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Weekly European Agenda | 15/11/2021

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15-21 November 2021

Monday 15 November

Tuesday 16 November

Wednesday 17 November

Thursday 18 November

Friday 19 November


European Movement International

Wednesday 17 November

Threats and Challenges to the Rule of Law in Europe
On Wednesday, 17 November 2021 from 12:15-13:30 CET, we will hold a digital panel discussion entitled Threats and Challenges to the Rule of Law, organised by the European Movement International. By bringing together the perspectives of activists, representatives of civil society and leading political figures, panelists will share their views on the challenges and state of the Rule of Law in Europe and how they can foster citizen engagement and change.

More information about the event here.

Thursday 18 November

Spotlight on the Western Balkans | EU Enlargement: Albania & North Macedonia
On Thursday, 18 November from 15:00-16:00 CET, we will hold the first digital panel discussion of a new series entitled Spotlight on the Western Balkans: EU Enlargement – Albania & North Macedonia, jointly organised by the European Movement International and the European Movement Finland. The first edition will discuss the EU enlargement process in the Western Balkans in the context of the candidate countries of Albania and North Macedonia.

More information about the event here.

More information about EMI events can be found here. 

Institutional Agendas

European Parliament

Monday 15 November

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Debates: Monetary Dialogue with Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank

Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Debates: Exchange of views with Nicola DE MICHELIS, Director, European Commission, DG REGIO on the “Do no significant harm” principle in cohesion policy 2021-2027; exchange of views with Marc LEMAÎTRE, Director General, European Commission, DG REGIO on the launch of the new cohesion policy 2021-2027 and the state of play on partnership agreements.

Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Debates: Exchange of views on the state of Turkey’s judicial system and respect for fundamental rights in law and in practice; exchange of views on the human rights situation in Burundi; exchange of views with United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris on the human rights situation in Mali and the broader Sahel region.

Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Debates: Exchange of views with General Claudio GRAZIANO, Chair of the EU Military Committee; implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2021 (INI).

Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
Debates: Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms.

Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including Disinformation (INGE)
Debates: INGE Mission to Athens, Greece, 21-22 September 2021 – Confirmation of report in committee; Hearing on disinformation and conspiracy theories: vaccination, climate change, migration, etc.

Thursday 18 November

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
Debates: Exchange of views with the Commission on the proposals for medicines, sanitary and phytosanitary aspects under the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol; exchange of views with Commissioner SINKEVIČIUS on the legislative proposal to minimise the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products placed on the Union market.

Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.

Council of Ministers

Monday 15 November

Eastern Partnership Foreign Ministers meeting
Participants will have an exchange of views on ways of advancing the partnership and ensuring it delivers for the people. A specific focus will be given to issues of governance and investment, as well as reinforcing the partnership for resilience, recovery and reform.

Agriculture and Fisheries Council
Ministers will aim to approve conclusions on the EU forest strategy for 2030. Also, ministers will hold an exchange of views on the market situation for agricultural products.

Foreign Affairs Council
EU foreign affairs ministers will discuss current affairs. They will then take stock of the recent developments in the Western Balkans, followed by a debrief on the situation in the Sahel.

Tuesday 16 November

EU-Uzbekistan Cooperation Council
Participants will first discuss general and political matters – including the status of negotiations on the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, internal reforms, justice & home affairs, human rights and rule of law issues. They will then look into trade, economic and investment issues.

Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)
Ministers will attend the European Defence Agency (EDA) Steering Board meeting. EU defence ministers will then review current affairs and they will have a discussion on EU training missions.

Thursday 18 November

General Affairs Council (Cohesion)
Ministers in charge of cohesion policy will hold a policy debate on the contribution of cohesion policy programmes to the recovery, the green and digital transitions, and economic, social and territorial cohesion. They will focus on the synergies between cohesion policy funds and other EU instruments, especially the Recovery and Resilience Facility.

Friday 19 November

Foreign Affairs Council (Development)
Development ministers will discuss water in external action, with a focus on Central Asia.

An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.

European Commission and High Representative

Monday 15 November

Simson delivers a speech at the Just Transition Platform Meeting
Commissioner Kadri Simson will deliver a speech at the opening session of the Just Transition Platform Meeting on Coal Regions in Transition virtual week and Carbon-Intensive Regions Seminars, via videoconference.

Reynders discusses Rule of Law with members of the parliament of Luxembourg
Commissioner Didier Reynders will discuss Rule of Law with members of the parliament of Luxembourg and will also participate in a roundtable on due diligence.

Borrell participates in the Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the South East Europe Cooperation Process
High Representative Josep Borrell will participate in the informal Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the South East Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP).

Tuesday 16 November

Gabriel delivers an opening speech at the European Startup Village Forum 2021 and participates in the LIFE in the New European Bauhaus platform meeting
Commissioner Mariya Gabriel will deliver an opening speech at the European Startup Village Forum 2021 in Brussels and will participate, via videoconference, in the LIFE in the New European Bauhaus platform meeting.

Dalli hosts and delivers a keynote speech at an exhibition on sexual violence titled ‘What Were You Wearing‘
Helena Dalli will host and deliver a keynote speech at an exhibition on sexual violence organized by the European Commissioner in collaboration with Amnesty International titled ‘What Were You Wearing’

Gentiloni participates in the conference ‘Italy and Europe: the future of health systems after the pandemic’
Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni will participate via videoconference in the conference ‘Italy and Europe: the future of health systems after the pandemic’, organised by Fondazione Italia Salute.

Wednesday 17 November

College Meeting
The first topic on the agenda is: Nature: soil, deforestation, waste – soil strategy, waste shipment and minimising the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products placed on the EU market. Commissioners are also going to discuss a review of competition policy: fit for new challenges. Lastly, they will discuss the Global Gateway initiative (connectivity).

Sinkevičius participates in the discussion at the European Business Summit on ‘The EU Green Deal: Prioritizing Fisheries, the Ocean and the Environment’
Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius will participate in the discussion at the European Business Summit on ‘The EU Green Deal: Prioritizing Fisheries, the Ocean and the Environment’.

Thursday 18 November

Gentiloni delivers a keynote in the videoconference ‘Conference on Transatlantic Economic Policy Responses to the Pandemic and the Road to Recovery‘
Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni will deliver a keynote speech via videoconference in the conference ‘Conference on Transatlantic Economic Policy Responses to the Pandemic and the Road to Recovery’.

Vestager participates in the virtual structured dialogue with the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Commissioner Margrethe Vestager will participate in the virtual structured dialogue with the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Inkevičius presents the Deforestation Strategy to the EP ENVI Committee
Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius will present the Deforestation Strategy to the EP Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Friday 19 November

Borrell chairs the Foreign Affairs Council and receives Ms Pandor and Ms Power
High Representative Josep Borrell will chair the Foreign Affairs Council (Development), will receive Ms Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, Minister for International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, and will receive Ms Samantha Power, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

An overview of the Commission College can be found here; the Commissioners’ weekly activities can be found here; the agenda of upcoming College meetings can be found here; Commission events can be found here.

European Economic and Social Committee

Monday 15 November

The right to make decisions: advancing the issue of Legal Capacity for persons with disability
The aim of the event is to show the cross-cutting nature of legal capacity, and how not being entitled to it has repercussions in different areas of life reflects on which steps the EU could take to make progress in its legal capacity.

Tuesday 16 November

23rd EU DAG meeting under the EU-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement
This meeting will give the opportunity for the EU DAG members to follow up on the joint meeting with its Korean counterpart and discuss activities ahead.

Thursday 18 – Friday 19 November

Connecting EU 2021 “What kind of Europe do you dream of?”
The European Economic and Social Committee will hold its Connecting EU Seminar, which every year brings together communicators from civil society organisations represented in or linked with the EESC. They will debate health, stronger economy, social justice and jobs; and European democracy.

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 15 November

Multi-Level Dialogue on Just Transition: Transformational Ideas from EU’s Cities and Regions
The Committee of the Regions is hosting a Multi-Level Dialogue in partnership with the European Commission, promoting exchange between the different levels of governance in the just transition journey.

Tuesday 16 November

The climate emergency: the role of regions, cities and people
The province North-Holland, the House of the Dutch Provinces, Pakhuis de Zwijger and the European Committee of the Regions will hold an event in Amsterdam to reflect on the outcome of the COP26 and raise public and political awareness about the EU’s climate ambitions and investment opportunities.

Thursday 18 November

Together into the future | ​​​​​Munich/Bordeaux Digital cross border citizens’ dialogue
First digital dialogue between Munich and Bordeaux to share thoughts on the future of Europe.

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 Ombudsman

Monday 15 November

Conference on the Access to EU documents
The EU institutions are obliged to keep records of documents relevant to their work and any EU citizen can request to view them. This right is enshrined in EU law but Regulation 1049/2001 is now 20 years old. New technologies, as well as changing expectations about the transparency of public administrations, mean it is time to discuss the future of the EU’s access to documents rules. Transparency and access to documents inquiries account for around one quarter of the Ombudsman’s inquiries each year. The conference is divided into two parts: an expert panel looking into the experiences people have when they request documents and a high-level panel considering the future of access to document rules.

The EU Ombudsman calendar of activities can be found here.

European Investment Bank

Monday 15 November

NextGenerationEU
During this event, participants will discover how the EIB supports national recovery and resilience plans.

The agenda of the EIB can be found here.

Council of Europe

Monday 15 – Sunday 21 November

Global Education Week
The Global Education Week is an annual global awareness raising campaign using “global education” to tackle global challenges and promote solidarity and change for a more sustainable and equitable world.

Wednesday 17 November

Italy takes over the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers
Hungary’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, will take stock of Hungary’s Chairmanship and hand over the Chairmanship to Luigi di Maio, Italy’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and International co-operation, who will present the priorities of his country’s Chairmanship.

Thursday 19 November

The European Day for the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse
The goal of the day is to raise public awareness of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children, and the need to prevent such acts.

Find an overview of Council of Europe events here; the PACE diary here; the Congress calendar of events here; information on forthcoming judgments here; the calendar of hearings here; information on Venice Commission events here; the agenda of the Commissioner of Human Rights here; and the Chairmanship agenda here.

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