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Weekly European Agenda | 24/01/2022
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24-30 January 2022
Monday 24 January
- EP: AFET, CONT, EMPL, INTA, AGRI
- CoM: Foreign Affairs Council
- EC: Gabriel attends the dinner of the European ministers in charge of higher education, research and innovation
- EC: Johansson gives a virtual address at a Debate on the ‘European Union pact on Migration and Asylum: a human rights perspective’
- CoR: Online: Stakeholders’ Consultation on Revision of the LULUCF and Effort Sharing Regulations
- Presidency: European Humanitarian Forum
- CoE: PACE Winter Session 2022
Tuesday 25 January
- EP: AFET, INGE, CONT, EMPL, INTA, AGRI, FEMM, REGI, ENVI
- CoM: EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Council
- CoM: General Affairs Council
- EC: Borrell chairs the Stabilisation and Association Council with Serbia and delivers a keynote speech at the event ‘Europe in Danger: What next for EU security and defence?’
- EC: Simson participates in the North Atlantic Council meeting on Energy Security
- Presidency: European Humanitarian Forum
- ECB: Quarterly data on government deficit/debt (Eurostat)
- CoE: Annual press conference of the European Court of Human Rights
- CoE: PACE Winter Session 2022
Wednesday 26 January
- EP: DEVE, LIBE, SEDE, CULT, JURI, ENVI, AFCO, DROI, DEVE
- EC: College meeting
- EC: Várhelyi travels to Kyiv, Ukraine
- CoR: 148th CoR Plenary Session
- Presidency: European Humanitarian Forum
- ECB: Publication of the Research Bulletin
- CoE: PACE Winter Session 2022
Thursday 27 January
- EMI: Investing in the Future of Europe: EU’s Action in the Post-COP Context
- EP: CULT, DROI, SEDE, ENVI, JURI
- EC: Dalli delivers via videoconference a keynote speech at the Conference of EU Ministers entitled ‘Women’s Economic Empowerment: key to gender equality’
- EC: Šuica delivers a keynote speech for the national mid-term review of the Conference on the Future of Europe progress from the Slovakian and European perspective
- EC: Reynders meets with the Bundestag Committees on Justice and European affairs
- CoR: 148th CoR Plenary Session
- CoR: For a Europe of citizens – Dialogue with citizens from Brno, Leipzig and Stuttgart
- EIB: 2022 annual press conference
- CoE: PACE Winter Session 2022
Friday 28 January
- EC: von der Leyen chairs the meeting of the New European Bauhaus High-Level Roundtable
- EC: Reynders participates in the Trinational Conference on ‘Rule of Law and the Judiciary in the EU member states’ in Leipzig and via videoconference in the Helsinki Rule of Law Forum Webinar
- EC: Reynders participates via videoconference in the Council of Europe’s Data Protection Day
- EESC: Clean energy sources for the transition to a carbon-neutral economy
- CoR: Connected Border Regions – Impacts and Challenges of the Pandemic
- CoE: PACE Winter Session 2022
Saturday 29 January
Sunday 30 January
European Movement International
Thursday 27 January
Investing in the Future of Europe: EU’s Action in the Post-COP Context
The COP26 was the opportunity to build bridges and commit to tangible actions towards a transition to a green economy. This event will be the opportunity to discuss how the EU can deliver on those commitments, through existing initiatives and joint efforts from partners and private sector, so that Europe can play its part in mitigating climate change. To discuss the post-COP landscape and the European Union’s commitments, the European Movement International, in partnership with the European Investment Bank, has organised an Investing in the Future of Europe event entitled EU’s Action in the Post-COP Context. The panel will feature: Raffaele Mauro Petriccione, Director General of DG CLIMA, Eila Kreivi, Director and Head of the Capital Markets Department, European Investment Bank, Barbara Mariani, Policy Manager for Climate, European Environmental Bureau.
More information about the event here.
More information about EMI events can be found here.
Institutional Agendas
European Parliament
Monday 24 January
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET); Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT); Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL); Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Election of the Chair and Vice-Chairs.
Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Debates: presentation by Franck Riester, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, representing the President-in-Office of the Council, on the priorities of the French Presidency in the area of International Trade Policy.
Tuesday 25 January
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Debates: exchange of views with Josep Borrell on a Strategic Compass for Security and Defence, on his visit to Latin America (Peru/Brazil) and the regional and local elections in Venezuela; Exchange of views with Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of France, on the priorities of the French Presidency.
Votes: corruption and human rights.
Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including Disinformation (INGE)
Votes: foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation.
Debates: exchange of views with NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence on “Russia’s Strategy in Cyberspace”; “China as a Narrative Challenge for NATO Member States”; “Emerging issues in the digital domain: what threats we should look out for and how malicious actors modify their strategy”
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (AFET, EMPL)
Votes: mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund; protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work.
Debates: joint ECON-EMPL Economic Dialogue and exchange of views on the 2022 European Semester Autumn Package.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Votes: amending Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards regional economic accounts for agriculture.
Debates: exchange of views on the priorities of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the field of agriculture; scope, simplifying the compliance rules, setting out the targets of the Member States for 2030 and committing to the collective achievement of climate neutrality by 2035 in the land use, forestry and agriculture sector; promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive; binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement.
Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Debates: exchange of views on the priorities of the French presidency.
Votes: cohesion policy as an instrument to reduce healthcare disparities and enhance cross-border health cooperation; the role of cohesion policy in promoting innovative and smart transformation and regional ICT connectivity.
Wednesday 26 January
Committee on Development (DEVE)
Debates: addressing food security in developing countries; presentation by Werner Hoyer of the new EIB development branch; election of the Chair and Vice-Chairs.
Votes: the EU Gender Action Plan III.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Debates: legislative package on a new framework for EU police cooperation and revision of the Schengen rules; election of the Chair and Vice-Chairs; mission Report following the Mission to the European Agency for Fundamental Rights.
Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Debates: debrief on the outcome of security and defence aspects of the 2021 Eastern Partnership Summit; update on the state of play with EU Training Mission in Mozambique; launch of the new EU-US Security and Defence Dialogue; election of the Chair and Vice-Chairs.
Thursday 27 January
Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
Debates: presentation of the priorities of the French Presidency; the impact of COVID-19 closures of educational, cultural, youth and sports activities on children and young people in the EU.
Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Debates: hearing on The EU’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: Global partnership for peace and security; security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of Common Security and Defence Policy.
Saturday 29 – Sunday 30 January
Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) and the Security and Defence Subcommittee (SEDE)
Travel to Ukraine to gather information on the ground on the current security crisis and show their support to Ukraine.
Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.
Council of Ministers
Monday 24 January
Foreign Affairs Council
Foreign affairs ministers will discuss current affairs and exchange views on recent events and fast-moving developments in external relations, including on the Indo-Pacific, Mali and Sudan; exchange of views on the security situation in Eastern Europe; review of the latest developments in Libya and in Syria.
Tuesday 25 January
EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Council
The sixth meeting of the Stabilisation and Association Council will review the state of relations between the EU and Serbia, notably the Accession Strategy.
General Affairs Council
The French presidency will present its priorities for the semester; ministers will hold a policy debate in public session on the ‘Reinforcing democracy and integrity of election’s legislative’ package; the French presidency will give ministers an information point on the Conference on the Future of Europe; ministers will take stock of the state of play for COVID-19 coordination at European level; ministers will discuss the state of play for EU-UK relations.
An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.
European Commission and High Representative
Monday 24 January
Gabriel attends the dinner of the European ministers in charge of higher education, research and innovation
Commissioner Mariya Gabriel attends the dinner of the European ministers in charge of higher education, research and innovation, organized by the French Presidency in Paris.
Johansson gives a virtual address at a Debate on the ‘European Union pact on Migration and Asylum: a human rights perspective’
Commissioner Ylva Johansson will give a virtual address at a Debate on the ‘European Union pact on Migration and Asylum: a human rights perspective’ hosted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Tuesday 25 January
Borrell chairs the Stabilisation and Association Council with Serbia and delivers a keynote speech at the event ‘Europe in Danger: What next for EU security and defence?’
High Representative Josep Borrell will chair the Stabilisation and Association Council with Serbia and will deliver a keynote speech at the event ‘Europe in Danger: What next for EU security and defence?’ co-organised by the European External Action Service and the EU institute for Security Studies.
Simson participates in the North Atlantic Council meeting on Energy Security
Commissioner Kadri Simson will participate in the North Atlantic Council meeting on Energy Security, in Brussels.
Wednesday 26 January
College meeting
At the College meeting, Commissioner Margrethe Vestager will present the Proposal for the Digital Decade Principles.
Várhelyi travels to Kyiv, Ukraine
Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi will travel to Kyiv, Ukraine.
Thursday 27 January
Dalli delivers via videoconference a keynote speech at the Conference of EU Ministers entitled ‘Women’s Economic Empowerment: key to gender equality’
Commissioner Helena Dalli will deliver via videoconference a keynote speech at the Conference of EU Ministers entitled ‘Women’s Economic Empowerment: key to gender equality’, organized by the French Presidency.
Šuica delivers a keynote speech for the national mid-term review of the Conference on the Future of Europe progress from the Slovakian and European perspective
Commissioner Dubravka Šuica in Bratislava, Slovakia, will deliver a keynote speech for the national mid-term review of the Conference on the Future of Europe progress from the Slovakian and European perspective, organised by the Slovakian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs.
Reynders meets with the Bundestag Committees on Justice and European affairs
Commissioner Didier Reynders will meet with the Bundestag Committees on Justice and European affairs.
Friday 28 January
von der Leyen chairs the meeting of the New European Bauhaus High-Level Roundtable
President Ursula von der Leyen will chair the meeting of the New European Bauhaus High-Level Roundtable.
Reynders participates in the Trinational Conference on ‘Rule of Law and the Judiciary in the EU member states’ in Leipzig and via videoconference in the Helsinki Rule of Law Forum Webinar
Commissioner Didier Reynders will participate in the Trinational Conference on ‘Rule of Law and the Judiciary in the EU member states’ in Leipzig and via videoconference in the Helsinki Rule of Law Forum Webinar.
Reynders participates via videoconference in the Council of Europe’s Data Protection Day
Commissioner Didier Reynders will participate via videoconference in the Council of Europe’s Data Protection Day.
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
Friday 28 January
Clean energy sources for the transition to a carbon-neutral economy
This webinar will concentrate on the relevance of the main clean energy sources and the impact of the current transition to a carbon-neutral economy on the markets and on society. The discussion will also cover the following issues: The expected energy mix on the way to a carbon-neutral economy; The role of civil society in the energy transformation, within the framework of the Energy Union; Synergies between the promotion of energy from renewable sources, the social transition and industry policies; How to plan a transformation: the case of energy infrastructure; Industrial emissions and the role of the accelerating investments in renewables.
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 24 January
Online: Stakeholders’ Consultation on Revision of the LULUCF and Effort Sharing Regulations
The European Committee of the Regions is preparing an Opinion on the Revision of the LULUCF and Effort Sharing Regulations. The CoR Rapporteur is Ms Åsa Ågren Wikström, Member of Västerbotten County Council and Member of the CoR. The Rapporteur will prepare a draft opinion that will be discussed and voted at the meeting of 10-11 of March 2022 of the Commission for the Environment, Climate change and Energy (ENVE) of the CoR. The opinion deals with two legislative proposals, presented as part of the Fit for 55 Package, in the framework of the European Green Deal.
Wednesday 26 – Thursday 27 January
148th CoR Plenary Session
The Members of the European Committee of the Regions will hold a remote meeting for the 148th Plenary Session on 26-27 January 2022. The session includes debates on: A long-term vision for rural areas with Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President of the European Commission, Janusz Wojciechowski, Commissioner for Agriculture and Isabel Carvalhais, Member of the European Parliament; High level debate on Cohesion implementation with Elisa Ferreira, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms and Lilyana Pavlova, Vice-President of the EIB; EU Green Deal: sustainable smart mobility in our regions, cities and villages with Adina Vălean, Commissioner for Transport; Mayor Paweł Adamowicz Award – Ceremony Award with Vera Jourová, Vice-President of the European Commission, Magdalena Adamowicz, Member of European Parliament, Henriette Reker, Mayor of Cologne, Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, Mayor of Gdansk and Christopher Gribble, International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN), Chair of board; Debate with the members of the COFE Plenary Working Group on European Democracy with Manfred WEBER, Member of European Parliament and Chair of the COFE Working Group on European Democracy (tbc).
Thursday 27 January
For a Europe of citizens – Dialogue with citizens from Brno, Leipzig and Stuttgart
The joint online citizens’ dialogue programme includes a one-and-a-half-hour workshop phase, as well as a subsequent discussion with politicians. As a kick-off event in the European Year of Youth 2022, citizens of all ages from Brno, Leipzig, Stuttgart and beyond, to talk about the topics of education, culture, youth and sport, to exchange experiences and to jointly develop ideas for the future. After the group discussions, the ideas will be presented to politicians from the three cities in a plenary session. At the European level, the ideas generated will be published on the Future of Europe Conference platform, where they can be read and supported by citizens across Europe and brought directly to decision-makers in the EU.
Friday 28 January
Connected Border Regions – Impacts and Challenges of the Pandemic
The focus of this talk is the issue of cross-border mobility, especially regarding the pandemic and its impact on the lives of citizens. We will cover and examine various aspects of daily life – from commuting and working in the border regions to leisure activities and health care needs. Citizens were invited to complete an online questionnaire on the above-mentioned topics. Based on these results the following participants, Deputy District Governor Pavel Hroch from South Bohemia (CZ), Member of the government of Lower Austria Martin Eichtinger (AT) and District President Franz Löffler from the Upper Palatinate (DE) will discuss the outcomes as well as the different perspectives and viewpoints of the regions.
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.
French Presidency
Monday 24 – Wednesday 26 January
European Humanitarian Forum
The first European Humanitarian Forum, co-chaired by France and the European Commission, aims to mobilize the European Union, the 27 Member States and like-minded States to address the main humanitarian challenges. It will take place in Brussels. Participants will include United Nations humanitarian agencies, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and prominent figures from civil society.
The agenda of the French Presidency of the Council of the EU can be found here.
European Central Bank
Tuesday 25 January
Quarterly data on government deficit/debt (Eurostat)
Wednesday 26 January
Publication of the Research Bulletin
More information about ECB events can be found here.
European Investment Bank
Thursday 27 January
2022 annual press conference
The EIB Group’s Annual Press Conference will take place on 27 January 2022 with President Werner Hoyer and it will be live streamed.
The agenda of the EIB can be found here.
Council of Europe
Monday 24 – Friday 28 January
PACE Winter Session 2022: hatred against LGBTI people, football governance, the poisoning of Alexei Navalny
Debates on combating rising hate against LGBTI people in Europe and on alleged violations of their rights in the Southern Caucasus, on business and values in football governance on the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, and on the role of the media in times of crisis. Also on the agenda are debates on the EU pact on migration and asylum seen from a human rights perspective, children’s right to be heard in a democracy and on climate change, enforced disappearances on Council of Europe territory, and the functioning of democratic institutions in Armenia. It will be held in a hybrid format.
Tuesday 25 January
Annual press conference of the European Court of Human Rights
The President of the European Court of Human Rights, Robert Spano, will present a summary of the Court’s activities and its statistics for 2021. Online event.
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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