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Weekly European Agenda| 16/11/2020
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16-22 November 2020
Monday 16 November
- EP: DROI, CONT, SEDE, BUDG, LIBE, FISC
- AGRIFISH
- EC: European Citizens’ Initiative Week
- EESC: Industrial transition towards a green and digital EU economy
- CoR: UK Contact Group meeting
- EIB: conference on EAFRD
Tuesday 17 November
- EP: LIBE
- European Affairs Ministers
- EC: European Citizens’ Initiative Week
- EC: Schmit takes part in a meeting with the President of the French Region Occitanie Pyrénées-Méditerranée
- EC: Olivér Várhelyi speaks at Vienna Migration Conference 2020
Wednesday 18 November
- EC: European Citizens’ Initiative Week
- EC: College meeting
- EESC: Rex section meeting
- NATO: Annual Session
Thursday 19 November
- EP: AFET, AGRI, DEVE, AFCO, IMCO
- European Council Summit
- FAC, COMPET
- EC: European Citizens’ Initiative Week
- EC: Johansson speaks at Interparliamentary Conference on Migration and Asylum in Europe
- EESC: ECO section meeting
- CoR: ECON Commission meeting
- NATO: Annual session
Friday 20 November
- EP: ANIT
- FAC, COMPET
- EC: European Citizens’ Initiative Week
- EC: Olivér Várhelyi speaks with Ferenc Kajári on Kosovo Force
- NATO: Annual Session
Saturday 21 November
Sunday 22 November
Institutional Agendas
European Parliament
Monday 16 November
Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Debates: Exchange of views on recent human rights developments in Algeria; Exchange of views on recent human rights developments in Palestine; Exchange of views on recent human rights developments in Nicaragua.
Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Debates: 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU – European External Action Service; Report of the European Court of Auditors on the performance of the EU budget – Status at the end of 2019; 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU – European Parliament.
Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Debates: Exchange of views on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh with
José MORGADO, Director of the European Union Intelligence and Situation Centre (INTCEN) and Toivo KLAAR, Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia; Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy – annual report 2020; Exchange of views on CSDP missions and operations: sources, vulnerabilities and responses to disinformation attacks.
Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Votes: Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Croatia and Poland in relation to a natural disaster and to provide for the payment of advances to Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal and Spain in relation to a public health emergency; Draft amending budget no 9 to the general budget 2020 Accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Croatia and Poland. Conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on the extension of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania; Conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands concerning an extension of the Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands.
Debates: MFF, Own resources and Recovery plan: state-of-play of negotiations.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Votes: Situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union – Annual Report for the years 2018-2019; Implementation of the Dublin III Regulation; Artificial intelligence: questions of interpretation and application of international law in so far as the EU is affected in the areas of civil and military uses and of state authority outside the scope of criminal justice; Vote on the ECR Group’s request to challenge Coordinators’ decision by written procedure launched on Thursday, 05 November, until Friday, 6 November at noon, on “debate regarding the recent terrorist attacks in France and Austria and the ways to combat terrorism”.
Debates: LIBE Security Dialogue with the Commission: Police information exchange and in particular the future developments regarding Prüm and the API Council Directive and recent terrorist attacks and the ways to combat terrorism; The EU Security Union Strategy; Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of technologies by number-independent interpersonal communications service providers for the processing of personal and other data for the purpose of combatting child sexual abuse online.
Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC)
Debates: Public Hearing on “The role of tax policies in the context of the economic recovery”.
Tuesday 17 November
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Debates: Situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union – Annual Report for the years 2018-2019; Implementation of the Dublin III Regulation; Artificial intelligence: questions of interpretation and application of international law in so far as the EU is affected in the areas of civil and military uses and of state authority outside the scope of criminal justice.
Thursday 19 November
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Votes: Corporate due diligence and corporate accountability; Connectivity and EU-Asia relations.
Debates: Exchange of views with the EEAS on the situation in Tanzania after the elections; Exchange of views with Dr Bisera Turković, Deputy Chairperson of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Exchange of views with the Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, on the situation in Montenegro; Exchange of views with the Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, on the situation in Serbia.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO)
Votes: Strengthening transparency and integrity in the EU institutions by setting up an independent EU ethics body; Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027.
Debates: 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU – Council and European Council; Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Presentation by Mr Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice, of the New Consumer Agenda.
Friday 20 November
Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport (ANIT)
Welfare of animals during transport – Presentation by Nikolaus Križ (European Food Safety Authority).
Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.
European Council
Thursday 19 November
European Council Summit
This Council Summit comes as a follow-up to the video conference held on 29 October, where EU leaders highlighted the need to strengthen the collective effort to fight the pandemic and focused on testing and tracing policies and on vaccines.
The meeting page can be found here.
Council of Ministers
Monday 16 November
Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers (AGRIFISH)
EU agriculture and fisheries ministers will hold an exchange of views on the current situation of the EU’s agricultural market. Ministers will discuss, among other things, ‘farm to fork’ strategy, preparations of the United Nations food systems summit, and perspectives for the EU frost-related policies.
Tuesday 17 November
European Affairs Ministers
Ministers will discuss the rule of law in EU Member States; prepare the EU Council on 10-11 December; assess the state of of play of the enlargement process in relation to the Republic of Albania and the Republic of North Macedonia; and the Council will also discuss the state of play of negotiations on the multiannual financial framework.
Thursday 19 November
Internal Market and Industry Ministers (COMPET)
Ministers will hold a policy debate on how to make the most of the recovery plan. They will discuss ways to achieve a more dynamic, resilient and competitive European industry through investments in the green transformation and clean industry.
Friday 20 November
Space Ministers (COMPET)
Ministers will have an informal policy debate on Europe’s role in the global space economy. They will exchange views on how the EU can enhance the competitiveness of its space industry and play a bigger role in shaping international regulatory regimes.
An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.
European Commission and High Representative
Monday 16 November – Friday 20 November
European Citizens’ Initiative Week
In January 2020, the new rules on the European citizens’ initiative started to apply, making it easier for EU citizens to call upon the European Commission to propose legislation in areas that matter to them and where the Union has the power to act. Since the beginning of the year, the Commission has received two initiatives that successfully gathered the support of over 1 million EU citizens, while others are still collecting and expected to be submitted soon. The future of the European citizens’ initiative looks promising, even though the health crisis makes managing a European citizens’ initiative more challenging. To mark the beginning of this new phase in the life of the European Citizens’ Initiative and give it a new impetus, the European Commission is inviting you to a full week of online activities built around the European Citizens’ Initiative. Find more information here.
Tuesday 17 November
Schmit takes part in a meeting with the President of the French Region Occitanie Pyrénées-Méditerranée
Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, takes part in a meeting with Carole Delga, President of the French Region Occitanie Pyrénées-Méditerranée.
Olivér Várhelyi speaks at Vienna Migration Conference 2020
Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, participates at Vienna Migration Conference 2020.
Wednesday 18 November
College meeting
The Commission is expected to present its strategy for an offshore renewable energy; its legislation on sustainability requirements for batteries in the EU; its publication on a European Semester autumn package, including Commission opinions on the draft budgetary plans, euro area recommendation, alert mechanism report and joint employment report.
Thursday 19 November
Johansson speaks at Interparliamentary Conference on Migration and Asylum in Europe
Ylva Johansson, Commissioner for Home Affairs, participates in a virtual high level Interparliamentary Conference on Migration and Asylum in Europe.
Friday 20 November
Olivér Várhelyi speaks with Ferenc Kajári on Kosovo Force
Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, exchanges views with Major General Ferenc Kajári on Kosovo Force (KFOR).
A full list with meetings of Commissioners can be found here; the Commissioners’ weekly activities can be found here; the agenda of the College Meetings can be found here; Commission events can be found here.
European Economic and Social Committee
Monday 16 November
Industrial transition towards a green and digital EU economy
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is organising a virtual hearing in the framework of its exploratory opinion requested by the European Parliament ‘Industrial transition towards a green and digital European economy: regulatory requirements and the role of social partners and civil society’. The purpose of the hearing will be to contribute to the EESC opinion and to the debate on the policy priorities to promote the re-orientation of European production and reveal a series of innovative business practices. More information on this event can be found here.
Wednesday 18 November
REX section meeting
On the agenda of the Section for External Relations are, among other things, Introduction of the new term and Priorities of the new REX mandate presented.
Thursday 19 November
ECO section meeting
On the agenda of the Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion are, among other things, Macroeconomic policies for sustainable growth and stability; EU budget; Taxation; and financial markets.
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 16 November
UK Contact Group meeting
On the agenda are, among other things, Discussion with UK and devolved parliaments and assemblies on their perspective regarding the future CoR-UK cooperation and trade negotiation updates with David McALLISTER and Michel BARNIER.
Thursday 19 November
ECON commission meeting
On the agenda of the Economic Policy Commission (ECON), among other things, the CoR Regional and Local Barometer: results of the CoR-OECD survey on the impact of COVID-19 on regions and cities and the thematic planning and the ECON commission work programme for 2021.
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.
European Central Bank
Wednesday 18 November
Governing Council of the ECB
Non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt.
More information about ECB events can be found here.
European Investment Bank
Monday 16 November
Conference on EAFRD
The Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are organising the “Sixth annual EU conference on European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) financial instruments for agriculture and rural development in 2014-2020”. More information can be found here.
The agenda of the EIB can be found here.
NATO
Wednesday 18 November – Monday 23 November
Annual Session
For the first time in its history, the annual session of NATO will be held online. Agenda to be confirmed.
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