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Weekly European Agenda | 05/04/2021
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05-09 April 2021
Monday 5 April
- Easter Monday
Tuesday 6 April
- EP: External Parliamentary Activities
- President von der Leyen and President Michel meet with Turkish President in Turkey
- EC: Gabriel holds a call with the Director-General of CERN
- EC: Gentiloni participates in G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting
- EC: Dalli speaks at conference on violence against women
- Presidency: 10th Anniversary after the signature of the Istanbul convention
- Presidency: National Security Authorities Conference
Wednesday 7 April
- EP: External Parliamentary Activities
- EC: President von der Leyen travels to Jordan
- EC: Gentiloni participates in G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting
- EIB: Investment Landscape in Europe and the Netherlands
Thursday 8 April
- EP: External Parliamentary Activities
- EC: Gabriel participates in a webinar on cultural heritage on 7 Most Endangered Programme
- EC: Johansson meets with Director General of the Swedish Security Service
- FRA: Roma Healthcare Inequalities
- EIB: Private Sector Development in Morocco
Friday 9 April
- EP: External Parliamentary Activities
- EC: Gabriel delivers a speech in Sofia, Bulgaria, at the Opening of the European Taekwondo Championship
- EC: Vestager meets the Finance Minster of Denmark and participates in the first meeting of the new “digitalisation partnership” set-up by the Danish Finance Ministry as a response to the Covid 19 crisis
Institutional Agendas
European Parliament
Monday 5 April – Friday 9 April
External Parliamentary Activities
External parliamentary activities and constituency work will take place this week.
Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.
European Commission and High Representative
Tuesday 6 April
Meeting with Turkish President
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council chief Charles Michel will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan next week.
Commissioner Gabriel holds a call with the Director-General of CERN
Commissioner Gentiloni participates in G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting
Commissioner Dalli speaks at the high-level conference on violence against women under the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Wednesday 7 April
President von der Leyen travels to Jordan
Commissioner Gentiloni participates in G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting
Thursday 8 April
Commissioner Gabriel participates in a webinar on cultural heritage on 7 Most Endangered Programme
Commissioner Johansson meets with Director General of the Swedish Security Service
Friday 9 April
Commissioner Gabriel delivers a speech in Sofia, Bulgaria, at the Opening of the European Taekwondo Championship
Commissioner Vestager meets the Finance Minster of Denmark and participates in the first meeting of the new “digitalisation partnership” set-up by the Danish Finance Ministry as a response to the Covid 19 crisis
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.
Portuguese Presidency
Monday 5 April – Friday 9 April
National Security Authorities Conference
This conference will allow the national security authorities in the European Union Member States to exchange information and discuss topics related to the security of classified information.
Tuesday 6 April
10th anniversary after the signature of the Istanbul Convention
To mark the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Istanbul Convention, the Portuguese Presidency is organising a high-level conference to review the ten years of the Convention’s existence, including analysing the steps forward and steps backward, the challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, and responses to the new forms of violence against women. The latter consideration interlocks with the basic priority of the European Union to put an end to all forms of violence against women and girls.
The agenda of the Portuguese Presidency can be found here.
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Thursday 8 April
Roma healthcare inequalities
FRA will present results from its Roma and Travellers Survey during a webinar organised by European Public Health Alliance (EPHA). The webinar will explore systemic inequalities in healthcare as a major source of the social divide between Roma and non-Roma. It aims to increase understanding about the barriers that Roma face in access to healthcare, including health coverage and primary care. It will also reflect on policy solutions. The ultimate goal of this event is to mobilise policy and decision makers to tackle access to healthcare inequalities, and to strengthen commitments to the right to health.
The webinar with civil society organisations will take place on 8 April.
Information on upcoming FRA events can be found here.
European Investment Bank
Tuesday 6 April – Wednesday 21 April
IMF Spring Meetings
The Annual Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, private sector executives, civil society, media and academics to discuss issues around global economy, international development and the world’s financial markets in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Investment Bank (EIB) will be represented in the 2021 Annual Meetings through a delegation led by President Werner Hoyer and Vice-Presidents Ambroise Fayolle and Ricardo Mourinho Félix.
Wednesday 7 April
The investment landscape in Europe and the Netherlands Webinar
Organised by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of the Netherlands, this webinar will focus on the theme of “Sustainable innovation, investment and entrepreneurship.” It will cover the European and Dutch investment landscape and how it is moving towards a more sustainable future.
Thursday 8 April
Private Sector Development in Morocco – Post-Covid-19 Challenges and Opportunities
Launch of the First Tripartite Report. The African Development Bank, the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will present the first joint analysis on the challenges facing Moroccan businesses in the current health, economic and social crisis. It also outlines the opportunities available to them.
The agenda of the EIB can be found here.
