit of Heads of State or Government. (see above)
Brussels. European Council. Eurozone Summit. – Covid-19: discussion on the economic challenges for the euro area after the pandemic crisis. – Banking Union and Capital Markets Union: state of play and progress (progress report and minutes of the Eurozone Finance Ministers meeting (see EUROPE 12742/7).
