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Weekly European Agenda | 17/01/2022
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17-23 January 2022
Monday 17 January
- EP: Plenary Session
- CoM: Agriculture and Fisheries Council
- CoM: Eurogroup
- EC: von der Leyen participates in the Memorial ceremony in the honour of President David Maria Sassoli
- ECB: Eurogroup
Tuesday 18 January
- EP: Plenary Session
- CoM: Economic and Financial Affairs Council
- EC: College meeting
- EC: von der Leyen receives Chairs of the European European People’s Party Group, the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats and the Renew Europe Groups in the European Parliament
- CoR: EU Local Councillors in Austria and the EU: Experiences and prospects
- EDPS: Plenary Session of the EDPB
- ECB: ECOFIN meeting
Wednesday 19 January
- EP: Plenary Session
- EC: von der Leyen participates in the EP plenary debate on the presentation of the programme of activities of the French Presidency
- EC: Vestager participates in the European Parliament’s Plenary debate on the Digital Services Act
- EC: Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with the EU Scientific Advice Platform on COVID-19
- EESC: 566th Plenary session
- EDPS: Wiewiórowski meets with DG of Eurostat
Thursday 20 January
- EP: Plenary Session
- CoM: Informal meetings of environment and energy ministers
- EC: von der Leyen delivers a ‘State of the World’ Special Address at the World Economic Forum
- EC: Šuica participates in the political debate of the ‘Future of Europe from a citizens’ driven perspective with Local and Regional Governments’
- EC: Schinas meets with representatives from Europanostra
- EC: Simson receives the Minister for Energy of Ukraine
- EESC: 566th Plenary session
- FRA: HELP conference on human rights training in the EU
Friday 21 January
- CoM: Informal meetings of environment and energy ministers
- EC: von der Leyen chairs the meeting with the Advisory Panel on COVID-19
- EC: Šuica attends the Plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe
- EC: Johansson gives an address at the conference ‘Protecting Europeans against financial crimes and the terrorism financing’
- FRA: HELP conference on human rights training in the EU
- CofoE: Conference Plenary
Saturday 22 January
Institutional Agendas
European Parliament
Monday 17 January
Plenary Session
Debates: announcement of the candidates for election to the office of the President.
Extraordinary joint meeting of Committee on Foreign Affairs and Subcommittee on Security and Defence
Debates: exchange of views with Josep Borrell, on the security architecture of Europe in the light of the ongoing crisis in Eastern Ukraine and along the Russia-Ukraine border.
Tuesday 18 January
Plenary Session
Election of the President and Vice-Presidents of Parliament.
Wednesday 19 January
Plenary Session
Election of the Vice-Presidents and Quaestors of Parliament; presentation of the programme of activities of the French Presidency.
Debates: report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a reinforced role for the European Medicines Agency in crisis preparedness and management for medicinal products and medical devices; report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act).
Thursday 20 January
Plenary Session
Possibly elections, debates and votes of the Quaestors and announcement of the appointments to committees.
Debates: report on the investigation of alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to the protection of animals during transport within and outside the Union.
Votes: position on the Digital Services Act.
Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.
Council of Ministers
Monday 17 January
Agriculture and Fisheries Council
The French Minister for Agriculture and Food will present the presidency’s priorities in the area of agriculture and fisheries; ministers will hold an exchange of views on the market situation with regard to agricultural products; ministers will receive information from the Commission regarding trade-related agricultural issues.
Eurogroup
The Eurogroup will have a thematic discussion on economic adjustment and resilience in terms of the recent performance of the euro area compared to international peers, based on input from the European Commission; ministers will have a thematic discussion on the solvency situation of the corporate sector and potential measures to facilitate the corporate restructuring and economic adjustment in the euro area in the recovery after the global COVID-19 pandemic; ministers will discuss the draft recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area for 2022, the euro area fiscal framework and the state of play on the strengthening of the banking union.
Tuesday 18 January
Economic and Financial Affairs Council
Economic and financial affairs ministers will hold a policy debate on the proposed Council directive on ensuring a global minimum of taxation for multinational groups in the EU; ministers will exchange views on the state of play for the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF); ministers are expected to approve conclusions on the alert mechanism report and the annual sustainable growth survey and adopt a recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area; ministers will prepare the upcoming meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, to be held in February 2022; the French presidency will present their priorities for the coming 6 months.
Thursday 20 – Saturday 22 January
Informal meetings of environment and energy ministers
The ministers will meet in Amiens to discuss current issues, joined by Frans Timmermans, Kadri Simson and Virginijus Sinkevičius.
An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.
European Commission and High Representative
Monday 17 January
von der Leyen participates in the Memorial ceremony in the honour of President David Maria Sassoli
President Ursula von der Leyen and Commissioner Margrethe Vestager and Johannes Hahn will participate, in Strasbourg, in the Memorial ceremony in honour of David Maria Sassoli, President of the European Parliament.
Tuesday 18 January
College meeting
During the College meeting which will take place in Strasbourg, Commissioner Margaritis Schinas will present the Higher education package: European strategy for universities and Building bridges for effective higher education cooperation.
von der Leyen receives Chairs of the European European People’s Party Group, the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats and the Renew Europe Groups in the European Parliament
President Ursula von der Leyen will receive Mr Manfred Weber, Ms Iratxe García-Pérez and Mr Stéphane Séjourné, Chairs of the European People’s Party Group, the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats and the Renew Europe Groups in the European Parliament.
Wednesday 19 January
von der Leyen participates in the EP plenary debate on the presentation of the programme of activities of the French Presidency
President Ursula von der Leyen will participate in the EP plenary debate on the presentation of the programme of activities of the French Presidency.
Vestager participates in the European Parliament’s Plenary debate on the Digital Services Act
Commissioner Margrethe Vestager will participate in the European Parliament’s Plenary debate on the Digital Services Actin Strasbourg, France.
Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with the EU Scientific Advice Platform on COVID-19
Commissioner Stella Kyriakides will hold a videoconference call with the EU Scientific Advice Platform on COVID-19.
Thursday 20 January
von der Leyen delivers a ‘State of the World’ Special Address at the World Economic Forum
Ursula von der Leyen will deliver a ‘State of the World’ Special Address at the World Economic Forum, via videoconference.
Šuica participates in the political debate of the ‘Future of Europe from a citizens’ driven perspective with Local and Regional Governments’
Commissioner Dubravka Šuica will participate via videoconference in the political debate of the ‘Future of Europe from a citizens’ driven perspective with Local and Regional Governments’, an event organised by the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR).
Schinas meets with representatives from Europanostra
Commissioner Margaritis Schinas will meet via videoconference with representatives from Europanostra.
Simson receives the Minister for Energy of Ukraine
Commissioner Kadri Simson will receive Mr German Galushchenko, Minister for Energy of Ukraine.
Friday 21 January
von der Leyen chairs the meeting with the Advisory Panel on COVID-19
President Ursula von der Leyen will chair the meeting with the Advisory Panel on COVID-19, via videoconference.
Šuica attends the Plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe
Commissioner Dubravka Šuica will attend the Plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe.
Johansson gives an address at the conference ‘Protecting Europeans against financial crimes and the terrorism financing’
Commissioner Ylva Johansson will give an address at the conference ‘Protecting Europeans against financial crimes and the terrorism financing’, hosted by the French Presidency in Paris.
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 19 – Thursday 20 January
566th Plenary session
Presentation of the priorities of the French Presidency; debate related to the European Year of Youth 2022.
More information about EESC events can be found here.
The agendas of the different EESC meetings can be found here.
Committee of the Regions
Tuesday 18 January
EU Local Councillors in Austria and the EU: Experiences and prospects
This online seminar will consist of a discussion among the local EU Councillors from Austria and other EU countries.
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 Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Thursday 20 – Friday 21 January
HELP conference on human rights training in the EU
The event will focus on effective human rights training in EU Member States. It will highlight how human rights training, particularly offered by national training institutions for legal professionals. The event also serves to develop strategies for fostering effective human rights training in EU Member States, at national and cross-border level.
Information on upcoming FRA events can be found here.
European Data Protection Supervisor
Tuesday 18 January
Plenary Session of the EDPB
The Plenary Session of the EDPB in Brussels, Belgium. Wojciech Wiewiórowski will take part via video link.
Wednesday 19 January
Wiewiórowski meets with DG of Eurostat
Wojciech Wiewiórowski will meet with Mrs Mariana Kotzeva, Director-General of Eurostatin Brussels, Belgium.
Find more information on EDPS events here.
European Central Bank
Monday 17 January
Eurogroup
Participation by Ms Lagarde and Mr Panetta in Eurogroup meeting in Brussels.
Tuesday 18 January
ECOFIN meeting
Participation by Mr de Guindos in Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting in Brussels.
More information about ECB events can be found here.
European Investment Bank
Tuesday 12 November
Donors in Action – Innovative Blending for big impact
During this event, participants will discover why donor-funded activities are critical to overcoming barriers to finance and how blending through financial instruments can crowd-in private capital and enhance development impact outside the EU.
The agenda of the EIB can be found here.
Conference On the Future of Europe
Friday 21 – Saturday 22 January
Conference Plenary
Following the conclusion of the work of two of the four European Citizens’ Panels, the Conference Plenary will now discuss the 90 recommendations in Strasbourg. Debates will cover “European democracy / Values and rights, rule of law, security” and “Climate change, environment / Health”.
More information can be found here
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