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Weekly European Agenda | 19/04/2022
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19 – 24 April 2022
Tuesday 19 April
- EP: DEVE, BUDG, TRAN
- Presidency: Meeting on the stabilization of the Horn of Africa
- EIB: Investment as a springboard for change
Wednesday 20 April
- EP: INTA, ECON, CONT & LIBE, DEVE, AFET, ENVI, ITRE, LIBE, TRAN
- EC: Johansson in Sweden to give an address on the fight against organised crime at the EU Day event
- EC: Gentiloni participates in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting
- Presidency: Information meeting of the Working Party on Trade Questions
Thursday 21 April
- EP: REGI, JURI & EMPL, FEMM, AFET, ENVI, ITRE, LIBE
- EC: Johansson meets Secretary of State for Sweden
- EC: Gabriel delivers a keynote speech at the “Online European Creative Industries Summit 2022”
- EC: Johansson gives an address at a meeting of the Swedish Parliament
- EC: Gentiloni participates in the IMF Annual Meetings
- EESC: Towards a Europe free of violence against women
- EESC: Consultation of the CSOs on the topic of the European Migration Forum
- EESC: Tackling energy poverty at the heart of the ecological and energy transition
- Presidency: European Medicines Agencies Co-operation of Legal and Legislative Issues (EMACOLEX)
- Presidency: Symposium on Data Access
- Presidency: Meeting of Research and Environment Director
- Presidency: Information Systems Directors Meeting
- Presidency: Information meeting of the Working Party on Trade Questions
- Ombudsman: Exchange with LIBE committee on Regulation 1049/2001
Friday 22 April
- EC: Vestager participates in DSA trilogue
- Presidency: Informal meeting of Strategic Affairs Directors on non-proliferation (CONOP)
- Presidency: European Medicines Agencies Co-operation of Legal and Legislative Issues (EMACOLEX)
- CoE: Meeting of Working Group of SOC Women
Sunday 24 April
- National elections: Second round of the French presidential elections
- National elections: Parliamentary elections in Slovenia
Institutional Agendas
European Parliament
Tuesday 19 April
Committee on Development (DEVE)
Votes: Conclusion of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and of the Implementing Protocol thereto; The future of EU-Africa trade relations; The implementation of Agenda 2030’s “leaving no one behind” and “addressing the needs of those farthest behind first” principles in the EU’s development policy.
Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Votes: Establishing a Social Climate Fund; Establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism.
Debates: The future European Financial Architecture for Development.
Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Debates: Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, and repealing Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council; Ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport.
Wednesday 20 April
Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Debates: Exchange of views on the implementation by Bangladesh of the labour rights roadmap; The future of EU international investment policy.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Debates: Ensuring a global minimum level of taxation for multinational groups in the Union; Report on ongoing interinstitutional negotiations.
Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Debates: The Annual Report of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO).
Committee on Development (DEVE)
Votes: Conclusion of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and of the Implementing Protocol thereto; The future of EU-Africa trade relations.
Debates: The humanitarian situation in Ukraine following Russia’s aggression; Impact of the Ukrainian crisis on global food security; Impact of the Ukrainian crisis on global food security.
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Votes: Report on the 2021 Commission Report on Albania; Report on the 2021 Commission Report on North Macedonia.
Debates: Situation following Russia’s aggression and invasion of Ukraine; Report on the 2021 Commission Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina; Exchange of views with the EEAS on the EU-China relations: Outcome of the EU-China Summit of 1 April 2022.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
Debates: Exchange of views with Ms Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, as part of the structured dialogue.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Votes: Establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism; Establishing a Social Climate Fund; Ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Votes: The Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law report.
Debates: Presentation of the Annual Report 2021 of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS); Activities of the Frontex Scrutiny Working Group; Activities of the Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group.
Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Debates: Harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) and amending certain Union Legislative Acts; Establishing a Social Climate Fund.
Thursday 21 April
Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Debates: Economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU: the 8th Cohesion Report; A long-term Vision for the EU’s Rural Areas – Towards stronger, connected, resilient and prosperous rural areas by 2040; EU Border Regions: Living labs of European integration; The New European Bauhaus; Islands and cohesion policy: current situation and future challenges; Establishing a Social Climate Fund; The EU Action plan for the social economy.
Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) and Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Debates: Exchange of views on the the risk of illegal adoption concerning Ukrainian children from institutional care fleeing from war.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
Debates: Situation of women refugees from Ukraine; Gender Mainstreaming Network.
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Debates: Report on the 2021 Commission Report on Kosovo; Report on the 2021 Commission Report on Serbia; Exchange of views with the EEAS and the Commission on the implementation of the EU Strategy on Central Asia.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
Debates: Exchange of views with Mr Thierry Breton, Commissioner for the Internal Market, as part of the structured dialogue; Exchange of views with the Commission on the impacts of the new barrier at the Polish-Belorussia border on the Białowieża Forest.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Debates: Feedback from the ITRE delegation to Prague and Brno (Czech Republic 21 – 23 February 2022); Presentation by the Commission of the Roadmap on critical technologies for security and defence; Exchange of views with the Commission on the ITRE aspects of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement; Exchange of views with Ms Kerstin Jorna, Director-General of DG GROW, on the effects of the war in Ukraine on EU industry.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Votes: The Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law report.
Debates: Exchange of views on the state of play of the EU support to Ukraine and implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive; Exchange of views with Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice on the situation in Hungary, including the LGBTI laws; The situation of migrants in Libya and the EU cooperation with Libya; Exchange of views on the exceptional migratory situation in Cyprus.
Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.
European Commission and High Representative
Wednesday 20 April
Johansson in Sweden to give an address on the fight against organised crime at the EU Day event
Commissioner Yvla Johansson will be in Uppsala, Sweden to give an address on the fight against organised crime at the EU Day event hosted by the EU Commission Representation to Stockholm, Uppsala municipality and Uppsala University.
Gentiloni participates in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting
Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni will Participate in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, in Washington D.C.
Thursday 21 April
Johansson meets Secretary of State for Sweden
Commissioner Ylva Johansson will be in Stockholm, Sweden and will meet Ms Emma Lennartsson, Secretary of State for Sweden.
Gabriel delivers a keynote speech at the “Online European Creative Industries Summit 2022”
Commissioner Mariya Gabriel will deliver a keynote speech, via video-conference, at the “Online European Creative Industries Summit 2022” (ECIS22).
Johansson gives an address at a meeting of the Swedish Parliament
Commissioner Yvla Johansson will be in Stockholm to give an address at a meeting of the Swedish Parliament.
Gentiloni participates in the IMF Annual Meetings
Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni will participate in the IMF Annual Meetings, in Washington D.C.
Friday 22 April
Vestager participates in DSA trilogue
Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager will participate in the trilogue on the Digital Services Act (DSA).
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
Thursday 21 April
Towards a Europe free of violence against women
In order to prepare its opinion on the Commission proposal for a directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence, the EESC is organising a hybrid public hearing on 21 April 2022. The aim of the event is to gather input from civil society, including social partners and academia as well other EU Institutions and international organisations.
Consultation of the CSOs on the topic of the European Migration Forum
As in previous years, the Bureau of the European Migration Forum has decided to organise a consultation with civil society on the topic of the next Forum. This consultation consists of a survey and a virtual meeting on 21 April. The virtual meeting will take place on the occasion of the next meeting of the EESC Immigration and Integration Group (IMI) on 21 April. All civil society organisations interested in the Forum will be welcome to attend this virtual consultation.
Tackling energy poverty at the heart of the ecological and energy transition
The EESC conference, organised with the support of the French Presidency of the EU, on “Tackling energy poverty at the heart of the ecological and energy transition” will be held on 21 April 2022. This is the follow-up event to the EESC’s 2021 conference on “Energy poverty at the crossroads of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the European Green Deal”. The 2022 conference will focus on how to tackle energy poverty in the perspective of a socially fair and just transition towards a climate-neutral Union by 2050. This conference aims to contribute to the ongoing discussion on how to best tackle this major social problem and to ensure civil society views are taken into account.
More information about EESC events can be found here.
The agendas of the different EESC meetings can be found here.
French Presidency
Tuesday 19 April
Meeting on the stabilization of the Horn of Africa
One year after the adoption by the European Union of a strategy for the Horn of Africa, the senior officials meeting for the stabilization of the Horn will be an opportunity to take stock of the implementation of this strategy, as Ethiopia and Sudan have since experienced upheavals. This meeting will also provide an opportunity to promote Europe’s positions again, at a time of political changes in the region.
Wednesday 20 April – Thursday 21 April
Information meeting of the Working Party on Trade Questions
The Working Party on Trade Questions (WPTQ) is a preparatory body of the Council with responsibility for negotiating legislative instruments relating to trade that are adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure. It also has responsibility for monitoring industrial sectors under the European common commercial policy.
Thursday 21 April
Symposium on Data Access
The digitalisation of means of communication and their encryption give rise to numerous legal and operational challenges, in particular in terms of striking a balance between the confidentiality of exchanges and the protection of personal data on the one hand, and security on the other. This symposium will bring together representatives of the Member States, the European institutions and the agencies concerned. The work undertaken will build on the most recent rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union and on the work carried out in this area by the Council of the EU and the European Commission in recent years.
Meeting of Research and Environment Directors
This seminar will bring together high-level scientists to discuss environmental research strategy. The participants will address several topics, including sustainability science, the interdisciplinary mobilisation of research and expert communities, and the transmission, development and dissemination of scientific culture (which includes academic knowledge as well as knowledge from citizens). The event will cover cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary research approaches. In particular, these approaches concern resilience, earth observation and the impact of climate change, as well as the North-South interfaces. Round table discussions on governance, innovative practices and the role of the European Union on the international scene will constitute key moments of the day.
Information Systems Directors Meeting
This meeting of the informal network of European information systems directors will address the digital transformation of public administrations and review the commitments made in December 2020 under the Berlin Declaration.
Thursday 21 April – Friday 22 April
European Medicines Agencies Co-operation of Legal and Legislative Issues (EMACOLEX)
The European Medicines Agencies Co-operation of Legal and Legislative Issues (EMACOLEX) is an informal working group of the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) network. It brings together legal and regulatory experts, in particular those from competent national authorities in the European Union, as well as representatives of the European Medicines Agency and of the European Commission.
EMACOLEX facilitates discussions and cooperation between the Member States on legal and legislative issues concerning medicinal products.
Friday 22 April
Informal meeting of Strategic Affairs Directors on non-proliferation (CONOP)
This meeting traditionally takes stock of the work undertaken in the previous year in the areas of non-proliferation, disarmament and arms control.
The Strategic Affairs Directors of the Member States’ Foreign Ministries will discuss EU priorities in the areas of: proliferation crises, the New START Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between the United States and Russia which was extended in 2021, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), export control regimes, space security, small arms and light weapons (SALW), etc.
The agenda of the French Presidency of the Council of the EU can be found here.
European Ombudsman
Thursday 21 April
Exchange with LIBE committee on Regulation 1049/2001
The European Ombudsman will exchange views with the LIBE committee on the topic of access to EU documents.
The EU Ombudsman calendar of activities can be found here.
European Investment Bank
Tuesday 19 April
Investment as a springboard for change
The European Investment Bank, the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology and the Warsaw Stock Exchange are hosting the seminar “Investment as a springboard for change.” This seminar will focus on investment needs and priorities for Poland and what it takes to use the economic recovery as a springboard for change and transition to a more digital and greener economy. It will bring together a group of economists, policymakers, as well as representatives from financial institutions and the business community. After the opening remarks, the results of the EIB Investment survey for Poland will be presented, followed by a high-level panel focusing on investment dynamics and investment gaps in Poland.
The agenda of the EIB can be found here.
Council of Europe
Friday 22 April
Meeting of Working Group of SOC Women
The Parliamentory Assembly will hold a meeting of Working Group of SOC Women on Friday. Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group will attend. The meeting. will be held online
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.
National Elections
Sunday 24 April
Second round of the French presidential elections
The second round of the French presidential elections will be held on Sunday, opposing President Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.
Read our recent EU Headlines about the French elections here.
Parliamentary elections in Slovenia
Parliamentary elections will be held in Slovenia on 24 April 2022.
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