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Weekly European Agenda | 04/05/2020
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4 – 10 May 2020
Monday 4 May
- EP: BUDG, ENVI, IMCO, AGRI
- European Council (change to name of meeting)
- EC: Coronavirus Global Response
- EC: Várhelyi holds a conference call with Executive Director of FRONTEX
Tuesday 5 May
- Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council
- Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council
- EC: Dalli holds a videoconference call with representatives of Women Political Leaders
- EC: Simson gives a speech on the role of industry in the implementation of the European Green Deal and the Climate Law
Wednesday 6 May
- EC: College meeting
- EC: Johansson holds a videoconference call with representatives of civil society and social partners
- Croatian Presidency: EU-Western Balkans Zagreb summit
Thursday 7 May
- EP: BUDG, AGRI, AFET, LIBE, EMPL
- EC: Kyriakides holds a videconference with EU Health Ministers, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, and the European Medicines Agency
- EDPS: Wiewiórowski will participate in LIBE Committee meeting on use of personal data in the fight against Covid-19
Friday 8 May
- EC: Várhelyi holds a conference call with Commissioner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- EC: Kyriakides holds a videoconference with representatives of the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries
- EC: Johansson participates to an Informal Justice and Home Affairs Interior Ministers’ videoconference
Saturday 9 May
Europe Day
Institutional Agendas
European Parliament
Monday 4 May
Committee on Budgets
On the agenda: remote voting procedure on A safety net to protect the beneficiaries of EU programmes: setting up an MFF contingency plan, Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2021.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
On the agenda: Exchange of views with Dr Andrea Ammon, Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) – update on the COVID-19 situation, Establishing the Just Transition Fund, remote voting procedure on Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
On the agenda: Exchange of views with Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President of the European Commission for a Europe Fit for the Digital Age – on the EU response to the COVID-19 outbreak, and debate on Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Thursday 7 May
Committee on Budgetary Control
On the agenda: exchange of views on CONT mission to the Czech Republic, remote voting procedure on Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank, and Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2018.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Foreign Affairs
On the agenda: Debriefing by Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, on the EU-Western Balkans Summit videoconference of 6 May 2020 and the support to the Western Balkans in tackling COVID-19.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.
Council of Ministers
Tuesday 5 May
Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council
EU ministers responsible for employment and social affairs will meet via video conference to discuss: the demographic challenges in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, and the national measures taken or foreseen to mitigate the negative consequences of the crisis on the labour markets and the economy. Furthermore, they will exchange views on exit and recovery measures taken and foreseen at national and EU level.
Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council
Ministers will exchange views on the use of tracing apps and electronic communication data for the purpose of tackling the COVID-19 crisis. They will also hold a broader debate on the role of the digital sector in the post COVID-19 recovery, including measures to incentivise investment in the deployment of new very high-capacity digital infrastructures.
Friday 8 May
Eurogroup
An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.
European Commission and High Representative
Monday 4 May
Coronavirus Global Response
The European Union and its partners are hosting an international pledging conference, whose aim is to raise €7.5 billion. The funds will be allocated to develop solutions to test, treat, and protect people, and to prevent the spread of the virus. The event will be hosted by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
Várhelyi holds a conference call with Executive Director of FRONTEX
Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi holds a conference call with Executive Director of FRONTEX, Fabrice Leggeri.
Tuesday 5 May
Dalli holds a videoconference call with representatives of Women Political Leaders
Commissioner Helena Dalli holds a videoconference call with representatives of Women Political Leaders.
Simson gives a speech on the role of industry in the implementation of the European Green Deal and the Climate Law
Commissioner Simson gives a keynote speech at the Energy Solutions high-level debate “The role of industry in the implementation of the European Green Deal and the Climate Law” via videoconference.
Wednesday 6 May
College meeting
Items for oral procedure: Action Plan on Anti-Money Laundering, Fair minimum wages for workers in the EU (launch of 2nd stage consultation), Updated Skills Agenda for Europe Proposal for a Council Recommendation on Vocational Education and Training.
Johansson holds a videoconference call with representatives of civil society and social partners
Commissioner Ylva Johansson holds a videoconference call with representatives of civil society and social partners.
Thursday 7 May
Kyriakides holds a videconference with EU Health Ministers, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, and the European Medicines Agency
Commissioner Stella Kyriakides holds a videconference with EU Health Ministers, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, and the European Medicines Agency.
Friday 8 May
Várhelyi holds a conference call with Commissioner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi holds a conference call with Commissioner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi.
Kyriakides holds a videoconference with representatives of the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries
Commissioner Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference with representatives of the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries
Johansson participates to an Informal Justice and Home Affairs Interior Ministers’ videoconference
Commissioner Ylva Johansson participates to an Informal Justice and Home Affairs Interior Ministers’ videoconference.
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.
Croatian Presidency
Wednesday 6 May
EU-Western Balkans Zagreb summit
EU and Western Balkan leaders will take part in an online summit that will focus on cooperation he Western Balkans summit was initially meant to take place in Zagreb as one of the main events of the Croatian Presidency.
The agenda of the Croatian Presidency can be found here.
European Data Protection Supervisor
Thursday 7 March
Wiewiórowski will participate in LIBE Committee meeting on use of personal data in the fight against Covid-19
Wojciech Wiewiórowski will participate in LIBE Committee meeting on use of personal data in the fight against Covid-19 via videoconference.
Find more information on EDPS events here.
