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Weekly European Agenda | 03/02/2020
3-9 February 2020
Monday 3 February
- EP: AFET, ENVI
- EP: Sassoli in Albania
- CoM: Informal COMPET (Research)
- EC: Kyriakides receives Neophytou
- EC: Urpilainen in Helsinki
- CoR: Information session on 2020 CoR events and activities
- CoR: Stakeholder consultation on “Just Transition Fund”
- Presidency: Informal COMPET (Research)
Tuesday 4 February
- EP: Sassoli in Albania
- CoM: Informal COMPET (Research)
- EC: Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan – Let’s strive for more
- EC: Blue Invest Day
- EC: International conference on forests for biodiversity and climate change
- EESC: ECO Meeting
- Presidency: Informal COMPET (Research)
Wednesday 5 February
- CoM: COREPER I & II
- EC: Urpilainen receives Regner
- EC: College Meeting
- EESC: TEN Meeting
- EESC: The effects of campaigns on participation in European political decision-making
- EIB: Annual Board Seminar with Civil Society
Thursday 6 February
- EP: LIBE, ECON
- EC: Sinkevičius in Vilnius
- EC: All-Atlantic Ocean research forum
- EESC: INT Meeting
- EESC: Meeting of the Follow-Up Committee ACP-EU
- Presidency: BFUG Board
- CoE: Venice Commission – 5th meeting Modernisation of the civil service in the southern Mediterranean
Friday 7 February
Saturday 8 February
Institutional Agendas
European Parliament
Monday 3 February
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Strategic dialogue with Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood & Enlargement, on the performance rewards 2020 under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA II)
Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
Exchange of views with Mr Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market; exchange of views with Ms Andrea Ammon, Executive Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on the outbreak of Coronavirus pneumonia
President of the European Parliament
EP President David Maria Sassoli will visit Albania and meet with Prime Minister Edi Rama, President Ilir Meta, Parliament’s Speaker Gramoz Ruci and Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj. Mr Sassoli will also address the Albanian Parliament
Thursday 6 February
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Debate: EU Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruţa Kövesi, will present the state of play of the Establishment of the European Public Prosecutor Office
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Monetary Dialogue with Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank
Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.
Council of Ministers
3-4 February
Informal Meeting of Ministers responsible for Competitiveness (Research)
The program envisages that delegation leaders visit the Rimac Automobile Electric Car Factory on the first day, February 3, to produce the first car manufactured and exported by Croatia as a country, followed by a gala dinner at the Mimara Museum, a precious example of the Neo-Renaissance palace. The Ministerial debate will take place the next day, 4 February, on the topic of brain circulation and a vision of the future European Research Area.
5 February
COREPER I & II
An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.
European Commission and High Representative
Monday 3 February
Kyriakides receives Neophytou
Commissioner Stella Kyriakides in Brussels: receives Mr Averof Neophytou, President of the Cyprus Democratic Rally Party
Urpilainen in Helsinki
Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen receives Ms Tytti Tuppurainen, Finnish Minister of European Affairs and Ownership Steering
Tuesday 4 February
Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan – Let’s strive for more
On World Cancer Day, the European Commission will start its outreach on Europe’s Cancer Plan at an event in the European Parliament in Brussels, supported by the MEPs Against Cancer Interest Group. While the EU has a long history in the fight against cancer, there are still many challenges ahead. This event aims to demonstrate the EU’s strong commitment to fighting cancer and to harness the collective power for positive change.
Blue Invest Day
The annual Blue Invest Day will bring together innovators, entrepreneurs, investors and enablers in the blue economy, with the objective of generating concrete business opportunities and visibility for your business. Connect with captains of industry, impact investors and high-level representatives from government and the public sector.
4-5 February
International conference on forests for biodiversity and climate change
Pressures on EU forest ecosystems due to climate change and unsustainable forest management are reasons for concern and are expected to increase in the future. Overall, protecting forests means protecting biodiversity and working for a climate neutral and climate resilient land. In this context, DG Environment organises an International Conference on Forest for Biodiversity and Climate on 4-5 February 2020 in Brussels.
Wednesday 5 February
Urpilainen receives Regner
Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen receives Ms Asa Regner, United Nations Women Deputy Executive directorUnited Nations Women Deputy Executive director
Thursday 6 February
Engaging citizens for good governance in cohesion policy
The event, organised by the Commission’s Directorate-General for regional and urban policy, will bring together citizens, representatives of civil society, politicians, policymakers and academia, and will focus on how to foster closer cooperation with citizens and civil society and give them a more prominent role in the governance of the policy, as well as in the implementation of the EU-funded projects on the ground and the dissemination of their results.
Sinkevičius in Vilnius
Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius meets with Mr Saulius Skvernelis, Prime Minister of Lithuania
6-7 February
All-Atlantic Ocean research forum
The All-Atlantic Ocean research forum will gather political and community leaders, researchers, industry, youth ambassadors and, inspirational speakers from along and across the Atlantic, from the Arctic to Antarctica, to showcase the results of cooperation and their impact on the citizens living on the shores of the Atlantic.
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
Tuesday 4 February
ECO Meeting
190th Meeting of the Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO)
Wednesday 5 February
TEN Meeting
Meeting of the Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society (TEN)
The effects of campaigns on participation in European political decision-making
In view of the European elections and campaigns aimed at informing European citizens conducted by the institutions of the European Union and the Member States, a public hearing will be held. The aim of is to examine the current state of play and lessons learned from the May 2019 elections, and to look at the ways forward, i.e. how to enhance participation and disable disinformation of European citizens.
Thursday 6 February
INT Meeting
Meeting of the Section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption (INT)
Meeting of the Follow-up Committee ACP-EU
Since the 1970s, the EESC has been organising regular meetings with economic and social interest groups from the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP). These meetings provide an opportunity to draft recommendations on issues relevant to ACP-EU relations.
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 3 February
Information session on 2020 CoR events and activities
The meeting will take place on 3 February 2020 at 14:30-16:30 in JDE 52, European Committee of the Regions (Rue Belliard 101, 1040 Brussels). At the meeting, we will present and discuss our main events and communication activities in the upcoming months, focusing on European Committee of the Regions´ main events of 2020, communication campaigns and press and social media actions.
Stakeholder consultation on “Just Transition Fund”
CoR is drafting an opinion on the “Just Transition Fund” (the European Commission’s legislative proposals COM(2020) 22 and COM(2020) 23). The rapporteur-general for the opinion, Mr Vojko Obersnel (HR/Group of the Party of European Socialists), Mayor of the City of Rijeka, would be happy to meet with representatives of local and regional associations and other stakeholders for a consultation and an exchange of views on the relevant topic of this opinion.
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.
Croatian Presidency
6-7 February
Bologna Follow-up Group Board (BFUG Board)
The main topic of the meeting is the preparation of the Ministerial Conference in Rome, with an emphasis on the discussion of the Draft Ministerial Communication. The reports of the various EHEA Working Groups and Advisory Groups and Networks will also be discussed.
The agenda of the Croatian Presidency can be found here.
European Investment Bank
Tuesday 4 February
Annual Board Seminar with Civil Society
The seminar will give the opportunity to have an open discussion with the EIB Board of Directors throughout the event and in particular, during the Policy Dialogue session that will conclude the day. The event, starting with the EIB giving an overview of its achievements in the past year and priorities for the year ahead.
The agenda of the EIB can be found here.
Council of Europe
Thursday 6 February
Venice Commission – 5th meeting Modernisation of the civil service in the southern Mediterranean
The 5th coordination meeting of the UniDem project for the southern Mediterranean will be taking place. This annual meeting will gather the national coordinators of the following partner countries: Algeria, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine* and Tunisia. The participants will take stock of the 2019 UniDem Med seminars and will discuss the priorities as regards the modernisation of the public administration in their respective countries.
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.
Elections
Saturday 8 February
Irish General Election
On Saturday, Irish voters will head to the polls to elect their new government, following Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s request to dissolve the 32nd Dáil. Varadkar’s party, Fine Gael, has led a minority government in a coalition with independent politicians since 2016.
