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Weekly European Agenda | 11/01/2021
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11-17 January 2021
Monday 11 January
- EP: TRAN, IMCO, BECA, INGE, AGRI, ECON-BUDG, CULT, INTA, PECH, ECON
- EC: Reynders speaks with Bulgarian Minister of Justice
- EESC: NAT section meeting
- EIB: Investment and Investment Finance in Slovenia
Tuesday 12 January
- EP: PECH
- EC: Johannes Hahn speaks with Irish Minister of State for EU Affairs
- EC: Elisa Ferreira presents Commission’s Work Programme 2021 to Portuguese Parliament
Wednesday 13 January
Thursday 14 January
Friday 15 January
Institutional Agendas
European Parliament
Monday 11 January
Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Votes: Establishing the Connecting Europe Facility.
Debates: Implementation of the Ambient Air Quality Directives; Technical and operational measures for more efficient and cleaner maritime transport; Rules on airport slot allocation “Slot Relief”, Presentation by the Commission; State of play on EU-UK negotiations, Update by the Commission on transport issues.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Votes: A European strategy for data; Impacts of EU rules on the free movements of workers and services: intra-EU labour mobility as a tool to match labour market needs and skills; Establishing the Programme for single market, competitiveness of enterprises, including small and medium-sized enterprises, and European statistics; Establishing the ‘Customs’ programme for cooperation in the field of customs.
Debates: Exchange of views with Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy; 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; Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act); Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act).
Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA)
The Committee on Beating Cancer will hold a hearing dedicated to cancer patients’ experiences and their recommendations for the Committee’s forthcoming report. The hearing is expected to go over problems that may be faced by cancer patients, including physical trauma, mental health issues, difficulties to return to school, work or leisure, and a lack of adequate medical, psychological, social and financial support, of recognition of their disease and of legal status of caregivers.
Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including Disinformation (INGE)
During this meeting, there will be an exchange of views with Mrs Sandra Gallina, Director-General of DG SANTE, on the issue of vaccines in the EU.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Debates: State of play of ongoing trilogue negotiations CAP Strategic Plans; State of play of ongoing trilogue negotiations Horizontal regulation; State of play of ongoing trilogue negotiations Single market; Public Hearing on “Conservation of agricultural biodiversity”.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and Committee on Budget (BUDG)
Votes: Establishing a Recovery and Resilience Facility; Establishing the InvestEU Programme; Establishing a Technical Support Instrument.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Votes: Credit servicers and credit purchasers (COD), adoption of draft report and vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations; Markets in financial instruments: information requirements, product governance and position limits to help the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic (COD); General framework for securitisation and specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation to help the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic (COD); Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR): adjustments to the securitisation framework to support the economic recovery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; Recovery Prospectus Regulation: adjustments for financial intermediaries to help the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic .
Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
Votes: ‘Erasmus’: the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport; Establishing the Creative Europe programme (2021 to 2027); Establishing the European Solidarity Corps programme .
Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Debate: Conclusion of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part
Committee on Fisheries (PECH)
Debate: Debriefing on the EU-UK Agreement on future relationship with the UK by representatives of the European Commission’s Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom.
Tuesday 12 January
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
Debates: Exchange of views with the Commission on the issue of vaccines in the EU; Report back on ongoing interinstitutional negotiations; Establishing a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE); Amending Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism; Establishment of a Programme for the Union’s action in the field of health –for the period 2021-2027; Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality.
Thursday 14 January
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Votes: Amending Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 as regards the introduction of specific measures for addressing the COVID-19 crisis; Reducing inequalities with a special focus on in-work poverty; New Avenues for Legal Labour Migration.
Debates: Coordination of social security systems; European Social Fund Plus (ESF+); European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF); European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and Social Aspects in the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2021; 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; Exchange of views with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights); 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU – European Commission; 2019 discharge: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP); 2019 discharge: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound); 2019 discharge: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA); 2019 discharge: European Training Foundation (ETF); 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; Impacts of EU rules on the free movements of workers and services: intra-EU labour mobility as a tool to match labour market needs and skills.
Committee on Fisheries (PECH)
Debates: Fisheries control (COD), consideration of compromise amendments, together with the Commission; EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives (INI), consideration of draft opinion, together with the Commission.
Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.
European Commission and High Representative
Monday 11 January
Reynders speaks with Bulgarian Minister of Justice
Commissioner Didier Reynders of Justice holds a videoconference call with Desislava Akhladova, Bulgarian Minister of Justice.
Tuesday 12 January
Johannes Hahn speaks with Irish Minister of State for EU Affairs
Commissioner Johannes Hahn of Budget and Administration participates in a videoconference call with Thomas Byrne, Minister of State for European Affairs of Ireland.
Elisa Ferreira presents Commission’s Work Programme for 2021 to the Portuguese Parliament
Commissioner Elisa Ferreira for Cohesion and Reforms presents Commission’s Work Program for 2021 to the Portuguese Parliament, event under the umbrella of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Thursday 14 January
College meeting
The Commission is expected to present a Communication on the Minority Safepack in response to a European citizens’ initiative. Moreover, on Friday 15 January, the Commission will visit the Portuguese Presidency.
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
Monday 11 January
NAT Section meeting
The Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment will, among other things, debate its work programme for 2021-23 and its Environment Action Programme to 2030.
Wednesday 13 January
CCMI Section meeting
The Consultative Commission of Industrial Change section will, among other things, hold an election on the CCMI co-president and bureau and present, discuss, and adopt the CCMI’s work programme for 2021.
Thursday 14 January
REX Section meeting
During the meeting of the Section for External Relations (REX), the situation in Lebanon and the impact of COVID-19 in the Mediterranean region will be discussed.
Friday 15 January
Teleworking and gender equality event
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is organising a virtual public hearing on the topic of teleworking and gender equality. A selection of stakeholders from all levels (institutions, agencies, social partners, and civil society organisations) will be invited to share their concrete reflexions and recommendations on this vast subject. More information can be found here.
More information about EESC events can be found here.
The agendas of the different EESC meetings can be found here.
Portuguese Presidency
Wednesday 13 January
Presentation of priorities of the Portuguese Presidency
Agenda to be confirmed
Thursday 14 – Friday 15 January
Visit of the College of Commissioners
Agenda to be confirmed.
The agenda of the Croatian Presidency can be found here.
European Investment Bank
Monda 11 January
Investment and Investment Finance in Slovenia
The conference will focus on investment needs and priorities for Slovenia, bringing together a group of economists, policymakers, as well as representatives from financial institutions and the business community. More on this event can be found here.
The agenda of the EIB can be found here.
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