2022

EuropeanChats with Eurodiaconia & Erasmus Student Network
On Wednesday 15 June, from 14:00-15:00 CEST, the European Movement International will hold the eleventh edition of EuropeanChats, this time featuring Eurodiaconia and Erasmus Student Network. EuropeanChats gathers activists and stakeholders from the European Movement International network, to discuss with European citizens different issues surrounding the COVID-19 recovery and tackle the wider debate around the future of Europe. The discussion will feature Heather Roy, Secretary General of Eurodiaconia and Wim Gabriels, Director of Erasmus Student Network and moderated by Sebastian Rodriguez, Campaign Strategist, Community Building and Digital Outreach Lead, European Movement International.

Thursday 16 June

Building on the Conference on the Future of Europe: What’s Next?
On Thursday, 16 June 2022, from 14:00-15:30 CEST, the European Movement International will hold its upcoming online panel discussion entitled Building on the Conference on the Future of Europe: What’s Next? Now that the Conference on the Future of Europe has finalised its recommendations, the time has come to listen to citizens’ proposals and provide them with a clear perspective on how to implement the ambitious ideas they have put forward. It is of the utmost importance to ensure that they are followed by tangible proposals. This discussion will provide an opportunity to take stock of the final results of this process and share views on the next steps and ambition of this initiative, by taking into account both the demands and expectations of those citizens who take part in the Conference and the role that institutions, national parliaments, civil society and social partners will play in the aftermath of Europe Day.

Institutional Agendas

European Parliament

Monday 13 June

Extraordinary joint meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Development (AFET) (DEVE)
Debates: Geopolitical dialogue with Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships; Geopolitical dialogue with Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement; Geopolitical dialogue with Josep Borrell, Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative.

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Debates: Laying down rules to prevent the misuse of shell entities for tax purposes and amending Directive 2011/16/EU; Amending Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 and repealing 11 legal acts in the field of National Accounts; Amending Directive 2009/138/EC as regards proportionality, quality of supervision, reporting, long-term guarantee measures, macro-prudential tools, sustainability risks, group and cross-border supervision; Establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of insurance and reinsurance undertakings and amending Directives 2002/47/EC, 2004/25/EC, 2009/138/EC, (EU) 2017/1132 and Regulations (EU) No 1094/2010 and (EU) No 648/2012; Amending Directive 2013/36/EU as regards supervisory powers, sanctions, third-country branches, and environmental, social and governance risks, and amending Directive 2014/59/EU; Amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards requirements for credit risk, credit valuation adjustment risk, operational risk, market risk and the output floor.

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
Debates: Key objectives to the CITES CoP19 meeting in Panama.

Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Debates: High-level geopolitical dialogue on the implementation of the NDICI-Global Europe Instrument.

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

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Debates: Establishing the Union Secure Connectivity Programme for the period 2023-2027; Structured dialogue with Ms Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, with particular focus on European support to the Ukrainian research community.

Committee on Fisheries (PECH)
Debates: Presentation on Artificial Intelligence and the fisheries sector; EU Budget 2023; Amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 as regards specific measures to alleviate the consequences of the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine on fishing activities and to mitigate the effects of the market disruption caused by that military aggression on the supply chain of fishery and aquaculture products; Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius on an extension of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius.

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Debates: Frontier seasonal and cross-border workers; Towards equal rights for people with disabilities.

Tuesday 14 June

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Debates: Structured dialogue with Mairead McGuinness, Commissioner for Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union; Adoption by Croatia of the euro on 1 January 2023; Amending Directives 2011/61/EU and 2009/65/EC as regards delegation arrangements, liquidity risk management, supervisory reporting, provision of depositary and custody services and loan origination by alternative investment funds.
Votes: Amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and Directive 2014/59/EU as regards the prudential treatment of global systemically important institution groups with a multiple point of entry resolution strategy and a methodology for the indirect subscription of instruments eligible for meeting the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities; Banking Union – annual report 2021.

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
Debates: Exchange of views with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on the outbreak of monkeypox; Exchange of views with Ms Inger Andersen, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Commission on the outcome of the UNEA-5 and on the preparations for a global treaty tackling plastic pollution.
Votes: Key objectives to the CITES CoP19 meeting in Panama; Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) to the Commission Implementing Decision on the annual renewal of the conditional marketing authorisation for the medicinal product for human use “Veklury – remdesivir”; Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize NK603 × T25 × DAS-40278-9 and its sub-combination T25 × DAS-40278-9, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D080148); Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize DP4114 × MON 810 × MIR604 × NK603 and genetically modified maize combining two or three of the single events DP4114, MON 810, MIR604 and NK603, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) designating antimicrobials or groups of antimicrobials reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Joint Meeting of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ECON) (ENVI)
Votes: Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 as regards economic activities in certain energy sectors and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2178 as regards specific public disclosures for those economic activities.

Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Debates: Exchange of views with Lord Chris Patten on the current political situation in Hong Kong; Exchange of views with the European Committee of the Regions on the role of regions in the EU strategy on Southern Neighbourhood; The protection of the Union and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries; The EU and Antarctica a foreign policy perspective; Exchange of views with Riina Kionka, newly appointed Head of EU Delegation to Pakistan (in compliance with the Declaration on Political Accountability of the HR/VP); Exchange of views with Paweł Herczyński, newly appointed Head of EU Delegation to Georgia (in compliance with the Declaration on Political Accountability of the HR/VP); Promoting regional stability and security in the broader Middle East region; Parliamentary elections in Lebanon – Debrief by the European Parliament Election Observation Delegation; Exchange of views with European External Action Service (EEAS) representatives; Debriefing of the AFET mission to Albania and Montenegro of 23-26 May 2022.
Votes: Report on the 2021 Commission Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina; Report on the 2021 Commission Report on Kosovo; Report on the 2021 Commission Report on Serbia; Recommendations on the negotiations for a cooperation agreement between the European Union and the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO-INTERPOL); Draft amending budget no 3 to the general budget 2022 financing reception costs of people fleeing Ukraine.

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Debates: Presentation by Ms Kadri Simson, Commissioner for Energy, of the REPowerEU Plan; Presentation by the Commission of the Agreement between the EU and the Faroe Islands on their participation in Union programmes (Horizon Europe); Amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 as regards establishing a framework for a European Digital Identity; Presentation by Mr Timo Pesonen, Director-General for Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS), on Defence Investment Gaps.
Votes: Harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) and amending certain Union Legislative Acts; The renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil; European support to the Ukrainian research community.

Committee on Development (DEVE)
Debates: Hearing on Achieving more efficient humanitarian action: advancing the humanitarian- development-peace nexus in a multilateral system; Reporting back on Development Committee delegation to Madagascar, 23-25 May 2022.
Votes: A New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe.

Committee on Fisheries (PECH)
Debates: Exchange of views with commission representatives Framework for maritime spatial planning; Presentation by Commission on Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC; Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/833 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation; Reporting back to committee on Mission of the Committee on Fisheries to Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy; Public hearing on Spitsbergen to Brexit: a new paradigm for sustainable fisheries management in the NE-Atlantic & Arctic; EU-UK: Implementation of the Trade & Cooperation Agreement.
Votes: Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol (2021-2024) on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands.

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Debates: Adequate minimum wages in the European Union; Reporting back to committee Employment Committee delegation to Prague, 23-25 May 2022; Revision of European Works Councils Directive; Exchange of views with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights); Follow-up of the European Parliament resolution of 20 October 2021 with recommendations to the Commission on protecting workers from asbestos (2019/2182(INL)).
Votes: Mental Health in the Digital World of Work; The EU Action plan for the social economy; The New European Bauhaus; Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund – EGF/2021/008 EL/Attica electrical equipment manufacturing – Greece; Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund – EGF/2022/001 FR/Air France – France; Situation of marginalised Roma communities living in settlements in the EU.

Wednesday 15 June

Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Debates: Presentation by the Commission on the recent proposals related to the situation in Ukraine; Presentation by the Commission on the results of the 2021 CEF Transport call for proposals; Feedback on TRAN mission to Romania, 23-25 May 2022; Meeting of the Tourism Task Force: Exchange of views on the promotion of “Destination Europe”; Delivering multimodal ticketing for smarter travel.
Votes: Implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy.

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Debates: Establishing the European Union Single Window Environment for Customs and amending Regulation (EU) No 952/2013; Amending Directive 2014/53/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment; IMCO delegation to Silicon Valley, San Francisco – Reporting back to committee; AccessibleEU Centre in support of accessibility policies in the EU internal market; Guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network, amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1153 and Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulation (EU) 1315/2013; The impact of the Russian aggression and the response by the European Union in the field of Customs; Amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 as regards establishing a framework for a European Digital Identity; Laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Regulation (EU) 305/2011; Amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 as regards the decisions of European standardisation organisations concerning European standards and European standardisation deliverables; Common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and in hydrogen (recast); Exchange of views on impacts of the Russian Aggression on the Digital single Market (to be confirmed).

Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
Debates: Draft Budget 2023: Presentation of the CULT Rapporteur’s approach to budgetary amendments; European Schools: Study presentation and exchange of views; Exchange of views with the Commission on combatting child sexual abuse; Structured dialogue with Commissioner Thierry Breton; Public hearing on The United Kingdom and Erasmus+.
Votes: Harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) and amending certain Union Legislative Acts.

Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Debates: The OLAF Annual report 2021; The OLAF Supervisory Committee Annual Activity Report 2021; Study on ‘COVID-19 impact on EU public administration’; Information exchange between law enforcement authorities of Member States, repealing Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA; Workshop on ‘EU customs control mechanisms and their possible improvement’; Partial renewal of the European Court of Auditors (2022) – NL nominee.

Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Debates: Trade related aspects of the digital transition; Exchange of views with Commission on Economic implications of the war in Ukraine.

Extraordinary meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Debates: Structured Dialogue on the Commission Work Programme: Exchange of views with Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement.

Joint Meeting of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (LIBE) (FEMM)
Debates: Presentation by the Anti-trafficking Coordinator of the Anti-Trafficking Plan to protect people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Joint Meeting of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (ECON) (LIBE)
Debates: Establishing the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) 1094/2010, (EU) 1095/2010.

Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Debates: Exchange of views on the developments in the field of the rule of law and human rights in the Philippines after the Presidential elections of 9 May 2022; The protection of journalists around the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter; Exchange of views on the rule of law in Lebanon; Exchange of views on the recent developments in Ethiopia in the context of the follow-up to the European Parliament urgency resolutions on the matter adopted on 26 November 2020 and 7 October 2021; Follow-up to the European Parliament resolution on the coordination of the various mechanisms established for the fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine.

Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Debates: Exchange of views with European Commission on the application of “do no significant harm” in the new Cohesion policy; Exchange of views with the European Commission on the implementation of Cohesion policies 2014-2020: realisation of the objectives and priorities; First exchange of views among Members on REPowerEU; Presentation by the European Commission of the KOHESIO database; Exchange of views between the Coordinators and the Members of the Chamber II of the European Court of Auditors.
Votes: Implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy; A long-term Vision for the EU’s Rural Areas – Towards stronger, connected, resilient and prosperous rural areas by 2040; 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; The New European Bauhaus.

Thursday 16 June

Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Debates: Action plan to boost long distance and cross border passenger rail; Amending Directive 2010/40/EU on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport; Improving working conditions in platform work; Exchange of views with Eamonn Brennan, Director General of Eurocontrol, on the consequences of the situation in Ukraine.

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Debates: General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 – all sections; Exchange of views on impact of the Russian aggression on the Single Market: the case of public procurement, including defence procurement; Consumer protection in online video games: a European Single Market approach.
Votes: Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC; Implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy; 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; The protection of the Union and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries; Regulation on general product safety, amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Directive 87/357/EEC and Directive2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council; Consumer credits.

Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC)
Debates: Public hearing on “Case studies on member states national tax policies – Ireland: implemented national tax reforms and the combat against aggressive tax schemes”; The impact of new technologies on taxation: crypto and blockchain.

Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
Debates: Exchange of views on the war against Ukraine: media freedom, fight against disinformation and the protection of journalists – in association with the LIBE and INGE Committees.

Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Debates: Interparliamentary committee meeting on Common experiences and challenges in exercising budgetary control functions; Public hearing on ‘The role of investigative journalism to uncover fraud and corruption in Europe’.

Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Debates: The protection of the Union and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries.
Votes: EU-India future trade and investment cooperation; INTA Committee delegation visit to Santiago de Chile, Chile, 23-25 May 2022 report back to Committee; Ad-hoc delegation 12th WTO Ministerial Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 12 to 15 June 2022-report back to committee.

Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Debates: Exchange of views with Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan; Debrief of the DROI delegation to Tunis on 22-24 May 2022 and exchange of views on Tunisia-urgent opinion on “the constitutional and legislative framework concerning the referendum and elections announced by the President of the Republic, and in particular on Decree-Law No. 22 of 21 April 2022, amending and supplementing the Organic Law on the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE), issued on 27 May 2022 under the Rules of Procedure of the Venice Commission”; Exchange of views on the right to a fair trial and the application of the principle of non-refoulement (removal, expulsion or extradition).

Thursday 16 June – Friday 17 June

The Future of Human Rights: Annual International Conference
The European Parliament, in partnership with Fight Impunity and No Peace Without Justice, will hold the annual international conference called “The Future of Human Rights”.

Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.

Council of Ministers

Sunday 12 June – Wednesday 15 June

Foreign Affairs Council (Trade)
The Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) will meet from 12-15 June in Geneva at the beginning of the WTO 12th ministerial conference, as well as at the end of it. Five years after the last ministerial meeting in Buenos Aires, the 12th WTO ministerial conference will take place in Geneva from 12 to 15 June 2022. MC12 will focus in particular on the reform of the WTO and on the response to the unprecedented disruption to the world economy and global trade caused by the pandemic and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

Monday 13 June

Agriculture and Fisheries Council
EU agriculture ministers will meet in Luxembourg to discuss the state of implementation of the EU common fisheries policy and consultations for fishing opportunities for 2023. They will further exchange views on the application of EU standards on imported agricultural and agri-food products, and discuss the situation of agricultural markets in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ministers will receive information from the Commission on its communication on the state of implementation of the EU’s common fisheries policy. They will further be informed on consultations for fishing opportunities for 2023. Ministers will be briefed by the Commission and exchange views on the application of EU health and environmental standards to imported agricultural and agri-food products. Ministers will hear information from the Commission and member states on the current situation of agricultural markets, particularly in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ministers will be briefed on the progress made on the regulation on geographical indications, and on the programming process of the European Fund for Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture (EMFAF).

Tuesday 14 June

Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Health)
The EHDS is a proposal for a directive (from May 2022) to make it easier for patients to have access to their health data in electronic form and to share this data with health professionals within the EU. Ministers will hold a policy debate on this topic. The current EU global health strategy dates back to 2010; the Commission will, in the light of developments in recent years, including the COVID-19 crisis, propose an update. Ministers will also hold a policy debate on the revision of the EU’s global health strategy. The presidency will inform delegates about the state of play of the draft cross border threats to health regulation. The Commission will – among other things – inform about the implementation of the regulations on medical devices and on health technology assessment as well as the situation in Ukraine from a health and humanitarian point of view.

Thursday 16 June

Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Social)
The presidency will inform about the state of play as regards the draft law on improving working conditions in platform work. Ministers will – among other things – hold a policy debate on the European Semester and approve the employment and social policy aspects of the Country-Specific Integrated Recommendations – a set of guidance for member states on macro-economic, budgetary, employment and social policies. The Council plans to adopt a recommendation on individual learning accounts. Its goal is to ensure that everyone has access to relevant training opportunities that are tailored to their needs, throughout life and independently of whether currently employed or not. Individual learning accounts give people of working age a budget to spend on training to improve their skills and employability. Ministers also plan to adopt a recommendation which aims to ensure that the Union’s transition towards a climate-neutral and environmentally sustainable economy by 2050 is fair and leaves nobody behind. The chairs of the Employment and Social Policy Committees will inform delegations about their opinion on a proposal from Belgian and Spain – made at the EPSCO Council in October 2021 – to strengthen the social dimension of the European Semester through the introduction of a Social Imbalances Procedure. The Council will hold a policy debate on “Employment of persons with disabilities”. The debate will focus on two main points; to remove disincentives to hire people with disabilities; actions to promote the integration of people with disabilities into the labour market.

Eurogroup
An agenda will be made available closer to the date.

Friday 17 June

Economic and Financial Affairs Council
Economy and finance ministers will complete several steps in the procedure to allow Croatia to join the euro area: they will discuss Croatia’s convergence report and they will adopt the recommendation by the euro area member states to the Council on the adoption of the euro by HR on 1 January 2023. They will also endorse a letter from the Council Presidency to the European Council on the issue of euro area enlargement. The Council will discuss the European Semester 2022 and approve the country specific recommendations. The Council will take stock of the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and it may adopt a Council Implementing Decision on the national recovery plan of Poland. Economy and finance ministers will discuss the economic and financial aspects of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine. The Council will aim to agree its position on the pillar 2 directive transposing into EU law of the global agreement reached at the OECD Inclusive Framework that multinational corporations should not pay less than 15% tax anywhere in the world. The Council will also try to reach a general approach on the Solvency II amending directive and on the review of the alternative investment fund managers directive (AIFM). Economy and finance ministers are also expected to discuss new own resources of the EU. They will also take stock on progress on the legislative package on anti-money laundering.

An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.

European Commission and High Representative

Monday 13 June

Hahn participates in the Capital Markets Seminar “Europe United: resilience, green and digital transformation”
Commissioner Johannes Hahn will participate in the Capital Markets Seminar “Europe United: resilience, green and digital transformation”, organized jointly by the European Commission, the European Investment Bank and the European Stability Mechanism.

Gabriel participates in the “European Heritage Label – 2022 Award Ceremony“
Commissioner Mariya Gabriel will attend to the “European Heritage Label – 2022 Award Ceremony“, in Brussels.

Tuesday 12 June

Gabriel participates in the Expert group’s meeting on Artificial Intelligence and data in education
Commissioner Mariya Gabriel will participate in the Expert group’s meeting on Artificial Intelligence and data in education, in Brussels.

Johansson gives an address at the Baltic Sea Parliamentary conference
Commissioner Ylva Johansson will give an address at the Baltic Sea Parliamentary conference in Stockholm, Sweden.

Wednesday 15 June

Šuica delivers a Keynote Speech at High-Level event on the Conference on the Future of Europe
Vice-President Dubravka Šuica will deliver a Keynote Speech via pre-recorded video message for a High-Level event on the Conference on the Future of Europe organized by the EC Representation in Italy.

Gentiloni participates in the Competitive Europe Summit
Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni will participate in the Competitive Europe Summit.

Thursday 16 June

Reynders participates in conference-debate on the European values
Commissioner Didier Reynders will participate in conference-debate organised by Le Grand Liège on the European values.

Suica delivers a speech for an event on digital and organizational innovation in the public sector
Vice-President Dubravka Suica delivers a speech via pre-recorded video message for an event on digital and organizational innovation in the public sector, organized by Forum PA Digital, Italy.

Friday 17 June

College Meeting
Commissioners will gather for a college meeting on Friday. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will present a communication on the follow-up to the Conference on the Future of Europe.

Jourová speaks at the conference “The future of data protection: effective enforcement in the digital world”
Commissioner Věra Jourová will speak at the conference “The future of data protection: effective enforcement in the digital world”.

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

Wednesday 15 June – Thursday 16 June

570th Plenary session
The 570th plenary session of the EESC will have the following guests and debates: Digital rights and principles, with Professor Andrea Renda, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Global Governance, Regulation, Innovation and the Digital Economy at the Centre for European Policy Studies; The results and the follow-up of the Conference on the Future of Europe, with Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography; The situation in Ukraine and the adoption of a resolution, with Marta Barandiy, representing Promote Ukraine, and Mariya Korolchuk, representing Funky Citizens.

More information about EESC events can be found here.
The agendas of the different EESC meetings can be found here.

Committee of the Regions

Wednesday 15 June – Thursday 16 June

The Rural Pact conference
This event is organised by the European Commission in collaboration with the European Committee of the Regions, the European Economic and Social Committee, the European Parliament, the Presidency of the European Council and the European Rural Parliament. The conference will gather EU, national, and regional policymakers along with local authorities, social and economic stakeholders, to participate in the design of the Rural Pact and collect commitments for achieving EU’s long-term vision for rural areas.

Thursday 16 June

Local Dialogue on Youth and Democracy
The European Committee of the Regions, in co-operation with European Movement Ireland and the Irish Regions European Office, is organising an event on the role of youth and democracy in Europe. The topics will include: Youth participation in elections; Social media; Cross-border engagement; Contribution to the process of co-creation of a European charter on youth and democracy.

Friday 17 June

Multilevel Climate and Energy Dialogue on the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy directives
This dialogue is a direct contribution to the implementation of the “Multilevel Climate and Energy Dialogue” as can be found in the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action (EU) 2018/1999. It will bring together representatives of the EU institutions, Permanent Representations and sub-national governments in order to discuss the position of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy directives in view of the current geopolitical situation, as well as the REPowerEU plan.

Saturday 18 June – Sunday 19 June

Seams of Europe: Border Regions talking – Part II
The aim of this trinational citizens’ dialogue is to deepen the proposals developed at the last Citizens’ Dialogues and work out approaches for implementation, by bringing together citizens who live more or less close to the border from each side of the border. As citizens, you are invited to formulate recommendations that will strengthen Saxon-Polish-Czech cooperation in the cross-border area and make cooperation more crisis-resistant. Participants will receive information from expert speakers who specialise in various areas of cross-border cooperation. Thus, no specialist knowledge or previous experience is required for participation. The exchange aims at gathering your ideas for future coexistence in the border regions and make a joint contribution to the future of Europe.

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.

French Presidency

Monday 13 June

Colloquium: “Shaping the Future of Livestock Farming Through Research”
Experts from all over the EU will gather in Paris to reflect on the needs for research on beneficial livestock farming practices that promote health, animal and human welfare, all while meeting the needs of farmers and citizens.

Tuesday 14 June – Wednesday 15 June

2022 Conference of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Research
Over two days, representatives of Member States, the European Commission and experts will engage in future-oriented reflection about agricultural research programming in Europe.

Wednesday 15 June – Thursday 16 June

The Fifth European Conference of Defence and the Environment
What are the challenges and opportunities for armed forces in implementing EU environmental law? This question will be at the heart of the fifth edition of the European Conference of Defence and the Environment (ECDE). This discussion forum will bring together representatives of the EU Member States and scientific, legal, institutional and military experts. Participants will discuss several significant challenges: climate disruption and its impact on defence, energy use during operations, conservation of biodiversity on military bases and the links between sustainable finance and the defence industry.

Friday 17 June

Meeting on European Social Dialogue for Central Government Administrations
Organised in the context of the French Presidency of the European Public Administration Employers (EUPAE), this event will focus on the work carried out within the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Central Government Administrations.

The agenda of the French Presidency of the Council of the EU can be found here.

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Tuesday 14 June – Wednesday 15 June

EU High Level Group to combat hate speech and hate crime
FRA will report on the activities of the FRA-led working group on hate crime reporting, recording and data collection. This includes introducing the group’s newly adopted terms of reference till 2024. FRA will also outline the upcoming key guiding principles on cooperation between civil society organisations and law enforcement. These were developed under FRA’s leadership and will be launched at the meeting.

Friday 17 June

FRA to exchange views with EU Human Dimension experts
FRA will focus on its engagement with civil society and civic space issues, including human rights defenders. It will draw from its report Protecting civic space in the EU and its European Union Fundamental Rights Information System. FRA will also talk about its work on equality, as well as the situation of fundamental rights arising from the war in Ukraine. Here it will refer to FRA’s findings from the border visits and its first Bulletin on ‘The war in Ukraine – Fundamental rights implications within the EU’. This includes information on the challenges people fleeing Ukraine face related to accommodation and reception, as well as issues like trafficking and child protection.

European Central Bank

Monday 13 June

de Guindos participates in Vice-Governors of Arab Central Banks and Monetary Authorities’ meeting
Board Member Luis de Guindos will participate in Vice-Governors of Arab Central Banks and Monetary Authorities’ meeting on “The Challenges of enhancing financial stability in the recovery phase from the Corona pandemic” organised by the Arab Monetary Fund.

Tuesday 14 June

Tuominen speaks at the Annual Conference organised by the European University Institute’s Florence School of Banking & Finance
Board Member Anneli Tuominen will speak at the Annual Conference organised by the European University Institute’s Florence School of Banking & Finance in Florence, Italy.

Wednesday 15 June

Panetta makes an introductory statement at hearing on the digital euro before ECON
Board Member Fabio Panetta will make an introductory statement at a hearing on the digital euro before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium

Thursday 16 June

de Guindos participates to the International Conference “Young Factor, a dialogue between young people, economy and finance”
Board Member Luis de Guindos will participate to the International Conference “Young Factor, a dialogue between young people, economy and finance” organised by Osservatorio Giovani-Editori in Milan, Italy.

More information about ECB events can be found here.

European Investment Bank

Wednesday 15 June – Friday 17 June

European Microfinance Network Annual Conference
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the EIB Institute are supporting the 2022 European Microfinance Network (EMN) Annual Conference, with a special focus on “Financial inclusion and the future of work”. The 19th EMN Annual Conference will look at the current state of play, find out what our focus should be at EU level, discuss, among other, the role microfinance institutions (MFIs) and other financial inclusion actors are destined to play in the near future.

The agenda of the EIB can be found here.

Council of Europe

Monday 13 June – Wednesday 15 June

SRSG on Migration and Refugees to visit the Republic of Moldova
The Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees (SRSG), Leyla Kayacik, will visit the country to explore how the Council of Europe could, through targeted measures, support the Republic of Moldova in protecting vulnerable persons, such as women and children fleeing the war in Ukraine. Meetings are scheduled with relevant authorities, with the Ombudsman and the People’s Advocate for Child’s Rights, representatives of NGOs and international organisations and civil society. The SRSG will also visit the Moldexpo Refugee Accommodation Centre in Chisinau and the Palanca border crossing point near the Ukrainian border.

Friday 17 June – Saturday 19 June

Plenary session of the Venice Commission
During its plenary session, the Venice Commission is expected to adopt opinions on the Media Law of Azerbaijan, the Independence of Judicial Courts of Lebanon, amendments to electoral legislation in Türkiye, the vetting of judges and prosecutors and draft amendments to the constitution of Kosovo* among others. The Venice Commission also is expected to endorse its urgent opinion on the constitutional and legislative framework on the referendum and election announcements by Tunisian President Kais Saied.

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

Sunday 19 June

French National Assembly Elections
The second round of the French National Assembly Elections will be held on 19 June 2022.

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