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Weekly European Agenda | 07/12/2020
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7-13 December 2020
Monday 7 December
- EP: LIBE, INTA, FEMM, CONT, AGRI, FISC
- Foreign Affairs Council
- Telecommunication Ministers
- EU-Algeria Association Council
- EC: Gentiloni participates in G7
- CoR: Bureau meeting
Tuesday 8 December
- EU-UK Association Council
- European Affairs Ministers
- Transport Ministers
- EC: Wojciechowski speaks with Minister of Agriculture of Uzbekistan
- CoR: Plenary session
Wednesday 9 December
- EC: College meeting
- EC: Reynders holds a discussion on the Rule of Law with the Spanish Parliament
- CoR: Plenary session
- EIB: Event From Paris to 2030
- CoE: European Youth Convention
Thursday 10 December
- EP: BUDG, IMCO, INTA, ANIT
- European Council Summit
- CoR: Plenary session
- CoE: European Youth Convention
- CoE: meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections
Friday 11 November
Institutional Agendas
European Parliament
Monday 7 December
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Votes: Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of technologies by number-independent interpersonal communications service providers for the processing of personal and other data for the purpose of combatting child sexual abuse online; European Production and Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters; Harmonised rules on the appointment of legal representatives for the purpose of gathering evidence in criminal proceedings; Establishing the conditions for accessing other EU information systems for ETIAS purposes and amending regulations; Establishing the conditions for accessing the other EU information systems and amending regulations; The EU Security Union Strategy; Liability of companies for environmental damage.
Debates: Annual Report on the Functioning of the Schengen Area; 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU – European Commission; Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2019: performance, financial management and control; 2019 discharge: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA); 2019 discharge: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction; 2019 discharge: European Union Agency for Crimial Justice Cooperation (EUROJUST); 2019 discharge: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL); 2019 discharge: European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX); 2019 discharge: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (EUROPOL); 2019 discharge: European Asylum Support Office (EASO); 2019 discharge: European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA); 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU – European Data Protection Supervisor; Establishing the Internal Security Fund; Establishing the Asylum and Migration Fund; Establishing, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, the instrument for financial support for border management and visa; New Avenues for Legal Labour Migration; Shaping the digital future of Europe: removing barriers to the functioning of the digital single market and improving the use of AI for European consumers; Commission’s assessment of the adequacy of the UK data protection legal framework: state of play; Exchange with EU Task Force on the outcome of negotiations on an EU-UK relationship with regard to LIBE-related matters.
Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Votes: Towards a WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism.
Debates: Public hearing: “What role can trade policy play to advance the objectives of the Green Deal?”.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
Debates: Women’s Rights Defenders (WRD) – EU’s role to combat the increasing attacks against WRD and women’s rights; Joint debate: Implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims with the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.
Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Debates: 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU – European Commission; ECA Special Report 10/2020 (Discharge 2019) : EU transport infrastructures: more speed needed in megaproject implementation to deliver network effects on time; Partial renewal of the Members of the Court of Auditors – PL nominee; ECA Annual Report on EU agencies for the financial year 2019; ECA Special Report 22/2020 (Discharge 2019): Future of EU agencies – Potential for more flexibility and cooperation.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Debates: State of play of ongoing trilogue negotiations; Public Hearing on “EU agriculture after Brexit”.
Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC)
Debates: Reforming the EU list of tax havens.
Thursday 10 December
Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Votes: 2020 Budget: Section III – Commission Rapporteur: Monika Hohlmeier (EPP); 2020 Budget: Other Sections; Building policy; Draft amending budget n°10 to the general budget 2020 Increase of payment appropriations in line with updated forecasts of expenditure and other adjustments to expenditure and revenue; European Parliament and the Council authorising the Commission to vote in favour of the capital increase of the European Investment Fund; Towards a WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism.
Debates: Financial Activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2020; Outcome of the conciliation Budget 2021; Issuing bonds on the financial markets on behalf of the EU: first experience, risks and expectations.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Debate: Exchange of views with Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market, on the Commission’s proposals for a Digital Services Act and a Digital Markets Act.
Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Votes: Towards a WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism.
Debates: Exchange of views on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement; Exchange of views on the state-of-play of the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement.
Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport (ANIT)
Debates: Public hearing on Enforcement of Regulation 01/2005 by the Member States and the Commission.
Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.
European Council
Thursday 10 – Friday 11 December
European Council Summit
EU leaders will meet in Brussels to discuss further coordination on COVID-19, climate change, trade, security and external relations. On 11 December the leaders will also meet for the Euro Summit.
Friday 11 December
Euro Summit
This Euro Summit will focus on the banking union and the capital markets union.
The meeting page can be found here.
Council of Ministers
Monday 7 December
Foreign Affairs Council
The Foreign Affairs Council will take stock of current affairs and exchange views on transatlantic relations. A discussion about EU strategic autonomy is also foreseen.
Telecommunication Ministers
Ministers will discuss, among other things, a policy debate on the proposal for a data governance act and ministers will hear information on several additional matters, including the e-Privacy regulation.
EU-Algeria Association Council
Ministers will discuss security and recent developments in the region, implementation of the EU-Algeria partnership priorities, and important attention will also be given to the EU’s support of the diversification of the Algerian economy, the cooperation in the energy sector and the green economy, as well as migration and mobility.
Tuesday 8 December
European Affairs Ministers
Ministers will exchange views on the upcoming European Council (10-11 December) and they will likely take stock of the state of play of EU-UK relations. In addition, the German presidency will inform ministers about the EU legislative priorities for 2021 and the policy objectives and priorities for 2020-2024.
Transport Ministers
EU ministers will hold a policy debate on the proposal to revise the EU road-charging rules. EU institutions are updating these rules, in part to better reflect the environmental impact of vehicles in the tariffs.
An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.
European Commission and High Representative
Monday 7 December
Gentiloni participates in G7
Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni participates via videoconference in G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting.
Tuesday 8 December
Wojciechowski speaks with Minister of Agriculture of Uzbekistan
Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski holds a videoconference call with Jamshid Khodjaev, Minister of Agriculture of Uzbekistan.
Wednesday 9 December
College meeting
The Commission is expected to launch its strategy for sustainable and smart mobility, to adopt an EU agenda on counter-terrorism: prevent, protect, respond, anticipate, present its Security Union progress report, adopting its legislation on strengthening of Europol’s mandate.
Reynders holds a discussion on the Rule of Law with the Spanish Parliament
Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders holds an online discussion on the Rule of Law with the Spanish Parliament.
A full list with meetings of Commissioners can be found here; the Commissioners’ weekly activities can be found here; the agenda of the College Meetings can be found here; Commission events can be found here.
European Economic and Social Committee
Friday 11 December
INT Meeting
On the agenda of the section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption is, among other things, a presentation by Norbert Schultes, chef of the department for Economic Affairs and energy of the permanent representation of Germany, on the theme: Transformation to a greener European industry.
More information about EESC events can be found here.
The agendas of the different EESC meetings can be found here.
Committee of the Regions
Monday 7 December
Bureau meeting
On the agenda is, among other things, a debate on reinforcing the political cooperation between the European Parliament and the CoR.
Tuesday 8 – Thursday 10 December
Plenary Session
On the agenda of this plenary session are several debates, including on the EU-UK agreement and territorial consequences of Brexit; on the Enlargement Package and European Neighbourhood Policy; and, on a new pact on migration and asylum.
More information about Committee of the Regions events can be found here. The agendas of the different Committee of the Regions meetings can be found here.
European Investment Bank
Wednesday 9 December
From Paris to 2030
Five years after the landmark Paris climate agreement, most countries still lag behind in meeting their 2030 greenhouse gas emission-reduction targets, and will now have to double or even triple their commitments in order to prevent dangerous levels of global warming. The discussion will focus on Europe’s role in the global equation, America’s prospects in the coming years, and China’s recent 2060 carbon-neutrality plan. The event will also focus on action for the next ten years and beyond. More information can be found here.
The agenda of the EIB can be found here.
