CALENDAR / Main activities of the european institutions
Until 11 September 2021
Monday 6 September
Brdo Pri Kranju (SLO). Council of the EU. Informal Meeting of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers (to 07/09). - Informal meeting of Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA).
Internet. Council of the EU. Informal video conference of Economics and Finance Ministers. - Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF): Exchange of views on the implementation of the RRF (proposals by the Commission, EU Council implementing decisions approving the Commission’s assessments of the recovery and resilience plans of the Czech Republic and Ireland for adoption by written procedure).
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA), Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (Civcom), Justice and Home Affairs Advisors.
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities: - FEMM-DEVE: presentation of the report on the third EU action plan on gender equality (rapp. C. Zacharopoulou). - RIGHTS: Exchange of views with experts on human rights issues and the status of women in Palestine, Afghanistan, Cuba and on the effects of the pandemic on children’s education worldwide. - ANIT: Public hearing on alternatives to long-distance transport of live animals and farmers’ experience regarding this; results of an investigation into breaches of animal protection legislation during transport within and outside the EU (draft agenda: https://bit.ly/2WR5WTv ). - PECH: implementation of the EU/UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement - negotiations on fishing quotas 2022. - INGE: Exchange of views with Commission’s Executive Vice-President for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, on EU digital legislation (draft agenda: https://bit.ly/3kR795l ). - BUDG-LIBE: joint meeting of coordinators. - REGI: debate with the Commission on European solidarity in the face of summer natural disasters (floods and fires); exchange of views with ESPON Director.
Paris. European Parliament. Activities of the political groups. Seminar of Renew Europe group at the initiative of the Renaissance delegation (to 08/09) to discuss the group’s strategic priorities four months before the French Presidency of the Council of the EU and to strengthen relations with the French authorities (in the margins of the event, MEPs will meet with President Emmanuel Macron and several French ministers and MPs).
Tuesday 7 September
Brdo Pri Kranju (SLO). Council of the EU. Informal meeting of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers. - Debate on strengthening the dialogue between urban and rural areas on the basis of a Presidency working paper (main challenges of urban-rural coexistence, prevention of potential conflicts between the two areas and policies to be applied to this end, future trends for rural areas).
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Political and Security Committee (PSC), Justice and Home Affairs Attachés, Working Party on the United Kingdom.
Berlin. European Parliament. Activities of the political groups. The EPP Group’s Bureau is travelling to Berlin to discuss the strengthening of the EU and the future of European democracy with various European leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Prime Ministers Andrej Plenković (Croatia), Ingrida Šimonytė (Lithuania) and Leo Varadkar (Ireland) as well as several German officials.
Wednesday 8 September
Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. - Annual Strategic Outlook Report 2021 (Šefčovič).
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Coreper I, Coreper II, Justice and Home Affairs Attachés, EU Military Committee, Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (Civcom), Fiscal Attachés.
Thursday 9 September
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Political and Security Committee (PSC), Justice and Home Affairs Attachés.
Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities: - AGRI: Vote on compromise texts reforming the CAP. - IMCO: meeting of the shadow rapporteurs on digital services legislation. - BECA: Exchange of views with the Commission on the files related to Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan; Development of a European Health Data Space: exchange and digitalisation of data; progress on the implementation of the Chemicals Sustainability Strategy (draft agenda: https://bit.ly/3tfPI1P ). - INGE: Hearings of experts on the fight against foreign interference in European affairs and on espionage of European politicians.
Luxembourg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgments: - C-783/19 (Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne - Does the name ‘Champanillo’ used to designate catering establishments constitute an infringement on the protected designation of origin (PDO) of Champagne wine?) - C-18/20(Bundesamt für Fremdenwesen und Asyl - Subsequent application for international protection - does Union law preclude a subsequent application for international protection from being rejected as inadmissible solely on the ground that it is based on facts which already existed at the time of the proceedings relating to the first application?)
Friday 10 September
Brdo Pri Kranju (SLO). Council of the EU. Eurogroup. Discussions on the general economic situation in the euro area and the EU.
Brdo Pri Kranju (SLO). Council of the EU. Informal Meeting of Economic and Financial Affairs Ministers (with Central Bank Governors) (and 11/09). - Financial sector: regulation of the sector and balance between financial stability and sustainable financing of the economy. - Possibilities of channelling International Monetary Fund special drawing rights to vulnerable countries.
Brussels. Council of the EU. Preparatory proceedings: Trade Policy Committee (alternate members), Working Party on the United Kingdom, Justice/Home Affairs Attachés.
Saturday 11 September
Kranj (SLO). Council of the EU. Informal Meeting of Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs. - Use of blockchain technology in financial services. - Taxation in the 21st century: simulations of tax scenarios to ensure a resilient recovery and sufficient margin for future investment; discussion on the future of taxation.
