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Weekly European Agenda

Weekly European Agenda | 06/07/2020

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06-12 July 2020

Monday 6 July

Tuesday 7 July

Wednesday 8 July

Thursday 9 July

Friday 10 July

Sunday 12 July

  • Polish presidential elections: second round

European Movement International

Tuesday 7 July

Talking Europe with Dubravka Šuica
Talking Europe is a new series of online events aiming to discuss the EU’s work and how it affects all Europeans, organised in partnership with the European Commission. Our guest Dubravka Šuica, Commission Vice-President for Democracy and Demography, will discuss with us the Conference on the Future of Europe.

Find out more about the event here.

Wednesday 8 July

14th Brussels Wednesday Social (BWS). Recover & Rebuild: Strengthening Europe in a Time of Crisis
EMI and Forum Europe will host the next Brussels Wednesday Social. This event will explore what is the best way to ensure that the EU’s response is proportional to the current crisis and appropriate for the circumstances EU member states face.

Find out more about the event here.

More information about EMI events can be found here. 

Institutional Agendas

European Parliament

Monday 6 July

Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Public hearing: “Geopolitical implication of COVID-19 crisis”.
Exchange of views with Susanna Terstal, EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process.
Vote: Foreign policy consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Vote: Exercise of the Union’s rights for the application and enforcement of international trade rules. Exchange of views with Sigrid Kaag, Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, and Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, French Minister of State attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, on the French-Dutch non-paper on sustainable trade.

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Vote: Sustainable Europe Investment Plan – How to finance the Green Deal. Exchange of views with the Commission representatives (DG AGRI, DG COMP and DG TRADE) on the situation in the EU beef, veal and poultry sectors.

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Debates: activities of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency; internal border control within the Schengen area; the situation at the Greek/Turkish border and respect for fundamental rights.

Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Public hearing on Follow-up of OLAF case files, fighting fraud, corruption and other irregularities in Member States.
Exchange of views with representatives of the Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom.

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Votes: Civil liability regime for artificial intelligence; Framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies; Digital Services Act and fundamental rights issues posed; Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market.

Tuesday 7 July

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme with Peter Altmaier, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, and Christine Lambrecht, Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection.

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Vote: Sustainable Europe Investment Plan – How to finance the Green Deal.

Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Exchange of views on emergency response measures taken in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and respect for human rights in the presence of experts.

Wednesday 8 – Friday 10 July

Plenary Session
The European Parliament will debate and vote on a number of issues, including on the comprehensive European approach to energy storage; the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities in the COVID-19 crisis;  the humanitarian situation in Venezuela and migration and refugee crisis and the EU’s public health strategy post-COVID-19.

Moreover, Parliament will be briefed by the Council and Commission about the programme of activities of the German Presidency and about the EU’s public health strategy post-COVID-19.

Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.

Council of Ministers

Monday 6 July

Justice and Home Affairs Council
Justice ministers will address the following challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic: strengthening democracy in the age of COVID-19 – countering disinformation and hate speech; managing the coronavirus pandemic in liberal democracies governed by the rule of law.

Tuesday 7 July

Justice and Home Affairs Council
The ministers will discuss the topics “European police partnership (euPP)” and “Search and Rescue at Sea”.

Thursday 9 July

Eurogroup
Election of the President of the Eurogroup; presentation of the Commission’s summer interim forecast; budgetary situation and fiscal stance in the euro area.

European Union Military Committee (EUMC)
Exchange of views: the EU’s Military Operations and Training Missions; the state of play of EU-NATO cooperation, including the lessons already identified from the COVID-19 crisis; update on migration flows and will provide their views on security related matters. 

Friday 10 July

Economic and Financial Affairs Council
Exchange of views: presentation of the Presidency Work Programme; update on the economic impact of COVID-19 and recovery measures; convergence reports from the Commission and the European Central Bank. Presentation and exchange of views: Capital Markets Union: Final report of the High-Level Forum.

An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.

European Commission and High Representative

Monday 6 July

Jourová receives Mr Juan González Barba
Commissioner Vĕra Jourová receives Mr Juan González Barba, Secretary of State for European Affairs of Spain.

Várhelyi meets Mammadyarov
Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi meets Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Mr Elmar Mammadyarov, via videoconference.

Timmermans holds a video conference with Qu Dongyu
Executive Vice-President Timmermans holds a video conference with Mr Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation.

Tuesday 7 July

Várhelyi meets Marina Sereni
Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi meets Marina Sereni, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy.

Johansson joins the Justice and Home Affairs Council
Commissioner Ylva Johansson participates in a videoconference of the Justice and Home Affairs Council.

Von der Leyen meets Charles Michel via videoconference
President of the European Commission meets Charles Michel, President of the European Council, via videoconference.

Wednesday 8 July

College meeting
Commissioner Frans Timmermans will present the Hydrogen Strategy.

Von der Leyen addresses the Plenary
President of the European Commission addresses the Plenary of the European Parliament on the presentation of programme of activities of the German Presidency.

Thursday 9 July

Schmit meets with Apostolos Tzitzikostas
Commissioner Nicolas Schmit takes part in a videoconference meeting with the President of the Committee of the Regions, Mr Apostolos Tzitzikostas.

Reynders holds a video conference call with Nicole Belloubet
Commissioner Didier Reynders holds a video conference call with Mrs. Nicole Belloubet, French Minister of Justice.

Friday 10 July

Ferreira participates in the Plenary
Commissioner Elisa Ferreira participates in the European Parliament Plenary: “The role of cohesion policy in tackling the socio-economic fallout from COVID-19”.

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.

Committee of the Regions

Thursday 9 July

3rd SEDEC Commission meeting
Exchange of views: Regional Innovation Scoreboard and its impact in regional place-based policies; White Paper on Artificial Intelligence – A European approach to excellence and trust; A Strong Social Europe for Just Transitions; A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025.

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.

German Presidency

Tuesday 7 July

Foreign Affairs Council
Ministers will discuss the topics “European police partnership (euPP)” and “Search and Rescue at Sea”.

German environment minister presents Presidency programme to ENVI
Federal Minister of the Environment Svenja Schulze will present the programme of Germany’s Council Presidency in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) of the European Parliament.

Wednesday 8 July

Merkel speaks before the European Parliament
The Federal Chancellor will present the focus areas of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the EU before the plenary session of the European Parliament.

The agenda of the German Presidency can be found here.

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Tuesday 7 July

EU CRPD Framework meets with Commissioner Dalli
The EU CRPD Framework will meet with the EU Equality Commissioner Helena Dalli to discuss the future European Disability Strategy.

Thursday 9 July

Director participates in a virtual meeting of the Heads of EU Justice and Home Affairs Agencies
FRA’s Director will participate in a virtual meeting of the Heads of EU Justice and Home Affairs Agencies to discuss  the impact of the crisis on the work of the Agencies.

Information on upcoming FRA events can be found here.

European Investment Bank

Monday 6 July

EIB Group’s support for agriculture and the bioeconomy
This webinar will discuss the EIB Group’s agricultural activities and the outlook for the next years to tackle COVID-19 and climate change.

The agenda of the EIB can be found here.

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