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Weekly European Agenda

Weekly European Agenda 30/01/2023

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30 January – 05 February 2023

Monday 30 January

Tuesday 31 January

Wednesday 01 February

Thursday 02 February

Friday 03 February

Saturday 04 February

European Movement International

Friday 03 February

Online workshop “The EU and the Pillar of Social Rights”
If you are between 18 and 30 and want to develop your network and professional skills while learning more about policy advocacy in the European Union and the European Pillar of Social Rights, sign up for the European Movement International’s online workshop entitled ‘The European Union and the Pillar of Social Rights‘ (CET: 09.00 – 13.00 & 14.00 – 15.30). This workshop is part of the Just EU and Me project, a transnational capacity-building programme led by ActionAid which aims at providing young people and representatives of youth associations with knowledge, skills, and opportunities for actively participating in developing recommendations to improve EU and Member States’ policies implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights and addressing social justice issues such as access to education, gender equality, equal opportunities, etc.

More information about the event here. Register here.

More information about EMI events can be found here. 

Institutional Agendas

European Parliament

Monday 30 January

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Debates: exchange of views with the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union; Public access to documents – annual report for the years 2019-2021 (2022/2015(INI)); Study: Assessment of the implementation of the Law Enforcement Directive; Activities of the Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group – reporting back to committee; Mission Report following the LIBE-DRFMG delegation to Slovakia, 15-17 December – presentation of report on the outcome of the mission.

Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future (COVI)
Debate: Public Hearing on the impact of disinformation, misinformation and propaganda on democracy during the pandemic with the participation of Mr Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Chair of the Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation (INGE 2).

Joint meeting of Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) and Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Debate: Workshop on “The role of the EU budget in international climate finance”.

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Debate: Ensuring food security and long term resilience of the EU agriculture (INI).

Tuesday 31 January

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Debates: Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of North Macedonia on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of North Macedonia (2022/0301(NLE)); presentation by the Commission of the annual report on the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU; exchange of views with Didier REYNDERS, Commissioner for Justice, on the draft adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework; Definition of criminal offences and penalties for the violation of Union restrictive measures (2022/0398(COD)) – presentation by Didier REYNDERS, Commissioner for Justice; Mission Report following LIBE ad hoc delegation to United Kingdom, 2 – 4 November – presentation of report on the outcome of the mission; Public hearing in association with Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and Committee on Culture and Education on the European Media Freedom Act.
Votes: Amending Regulations (EC) No 767/2008, (EC) No 810/2009 and (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1683/95, (EC) No 333/2002, (EC) No 693/2003 and (EC) No 694/2003 and Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, as regards the digitalisation of the visa procedure (2022/0132(COD)) – adoption of draft report / vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations.

Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future (COVI)
Debate: Public Hearing on the Impact of the Pandemic on EU Democracies with the participation of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) (tbc); COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future (INI); Public Hearing on the impact of the pandemic on fundamental rights with the participation of the Committees on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) (tbc).

Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Debates: Diversified borrowing strategy, NGEU and MFA+ borrowing decisions and debt management – exchange of views with Iliyana TSANOVA, European Commission, Deputy Director-General; Own resources: a new start for EU finances, a new start for Europe (2022/2172(INI)).

Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Debates: Report back on ongoing interinstitutional negotiations: The use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport and amending Directive 2009/16/EC – Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 74(3)); Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, and repealing Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council – Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 74(3)); Ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport – Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 74(3)); 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 – Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 74(3)); Visit of Swedish Presidency; Update on the state of play of the ratification process of the EU-Qatar Air Agreement.
Votes: Amending Directive 2003/25/EC as regards the inclusion of improved stability requirements and its alignment with stability requirements defined by the International Maritime Organisation – Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations; Developing an EU Cycling Strategy – Adoption of motion for a resolution.

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Debates: Exchange of views with Peter Kullgren, Minister for Rural Affairs in Sweden, on the priorities of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the field of agriculture; Exchange of views with Janusz Wojciechowski, Commissioner for Agriculture, on the national strategic plans for the Common Agricultural Policy; European Union geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, and quality schemes for agricultural products, amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2017/1001 and (EU) 2019/787 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 – Consideration of amendments; Presentation of the results on the animal welfare fitness check of the EU legislation on animal welfare of farmed animals, by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA); Exchange of views with the Commission on barriers to EU-UK agri-food trade
Vote: The Commission communication on ensuring availability and affordability of fertilisers.

Joint meeting of Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) and Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Debate: ECA Special Report 28/2022 – Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) – SURE financing contributed to preserving jobs during the COVID-19 crisis, but its full impact is not known – Presentation of the special report by reporting ECA Member Iliana Ivanova.

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Debate: Structured Dialogue with Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Competition.
Vote: European Central Bank – annual report 2022 (INI) – Adoption of draft report; Establishing a European single access point providing centralised access to publicly available information of relevance to financial services, capital markets and sustainability –  Adoption of draft report – Vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations; Amending certain Directives as regards the establishment and functioning of the European single access point – Adoption of draft report – Vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations; Amending certain Regulations as regards the establishment and functioning of the European single access point.

Wednesday 01 February

Plenary
Debates: Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration; Transparency and targeting of political advertising; Need for urgent update of the EU list of high-risk third countries for anti-money laundering and terrorist financing purposes; Situation in Afghanistan; One-minute speeches (Rule 172).

Thursday 02 February

Plenary
Debates: Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit.
Votes: Revision of the European Works Councils Directive; Transparency and targeting of political advertising; Improving working conditions in platform work; European system of national and regional accounts in the European Union (ESA 2010); Conservation of the Southern Bluefin Tuna: conservation and management measures; An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs.

Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.

Council of Ministers

Monday 30 January

Agriculture and Fisheries Council
The Swedish presidency will present its work programme for the coming semester in the field of agriculture and fisheries. Ministers will receive information from the Commission and the member states, and exchange views on the current market situation, particularly in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ministers will discuss the opportunities of the bioeconomy in light of current challenges, with a special emphasis on rural areas. They will also address the agricultural aspects of the revision of the Industrial Emission Directive and the revision of the animal transport legislation, an essential part of the food production.

Friday 03 February

EU-Ukraine Summit
Agenda to be determined.

An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.

European Commission and High Representative

Monday 30 January

Dombrovskis participates in the conference “Challenges of the development 2023+”
Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis will participate in the conference titled “Challenges of the development 2023+” in Latvia.

Gabriel delivers a keynote Speech at the Erasmus+ Sport Info Day
Commissioner Mariya Gabriel will deliver a keynote Speech, via pre-recorded video message, at the Erasmus+ Sport Info Day.

Tuesday 31 January

Schmit participates in the “Reflection Group on the future of Cohesion Policy”
Commissioner Nicolas Schmit will participate in the “Reflection Group on the future of Cohesion Policy” organised by the European Commission, together with Ms Elisa Ferreira.

Suica participates in the Swedish Presidency and International IDEA Conference on EU’s External Democracy Action in a new geopolitical reality
Vice-President Dubravska Suica will participate in the Swedish Presidency and International IDEA Conference on EU’s External Democracy Action in a new geopolitical reality.

von der Leyen hosts the 20 Years’ Service Medals Ceremony
President Ursula von der Leyen will host the 20 Years’ Service Medals Ceremony in Brussels.

Wednesday 01 February

College meeting
The college of Commissioners will discuss the preparation of the February European Council meeting.

Timmermans delivers opening remarks at the European Climate Pact Flagship event: Together in Action
Commissioner Frans Timmermans will deliver opening remarks at the European Climate Pact Flagship event: Together in Action.

Thursday 02 February

Suica is on mission in Croatia
Vice-President Duvraska Suica will be on mission in Croatia.

Thursday 02 February – Friday 03 February

The College meets with the Ukrainian government
The College of Commissioner will meet with the Ukrainian government in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Friday 03 February

Borrell and von der Leyen participate in the EU-Ukraine Summit
High Representative Josep Borrell and President Ursula von der Leyen will participate in the EU-Ukraine Summit.

Saturday 04 February

Schinas participates to the opening ceremony of Elefsina 2023 European Capital of Culture
Vice-President Margaritis Schinas in Elefsina, Greece will participate to the opening ceremony of Elefsina 2023 European Capital of Culture.

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

Tuesday 31 January

206th meeting of the Section for External Relations of the European Economic and Social Committee
During the 206th meeting of the Section for External Relations of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), which comes nearly one year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a debate will be held on the resilience of Ukrainian civil society and on the EU support to the country.

Wednesday 01 February

Croatia, welcome to the euro area!
On 1 January 2023, Croatia became the 20th member of the euro area. The introduction of the euro was preceded by a long process of convergence and Croatia’s accession to the euro area comes in a time of economic challenges following the pandemic and due to the war in Ukraine. High inflation and high debt coupled with low growth prospects will challenge policy makers in the euro area and central bankers in the months to come. Against this background, the ECO section will organise a debate to discuss the prospects for Croatia and the euro area, also in view of future enlargements.

Friday 03 February

Towards a European Social Union: the ‘Social Imbalances Procedure’
As part of its work to prepare an opinion on “Mechanisms of social imbalance”, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is organising a hybrid public hearing. The discussion will focus on how to best develop a specific mechanism for detecting and monitoring social imbalances in the EU.

Democracy at work
In order to prepare an exploratory opinion requested by the upcoming Spanish presidency, the EESC is organising a hybrid public hearing on “Democracy at work”. The hearing will deal with issues such as the regulatory changes for workers’ participation required to adapt to new working and production environments, the representative basis, roles and capacity of European Works Councils, strengthening collective action, the impact of new supervision, organisation and decision-making technology on democratic values, including political participation and fundamental rights at work, and  the contribution of the participation of workers in management and decision-making in companies to a just green transition.

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 30 January

The Future of Democracy, connecting the local level with Europe, engaging with citizens, promoting European elections
Networking event in French destined to francophone EU Councillors and YEP-s who would like to meet with French COR Members online for an exchange and discussion on the Future of Democracy, connecting the local level with Europe, engaging with citizens, promoting European elections. It is a session of questions and answers rather than a conference, and we hope to develop stronger links amond EU Councillors and YEP-s with CoR members.

Tuesday 31 January

16th NAT commission meeting
Debates: Preparing for and dealing with crises: strengthening the resilience of the Union, its regions and cities; Legislative framework for Sustainable food systems.
Votes: Balancing local communities’, entrepreneurs’ and travellers´ needs linked to short-term rentals; Targets and tools for a Smart Rural Europe; Sustainable use of plant protection products.

Wednesday 01 February

16th CIVEX Commission
Debates: Enlargement Package 2022; Spot on Regions and Cities; Active subsidiarity and greater involvement of local and regional authorities to strengthen European Democracy”; Review of the Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027: CIVEX contribution to the COTER opinion.
Votes: The Future of the Eastern Partnership from a Local and Regional Perspective; European Media Freedom Act.

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.

Swedish Presidency

Monday 30 January – Tuesday 31 January

Conference on Security and Defence
The Swedish Presidency is organising a conference on Security and Defence in Uppsala, Sweden. No agenda is available yet.

Tuesday 31 January

Conference on cancer
The Swedish Presidency’s high-level conference on cancer is being jointly organised with the European Commission. The conference builds on the new EU Beating Cancer Plan from 2021, and focuses on three main areas: prevention, early detection and data-driven cancer care. Equitable cancer care for everyone will be an overarching theme throughout the conference. Conference attendees will include leading cancer experts from health care and academia and high-level political delegates.

Wednesday 01 February – Thursday 02 February

Economic perspectives on gender-based violence – paving paths to prevention
This two-day conference organised by the Swedish Presidency will have three plenary sessions focusong on: “Economic perspectives on gender-based violence – paving paths to prevention”; “Unpacking economic violence and abuse – how a standardised approach such as the Istanbul convention shows the way”; “Preventing gender-based violence in the world of work”. It will also feature workshops.

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

European Central Bank

Thursday 02 February

Lagarde gives the opening speech at awarding ceremony of the Franco-German Business Awards 2023
ECB President Christine Lagarde will give the opening keynote speech at the awarding ceremony of the Franco-German Business Awards 2023 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Traité de l’Elysée in Paris.

Friday 03 February

Elderson speaks at ECB Industry Outreach event on Climate-related and Environmental Risk
Board member Frank Elderson will speak at ECB Industry Outreach event on Climate-related and Environmental Risk.

More information about ECB events can be found here. 

European Investment Bank

Thursday 02 February

2023 annual results press conference
The EIB Group’s annual results press conference will take place with President Werner Hoyer at 10:30 CET.

Friday 03 February

Investments for resilience and structural transformation
The National Bank of Croatia and the EIB are hosting the “Investments for resilience and structural transformation” conference. This event will explore how Croatian firms have navigated the recent economic turbulence and kept pace with digital transformation. It also looks ahead by considering how Croatia’s accession to the Euro area and Schengen Area could bring unprecedented economic opportunities for its businesses.

The agenda of the EIB can be found here.

Council of Europe

Tuesday 31 January – Saturday 4 February

Conference on the follow-up to the Democracy Here | Democracy Now campaign
In the framework of Presidency of Iceland of the Committee of Ministers, the Council of Europe will organise a conference on the evaluation and follow-up of the youth campaign Democracy Here | Democracy Now. The conference will bring together 80 activists, representatives of youth civil society and of national authorities to take stock of the results of the youth campaign and to plan its follow-up in 2023. The follow-up to the campaign will be done through the project “Youth revitalising democracy” which aims to respond to the current challenges faced by democratic institutions and systems.

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.

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