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Weekly European Agenda | 20/04/2020
20-26 April 2020
Monday 20 April
- EP: AFET, REGI
- EC: von der Leyen holds a videoconference call with the President of the European Council
- EC: Timmermans holds a video conference call with CEOs of the wind energy industry
- EC: Hogan holds a videoconference call with representatives of the Foreign Trade Committee of the Federation of German Industries
Tuesday 21 April
- EP: TRAN, ENVI, INTA, DEVE
- Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council
- EC: Gabriel participates in a videoconference with EU Sport Ministers
- EC: Ferreira participates in an online debate on the role of cohesion policy in the fight against COVID-19
- EC: Timmermans holds a video conference call with Secretary General of the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and tourism Trade Unions
Wednesday 22 April
- EMI: Brussels Wednesday Social | Co-operation in Action: the EU Single Market as the avenue to recovery
- Foreign Affairs Council
- EC: College meeting
- EC: Gabriel participates in a high-level videoconference on COVID-19
- EC: Reynders participates in a videoconference of EU Ministers for European Affairs
- Foreign Affairs Council
- European Affairs Council
Thursday 23 April
- European Council
- EP: PECH
- EC: Gabriel holds a videoconference call with Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia of the UNICEF
Friday 24 April
European Movement International
Wednesday 22 April
Brussels Wednesday Social | Co-operation in Action: the EU Single Market as the avenue to recovery
The 13th Brussels Wednesday Social, organised by the European Movement International in partnership with Forum Europe, will be held online. The event will bring together business, EU officials, government representatives and trade unions to discuss how the EU can make the most of the tools that the Single Market affords it and how to strengthen and improve it so it continues to provide benefits to EU members states and European citizens throughout this crisis and beyond. After the initial discussion, attendees will have the opportunity to engage in a Q&A session. The webinar is free to attend, but advanced registration is requested.
More information about the event here.
More information about EMI events can be found here.
Institutional Agendas
European Parliament
Monday 20 April
Committee on Foreign Affairs
On the agenda: remote vote on Guidelines for the 2021 Budget – Section III, and European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the Western Balkans, in the run-up to the 2020 summit. There will also be remote participation in Exchange of views with Josep Borrell on the implications of COVID-19 for the external action of the EU, and on the Joint Communication and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy for 2020-2024.
Committee on Regional Development
The Committee on Regional Development will discuss the EU response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The debate will take place with the participation of Cohesion and Reforms Commissioner Elisa Ferreira, and Executive Vice President of the European Commission for an Economy that Works for People, Valdis Dombrovskis.
Tuesday 21 April
Committee on Transport and Tourism
On the agenda: remote participation in Exchange of views with Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market, in particular on Commission’s response to the COVID-19 crisis in the tourism sector, remote voting procedure on Aviation Agreements between the EU and Georgia, Jordan, Republic of Moldova, Croatia, Israel, People’s Republic of China.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
On the agenda: Exchange of views with Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, and Janez Lenarčič, Commissioner for Crisis Management, on COVID-19 and the EU-measures to tackle the pandemic, and Exchange of views with Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President of the Commission, on the European Green Deal and on the European Climate Law.
Committee on International Trade
On the agenda: Exchange of views with Phil Hogan, Commissioner for Trade on EU response to the impact of COVID-19 on trade, vote on Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Switzerland in connection with the negotiations on the modification of Switzerland’s WTO concessions on meat not further prepared than seasoned.
Committee on Development
On the agenda: remote participation in Exchange of views with Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships, and Janez Lenarčič, Commissioner for Crisis Management on the EU’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak, vote on Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Guidelines for the 2021 Budget – Section III.
Thursday 23 April
Committee on Fisheries
On the agenda: vote on Amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 as regards the introduction of capacity limits for Eastern Baltic cod, data collection and control measures in the Baltic Sea, and Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 as regards permanent cessation for fleets fishing for Eastern Baltic cod, and on Protocol to amend the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.
Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.
European Council
Thursday 23 April
European Council
EU leaders will follow up, by video conference on the EU’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The main topics will be limiting the spread of the virus, providing medical equipment, promoting research, tackling socio-economic consequences, helping citizens stranded in third countries.
The meeting page can be found here.
Council of Ministers
Tuesday 21 April
Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council
EU sport ministers will hold a video conference to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sport sector. Exchange of views will focus on specific measures foreseen or already in place to support the sport sector, how to ensure the continuity of athletes’ training and enhance the physical activity of citizens while at the same time ensuring their safety and limiting the spreading the virus, the main steps to be prepared and taken in order to successfully restart activity of the sport sector.
Wednesday 22 April
Foreign Affairs Council
European Affairs Council
An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.
European Commission and High Representative
Monday 20 April
von der Leyen holds a videoconference call with the President of the European Council
President Ursula von der Leyen holds a videoconference call with Mr Charles Michel, President of the European Council
Timmermans holds a video conference call with CEOs of the wind energy industry
Commissioner Frans Timmermans holds a video conference call with CEOs of the wind energy industry.
Hogan holds a videoconference call with representatives of the Foreign Trade Committee of the Federation of German Industries
Commissioner Phil Hogan holds a videoconference call with representatives of the Foreign Trade Committee of the Federation of German Industries (BDI).
Tuesday 21 April
Gabriel participates in a videoconference with EU Sport Ministers
Commissioner Mariya Gabriel participates in an informal high-level videoconference with EU Sport Ministers.
Ferreira participates in an online debate on the role of cohesion policy in the fight against COVID-19.
Commissioner Elisa Ferreira participates in an online debate organised with Bruegel and Financial Times representatives on “The role of cohesion policy in the fight against COVID-19”
Timmermans holds a video conference call with Secretary General of the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and tourism Trade Unions
Commissioner Frans Timmermans holds a video conference call with Kristjan Bragason, Secretary General of the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and tourism Trade Unions.
Wednesday 22 April
College meeting
Gabriel participates in a high-level videoconference on COVID-19
Commissioner Mariya Gabriel participates in a high-level videoconference with chief scientific advisors, ministers and leaders of international partners on COVID-19.
Reynders participates in a videoconference of EU Ministers for European Affairs
Commissioner Didier Reynders participates in the informal videoconference of EU Ministers for European Affairs.
Thursday 23 April
Gabriel holds a videoconference call with Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia of the UNICEF
Commissioner Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with Afshan Khan, Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia of The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Friday 24 April
Breton participates in the videoconference of the G20 Tourism ministers
Commissioner Thierry Breton participates in the videoconference of the G20 Tourism ministers.
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.
