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Weekly European Agenda

Weekly European Agenda 20/06/2022

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20-26 June 2022

Monday 20 June

Tuesday 21 June

Wednesday 22 June

Thursday 23 June

Friday 24 June

Sunday 26 June

Institutional Agendas

European Parliament

Monday 20 June

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Debates: Monetary Dialogue with Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank; Public Hearing with Christine Lagarde, Chair of the European Systemic Risk Board.
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; Adoption by Croatia of the euro on 1 January 2023; Amending Regulation (EU) 2015/760 as regards the scope of eligible assets and investments, the portfolio composition and diversification requirements, the borrowing of cash and other fund rules and as regards requirements pertaining to the authorisation, investment policies and operating conditions of European long-term investment funds.

Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Debates: Draft amending budget no 2 to the general budget 2022 entering the surplus of the financial year 2021; Transfers 2022 Budget: Section III – Commission; Study on the New Own Resources; Building policy – exchange of views; Exchange of views on Institutions’ building policy: European Commission.

Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future (COVI)
Debates: Exchange of views with Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market.

Joint Meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Development (AFET) (DEVE)
Debates: Exchange of views with Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO)
Debates: 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).

Joint Meeting of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (AFCO) (LIBE)
Debates: Study on “The Commission’s Rule of Law Report and the EU Monitoring and Enforcement of Article 2 TEU Values”; Joint-Hearing on the “Rule of law mechanisms in the European Union”.

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Debates: 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); Towards equal rights for people with disabilities; 2023 Budget – Section III; Improving the quality of public spending in Europe Social policy.

Tuesday 21 June

Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Debates: Laying down measures for a high common level of cybersecurity at the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union; European Union Drugs Agency; Exchange of Views on EU financing for Ukraine: relief and reconstruction; Public hearing on “Social and Biodiversity tracking methodologies for the EU budget and EU policies”.
Votes: Draft amending budget no 3 to the general budget 2022 financing reception costs of people fleeing Ukraine; Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund – EGF/2022/001 FR/Air France – France; Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund – EGF/2021/008 EL/Attica electrical equipment manufacturing – Greece;  Economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU: the 8th Cohesion Report; 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; 2022 Budget: Section III – Commission; 2022 Budget: Other Sections; Building policy.

Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future (COVI)
Debates: Exchange of views with Věra Jourová, Vice-President of the European Commission, Commissioner for Values and Transparency.

Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (PEGA)
Debates: Hearing on ‘Stock-taking of EU spyware providers’.

Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO)
Debates: Exchange of views on Possible modification to the Rules of Procedure in order to allow for committee meetings in hybrid mode; General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 – all sections; Study on “Improving urgency procedures and crisis preparedness within the European Parliament and EU institutions”.

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Votes: Towards a common European action on care; Situation of Roma people living in settlements in the EU.

Joint Meeting of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (EMPL) (FEMM)
Votes:  Towards a common European action on care.

Wednesday 22 June

Plenary Session
Debates: This is Europe – Debate with the Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenković; Joint debate – Preparation of the European Council meeting – Preparation of the European Council meeting of 23-24 June 2022, including the meeting with Western Balkan leaders on 23 June and Candidate status of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia; Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals; Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility; Inclusion measures within Erasmus+ 2014-2020; 2021 Report on Montenegro; Future of EU-Africa trade relations; Future of EU international investment policy; Draft amending budget No 3/2022: financing reception costs of people fleeing Ukraine.
Votes: Request for urgent procedure (Rule 163); Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System; Social Climate Fund; Carbon border adjustment mechanism.

Thursday 23 June

Plenary Session
Debates: Gas storage; The relations of the Russian government and diplomatic network with parties of the European extreme right and extreme left in the context of the war; Address by Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia.
Votes: Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Antimicrobials or groups of antimicrobials reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans; Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): 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; Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize NK603 × T25 × DAS-40278-9 and its sub-combination T25 × DAS-40278-9; EU Digital COVID Certificate – Union citizens; EU Digital COVID Certificate – third-country nationals; Draft amending budget No 3/2022: financing reception costs of people fleeing Ukraine; Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2022/001 FR/Air France – France; Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2021/008 EL/Attica electrical equipment manufacturing – Greece; Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors – NL nominee; Renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil; Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters: accession by the European Union; – Illegal logging in the EU.

Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.

European Council

Thursday 23 June – Friday 24 June

Leaders of the 27 Member States will meet in Brussels on Thursday 23 and Friday 24 June. The provisional agenda for the meeting includes discussions on Ukraine, economic issues, the Conference on the Future of Europe and wider Europe.

Council of Ministers

Monday 20 June

EU-Kazakhstan Cooperation Council
The Cooperation Council between the European Union and Kazakhstan will hold its nineteenth meeting on Monday, 20 June 2022 in Luxembourg, chaired by the French minister of foreign affairs Catherine Colonna and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, Mukhtar Tileuberdi. The Cooperation Council will discuss the state of play and next steps of the EU-Kazakhstan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement. It will then exchange views on political, economic and trade matters (including internal reforms, rule of law and human rights, regional trade) and cooperation. Lastly delegations will touch on regional and international developments and cooperation, including security.

Foreign Affairs Council
The Foreign Affairs Council will be informed about current affairs and ministers will be able to exchange views on recent events and on fast-moving developments in external relations. The Council will then discuss the latest developments in the Horn of Africa, and EU relations with Egypt. Lastly the Council will exchange views on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, in the light of the special meeting of the European Council on 30-31 May 2022 and the adoption of a sixth package of economic and individual sanctions against Russia. Over an informal lunch EU ministers will have the opportunity to hold a discussion with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt Sameh Hassan Shoukry.

Tuesday 21 June

General Affairs Council
Ministers will prepare the agenda of the upcoming European Council of 23 and 24 June. EU leaders will address the situation in Ukraine, discuss the economic situation, set out the way forward on the Conference on the Future of Europe and hold a strategic discussion on the European Union’s relations with its partners in Europe. Ministers will hold an exchange of views on the way forward as regards the proposals of the Conference on the Future of Europe. Ministers plan to approve the country-specific recommendations for 2022 and transmit them to the European Council for the leaders’ endorsement. The presidency is aiming to reach a partial general approach on a draft regulation on transparency and targeting of political advertising. The proposal was presented by the Commission on 25 November 2021. It is one of the two main elements of the “democracy and integrity of EU elections package”. The draft law contains rules on the labelling of political ads and the obligation to reveal the mechanisms behind political targeting and amplification techniques.

Thursday 23 June

EU-Western Balkans Leaders’ meeting
The EU-Western Balkans Leaders’ meeting will take place in Brussels. The agenda has yet to be published.

An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.

European Commission and High Representative

Monday 20 June

Schinas receives Minister of Justice of Moldova
Commissioner Margaritis Schinas will receive Mr Sergiu Litvinenco, Minister of Justice of Moldova.

Ferreira delivers the address at the official launch of the REPowerEU and New European Bauhaus financial instruments
Commissioner Elisa Ferreira will deliver the address at the official launch of the REPowerEU and New European Bauhaus financial instruments organised by DG REGIO and the European Investment Bank; will meet a Polish delegation of MEP’s and members of the national parliament (SEJM) headed by Mr Liberadzki (MEP) and Włodzimierz Czarzasty, Deputy Speaker of the Polish SEJM.

Tuesday 21 June

von der Leyen delivers the opening speech of the European Development Days
President Ursula von der leyen will deliver the opening speech of the European Development Days.

Šuica attends the GAC meeting for the Conference on the Future of Europe
Vice-President Dubravka Šuica will attent the GAC meeting for the Conference on the Future of Europe in Luxembourg.

Wednesday 22 June

College Meeting
The College of Commissioners will gather for a meeting on Wednesday. They will discuss a joint communication on international ocean governance and a nature protection package on sustainable use of pesticides and a revision of the EU rules including protecting biodiversity: nature restoration targets. They will also discuss a review of trade and sustainable development.

von der Leyen participates in the European Parliament’s joint debate on the preparation of the European Council meeting
President Ursula von der Leyen will participate in the European Parliament’s joint debate on the preparation of the European Council meeting.

Jourová speaks at 2022 EU-US Defense & Future Forum
Commissioner Vĕra Jourová will speak at 2022 EU-US Defense & Future Forum, in Washington, US.

Thursday 23 June

von der Leyen participates in the European Council meeting
President Ursula von der Leyen will participate in the European Council meeting and the EU-Western Balkans Leaders’ meeting.

Borrell participates in the EU-Western Balkans leaders’ meeting
High Representative Josep Borrell will participate in the EU-Western Balkans leaders’ meeting.

Friday 24 June

Gabriel delivers an opening speech at the Global Youth Summit
Commissioner Mariya Gabriel will deliver an opening speech, via pre-recorded video message, at the Global Youth Summit.

Lenarčič will participate in the Berlin Ministerial Conference “Uniting for Global Food Security”
Commissioner Janez Lenarčič will participate in the Berlin Ministerial Conference “Uniting for Global Food Security”, in Berlin.

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

Monday 20 June

Workers’ Voice for more democratic participation 2022
Category meeting centred around the question of Workers’ Voice in EESC work and also in particular in the youth, dealing with the specific challenges of unionising young workers. 

Health (One Health)
The aim of the conference is to look at how the European Union can be more active in this area, especially through better cooperation among the key stakeholders.

Tuesday 21 June

A social taxonomy for sustainable investment – challenges and opportunities
The EU´s Taxonomy Regulation establishes a framework to facilitate sustainable investment. According to the EESC, the EU taxonomy should be aligned with a holistic approach including environmental as well as social sustainability. An operationally viable and conceptually sound EU taxonomy would help to meet the urgent investment needs in the social field by channeling investments in that direction. With this hearing, the EESC wants to shed light on the idea of a social taxonomy, with the objective of stimulating the debate and come up with concrete suggestions. Conclusions will feed into an EESC own initiative opinion, currently in the drafting stage.

Thursday 23 June

Transport accessibility for persons with disabilities
The aim of the event is to reflect on which steps the EU could take to make progress on this topic, in particular by identifying the existing barriers and obstacles and good practices and to offer a space for debate to organisations representing persons with disabilities and other stakeholders.

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 21 June

Young Leaders of Europe Conference  
In light of the European Year of Youth, it is pivotal to give a voice to those who concretely contribute to a real change in European politics. Taking place in Brussels, the conference will seek to give young elected officials a voice, as well as an opportunity to meet their respective European counterparts, to share their ideas and experiences of the local, national, and EU dimensions. More than 70 young elected officials from all over Europe will gather in Brussels to debate and discuss how to serve Europe and its citizens.

Wednesday 22 June

Knowledge Exchange Platform (KEP 2.0) workshop – Building Synergies for Successful Green and Digital Transitions – The Way Ahead  
The renewed KEP 2.0 initiative aims the exchange of new R&I solutions and best practices, by organizing horizontal seminars in Brussels, and promoting so-called peer-to-peer and showcasing events organised on the ground. It allows for an efficient dialogue and transfer of expertise on R&I issues with European cities and regions, businesses, universities and citizens. This event will focus on new ways of creating and enhancing policy and programme synergies to enable successful green and digital transitions and Horizon Europe Missions implementation. It will present current and future strategies and initiatives from a policy-makers’ perspective, as well as concrete examples for cities’ and regions’ innovative practices in the field.

Thursday 23 June – Friday 24 June

13th CIVEX Commission Meeting 
The 13th meeting of the CIVEX Commission, and conference on The impact of managing migration and integration on local and regional authorities (LRAs), especially in border regions, and the need to enhance support to LRAs by the EU institutions will be hosted by Municipality of Alimos, Greece, at Divani Apollon Palace, 10 Agiou Nikolaou Street, 166 71 Vouliagmeni, Greece, on Thursday 23 June and Friday 24 June 2022,at the invitation of the mayor of Alimos, Mr Andreas Kondylis (EL/Renew Europe).

Friday 24 June

Debriefing on the Conference on the Future of Europe: its process and its conclusions  
The online debriefing will be presented by Wolfgang Petzold, Deputy Director for Communication and moderated by Suzanna Matvejevic, Advisor for Outreach. The programme includes a presentation and questions and answers. Specifically prepared for EU Councillors and YEP-s.

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

Tuesday 21 June – Wednesday 22 June

Colloquium: “Assessing the Needs of Unaccompanied Minors”
Assessing the age of unaccompanied minors, and their isolation, is of key importance. This assessment determines whether they benefit from child protection measures and allows for administrative, civil, educational or penal measures for minors to be implemented. By means of a social analysis of the child’s situation and verification of their identity, it is thus possible to determine their needs and provide them with the appropriate support. In a comparative approach, the different assessment methods in use throughout the European Union will be presented during the colloquium, in order to identify potential best practices and examine the relevance of harmonising techniques and sharing information between European services. The event will bring together legal professionals, representatives of departmental councils and ministries, academics, partner associations and representatives of Member States and European institutions.

Thursday 23 June

EU-US Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Conference
This meeting will take place within the context of ongoing dialogue between the European Union and the United States concerning justice and home affairs. The meeting will bring together: the French Ministers of Justice and of the Interior; their American counterparts from the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security and Department of State; representatives of European institutions and agencies; and representatives from the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union that will commence on 1 July 2022. The main purpose of the meeting will be to review the state of transatlantic cooperation in this area to: identify best practices on issues of shared interest, and move towards shared solutions to meet current security threats.

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

European Ombudsman

Monday 20 June

Conference of the Regional Parliaments of Italy
The European Ombudsman will give a speech to the plenary assembly at the Conference of the Regional Parliaments of Italy on the topic of the crisis in Ukraine.

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Monday 20 June – Tuesday 21 June

Housing field visit to Katerini
The field visit will be conducted with officials from the Financial Mechanism Office of the EEA/Norway Grants and Greek officials to observe progress made. They will also advise on challenges faced in the implementation of the project in which FRA is the International Partner Organisation. This will be followed by several meetings with relevant authorities in Athens from 22 to 24 June. During the field visit, FRA will meet with members of the Roma community and local authorities.

Tuesday 21 June

Guiding national action against racism
The European Commission’s subgroup on the national implementation of the EU anti-racism action plan will meet online. Members of the subgroup will discuss developing a draft checklist for monitoring the implementation of the Common guiding principles for national action plans against racism. They will also exchange and share practices implemented nationally.

European Central Bank

Monday 20 June

Lagarde makes statement at the Hearing before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament
Christine Lagarde will make a statement at the Hearing before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament in Brussels.

Thursday 23 June

Lagarde participates in European Council meeting
Christine Lagarde will participate in the European Council meeting in Brussels.

Friday 24 June

McCaul participates in panel discussion “Operational resilience – are banks prepared for the worst?” at SRB and ECB Joint Conference
Elizabeth McCaul will participate in panel discussion “Operational resilience – are banks prepared for the worst?” at SRB and ECB Joint Conference – “The test of time: Banking Union a decade on” in Brussels.

More information about ECB events can be found here. 

European Investment Bank

Monday 20 June

Cohesion policy financial instruments for REPowerEU and the New European Bauhaus
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank are pleased to invite you to a major joint announcement of the launch of two new model financial instruments to support the REPowerEU and New European Bauhaus initiatives. The joint announcement will be followed by a thematic workshop focusing on the key features of the new model financial instruments that will support these initiatives. The workshop will provide an early opportunity for participants to learn more about the model financial instruments and ask questions to fi-compass experts from the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) and the EIB on how the model financial instruments may be implemented in the 2021-2027 programming period.

Tuesday 21 June – Wednesday 22 June

The EIB at the European Development Days 2022
EIB Global will be present at the 15th edition of the European Development Days 2022, organised by the European Commission, to discuss with our partners and the development community how to build sustainable partnerships for a connected world.

The agenda of the EIB can be found here.

Council of Europe

Monday 20 June – Friday 24 June

Third part of the 2022 Ordinary Session
Addresses by the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, and by King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands are among highlights of the summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). There will also be a high-level panel and interactive debate on the theme of “Upholding democratic security in Europe” with the participation of Simon Coveney, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence of Ireland, President of the Committee of Ministers; Pekka Haavisto, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland; Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General, as well as Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Leader of Belarus opposition. This panel follows a related report on “Recent challenges to security in Europe: what role for the Council of Europe?”. Other topics to be debated include the humanitarian consequences of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, with a special focus on internal and external migration, and ensuring accountability for the downing of flight MH17. There will also be a joint debate on reported cases of political prisoners in the Russian Federation, and the need to restore human rights and the rule of law in the North Caucasus.

Monday 20 June

Delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities carry out post-monitoring visit to Moldova
A delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities will carry out a post-monitoring visit to the country in order to discuss the situation of local and regional democracy in the country in the context of the implementation of the Congress’ recommendations contained in the report on local and regional democracy in the Republic of Moldova adopted by the Congress on 4 April 2019 as well as in the revised roadmap signed in April 2021. The rapporteurs Gunn Marit Helgesen and Marc Cools will hold exchange of views with national, regional, and local authorities.

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.

G7 Summit

Sunday 26 June – Tuesday 28 June

The G7 Summit will take place in Schloss Elmau, Krün, Germany. The agenda has yet to be published.


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