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Weekly European Agenda 11/07/2022

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11 – 17 July 2022

Monday 11 July

Tuesday 12 July

Wednesday 13 July

Thursday 14 July

Friday 15 July

European Movement International

Wednesday 13 July

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the European Union’s Response: What’s Next?
On Wednesday, 13 July 2022 from 14:00 to 15:15, the European Movement International, together with the European Movement Lithuania, are bringing together policy-makers, diplomats and experts for an online panel discussion entitled “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the European Union’s Response: What’s Next?“. Russia’s brutal and unjustified invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally altered the security landscape in Europe. The EU has responded with determination and solidarity, showing its support through sanctions against Russia and the provision of financial and military assistance. But as the war drags on, the EU needs to reconsider its strategic response. Furthermore, the EU has granted Ukraine candidate status, setting it on the path towards EU membership.

More information about the event here.

Thursday 14 July

Talking Europe with Michael Köhler, Acting-Director General of DG ECHO
On Thursday 14 July from 10:30-11:30 CEST, the European Movement International will hold the thirteenth edition of Talking Europe organised in partnership with the European Commission, this time featuring Michael Köhler, Acting-Director General of DG ECHO. This series of online events launched in 2020 aims to discuss the EU’s work and how it affects all Europeans. Our guest Michael Köhler, Acting Director General of DG ECHO, will discuss Russia’s harmful invasion of Ukraine from a humanitarian perspective. The discussion will highlight the developments of the conflict and the recent work of DG ECHO. 

More information about the event here.

More information about EMI events can be found here. 

Institutional Agendas

European Parliament

Monday 11 July

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Debates: Exchange of views with Marian Jurečka (Czech Minister of Labour and Social Affairs); The escalating energy poverty and housing affordability crisis.

Committee on Fisheries (PECH)
Debates: Public hearing on  Maritime Spatial Planning Directive: Implementation and Impact on Fisheries;  Maritime Spatial Planning Directive: Implementation and Impact on Fisheries; Exchange of views with Commission representatives; Authorising the Republic of Poland to ratify, in the interest of the European Union, the amendment to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock Resources in the Central Bering Sea; General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) measures for the Mediterranean and Black Sea: update on EU proposals; Reporting back to committee on Missions of the Committee on Fisheries to European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA), Vigo and to the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference, Lisbon.

Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Debates: Exchange of views on the human rights developments in Cuba one year after the peaceful mass demonstration of 11 July 2021; The right to a fair trial and the application of non-refoulement: the extradition process on Julian Assange case, in the presence of Professor and Lawyer Aitor Martínez; Public hearing on improving the protection and lives of dependent elderly and other dependent persons.

Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Debates: Exchange of views with General Robert BRIEGER, Chair of the EU Military Committee on his new mandate in the context of the Russian war against Ukraine; Exchange of views with Delphine PRONK, Ambassador, Chair of the Political and Security Committee of the European Union, Deputy Political Director, EEAS; Exchange of views on the Joint EU-UN strategic partnership on peace operations and crisis management: stock-taking and priorities for the period 2022-2024; Exchange of views with Stefano TOMAT, Director, Integrated Approach for Crisis Response, EEAS on enhancing the EU’s Integrated Approach in Somalia; Exchange of views ahead of the SEDE ad hoc delegation to visit EU Training Mission in Mozambique.

Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Debates: Exchange of views with Miguel Ángel Moratinos, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.

Joint meeting of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Budgetary Control (BUDG) (CONT)
Debates: Amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
Debates: Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme; Exchange of views with Ms Anna Hubáčková, Minister for the Environment, Czech Presidency; Exchange of views with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on the latest developments linked to the renewal of the approval of glyphosate; Sustainable Carbon Cycles.

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Debates: Exchange of views with Zdeněk Nekula, Minister of Agriculture of the Czech Republic, on the priorities of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the field of agriculture; Presentation of the study on “Agricultural potential in carbon sequestration: Humus content of land used for agriculture and CO2 storage”.

Joint meeting with the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee on Transport and Tourism (AGRI) (TRAN)
Debates: Exchange of views with Commission representatives (DG AGRI and DG MOVE) on Solidarity Lanes to facilitate Ukraine’s agricultural export.

Committee on Development (DEVE)
Debates:  Exchange of views with Commission representatives on humanitarian situation in Afghanistan after the earthquake with the Delegation for relations with Afghanistan; Reporting back to committee on Development Committee delegation to Moldova, 15-17 June 2022; General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 – all sections.
Votes: UN Climate Change Conference 2022 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27).

Joint meeting of the Committee on Development and the Committee on Foreign Affairs (DEVE) (AFET)
Debates: The situation in Ethiopia.

Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Debates: Presentation of the Study on the Future of transport in the context of the recovery plan; General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 – all sections; Amending Directive 2003/25/EC as regards the inclusion of improved stability requirements and its alignment with stability requirements defined by the International Maritime Organisation.

Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC)
Debates: Public hearing on “The role of tax incentives and exemptions in the framework of the reform of corporate taxation and in the promotion of European economies competitiveness”.

Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Debates: Annual meeting with EU Agencies; Mission of the Committee on Budgets to Turkey; Transfers 2022 Budget: Section III – Commission.

Tuesday 12 July

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Debates: Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms; Reporting back to committee on Joint EMPL, LIBE and PETI Delegation to the 15th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD COSP); 2023 Budget – Section III; Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States; Improving working conditions in platform work; Revision of European Works Councils Directive.
Votes: Adequate minimum wages in the European Union.

Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Debates: Interim report on the 2021 proposal for a revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework; General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 – all sections; Exchange of views on European Parliament’s building policy in the presence of the Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament in charge of the building policy and the Secretary General; Draft amending budget no 4 to the general budget 2022 update of revenue (own resources) and other technical adjustments.
Votes: Establishing the Union Secure Connectivity Programme for the period 2023-2027; Laying down measures for a high common level of cybersecurity at the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union.

Committee on Development (DEVE)
Debates: Exchange of views with Jiří Kozák, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs on Priorities of the Czech Presidency.

Committee on Fisheries (PECH)
Debates: Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union – Exchange of views with Mr Zdeněk Nekula, Minister of Agriculture; The unilateral increase of mackerel quotas by Norway and Faroe Islands – Exchange of views with Commission representatives; Fisheries control; Proposal for a Regulation on nature restoration – Presentation by the Commission; The Implementation of the Deep sea access Regulation 2016/2336 – Exchange of views with Commission representatives; Commission communication: Towards more sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2023 – Exchange of views with Commission representatives.
Votes: Amending Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013, as regards restrictions to the access to Union waters; Laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Area of Competence, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EC) No 1984/2003 and (EC) No 520/2007;  Laying down conservation and management measures applicable in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Area and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007.

Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Debates: Exchange of views with Commissioner Leyner Palacios in the context of the final report published by the Colombian Commission of Truth on 28 June 2022; Exchange of views on the Afghan Women Leaders Forum and the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan, in the presence of: – Stella Ronner-Grubačić, EU Ambassador for Gender and Diversity, EEAS; Exchange of views with Ambassador Christian Wenaweser, Permanent Mission of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations in New York, on the crime of aggression.

Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Debates: Exchange of views on the Joint EU-UN strategic partnership on peace operations and crisis management: stock-taking and priorities for the period 2022-2024; Exchange of views with Stefano TOMAT, Director, Integrated Approach for Crisis Response, EEAS on enhancing the EU’s Integrated Approach in Somalia; Exchange of views ahead of the SEDE ad hoc delegation to visit EU Training Mission in Mozambique.

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
Debates: Exchange of views with Mr Vlastimil Válek, Minister of Health, Czech Presidency; Amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency; Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/241 as regards REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, Directive 2003/87/EC and Decision (EU) 2015/1814 Exchange of views with Mr Zdeněk Nekula, Minister of Agriculture, Czech Presidency; Amending Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) and Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste;  Reporting of environmental data from industrial installations and establishing an Industrial Emissions Portal.
Votes: Amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants; Regulation on serious cross-border threats to health repealing Decision No 1082/2013/EU; UN Climate Change Conference 2022 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27); Making available on the Union market as well as export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010.

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Debates: Exchange of views with a Commission representative (DG AGRI) on the national strategic plan for the Common Agricultural Policy; General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 – all sections; Resilient supply chains in the EU trade to address current shortages; Sustainable Carbon Cycles;  Upscaling the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework: a resilient EU budget fit for new challenges; Amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 as regards conversion of the Farm Accountancy Data Network into a Farm Sustainability Data Network.
Votes: Statistics on agricultural input and output and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1165/2008 , (EC) No 543/2009, (EC) No 1185/2009 and Directive 96/16/EC;  A New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe.

Joint meeting of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (LIBE) (EMPL) (FEMM)
Debates: Interparliamentary committee meeting on the rights of Ukrainian women fleeing the war.

Joint meeting of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the Committee on Culture and Education (ITRE) (CULT)
Votes: The New European Bauhaus.

Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Debates: Visit of Czech Presidency; International Maritime Organisation: Feedback from the 105th session of the Maritime Safety Committee and the 78th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee, Exchange of views with Director Magda Kopczynska, DG MOVE; Presentation by the Commission on its report on the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning directive;
Votes: Harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) and amending certain Union Legislative Acts; Meeting of the Tourism Task Force: Exchange of views on the Framework of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in travel and tourism sectors.

Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Debates: Amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 as regards additional flexibility to address the consequences of the military aggression of the Russian Federation FAST (Flexible Assistance for Territories) – CARE; Upscaling the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework: a resilient EU budget fit for new challenges; Progress in deployment of JTF: Presentation by the Commission; Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme by Ivan Bartoš, Deputy Prime Minister for Digitisation and Minister of Regional Development of the Czech Republic, President in office of the Council; Implementation of cohesion policy funds 2014-2020 in Bulgaria and France: Presentation by the Commission.
Votes: EU Border Regions: Living labs of European integration; Economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU: the 8th Cohesion Report.

Wednesday 13 July

Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Debates: State of play of ongoing trilogue negotiations; Conclusion of the negotiations for a Trade Agreement between the EU and New Zealand; Latest developments on EU export credit regime;  Conclusion of the amendments to the International Sugar Agreement, 1992; Presentation by Jozef Síkela, Minister of Trade, representing the President-in-Office of the Council, on the priorities of the Czech Presidency in the area of International Trade Policy;  Resilient supply chains in the EU trade to address current shortages; Exchange of views with Commission on ongoing GSP monitoring cases.

Joint meeting of the Committee on International Trade, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (INTA) (AFET) (AFCO)
Debates: Laying down rules for the exercise of the Union’s rights in the implementation and enforcement of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Debates: Annual implementing report on the EU association agreement with Georgia;  General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 – all sections; Upscaling the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework: a resilient EU budget fit for new challenges; Exchange of views with Jan Lipavský, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, on the priorities of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union; Presentation of a study on the economic reconstruction of Belarus: next steps after a democratic transition.
Votes: Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Commission Vice President/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on Horn of Africa; Recommendation to the Commission and the Commission Vice President/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the Renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood. A new agenda for the Mediterranean; The protection of the Union and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries.

Joint meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence and the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (AFET) (SEDE) (DNAT)
Debates: Exchange of views with Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, on EU-NATO cooperation and the outcome of the NATO summit.

Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Debates: Information exchange between law enforcement authorities of Member States, repealing Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA; 2020 discharge : European Border and Coast Guard Agency.

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Debates: General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 – all sections; Public Hearing with Elke König, Chair of the Single Resolution Board (SRB); Economic Dialogue and exchange of views with Zbyněk Stanjura, ECOFIN President and Minister of Finance of the Czech Republic; Establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem (Chips Act); Appointment of the Chair of the Financial Reporting Board of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG); Appointment of the Chair of the Financial Reporting Board of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG).
Votes: Appointment of the Chair of the Financial Reporting Board of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG).

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Debates: The Asylum Report 2022 by the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA); Amending Directive (EU) 2019/1153 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards access of competent authorities to centralised bank account registries through the single access point; 2020 discharge : European Border and Coast Guard Agency; Towards equal rights for persons with disabilities; Transparency and targeting of political advertising; Racial justice, non-discrimination and anti-racism in the EU; Exchange of views on the state of play of the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive; Europol’s annual EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT).
Votes: Budget 2023; Proposal for a Council decision determining, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded; The situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2020 and 2021.

Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO)
Debates: Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme by Mr Mikuláš BEK, Minister for European Affairs of the Czech Republic.
Votes: The statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (recast); General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 – all sections; Laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (recast); Laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections by Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (recast).

Committee on Petitions (PETI)
Debates: Protection of the environment through criminal law and replacing Directive 2008/99/EC; Petitions for discussion in committee on the basis of the Commission’s written reply or other documents received – Petition 0716/2021 by Fernando Mínguez (Spanish), on behalf of the associations Cuenca Ahora and España vaciada, on the maintenance, improvement and modernisation of the Madrid-Cuenca-Valencia railway line under the European Recovery Plan; Petition 1321/2021 by Manuel Alejandro Moreno Cano (Spanish), on behalf of the citizens’ platform ‘Sevilla quiere Metro’, on the need to expand the metro lines in the city of Seville; etition 0004/2022 by Ramón Ledesma Muñiz (Spanish) on the need to use the new autonomous intelligent emergency-signalling device in vehicles in the EU; Petition 0056/2020 by Duccio Trassinelli (Italian) on new European rules on safety for passengers using international coach transport services; Petition 0095/2021 by Lucille Richard (French), on behalf of Bassines Non Merci, bearing 45 signatures, on supplementary reserves for agricultural irrigation that are in breach of the Water Framework Directive; Petition 0482/2021 by Patrice d’Oultremont (Belgian), on behalf of ‘Vent de raison/Wind met redelijkheid, Vent de colère, Fédération environnement durable and Bundesinitiative Vernunfkraft’, on noise pollution from wind turbines; Petition 0029/2022 by Giuseppe Amendolea (Italian), on behalf of the Monti Sabatini ecological association, opposing the reclassification of Magliano Romano special landfill in Italy; Petition 0286/2021 by G.C. (French), on behalf of Société pour l’Étude, la Protection et l’Aménagement de la Nature dans le Sud-Ouest, bearing 3 signatures, on the modification of the Regulation (EC) 648/2004 on detergents and withdrawing petrochemical detergents from the European market; Petition 0229/2020 by Kristina T’felt (Danish), on behalf of ‘Collectif des citoyens européens du narbonnais’, on the right of every citizen living near to the Orano Malvési site to live in a healthy environment; Petition 0039/2019 by T.H. (German) on maintaining separate plastic bottle caps.
Votes: Draft Opinion on ‘Towards equal rights for people with disabilities’; Amendments to the Budget 2023

Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future (COVI)
Debates: Exchange of views with European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) on COVID-19 pandemic; Information on the outcome of the inter-institutional negotiations on the Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on serious cross-border threats to health, repealing Decision No 1082/2013/EU; Exchange of views with Chief Epidemiologists from EU Member States.

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Debates: Exchange of views with Mr Ivan Bartoš, Deputy Prime Minister for Digitisation and Minister of Regional Development (digital, telecommunications, ICT) and Mr Jozef Síkela, Minister of Industry and Trade (industry, energy); Implementation report on the European Innovation Council; Internal markets for renewable and natural gases and for hydrogen (recast); Exchange of views with Mr Vladimír Balaš, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports (research, innovation) and Mr Martin Kupka, Minister of Transport (space);  Common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and in hydrogen (recast); Sustainable Carbon Cycles.
Votes: Measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, repealing Directive (EU) 2016/1148; Energy efficiency (recast); Amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652; Implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy; General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 – all sections.

Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
Debates: Presentation of the priorities of the Czech Presidency; Town Twinning in the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme within the EU and with third countries – Exchange of views with the Commission; Public hearing on “Implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations” – in association with the AFET Committee.
Votes: The impact of COVID-19 closures of educational, cultural, youth and sports activities on children and young people in the EU; Budget 2023.

Thursday 14 July

Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Debates: Commission communication on ‘The power of trade partnerships: together for green and just economic growth’ – Presentation by the Commission; Negotiations on the modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) – Exchange of views with the Commission.
Votes: Outcome of the Commission’s review of the 15-Point Action Plan on trade and sustainable development; Foreign subsidies distorting the internal market.

Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Debates: Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Commission Vice President/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the situation in Libya; Exchange of views with Christiane Hohmann, newly appointed Head of EU Delegation to Albania (in compliance with the Declaration on Political Accountability of the HR/VP); Exchange of views with Jean-Eric Paquet, newly appointed Head of EU Delegation to Japan (in compliance with the Declaration on Political Accountability of the HR/VP); Hearing on Eastern Partnership in the shadow of war.

Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Debates: Reporting back to committee on CONT Mission to Rome, Italy – 25-27 May 2022;  Exchange of views on CONT mission to Poland (18 – 20 July 2022); ECA Special Report 08/2022 – ERDF support for SME competitiveness: design weaknesses decrease effectiveness of funding.

Joint meeting of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (BUDG) (AFCO)
Debates: ECA special report 17/2022 – External consultants at the European Commission – Scope for reform; Study on ‘The European Commission’s use of consultants in preparing legislation’.

Joint meeting of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (BUDG) (AGRI)
Debates: ECA Special Report 11/2022 – Protecting the EU budget: Better use of blacklisting needed.

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Debates: Fundamental Rights Report 2022 by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and Annual Report on the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU by the European Commission; Annual Report 2021 of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB); Exchange of views with the Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, in the framework of the Structured Dialogue.

Committee on Petitions (PETI)
Debates: Petition 0691/2019 by Felice Schulze (German) on the impact of animal-based diets on the environment and on health; Petition 0482/2022 by Grzegorz Rychwalski (Polish), on relocating Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) production in the EU in order to achieve “medicines’ sovereignty”; Petition 0070/2022 by Daniel Hans Jan Hinkelmann (German) on the abolition of sheltered workshops; Petition 0072/2022 by Daniel Hans Jan Hinkelmann (German) on combating homelessness in Europe; Petition 0964/2020 by Alain Jerick Gutierrez Tria (Spanish) on the need for civil partnerships entered into in the United Kingdom to be recognised in all other EU Member States; Petition 1110/2020 by R. W. (German) on the assumption of costs for the retrofitting of older diesel vehicles to the Euro 6 standard; Petition 1390/2020 by R. P. (German) on retrofitting diesel vehicles; Petition No 1013/2021 by G.G. (German) on the loss in value of Euro 5 diesel vehicles, retrofits and compensation on account of Dieselgate; Petition No 1107/2020 by D. H. (German) on the consequences of the diesel scandal for his diesel vehicle and the assertion of his rights; Petition 0512/2019 by Bruno Piketty (French) on the delegation of the public service of the fibre optic broadband (France, Tarn Department); Petition 0681/2019 by Olga Delezhanova (Bulgarian) on improper application of Council Directive 2003/109/EC in Malta regarding access to employment; Petition 0002/2019 by Olga Delezhanova (Bulgarian) on the alleged lack of implementation of Directive 2003/109/EC by Malta; Petition 1014/2020 by N.P. (Indian) on forbidden membership of the Hungarian Veterinary Chamber due to discrimination on the basis on nationality and country of origin; Petition 1072/2020 by Erich Mähnert (Austrian) on maintaining different pigments in Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH); Petition 1182/2021 by Ivaylo Valkov (Bulgarian) on the accessibility of EU agricultural funds in Bulgaria; Petition 0058/2021 by Andrew Dias (British), on re-instatement of VAT margin scheme between UK and EU on second hand goods; Petition 0364/2021 by R.W. (Polish) on the protection of the white stork; Petition 0516/2021 by C.L. (German), on behalf of the European Alliance of Academies, bearing two other signatures, on attacks on the autonomy of cultural institutions in Hungary; Petition 0734/2021 by P.O.S. (Spanish) on the alleged increase in bird deaths due to the expansion of wind farms in Spain; Petition 0760/2021 by Thomas Gkatzoflias (Greek) on the post-lignite era and the development of Western Macedonia (Greece); Petition 1002/2021 by W.L. (German) on the introduction of EU-wide labelling regarding the repairability of products.

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Debates: Establishing the 2030 Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade”; Public Hearing on How a European Chips Act will put Europe back in the tech race; Exchange of views with the Commission on the upcoming legislative proposal on the supply of critical raw materials and on results of the latest survey for European companies and stakeholders: Disruptions in supply chains.

Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.

Council of Ministers

Monday 11 July

Eurogroup
The Eurogroup will meet in Brussels. The draft agenda is as follows: Macro-economic developments and policy challenges in the euro area in the current global context, including a discussion of the main findings of the IMF interim staff mission; Budgetary situation in the euro area as a whole and fiscal policy orientations for 2023; Digital euro: potential impacts on the financial system and the use of cash; Euro area enlargement: Croatia joining the euro area; Miscellaneous.

Monday 11 July – Tuesday 12 July

Informal meeting of justice and home affairs ministers
The justice and home affairs ministers will meet in Prague on 11-12 July. They will discuss current challenges in the cross-border legal protection of vulnerable adults in civil matters; Possibilities of electronic communication in the framework of judicial cooperation in criminal matters in relation to third countries; Collection and preservation of evidence for the purpose of prosecution of the crimes committed in connection with the Russian aggression in Ukraine; Approach to the EU harmonisation of victims’ rights.

Tuesday 12 July

Economic and Financial Affairs Council
The Council is expected to adopt the final three legal acts which will enable Croatia to introduce euro as its currency on 1 January 2023. The Czech Presidency will present its priorities in the area of economic and financial affairs, and its work programme for July – December 2022. This will be followed by an exchange of views. The Commission will present the state of play of the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility and ministers will exchange views. Ministers will also have an exchange of views on the economic and financial impact of the Russian aggression against Ukraine. In the context of the European Semester 2022, the Council is expected to approve conclusions on the 2022 in-depth reviews under the macroeconomic imbalance procedure. The Council is expected to approve the EU terms of reference for the G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors, which will take place on 15-16 July. The Council is expected to adopt conclusions on the Commission 2021 fiscal sustainability report.

Tuesday 12 July – Thursday 14 July

Informal meeting of environment ministers
The environment ministers will meet in Prague on 12-14 July. The agenda has yet to be published.

Thursday 14 July

EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Council
Montenegro and the EU will meet – at ministerial level – for the 11th Stabilisation and Association Council. The meeting will take place in Podgorica, Montenegro. Participants will discuss the accession strategy – in particular in the light of the Commission’s Montenegro 2021 Report. In the context of the accession negotiations, 33 negotiating chapters have been opened and three chapters provisionally closed. The Stabilisation and Association Council will also take stock of the bilateral relations under the Stabilisation and Association Agreement and exchange views on recent developments in Montenegro and in the Western Balkans. The European Union will be represented by the EU High Representative Josep Borrell and the Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi. Montenegro will be represented by Prime Minister Dritan Abazović. The meeting will be chaired by the EU High Representative Josep Borrell.

Thursday 14 July – Friday 15 July

Informal meeting of European affairs ministers
The European affairs ministers will meet in Prague on 14-15 July. The agenda has yet to be published.

An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.

European Commission and High Representative

Monday 11 July

Johansson addresses the Informal JHA Council
Commissioner Ylva Johansson will give an address at the Informal Justice and Home Affairs Council in Prague.

Ferreira receives Minister for Economic Affairs of Portugal
Commissioner Elisa Ferreira will receive Mr António Costa Silva, Minister for Economic Affairs of Portugal.

Tuesday 12 July

Šuica receives Minister for European Affairs of the Czech Republic
Commissioner Dubravka Šuica will receive Mr Mikuláš Bek, Minister for European Affairs of the Czech Republic.

Reynders participates in the informal Justice Council
Commissioner Didier Reynders will participate in the informal Justice Council in Prague; will meet with Mr. Vincent Van Quickenborne, Belgian Minister of Justice.

Wednesday 13 July

College Meeting
The College of Commissioners will meet in Luxembourg. They will discuss the 2022 Rule of Law report.

Timmermans meets with Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
Commissioner Frans Timmermans will meet with Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Mr Petr Fiala, in Prague.

Wojciechowski delivers a keynote speech at the EU-Vietnam Agri-food Business Forum
Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski will deliver a keynote speech at the EU-Vietnam Agri-food Business Forum in Vietnam; will meet with representatives of My Tinh agricultural cooperative and visits dragon fruit farms in Tien Giaeng province; will visit Lotte Mart, Ho Chi Minh City; will meet with Mr Vo Tan Thanh, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Thursday 14 July

Borrell chairs the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Council
High Representative Josep Borrell will chair the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Council; will meet with Mr Dritan Abazović, Prime Minister of Montenegro; will meet with Mr Milo Đukanović, President of Montenegro.

Hahn receives Deputy Finance Minister of the Czech Republic
Commissioner Johannes Hahn will receive Mr Jiří Georgiev, Deputy Finance Minister of the Czech Republic.

Friday 15 July

Gentiloni participates in G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting
Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni will participate via videoconference in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting.

Borrell meets Minister for Foreign Affairs of Montenegro
 Commissioner Josep Borrell will meet with Mr Ranko Krivokapić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Montenegro, in Montenegro.

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

Tuesday 12 July

All DAGs meeting 2022
The 2nd meeting of the All DAGs (Domestic Advisory Groups) will look at the state of play and future of the Domestic Advisory Groups (DAGs) under the EU Free Trade Agreements, as well as the important role of trade and sustainability in promoting fair and inclusive growth worldwide and resilient supply chains. DAG Members will have the opportunity to discuss the impact of DAGs, their successes, challenges and perspectives in a changing world. 

Wednesday 13 July – Thursday 14 July

571st Plenary session
The 571st plenary session will take place with the following guests and debates: Presentation of the priorities of the Czech Presidency of the Council, with a representative of the Czech Presidency of the Council (tbc); Presentation of the priorities of the European Committee of the Regions, with Mr Vasco Alves Cordeiro, the newly elected president of the European Committee of the Regions (tbc); “Gender equality and gender-based violence”, linked to the adoption of the SOC/726 opinion on Combatting violence against women and SOC/731 opinion on Gender equality, with Ms Carlien Scheele, Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality (tbc); “New EU-US Trade and Technology Council in action: priorities for business, workers and consumers and necessary safeguards”, linked to the adoption of the REX/544 opinion (tbc).

Thursday 14 July

Healthy planet for healthy people
On 14 July 2022, the EESC will host an online event in the context of the High-Level Political Forum on sustainable development (HLPF) whose theme this year is “Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. Despite the EU’s wide range of policies in place to address SDG 15 (Life on land), the 2022 edition of the Eurostat Monitoring Report on progress towards the SDGs in an EU context informs that the EU’s situation concerning life on land shows continued and strong declines in biodiversity and species abundance, and continued land degradation.  The objective of this event is to take stock of EU progress towards SDG 15 in order to come up with a new set of proposals to reinvigorate the EU trajectory through strategic and cooperative approaches. 

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 11 July

14th COTER External Commission meeting and Conference
The 14th COTER External Commission will take place fully in person in Prague. During the conference two case-studies will be presented relating to the development and deployment of the Prague metropolitan area’s Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP). Special highlights of the conference will include the EU roundtable on financing transport modernisation and decarbonisation projects from the EU programme and sources where COTER members will have the opportunity to exchange their experiences with representatives of the Czech Council Presidency and other EU institutions, presentation of three regional case-studies by COTER members, and a series of technical visits to public transport projects in the Prague area. COTER members will also be invited to an official dinner hosted by the Mayor of Prague and the Czech Council Presidency.

Friday 15 July

13th ENVE Commission meeting and Conference
The agenda foresees the adoption of the following opinions: Energy package on gas, hydrogen and methane emissions, by Rapporteur Jakub Piotr Chełstowski (PL/ECR); Towards a structural inclusion of Cities and Regions in UNFCCC COP27, by Rapporteur Alison Gilliland (IE/PES); ​The agenda also foresees exchanges of views on the following opinions; EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles, by Rapporteur Luca Menesini (IT/PES). Moreover, the ENVE commission will hold a debate on the priorities of the Czech Presidency.

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.

Czech Presidency

Monday 11 July – Tuesday 12 July

Informal Workshop on Climate Change
The WPIEI CC informal workshop is held to discuss current topics on the international climate protection agenda in an informal setting, in particular the preparations for the COP27 . The aim is to ascertain the positions of individual EU Member States on these topics.

Monday 11 July – Wednesday 13 July

EU Youth Conference
It is an informal meeting of youth (individuals) from EU countries and outside the EU on a specific topic chosen by PRES, but reflecting the priorities of the EC in meeting the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy. These conferences are complemented by the participation of directors of youth unions from the relevant ministries of the EU countries (DG meeting either precedes or follows the conference). The program includes meetings in working groups, workshops and presentation of conclusions in plenary.

The agenda of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU be found here.

European Central Bank

Monday 11 July

Lagarde and Panetta participate in Eurogroup meeting
Christine Lagarde and Fabio Panetta will participate in the Eurogroup meeting in Brussels.

Tuesday 12 July

 de Guindos participates in ECOFIN meeting
Luis de Guindos will participate in the Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting in Brussels.

Friday 15 July

Lagarde and Panetta participate in G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting
Christine Lagarde and Fabio Panetta will participate in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting.

More information about ECB events can be found here. 

Council of Europe

Monday 11 July – Tuesday 12 July

Pejčinović Burić participates in 27th Commemoration ceremony for the victims of the Srebrenica genocide
Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić will make a working visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina and will participate in the and 27th Commemoration ceremony for the victims of the Srebrenica genocide.

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.

OSCE

Wednesday 13 July

Gender Justice: Advancing Pluralism and Free Speech For All
The event “Gender Justice: Advancing Pluralism and Free Speech For All” aims to identify transformative change to remove systemic inequalities, barriers and discrimination in view of achieving gender justice and an enabling environment for pluralism and freedom of expression for all. The event will consist of two panels. The first session “Freedom of Expression and Gender Justice” will discuss the 2022 Joint Declaration on Freedom of Expression and Gender Justice and explore approaches for the elimination of discrimination and prejudice, ensuring access to information, averting gender-specific restrictions on expression, addressing online sexual and gender-based violence, and human rights due diligence. The second session “Online threats against women journalists” will explore specific threats targeting women journalists, and present three policy papers focusing on online rape threats, digital security hazards and targeted disinformation. The panel will assess how various attacks against journalists disproportionally affect women, especially those with intersecting identities, and how to address these trends. The discussions will be facilitated by Julia Haas from the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. The event will be livestreamed on this website.

The agenda of the OSCE can be found here.

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