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EU Review – This Week rounds up the main meetings, developments and events from around the European Union and Europe on a weekly basis. Each update gives an overview of the main developments from a European perspective to provide a solid context for political and policy developments within the EU institutions and from European capitals.

22-26 August 2022

Recent Developments

Monday – 22nd August   

  • High Representative Borrell directs ‘Quo Vadis Europa’ at the Menéndez Pelayo International University in Santander, Spain     

15 - 19 August 2022 

Recent Developments

Thursday – 18th August     

  • High Representative Borrell receives Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovan Prime Minister Albin Kurti for a high-level meeting on the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue 

25 July - 29 July 2022 

Recent Developments

Monday – 25th July    

  • COREPER I - security of energy supply, comprehensive air transport between the EU and ASEAN, restrictive measures regarding Tunisia - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • ​Commissioner Reynders in San Sebastian, Spain: opens the conference “Los retos globales de la Unión Europea” (The global challenges of the EU), meeting with Pilar Llop, Spanish Minister of Justice,  and judges from the “Foro Judicial Independiente” association 

Tuesday – 26th July    

  • Extraordinary Transport, Telecommunications, and Energy Council (Energy) - political agreement on proposed Council Regulation to coordinate gas demand reduction measures, security of EU energy supply, "Save Gas for a Safe Winter" package - Extraordinary Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy) - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • ​Vice-President Šuica in Dubrovnik, HR: attends an event titled: "MOST PELJEŠAC" organized by Jutarnji List 
  • Vice-President Timmermans meeting with WindEurope and wind industry CEOs to discuss prospects for the industry in the light of current challenges and policy objectives 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni videoconference with Farmindustria, receives Nick Read and Margherita Della Valle, CEO and CFO of Vodafone Group 

Thursday – 28th July    

  • Commissioner Gentiloni meeting with Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in Rome 

18 July - 22 July 2022 

Recent Developments

Monday – 18th July    

  • European Council President Michel official visit to South Africa following attendance at the 4th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union in Lusaka, Zambia
  • Agriculture and Fisheries Council - sustainable plant protection products (pesticides/herbicides), presentation of Czech Presidency priorities, agricultural market situation in light of Russian invasion of Ukraine, implementation and approval of national strategic plans under the new common agricultural policy (CAP), regulation of deforestation products, animal transport, impact of droughts across the EU and WTO sanitary/phytosanitary measures - Agriculture and Fisheries Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Foreign Affairs Council - Russian aggression against Ukraine with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, EU-Latin America and EU-Caribbean relation, digital diplomacy, foreign interference and manipulation, the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a potential EU-Israel association council, forthcoming EU-League of Arab States ministerial meeting, situations in Tunisia and Sri Lanka - Foreign Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER II - enlargement procedure for accession negotiations with North Macedonia, enlargement procedure for accession negotiations with Albania, restrictive measures against Russia - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • PETI Committee delegation visit to Washington, D.C (18-22 July), to raise awareness and discuss the impact of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on EU citizens and to have exchanges of views with tax officials, Senators and Representatives in Congress and stakeholders, to find concrete solutions for the problems of the numerous EU citizens and their family members impacted by the extraterritorial application of citizenship-based taxation - Website of the Committee on Petitions  
  • President von der Leyen visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan 
  • Vice-President Jourová in Prague: meets Lucie Sýkorová, Chair of the Supervisory Board European Centre for Press and Media Freedom and Adam Černý, President of Syndicate of Journalists of the Czech Republic, meets Mr Jiří Kučera, Vice-President of the Endowment Fund for Independent Journalism 
  • Commissioner McGuinness keynote at the conference ‘Europe is our Future: Opportunities in Your Sector Across Europe' co-organised by the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) and Enterprise Ireland (Limerick, Ireland) 
  • Commissioner Schmit receives Corinne Cahen, Luxembourgish Minister for Family Affairs  
  • Commissioner Hahn visit to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia for meetings with government representatives and investors to present the NextGenerationEU Funding Strategy 
  • Signing ceremony of the EU Cohesion Policy Partnership Agreement with Slovakia, with Commissioners Schmit and Ferreira and Veronika Remišová, Deputy Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic 

Tuesday – 19th July    

  • EU-Azerbaijan Cooperation Council - EU-Azerbaijan Cooperation Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • PETI Committee delegation visit to Washington, D.C (18-22 July), to raise awareness and discuss the impact of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on EU citizens and to have exchanges of views with tax officials, Senators and Representatives in Congress and stakeholders, to find concrete solutions for the problems of the numerous EU citizens and their family members impacted by the extraterritorial application of citizenship-based taxation - Website of the Committee on Petitions  
  • High Representative Borrell chairs the EU-Azerbaijan Cooperation Council, receives Oleg Serebrian, Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova for Reintegration 
  • Vice-President Jourová videoconference with Victoria Svanberg, President of News Media Europe and Mogens Blicher Bjerregård, President of the European Federation of Journalists, videoconference with Xavier Bouckaert, President of the European Magazine Media Association and Jean-Pierre de Kerraoul, President of the European Newspaper Publishers’ Association, videoconference with Karim Ibourki, President of the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services and Christophe Deloire, Secretary General of Reporters Without Borders, receives Guillaume de Posch, President of the Association of Commercial Television in Europe 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives Mustafa Rifat Hisarciklioglu, President of Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič participates in national hearings on fight and prevention against fire risks at the French Senate 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski receives members of the Comité du Commerce des céréales, aliments du bétail, oléagineux, huile d'olive, huiles et graisses et agrofournitures (COCERAL) to discuss facilitation of export of grains from Ukraine, receives Irena Šinko, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Slovenia. 
  • Commissioner McGuinness videoconference with Barry Marttin, President, Nina Schindler, CEO, and members of the Board of the European Association of Co-operative Banks (EACB), videoconference, with CEOs of the Dutch, French, German and Italian banking associations. 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides videoconference with Xavier Becerra, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services 

Wednesday – 20th July   

11 July - 15 July 2022 

Recent Developments

Monday – 11th July    

  • Eurogroup - Euro area macroeconomic challenges, IMF interim staff mission findings, 2023 fiscal policy orientations, digital euro implications, euro area enlargement (Croatia) - Eurogroup - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Informal Justice and Home Affairs Ministers meeting - impacts of war in Ukraine on security policies, IT system interoperability, future migration challenges, fight against child sexual abuse, launch of EU Support Hun for Internal Security and Border Management in Moldova - media-guide-jha-home-affairs-part.pdf (europa.eu) 
  • ​FISC Subcommittee – hearing on the role of tax incentives and exemptions in the framework of the reform of corporate taxation and in the promotion of European economies’ competitiveness. Draft programme - Website of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters  
  • BUDG Committee - Annual meeting with EU Agencies, and report of the Mission of the Committee on Budgets to Turkey - Website of the Committee on Budgets  
  • DEVE Committee joint debates with: 
  • AFET Committee - the situation in Ethiopia 
  • Delegation for relations with Afghanistan - an exchange of views with Commission representatives on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan after the earthquake 
  • Debrief on Development Committee delegation to Moldova (15-17 June 2022) - Website of the Committee on Development  
  • DROI Subcommittee – debates on:  
    • In association with the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (tbc) - Exchange of views on the human rights developments in Cuba one year after the peaceful mass demonstration of 11 July 2021 
    • The right to a fair trial and the application of non-refoulement: the extradition process on Julian Assange case, in the presence of Professor and Lawyer Aitor Martínez 
    • Public hearing on improving the protection and lives of dependent elderly and other dependent persons - Website of the Subcommittee on Human Rights  
  • SEDE Subcommittee - exchange of views with General Robert Brieger, Chair of the EU Military Committee on his new mandate in the context of the Russian war against Ukraine - Website of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence  
  • EMPL Committee - Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme during an exchange of views with Marian Jurečka (Czech Minister of Labour and Social Affairs), hearing on the escalating energy poverty and housing affordability crisis. (16.30 – 18.30) Draft programme - Website of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs  
  • ENVI Committee - Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme with Anna Hubáčková, Minister for the Environment, Czech Presidency, exchange of views with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on the latest developments linked to the renewal of the approval of glyphosate, sustainable Carbon Cycles (INI) - Website of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety  
  • IMCO Committee – report of IMCO delegation to Silicon Valley, San Francisco, public hearing on transparency and targeting of political advertising, amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 as regards the decisions of European standardisation organisations concerning European standards and European standardisation deliverables, exchange of views with youth representatives on IMCO matters - Website of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection  
  • AGRI Committee - Exchange of views with Zdeněk Nekula, Minister of Agriculture of the Czech Republic, on the priorities of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the field of agriculture, presentation of the study on “Agricultural potential in carbon sequestration: Humus content of land used for agriculture and CO2 storage”, organised by Policy Department B, Jointly with TRAN Committee - Exchange of views with Commission representatives (DG AGRI and DG MOVE) on Solidarity Lanes to facilitate Ukraine's agricultural export - Website of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development  
  • Joint BUDG CONT committee – debate on amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union - Consideration of draft report - Rapporteur: Nils UŠAKOVS (S&D, LV) 
  • AFET Committee - exchange of views with Miguel Ángel Moratinos, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations - Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs  
  • College of Commissioners’ seminar  
  • President von der Leyen receives Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg 
  • Commissioner Ferreira meeting with António Costa Silva, Minister for Economic Affairs of Portugal 
  • Commissioner Reynders in Prague, Czechia: meets with Anna-Maja Henriksson, Finnish Minister of Justice and with Judit Varga, Hungarian Minister of Justice

Tuesday – 12th July    

  • Informal Justice and Home Affairs Ministers meeting - impacts of war in Ukraine on security policies, IT system interoperability, future migration challenges, fight against child sexual abuse, launch of EU Support Hun for Internal Security and Border Management in Moldova - media-guide-jha-home-affairs-part.pdf (europa.eu) Economic and Financial Affairs Council - adoption of euro by Croatia, presentation of Czech Presidency work programme, economic situation in Europe, European Semester 2022, G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting, 2021 fiscal sustainability report - Economic and Financial Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • ​PEGA Committee of Inquiry - Hearing 'Israel and Spyware' - preparation for the PEGA delegation to Israel on 18 – 20 July, focus on fact-finding relating to the committee's mandate and on questions relating to the production and use of spyware in Israel - Website of the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware  
  • DROI Subcommittee In association with the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly - Exchange of views with Commissioner Leyner Palacios in the context of the final report published by the Colombian Commission of Truth on 28 June 2022 
  • In association with the Delegation for relations with Afghanistan - Exchange of views with Stella Ronner-Grubačić, EU Ambassador for Gender and Diversity, EEAS, on the Afghan Women Leaders Forum and the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan and Hareer Hashim, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Afghanistan Section (tbc) 
  • Exchange of views with Ambassador Christian Wenaweser, Permanent Mission of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations in New York, on the crime of aggression - Website of the Subcommittee on Human Rights  
  • FEMM Committee – debates on: 
    • Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (2021/0050(COD)) 
    • Council Presidency - Presentation by Marian Jurečka, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Czech Republic - Website of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality  
  • BUDG Committee - Interim report on the 2021 proposal for a revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework (2021/0429R(APP)), General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 - all sections (2022/0212(BUD)) - presentation of the Working Document on the Draft Budget 2023 - Website of the Committee on Budgets  
  • EMPL Committee – debates on: 
    • Reporting back to committee: Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms.   
    • 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) 
    • Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States.  
    • Improving working conditions in platform work.  
    • Revision of European Works Councils Directive. 
  • Vote on adequate minimum wages in the European Union. Co-rapporteurs: Dennis Radtke (EPP, DE) and Agnes Jongerius (S&D, NL) Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations - Website of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs  
  • ENVI Committee – debates on: 
    • Exchange of views with Vlastimil Válek, Minister of Health, Czech Presidency,  
    • Amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources 
    • Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency  
    • Presentation by the Commission, amending Regulation (EU) 2021/241 as regards REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, Directive 2003/87/EC and Decision (EU) 2015/1814  
    • Amending Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) and Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste  
    • Reporting of environmental data from industrial installations and establishing an Industrial Emissions Portal - Presentation by the Commission - Exchange of views 
    • Exchange of views with Zdeněk Nekula, Minister of Agriculture, Czech Presidency 
  • Votes on: 
    • Amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants - Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations  
    • Regulation on serious cross-border threats to health repealing Decision No 1082/2013/EU - Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations 
    • UN Climate Change Conference 2022 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27) - Adoption of question for oral answer to the Commission - Adoption of question for oral answer to the Council 
    • Making available on the Union market as well as export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 - Website of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety  
  • IMCO Committee – votes on: 
    • Amending Directive 2014/53/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment 2021/0291(COD) 
    • Establishing the European Union Single Window Environment for Customs and amending Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 2020/0306(COD 
    • AccessibleEU Centre in support of accessibility policies in the EU internal market IMCO/9/08346 2022/2013(INI)  
    • Amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 as regards the decisions of European standardisation organisations concerning European standards and European standardisation deliverables IMCO/9/08302 2022/0021(COD)  
    • Consumer credits IMCO/9/06432 2021/0171(COD)  
  • Debates on: 
    • Transparency and targeting of political advertising IMCO/9/07812 2021/0381(COD)  
    • Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme - with Jozef Síkela, Czech Minister of Industry and Trade 
    • Consumer protection in online video games: a European Single Market approach IMCO/9/08347 2022/2014(INI)  
    • With the Commission: Feedback on the "Digital Assembly" Conference, 21 -22 June 2022 - Website of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection  
  • AGRI Committee – Exchange of views with a Commission representative (DG AGRI) on the national strategic plan for the Common Agricultural Policy, Presentation by Commission representatives (DG AGRI) of the evaluation and impact assessment of Geographical indications and traditional specialties guaranteed protected in the EU 
  • Votes on: 
    • Statistics on agricultural input and output and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1165/2008 , (EC) No 543/2009, (EC) No 1185/2009 and Directive 96/16/EC - Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations  
    • A New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe - Adoption of draft report  - Website of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development  
  • DEVE Committee - vote on UN Climate Change Conference 2022 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27) - Adoption of opinion  
  • Debates on: 
    • Priorities of the Czech Presidency - Exchange of views with Jiří Kozák, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs 
    • General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 - all sections - exchange of views on budgetary amendments - Website of the Committee on Development  
  • SEDE Subcommittee – debates on: 
    • Exchange of views on the Joint EU-UN strategic partnership on peace operations and crisis management: stock-taking and priorities for the period 2022-2024 with Alison Weston, Head of Division, Partnerships and Task Force NATO, European External Action Service (EEAS) and Rory Keane, Head of Office, United Nations Liaison Office for Peace and Security 
    • In association with the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly - Exchange of views on EU-NATO cooperation following the NATO Summit – Stefano Sannino, Secretary General of the European External Action Service 
    • Exchange of views ahead of the SEDE ad hoc delegation to visit EU Training Mission in Mozambique, with Vice-Admiral Hervé Bléjean, Director General of the EU Military Staff (EUMS), Brigadier General Nuno Lemos Pires, force commander of EU Training Mission Mozambique, and Stefano Tomat, Director, Integrated Approach for Crisis Response, EEAS - Website of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence  
  • Joint Interparliamentary EMPL LIBE FEMM Meeting of Committee on the rights of Ukrainian women fleeing the war. Draft programme - Website of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs  
  • Joint ITRE CULT Committee vote on the New European Bauhaus (2021/2255(INI)) - adoption of draft report - Website of the Committee on Culture and Education  
  • President von der Leyen receives Roberto Fico, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy 
  • High Representative Borrell receives Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives Antonio Costa Silva, Portuguese Minister of the Economy and Maritime Affairs, receives Bernd Schaefer, CEO of EIT RawMaterials, receives Violeta Bulc, founder and curator of the Ecocivilisation thinktank 
  • Vice-President Vestager videoconference with Professor Mark W.J. Ferguson, Interim Chair of the Board of the European Innovation Council (EIC). 
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Martin Kupka, Minister of Transport of the Czech Republic 
  • Commissioner Gabriel receives, in Brussels, the Ambassador of the United States to the European Union, Mark Gitenstein 
  • Vice-President Schinas receives Bart Somers, Vice-Minister-President of the Government of Flanders, Flemish Minister for Home affairs, Administrative affairs, Civic integration and Equal opportunities, receives Miguel Angel Moratinos Cuyaubé, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, receives Reem Al Hashemi, Minister of State for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides videoconference with Marcos Montes, Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply of Brazil 
  • Commissioner Gabriel receives Slaven Maric and Zdravko Maric, organisers of the “Youth Sport Games” 
  • Commissioner Schmit receives Lodewijk Asscher, special adviser on labour market integration of people fleeing war in Ukraine 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski in Hanoi, Vietnam; meeting with Pham Binh Minh, Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, meets Than Dy Ngữ, Director of Hiệp Thành Organic Tea Company, representatives of the Vietnam Organic Association, and Vietnamese farmers. 
  • Commissioner Ferreira welcomes Hungarian Minister without portfolio for Land Development, Tibor Navracsics 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Christa Schweng, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), receives Leyner Palacios, Commissioner of the Colombian Truth Commission, receives Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates 
  • Commissioner Simson meeting with Maximilian Viessmann, CEO of Viessmann Group on REPowerEU, meeting with Knauf Energy Solutions on The New Winter Peak Challenges. 
  • Commissioner Gabriel lunch with the Ambassador of Japan to the EU, Yasushi Masaki 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni receives Roberto Fico, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives H.E. Mark Gitenstein, Ambassador of the United States of America to the EU, receives Reem Al-hashemi, Minister of State for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, receives Thomas Strobl, Baden-Württemberg's State Minister of the Interior 
  • Commissioner Hahn receives Gintarė Skaistė, Minister of Finance of Lithuania 
  • Commissioner Reynders in Prague, Czechia: participates in the informal Justice Council; meets with Vincent Van Quickenborne, Belgian Minister of Justice   

Wednesday – 13th July    

  • Informal Meeting of Environment Ministers, with Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, Ruslan, Strilets, in attendance, - biodiversity and nature conservation, environmental impacts of the war in Ukraine, climate change adaptations, international climate negotiations (COP27) - media-guide-envi-en.pdf (europa.eu)
  • COREPER I - Ukrainian driver documents, withdrawal of exemptions for heated tobacco products, distorting foreign subsidies in the internal market - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • ​COREPER II - EU strategy against proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, EU position at 12th Minister Conference of WTO, restrictive measures against Belarus, EU-New Zealand agreement on police cooperation, roadmap for global food security, temporary trade liberalisation with Moldova, use of European Peace Facility to support Nigerien Armed Forces, Russian restrictive measures, action plan for EU-Ukraine solidarity lanes to facilitate Ukrainian agricultural exports - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • ​CULT Committee – votes on: 
    • The impact of COVID-19 closures of educational, cultural, youth and sports activities on children and young people in the EU (INI)  
    • Budget 2023 - Adoption of budgetary amendments 
  • Debates on: 
    • Presentation of the priorities of the Czech Presidency 
    • Town Twinning in the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme within the EU and with third countries – Exchange of views with the Commission 
    • Public hearing on “Implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations” - in association with the AFET Committee (draft programme) - Website of the Committee on Culture and Education  
  • Special COVI Committee – debates on: 
    • Exchange of views with European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) on COVID-19 pandemic with Dr Andrea Ammon, Director of ECDC, Pierre Delsaux, Director-General of HERA 
    • Report on ongoing interinstitutional negotiations Information on the outcome of the inter-institutional negotiations on the Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on serious cross-border threats to health, repealing Decision No 1082/2013/EU (2020/0322(COD))  
    • Exchange of views with Chief Epidemiologists from EU Member States, panel I: Professor Dr Sotirios Tsiodras, Chief strategic advisor to the Hellenic Government on the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece; Professor Dr Erika Vlieghe, Chair of the COVID-19 Management Strategy Expert Group (GEMS) in Belgium 
    • Exchange of views with Exchange of views with Chief Epidemiologists from EU Member States, panel II: Dr Katharina Reich, Chair of the COVID-19 crisis coordination cell (GECKO) in Austria; Dr Clément Lazarus, Expert-Advisor to the General Directorate for International Health Security and Global Health in France; Dr Graça Freitas, Director General of Health in Portugal - Website of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future  
  • AFET Committee – debates on: 
    • Annual implementing report on the EU association agreement with Georgia - Consideration of draft report  
    • Jointly with INTA and AFCO Committees - Laying down rules for the exercise of the Union's rights in the implementation and enforcement of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part - Presentation of Commission proposal - 
    • Exchange of views with Jan Lipavský, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, on the priorities of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union 
    • Jointly with the SEDE Subcommittee and in association with the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (DNAT) Exchange of views with Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, on EU-NATO cooperation and the outcome of the NATO summit 
    • Presentation of a study on the economic reconstruction of Belarus: next steps after a democratic transition 
  • Votes on: 
    • Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Commission Vice President/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on Horn of Africa  
    • Recommendation to the Commission and the Commission Vice President/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the Renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood. A new agenda for the Mediterranean - Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs  
  • INTA Committee – debates on: 
    • State of play of ongoing trilogue negotiations - Reporting back to committee 
    • Conclusion of the negotiations for a Trade Agreement between the EU and New Zealand 
    • Presentation by Jozef Síkela, Minister of Trade, representing the President-in-Office of the Council, on the priorities of the Czech Presidency in the area of International Trade Policy 
    • Resilient supply chains in the EU trade to address current shortages (INI) - Website of the Committee on International Trade  
  • CONT Committee – Joint presentations with AGRI Committee 
    • ECA Special Report 14/2022 - The Commission’s response to fraud in the Common Agricultural Policy: Time to dig deeper -  
    • ECA Special Report 16/2022: Data in the Common Agricultural Policy - Unrealised potential of big data for policy evaluations -  
    • ECA Special Report 12/2022 - Durability in rural development. Most projects remain operational for the period required, but there are opportunities to achieve longer lasting results  
    • ECA Special Report 10/2022 - LEADER and community-led local development facilitates local engagement but additional benefits still not sufficiently demonstrated 
  • Debate on 2020 discharge: European Border and Coast Guard Agency - - Exchange of views with the Commission, Frontex management board and Frontex acting Executive Director - Website of the Committee on Budgetary Control  
  • ITRE Committee presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme: Exchange of views with Ivan Bartoš, Deputy Prime Minister for Digitisation and Minister of Regional Development (digital, telecommunications, ICT) and Jozef Síkela, Minister of Industry and Trade (industry, energy) 
  • Votes on: 
    • Measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, repealing Directive (EU) 2016/1148 - 2020/0359(COD) -  
    • Energy efficiency (recast) - 2021/0203(COD)  
    • Amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652 - 2021/0218(COD)  
    • Implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy - 2022/2008(INI)  
    • General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 - all sections - 2022/0212(BUD)  
  • Debates on: 
    • Implementation report on the European Innovation Council - 2022/2063(INI) 
    • Internal markets for renewable and natural gases and for hydrogen (recast) - 2021/0424(COD)  
    • Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme: Exchange of views with Vladimír Balaš, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports (research, innovation) and Martin Kupk, Minister of Transport (space) 
    • Common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and in hydrogen (recast) - 2021/0425(COD) - Website of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy  
  • LIBE Committee debates on: 
    • The Asylum Report 2022 by the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) - Presentation Nina Gregori, Executive Director of the EUAA 
    • Amending Directive (EU) 2019/1153 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards access of competent authorities to centralised bank account registries through the single access point - Consideration of draft report  
  • Votes on: 
    • Proposal for a Council decision determining, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded - Adoption of draft report - Rapporteur: Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield 
    • The situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2020 and 2021 (INI) - Adoption of draft report 
  • Debates on: 
    • Towards equal rights for persons with disabilities (INI) - Consideration of draft report
    • Racial justice, non-discrimination and anti-racism in the EU (INI) - Consideration of amendments  
    • Exchange of views on the state of play of the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive - Exchange of views 
    • Europol’s annual EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) - Presentation and exchange of views 
    • Mission Report following the LIBE mission to Vilnius, Lithuania, and Riga, Latvia, 1 to 3 March 2022 - Presentation of report on the outcome of the mission 
    • Mission Report following the LIBE mission to Greece, 2 to 4 November 2021 - Presentation of report on the outcome of the mission 
    • Activities of the Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group - Reporting back to committee 
    • Mission Report following the LIBE ad hoc mission to Malta, 23 to 25 May 2022 - Presentation of report on the outcome of the mission - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • ECON Committee public Hearing with Elke König, Chair of the Single Resolution Board (SRB), Economic Dialogue and exchange of views with Zbyněk Stanjura, ECOFIN President and Minister of Finance of the Czech Republic, appointment of the Chair of the Financial Reporting Board of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) - Public Hearing with Wolf Klinz, proposed by the Commission for the position 
  • Vote on appointment of the Chair of the Financial Reporting Board of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) - Website of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs  
  • AFCO Committee vote on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (recast) - Adoption of draft report - Vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations  
  • Debates on: 
    • 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) - Consideration of draft report - Decision on deadline for tabling amendments 
    • Laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections by Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (recast) - Consideration of draft opinion - Decision on deadline for tabling amendments - Website of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs  
  • JURI Committee - Hearing of candidates for the post of the Chair of the Sustainability Reporting Board of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG), Chair of the Sustainability Reporting Board of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) - deliberations following the hearing, Presentation by PolDep C of the IPR and open data study, a statute for European cross-border associations and non-profit organisations - Follow-up by the Commission - Website of the Committee on Legal Affairs  
  • AFCO Committee -vote on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (recast) - Adoption of draft report - Vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations - 
  • Debates on: 
    • 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) - Consideration of draft report - Decision on deadline for tabling amendments  
    • Laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections by Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (recast) - Consideration of draft opinion - Website of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs  
  • Visit of College of the Commissioners to Luxembourg, audience with HRH Henri Grand Duke of Luxembourg with the College of Commissioners; meeting with the Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, meeting with members of the European Court of Auditor 
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; meeting with Vo Tan Thanh, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry  

Thursday – 14th July    

  • Informal Meeting of Environment Ministers, with Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, Ruslan, Strilets, in attendance, - biodiversity and nature conservation, environmental impacts of the war in Ukraine, climate change adaptations, international climate negotiations (COP27) - media-guide-envi-en.pdf (europa.eu)
  • Informal meeting of European Affairs Ministers - Informal meeting of European affairs ministers (europa.eu)
  • EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Council in Podgorica, Montenegro - EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • INTA Committee – votes on: 
    • Outcome of the Commission’s review of the 15-Point Action Plan on trade and sustainable development - Adoption of question for oral answer - Adoption of motion for a resolution -  
    • Foreign subsidies distorting the internal market - Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations - Website of the Committee on International Trade  
  • JURI Committee – votes on: 
    • Responsible private funding of litigation - Adoption of draft report -  
    • Harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) and amending certain Union Legislative Acts - Adoption of draft opinion -  
    • Chair of the Sustainability Reporting Board of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) - decision on the proposal of a candidate 
    • Debate on protection of the environment through criminal law and replacing Directive 2008/99/EC - Exchange of views -Website of the Committee on Legal Affairs  
  • AFET Committee hearing on Eastern Partnership in the shade of war - Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs  
  • ITRE Committee - Public Hearing on How a European Chips Act will put Europe back in the tech race, exchange of views with the Commission on the upcoming legislative proposal on the supply of critical raw materials and on results of the latest survey for European companies and stakeholders: Disruptions in supply chains - Website of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy  
  • LIBE Committee – debates on: 
    • Fundamental Rights Report 2022 by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and Annual Report on the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU by the European Commission - Presentation by Michael O’Flaherty, Director of FRA - Presentation by the Commission 
    • Annual Report 2021 of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) - Presentation by Andrea Jelinek, Chair of the EDPB 
    • Exchange of views with the Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, in the framework of the Structured Dialogue - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • CONT Committee debate with AFCO Committee: 
    • ECA special report 17/2022 - External consultants at the European Commission - Scope for reform 
    • Study on 'The European Commission's use of consultants in preparing legislation' - Rapporteur:  
  • CONT Mission to Rome, Italy - 25-27 May 2022 
  • CONT mission to Poland (18 - 20 July 2022) - Exchange of views with Commission and OLAF in the light of the preparations of the mission to Poland - In camera  
  • ECA Special Report 08/2022 - ERDF support for SME competitiveness: design weaknesses decrease effectiveness of funding -  
  • With AGRI Committee - ECA Special Report 11/2022 - Protecting the EU budget: Better use of blacklisting needed - Website of the Committee on Budgetary Control  
  • High Representative Borrell in Montenegro: meets with Dritan Abazović, Prime Minister of Montenegro; chairs the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Council; meets with Milo Đukanović, President of Montenegro 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives a delegation of Slovak mayors, receives Micky Adriaansens, Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides in Rzeszow, Poland: meets with Adam Niedzielski, Minister of Health of Poland 
  • Commissioner Simson videoconference with Roberto Cingolani, Minister for Ecological Transition of Italy, videoconference with Anna Moskwa, Minister of Climate and Environment of Poland, videoconference with Robert Habeck, Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany, videoconference with Teresa Ribera, Minister for the Ecological Transition, and the Demographic Challenge of Spain 
  • Commissioner Johansson videoconference with Clare O’Neil, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security for Australia 
  • Commissioner Ferreira meeting with a Committee of Mayors of Catalonia, travel to Fundão, Portugal, to present the 2021-2027 Partnership Agreement with Portugal with Prime Minister Antonio Costa and Ministra da Presidência Mariana Vieira da Silva  
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski visit to Singapore  
  • Commissioner Hahn receives Jiří Georgiev, Deputy Finance Minister of the Czech Republic 
  • Commissioner Schmit videoconference with Klara Geywitz, German Federal Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Building, videoconference with Wendy Kopp, CEO of Teach for All 
  • Commissioner Reynders in The Hague, the Netherlands: co-hosts the Ukraine Accountability Conference (UAC); meets with Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict (SRSG-SVC). 

Friday – 15th July    

  • Informal meeting of European Affairs Ministers - Informal meeting of European affairs ministers (europa.eu)
  • High Representative Borrell in Montenegro: meets with Ranko Krivokapić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Montenegro. 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni participates via videoconference in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting 
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius meeting with Gitanas Nausėda, President of the Republic of Lithuania, meeting with Rokas Masiulis, CEO of the Lithuanian Electricity Transmission System Operator LITGRID 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski in Singapore; meets with S. Iswaran, Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, meets with Dr Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State of Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore. 

 4 July - 8 July 2022

Recent Developments

Monday – 4th July    

  • COREPER I - aquaculture, plant protection, scientific and technological cooperation with Brazil - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • Plenary debates on: 
    • US Supreme Court decision to overturn abortion rights in the United States and the need to safeguard abortion rights and Women’s health in the EU - 2022/2742(RSP)  
    • Loss of life, violence and inhumane treatment against people seeking international protection at the Spanish-Moroccan border - 2022/2748(RSP)  
    • Digital Services Act - 2020/0361(COD)  
    • Digital Markets Act - 2020/0374(COD)  
    • Adoption by Croatia of the euro on 1 January 2023 - 2022/0179(NLE)  
    • Women’s poverty in Europe - 2021/2170(INI)  
    • Negotiations for a cooperation agreement between the EU and Interpol - 2022/2025(INI)  
    • Indo-Pacific strategy in the area of trade and investment - 2021/2200(INI)  
    • EU-India future trade and investment cooperation - 2021/2177(INI)  
  • ENVI Committee - hearing of the candidate for the function of Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency - Exchange of views - Website of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety  
  • AFCO Committee – vote on amendment to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning Rule 216 on committee meetings (2022/2069(REG)) - Website of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs  
  • ​President von der Leyen delivers keynote at the Opening Ceremony of the Ukraine Recovery Conference, hosted jointly by Switzerland and Ukraine, meets with Manfred Weber, Iratxe García-Pérez and 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 
  • Vice-President Timmermans meets with Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg; meets with Werner Hoyer, and Ambroise Fayolle, respectively President and Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), inaugurates fast electric car charging facility ‘SuperChargy’ with François Bausch, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Mobility and Public Works, and Claude Turmes, Minister for Energy and Spatial Planning, meets with the European Investment Bank Climate and Environment Advisory Council, chaired by Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) 
  • Commissioner Johansson videoconference with Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for the UNHCR 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni videoconference with Pietro Labriola, CEO of TIM Group 
  • Commissioner Thierry Breton meets Bruno Le Maire, Minister for Economy, Finance and Recovery of France. 

Tuesday – 5th July    

  • COREPER II - Force Catalogue, Energy Charter Treaty - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Plenary debates on: 
    • Common European action on care - 2021/2253(INI)  
    • Mental health in the digital world of work - 2021/2098(INI)  
    • This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis - 2022/2717(RSP)  
    • EU initiatives to address the rising cost of living, including the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights - 2022/2749(RSP)  
    • EU action plan for the social economy - 2021/2179(INI)  
    • Question Time (Commission)Increasing EU ambitions on biodiversity ahead of COP 15 
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act - 2022/2594(DEA)  
    • 2021 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2021/2245(INI)  
    • 2021 Report on Serbia - 2021/2249(INI)  
    • 2021 Report on Kosovo - 2021/2246(INI)  
    • The EU and the defence of multilateralism - 2020/2114(INI)  
    • Addressing food security in developing countries - 2021/2208(INI)  
  • Plenary votes on: 
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners in Strasbourg 
  • Vice-President Šuica in Strasbourg, FR: attends the Ceremony in Honour of the First Woman President of the European Parliament, Simone Veil, organized by EP President, Roberta Metsola

Wednesday – 6th July    

  • Visit of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Fiala 
  • President Metsola meeting with the President of the European Investment Bank, Werner Hoyer 
  • Plenary debates on: 
    • Presentation of the programme of activities of the Czech Presidency - 2022/2708(RSP)  
    • Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 23-24 June 2022 - 2022/2707(RSP)  
    • Plenary votes on: 
    • Amendment to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning Rule 216 on committee meetings - 2022/2069(REG)  
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act - 2022/2594(DEA)  
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Technical standards for the application of position limits to commodity derivatives and procedures for applying for exemption from position limits - 2022/2640(DEA)  
    • Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Crisis measures in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors - 2022/0118(COD)  
    • 2021 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2021/2245(INI)  
    • 2021 Report on Serbia - 2021/2249(INI)  
    • 2021 Report on Kosovo - 2021/2246(INI)  
    • The EU and the defence of multilateralism - 2020/2114(INI)  
    • Addressing food security in developing countries - 2021/2208(INI)  
    • EU action plan for the social economy - 2021/2179(INI)  
    • Intersectional discrimination in the EU: socio-economic situation of women of African, Middle-Eastern, Latin-American and Asian descent - 2021/2243(INI)  
    • National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal - 2022/2734(RSP)  
    • The UK government’s unilateral introduction of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill and respect for international law - 2022/2744(RSP)  
    • Facilitating export of Ukrainian agricultural products: key for Ukrainian economy and global food security - 2022/2745(RSP)  
    • The Three Seas Initiative: challenges and opportunities - 2022/2750(RSP)  
    • Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2021 - 2021/2203(INI)  
    • Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2020 - 2021/2235(INI)  
    • The relations of the Russian government and diplomatic network with parties of extremist, populist, anti-European and certain other European political parties in the context of the war - 2022/2743(RSP)  
    • Taxing windfall profits of energy companies - 2022/2747(RSP)  
    • The Post-Cotonou Agreement - 2022/2715(RSP)  
    • Protection of the EU’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2020 - 2021/2234(INI)  
    • Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 144) 
    • The arrest of Cardinal Zen and the trustees of the 612 relief fund in Hong Kong - 2022/2751(RSP)  
    • The situation of indigenous and environmental defenders in Brazil, including the killing of Dom Philips and Bruno Pereira - 2022/2752(RSP)  
    • The situation in Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province - 2022/2753(RSP)  
  • Vice-President Vestager videoconference with Anna Moskwa, Polish Minister of Climate and Environment. 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni receives Marcello Minenna, Director of the Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski videoconference with representatives of Bavarian farmers associations 
  • Commissioner Schmit in Rome, Italy: participates in an event organised by the European Labour Authority in Italy in collaboration with Spain on the transnational aspects of platform work; meets with Andrea Orlando, Italian Minister of Labour and Social Affairs

Thursday – 7th July    

  • Plenary debates on: 
  • Plenary votes on: 
    • The arrest of Cardinal Zen and the trustees of the 612 relief fund in Hong Kong - 2022/2751(RSP)  
    • The situation of indigenous and environmental defenders in Brazil, including the killing of Dom Philips and Bruno Pereira - 2022/2752(RSP)  
    • The situation in Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province - 2022/2753(RSP)  
    • Sustainable aviation fuels (ReFuelEU Aviation Initiative) - 2021/0205(COD)  
    • Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2021 - 2021/2203(INI)  
    • Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2020 - 2021/2235(INI)  
    • Protection of the EU’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2020 - 2021/2234(INI)  
    • Better regulation: joining forces to make better laws- - 2021/2166(INI)  
    • US Supreme Court decision to overturn abortion rights in the United States and the need to safeguard abortion rights and Women’s health in the EU - 2022/2742(RSP)  
  • President Von Der Leyen and Vice-President Vestager participate in UN retreat in New York with United Nations Secretary General Guterres 
  • High Representative Borrell in Bali, Indonesia (until 8/07): participates in the G20 Foreign Minister's Meeting and holds bilateral meetings in the margins 
  • Vice-President Šuica in Zagreb, HR: meets with HR Minister of Social Affairs Marin Piletić 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski receives Abdellatif Ghedira, Executive Director of the International Olive Council. 

 Friday – 8th July  

  • President von der Leyen leads the European Commission delegation to the United Nations Retreat 
  • Commissioner Schmit receives representatives from UNI Europa 

27 June - 1 July 2022

Recent Developments:

Monday – 27th June    

  • European Council President Charles Michel attends the G7 Summit in Elmau, Germany, bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
  • Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy) - Fit for 55, decarbonisation, energy prices, gas storage, external energy relations - Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy) - Consilium (europa.eu)
    • LIBE Committee – debates on: 
      • State of play of the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive - Exchange of views with the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson 
      • Exchange of views on the migration situation in Greece - Exchange of views with Notis Mitarachi, Minister of Migration and Asylum of the Hellenic Republic 
      • Information exchange between law enforcement authorities of Member States, repealing Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA 
      • Establishing a collaboration platform to support the functioning of Joint Investigation Teams and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1726  
      • Budget 2023 - Consideration of budget amendments  
      • Conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and New Zealand, of the other part, on the exchange of personal data between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the authorities of New Zealand competent for fighting serious crime and terrorism - Presentation by the Commission 
    • Vote on: 
    • FISC Subcommittee exchange of views with Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni, Member of the European Commission responsible for Economy, on “The evaluation of the political and legislative follow-up to the works of the FISC Subcommittee” - Website of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters  
    • ENVI Committee – debates on: 
      • Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council Application of EU health and environmental standards to imported agricultural and agri-food products - Presentation by the Commission - Exchange of views 
      • Exchange of views with Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency (EEA) 
      • Exchange of views with Professor Ottmar Edenhofer, Chair of the European Scienitific Advisory Board on Climate Change 
      • UN Climate Change Conference 2022 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27) - Exchange of views on the basis of motion for a resolution - Website of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety  
    • TRAN Committee - Exchange of views with Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Infrastructure 
    • Presentation by Catharina Sikow-Magny SIKOW-MAGNY, Director DG ENER, on the RePowerEU plan and its implications for the transport sector 
    • Vote on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport (2021/0205(COD)) - adoption of draft report - Website of the Committee on Transport and Tourism  
  • President von der Leyen participates in the G7 Summit, in Germany 
  • Vice-President Timmermans attends the summer event of the TenneT offshore community; attends the German Marshall Fund Brussels Forum to speak about Climate Action in Uncertain Times; receives Darren Woods, President of ExxonMobil, meets with members of the Committee for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy from the Dutch House of Representatives; meets with members of the Social Democratic Party of the German Bundestag 
  • Vice-President Schinas in Athens, Greece : delivers opening remarks at the opening session of the Economic and social committee of Greece international conference “Climate crisis and social dialogue towards sustainable transition” 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič meets Jan Christian Vestre, Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry, meets Terje Aasland, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, meets Eivind Vad Petersson, State Secretary at the Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs 
  • Vice-President Jourová in Bucharest: meets Klaus Iohannis, president of Romania and Nicolae Ciucă, Prime Minister of Romania, 
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Catherine Russell, Executive Director UNICEF 
  • Commissioner Reynders receives David Crowe, winner of the EU-Qantas Journalist Award 

Tuesday – 28th June    

  • European Council President Charles Michel attends the G7 Summit in Elmau, Germany
  • Environment Council - Fit for 55, deforestation and forest degradation, EU waste shipment rules - Environment Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives Franziska Brantner, Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action 
  • Vice-President Jourová in Bucharest: meets Cătălin Predoiu, Minister of Justice of Romania and attends a joint meeting of Parliamentary committees on EU Affairs, Legal Affairs and Culture of the Senate of Romania and the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, meets Marian Enache, President of Constitutional Court of Romania, Lucian Bode, Minister of the Internal Affairs of Romania, heads of judicial institutions in Romania and representatives of magistrates associations 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni fireside chat with Paolo Bertoluzzo, CEO of Nexi SpA, receives Rolf Mützenich, the President of the SPD-Group in the German Bundestag, and his colleagues from the Board of the Group 
  • Commissioner Breton receives Franziska Brantner, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany, and a delegation of representatives of the Green Group in the German Parliament, receives Peter Wennink, President and CEO of ASML, receives Frank Appel, CEO of Deutsche Post, receives Greg Wyler, founder of E-SPACE, O3b and OneWeb satellite constellation 
  • Commissioner Schmit in Nienburg and Hannover, Germany: visits the ESF-funded youth workshops project Die Jugendwerkstatt Nienburg, together with Birgit Honé, Minister for Federal and European Affairs and Regional Development and the District Councillor 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski meets with representatives from Coldiretti, Brussels. 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič meets Krista Mikkonen, Minister of the Interior of Finland 
  • Vice-President Vestager meets with Adonis Georgiadis, Minister of Developments and Investments of the Hellenic Republic, Athens. 

Wednesday – 29th June    

  • European Council President Charles Michel attends the NATO Summit in Madid, Spain, bilateral meeting with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala in Prague, Czechia
  • COREPER I - Western and Central Pacific fisheries conservation management, Russian military aggression implications for fishery and aquaculture supply chains - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER II - recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements in civil and commercial matters, restrictive measures to combat terrorism, information system for conviction information on third-country nationals, EU Border Assistance and Police Missions for the Palestinian Territories, financial digital operational resilience, establishing an independent EU ethics body - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Vice-President Timmermans videoconference with Sharon Dijksma, Mayor of Utrecht (the Netherlands), receives Morten Thorsby, professional footballer and founder of the We Play Green foundation, meets with, Dan Jørgensen, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities; and attends the ‘Grand Départ’ of the Tour de France alongside Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark 
  • Vice-President Schinas receives with Commissioner Kyriakides the board of EFPIA 
  • Vice-President Šuica receives Ukrainian Minister of Social Policy, Maryna Lazebna 
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Marlehn Thieme, Chairwoman of the ZDF Television Council, receives Professor Garton Ash, Professor of European Studies at St Antony’s College, Oxford 
  • Vice-President Vestager meets with Sorin Grindeanu, Romanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Infrastructure. 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni meeting with Austrian Finance Minister Magnus Brunner, OeNB Governor Robert Holzmann, the Chairwoman of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) Pamela Rendi-Wagner and debate with members of the Budgetary and Economy Committees of the National Council, receives Nicola Zingaretti, President of Lazio Region 
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Michael Landau, President of Caritas Austria and Eva Welskop-Deffaa, President of Caritas Germany 
  • Commissioner Schmit receives Michael Landau, President of Caritas Europa and Caritas Austria and Eva Maria Welskop-Deffaa, President of Caritas Germany 

Thursday – 30th June    

  • President Metsola meeting with the Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern 
  • Joint DEVE AGRI meeting – exchange of views with Executive Director David Beasley of the World Food Programme on "Food security: How to prevent a major global hunger crisis" - Website of the Committee on Development  
  • ECON Committee public hearing with Andrea Enria, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB 
  • Vote on the impact of new technologies on taxation: crypto and blockchain (INI) - Website of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs  
  • AGRI Committee - Debrief of the mission to the Polish border with Ukraine, Presentation by a Commission representative (DG AGRI) of the evaluation report on the information policy on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) - Website of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development  
  • ENVI Committee – debates on: 
    • General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 - all sections 
    • Exchange of views with Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 
    • Exchange of views with Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, on EU biodiversity actions and presentation of the Commission proposal for a nature restoration regulation and of the communication on the EU’s International Ocean Governance Agenda  -Website of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety  
  • ING2 Special Committee - in association with the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) - Exchange of views with Věra Jourová, Vice-President for the Values and Transparency, European Commission - Website of the Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation (INGE 2)  
  • AFCO Committee – debates on: 
  • Amendment to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning Rule 216 on committee meetings - Consideration of draft report 
  • Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations - Exchange of views with the Director of the Authority, Pascal Schonard, on the Annual Activity Report 2021 of the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations - Website of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs  
  • President von der Leyen receives Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand 
  • Vice-President Timmermans meets with, Dan Jørgensen, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities; and attends the ‘Grand Départ’ of the Tour de France alongside Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark 
  • Vice-President Šuica participates in the event for the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China 
  • Vice-President Schinas in Barcelona, Spain: meets with Pere Aragonés, President of the Catalan government, participates to a roundtable discussion with José Sánchez Llibre, President of Foment del Treball 
  • Commissioner Schmit receives Jokin Bildarratz, Basque Regional Minister for Education 
  • Commissaire Schmit receives Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, Mayor of Rouen, President of the Rouen-Normandy Metropolitan Region 
  • Commissioner Johansson videoconference with Georgios Gerapetritis, Minister of State, Notis Mitarachi, Minister for Migration and Asylum, Takis Theodorikakos, Minister for Citizens’ Protection and Ioannis Plakiotakis, Minister of Shipping and Insular Policy for Greece 
  • Commissioner Schmit receives Gergely Karácsony Mayor of Budapest 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives Siobhan Walsh, CEO of GOAL, Liam O'Dwyer, Secretary General of the Irish Red Cross, Jim Clarken, CEO of Oxfam Ireland, Jane-Ann McKenna, CEO of Dóchas, Angela O'Neill, Head of Global Partnerships and Funding, Trócaire, receives Miguel Ceara Hatton, Minister of Economic, Planning, and Development of the Dominican Republic

 Friday – 1st July  

  • Visit of the College of Commissioners to the Czech Presidency 
  • Vice-President Timmermans conversation on bridging the generational divide in dealing with Climate Crisis and War in Europe ; meets with Dan Jørgensen, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities in Copenhagen, Denmark 

20 - 24 June 2022

Recent Developments:

Monday – 20th June    

  • European Council President Charles Michel meeting with ECB President Christine Lagarde, videoconference with Latvian, Polish and Slovenian heads of government 
  • EU-Kazakhstan Cooperation Council – political, economic and trade matters, regional and international development and security cooperation - EU-Kazakhstan Cooperation Council - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • Foreign Affairs Council – current affairs, Horn of Africa, EU-Egypt relations, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, informal lunch discussion with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Hassan Shoukry - Foreign Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • COREPER II – Ukraine’s, North Macedonia’s and Albania’s EU membership applications, Schengen Information System - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • President Metsola visit to Helsinki, Finland 
  • Top of Form 
  • 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) - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/empl/home.html 
  • ECON Committee - Monetary Dialogue with Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank 
  • Votes on:  
    • provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations on prudential treatment of global systemically important institution groups, so called "Daisy chain" regulation 
    • Adoption by Croatia of the euro on 1 January 2023 (2022/0179(NLE)) - adoption of draft report  
    • Adoption of draft report on European long-term investment funds (2021/0377(COD)) - Website of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs  
  • Joint AFCO LIBE Committee - Presentation of a Study "The Commission's Rule of Law Report and the EU Monitoring and Enforcement of Article 2 TEU Values" commissioned by the Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs  
  • Joint Public Hearing on the "Rule of law mechanisms in the European Union"  
  • Debate on 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  
  • Exchange of views with Commission representatives: presentation of the COM proposal for recast by Ana Gallego, Director General, European Commission's Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST) - Website of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs  
  • COVI Special Committee - exchange of views with Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market - Website of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future  
  • Joint AFET DEVE Committee - Exchange of views with Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - Website of the Committee on Development  
  • Vice-President Jourová in Bonn: speaks at the Global Media Forum and meets Claudia Roth, Federal Minister of State for Culture and the Media of Germany 
  • Vice-President Timmermans receives representatives with Fortescue Future industries, a global energy company developing a portfolio of renewable energy and green hydrogen projects. 
  • Vice-President Schinas receives Sergiu Litvinenco, Minister of Justice of Moldova 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski videoconference at the G7 Ministerial Conference on “Uniting for Global Food Security”. 
  • Commissioner Hahn meeting with Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO of the Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority, receives Lilyana Pavlova, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank 
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Sergiu Litvinenco, Moldovan Minister of Justice, videoconference with representatives of Twitch 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi attends informal working breakfast with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer, hosted by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy; Luxembourg 
  • Commissioner Johansson meets with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarusian democratic opposition leader 
  • Commissioner Gabriel receives, in Brussels, the Presidents of the Technical University of Munich, TUM, and the Technical University of Denmark, DTU, on the Innovation agenda. 
  • Commissioner Ferreira receives Polish delegation of MEP’s and members of the Polish Sejm  

Tuesday – 21st June    

  • General Affairs Council – preparation for the European Council Summit, Conference on the Future of Europe - General Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • President Metsola meeting with the President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö, meeting with the Speaker of Eduskunta, the Parliament of Finland, Matti Vanhanen, 
  • Joint EMPL FEMM Committee – Vote on a common European action on care (2021/2253(INI)) - Website of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs  
  • COVI Special Committee - Exchange of views with Věra Jourová, Vice-President of the European Commission, Commissioner for Values and Transparency - Website of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future  
  • AFCO Committee - Debates on: 
    • Possible modification to the Rules of Procedure in order to allow for committee meetings in hybrid mode - exchange of views 
    • General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 - all sections - consideration of budget amendments  
    • Study on "Improving urgency procedures and crisis preparedness within the European Parliament and EU institutions" - presentation of a study commissioned by the Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs by Dr. Andreas Maurer, Jean Monnet Chair for Political Science and European Integration Studies, School for Social and Political Sciences, University of Innsbruck, Austria - Website of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs  
  • PEGA Committee of Inquiry - Exchange with NSO, Public hearing on ‘Stock-taking of EU spyware providers’ with Edin Omanovic, Privacy International; Stephanie Kirchgaessner, the Guardian; dr Ben Wagner, TU Delft - Website of the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware  
  • Vice-President Jourová meeting with Sergiu Litvinenco, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Moldova 
  • Vice-President Schinas receives Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee 
  • Commissioner Simson participates in a panel discussion at the Three Seas Summit and Business Forum in Riga 
  • Commissioner Hahn receives Pamela Rendi-Wagner, Chairwoman of the Social Democratic Party of Austria 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni receives Mr Attilio Fontana, President of the Lombardia region 
  • Commissioner Gabriel receives, in Brussels, Nadi Albino and Sood Deepali, Members of the Board of the GenU 
  • Commissioner Ferreira meeting with Thomas Stelzer, Minister President Upper Austria at the Berlaymont, meeting with Pepe Provenzano Vice-Chair of the Democratic Party of Italy, meeting with Juan Lobato, leader of the PSOE 
  • Commissioner Breton in Lisbon, Portugal: meeting with António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal. 
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Nadejda Iordanova, Bulgarian Minister of Justice 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni meeting with Luigi Ferraris, CEO of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, meeting with Juan Lobato, leader of the PSOE 
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Nadeja Iordanova, Minister of Justice for Bulgaria 
  • Commissioner Gabriel receives, in Brussels, the President of IOC, Intl Paralympic Committee President’s Parsons and the EOC’s President Capralos 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski in Bavaria; participates in Bavarian Council of Ministers meeting; holds press conference with Minister President Dr. Markus Söder and Minister of State Michaela Kaniber 

Wednesday – 22nd June    

  • COREPER I – Romanian accession to Schengen, fertilising product compounds, Galileo and GPS-satellite navigation - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • COREPER II – screening of third-country nationals, establishment of Eurodac biometric data, European Development Fund – Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • President Metsola meeting with President of the German Bundesrat, Bodo Ramelow, visit of Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenković, meeting with the President of the Government of Spain Pedro Sánchez 
  • Plenary Session Votes on:
  • Debates on: 
    • This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenković - 2022/2709(RSP)  
    • 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 - 2022/2660(RSP)  
    • Candidate status of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia - 2022/2716(RSP)  
    • Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals - 2022/2002(INI)  
    • Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility - 2021/2251(INI)  
    • Inclusion measures within Erasmus+ 2014-2020 - 2021/2009(INI)  
    • 2021 Report on Montenegro - 2021/2247(INI)  
    • Future of EU-Africa trade relations - 2021/2178(INI)  
    • Future of EU international investment policy - 2021/2176(INI)  
    • Draft amending budget No 3/2022: financing reception costs of people fleeing Ukraine - 2022/0126(BUD)  
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners 
  • High Representative Borrell videoconference with G7 Foreign Ministers 
  • Vice-President Schinas in Paris, France : participates to the EU-US Justice and Home affairs Council, receives Aziz Abdukhakimov, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism and Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan 
  • Vice-President Jourová in Washington: speaks at 2022 EU-US Defense & Future Forum 
  • Vice-President Šuica recieves Mr Apostolos Tzitzikostas, President of the Committee of the Regions 
  • Commissioner Johansson in Paris, France: attends the EU – US Justice and Home Affairs Council  
  • Commissioner Gentiloni receives Giuseppe Provenzano, Former Italian Minister for the South   

Thursday – 23rd June    

  • European Council Summit - wider Europe; global food security crisis, membership applications from Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia; economic issues; the Conference on the Future of Europe, and external relations - European Council - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • EU-Western Balkans Leaders’ Meeting – EU integration, Russian aggression against Ukraine, geostrategic challenges, regional brain-drain challenges, Russian regional influence - EU-Western Balkans leaders' meeting - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • Plenary Session debates on: 
    • Gas storage - 2022/0090(COD)  
    • 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 - 2022/2710(RSP)  
    • Address by Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia 
  • Plenary votes on: 
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Antimicrobials or groups of antimicrobials reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans - 2022/2693(RSP)  
    • 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 - 2022/2694(RSP)  
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize NK603 × T25 × DAS-40278-9 and its sub-combination T25 × DAS-40278-9 - 2022/2713(RSP)  
    • EU Digital COVID Certificate - Union citizens - 2022/0031(COD)  
    • EU Digital COVID Certificate - third-country nationals - 2022/0030(COD)  
    • Draft amending budget No 3/2022: financing reception costs of people fleeing Ukraine - 2022/0126(BUD)  
    • Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2022/001 FR/Air France – France - 2022/0143(BUD)  
    • Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2021/008 EL/Attica electrical equipment manufacturing – Greece - 2022/0170(BUD)  
    • Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - NL nominee - 2022/0805(NLE)  
    • Renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil - 2021/0336(NLE)  
    • Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters: accession by the European Union - 2021/0208(NLE)  
    • Illegal logging in the EU - 2022/2523(RSP)  
  • Vice-President Timmermans receives Ralf Krewinkel, Director of the Western Mining Region Cleaning Service (RWM), receives Terje Aasland, Minister for Petroleum and Energy of Norway 
  • Vice-President Jourová in Washington: meets Anna Brugmann, Manager of Policy Development and Kevin Grant, Chief Partnerships Officer of Report for America, US Congresswomen Lori Trahan and representatives of The Washington Post Press Freedom Partnership, meets Wendy Sherman, US Deputy State Secretary of State 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives Judit Varga, Minister of Justice of Hungary 
  • Commissioner Breton receives Anders Jensen, CEO of Viaplay Group 
  • Commissioner McGuinness videoconference with Rob Jetten, Minister for Climate and Energy Policy of The Netherlands 
  • Commissioner Reynders participates in the EU-US Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial meeting; meets with Bruno Lemaire (French Minister for the Economy and Finance), and Alejandro Mayorkas (US Secretary of Homeland Security) 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski receives Miguel Patricio, Global CEO of the Kraft Heinz Company, receives Birthe Steenberg, Secretary General of the Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Trade (AVEC)

 Friday – 24th June  

  • European Council Summit - wider Europe; global food security crisis, membership applications from Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia; economic issues; the Conference on the Future of Europe, and external relations - European Council - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • President Metsola visit to Malta 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič videoconference with the CEO of Extremadura New Energies, Ramon Jimenez 
  • Vice-President Jourová in Washington: meets with representatives of tech industry, speaks at roundtable on “How to tackle freedom of speech and disinformation in the digital age” in Brookings and visits Pew Research Center 
  • Commissioner Breton meets with Wolfgang Schäuble, former President of the Bundestag 

13 - 17 June  2022

Recent Developments

 Monday – 13th June 

Tuesday – 14th June 

  • Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) - in Geneva at the WTO Ministerial Conference - rev-background-fac-trade-20221206_en-docx.pdf (europa.eu) 
  • Employment, Social Policy, Health, and Consumer Affairs Council (Health) - European Health Data Space, EU global health strategy, cross border health threat regulation, medical devices, health technology assessment, health and humanitarian situation in Ukraine - Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Health) - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • ENVI Committee exchanges with: 
    • The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on the outbreak of monkeypox 
    • Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Commission on the outcome of the UNEA-5 and on the preparations for a global treaty tackling plastic pollution 
  • Votes on: 
    • Key objectives to the CITES CoP19 meeting in Panama - Adoption of question for oral answer 
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) to the Commission Implementing Decision on the annual renewal of the conditional marketing authorisation for the medicinal product for human use "Veklury - remdesivir"  
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize NK603 × T25 × DAS-40278-9 and its sub-combination T25 × DAS-40278-9, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D080148)  
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from 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, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council  
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) designating antimicrobials or groups of antimicrobials reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council - Website of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety  
  • ECON Committee – structured dialogue with Mairead McGuinness, Commissioner for Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union, vote on Banking Union – annual report 2021 (INI) - Website of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs  
  • PEGA Committee of Inquiry - ‘Big Tech and Spyware' - Website of the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware  
  • AGRI Committee – debate on school's scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products foreseen by the Common Market Organisation Regulation, exchange with Markian Dmytrasevych, Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, responsible for exports issue - Website of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development  
  • EMPL Committee – votes on: 
    • Mental Health in the Digital World of Work 
    • The EU Action plan for the social economy (2021/2179(INI)) 
    • Situation of marginalised Roma communities living in settlements in the EU (2022/2662(RSP)) 
  • Exchange of views with Commissioner Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights)  - debate in committee as part of the structured dialogue - Website of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs  
  • AFET Committee - votes on: 
    • Report on the 2021 Commission Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (2021/2245(INI)) 
    • Report on the 2021 Commission Report on Kosovo (2021/2246(INI)) 
    • Report on the 2021 Commission Report on Serbia (2021/2249(INI))  
  • Debates: 
    • Exchange with Lord Chris Patten on the current political situation in Hong Kong (10.15 – 12.30) 
    • Exchange of views with the European Committee of the Regions on the role of regions in the EU strategy on Southern Neighbourhood 
    • The protection of the Union and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries (2021/0406(COD))  
    • Hearing: The EU and Antarctica a foreign policy perspective. Draft agenda (14.30 – 15.45) 
    • Promoting regional stability and security in the broader Middle East region (2020/2113(INI)) 
    • Parliamentary elections in Lebanon • Debrief by the European Parliament Election Observation Delegation - Exchange of views with European External Action Service (EEAS) representatives 
    • Debriefing of the AFET mission to Albania and Montenegro of 23-26 May 2022 - Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs  
  • DEVE Committee  - Public Hearing - Achieving more efficient humanitarian action: advancing the humanitarian[1][1]development-peace nexus in a multilateral system - Website of the Committee on Development  
  • Joint ECON ENVI Committee meeting – vote on Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 as regards economic activities in certain energy sectors and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2178 as regards specific public disclosures for those economic activities - Website of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety  
  • ITRE Committee  - vote on harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) and amending certain Union Legislative Acts, European support to the Ukrainian research community 
  • Presentation by Commissioner Kadri Simson, Commissioner for Energy, of the REPowerEU Plan  
  • Amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 as regards establishing a framework for a European Digital Identity  
  • Presentation by Timo Pesonen, Director-General for Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS), on Defence Investment Gaps - Website of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy  
  • DEVE Committee  - debates on 
  • Vote on a New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe - Adoption of draft report - Website of the Committee on Development   
  • President von der Leyen travels to Jerusalem, Israel and Ramallah, Palestine 
  • High Representative Borrell receives Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana; receives Olga Sánchez Cordero, President of the Senate of Mexico 
  • Vice-President Schinas receives John Stankey, AT&T Chief Executive Officer 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Khashayar Farmanbar, Swedish Minister for Energy and Digital Development, Mikael Damberg, Swedish Minister for Finance, Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson, Swedish Minister for Business, Industry & Innovation, Stockholm. 
  • Vice-President Jourová in Madrid: speaks at Forum Nueva Economía and at the meeting of the Justice Committee of the Spanish Parliament and meets representatives of civil society organizations, meeting Félix Bolaños, Minister of the Presidency of Spain, Nadia Calviño, First Vice-President of the Government and Minister for the Economy and Digital of Spain and Pilar Llop Cuenca, Minister of Justice of Spain 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives CEO of DTEK, Ukraine, Maxim Timchenko, receives Bojan Marichikj, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs of North Macedonia, meets Israeli Minister of Immigrant Absorption, Pnina Tamano-Shata 
  • Commissioner McGuinness videoconference, with Dr Christian Ossig, CEO of the Bundesverbandes deutscher Banken e. V. to discuss financial literacy 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen visits Panama City, Panama 
  • Commissioner Gabriel receives, in Brussels, H.E. Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Head of Misson of Egypt on cooperation between Egypt and the EU on Research and Innovation, Culture and Education 
  • Commissioner Ferreira travel to Vilnius and Kaunas in Lithuania to present the Partnership Agreement with Gintarè Skaiste, Min of Finance Rep Lithuania and visit projects funded by the Cohesion funds 
  • Commissioner Hahn receives Gergely Karácsony, Mayor of Budapest 
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Gergely Karácsony, Mayor of Budapest 
  • Commissioner Johansson in Stockholm, Sweden: gives an address at the Baltic Sea Parliamentary conference  

Wednesday – 15th May 

  • ​Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) - in Geneva at the WTO Ministerial Conference - rev-background-fac-trade-20221206_en-docx.pdf (europa.eu)
  • COREPER I - fish stocks, international trade in endangered flora and fauna - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER II - third country access to EU public procurement markets, transparency and targeting of political advertising, autonomous tariff quotas, external dimensions of terrorist and violent threats, restrictive measures against ISIL/Da'esh, preliminary assessment of the Conference on the Future of Europe proposals, EU-New Zealand relations, daisy chain (CRR/BRRD) regulation, coordinated EU reponse to hybrid campaigns, EU-Ghana relations - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • CONT Committee – debates on:  
    • The OLAF Annual report 2021 - Exchange of views with OLAF Director-General, Ville Itälä -  
    • The OLAF Supervisory Committee Annual Activity Report 2021 - Exchange of views with the Chairman of the Supervisory Committee, Jan Mulder and Members of the Supervisory Committee  
    • Study on 'COVID-19 impact on EU public administration - Presentation by Policy Department on Budgetary Affairs (PolDep D)  
    • Information exchange between law enforcement authorities of Member States, repealing Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA 
    • Workshop on 'EU customs control mechanisms and their possible improvement'  
    • Partial renewal of the European Court of Auditors (2022) - NL nominee - Hearing of Stephanus Abraham Blok candidate nominated by the Netherlands 
    • Vote and adoption of draft report - Website of the Committee on Budgetary Control  
  • IMCO Committee  - debates on: 
    • Establishing the European Union Single Window Environment for Customs and amending Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 - (2020/0306(COD)) 
    • Amending Directive 2014/53/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment (common charger) (2021/0291(COD)) 
    • IMCO delegation to Silicon Valley, San Francisco - Reporting back to committee 
    • AccessibleEU Centre in support of accessibility policies in the EU internal market - (2022/2013(INI))  
    • The impact of the Russian aggression and the response by the European Union in the field of Customs - with the Commission 
    • Laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Regulation (EU) 305/2011 (2022/0094(COD)) 
    • Amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 as regards the decisions of European standardisation organisations concerning European standards and European standardisation deliverables (2022/0021(COD))  
    • Exchange of views on impacts of the Russian Aggression on the Digital single Market (to be confirmed) - with the Commission - Website of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection  
  • TRAN Committee  - Presentation by the Commission on the recent proposals related to the situation in Ukraine, Presentation by the Commission on the results of the 2021 CEF Transport call for proposals, Meeting of the Tourism Task Force: Exchange of views on the promotion of "Destination Europe", Public hearing on delivering multimodal ticketing for smarter travel - Website of the Committee on Transport and Tourism  
  • CULT Committee - vote on harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) and amending certain Union Legislative Acts (2021/0106(COD)) 
  • Debates on: 
    • Draft Budget 2023: Presentation of the CULT Rapporteur’s approach to budgetary amendments 
    • European Schools: Study presentation and exchange of views 
    • Exchange of views with the Commission on combatting child sexual abuse 
    • Structured dialogue with Commissioner Thierry Breton 
    • Public hearing on The United Kingdom and Erasmus+ - Website of the Committee on Culture and Education  
  • LIBE Committee  - Debates on: 
    • European Drug Report 2022: Trends and Developments - presentation by Alexis GOOSDEEL, Director, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction  
    • Situation of the rule of law in Poland - exchange of views on the timing of and certain conditions for the approval of Poland’s recovery and resilience plan in the context of persisting problems as regards the rule of law in Poland - exchange of views with the Executive Vice-President for An Economy that Works for People, Valdis Dombrovskis and Commissioner for Economy, Paolo Gentiloni  
    • Right-wing extremism in the EU - Study by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs  
    • Proposal for a Council decision determining, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded (2018/0902R(NLE)) 
    • The situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2020 and 2021 (2021/2186(INI))  
    • Jointly with ECON Committee: Establishing the authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) 1094/2010, (EU) 1095/2010 (2021/0240(COD)) -  
    • Jointly with FEMM Committee: Presentation by the Anti-trafficking Coordinator of the Anti-Trafficking Plan to protect people fleeing the war in Ukraine 
    • Presentation by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) on the fundamental rights implications of the war in Ukraine within the EU - presentation by Michael O’Flaherty, Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights 
    • Recommendations on the negotiations for a cooperation agreement between the European Union and the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO-INTERPOL) (2022/2025(INI)) 
    • Presentation of the policy document setting out the multiannual strategic policy for European integrated border management - presentation by the Commission (to be confirmed) - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • PETI Committee  - public hearing on  “The environmental and social impacts of new renewable energies in Europe” - programme 
  • Debates on renewable energies 
    • Petition 0148/2021 by Vasilis Eleftheriou (Greek) on the environmental impact of wind farms in Agrafa, Greece CM – 
    • Petition 0402/2019 by Guillaume Boraud (French), on behalf of Défense Des Marais de l’Estuaire (DDME), on the wind turbines project along the Gironde estuary (Natura 2000) - Website of the Committee on Petitions  
  • DROI Subcommittee  - Debates on: 
    • Exchange of views on the developments in the field of the rule of law and human rights in the Philippines after the Presidential elections of 9 May 2022, in the presence of: Julio Teehankee Professor at De La Salle University, Manila, Pia Ranada, journalist from Rappler, Karen Gomez Dumpit, former Commissioner, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines. (09.00 – 10.00) 
    • The protection of journalists around the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter exchange with: Dr Tamsin Mitchell, author of the In-Depth Analysis ‘Safety of journalists in non-EU countries: state and non-state protection mechanisms and the role of the EU’, Christophe Deloire, Secretary General of Reporters Without Borders,  Jean-Paul Marthoz, journalist, coordinator of the Council of Europe’s report on Safety of Journalists’ Platform on press freedom in Europe and former foreign affairs editor of Le Soir, Aye Min Thant, journalist, editor for Frontier Myanmar and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Zapiro, journalist and editorial cartoonist in the South-African Daily Maverick, and Anton Barbashin, Editorial Director, Riddle  
    • Exchange of views on the recent developments in Ethiopia in the context of the follow-up to the European Parliament urgency resolutions on the matter adopted on 26 November 2020 and 7 October 2021 (16.45 – 17.45) 
    • In association with the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee, the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, and the Delegation for relations with Belarus: Follow-up to the European Parliament resolution on the coordination of the various mechanisms established for the fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine, in the presence of: Geoffrey Robertson QC and the first President of the War Crimes Court in Sierra Leone (2002-2007), Jonathan Agar, Special Assistant to the Prosecutor, Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court, Myroslava Krasnoborova, Liaison Prosecutor for Ukraine at Eurojust, and Anton Korynevych, Ambassador-at-large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine  - Website of the Subcommittee on Human Rights  
  • SEDE Subcommittee – debates on: 
    • Outcome of the Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) of 17 May, and the Special meeting of the European Council of 30-31 May 2022, including on the implementation of the Strategic Compass and Russia’s war against Ukraine with Charles Fries, Deputy Secretary General for Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) of the European External Action Service 
    • Exchange of views with Jiří Šedivý, Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency - Website of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence  
  • INTA Committee debate on trade related aspects of the digital transition - Website of the Committee on International Trade  
  • Joint AFET DROI SEDE structured dialogue on the Commission Work Programme: Exchange of views with Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi , Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement - Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs  
  • Joint CULT PETI public hearing - The United Kingdom and Erasmus+. Programme - Website of the Committee on Culture and Education  
  • President von der Leyen visit to Cairo, Egypt, and Amman, Jordan 
  • High Representative Borrell in New York, United States: meets with Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator of the United Nations; meets with António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations 
  • Vice-President Schinas receives Georges Stassis, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of PPC (Public Power Corporation), Vice-President Schinas receives Jason Liberty, President and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Group, receives Tibor Navracsics, Hungarian Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds 
  • Vice-President Jourová in Madrid: meets Pedro González-Trevijano, President of the Constitutional Court, Carlos Lesmes, President of the General Council of the Judiciary, Irene Montero, Minister for Equality of Spain and representatives of media groups 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with George Soros, Founder & Chair of the Open Society Foundations, meeting with Ali Taha Koç, Head of the Digital Transformation Office in the Turkish Presidency, meeting with Tibor Navracsics, Hungarian Minister of Regional Development & EU Funds. 
  • Vice-President Šuica receives Tibor Navracsics, Hungarian Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds, receives Grzegorz Posnanski, Director General for the Secretariat of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) 
  • Commissioner McGuinness meeting with Brian Hayes, CEO of the Banking and Payment Federation Ireland (BPFI) (Brussels), videoconference with Max Elger, Minister for Financial Markets of Sweden 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen visits Quito, Ecuador 
  • Commissioner Gabriel receives, in Brussels, Megan Woods, New Zeeland’s Minister for Research, Science and Innovation, videoconference with Robbert Dijkgraaf, Dutch Minister for Education, Research & Innovation 
  • Commissioner Ferreira meeting with Gitanas Nauseda, President of Lithuania 
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Mark Gitenstein, Ambassador of the United States of America to the European Union, receives Mathias Cormann, Secretary General of the OECD 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives member of KfW Group’s Executive Board, Christiane Laibach, videoconference with Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Olha Stefanishyna, receives Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) and Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) delegation 

Thursday – 16th June   

  • Eurogroup - Euro area enlargement (Croatia), Greece, Cyrpus, Portugal, Ireland and Spain surveillance reports, ECB debrief, Banking Union - Eurogroup - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Employment, Social Policy, Health, and Consumer Affairs Council (Social) - platform work directive, European Semester, Porto Social Summit: one year later, individual learning accounts, fair transition towards climate neutrality, social imbalances procedure, employment and disability - Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Social) - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • President Metsola meeting with the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Fiala, the Speaker of the Czech Parliament, Markéta Pekarova Adamová, in Prague. 
  • CULT Committee exchange of views on the war against Ukraine: media freedom, fight against disinformation and the protection of journalists - in association with the LIBE and INGE committees - Website of the Committee on Culture and Education  
  • DROI Subcommittee debates on: 
    • In association with the Delegation for relations with Afghanistan: Exchange of views with Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan 
    • In association with the Delegation for relations with Maghreb countries: Debrief of the DROI delegation to Tunis on 22-24 May 2022 and exchange of views on Tunisia-urgent opinion on "the constitutional and legislative framework concerning the referendum and elections announced by the President of the Republic, and in particular on Decree-Law No. 22 of 21 April 2022, amending and supplementing the Organic Law on the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE), issued on 27 May 2022 under the Rules of Procedure of the Venice Commission" in the presence of: Jean-Claude Scholsem, Professor Emeritus, University of Liège, substitute member of the Venice Commission, Council of Europe and co-rapporteur on the urgent opinion 
    • Exchange of views on the right to a fair trial and the application of the principle of non-refoulement (removal, expulsion or extradition), in the presence of Mohamedou OUld Slahi Houbeini, former detainee and author of “Guantánamo Diary” - Website of the Subcommittee on Human Rights  
  • INTA Committee debates on tThe protection of the Union and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries (2021/0406(COD)) 
  • Vote on EU-India future trade and investment cooperation (2021/2177(INI)) - Website of the Committee on International Trade  
  • IMCO Committee – votes on: 
    • Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC  
    • Regulation on general product safety, amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Directive 87/357/EEC and Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 
    • Consumer credits  
  • Exchanges with the Commission on: 
  • TRAN Committee  - debates on: 
    • Action plan to boost long distance and cross border passenger rail (2022/2022(INI))  
    • 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 (2021/0419(COD))  
    • Exchange of views with Eamonn Brennan, Director General of Eurocontrol, on the consequences of the situation in Ukraine - Website of the Committee on Transport and Tourism  
  • LIBE Committee – votes on: 
    • Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/953 on a framework for the issuance, verification and acceptance of interoperable COVID-19 vaccination, test and recovery certificates (EU Digital COVID Certificate) to facilitate free movement during the COVID-19 pandemic (2022/0031(COD)) 
    • Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/954 on a framework for the issuance, verification and acceptance of interoperable COVID-19 vaccination, test and recovery certificates (EU Digital COVID Certificate) with regard to third-country nationals legally staying or residing in the territories of Member States during the COVID-19 pandemic (2022/0030(COD)) 
  • Debates on: 
    • Situation of the rule of law in Poland - Exchange of views on the rule of law and further evidence of the politicisation of the new National Council of the Judiciary 
    • Exchange of views on the state of play of the EU support to Ukraine, solidarity between Member States and the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive 
    • Report to the European Parliament and national Parliaments on the proceedings of the Standing Committee on operational cooperation on internal security (COSI) for the period July 2020 to December 2021 - presentation by the Presidency of the Council of the EU 
    • Conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and New Zealand, of the other part, on the exchange of personal data between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the authorities of New Zealand competent for fighting serious crime and terrorism (2022/0157(NLE)) - presentation by the Commission 
    • Adding the violation of Union restrictive measures to the areas of crime laid down in Article 83(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (2022/0176(NLE)) - presentation by the Commission 
    • Exchange of views with the Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, in the framework of the Structured Dialogue - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • SEDE Subcommittee -  debate on expert assessment on the EU's Training Missions in Mali, the Central African Republic and in Somalia, with Jair van der Lijn, Senior Researcher and Director of the SIPRI Peace Operations and Conflict Management Programme and Dr Virginie Baudais, Senior Researcher and the Deputy Director of SIPRI's Sahel/West Africa Programme  
  • Public hearing evaluating EU Security Sector Reform (SSR) and Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) policy framework and the implications for strengthening an integrated approach for CSDP. Programme - Website of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence  
  • CONT Committee – debates on: 
    • Interparliamentary committee meeting on Common experiences and challenges in exercising budgetary control functions (draft agenda) 
    • In association with LIBE Committee - public hearing on 'The role of investigative journalism to uncover fraud and corruption in Europe' - (draft agenda) - Website of the Committee on Budgetary Control   
  • President von der Leyen receives Robert Golob, Prime Minister of Slovenia 
  • High Representative Borrell in New York, United States: addresses a session of the United Nations Security Council 
  • Vice-President Schinas in Kalamata, Greece: meets with Athanasios Vasilopoulos, Mayor of Kalamata 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Indian Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology. 
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Tibor Navracsics, Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds of Hungary, receives Dephine Ernotte, Chairwoman of the European Broadcasting Union 
  • Commissioner McGuinness videoconference,with Rob Jetten, Minister for Climate and Energy Policy of The Netherlands 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives religious leaders of Ukraine organized by the Brussels office of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Indian Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology

 Friday – 17th June  

  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners 
  • President von der Leyen participates in the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, hosted by Joe Biden, President of the United States, via videoconference 
  • Vice-President Schinas in Athens, Greece: receives the award of the Grand Commander Order of the Redeemer delivered by the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Social Liberal party leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen, Bornholm. 
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Yannick Carriou, CEO of Mediametrie 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides in Nicosia, Cyprus: meets with Michalis Hadjipantelas, Minister of Health of Cyprus, and members of the Mental Health Services of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Cyprus. 
  • Commissioner Ferreira in Stockholm in Sweden to present the Partnership Agreement with Anna-Caren Sätherberg, Minister in charge of Cohesion Sweden and visit projects funded by the Cohesion funds. 

06 - 10 June  2022

Recent Developments:

 Monday – 6th June  

  • European Council President Michel address to the UN Security Council and meeting with UN Secretary-General Guterres  
  • Plenary debates on: 
    • Ceremony on the 60th Anniversary of the CAP 
    • 2021 Report on Turkey - 2021/2250(INI)  
    • The EEAS’s Climate Change and Defence Roadmap - 2021/2102(INI)  
    • The EU and the security challenges in the Indo-Pacific - 2021/2232(INI)  
    • EU islands and cohesion policy - 2021/2079(INI)  
    • Question Time (Commission)Reducing the use of pesticides and strengthening consumer protection 
    • Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation - 2021/2168(INI)  
  • President von der Leyen meeting with Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, meeting with Manfred Weber, Iratxe García-Pérez and 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 
  • Vice-President Schinas in NYC, US: meets with the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres 
  • Commissioner Vălean visit to Greece 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski in Strasbourg; addresses the plenary session of the European Parliament on the occasion of the formal ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the Common Agricultural Policy. 
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius meeting with Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin, meeting with Deputy Prime Minister of Tajikistan Usmonali Usmonzoda and Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma, meeting with the Chair of the State Committee for the Protection of Environment Bahodur Sheralizoda 

Tuesday – 7th June  

  • President Metsola meeting with European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly, and unveiling of the bust of John Hume 
  • Plenary debates on: 
    • Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - 2021/0211(COD)  
    • Social Climate Fund - 2021/0206(COD)  
    • Carbon border adjustment mechanism - 2021/0214(COD)  
    • Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation - 2021/0207(COD)  
    • Notification under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) - 2021/0204(COD)  
    • Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation) - 2021/0200(COD)  
    • Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) - 2021/0201(COD)  
    • CO2 emission standards for cars and vans - 2021/0197(COD)  
    • The rule of law and the potential approval of the Polish national Recovery Plan (RRF) - 2022/2703(RSP)  
    • The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine - 2022/2039(INI)  
    • Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy - 2021/2199(INI)  
  • Plenary votes on: 
    • Appointment of a member to the selection panel for the European Public Prosecutor’s Office - 2022/2043(INS)  
    • Extension of the Agreement on the promotion, provision and use of Galileo and GPS satellite-based navigation systems and related applications - 2022/0005(NLE)  
    • 2021 Report on Turkey - 2021/2250(INI)  
    • The EEAS’s Climate Change and Defence Roadmap - 2021/2102(INI)  
    • The EU and the security challenges in the Indo-Pacific - 2021/2232(INI)  
    • EU islands and cohesion policy - 2021/2079(INI)  
    • Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation - 2021/2168(INI)  
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners 
  • Commissioner Vălean meeting with Kostas Karamanlis, Minister of Transport of Greece, meeting with Ioannis Plakiotakis , Minister of Maritime Affairs of Greece, participates at joint Parliamentary Session of EU Affairs Committee, Production and Trade, Hellenic Parliament 
  • Commissioner Schmit in Paris, France: participates at the OECD Employment and Labour Ministerial Meeting 
  • Commissioner Gabriel holds a meeting, in Strasbourg, with the Presidents and Vice President of ARTE 
  • Vice-President Šuica in Strasbourg FR: Meets MEP Daniel Caspary and two Instagram influencers on the CoFoE 
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius meeting with President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, meeting with Amina J. Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General, meetings with the Principals of delegations from Central Asia countries: Kyrgyzstan; Turkmenistan; Kazakhstan Uzbekistan, meeting with OSCE Secretary General Helga M. Schmid 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen visits Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates 

Wednesday – 8th June  

  • ​COREPER II – national deficiencies in applying Schengen acquis, transparency of political advertising, EU-Moldova relations - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • COREPER I – EU-Ukraine relations, health and environmental standards for imported agricultural and agrifood goods, sustainable fishing - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)  
  • Plenary debates on: 
    • This is Europe - Debate with the Taoiseach of Ireland, Micheál Martin - 2022/2699(RSP)  
    • Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of 30-31 May 2022 - 2022/2704(RSP)  
    • Address by Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada 
    • The Commission's proposal for "Attracting skills and talent to the EU", particularly the Talent Partnerships with North African countries - 2022/2706(RSP)  
    • Parliament’s right of initiative - 2020/2132(INI)  
    • Global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturn of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court - 2022/2665(RSP)  
    • The human rights situation in Xinjiang, including the Xinjiang police files - 2022/2700(RSP)  
    • The instrumentalisation of justice as a repressive tool in Nicaragua - 2022/2701(RSP)  
    • Violations of media freedom and safety of journalists in Georgia - 2022/2702(RSP)  
    • International procurement instrument - 2012/0060(COD)  
    • The massacre of Christians in Nigeria - 2022/2712(RSP)  
  • Plenary votes on: 
    • Strengthening Europol’s mandate: entry of alerts in SIS - 2020/0350(COD)  
    • EU/Mauritania Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Implementing Protocol 
    • 2021/0300(NLE)  
    • EU-Mauritania Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Implementing Protocol (Resolution) - 2021/0300M(NLE)  
    • VOTES 
    • The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine - 2022/2039(INI)  
    • Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy - 2021/2199(INI)  
    • Debates (or at the end of the votes) 
    • Global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturn of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court - 2022/2665(RSP)  
    • The human rights situation in Xinjiang, including the Xinjiang police files - 2022/2700(RSP)  
    • The instrumentalisation of justice as a repressive tool in Nicaragua - 2022/2701(RSP)  
    • Violations of media freedom and safety of journalists in Georgia - 2022/2702(RSP)  
    • International procurement instrument - 2012/0060(COD)  
    • The massacre of Christians in Nigeria - 2022/2712(RSP)  
  • High Representative Borrell in Paris, participates in the EUISS Annual Conference focused on the ‘War in Ukraine: Europe's role in the world'; participates in the OECD 2022 Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM) session on the economic and other consequences of Russia's large scale aggression in a post-pandemic world 
  • Commissioner Reynders participates in a “Cercle” organised by Europartenaires; meets with Mathias Cormann (Secretary General of the OECD) 
  • Commissioner Gabriel is on official visit in Madrid, Spain 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi in Ohrid, North Macedonia: speaks at the Open Balkan Summit and holds bilaterals 
  • Vice-President Šuica in Helsinki, Finland: meets with Petri Honkonen, Minister of Science and Culture, meeting with the Association of Finnish Municipalities, meets with Tytti Tuppurainen, Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič visit to Ukraine 
  • Vice-President Vestager participates in International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC), Lille, meeting with Oleg Butković, Croatian Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport & Infrastructure, meeting with Gihyeon Kim, Special Envoy of the Korean President. 

Thursday – 9th June    

  • Competitiveness Council – strategic industrial ecosystems, EU Chips Act, consumer credit directive, consumer rights in the green transition - Competitiveness Council - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • Justice and Home Affairs Council -judicial cooperation, fight against impunity in Ukraine, environmental crime, fundamental rights of the child, EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights, data protection - Justice and Home Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • Plenary debates on: 
  • Plenary votes on: 
    • The human rights situation in Xinjiang, including the Xinjiang police files - 2022/2700(RSP)  
    • The instrumentalisation of justice as a repressive tool in Nicaragua - 2022/2701(RSP)  
    • Violations of media freedom and safety of journalists in Georgia - 2022/2702(RSP)  
    • The rule of law and the potential approval of the Polish national Recovery Plan (RRF) - 2022/2703(RSP)  
    • International procurement instrument - 2012/0060(COD)  
    • Parliament’s right of initiative - 2020/2132(INI)  
    • Global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturn of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court - 2022/2665(RSP)  
    • The call for a Convention for the revision of the Treaties - 2022/2705(RSP)  
    • A new trade instrument to ban products made by forced labour - 2022/2611(RSP)  
  • President von der Leyen participates in the Opening Session of the Conference "Reconstructing the Future for People and Planet – a New Bauhaus Initiative" at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences 
  • Vice-President Schinas videoconference with Serhiy Shkarlet, Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, Vadym Guttsait, Minister of Youth and Sport of Ukraine and Oleksandr Tkachenko, Minister of Culture and Information Policy 
  • Vice-President Timmermans meets Members of the Grand Committee, Parliament EU committee; meets representatives from the Finnish Climate Change Panel and of the Climate Leadership Coalition, meeting with Maria Ohisalo, Minister for Environment and Climate Change; visits a forest together with Antti Kurvinen, Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, and with Forestry industry and NGOs representatives 
  • Vice-President Šuica in Helsinki, FI: delivers Keynote Speech at the Eurocities Annual Conference 
  • Commissioner Reynders in Luxembourg: meeting with Dominika Švarc Pipan (Slovenian Minister for Justice) and Judit Varga (Hungarian Minister for Justice) 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni participates in the OECD Ministerial in Paris 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi in Sofia, Bulgaria: holds bilateral meetings 
  • Commissioner Johansson in Luxembourg: gives an address at the Justice and Home Affairs Council 
  • Commissioner Breton meeting with Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO of SpaceX 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič videoconference with Christa Schweng, President of the European Economic and Social Committee 
  • President von der Leyen meeting with Sergio Mattarella, President of the Republic of Italy 

 Friday – 10th June   

  • ​ Competitiveness Council –research and space, supporting young researchers, international science cooperation, Space Traffic Management, Copernicus 2035 - Competitiveness Council - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • Justice and Home Affairs Council – Schengen Area, Frontex, response to situation in Ukraine, police cooperation, asylum and migration - Justice and Home Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu)  
  • President Metsola visit to Denmark, keynote address at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit 
  • High Representative Borrell in Singapore: participates in the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue and holds bilateral meetings in the margins 
  • Vice-President Timmermans meets Sanna Marin, Prime Minister; meets Juhana Vartiainen, Mayor of Helsinki and Anni Sinnemäki, Deputy Mayor of Helsinki 
  • Vice-President Schinas in Luxembourg, Luxembourg : participates to the Justice and Home Affairs Council 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides in Dublin, Ireland: meeting with Stephen Donnelly, Irish Minister of Health as well as visit to a Cancer Centre. Participation at the EPP Women Congress 2022. 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski in Warsaw; meets Henryk Kowalczyk, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland. 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič in Poland, visit to EU-funded projects provided via EU Civil Protection mechanism in view of the Russian aggression against Ukraine  

30 May - 03 June  2022

Recent Developments:

 Monday – 30th May    

  • President Metsola meeting with the Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives Trevor Mallard 
  • Bottom of Form 
  • Joint meeting of BUDG and ECON Committee – vote on Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (2021/2251(INI)) - Website of the Committee on Budgets  
  • Joint meeting of ECON and ENVI Committee – public hearing on complementary Taxonomy Delegated Act - Website of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety  
  • AGRI Committee – debates on: 
    • DG AGRI presentation on the evaluation report on the "Impact of the CAP on biodiversity, soil and water (natural resources)" 
    • Exchange of views with Commissioner Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries on agricultural related topics 
    • Presentation by DG MOVE on the Communication on the action plan for EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes to facilitate Ukraine’s agricultural export and bilateral trade with the EU - Website of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development  
  • LIBE Committee – vote on appointment of EP representative for the selection panel set up under Article 14(3) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’) - Adoption of eligible candidate 
  • Debates on: 
    • Racial justice, non-discrimination and anti-racism in the EU (INI) 
    • The situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2020 and 2021 (INI) - Consideration of amendments 
    • Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC - Reporting back to committee  
    • Exchange of views on the state of play of the EU support to Ukraine, solidarity between Member States and the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive - Exchange of views with Commission representatives (to be confirmed) 
    • Exchange of views with the management of FRONTEX - Exchange of views - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • ENVI Committee – exchange with Commissioner Sinkevičius - Website of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety  
  • Vice-President Timmermans in Stockholm, Sweden: participates in the 6th Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA) 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič meets with the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, meets with Head of the Federal Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Tasks, Wolfgang Schmidt, meeting with members of the Bundestag EU Affairs Committee 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Canning Fok, Co-Managing Director, CK Hutchison Holdings Limited. 
  • Commissioner Johansson videoconference with Peter Maurer, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski in Ireland; addresses the opening session of the 11th World Potato Congress, meeting with Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine; meets with the National Council of the Irish Farmers' Association; visits local farms. 
  • Commissioner Breton receives Mr Clément Beaune, Minister for European Affairs of France 

Tuesday – 31st May    

  • Special Meeting of the European Council – Ukraine, defence, energy, food security - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/european-council/2022/05/30-31/ 
  • President Metsola at the EPP Congress, in Rotterdam 
  • Vice-President Timmermans in Stockholm, Sweden: participates in the 6th Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA) 
  • Vice-President Schinas in Rotterdam, the Netherlands: meets with Karien van Gennip, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment  
  • Vice-President Vestager virtually participates in the Asia Tech x Singapore (ATxSG) Summit. 
  • Vice-President Jourová receives David Smoljak, Chairperson of the Committee on EU Affairs of the Senate of the Czech Republic 
  • Commissioner Breton receives Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of the BMW Group 
  • Commissioner Ferreira meeting with CEO Asbjørn Overgaard and COO Nikolaj Lubanski of Copenhagen Capacity 
  • Commissioner Johansson and Commissioner Reynders in The Hague, The Netherlands: joint visit of Europol and Eurojust, meeting with Micky Adriaansens, Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski receives Nguyen Van Thao, Ambassador of Vietnam to Belgium, receives Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Head of Mission of Egypt to the European Union. 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides in the Hague, the Netherlands: meets with Ernst Kuipers, Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport of the Netherlands. 

Wednesday – 1st June     

  • COREPER I – Commission power to adopt delegated acts, UN Ocean Conference, restrictions to access Union waters - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2022/6/coreper-1-(313292)/ 
  • COREPER II – Frontex, internal security cooperation, European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers, trade, transport and export of natural gas from Egypt and Israel to EU - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2022/6/coreper-2-(313291)/  
  • President Metsola at the EPP Congress, in Rotterdam 
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners 
  • President von der Leyen delivers a speech in the 2nd plenary session at the 27th EPP Congress in Rotterdam, the Netherlands 
  • High Representative Borrell in Amman, Jordan (until 04/06): participates in the Jordan – EU Association Council, meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan, and holds other bilateral meetings 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives members of the Committee on EU Affairs of the Czech Senate, receives the Polish Minister for Economic Development and Technology, Waldemar Buda 
  • Vice-President Jourová in Leipzig: visits Leipzig's European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) and speaks at Medientage Mitteldeutschland 2022, meeting with Michael Kretschmer, Prime Minister of Saxony, Oliver Schenk, Head of the State Chancellery and Minister of State for federal affairs and media and Norbert Himmler, Director General of ZDF 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski receives Waldemar Buda, Minister of Economic Development and Technology, Poland. 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives Mahamat Hamid Koua, Minister of Economy, Development Planning and International Cooperation of the Republic of Chad, together with Violette Kakyomya, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Chad 
  • Commissioner Thierry Breton receives Waldemar Buda, Minister for Economic Development and Technology of Poland 
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Vít Rakušan, Minister of the Interior for the Czech Republic 

Thursday – 2nd June  

  • Jordan-EU Association Council – implementation of EU-Jordan Association Agreement and Partnership Priorities until 2027, regional and international issues - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-ministerial-meetings/2022/06/02/ 
  • General Affairs Council (Cohesion) – https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/gac/2022/06/02/ 
  • Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Transport) – Fit for 55, Alternative Fuel Infrastructure (AFIR), RefuelEU Aviation and FuelEU Maritime regulations, Intelligent Transport Systems, Passenger Ships, trans-European transport network - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/tte/2022/06/02/  
  • Joint ENVI DEVE Committee meeting – vote on implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - adoption of draft report - Website of the Committee on Development  
  • President von der Leyen participates in the GLOBSEC 2022 Bratislava Forum 
  • Vice-President Timmermans meets with the Mayor of Budapest, Mr Gergely Karácsony, and Mayor of the Hungarian city of Szeged, Mr László Bottka 
  • Vice-President Schinas in Washington, DC, US: participates in a fireside chat with the Transatlantic Council, participates in the Bilderberg meeting 
  • Vice-Presidents Šefčovič and Vestager participate in the GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum 2022 
  • Vice-President Šuica receives Assembly of European Regions (AER) President, Mr. Magnus Berntsson 
  • Commissioner Breton receives Vincenzo Amendola, Italian Secretary of State for European Affairs, receives Florent Menegaux, CEO of Michelin Group, receives Petra De Sutter, Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium. 
  • Commissioner Johansson hosts the Schengen Forum, receives Annelies Verlinden, Minister for Home affairs of Belgium 
  • Commissioner Schmit in Berlin, Germany: meets with Hubertus Heil, Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs; Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Federal Minister of Education and Research; Lisa Paus, Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, 
  • Commissioner Hahn meets with representatives of the Presidium of the Bavarian State Parliament 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives Lolwah Rashid Al-Khater, Assistant Foreign Minister of Qatar, receives Virginia Gamba, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni meeting with IMF EU Executive Directors, receives Odile Renaud-Basso, President of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) 
  • Commissioner Reynders in Washington, DC, US: meets with Merrick Garland, Attorney General, Gina Raimondo, US Secretary of Commerce, Alexander Hoehn-Saric, Chair of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).   

 Friday –3rd June  

  • Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) – WTO reform, EU-US trade relations, EU-China trade relations - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/fac/2022/06/03/ 
  • Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Telecommunications) – Artificial Intelligence Act, eIDAS, Data Act, green and digital transitions - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/tte/2022/06/03/  
  • Vice-President Timmermans working dinner with the Mayor of Wroclaw, Jacek Sutryk, and Mayor of Breda, Paul Depla 
  • Vice-President Schinas in Washington, DC, US: meets with Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of State for Homeland Security 
  • Vice-President Šuica recieves EESC Employers' Group President, Stefano Mallia 
  • Vice-President Vestager participates in the ALDE Congress in Dublin, Ireland 
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Alexander Fritsch, Chairman Frontex Board
     

23 - 27 May  2022

Recent Developments:

 Monday – 23rd May   

  • President Metsola participation in the Memorial Ceremony at the Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, in Jerusalem, meeting with the Speaker of the Knesset, MK Mickey Levy, meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs, Yair Lapid, in Jerusalem, speech at the Knesset Special Plenary Session, in Jerusalem 
  • AFET delegation to Tirana and Podgorica 23-26 May - support for moving the enlargement process forward and to assess reforms in Albania and Montenegro - Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs  
  • DROI delegation to Tunisia – 22-24 May - discuss issues such as democracy, the rule of law and human rights - Website of the Subcommittee on Human Rights  
  • SEDE delegation to Iraq – 23-26 May - assess the work of the EU Advisory Mission in Iraq (EUAM Iraq), given the regional security concerns and the changing geopolitical realities following the withdrawal of  international forces from Afghanistan and Russia’s war against Ukraine - Website of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence  
  • DEVE delegation to Madagascar – 23-25 May - fact-finding visit about the ongoing famine in the country - Madagascar: MEP delegation on fact-finding visit about ongoing famine 
  • INTA delegation to Chile – 23-25 May - discuss the state-of-play in the pending Association Agreement between the EU and the country.  
  • BUDG delegation to Turkey – 23-25 May - implementation of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey, meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Faruk Kaymakci, Chairman of the Budget and Planning Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Cevdet Yilmaz - BUDG mission to investigate the Facility for Refugees in Turkey 23-25 May 
  • FISC delegation to Washington D.C. – 23-25 May - meeting with representatives of key institutions, such as the Senate’s Finance Committee, the US Department of Treasury, the World Bank, the IMF, as well as stakeholders from the private sector and civil society to discuss implementation of the two-pillar tax reform agreed by the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework, ongoing US tax reforms as well as other topics, including digital taxation, shell companies, tax avoidance, reactions to the Pandora Papers and the US approach to combatting tax havens - Website of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters  
  • EMPL delegation to Prague – 23-25 May meet with the vice- prime minister and minister of labour, politicians, civil society representatives, researchers and bodies assisting refugees from Ukraine - Programme 
  •  ITRE delegation to Lisbon – 23-25 May - meetings at the Parliament, meetings with members of the government, local councillors and with social partners, and visits to energy, industry, research, and technology innovation projects - programme 
  • IMCO delegation to Silicon Valley, United States – 23-27 May - closer insight into US legislative work on e-commerce and platforms and to exchange views on the EU’s digital policy agenda, namely the recently agreed Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), meeting with Google, Meta, Apple, Airbnb, eBay, Paypal and Uber, local authorities and academia. They will look into the latest digital market advances in the United States, particularly in relation to the development and use of e-commerce, artificial intelligence, consumer protection, online platforms and the gig economy - Website of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection  
  • TRAN delegation to Romania – 23-25 May - take stock of TEN-T projects implementation - Website of the Committee on Transport and Tourism  
  • REGI delegation to La Palma, Canary Islands – 23-24 May - take stock of its recovery needs after last autumn volcano eruption - Website of the Committee on Regional Development  
  • PECH delegation to Sicily 23-25 May visit largest fishing port in Italy. Six fisheries committee representatives will meet Sicilian authorities next week to discuss social, environmental and infrastructural challenges local fishers are facing - Website of the Committee on Fisheries  
  • JURI delegation to Tallinn - learn about the Estonian e-Justice model and explore of the use of #ArtificialIntelligence in law. MEPs will look into how AI can be used to reduce the burden on courts and to contribute to a more citizen friendly and efficient justice, meeting with counterparts in the Ministry of Justice, e-ESTONIA, Centre of Registers and Information Systems, eu-LISA and the Harju County Court - Website of the Committee on Legal Affairs  
  • LIBE delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina - gather first-hand information on the situation of migrants, entering the country with the aim of continuing their journey to the European Union as their final destination. The delegation will also pay special attention to the impact of recent developments in Croatia, including the start of operation of the new independent border monitoring mechanism. MEPs will meet with different stakeholders, public authorities and services, UN agencies as well as NGOs - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • LIBE delegation to Malta - take stock of the latest developments as regards the rule of law, recent judicial reforms, safety of journalists, anti-corruption measures, and citizenship and residence by investment schemes - Programme 
  • LIBE delegation to Washington, D.C. - discuss current issues in data protection, asylum, migration, security co-operation and counter-terrorism efforts. MEPs will meet with officials from the US Departments of State, Commerce, Justice, and Homeland Security, the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Lina Khan, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) officials, and experts on privacy and artificial intelligence. The visit will conclude on Thursday 26 May - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • FEMM delegation to The Hague – 23-25 May – efforts to prevent and combat human trafficking. They will meet with several civil society organisations working on women's rights and refugee rights and will visit a shelter supporting those affected by trafficking. MEPs will discuss the Dutch approach to this crime with government representatives, prosecutors and parliamentarians. They will also look at what is being done at EU level, with briefings from Eurojust (the EU agency for criminal justice cooperation), Europol (the EU's police agency) and a visit to the International Criminal Court - Website of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality  
  • PETI Committee delegation to Hauts-de-France - investigate the safety situation of truck parks in northern France from 23 to 25 May after petition 0549/2021 highlighted safety concerns - Website of the Committee on Petitions  
  • Vice-President Šuica receives German Minister of State for Europe, Anna Lührmann 
  • Vice-President Timmermans videoconference with Steven Guilbeault, Minister for Environment and Climate Change of Canada. 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Austrian Minister of Finance Magnus Brunner, meeting with Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms. Þórdís Gylfadóttir 
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Anniken Huitfeldt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway 
  • Commissioner Johansson call with Mattias Tesfaye, Minister of Interior of Denmark, videoconference with Xhelal Sveçla, Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives Anniken Huitfeldt, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thordís Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir, Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Dominique Hasler, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education and Sport of Liechtenstein 
  • Vice-President Schinas in Davos, Switzerland, participates to the Greek House Davos “East-West dialogue for sustainable peace and cross-cultural understanding” panel discussion, meets with Shou Zi Chew, TikTok CEO 
  • Commissioner Breton participates in a meeting with Médiapart, on the European Media Freedom Act in Paris, France, meeting with Louis Dreyfus, President of the Le Monde group 
  • Commissioner McGuinness meeting with Jānis Reirs, Minister of Finance of Latvia, in the margins of the ECOFIN (Brussels), meeting with Helen Dixon, Commissioner for Data Protection Ireland (Brussels) 
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius meeting with Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Kęstutis Navickas 
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Tiano Antunes, Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs, receives Helen Dixon, Irish Commissioner for Data Protection 

Tuesday – 24th May   

  • Agriculture and Fisheries Council – solidarity with Ukraine and the market situation, avian influenza, WTO Ministerial Conference preparation, epidemiological surveillance platforms – Agriculture and Fisheries Council - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • ECOFIN Council – economic and financial consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European economic recovery, Capital Markets Union, G20 debriefing, Europol regulation, challenges facing the Customs Union, EU-Ukraine trade liberalisation – Economic and Financial Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • President Metsola meeting with the President of the State of Israel, Isaac Herzog, meeting with Prime Minister of Israel, Naftali Bennett, in Jerusalem, meeting with the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah 
  • ING2 delegation to Riga, Latvia -24-25 May - team holds talks with experts at the NATO StratCom Centre of Excellence and participate in the annual meeting of the strategic communication community in Riga on 25 May - Website of the Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation (INGE 2)  
  • AFET delegation to Tirana and Podgorica 23-26 May - support for moving the enlargement process forward and to assess reforms in Albania and Montenegro - Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs  
  • DROI delegation to Tunisia – 22-24 May - discuss issues such as democracy, the rule of law and human rights - Website of the Subcommittee on Human Rights  
  • SEDE delegation to Iraq – 23-26 May - assess the work of the EU Advisory Mission in Iraq (EUAM Iraq), given the regional security concerns and the changing geopolitical realities following the withdrawal of  international forces from Afghanistan and Russia’s war against Ukraine - Website of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence  
  • DEVE delegation to Madagascar – 23-25 May - fact-finding visit about the ongoing famine in the country - Madagascar: MEP delegation on fact-finding visit about ongoing famine 
  • INTA delegation to Chile – 23-25 May - discuss the state-of-play in the pending Association Agreement between the EU and the country.  
  • BUDG delegation to Turkey – 23-25 May - implementation of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey, meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Faruk Kaymakci, Chairman of the Budget and Planning Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Cevdet Yilmaz - BUDG mission to investigate the Facility for Refugees in Turkey 23-25 May 
  • Website of the Committee on Budgets  
  • FISC delegation to Washington D.C. – 23-25 May - meeting with representatives of key institutions, such as the Senate’s Finance Committee, the US Department of Treasury, the World Bank, the IMF, as well as stakeholders from the private sector and civil society to discuss implementation of the two-pillar tax reform agreed by the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework, ongoing US tax reforms as well as other topics, including digital taxation, shell companies, tax avoidance, reactions to the Pandora Papers and the US approach to combatting tax havens - Website of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters  
  • EMPL delegation to Prague – 23-25 May meet with the vice- prime minister and minister of labour, politicians, civil society representatives, researchers and bodies assisting refugees from Ukraine - Programme 
  •  ITRE delegation to Lisbon – 23-25 May -  
  • A delegation of MEPs from Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy Committee is on an official visit to Lisbon from 23-25 May - meetings at the Parliament, meetings with members of the government, local councillors and with social partners, and visits to energy, industry, research, and technology innovation projects - programme 
  • IMCO delegation to Silicon Valley, United States – 23-27 May - closer insight into US legislative work on e-commerce and platforms and to exchange views on the EU’s digital policy agenda, namely the recently agreed Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), meeting with Google, Meta, Apple, Airbnb, eBay, Paypal and Uber, local authorities and academia. They will look into the latest digital market advances in the United States, particularly in relation to the development and use of e-commerce, artificial intelligence, consumer protection, online platforms and the gig economy - Website of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection  
  • TRAN delegation to Romania – 23-25 May - take stock of TEN-T projects implementation - Website of the Committee on Transport and Tourism  
  • REGI delegation to La Palma, Canary Islands – 23-24 May - take stock of its recovery needs after last autumn volcano eruption - Website of the Committee on Regional Development  
  • PECH delegation to Sicily 23-25 May visit largest fishing port in Italy. Six fisheries committee representatives will meet Sicilian authorities next week to discuss social, environmental and infrastructural challenges local fishers are facing - Website of the Committee on Fisheries  
  • JURI delegation to Tallinn - learn about the Estonian e-Justice model and explore of the use of #ArtificialIntelligence in law. MEPs will look into how AI can be used to reduce the burden on courts and to contribute to a more citizen friendly and efficient justice, meeting with counterparts in the Ministry of Justice, e-ESTONIA, Centre of Registers and Information Systems, eu-LISA and the Harju County Court - Website of the Committee on Legal Affairs  
  • LIBE delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina - gather first-hand information on the situation of migrants, entering the country with the aim of continuing their journey to the European Union as their final destination. The delegation will also pay special attention to the impact of recent developments in Croatia, including the start of operation of the new independent border monitoring mechanism. MEPs will meet with different stakeholders, public authorities and services, UN agencies as well as NGOs - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • LIBE delegation to Malta - take stock of the latest developments as regards the rule of law, recent judicial reforms, safety of journalists, anti-corruption measures, and citizenship and residence by investment schemes - Programme 
  • LIBE delegation to Washington, D.C. - discuss current issues in data protection, asylum, migration, security co-operation and counter-terrorism efforts. MEPs will meet with officials from the US Departments of State, Commerce, Justice, and Homeland Security, the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Lina Khan, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) officials, and experts on privacy and artificial intelligence. The visit will conclude on Thursday 26 May - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • FEMM delegation to The Hague – 23-25 May – efforts to prevent and combat human trafficking. They will meet with several civil society organisations working on women's rights and refugee rights and will visit a shelter supporting those affected by trafficking. MEPs will discuss the Dutch approach to this crime with government representatives, prosecutors and parliamentarians. They will also look at what is being done at EU level, with briefings from Eurojust (the EU agency for criminal justice cooperation), Europol (the EU's police agency) and a visit to the International Criminal Court - Website of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality  
  • PETI Committee delegation to Hauts-de-France - investigate the safety situation of truck parks in northern France from 23 to 25 May after petition 0549/2021 highlighted safety concerns - Website of the Committee on Petitions  
  • Special Address by President von der Leyen at the World Economic Forum 
  • High Representative Borrell meeting with General Robert Brieger, the new Chairman of the EU Military Committee 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives Robert Habeck, German Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, receives Tiago Antunes, Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs 
  • Commissioner McGuinness meeting with Ambassador James C. O'Brien, Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination of the Department of State of the United States (Brussels) 
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Giannis Oikonomou, Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Italian Undersecretary of State in charge of European Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, meeting with German Vice Chancellor, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs & Climate Action, Robert Habeck, meeting with Irish Commissioner for Data Protection, Helen Dixon. 
  • Vice-President Schinas in Davos, Switzerland: meets with Chuck Robbins, Cisco CEO and with Fran Katsoudas, Cisco Executive Vice-President and Chief People, Policy and Purpose Officer 
  • Commissioner Johansson visit to Warsaw, Poland: visit of Frontex 
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius meeting with Lithuanian Vice Minister responsible for EU affairs, Raimundas Karoblis, meeting with Romanian Minister for Agriculture, Adrian Chesnoiu 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides meets Cem Özdemir, Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture of Germany. 
  • Commissioner Schmit in Wolfsburg, Germany: participates in G7 Labour and Employment Minister’s Meeting; meets with Marty Walsh, US Secretary of Labour; Carla Qualtrough, Canadian Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion 
  • Commissioner Breton receives Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany. 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi videoconference with Chairman of political party "For Georgia", Giorgi Gakharia 
  • Commissioner Ferreira meeting with Ivan Bartoš, Deputy Prime Minister for Digitalization and Minister of Regional Development of the Czech Republic 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski bilateral meetings with EU Ministers for Agriculture: Norbert Totschnig, Austria; Zdeněk Nekula, Czechia; Antti Kurvinen, Finland; and Stefano Patuanelli, Italy. 
  • Commissioner Breton receives Margiris Abukevičius, Vice Minister for National Defence of Lithuania 
  • Commissioner Hahn meeting with Philipp Close, Mayor of Brussels 
  • Commissioner Reynders videoconference with Denis Malyuska, Ukrainian Minister for Justice  

Wednesday – 25th May    

  • COREPER I – EU-Ukraine road carriage, EU-Moldova road carriage, Control of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, EU Ecolabel validity - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • COREPER II – Eurojust evidence of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, restrictive measures against ISIS/ISIL (Da’esh) and Al Qaeda, illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons, effective export controls, restrictive measures regarding Syria, judicial sale of ships, VAT fraud, international personal data flows and trade agreements, restrictive measures against Belarus - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • CONT Delegation to Rome – 25-27 May - disbursement of EU’s agricultural subsidies to beneficiaries suspected to have infringed labour standards and to operate in close proximity to criminal organisations, as well as into fight against financial and economic crimes, including organized crime, in particular in prejudice of the recovery package "NextGeneration EU", meet officials of Italian Ministry of agriculture and the state agricultural paying agency, the Ministry of Economy and the Inspectorate General for Financial Relations with the EU, authorities responsible for financial control, the Guardia di Finanza and Arma dei Carabinieri as well as the Parliamentary Antimafia Commission, together with representatives of the Antimafia Prosecutor Office and the Delegated European Prosecutor. Europol and the Italian Police will also present updated results of their joint initiative "Law Enforcement Forum" - Website of the Committee on Budgetary Control  
  • ING2 delegation to Riga, Latvia -24-25 May - team holds talks with experts at the NATO StratCom Centre of Excellence and participate in the annual meeting of the strategic communication community in Riga on 25 May - Website of the Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation (INGE 2)  
  • AFET delegation to Tirana and Podgorica 23-26 May - support for moving the enlargement process forward and to assess reforms in Albania and Montenegro - Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs  
  • SEDE delegation to Iraq – 23-26 May - assess the work of the EU Advisory Mission in Iraq (EUAM Iraq), given the regional security concerns and the changing geopolitical realities following the withdrawal of  international forces from Afghanistan and Russia’s war against Ukraine - Website of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence  
  • DEVE delegation to Madagascar – 23-25 May - fact-finding visit about the ongoing famine in the country - Madagascar: MEP delegation on fact-finding visit about ongoing famine 
  • INTA delegation to Chile – 23-25 May - discuss the state-of-play in the pending Association Agreement between the EU and the country.  
  • BUDG delegation to Turkey – 23-25 May - implementation of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey, meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Faruk Kaymakci, Chairman of the Budget and Planning Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Cevdet Yilmaz - BUDG mission to investigate the Facility for Refugees in Turkey 23-25 May 
  • Website of the Committee on Budgets  
  • FISC delegation to Washington D.C. – 23-25 May - meeting with representatives of key institutions, such as the Senate’s Finance Committee, the US Department of Treasury, the World Bank, the IMF, as well as stakeholders from the private sector and civil society to discuss implementation of the two-pillar tax reform agreed by the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework, ongoing US tax reforms as well as other topics, including digital taxation, shell companies, tax avoidance, reactions to the Pandora Papers and the US approach to combatting tax havens - Website of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters  
  • EMPL delegation to Prague – 23-25 May meet with the vice- prime minister and minister of labour, politicians, civil society representatives, researchers and bodies assisting refugees from Ukraine - Programme 
  •  ITRE delegation to Lisbon – 23-25 May - meetings at the Parliament, meetings with members of the government, local councillors and with social partners, and visits to energy, industry, research, and technology innovation projects - programme 
  • IMCO delegation to Silicon Valley, United States – 23-27 May - closer insight into US legislative work on e-commerce and platforms and to exchange views on the EU’s digital policy agenda, namely the recently agreed Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), meeting with Google, Meta, Apple, Airbnb, eBay, Paypal and Uber, local authorities and academia. They will look into the latest digital market advances in the United States, particularly in relation to the development and use of e-commerce, artificial intelligence, consumer protection, online platforms and the gig economy - Website of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection  
  • TRAN delegation to Romania – 23-25 May - take stock of TEN-T projects implementation - Website of the Committee on Transport and Tourism  
  • PECH delegation to Sicily 23-25 May visit largest fishing port in Italy. Six fisheries committee representatives will meet Sicilian authorities next week to discuss social, environmental and infrastructural challenges local fishers are facing - Website of the Committee on Fisheries  
  •  JURI delegation to Tallinn - learn about the Estonian e-Justice model and explore of the use of #ArtificialIntelligence in law. MEPs will look into how AI can be used to reduce the burden on courts and to contribute to a more citizen friendly and efficient justice, meeting with counterparts in the Ministry of Justice, e-ESTONIA, Centre of Registers and Information Systems, eu-LISA and the Harju County Court - Website of the Committee on Legal Affairs  
  • LIBE delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina - gather first-hand information on the situation of migrants, entering the country with the aim of continuing their journey to the European Union as their final destination. The delegation will also pay special attention to the impact of recent developments in Croatia, including the start of operation of the new independent border monitoring mechanism. MEPs will meet with different stakeholders, public authorities and services, UN agencies as well as NGOs - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • LIBE delegation to Malta - take stock of the latest developments as regards the rule of law, recent judicial reforms, safety of journalists, anti-corruption measures, and citizenship and residence by investment schemes - Programme 
  • LIBE delegation to Washington, D.C. - discuss current issues in data protection, asylum, migration, security co-operation and counter-terrorism efforts. MEPs will meet with officials from the US Departments of State, Commerce, Justice, and Homeland Security, the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Lina Khan, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) officials, and experts on privacy and artificial intelligence. The visit will conclude on Thursday 26 May - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • FEMM delegation to The Hague – 23-25 May – efforts to prevent and combat human trafficking. They will meet with several civil society organisations working on women's rights and refugee rights and will visit a shelter supporting those affected by trafficking. MEPs will discuss the Dutch approach to this crime with government representatives, prosecutors and parliamentarians. They will also look at what is being done at EU level, with briefings from Eurojust (the EU agency for criminal justice cooperation), Europol (the EU's police agency) and a visit to the International Criminal Court - Website of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality  
  • PETI Committee delegation to Hauts-de-France - investigate the safety situation of truck parks in northern France from 23 to 25 May after petition 0549/2021 highlighted safety concerns - Website of the Committee on Petitions  
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners 
  • Vice-President Schinas receives the DigitalEurope Executive Council 
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Albulena Haxhiu, Minister of Justice of Kosovo 
  • Vice-President Timmermans in Berlin, Germany: meets Xie Zhenjua, Special Envoy for Climate Change of China, meets Alan Jope, CEO of Unilever; Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Housing and Urban Affairs of India, Herbert Diess, Chairman of the Board of Volkswagen; William Lin, Executive Vice president of BP ; and Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Director of the World Economic Forum in Davos. 
  • Commissioner Schmit in Davos, Switzerland: attends the World Economic Forum; speaks at the Jobs Consortium Inaugural Meeting; meets with Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director of the World Economic Forum 
  • Commissioner Ferreira meets in Namur with Elio di Rupo, Minister-President of Wallonia. 
  • Commissioner McGuinness working lunch with the Member States' Permanent Representatives (COREPER) (Brussels) 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski receives Ljupco Nikolovski, Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, and Water Economy, North Macedonia, receives Dirk Jacobs, Director General of FoodDrinkEurope. 
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Albulena Haxhiu, Minister for Justice of Kosovo 

Thursday – 26th May 

  • AFET delegation to Tirana and Podgorica 23-26 May - support for moving the enlargement process forward and to assess reforms in Albania and Montenegro - Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs  
  • SEDE delegation to Iraq – 23-26 May - assess the work of the EU Advisory Mission in Iraq (EUAM Iraq), given the regional security concerns and the changing geopolitical realities following the withdrawal of international forces from Afghanistan and Russia’s war against Ukraine - Website of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence  
  • IMCO delegation to Silicon Valley, United States – 23-27 May - closer insight into US legislative work on e-commerce and platforms and to exchange views on the EU’s digital policy agenda, namely the recently agreed Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), meeting with Google, Meta, Apple, Airbnb, eBay, Paypal and Uber, local authorities and academia. They will look into the latest digital market advances in the United States, particularly in relation to the development and use of e-commerce, artificial intelligence, consumer protection, online platforms and the gig economy - Website of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection  
  • JURI delegation to Tallinn - learn about the Estonian e-Justice model and explore of the use of #ArtificialIntelligence in law. MEPs will look into how AI can be used to reduce the burden on courts and to contribute to a more citizen friendly and efficient justice, meeting with counterparts in the Ministry of Justice, e-ESTONIA, Centre of Registers and Information Systems, eu-LISA and the Harju County Court - Website of the Committee on Legal Affairs  
  • LIBE delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina - gather first-hand information on the situation of migrants, entering the country with the aim of continuing their journey to the European Union as their final destination. The delegation will also pay special attention to the impact of recent developments in Croatia, including the start of operation of the new independent border monitoring mechanism. MEPs will meet with different stakeholders, public authorities and services, UN agencies as well as NGOs - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • LIBE delegation to Washington, D.C. - discuss current issues in data protection, asylum, migration, security co-operation and counter-terrorism efforts. MEPs will meet with officials from the US Departments of State, Commerce, Justice, and Homeland Security, the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Lina Khan, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) officials, and experts on privacy and artificial intelligence. The visit will conclude on Thursday 26 May - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • Vice-President Timmermans meets Steffi Lemke, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Robert Habeck, and the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry
  • Vice-President Timmermans meeting with French Minister for Energy Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, German Federal Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Protection, Svenja Schulze 

 Friday – 27th May    

  • European institutions are closed due the celebration of Ascension (26 May) and the subsequent extension of the holiday pour faire le pont for a long weekend.

16 - 20 May  2022

Recent Developments:

 Monday – 16th May  

  • European Council President Charles Michel meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron
  • Foreign Affairs Council - Western Balkans, Russian aggression against Ukraine, current affairs, Palestine, Chile, Panama - Foreign Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • EU-Canada Joint Ministerial Committee - joint response to Russia, security and defence cooperation, EU-NATO cooperation, China, Afghanistan, Latin America, Sahel, Arctic, bilateral support for democracy, human rights and a rules-based multilateral order - EU-Canada Joint Ministerial Committee meeting - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • ENVI Committee – exchanges with the European Commission and the European Chemicals Agency regarding restrictions of perfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFASs) and more generally on the preparation of the upcoming proposals to amend the REACH and CLP regulations in the context of the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, and the Commission in view of the 75th World Health Assembly - Website of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety  
  • ITRE Committee - Public hearing on Creative Startups and Innovation, and exchange with the European Commission on the effect of war in Ukraine on the EU Defence Industry and Space policy - Website of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy  
  • DROI Subcommittee - Public hearing on next steps towards universal abolition of the death penalty (see programme) 
    • Exchange with Augusto Jordan Rodas Andrade, Procurador de los Derechos Humanos de Guatemala, on the recent developments in the field of human rights and the rule of law in the context of the European Parliament urgency resolution on the matter adopted on 7 April 2022 - Website of the Subcommittee on Human Rights  
  • INTA Committee: 
    • Temporary trade liberalisation supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products under the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part (COD) 
    • The future of EU international investment policy (INI) 
    • The future of EU-Africa trade relations (INI) 
    • Indo-Pacific strategy in the area of trade and investment (INI) 
    • Making available on the Union market as well as export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 (COD) 
    • Implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy (INI) 
    • The protection of the Union and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries (COD)  
    • Temporary trade liberalisation supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products under the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part (COD) 
    • Exchange of views on recent developments in the work of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council with Commission's Executive Vice-Presidents Margrethe Vestager and Valdis Dombrovskis, and preparations for the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva 12-15 June 2022 - Website of the Committee on International Trade  
  • IMCO Committee: 
    • Contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act) (COD) - Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations (to be confirmed) 
    • Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (COD) 
    • Amending Directive 2014/53/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment (Common charger) (COD) - Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 74(3)) (to be confirmed) 
    • Presentation of the EPRS studies on: EU Added Value in the Single Market for Goods and Services 
    • Mission to Navarra, Spain - Reporting back to committee 
    • Public hearing on digital product passports: enhancing transparency and consumer information in the internal market - Website of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection  
  • PETI Committee: 
  • DEVE Committee – debate on current situation and EU assistance to Afghanistan - Exchange of views with Janez Lenarčič, Commissioner for Crisis Management, and Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships 
    • Vote on amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652 - Website of the Committee on Development  
  • ECON Committee – vote on European green bonds (2021/0191(COD)) - Adoption of draft report/Vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations - Website of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs  
  • Vice-President Timmermans videoconference with Xie Zhenhua, Special Envoy for Climate Change of China, meeting with Mircea Geoană, NATO Deputy Secretary General 
  • Vice-President Vestager participates in meeting of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Topic: TTC – in person, Paris 
  • Vice-President Šuica receives Croatian Minister of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets, Ivan Paladina 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives Dmytro Kuleba, Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, receives Isabelle Berro-Amadei, Government Advisor-Minister for External Relations and Cooperation of Monaco, and Gilles Tonelli, Ambassador and Special Advisor for Monaco in charge of negotiations with the European Union, receives Simon Coveney, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence of Ireland, call with Liz Truss, UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs 
  • Vice-President Schinas receives Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni receives Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, receives Gita Gopinath, IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director 
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Dr Michael Spindelegger Director General, International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), receives Eva-Maria Liimets, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Nikola Selaković, receives Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, receives Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Olta Xhaçka, receives Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro, Ranko Krivokapić, receives Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Wopke Horkstra, receives Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock, meets European Parliament President Roberta Metsola 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski in Warsaw, Poland for high-level meeting with Mykola Solsky, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Ukraine; Henryk Kowalczyk, Minister for Agriculture, Poland; and Thomas Vilsack, US Secretary for Agriculture 
  • Commissioner Vălean meets Richard Lutz, CEO Deutsche Bahn in Berlin 
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Eva-Maria Liimets, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia 
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius meeting with Rasmus Prehn, Minister of Food Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 
  • Janez Lenarčič 
  • Commissioner Hahn visits Japan and the Republic of Korea for meetings with government representatives and investors to present the NextGenerationEU Funding Strategy 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides receives Minister of Defence of the Republic of Cyprus Charalambos Petrides 

Tuesday – 17th May  

  • European Council President Charles Michel meeting with Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili, President of Chile Gabriel Boric, Prime Minister of Montenegro Dritan Abazović, and President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu
  • Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) - current affairs, Mali, implementation of the Strategic Compass, informal lunch with NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, and Ukrainian Defence Minister, Oleksiy Reznikov - Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • President Metsola meeting with Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili 
  • DROI Subcommittee – exchanges on: 
    • LGBTIQ's rights activists in the context of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 
    • Exchange of views on the human rights situation in Vietnam with the Vietnamese delegation participating in the 10th EU-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue 
    • Exchange of views with Carlo Olmo, lawyer, "Cavaliere della Repubblica Italiana" and activist on the rights of the child - Website of the Subcommittee on Human Rights  
  • AGRI Committee - exchanges with: 
    • FAO Chief Economist, Máximo Torero, to discuss the situation of global food markets, in the presence of Members of the Ukrainian Parliament 
    • Commission representative (DG ARGI) on Hemp in the CAP reform 
  • AFET Committee vote on Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of Common Security and Defence Policy (2021/2199(INI)) - Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs  
  • SEDE Subcommittee public hearing on "The future of European Defence after the collapse of Afghanistan and Russia war against Ukraine: next steps in achieving the European Defence Union" (see programme) 
  • Debates on: 
  • State of play: Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI. Exchange of views with Stefano Tomat Director, Integrated Approach for Security and Peace, EEAS; Rear Admiral Stefano Turchetto, Operations Commander 
  • Russian disinformation and propaganda in relation to the war against Ukraine with Lutz Guellner, Head of Division, Strategic Communication, Task Forces and Information Analysis, EEAS; Ivana Stradner, Research Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) - Jointly with the Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation  - Website of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence  
  • ITRE Committee  
  • Presentation by the Director of ACER, Christian Zinglersen, of ACER's Final Assessment of the EU Wholesale Electricity Market Design, Public Hearing - Distributed solar energy and prosumer, Energy Community Parliamentary Plenum 
  • Votes on: 
    • Extension of the Agreement on the promotion, provision and use of Galileo and GPS satellite-based navigation systems and related applications between the European Community and its Member States and the United States of America  
    • An EU Approach for Space Traffic Management - An EU contribution addressing a global challenge - Adoption of question for oral answer 
    • Establishing the 2030 Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade” - Website of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy  
  • CULT Committee – Votes on: 
    • Implementation of inclusion measures within Erasmus+ 2014-2020 (INI)  
    • Towards equal rights for people with disabilities (INI) 
  • Debates on: 
    • E-sport and video games  
    • The impact of COVID-19 closures of educational, cultural, youth and sports activities on children and young people in the EU (INI) 
    • European Year of Youth 2022: state of play and legacy - exchange of views with the Commission 
    • Exchange of views on solidarity with Ukraine - Arts, culture and cultural heritage - Website of the Committee on Culture and Education  
  • AFCO Committee - Interparliamentary Committee Meeting (ICM), European Parliament – National Parliaments, Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on "First results of the Conference on the Future of Europe" - Debate in committee with Members of National Parliaments and Members of the European Parliament, follow-up to the Conference on the Future of Europe - next steps in AFCO - Website of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs  
  • PETI Committee 
    • Draft Motion for a Resolution on illegal logging in the EU (RSP) 
    • In the presence of the European Commission - Petitions for discussion in committee on the basis of the Commission's written reply or other documents received - With an intervention by Carlo Olmo from Lawyers without Borders. 
    • Ukraine -Refugees - Petition 0223/2022 by Olena Vedenina (Ukrainian) on the creation of a humanitarian corridor for European citizens in Ukraine 
    • Petition 0239/2022 by Marisa Filipe (Portuguese) on the reintroduction of the Nansen passport, an EU-wide ID card for refugees in Europe 
    • Ukraine -Children’s Rights - intervention by Ewa KOPACZ, the EP Coordinator on Children's Rights. 
    • Petition 0303/2022 by J.L.S. (German) on behalf of the organisation ‘Children's Health Support e.V.’ on humanitarian aid in Ukraine 
    • Petition 0309/2022 by J.L.S. (German) on behalf of the organisation ‘Children's Health Support e.V.’ on the creation of a humanitarian no-fly zone in Ukraine 
    • Petition 0314/2022 by J.L.S. (German) on behalf of the organisation ‘Children's Health Support e.V.’ on hospital protection in Ukraine - Website of the Committee on Petitions  
  • Joint DEVE BUDG Committee – debate on "Implementation and Financing of COVAX: Successes, Challenges and Lessons for the Future" - joint BUDG/DEVE hearing on the current state of play, mechanisms in place and the current and possible future financial needs of the COVAX initiative. Programme here - Website of the Committee on Development  
  • ENVI Committee – votes on: 
    • Amending Directive 2003/87/EC as regards aviation's contribution to the Union’s economy-wide emission reduction target and appropriately implementing a global market-based measure (2021/0207(COD)) 
    • Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/842 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement (2021/0200(COD)) 
    • Amending Regulations (EU) 2018/841 as regards the scope, simplifying the compliance rules, setting out the targets of the Member States for 2030 and committing to the collective achievement of climate neutrality by 2035 in the land use, forestry and agriculture sector, and (EU) 2018/1999 as regards improvement in monitoring, reporting, tracking of progress and review (2021/0201(COD))  
    • Amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652 (2021/0218(COD)) 
    • Establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism (2021/0214(COD))  
    • Amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, Decision (EU) 2015/1814 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and Regulation (EU) 2015/757 (2021/0211(COD))  
  • Debates on: 
  • IMCO Committee: 
    • Implementation of the Commission recommendation on the recognition of qualifications for people fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 
    • Consumer credits (COD) 
    • Amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 as regards the decisions of European standardisation organisations concerning European standards and European standardisation deliverables (COD) 
    • The importance of standards for EU strategic autonomy and the impact of third countries in European standardisation 
    • The protection of the Union and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries (COD)  
    • Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI): Feedback from the public consultation on potential responses concerning crisis-related disruptions of the Single Market 
    • Crisis response, contingency planning and risk management mechanisms in the context of the Digital Single Market - Exchange of views - Website of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection  
  • JURI Committee 
    • Better regulation: Joining forces to make better laws (INI)  
    • Workshop organised by Policy Department C on The Principle of primacy of EU law in the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Courts of Member States 
    • Exchange of views with Věra Jourova, Vice-President of the European Commission for Values 
    • Hearing on Legal tech and e-Justice - Website of the Committee on Legal Affairs  
  • INGE 2 Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation (INGE 2) - SEDE meeting jointly with ING2 and  D-UA on "Russian disinformation and propaganda in relation to Russian's war against Ukraine" - Website of the Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation (INGE 2)  
  • President von der Leyen receives Janet Yellen, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 
  • Vice-President Timmermans receives Jean Rottner, President of the French Region Grand Est; Mr Claude Turmes, Minister for Energy of Luxembourg; and Anke Rehlinger, Minister President of the State of Saarland (Germany) 
  • Vice-President Jourová videoconference with Andrea Jelinek, Chair of the European Data Protection Board 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Mark Gitenstein, Ambassador of the USA to the EU  
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Jutta Gurkmann, Executive Director of the Federation of German Consumer organisations 
  • Commissioner Johansson in New York, USA: gives an address at the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) Roundtable Two and the Plenary & Opening Segment of IMRF 
  • Commissioner Vălean meets Volker Wissing, Federal Minister for Transport in Berlin 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen call with Ahmed Shide, Finance Minister of Ethiopia, receives EU Executive Directors of the World Bank Group (WBG), receives representatives of Business Finland and Academy of Finland (Suomen Akatemia), receives the board of the Confederation of the Finnish Industries (EK) 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi in Paris, France: holds bilateral meetings and speaks at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) High-Level Conference on South East Europe (SEE): Human Capital Flight - Shaping the Future together 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski in Lusaka, Zambia; meets with Hakainde Hichilema, President of Zambia. 
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius meeting with Lea Wermelin, Minister of Environment in Denmark 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives Luca Beccari, Minister of Foreign Affairs of San Marino 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni meeting with the World Bank Group EU Executive Directors, receives Maurizio Gardini, Mauro Lusetti and Giovanni Schiavone, President and Vice Presidents of Legacoop Italia 

Wednesday – 18th May   

  • EU-Armenia Partnership Council - visa liberalisation, Russia/Ukraine, Turkey, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh - EU-Armenia Partnership Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • EU Military Committee - EU Chiefs of Defence - European Union Military Committee (EUMC), EU chiefs of defence - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • ​COREPER I - ICAO Council, road carriage agreement with Ukraine, fishery supply chain impacts due to Russian aggression against Ukraine - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER II - common transit procedure, external auditors of national central banks, energy and climate relations with Egypt, hearing on Article 7(1) TEU from Hungary, seafarers' minimum standards - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Plenary address by Maia Sandu, President of the Republic of Moldova 
  • Plenary debates on: 
  • IMCO Committee - Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act: main achievements - Reporting back by co-legislators, Potential global impact of the Digital Single Market legislation - Preparation of the IMCO delegation to Silicon Valley (US) on 23-27 May 2022 - Website of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection  
  • Joint EMPL ENVI Committee – creation of a Social Climate Fund (COD) - Website of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs  
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners 
  • President von der Leyen participates in the Leaders’ Summit on offshore wind in the North Sea, hosted by Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark 
  • High Representative Borrell meets Maia Sandu, President of Moldova, participates in EU-Armenia Partnership Council 
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Brad Smith, President of Microsoft 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Brad Smith, Vice Chairman & President of Microsoft , meeting with Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Digital Transformation, meeting with Robbert Dijkgraaf, Dutch Minister for Research, Innovation & Education 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives Georgian Prime Minster Irakli Garibashvili, receives President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, receives Prime Minister of Montenegro, Dritan Abazović, participates in EU-Armenia Partnership Council 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen participates in G7 Development Ministers’ meeting in Berlin, Germany 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski in Zambia; delivers address at opening ceremony of EU-Zambia Economic Forum, meets with Chipoka Mulenga, Minister of Trade, Commerce and Industry. 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič participates at the ministerial meeting Global Food Security Call to Action, hosted by the US and chaired by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in New York 
  • President von der Leyen participates in the Leaders’ Summit on offshore wind in the North Sea, hosted by Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark 
  • Commissioner Simson participates at the North Sea Summit. 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni participates in the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, in Bonn 

Thursday – 19th May

  • European Council President Charles Michel visit to Serbia
  • Plenary session: 
    • Establishing the European Education Area by 2025 – micro credentials, individual learning accounts and learning for a sustainable environment - 2022/2568(RSP)  
    • The fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine - 2022/2655(RSP)  
    • European solidarity and energy security in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and recent cuts in the gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria - 2022/2654(RSP)  
  • Plenary vote on social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine – reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act - 2022/2653(RSP)  
  • DEVE Committee  
    • "Tackling environmental criminality in developing countries" 
  • Tackling environmental criminality in developing countries - programme available here - Website of the Committee on Development 
  • High Representative Borrell meeting with Georgian Prime Minster Irakli Garibashvili, meeting with Prime Minister of Montenegro, Dritan Abazović 
  • Vice-President Timmermans meeting with Alar Karis, President of Estonia; meets with parliamentarians at the Estonian Parliament, participates in a roundtable with Katri Raik, Mayor of Narva, and key local businesses and stakeholders; visits the Ragn Sells project; and meets with the members of the Youth Climate Assembly 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi in Sofia, Bulgaria: holds bilateral meetings with Bulgarian government 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski in Zambia; meets with Albert Muchanga, the African Union Commissioner for Economic Development, bilateral meetings with Reuben Phiri Mtolo, Minister of Agriculture; Makozo Chikote, Minister of Fisheries and Livestock; and Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane, Minister of Finance, Zambia. 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič participates in the UN Security Council Open Debate on Conflict and Food Security in New York 
  • Commissioner Simson receives representatives of the Gas Distributors for Sustainability (GD4S) association. 
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Bozhidar Bozhanov, Minister of Electronic Government of Bulgaria 
  • Commissioner Simson receives Covenant of Mayors Europe to discuss RePowerEU. 
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Nick Clegg, President for Global Affairs at Meta Platforms 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides in Berlin, Germany: attends the meeting of the G7 Health Ministers, hosted by the German Presidency of the G7. 

 Friday – 20th May   

  • European Council President Charles Michel visit to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Foreign Affairs Council (Development) - global implications of Russian invasion of Ukraine focused on food security and multilateral responses, informal lunch with UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi - Foreign Affairs Council (Development) - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER I - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Vice-President Timmermans meets with Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia 
  • Commissioner Reynders in Turin, Italy: participate in the 132nd session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe 
  • Vice-President Schinas in Geneva, Switzerland: meets with Guy Ryder, International Labour Organisation Director General 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Sima Sami Bahous, Executive Director of the UN Women 
  • Commissioner Hahn meeting with Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of Croatia 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides in Berlin, Germany: attends the meeting of the G7 Health Ministers, hosted by the German Presidency of the G7.  

09 - 13 May  2022

Recent Developments:

 Monday – 9th May  

  • Vice-President Šuica on Mission in Strasbourg, France 
  • Vice-President Vestager with Mads Nipper, CEO Ørsted. 
  • Commissioner Hahn meeting with His Majesty King Philippe of the Belgians 
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius working lunch with the Mayor of Tromso, and Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy Bjørnar Selnes Skjæran 
  • Vice-President Vestager with Mads Nipper, CEO Ørsted 
  • Commissioner Dalli meets Stefan Lo Russo, the Mayor of Turin and Councillor, in Turin, Italy 

Tuesday – 10th May  

  • Brussels VI Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region - pledging event for Syria and the region - Supporting the future of Syria and the region - Brussels VI Conference - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • President Metsola meeting with Luxembourg Prime Minister Bettel 
  • SEDE Subcommittee – debates on: 
    • the threat of use of Chemical, Biological Radiological or Nuclear materials or agents in the context of the Russian war against Ukraine, and the EU’s response, with 
    • Jointly with the AFET Committee and in association with the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee - Exchange of views with Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on current international developments of concern 
    • Debriefing: field visit to the EU Training Mission in Mozambique with Vice-Admiral Hervé Bléjean, Director General of the EU Military Staff (EUMS) - Website of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence  
  • AGRI Committee – exchanges with: 
    • DG SANTE on the use of indicators for animal welfare at farm level 
    • DG AGRI on the national strategic plan for the Common Agricultural Policy, the situation in Ukraine and its impact on food security, the European pigmeat reflection group, and marketing standards for free range eggs - Website of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development  
  • FEMM Committee debates on: 
    • Women's rights in Afghanistan - Hearing (draft programme) 
    • Combatting gender-based violence online - Hearing (draft programme) 
    • Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges 
    • Intersectional discrimination in the European Union: the socio-economic situation of women of African, Middle-Eastern, Latin-American and Asian descent (INI) - Presentation of the study on "the socioeconomic position of women of African, Middle Eastern, Latin American and Asian descent living in the European Union" - Website of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality  
  • DROI Subcommittee – debates on: 
    • In association with the Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries with Tarek Radwan, Chairman of the Committee for Human Rights, House of Representatives, Egypt 
    • Public hearing on Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence (draft programme) 
    • Presentation of the annual report 2021 on state of impunity in the world promoted by Fight Impunity - Association Against Impunity and for Transitional Justice 
    • Exchange of views on Human Rights impact of Foreign interference by Gulf countries and presentation of the “Undue Influence” an Investigative Report on Foreign Interference by the UAE in the Democratic Processes of the EU by DAD International - Website of the Subcommittee on Human Rights  
  • FISC Subcommittee debate on “The use of special tax regimes in the EU by high net worth individuals: the case of Russian oligarchs - (draft programme) - Website of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters  
  • REGI Committee exchange with Apostolos Tzitzikostas President of the European Committee of the Regions, Economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU: the 8th Cohesion Report, exchange of views with Marc Lemaitre, DG REGIO, Director-General, on EC Communication on the Outermost Regions, EU tools to respond to natural disasters - Website of the Committee on Regional Development  
  • DEVE Committee exchange with Commissioner Urpilainen - Website of the Committee on Development  
  • High Representative Borrell chairs the Ministerial meeting of the sixth Brussels Conference on ‘Supporting the future of Syria and the region'; hosts the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), chaired by Anniken Huitfeld, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway. 
  • Vice-President Schinas receives H.E. Majdi Ahmad Ebrahim Al – Dhafiri, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait 
  • Vice-President Šuica receives UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russel, receives William Ament, Head of EU Affairs of Frankfurt Airport 
  • Vice-President Vestager participates in G7 digital ministers meeting in Düsseldorf. 
  • Commissioner Hahn in Dublin, Ireland meeting with Simon Coveney, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence; Michael McGrath, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform; Thomas Byrne, Minister for European Affairs; and Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Finance 
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Idit Arad, General Counsel of Rakuten Viber 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), receives Catherine Russell, UNICEF Executive Director,  
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO), Tor Wennesland, receives Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, H.E. Nasser Shraideh 
  • Commissioner Johansson videoconference with Lucian Bode, Minister of Internal Affairs for Romania, receives Fuad Hussein, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Iraq 
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Ali bin Samikh Al Marri, Minister of Labour of the State of Qatar 

Wednesday – 11th May   

  • COREPER I - veterinary product labelling, relations with the Government of the Faroe Islands, EU fertilising products, trans-European energy infrastructure, equivalence of field inspections in Bolovia, food contaminants controls - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • COREPER II - revised draft EU-US Joint Trade and Technology Council statement, EU-Jordan Association Council, EU-Armenia Partnership Council, EU-New Zealand tariff rates, restrictive measure regarding cyber attacks - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • President Metsola meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, meting with President of Montenegro, Milo Djukanovic 
  • ECON Committee 
    • Exchange of views with Mariana Kotzeva, Director-General of Eurostat 
    • 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 
    • Restructuring Union framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity 
    • Economic Dialogue and exchange of views with Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Finance of Ireland - Website of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs  
  • Joint IMCO LIBE Committee debate on harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) and amending certain Union Legislative Acts - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • ENVI Committee debates on: 
    • Exchange of views with the Commission on the draft implementing act proposing a list of antimicrobials to be reserved for human use 
    • Shipments of waste and amending Regulations (EU) No 1257/2013 and (EU) No 2020/1056 -  
    • Exchange of views with Nicolae Ștefănuță, EP general rapporteur for the 2023 Budget, on the budgetary implications for the policies under the ENVI remit within the current international context - Website of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety  
  • LIBE Committee debates on: 
    • International agreements with Russia in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice  
    • Recommendations on the negotiations for a cooperation agreement between the European Union and the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO-INTERPOL) 
    • Proposal for a Council decision determining, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded 
    • Exchange of views with the Vice-President for Values and Transparency, Věra Jourová, in the framework of the Structured Dialogue - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • AFET Committee debates on: 
    • Recommendation to the Commission and the Commission Vice President/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the Renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood. A new agenda for the Mediterranean 
    • The Control of European funds in Lebanon 
    • Debriefing on the recent ad hoc AFET mission to Tunisia (11-13 April 2022) 
    • Presentation of the study on "The Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans: Assessing the possible economic, social and environmental impact of the proposed Flagship projects" 
    • Exchange of views with Enrique Mora, Deputy Secretary General/Political Director of the European External Action Service, on the EU relations with Iran and the Gulf region (tbc) 
  • Votes on: 
    • Recommendation to the Council and the Commission Vice President/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine 
    • Report on the 2021 Commission Report on Montenegro 
    • Report on the 2021 Commission Report on Turkey 
    • Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of Common Security and Defence Policy 
    • The future European Financial Architecture for Development - Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs  
  • CONT Committee - votes on: 
    • Protection of the European Union’s financial interests - combating fraud - annual report 2020 
    • Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2020 (INI)  
    • Establishing the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) 1094/2010, (EU) 1095/2010 
  • Debates on: 
    • Workshop on "Single Audit approach - root causes of the weaknesses in the work of the Members States management and audit authorities" 
    • The Control of European funds in Lebanon  
    • Study on "Practices on the Side-Earnings of EU Public Office Holders and Functionaries" - Presentation by Policy Department on Budgetary Affairs (PolDep D) 
    • ECA Special Report 6/2022 - EU intellectual property rights: protection not fully waterproof - Presentation of the special report by reporting ECA Member Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz 
    • CONT mission to Bulgaria (11-13 April 2022) - Exchange of views on mission report and discussion on follow-up - Website of the Committee on Budgetary Control  
  • PECH Committee – debates on: 
    • In camera presentation on amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 as regards specific measures to alleviate the consequences of the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine on fishing activities and to mitigate the effects of the market disruption caused by that military aggression on the supply chain of fishery and aquaculture products 
    • Revision of EU State aid rules for the fisheries and aquaculture sector 
    • Implementation of Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation 
    • Conclusion of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and of the Implementing Protocol thereto 
    • Conclusion of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and of the Implementing Protocol thereto - Website of the Committee on Fisheries  
  • Joint DEVE ENVI meeting exchange Commissioner Gentiloni on the Sustainable Development Goals - Website of the Committee on Development   
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners 
  • High Representative Borrell hosts an informal dinner with Western Balkans Leaders. 
  • Vice-President Timmermans meeting with Frank Elderson, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank 
  • Vice-President Schinas receives Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri, Minister of Labour of Qatar 
  • Commissioner Hahn receives Laura Sachslehner, Secretary General of the Volkspartei Austria 
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Director General of DigitalEurope 
  • Didier Reynders, receives Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, Dutch Minister of Justice 
  • Vice-President Schinas receives Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri, Minister of Labour of Qatar 
  • Commisioner Gabriel receives President of the European Women’s Association, Nivoi Kyriazakou  
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives Modeste Mutinga, Minister for Humanitarian Action of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Bruno Lemarquis, UN Deputy Special Representative and Resident Coordinator 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni meeting with Iratxe Garcia Pérez, President of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen visits Vienna, holds meeting with UN agencies and organisations, meets representatives of the government and civil society 

Thursday – 12th May    

  • EU-Japan Summit - Russia's war against Ukraine, security and defence cooperation, alignment on sanctions, connectivity and digital partnership - EU-Japan summit - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • President Metsola meeting with the Speaker of House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Fawzia Zainal 
  • Opening of the first EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly 
  • AFET Committee 
    • Exchange with Pekka Haavisto, Foreign Minister of Finland, on Finland's foreign and security policy in the light of the war in Ukraine 
    • In association with the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula (DARP) - exchange with Fawzia Abdulla Yusuf Zainal, Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Bahrain 
    • In association with the Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee, the Delegation for relations with Mercosur and the Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee - exchange with the EEAS and the Commission on the state of play on the envisaged Association Agreements with Mexico, Mercosur and Chile - Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs   
  • COVI Special Committee  - exchanges with Commissioner Kyriakides and Breton - Website of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future  
  • LIBE Committee – debates on: 
    • Police ethics, the use of force and respect of fundamental rights in law enforcement work  
    • EU law enforcement training needs and priorities - Exchange of views with Maria Montserrat Marín López, Executive Director, CEPOL 
    • Exchange of views on the state of play of the EU support to Ukraine and implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive - Exchange of views with Deputy Director-General Beate Gminder, DG HOME, European Commission 
    • The situation at the border between France and United Kingdom and the legal developments in the United Kingdom on the treatment of people who arrived irregularly - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • Joint JURI LIBE committee – debate on digitalisation of cross-border judicial cooperation - Exchange of views on the Commission’s proposal - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • President von der Leyen participates in the 28th EU-Japan Summit in Tokyo, Japan, participates in the Second Global COVID-19 Summit, co-hosted by the United States, Belize, Germany, Indonesia, and Senegal, via video message 
  • High Representative Borrell in Weissenhaus, Germany (until 14/05): participates in the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting. 
  • Commissioner Reynders roundtable discussion on rule of law; visits Electrolux and meets with CEO Jonas Samuelsson; meets with Hans Dahlgren (Minister for EU Affairs) in Stokholm, Sweden 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, Director General for the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), receives Ingvild Kjerkol, Minister of Health and Care Services of Norway 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides receives Ingvild Kjerkol, Minister of Health and Care Services of Norway.   

 Friday – 13th May   

  • COREPER I - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER II - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • President Metsola visit to Estonia 
  • Commissioner Hahn meeting with Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria 
  • Commissioner Reynders in Stockholm, Sweden: meets with Morgan Johansson (Minister for Justice) and with industry representatives 
  • Commissioner Johansson visits Uppsala, Sweden: gives a keynote address at the Inauguration of WHO Collaborating centre on Migration and Health hosted by Uppsala University 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič together with Commissioner Kyriakides receive Pramila Patten, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict 

Saturday - 14th May

  • Commissioner Dalli attends the Special Olympics in Malta 

Sunday - 15th May

  • Commissioner Dalli delivers a keynote speech via videoconference at Sofia Pride 

02 - 06 May  2022

Recent Developments:

 Monday – 2nd May 

  • Extraordinary Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy) - EU energy situation in the context of the war in Ukraine, potential supply disruptions, establishment of a European Gas Purchasing Platform - Extraordinary Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy) - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER I - energy situation in the context of war in Ukraine - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • President Metsola meeting with Commission President von der Leyen 
  • Plenary Debates on: 
    • Election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage - 2020/2220(INL)  
    • Amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants - 2021/0340(COD)  
    • Strengthening Europol’s mandate: cooperation with private parties, processing of personal data, and support for research and innovation - 2020/0349(COD)  
  • Plenary presentations on: 
    • A sustainable blue economy in the EU: the role of fisheries and aquaculture - 2021/2188(INI)  
    • EU action plan for organic agriculture - 2021/2239(INI)  
    • Persecution of minorities on the grounds of belief or religion - 2021/2055(INI)  
    • EU strategy to promote education for children in the world - 2021/2209(INI)  
    • Reaching women's economic independence through entrepreneurship and self-employment - 2021/2080(INI)  
  • AFET Committee vote on annual implementing report on the EU association agreement with the Republic of Moldova (INI) - Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs  
  • President von der Leyen meeting with Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, meeting with Manfred Weber, Iratxe García-Pérez, and 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 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Yasushi Kaneko, Japanese Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, participates in a dinner with Nordic Members of European Parliament and Nordic Industry organisations. 
  • Commissioner Simson receives Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Minister of Energy of Romania. 
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Sean Fraser, Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship for Canada 
  • Commissioner Simson receives Eamon Ryan, Minister for Transport and the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications of Ireland. 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security of the African Union, and Ahunna Eziakonwa, UN Assistant Secretary-General, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Africa, virtual meeting with Matilda Ernkrans, Minister for International Development Cooperation of Sweden, virtual meeting with Topi Manner, CEO of Finnair 
  • Commissioner Breton receives Sven Giegold, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection of Germany 

Tuesday – 3rd May 

  •  Eurogroup - draft work plan on banking union - Video conference of the Eurogroup - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Informal videoconference of economy and finance ministers - Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), approval of Bulgarian and Swedish plans - Informal video conference of economy and finance ministers - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • President Metsola meeting with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi 
  • Plenary debates on: 
    • Threats to the safety of journalists and media freedom, on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day - 2022/2645(RSP)  
    • Artificial intelligence in a digital age - 2020/2266(INI)  
    • This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Draghi - 2022/2646(RSP)  
    • Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary - 2022/2647(RSP)  
  • Plenary votes on: 
    • Election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage - 2020/2220(INL)  
    • Amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants - 2021/0340(COD)  
    • Common system of value added tax (VAT): extension of the application period of the optional reverse charge mechanism in relation to supplies of certain goods and services susceptible to fraud and of the Quick Reaction Mechanism against VAT fraud - 2022/0027(CNS)  
    • Application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the area of Schengen Information System in Cyprus - 2021/0266(NLE)  
    • Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Lefteris Christoforou - 2022/0802(NLE)   and George Marius Hyzler - 2022/0803(NLE)  
    • A sustainable blue economy in the EU: the role of fisheries and aquaculture - 2021/2188(INI)  
    • EU action plan for organic agriculture - 2021/2239(INI)  
    • Persecution of minorities on the grounds of belief or religion - 2021/2055(INI)  
    • EU strategy to promote education for children in the world - 2021/2209(INI)  
    • Reaching women's economic independence through entrepreneurship and self-employment - 2021/2080(INI)  
    • Artificial intelligence in a digital age - 2020/2266(INI)  
    • Question Time (Commission)Europe’s Energy Autonomy: The strategic importance of renewables and energy interconnections and efficiency 
    • The follow up of the Conference on the Future of Europe - 2022/2648(RSP)  
    • EU preparedness against cyber-attacks following Russia invasion on Ukraine - 2022/2649(RSP)  
    • Impact of Russian illegal war of aggression against Ukraine on the EU transport and tourism sectors - 2022/2643(RSP)  
    • Strengthening Europol’s mandate: cooperation with private parties, processing of personal data, and support for research and innovation - 2020/0349(COD)  
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners  
  • Vice-President Šuica on mission in Strasbourg 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski receives Kōsaburō Nishime, Japanese Minister in charge of Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides receives Kōsaburō Nishime, Japanese Minister in charge of Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima. 
  • Commissioner Gabriel meeting in Strasbourg with MEP Maria Walsh, Irish EPP MEPs & Mr Fitzpatrick (filmmaker) on the project ‘John Hume in Europe’ 

Wednesday – 4th May 

  • ​COREPER II - Belarus sanctions, EU-US Trade and Technology Council, International Sugar Agreements - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER I - agronomic efficiency, CO2 efficiency and fuel consumption of medium and heavy vehicles, situation in Cabo Delgado - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Plenary debates on: 
    • The social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine - reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act  2022/2653(RSP)  
    • Discharge 2020 of EU general budget  
    • Plenary votes on the follow up of the Conference on the Future of Europe - 2022/2648(RSP)  
    • Strengthening Europol’s mandate: cooperation with private parties, processing of personal data, and support for research and innovation - 2020/0349(COD)  
    • Distortive foreign subsidies - 2021/0114(COD)  
    • Use of the Pegasus Software by EU Member States against individuals including MEPs and the violation of fundamental rights - 2022/2659(RSP)  
  • Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 144) 
  • Vice-President Schinas receives Michael Spindelegger, ICMPD Director General 
  • Vice-President Šuica on mission in Italy 
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with Siegfried Russwurm, President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi videoconference with Minister of Local Government Administration of Republic of Kosovo, Elbert Krasniqi, receives EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process Sven Koopmans, receives International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) Director General, Michael Spindelegger, video conference call with President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer 
  • Commissioner Simson holds a meeting with MEPs Billy Kelleher and Barry Cowen. 
  • Commissioner Schmit receives Hakaora Vallée, founder of the association “Just Did It”, which promotes the rights of people suffering from type 1 diabetes 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives H.E. Cessouma Minata Samate, Commissioner for Political Affairs of the African Union Commission 
  • Commissioner Johansson meets with Pejcinovic-Buric, Secretary General of the Council of Europe   ​​​

Thursday – 5th May   

  • Plenary debates on: 
  • Plenary votes on: 
  • The case of Osman Kavala in Turkey - 2022/2656(RSP)  
  • Reports of continued organ harvesting in China - 2022/2657(RSP)  
  • The continuous crackdown of political opposition in Cambodia - 2022/2658(RSP)  
  • Competition policy – annual report 2021 - 2021/2185(INI)  
  • Threats to stability, security and democracy in Western and Sahelian Africa - 2022/2650(RSP)  
  • Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary - 2022/2647(RSP)  
  • State of play of the EU-Moldova cooperation - 2022/2651(RSP)  
  • The impact of the war against Ukraine on women - 2022/2633(RSP)  
  • Impact of Russian illegal war of aggression against Ukraine on the EU transport and tourism sectors - 2022/2643(RSP)  
  • Building of a wall on the Polish – Belarus border in the Białowieża primeval forest - 2022/2652(RSP)  
  • AFET Committee - Annual implementing report on the EU association agreement with the Republic of Moldova (INI) - Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Cessouma Minata Samate, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development of the African Union 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski receives representatives from CropLife Europe. 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides videoconference with Viktor Liashko, Minister of Health of Ukraine 
  • Commissioner Simson delivers a statement at the Gas Interconnection Poland-Lithuania  
  • Commissioner Schmit meeting with Jeanne Barseghian, the Mayor of Strasbourg 
  • Commissioner Dalli appears before the Joint Committee for the EU of the Spanish Parliament, its President Susana Sumelzo, the spokespersons and other members of the Committee, in Madrid, Spain 
  • Commissioner Breton particates in the European Electrolyser Summit, to meet and discuss with CEOs from the sector 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives David Miliband, President of the International Rescue Committee 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides videoconference with G7 Health Ministers 
  • Commissioner Gabriel official visit to Nicosia, Cyprus 
  • Commissioner Dalli meeting with Ione Belarra Urteaga, Minister for Social Rights and 2030 Agenda and Irene Montero, Minister for Equality, in Madrid, Spain 

 Friday – 6th May  

  • ​COREPER II - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER I - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Vice-President Šuica in Zagreb, HR: attends the Presentation of the Croatian COFOE Conclusions by Croatian Government 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič delivers a keynote speech on ‘Megatrends shaping our future’ at the Europe after COVID: Future Now seminar in Leipzig, Germany 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski in Warsaw, Poland; meets Piotr Pyzik, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of State Assets, Poland. 
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Annelies Verlinden, Minister of the Interior, Institutional Reform and Democratic Renewal of Belgium 

25 - 29 April  2022

Recent Developments:

 Monday – 25th April 

  • SEDE Subcommittee debates on: 
    • Exchange of views with Kris Peeters, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the Strategic European Security Initiative (SESI) of the EIB 
    • Security threats to undersea communications cables and infrastructure – consequences for the EU - Website of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence  
  • INTA Committee debates on: 
    • A new trade instrument to ban products made by forced labour - Exchange of views 
    • The future of EU-Africa trade relations (INI)  
  • Votes on: 
    • Foreign subsidies distorting the internal market – enter into interinstitutional negotiations 
    • Access of third-country goods and services to the Union’s internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries - Website of the Committee on International Trade  
  • FISC Subcommittee debate on how to reinforce the regulation of intermediaries to create an intermediary sector that ensures a fair and user-friendly tax system - Website of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters  
  • CULT Committee debates on: 
    • Establishing the 2030 Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade” (COD) 
    • Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (INI)  
    • Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 
    • Establishing the European Education Area by 2025 – micro credentials, individual learning accounts and learning for a sustainable environment (RSP)  
    • Structured dialogue with Commissioner Gabriel - Website of the Committee on Culture and Education  
  • DEVE Committee – debate on the Commission Work Programme with Commissioners Urpilainen and Lenarčič - Website of the Committee on Development  
  • President von der Leyen in India: lays a wreath at the Raj Gath Gandhi Memorial; meets Mr Ram Nath Kovind, President of India; holds talks with Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India; gives the opening address at the Raisina Dialogue 
  • Vice-President Timmermans holds a videoconference call with Karine Elharrar, Minister for Energy of Israel, receives Henk Staghouwer, Minister for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality of the Netherlands, receives Jozef Síkela; Minister for Industry and Trade of Czechia 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Kristian Jensen, Administrerende Direktør for Green Power Denmark. 
  • Vice-President Jourová in Geneva: meets with Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Mr Noel Curran, Director General of the European Broadcasting Union, meets with Martin Chungong, Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi in Zagreb, Sofia, Skopje, Tirana: holds bilateral meetings and speaks at the EU - Balkans Summit in Sofia 
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Serge Brammertz, Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (UN IRMCT) 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski in Estonia; meets with Minister of Rural Affairs, Urmas Kruuse, representatives of the agricultural sector, local farmers. 

Tuesday – 26th April 

  • Vice-President Schinas delivers a keynote speech at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies : “Terrorist Attacks in Paris and Brussels : What has changed in the European Security?”, receives Jyrki Katainen, President of Sitra, receives Elisabeth Stampa, Medicines for Europe President & Adrian van den Hoven, Medicines for Europe Director General 
  • Vice-President Timmermans receives Andrew Forrest, Chairman of Fortescue Future Industries, receives Dario Nardella, President of Eurocities and Mayor of Florence 
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Dario Nardella, President of Eurocities and Mayor of Florence 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Benoît Coeuré, Président de l'autorité française de la concurrence, meeting with Jyrki Katainen, President of SITRA. 
  • Vice-President Jourová in Bern: meeting with Karin Keller-Sutter, Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police of Switzerland and Ignazio Cassis, President of the Swiss Confederation and Foreign Minister, receives Jan Grolich , President of South Bohemia Region 
  • Commissioner Reynders videoconference with Jason Oxman, CEO of the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski in Latvia; meets Minister for Agriculture Kaspars Gerhards; meets with representatives of the agricultural sector; visits local farmers; visits the LLU University in Jelgava

Wednesday – 27th April 

  • ​COREPER II - collection of war crime evidence in Ukraine, draft EU-US Joint Trade and Technology Council Statement of endorsement, Strategic Compass - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER I - access to Union waters, draft reply to written questions - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners 
  • High Representative Borrell in Chile (until 01/05): inaugurates the new offices of the Delegation of the European Union in Chile, meeting with Gabriel Boric, President of Chile, Antonia Urrejola, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Chile, Mario Marcel, Minister for Finance of Chile, Izkia Siches, Minister for Interior and Public Security of Chile, visits the solar power plant Cerro Dominador with Mr Claudio Huepe, Minister for Energy of Chile, meeting with other leaders, including former President Ricardo Lagos in a visit to the Fundación Democracia y Desarrollo 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives Jyrki Katainen, President of SITRA Finnish innovation fund 
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Czech Mayors 
  • Vice-President Šuica videoconference with Ukrainian Minister of Social Policy, Maryna Lazebna 
  • Commissioner Reynders in Prague, Czech Republic: meeting with Jozef Síkela (Minister for Industry and Trade), Pavel Blažek (Minister of Justice) and Mikuláš Bek (Minister for EU Affairs) 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski in Lithuania; meets President Gitanas Nausėda, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, Minister Kęstutis Navickas and members of the Rural Affairs Committee, representatives of the agricultural and local farmers, working dinner with Kęstutis Navickas, Minister for Agriculture of Lithuania and Mykola Tarasovych Solsky, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Ukraine. 
  • Commissioner Hahn Peter Kaiser, Governor of Carinthia 

Thursday – 28th April   

  • President Metsola exchange of views with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, meeting with the Director General of European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), Mr Ville Itälä 
  • ECON Committee debate on European Central Bank - annual report 2022 - Exchange of views following the presentation of the 2021 Annual Report by ECB Vice-President, Luis De Guindo 
  • Votes on: 
  • AFCO Committee vote on Parliament’s right of initiative 
  • Exchange of views with Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight - Exchange of views in the framework of the structured dialogue between the European Parliament and the European Commission 
  • The statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (recast) - Website of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs  
  • EMPL Committee – structured debate with Commissioner Dalli, Commission presentation by on a social security pass and on the ESSPASS project, occupational safety and health: adjusting provisions in the light of COVID-19, exchange of views with Cosmin Boiangiu (Executive Director of the European Labour Authority) - Website of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs  
  • Vice-President Timmermans in Luxembourg: attends the memorial service for Alex Brenninkmeijer, former Member of the European Court of Auditors and National Ombudsman of the Netherlands, receives Roberto Gualtieri, Mayor of Rome (Italy), receives Frank Vandenbroucke, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health of Belgium and Conner Rousseau, President of the Vooruit Social Democratic Party, and Member of the Flemish Parliament 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Member of the oversight board of Facebook & former Prime Minister of Denmark. 
  • Commissioner Reynders in Bratislava, Slovakia: meets with Ivan Korčok (Minister of Foreign and European Affairs), Ms. Mária Kolíková (Minister of Justice), holds a Citizens Dialogue with students of the Commenius University 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski participates via videoconference in Copa and Cogeca joint Praesidia meeting. 
  • Commissioner Johansson in Warsaw, Poland: meets government officials 
  • Commissioner McGuinness videoconference with Jānis Reirs, Minister for Finance of Latvia, meeting with Andreas Brandstetter, President, and Michaela Koller, Director General of Insurance Europe (Brussels) 
  • Commissioner Hahn receives Tiago Antunes, Secretary of State Assistant to the Prime Minister of Portugal 

 Friday – 29th April  

  • ​COREPER II - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • President Metsola meeting with Ambassador and Head of the United Kingdom Mission to the EU, Lindsay Croisdale Appleby, meeting with the European Data Protection Supervisor, Wojciech Wiewiórowski 
  • Vice-President Šuica in Strasbourg: participates in the Final Plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe 
  • Vice-President Timmermans receives John W.H. Denton, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) 

18 -  24 April  2022

Recent Developments:​​​​​​ 

Monday – 18th April 

  • Easter Monday

Tuesday – 19th April 

  • DEVE Committee votes on:  
    • Conclusion of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania  
    • Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol (2021-2024) on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands  
    • The future of EU-Africa trade relations - adoption of amendments 
  • Debates on:  
  • COVI Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic - Constitutive meeting 
  • TRAN Committee debates on: 
    • Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, and repealing Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (2021/0223(COD)) 
    • Ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport (2021/0205(COD)) - Website of the Committee on Transport and Tourism  
  • Vice-President Schinas meeting with EDATHESS representatives in Thessaloniki 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Søren Pape Poulsen, party leader of Danish Conservative party   

Wednesday – 20th April 

  • ​COREPER I - General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean Agreement, extraordinary Council meeting preparations and follow-up - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER II - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • DEVE Committee – votes on: 
    • Conclusion of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and of the Implementing Protocol thereto 
    • Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol (2021-2024) on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands  
    • The future of EU-Africa trade relations - adoption of draft opinion  
  • Debates on: 
    • The humanitarian situation in Ukraine following Russia's aggression  
    • Impact of the Ukrainian crisis on global food security 
    • The future European Financial Architecture for Development - Website of the Committee on Development  
  • TRAN Committee debate on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport and amending Directive 2009/16/EC (2021/0210(COD)) - Website of the Committee on Transport and Tourism  
  • AFET Committee – debates on: 
    • Situation following Russia's aggression and invasion of Ukraine - Exchange of views on the impact of western sanctions on Russia two months after their adoption: assessment of their effectiveness and of the opportunity to expand them further 
    • Report on the 2021 Commission Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (2021/2245(INI)) 
    • Recommendation to the Council and the Commission Vice President/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine 
  • Votes on: 
    • Report on the 2021 Commission Report on Albania (2021/2244(INI)) - adoption of draft report 
    • Report on the 2021 Commission Report on North Macedonia (2021/2248(INI)) - adoption of draft report - Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs  
  • LIBE Committee – debates on: 
    • Annual Report 2021 of the European Data Protection Supervisor  
    • Exchange of views on the state of play of the EU support to Ukraine and implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive 
    • Exchange of views on the situation in Hungary, including the LGBTI laws, with Commissioner Reynders 
  • Committee reports: 
    • Activities of the Frontex Scrutiny Working Group 
    • LIBE Working Group on Schengen Scrutiny 
    • Activities of the Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group 
  • Vote on Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law report (2021/2180(INI)) - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • ITRE Committee votes on:  
    • Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards strengthening the CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in line with the Union’s increased climate ambition(2021/0197(COD)) 
    • Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, and repealing Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (2021/0223(COD)) 
    • Amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, Decision (EU) 2015/1814 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and Regulation (EU) 2015/757 (2021/0211(COD))) 
    • Establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism (2021/0214(COD)) 
    • Establishing a Social Climate Fund (2021/0206(COD)) 
    • Ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport (2021/0205(COD)) 
  • Debates on: 
    • Amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652 (2021/0218(COD)) 
    • Energy efficiency (recast) (2021/0203(COD)) - Website of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy  
  • IMCO Committee votes on: 
    • Amending Directive 2014/53/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment 
    • Machinery products - Adoption of draft report - Vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations 
  • Debates on: 
    • Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC - Reporting back to committee on the negotiations 
    • Accessible EU Centre in support of accessibility policies in the EU internal market (INI) 
    • Exchange of views with Commissioner Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market 
    • Consumer credits - Consideration of compromise amendments 
  • Public hearing on upholding consumer rights when shopping outside the EU - Website of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection  
  • Joint meeting of CONT and LIBE Committees – Annual Report of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) - presentation by Laura Kövesi, the European Chief Prosecutor - Website of the Committee on Budgetary Control  
  • Joint ITRE and CULT Committee public hearing on The New European Bauhaus - Draft Programme - Website of the Committee on Culture and Education  
  • ENVI Committee – debates on: 
  • PETI Committee public hearing on "Cultural and Linguistic diversity in the EU” - programme - Website of the Committee on Petitions  
  •  
  • Vice-President Schinas meeting with King Philippe of Belgium 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, videoconference with Sorin Grindeanu, Romanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport 
  • Vice-President Jourová videoconference with Zbyněk Stanjura, Minister of Finance of the Czech Republic 
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Hanke Bruins Slot, Dutch Minister of Interior. 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides videoconference with Viktor Liashko, Minister of Health of Ukraine. 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni participates in IMF, G20 and G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, in Washington D.C. 

Thursday – 21st April   

  • ITRE Committee – debates on: 
  • LIBE Committee - debates on:  
    • Situation of migrants in Libya and the EU cooperation with Libya with: Inma Vazguez, Representative to the EU and NATO at Médecins Sans Frontières Medecins; Francisco Gaztelu Mezquiriz, Head of Unit for Migration Assistance to Neighbouring Countries, DG NEAR, European Commission; Representative of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); Ian Urbina, Investigative Journalist and Executive Director at Outlaw Ocean Project, Non-Profit Organization 
    • Exchange of views on the exceptional migratory situation in Cyprus with: Beate Gminder, Deputy Director-General in charge of the “Task Force Migration Management”, DG HOME, European Commission; Costas Constantinou, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Cyprus; Sara Prestianni, Head of Thematic Programs in EuroMed Rights 
    • Exchange of views on the public access to documents with the European Ombudsman with Emily O’Reilly, The European Ombudsman - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • PETI Committee vote on mission report of the Fact-finding Mission to Vitoria and Madrid, Spain - “379 unsolved cases of murders perpetrated by the terrorist group ETA in Spain” 3-5 November 2021 - Final vote - Website of the Committee on Petitions  
  • REGI Committee – debates on:  
    • Economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU: the 8th Cohesion Report (2022/2032(INI)) 
    • Report back on mission to BE-NL-DE & exchange of views with mayors 
  • EU Border Regions: Living labs of European integration (2021/2202(INI)) 
  • Vote on islands and cohesion policy: current situation and future challenges (2021/2079(INI)) - Website of the Committee on Regional Development  
  • ENVI Committee – debates on:  
  • IMCO Committee – debates on:  
    • Exchange of views with Commissioner Reynders 
    • Regulation on general product safety, amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Directive 87/357/EEC and Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council - Website of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection  
  • AFET Committee – debates on: 
    • Report on the 2021 Commission Report on Kosovo (2021/2246(INI)) 
    • Report on the 2021 Commission Report on Serbia (2021/2249(INI)) 
    • Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Commission Vice President/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on Horn of Africa (2021/2206(INI)) - Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs  
  • Interparliamentary DROI and JURI Committee meeting debate on corporate responsibility for serious human rights abuses in third countries – with the participation of Commissioner Reynders and presentations from invited experts, and debate with MEPs and members of EU national parliaments - Website of the Committee on Legal Affairs  
  • Joint meeting of EMPL and JURI Committees debate on the risk of illegal adoption concerning Ukrainian children from institutional care fleeing from war, in the presence of the European Parliament Coordinator on Children’s Rights, Ewa Kopacz and presentations from experts - Website of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs   
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, Party leader of the Danish Liberals (Venstre). 
  • Commissioner Johansson in Stockholm, Sweden: meeting with Emma Lennartsson, Secretary of State for Sweden, gives an address at a meeting of the Swedish Parliament 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni participates in IMF, G20 and G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, in Washington D.C. 

11 -  15 April  2022

Recent Developments:​​​​​​ 

 Monday – 11th April 

  • Foreign Affairs Council - Russian military aggression against Ukraine, Global Gateway, Mali, Western Balkans, Libya, Yemen, Gulf Region - Foreign Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • Eurolat delegation visit to Buenos Aires - Economic recovery, lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the geopolitical consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine will be some of the topics of discussion with their Latin American counterparts - DLAT - Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly  
  • CONT delegation to Bulgaria - examine facts relating to allegations of corruption and misuse of public funds with a potential impact on the EU's financial interests - Website of the Committee on Budgetary Control  
  • PETI delegation in Mallorca - investigate alleged mistreatment of minors in the child guardianship system in Mallorca - Website of the Committee on Petitions   
  • Vice-President Schinas in Mount Athos, Greece 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives Luca Visentini, Secretary General of the European Trade Union Confederation 
  • Vice-President Jourová videoconference with Clément Beaune, Secretary of State for European Affairs of France 
  • Commissioner Vălean in Bucharest, Romania, meets with Romanian Prime Minister, Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă 
  • Commissioner Simson meeting with Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), meeting with Artur Lorkowski, Director of Energy Community Secretariat 
  • Commissioner Simson participates in the OPEC-EU Energy Dialogue meeting 
  • Commissioner Gabriel meeting, in Sofia, with Guy Parmelin, Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department for Economic Affairs, Education and Research of the Swiss Confederation 

Tuesday – 12th April 

  • General Affairs Council - Rule of law in Hungary, Conference on the Future of Europe - General Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Eurolat delegation visit to Buenos Aires - Economic recovery, lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the geopolitical consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine will be some of the topics of discussion with their Latin American counterparts - DLAT - Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly 
  • examine facts relating to allegations of corruption and misuse of public funds with a potential impact on the EU's financial interests - Website of the Committee on Budgetary Control  
  • PETI delegation in Mallorca - investigate alleged mistreatment of minors in the child guardianship system in Mallorca - Website of the Committee on Petitions
  • Vice-President Jourová in Prague: meets Vít Rakušan, 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior of the Czech Republic, meets with Zbyněk Stanjura, Minister of Finance of the Czech Republic, Petr Gazdík, Minister for Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic and Mikuláš Bek, Minister for European Affairs of the Czech Republic 
  • Commissioner Reynders meeting with Anna Lürhmann, German Minister of State for European Affairs and Climate, meeting with Hans Dahlgren, Swedish Minister for European Affairs 
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius meeting with Romanian President, Klaus Iohannis, Romanian Prime Minister, meeting with Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă, meeting with Romanian Environment Minister, Barna Tanczos, meeting with Romanian Minister for Agriculture, Adrian Chesnoiu 
  • Commissioner Vălean meeting with Sorin Mihai Grindeanu, Romanian Vice Prime-Minister and Minister of Transport and Infrastructure 
  • Commissioner Simson meeting with Leonore Gewessler, Minister of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology of Austria, meeting with Gerd Müller, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), meeting with Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 

Wednesday – 13th April 

  • ​COREPER I - COVID-19 vaccines, European Peace Facility operations, pandemic management rules, cyberattack support for Ukrainian armed forces, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries conservation enforcement measures - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER II - restrictive measures for North Korea, resilience of critical entities, cryptographic products - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Eurolat delegation visit to Buenos Aires - Economic recovery, lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the geopolitical consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine will be some of the topics of discussion with their Latin American counterparts - DLAT - Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly 
  • examine facts relating to allegations of corruption and misuse of public funds with a potential impact on the EU's financial interests - Website of the Committee on Budgetary Control  
  • PETI delegation in Mallorca - investigate alleged mistreatment of minors in the child guardianship system in Mallorca - Website of the Committee on Petitions   
  • Vice-President Jourová in Prague: attends the meeting of the Czech government 
  • Commissioner McGuinness keynote address at European Movement Ireland Members Roundtable, keynote address at EY Ireland event for non-executive directors on "Unlocking the Irish business opportunity from the EU Green Transformation" (Dublin), address on "Financing the Green Energy Transition" at the Wind Energy Ireland Annual Conference (Dublin) 

Thursday – 14th April   

  • Eurolat delegation visit to Buenos Aires - Economic recovery, lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the geopolitical consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine will be some of the topics of discussion with their Latin American counterparts - DLAT - Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly 
  • examine facts relating to allegations of corruption and misuse of public funds with a potential impact on the EU's financial interests - Website of the Committee on Budgetary Control  
  • PETI delegation in Mallorca - investigate alleged mistreatment of minors in the child guardianship system in Mallorca - Website of the Committee on Petitions  
  • Commissioner Simson meeting with Mark Gitenstein, Ambassador of the United States of America to the European Union. 
  • Commissioner McGuinness address on "The European Union – Perspectives from a Changed Europe" at the Global Ireland Summit (Dublin) 

Friday – 15th April  

  • Good Friday

4 -  8 April  2022

Recent Developments:​​​​​​ 

Monday – 4th April 

  • Eurogroup -  Euro area macroeconomic outlook, digital euro, housing market affordability and developments,  Banking Union update - Eurogroup - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • ​Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council (Culture) - response to Ukraine crisis, physical activity and sport as sustainable development, assistance to Republic of Moldova - Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • Plenary debates on: 
    • Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - 2022/2574(RSP)  
    • Urgent need to adopt the minimum tax directive - 2022/2617(RSP)  
    • Revision of the Market Stability Reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System - 2021/0202(COD)  
    • Use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road - 2017/0113(COD)  
    • Future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean - 2021/2016(INI)  
    • Protection of the rights of the child in civil, administrative and family law proceedings - 2021/2060(INI)  
  • AGRI Committee exchange with Commissioner Wojciechowski on the Communication on safeguarding food security and reinforcing the resilience of food systems - Website of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development  
  • Joint DEVE LIBE Committee debate on Russian aggression against Ukraine – Implementation of the temporary protection directive and humanitarian assistance to the displaced population, in particular children - Exchange with Commissions Johansson and Lenarčič - Website of the Committee on Development     
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, address to the Luxembourg Parliament, meeting with Yuriko Backes, Minister of Finance of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, Claude Turmes, Minister for Energy, Minister for Spatial Planning of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, meeting with European Investment Bank President Werner Hoyer. 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen meeting with Teresa Ribera, Deputy-Prime Minister and Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge of Spain, meeting with José Manuel Albares Bueno, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain, meeting with Pilar Cancela, Secretary of State for International Cooperation, and Spanish Development Agencies and Foundations 
  • Commissioner Hahn meeting with Jean Asselborn, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg 
  • Commissioner Simson receives Thomas Östros, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB). 
  • Commissioner Breton meeting with Benoît Cœuré, President of the Competition Authority of France (ADLC). 
  • President von der Leyen meeting with Manfred Weber, Iratxe García-Pérez and 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 

Tuesday – 5th April 

  • ECOFIN - Russian sanctions, participation of Ukranian Finance Minister Marchenko, economic and financial strategic autonomy, financial architecture for development and support of Ukraine, corporate taxation, G20/IMF, financial services legislation, VAT rules - Economic and Financial Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • ​Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council (Education) - strengthening crisis management in the European education area, higher education cooperation, volunteering in the EU, environmental protection -  Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • President Metsola videoconference with the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani 
  • Plenary debates on: 
    • EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine - 2022/2618(RSP)  
    • Trans-European energy infrastructure - 2020/0360(COD)  
    • Guidelines for the 2023 budget – Section III - 2021/2226(BUI)  
    • Question Time (Commission) – with President von der Leyen: Two years on, implementation of the political priorities 
    • Question Time with HRVP Borrell - The EU’s security and strategic compass 
    • Situation in Afghanistan, in particular the situation of women’s rights - 2022/2571(RSP)  
    • Outcome of the EU-China Summit (1 April 2022) - 2022/2590(RSP)  
    • Implementation of citizenship education actions - 2021/2008(INI)  
  • Plenary votes on: 
    • Medicinal products made available in the UK with respect to Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Ireland and Malta - 2021/0431(COD)  
    • Investigational medicinal products made available in the UK with respect to Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Ireland and Malta - 2021/0432(COD)  
    • Increased pre-financing from REACT-EU - 2022/0096(COD)  
    • Gas storage - 2022/0090(COD)  
    • Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women - 2021/0050(COD)  
    • Revision of the Market Stability Reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System - 2021/0202(COD)  
    • Use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road - 2017/0113(COD)  
    • Future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean - 2021/2016(INI)  
    • Protection of the rights of the child in civil, administrative and family law proceedings - 2021/2060(INI)  
    • Trans-European energy infrastructure - 2020/0360(COD)  
    • Guidelines for the 2023 budget – Section III - 2021/2226(BUI)  
    • Equivalence of field inspections and of certain seed produced in Bolivia - 2022/0016(COD)  
    • Draft amending budget No 1/2022: adjustment of the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 - 2022/0018(BUD)  
    • Minimum level of training of seafarers (codification) - 2020/0329(COD)  
    • Measures against water pollution caused by nitrates, including improvements in the different nitrate measuring systems in member states - 2021/3003(RSP)  
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners 
  • President von der Leyen participates in the EP Question Time on the implementation of the political priorities two years on 
  • Vice-President Šuica on mission in Strasbourg, participates in European Parliament plenary session and the Executive Board Meeting of the Conference on the Future of Europe 
  • Commissioner McGuinness meeting in the margins of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN), with Magdalena Rzeczkowska, Secretary of State, Head of the National Revenue Administration of Poland (Luxembourg), meeting with Gintarė Skaistė, Minister of Finance of Lithuania (Luxembourg) 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Gilles Simeoni, President of the Executive Council of Corsica 
  • Commissioner Simson call with Barbara Pompili, Minister of the Ecological Transition of France. 

Wednesday – 6th April 

  • COREPER I - rail cargo, global navigation satellite systems - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER II - restrictive measures against Iran, restrictive measures regarding Ukrainian invasion, Schengen acquis deficiencies, cross-border civil and criminal proceedings - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • President Metsola meetings with Speaker of the House of Representatives of Morocco, and President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean, Rachid Talbi Alami 
  • Plenary debates on: 
    • Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022: including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation - 2022/2560(RSP)  
    • Data Governance Act - 2020/0340(COD)  
    • Global approach to research and innovation: Europe’s strategy for international cooperation in a changing world - 2021/3001(RSP)  
    • Cooperation and similarities between the Putin regime and extreme right and separatist movements in Europe - 2022/2626(RSP)  
    • Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary - 2022/2569(RSP)  
    • Violations of right to seek asylum and non-refoulement in the EU Member States - 2022/2588(RSP)  
    • The Schengen evaluation mechanism - 2021/0140(CNS)  
    • Human rights situation in North Korea, including the persecution of religious minorities - 2022/2620(RSP)  
    • The situation of the rule of law and human rights in the Republic of Guatemala - 2022/2621(RSP)  
    • Increasing repression in Russia, including the case of Alexey Navalny - 2022/2622(RSP)  
  • Plenary votes on: 
    • Data Governance Act - 2020/0340(COD)  
    • Global approach to research and innovation: Europe’s strategy for international cooperation in a changing world - 2021/3001(RSP)  
    • Implementation of the 2021-2027 cohesion policy - 2022/2527(RSP)  
    • Implementation of citizenship education actions - 2021/2008(INI)  
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87769 X MON 89788 - 2022/2566(RSP)  
  • Vice-President Timmermans co-hosts the 6th EU-US High Level Climate Action Group, via videoconference, receives Eva-Maria Liimets, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Estonia, receives Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Cani Fernandez, President of the Spanish National Commission for Markets and Competition and Marisa Tierno Head of the Competition Division, meeting with a group of U.S. House Representatives. 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič meeting with Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni receives Fatih Birol, Executive Director of International Energy Agency (IEA) 
  • Commissioner Reynders videoconference with Denis Malyuska, Ukrainian Minister for Justice, and Mr. Andriy Smyrnov, Deputy Head of the Office of President Volodymyr Zelensky, receives Ms. Anniken Huitfeldt, Norwegian Minister for Foreign Affairs 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen meeting with Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament 
  • Commissioner Simson participates in the Opening of Delphi Economic Forum VII with President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou. 
  • Commissioner Vălean receives Francina Armengol, President of the Regional Government of the Balearic Islands 

Thursday – 7th April   

  • Agriculture and Fisheries Council - food security, agricultural market situation, carbon removals, geographical indications, avian influenza - Agriculture and Fisheries Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER II - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Plenary debates on: 
  • Plenary votes on: 
    • Medicinal products made available in the UK with respect to Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Ireland and Malta - 2021/0431(COD)  
    • Investigational medicinal products made available in the UK with respect to Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Ireland and Malta - 2021/0432(COD)  
    • Increased pre-financing from REACT-EU - 2022/0096(COD)  
    • Gas storage - 2022/0090(COD)  
    • The Schengen evaluation mechanism - 2021/0140(CNS)  
    • Human rights situation in North Korea, including the persecution of religious minorities - 2022/2620(RSP)  
    • The situation of the rule of law and human rights in the Republic of Guatemala - 2022/2621(RSP)  
    • Increasing repression in Russia, including the case of Alexey Navalny - 2022/2622(RSP)  
    • Right to repair - 2022/2515(RSP)  
    • Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2023 - 2021/2227(BUI)  
    • Situation in Afghanistan, in particular the situation of women’s rights - 2022/2571(RSP)  
    • EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine - 2022/2618(RSP)  
    • Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022: including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation - 2022/2560(RSP)   
  • President von der Leyen visit to Bulgaria in relation to the recovery and resilience facility/NextGenerationEU and the national Recovery and Resilience Plan 
  • President von der Leyen visit to Sweden in relation to the recovery and resilience facility/NextGenerationEU and the national Recovery and Resilience Plan 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with a group of Senators on Capitol Hill. 
  • Vice-President Šuica on mission in Rome 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni receives Carlo Monticelli, Governor of Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), holds a meeting with AD Autostrade per l'Italia 
  • Commissioner Schmit receives Francina Armengol, President of the Balearic Islands 
  • Commissioner Simson meeting with Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic. 
  • Commissioner Gabriel receives, in Sofia, Bulgaria, the Hebros-Grebane company 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Haim Regev, Ambassador of Israel to the EU and NATO 
  • Commissioner Simson meeting with Kostas Skrekas, Energy Minister of the Hellenic Republic. 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Minna Arve, Mayor of Turku 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives Anniken Huitfeldt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway 
  • Commissioner Johansson in Prague, Czech Republic: meets with Government representatives 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen holds a virtual meeting with Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education 

Friday – 8th April  

  • Informal videoconference of transport ministers - Russian invasion of Ukraine impacts on transportation - Informal video conference of transport ministers - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER I - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2022/4/coreper-1-(313093)/
  • Vice-President Schinas meets with Olympios Papadimitriou, President of the Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (SFEE), meets with Aristotelis Spiliotis, Secretary General of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank 
  • Vice-President Šuica in Strasbourg, FR: participates in the Plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe, meeting with Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs and deputy PM, Wopke Hoekstra 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative. 
  • Vice-President Jourová meets Tiago Antunes, Secretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal, videoconference with Marian Cătălin Predoiu, Minister of Justice of Romania 
  • Commissioner McGuinness videoconference with Javier Pérez-Tasso, Chief Executive Officer of SWIFT 
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Oleksii Makeiev, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's special envoy for sanctions policy 
  • Commissioner Schmit in Zurich, Switzerland: meets Pierre-Yves Maillard, President of the Swiss Trade Union Federation, Vania Alleva, President of Gewerkschaft UNIA and Cédric Wermuth, Co-President of the Social Democratic Party; delivers a keynote 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski in Kloczew, Poland; visits a farm and discusses CAP strategic plans. 
  • Commissioner Simson meeting with Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, meeting with the Greek Association of Energy Suppliers (ESPEN), meeting with Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

28 March - 1 April  2022

Recent Developments:​​​​​​ 

Monday – 28th March 

  • Extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs Council - EU support for people felling the war in Ukraine, support for Member States, support for Moldova, external border security - Extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
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  • President Metsola meeting with the Prime Minister of Slovenia Janez Janša, participates in Conference of Speakers of the European Union Parliaments 
  • DROI Subcommittee – exchange with Teresa Ribieiro, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, accountability for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, exchange with Philippe Sands, Professor of Law (UCL) - Website of the Subcommittee on Human Rights  
  • EMPL Committee on Employment and Social Affairs-  exchange with Commission Vice-President Vestager on collective bargaining agreements for self-employed and the scope of application of EU competition rules - Website of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs  
  • SEDE Subcommittee - Update on the EU’s Strategic Compass with Charles Fries, Deputy Secretary General for Common Security and Defence Policy and Crisis Response, European External Action Service - Website of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence  
  • FISC Subcommittee - Public hearing on “Case studies on Member States national tax policies - The Netherlands: implemented national tax reforms and the combat against aggressive tax schemes”(draft programme), public hearing on “Exchange of information with jurisdictions appearing prominently in the Pandora Papers (such as Crown Dependencies, British Overseas Territories and some US states)”(draft programme) - Website of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters  
  • IMCO Committee  - debate on ongoing interinstitutional negotiations on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act) (2020/0374(COD)), sate of play of the Single Market and its resilience in the light of the Russian aggression – exchange of views - Website of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection  
  • JURI Committee – debate on harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act), exchange Commission Vice-President Šefčovič, exchange with Commissioner Vice-President Jourová - Website of the Committee on Legal Affairs  
  • AFCO Committee – proposal for election of members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage 
    • Debate on statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations  
    • Public hearing on "Freedom of Movement and the Exercise of Political Rights" -(programme) 
    • The Conference on the Future of Europe and the role of the European Parliament - Reporting back to committee by Guy Verhofstadt, co-chair of the Executive Board of the Conference on the Future of Europe - Website of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs  
  • Joint DEVE ENVI committee debate on implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - Website of the Committee on Development  
  • AFET Committee - exchange of views with High Representative Borrell - Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs     
  • Vice-President Jourová videoconference with Milena Jabůrková, Vice President of the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Teresa Ribeiro, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, meeting with Elke König, SRB (Single Resolution Board) Chair. 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni mission to Bucharest, Romania, meeting with Dan Vilceanu, Minister of Investments and European Projects, meeting with Marcel Ciolacu, President of the Chamber of Deputies and PSD/S&D leader, meeting with Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania, meeting with Adrian Caciu, Minister of Public Finance, meeting with with Secretary of State Raed Arafat, Head of the Emergency Situation Directorate and visit to humanitarian assistance for refugees, Gara de Nord 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides in Berlin, Germany: meeting with Karl Lauterbach, Federal Minister for Health of Germany; visits the refugee arrival centre at Berlin Tegel airport 
  • Commissioner Vălean receives the Deputy Head of the Administration of Kazakhstan's President, Timur Suleimenov 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen visits Niamey/Niger, Abidjan/Côte d'Ivoire and Accra/Ghana 

Tuesday – 29th March 

  • Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Health) - medical and humanitarian situation in Ukraine, European Health Union, international treaty on pandemics, EU strategy on COVID-19 - Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Health) - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • President Metsola participates in the Conference of Speakers of the European Union Parliaments in Slovenia  
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Teresa Ribeiro, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, receives Nick Read, CEO of Vodafone Group and Petr Dvořák, CEO of Vodafone Czech Republic 
  • Vice-President Vestager meets with ETNO CEOs (European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association), meeting with Vrigil Popescu, Romanian Energy Minister, meeting with Lars Sandahl Sørensen, CEO of Dansk Industri (Confederation of Danish Industry) 
  • Vice-President Schinas receives Haris Broumidis, Vodafone Greece CEO 
  • Vice-President Šuica receives Swedish Minister for Social Security, Ardalan Shekarabi, receives Isabel Diaz Ayuso, President of the Community of Madrid 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni meeting with Mugur Isarescu, the Governor of the National Bank of Romania, meeting with Nicolae Ciucă, Prime Minister of Romania 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives Isabel Diaz Ayuso, President of the Community of Madrid 
  • Commissioner Dalli meeting with Fabrizio Petri, Italy’s first Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ persons, meeting with Johan Danielsson, the Swedish Minister for Housing and Deputy Minister for Employment, receives Teresa Ribeiro, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski receives Frida Krifca, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Albania, receives Timur Suleimenov, First Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of Kazakhstan. 
  • Commissioner Gabriel receives Isabel Diaz Ayuso, President of the Community of Madrid 
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Johan Danielsson, Minister for Housing and Deputy Minister for Employment of Sweden 
  • Commissioner Hahn receives Renato Brunetta, Minister of Public Administration of Italy, receives Gerard Quinn, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities 
  • Commissioner Thierry Breton receives Michael Roman, Chairman and CEO of 3M. 

 Wednesday – 30st March 

  • Council President Michel meeting with Šefik Džaferović, member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • COREPER II - macro-financial assistance to Moldova, Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, Cohesions Action for Refugees, EU-Switzerland Memorandum of Understanding on reducing economic and social disparities in migration, South Sudan restrictive measures, data exchange in Italy and Greece, visa waivers between the EU and Brazil - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER I - persistent organic pollutants - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • President Metsola meeting with European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski, meeting with Chairman of Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili 
  • ECON Committee – debate on the digital euro with Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) - Website of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs     
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners 
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google 
  • Vice-President Vestager receives Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, meeting with Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Lina Khan, Chairperson of the Federal Trade Commission 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni receives Adewale Adeyemo, US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, receives Andrea Enria, Chair of the ECB Supervisory Board, receives Renato Brunetta, Italian Minister of Public Administration, receives Mr Carlo Petrini, President of Slow Food International, receives Mr Ettore Prandini, President of Coldiretti 
  • Commissioner Dalli meeting with Gerard Quinn, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski receives Ettore Prandini, President of Coldiretti. 
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Shalva Papuashvili, President of the Georgian parliament 
  • Commissioner Vălean receives Lufthansa CEO, Carsten Spohr 
  • Commissioner Breton receives Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google, receives Siegfried Russwurm, President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), and Joachim Lang, Director General of BDI, receives Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission  

 Thursday – 31st March 

  • President Metsola videoconference with President of the Estonian Parliament Jüri Ratas 
  • LIBE Committee – votes on: 
    • Application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the area of Schengen Information System in the Republic of Cyprus 
    • Establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters as regards the entry of alerts by Europol 
  • Debates on: 
    • Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/953 on a framework for the issuance, verification and acceptance of interoperable COVID-19 vaccination, test and recovery certificates (EU Digital COVID Certificate) to facilitate free movement during the COVID-19 pandemic  
    • Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/954 on a framework for the issuance, verification and acceptance of interoperable COVID-19 vaccination, test and recovery certificates (EU Digital COVID Certificate) with regard to third-country nationals legally staying or residing in the territories of Member States during the COVID-19 pandemic 
    • The situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2020 and 2021 (INI) 
    • Evaluation of Directive (EU) 2017/541 on combating terrorism - Exchange of views with Olivier Onidi, Deputy Director-General, DG HOME, and with Michael O'Flaherty, Director, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights  
    • Amending Directive (EU) 2019/1153 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards access of competent authorities to centralised bank account registries through the single access point 
    • Mission Report following joint LIBE/AFCO fact-finding mission to Warsaw, Poland 21 - 23 February 2022 - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • ECON Committee – public hearing with Andrea Enria, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, “Basel III” Finalisation Package - Website of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs  
  • AGRI Committee – votes on: 
    • EU Action plan on Organic Agriculture 
    • Amending Regulations (EU) 2018/841 as regards the scope, simplifying the compliance rules, setting out the targets of the Member States for 2030 and committing to the collective achievement of climate neutrality by 2035 in the land use, forestry and agriculture sector, and (EU) 2018/1999 as regards improvement in monitoring, reporting, tracking of progress and review 
  • Debates on: 
  • ENVI Committee – votes on: 
    • Amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants 
    • Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, repealing Directive 2014/94/EU 
    • Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/953 on a framework for the issuance, verification and acceptance of interoperable COVID-19 vaccination, test and recovery certificates (EU Digital COVID Certificate) to facilitate free movement during the COVID-19 pandemic 
  • Debates on: 
    • Communication on Safeguarding food security and reinforcing the resilience of food systems 
    • Exchange with Commissioner Sinkevičius on the Circular Economy Package, in particular the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation 
  • Votes on: 
    • Amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants 
    • Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, and repealing Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council  
    • Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility  
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) on draft Commission Implementing Decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87769 × MON 89788 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council Parliament and of the Council - Website of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety  
  • Joint ECON LIBER Committee meeting – vote on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets, debate on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing (COD) - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • CONT Committee – votes on: 
    • 2020 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Commission 
    • 2020 discharge: General budget of the EU - EDF (8th, 9th, 10th and 11th) 
    • Discharge 2020: Agencies 
  • Debate on protection of the European Union’s financial interests - combating fraud - annual report 2020, control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2020 
  • Follow-up on investigations of possible misuse of EU funds for agriculture in Slovakia - Exchange of views with the Slovak Minister of Agriculture and the Director of the Slovak Agricultural Paying Agency 
  • Establishing the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) 1094/2010, (EU) 1095/2010 - Website of the Committee on Budgetary Control     
  • Vice-President Schinas in Sevilla, Spain : delivers a speech at the Fundación Tres Culturas, meeting with Juan Manuel Moreno, Regional President of the Andalusian Junta 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Nadia Calviño, Spanish First Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation. 
  • Commissioner Vălean receives Finnish Minister of Transport and Communications, Timo Harakka 

Friday – 1st April   

  • EU-China Summit via videoconference
  • COREPER II - EU strategy against proliferation of weapons of mass destruction - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER I - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with fil producer Meta Foldager, meeting with Roeland Baan, CEO Haldor Topsøe 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides in Helsinki, Finland: meeting with Aki Lindén, Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services of Finland; visit to HUS Helsinki University Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center and reception centre for Ukrainian refugees 
  • Commissioner Gabriel videoconference call with Ioan Marcel Boloş, Romanian Minister for Research, Innovation and Digitalization 

7 - 11 March  2022

Recent Developments:​​​​​​ 

Monday – 7th March 

  • Informal Meeting of Development Ministers (FAC)  in Montpelier, France - challenge of heightened competition in priority regions of EU and post-COVID-19 recovery - Informal Meeting of Development Ministers (Foreign Affairs Council) - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu)
  • Informal Meeting of Culture Ministers in Angers, France - measures to strengthen European cultural sovereignty in the digital age, shared Europea cultural space, European-level heritage policy, European citizenship - Informal Meeting of Ministers for Culture - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu)
  • COREPER II - Strategic Compass for Security and Defence, Commission Defence Package, letter from the President, Prime Minister and Parliament President of Moldova to the EU Council Presidency - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • President Metsola meeting with Commission President von der Leyen 
  • Plenary Session debates on: 
  • Plenary debate presentations on: 
    • Cohesion policy: reducing healthcare disparities and enhancing cross-border health cooperation - 2021/2100(INI)  
    • Cohesion policy: promoting innovative and smart transformation and regional ICT connectivity - 2021/2101(INI)  
    • Engaging with citizens: the right to petition and refer to the European Ombudsman, the European Citizens’ Initiative - 2020/2275(INI)  
  • ENVI Committee – Exchange with Commission Executive Vice-President Timmermans on effects of war in Ukraine on climate policies and the European Green Deal - Website of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety  
  • Joint BUDG ECON Committee - Recovery and Resilience Dialogue with Commission Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis and Commissioner Gentiloni - Website of the Committee on Budgets  
  • Special Event on Better Gender Equality in European Parliamentary Legislative Work - Press Seminar: International Women's Day - Towards a better gender equality | News | European Parliament (europa.eu)  
  • President von der Leyen receives Mario Draghi, Prime Minister of Italy 
  • President von der Leyen meeting with Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament 
  • President von der Leyen meeting with Manfred Weber, Iratxe García-Pérez and 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 
  • Vice-President Jourová in Angers, France: meeting with Tiit Terik, Estonian Culture Minister, Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, French Culture Minister, Jeanette Gustafsdotter, Swedish Culture Minister and Lucian Romașcanu, Romanian Culture Minister 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Franck Riester French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides in Rzeszów and Korczowa, Poland: visits the border crossing point with Ukraine and a regional hospital with Adam Niedzielski, Polish Health Minister. 

Tuesday – 8th March 

  • Informal Meeting of Culture Ministers in Angers, France - measures to strengthen European cultural sovereignty in the digital age, shared Europea cultural space, European-level heritage policy, European citizenship - Informal Meeting of Ministers for Culture - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu)
  • Informal Meeting of Telecommunications Ministers in Nevers, France - resilience of communications infrastructure, European networks and cyberspace security - Informal Meeting of Ministers in charge of Telecommunications - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu)
  • President Metsola meeting with Czech Minister for EU Affairs Mikuláš Bek 
  • Plenary Session debates on:  
    • Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU - 2020/2268(INI)  
    • International Women's Day Celebration Address by Oksana Zaboujko (Ukrainian writer) 
    • The deterioration of the situation of refugees as a consequence of the Russian aggression against Ukraine - 2022/2575(RSP)  
    • The situation in Bosnia Herzegovina - 2022/2576(RSP)  
    • Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market - 2022/2552(RSP)  
    • Gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament – annual report 2020 - 2021/2039(INI)  
    • EU Gender Action Plan III - 2021/2003(INI)  
    • EU Citizenship Report 2020 - 2021/2099(INI)  
  • Press conference on International Women’s Day: stepping up the fight against intimate partner violence and feminicide 
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners
    Vice-President Jourová in Strasbourg: visits women's shelter SOS Femmes Solidarité 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen participates virtually in the Fifth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 
  • Commissioner Johansson in Strasbourg, France: Meets with Janina Ochojska MEP, Róża Thun MEP, Łukasz Kohut MEP, Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz MEP 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Minna Karhunen, CEO of the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities 

 Wednesday – 9th March 

  • Informal Meeting of Telecommunications Ministers in Nevers, France - resilience of communications infrastructure, European networks and cyberspace security - Informal Meeting of Ministers in charge of Telecommunications - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu)
  • COREPER II - EU export finance system, carbon border adjustment mechanism, VAT e-commerce, export credits - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER I - mercury waste management, social security systems - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • President Metsola meeting with Estonian Prime Minister, Kaja Kallas 
  • Plenary Session debates on:  
  • European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual sustainable growth survey 2022 - 2022/2006(INI)  
  • European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual sustainable growth survey strategy 2022 - 2021/2233(INI)  
  • Debate with Estonian Prime Minister, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine - 2022/2583(RSP)  
  • Batteries and waste batteries - 2020/0353(COD)  
  • General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 - 2020/0300(COD)  
  • A new EU strategic framework on health and safety at work post 2020 - 2021/2165(INI)  
  • Fair and simple taxation supporting the recovery strategy - 2020/2254(INL)  
  • European Withholding Tax framework - 2021/2097(INI)  
  • Press conference on the citizenship and residence by investment schemes 
  • Vice-President Schinas receives Danae Bezantakou, CEO of the Navigator Shipping Consultants 
  • Vice-President Šuica on mission in Poland 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi in Morocco: holds bilateral meetings 
  • Commissioner Ferreira receives Nataša Tramišak, Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds of Croatia. 
  • Commissioner Johansson in Strasbourg, France meeting with Iratxe Garcia Pérez MEP, Cornelia Ernst, MEP, Tomas Tobé, MEP 
  • Commissioner Dalli visit to the French national helpline for victims of gender-based violence and domestic violence, 3919, in Paris, France, with Elisabeth Moreno, the French Minister Delegate for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities. 

Thursday – 10th March   

  • Informal meeting of heads of state or government in Versailles, France - Informal meeting of heads of state or government, Versailles - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Plenary debates on: 
    • Transparency and administrative standards - the treatment of public access requests based on Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - 2022/2578(RSP)  
    • The need for an ambitious EU Strategy for sustainable textiles - 2022/2539(RSP)  
    • The situation of journalists and human rights defenders in Mexico - 2022/2580(RSP)  
    • Myanmar, one year after the coup - 2022/2581(RSP)  
    • Destruction of cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh - 2022/2582(RSP)  
    • Systematic EU approach to chronic kidney disease - 2022/2579(RSP)  
  • President von der Leyen participates in the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Versailles, France 
  • Vice-President Schinas receives representatives of the European Olympic Committee Athletes Commissions 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Richard Stables, CEO Kelkoo Group. 
  • Commissioner Johansson in Paris, France: address at a High-Level conference on the external dimension of migration with focus on anti-smuggling, organised by the French Presidency 
  • Commissioner Breton keynote via videoconference to the Parliamentary Committee on Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of the House of Representatives of The Netherlands. 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen participates virtually in the 10th African Fiscal Forum 
  • Commissioner Breton receives General Philippe Lavigne, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) of NATO. 

Friday – 11th March   

  • Informal meeting of heads of state or government in Versailles, France - Informal meeting of heads of state or government, Versailles - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • COREPER I - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • President von der Leyen participates in the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Versailles, France 
  • High Representative Borrell visit to Antalya, Turkey (until 13/03): participates in the 2nd edition of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič participates in the Conference on the Future of Europe Plenary 
  • Vice-President  Jourová attends Conference on the Future of Europe Plenary meeting 
  • Vice-President Šuica in Strasbourg, France: Co-chairs the Plenary session of the Conference on the Future of Europe, including participation in the Working Group on European Democracy 
  • Commissioner Johansson address at the European Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Terrorism, in Brussels 
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with Florin Marian Spătaru, Romanian Minister for Economy 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi in Antalya, Turkey: bilateral meetings and addresses at the 2nd edition of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum ‘Recoding Diplomacy’ 

Saturday – 12th March   

  • Vice-President Schinas in Strasbourg, France, participates to the Plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe 
  • Vice-President Vestager participates in the South by Southwest Conference (SXSW), Austin, Texas. 
  • Vice-President Šuica, in Strasbourg France: meeting with German European State Secretary Florian Hassler in the context of Citizens dialogues and the Conference on the Future of Europe 
  • Vice-President Jourová attends Conference on the Future of Europe Plenary meeting 

28 February - 4 March  2022

Recent Developments:​​​​​​ 

Monday – 28th February 

  • Informal videoconference of defence ministers – Russian military incursions into Ukraine, coordination of assistance for Ukraine – Informal video conference of foreign affairs (defence) ministers - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council – European energy situation in the context of the situation in Ukraine, state of the energy market, energy prices, energy supply and measures to address these - Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy) - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • Informal meeting of Ministers Responsible for Cohesion Policy in Rouen, France – Informal Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Cohesion Policy - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu)  
  • COREPER II - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • COREPER I - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • President Roberta Metsola meeting with Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager  
  • AFET Committee - Bottom of Form 
  • Debates on: 
    • Report and consideration of draft reports based on the 2021 Commission Report on 
      • Albania (2021/2244(INI)) 
      • North Macedonia (2021/2248(INI)) 
      • Turkey (2021/2250(INI)) 
  • Exchange of views with Sven Koopmans, EU Special Representative for Middle East Peace Process 
  • Jointly with DEVE Committee: Exchange of views with Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs  
  • AFET Committee – debates on: 
    • Exchange of views with Commissioner Vice-President Dombrovskis 
    • Draft report on macro-financial assistance to Moldova 
    • Future of EU international investment policy (INI) - Consideration of draft report 
    • Applying a generalized scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council - Consideration of amendments 
  • Vote on establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism - Adoption of amendments - Website of the Committee on International Trade   
  • CONT Committee -  votes on Discharge 2020 of EU funds 
    • Presentation of the Council recommendations by the French Presidency 
    • 2020 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Parliament (DEC), adoption of draft report  
    • 2020 discharge: General budget of the EU (DEC), adoption of draft reports for the following: 
      • European Council and Council, European External Action Service, European Court of Justice, European Court of Auditors, European Economic and Social Committee, Committee of the Regions, European Ombudsman, European Data Protection Supervisor 
    • Discharge to Joint Undertakings 
      • Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking, Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking, ECSEL Joint Undertaking, Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2, Euro High Performance Computing, Innovative Medicines Initiative 2, European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy, SESAR Joint Undertaking, Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking 
    • OLAF report on Frontex -Presentation of report by Ville Itälä, Director-General of OLAF - Website of the Committee on Budgetary Control  
  • ECON Committee – votes on: 
  • EMPL Committee – vote on European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and Social Aspects in the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2022 (INI) 
    • Debates on EU Action plan for the social economy (INI), and Mental Health in the Digital World of Work (INI) 
    • Joint hearing with ENVI Committee - Social and employment aspects of the Green Deal and the ‘Fit for 55’ package: state of play, challenges and opportunities - Programme - Website of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs   
  • IMCO Committee – debate on Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) (2020/0361(COD)), public hearing on ompact of restrictions imposed during COVID-19 crisis on the free movement of professionals and way forward - Website of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection  
  • DEVE Committee -  votes on: 
    • Amending Directive 2013/34/EU, Directive 2004/109/EC, Directive 2006/43/EC and Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, as regards corporate sustainability reporting 
    • Access to water as a human right - the external dimension 
    • Towards an EU strategy to promote education for children in the world: mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic 
    • 2020 discharge: General budget of the EU - EDF (8th, 9th, 10th and 11th) 
    • Toward a sustainable blue economy in the EU: the role of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors - adoption of opinion 
    • Applying a generalized scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council  
  • Exchange of views with Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - jointly with AFET Committee on Foreign Affairs - Website of the Committee on Development  
  • AGRI Committee – debate on statistics on agricultural input and output and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1165/2008 , (EC) No 543/2009, (EC) No 1185/2009 and Directive 96/16/EC, public Hearing on "A new EU Forest Strategy for 2030 – how to reconcile economic potentials of forestry beyond wood with reaching biodiversity and climate targets" (see separate programme) 
  • Exchange of views with the Commission representative (DG AGRI) on the impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the EU agricultural markets- Website of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development  
  • Joint ECON and FEMM Committee meeting – debate on Women in Economics and Finance: next challenges in the EU - Website of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality  
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Cedric O, French Secretary of State for the Digital Transition, participates in European Parliament Conference on Women in Economics and Finance, and meeting with European Parliament President, Roberta Metsola  
  • Vice-President Timmermans receives Anna Hubáčková, Minister for the Environment of Czechia and Thomas Kutschaty, leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Commissioner Várhelyi bilateral meetings at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Western Balkans Investment Summit in London  
  • Commissioner Simson online meeting with Kwasi Kwarteng MP, UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy  
  • Commissioner Gabriel visit to Dublin, Ireland  
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, Director-General of the Swedish Civil protection authority  
  • Commissioner Kyriakides videoconference with G7 Health Ministers  

Tuesday – 1st March 

  • Informal meeting of Ministers Responsible for Cohesion Policy in Rouen, France – Informal Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Cohesion Policy - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu)  
  • Plenary Session – debate, motion for resolutions and final vote on Russian aggressions against Ukraine - 2022/2564(RSP)   
  • President Metsola meeting with President of the European Economic and Social Committee Christa Schweng 
  • LIBE delegation to Latvia and Lithuania - led by Chair Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D, ES), will travel to Latvia and Lithuania (Tuesday 1 March to Thursday 3 March) to assess the situation of migrants and applicants for international protection in the region and the latest developments at the borders with Belarus. MEPs plan to meet with government representatives, Ombudsmen, Frontex, EU Asylum Agency, international humanitarian organisations as well as with civil society organisations active on asylum, migration and human rights issues - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • President von der Leyen participates in the European Parliament plenary debate on Russian aggression against Ukraine 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives Ryan Parkin, CEO of Infinity Lithium 
  • Vice-President Timmermans attends, via videoconference, the Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference; receives Carsten Spohr, CEO of Lufthansa ; gives an opening speech at the 2022 Conference Week - ‘New Deal', via videoconference call. 
  • Vice-President Šuica participates in the Conference on the Future of Europe Executive Board Meeting receives Maria Walsh MEP (Fine Gael) and European Economic and Social Committee president, Christa Schweng 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski in Paris, France: attends the Salon International de l'Agriculture. 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni videoconference with G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors 
  • Commissioner Johansson in London, UK; receives a briefing by the National Crime Agency and meeting with Priti Patel, Secretary of State for the Home Office, UK 

Wednesday – 2nd March 

  • COREPER II – VAT and excise duty exemptions, restrictive measures with respect to the situation in Ukraine, critical technologies for security and defence - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • COREPER I – forestry vehicles, fisheries agreements, worker protections from carcinogens - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • President Metsola meeting with Chairman of the European Union Military Committee General Claudio Graziano 
  • President Metsola working lunch with Commission President von der Leyen 
  • President Metsola meeting with Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir 
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives Pavel Blažek, Czech Minister of Justice, receives the members of the Swiss Finance Council Board 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Alexandra van Huffelen, Dutch State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitalization, meeting with Margarete Schramböck, Austrian Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs. 
  • Vice-President Schinas in Vienna, Austria : participates in a working dinner with Karoline Edtstadler, Austrian Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution, meeting with Karl Nehammer, Federal Chancellor 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi in Tunisia: holds bilateral meetings and speaks at the Arab Interior Ministers Council 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski receives Damien O'Connor, Minister of Agriculture of New Zealand, and Jim Nicholson, former Member of the European Parliament for Northern Ireland. 
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Alexandra van Huffelen, Dutch State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitalization 
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Vít Rakušan, Minister of the Interior for the Czech Republic 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides videoconference with Xavier Becerra, US Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. 

Thursday – 3rd March   

  • Justice and Home Affairs Council – Schengen area situation, political governance and evaluation and monitoring mechanisms, progress on asylum and migration reform, civil protection work due to climate change - Justice and Home Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • Informal meeting of EU Affairs Ministers in Arles, France – priorities of the French Presidency discussions - Informal Meeting of Ministers Responsible for European Affairs - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu)  
  • FEMM Committee -  debates on: 
  • TRAN Committee – vote on use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road (2017/0113(COD)) adoption of draft recommendation for second reading  
  • Debate on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport (2021/0205(COD)) - consideration of draft report on ‘ReFuel EU aviation’ - Website of the Committee on Transport and Tourism  
  • ENVI Committee – debates on:  
    • Amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (2021/0340(COD)) 
    • Energy efficiency (recast) (2021/0203(COD)) – consideration of draft report 
    • Exchange of views with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the Commission on the last documents by the experts of the EFSA Working Group for the revision of the bee guidance 
  • Votes on: 
  • EMPL Committee – votes on: 
    • Machinery products (COD), adoption of draft opinion  
    • Women’s poverty in Europe (INI), adoption of draft opinion  
    • Amending Directive 2013/34/EU, Directive 2004/109/EC, Directive 2006/43/EC and Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, as regards corporate sustainability reporting (COD), adoption of draft opinion 
  • Debate on adequate minimum wages in the European Union (COD), reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 74(3)) - Website of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs  
  • PECH Committee – vote on future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean in the light of the UK's withdrawal from the EU (2021/2016(INI)) – adoption of draft report  
  • Debate on conclusion of Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between EU and Mauritania and of the Implementing Protocol thereto (2021/0300(NLE)) - Website of the Committee on Fisheries  
  • President von der Leyen receives Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland 
  • Vice-President Timmermans receives Lars Klingbeil, co-party leader of Social Democratic Party (SPD, Germany). 
  • Vice-President Schinas in Vienna, Austria : meets with Alexander Van der Bellen, Federal President 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Annika Saarikko, Finnish Minister of Finance. 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič in Marseille, France participates in The 9th European Summit of Regions and Cities 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski visit to Budapest, Hungary. 
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Ondrej Laciak, Vice-President of the Slovak Bar Association and Chair of CCBE Criminal Law Committee, receives Alberto Garzon Espinosa, Spanish Minister for Consumer Affairs, receives Pavel Blažek, Czech Minister for Justice, receives Ladislav Hamran, President of Eurojust 
  • Commissioner Gabriel receives Czech Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Petr Gazdík 
  • Commissioner Dalli meeting with Minister of Justice of the Czech Republic, Pavel Blažek 

Friday – 4th March   

21 - 25 February 2022

Recent Developments:​​​​​​ 

Monday – 21st February

  • Foreign Affairs Council - European security situation, Russian military build-up around Ukraine, Bosnia & Herzegovina, climate diplomacy, Mali, JCPOA with Iran , 26th joint council of the EU and Gulf Cooperation Council, and meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba - Foreign Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Agriculture and Fisheries Council - cohesion between farming, trade and environmental policies, deforestation-free products, agricultural market situation for energy, fertiliser and feed costs, agricultural promotion, phytosanitary measures for imports - Agriculture and Fisheries Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Informal transport ministers' meeting in Le Bourget, France - decarbonisation road transport, working conditions, sustainability -  Informal Meeting of Transport Ministers - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu)
  • COREPER II - macro-financial assistance to Ukraine and restrictive measures regarding Myanmar/Burma 
  • SEDE Subcommittee delegation to Estonia and Lithuania (21-24 Feb) – cyber-attack threat, meetings with NATO, national government and private firms - Website of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence  
  • INGE delegation to the Washington D.C. (21-23) – US cooperation on combatting authoritarian foreign interference - Website of the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including Disinformation  
  • ITRE delegation to Czech Republic (21-23 Feb) – cybersecurity, digital and AI skills - Website of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy  
  • REGI delegation to Netherlands, Germany and Belgium (21-23) – stocktaking of flood relief measures following summer 2021 floods- Website of the Committee on Regional Development  
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with US Congressman Jim Costa, Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and US Chair of the Transatlantic Legislators Dialogue in the US House of Representatives, Chair of TPN's US Steering Committee 
  • Commission Vice-President Schinas in Nicosia, Cyprus: meeting with Anita Demetriou, Speaker of the House of Representatives; with joint chairs of the House of Representatives, meets with Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus, meets with Nicos Nouris, Minister of the Interior, Michalis Hadjipantela, Minister for Health, Prodromos Prodromou, Minister for EYCS, Mrs Stephie Dracos, Minister of Justice & Public Order 
  • Commissioner Reynders in Paris, France meeting with Claire Bazy Malaurie, President of the Venice Commission, and participates in the Conference of the Heads of the Supreme courts of the members states of the European Union 
  • Commissioner Hahn meeting with Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg, and Yuriko Backes, Finance Minister of Luxembourg 
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius meeting with Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs, Anna-Caren Sätherberg, meeting with Flemish Minister for Economy, Innovation, Work, Social Economy and Agriculture, Hilde Crevits, Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Henk Staghouwer, Estonian Minister of Rural Affairs, Urmas Kruuse 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives Minister of Finance of North Macedonia, Fatmir Besimi 
  • Commissioner Simson meeting with Teresa Ribera, Third Vice-president and Minister for the Ecologic Transition and the Demographic Challenge of Spain. 
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius meeting with the U.S. House of Representatives Conservative Climate Caucus 

Tuesday – 22nd February

  • General Affairs Council - response capacity and resilience, rule of law in Poland, Conference on the Future of Europe - General Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Informal transport ministers' meeting in Le Bourget, France - decarbonisation road transport, working conditions, sustainability -  Informal Meeting of Transport Ministers - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu)
  • SEDE Subcommittee delegation to Estonia and Lithuania (21-24 Feb) – cyber-attack threat, meetings with NATO, national government and private firms - Website of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence  
  • DEVE delegation visit to Lebanon (22-24 Feb) - Website of the Committee on Development  
  • INTA delegation to Mexico – modernisation of EU-Mexico Agreement (22-24 Feb) - Website of the Committee on International Trade  
  • EMPL delegation to Madrid – social enterprises - Programme 
  • ITRE delegation to Czech Republic (21-23 Feb) – cybersecurity, digital and AI skills - Website of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy  
  • REGI delegation to Netherlands, Germany and Belgium (21-23) – stocktaking of flood relief measures following summer 2021 floods- Website of the Committee on Regional Development  
  • PECH delegation to Senegal – Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement implementation assessment - Website of the Committee on Fisheries  
  • CULT delegation to Luxembourg – visit to Esch-sur-Alzette (European Capital of Culture 2022) - Website of the Committee on Culture and Education  
  • ​JURI delegation to Luxembourg - Court of Justice of the EU visit - Website of the Committee on Legal Affairs  
  • LIBE-AFCO delegation to Poland (21-23) - rule of law situation assessment - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • INGE delegation to the Washington D.C. (21-23) – US cooperation on combatting authoritarian foreign interference - Website of the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including Disinformation  
  • High Representative Borrell in Paris, France: co-chairs the Ministerial Forum for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific 
  • Vice-President Jourová meeting with Ivan Bartoš, Deputy Prime Minister for Digitalization of the Czech Republic 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Dan Vîlceanu, Romanian Minister of European Projects and Investments, meeting with Dan Schulman, President and CEO of PAYPAL, meeting with with Cédric O, French Secretary of State for the Digital Economy. 
  • Vice-President Šuica receives Swedish Minister of EU Affairs, Hans Dahlgren 
  • Commissioner Hahn receives Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, receives Ivan Bartoš, Deputy Prime Minister for Digitisation and Minister of Regional Development of the Czech Republic 
  • Commissioner Johansson in Poland: meeting with Mariusz Kamiński, Minister of Home Affairs and Administration 
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with Khashayar Farmanbar, Minister for Digital 
  • Commissioner Simson meeting with Susana Sumelzo, President of the Joint EU Committee of the Parliament. 
  • Commissioner Gabriel receives, in Brussels, a delegation of the US House of Representatives of the Conservative Climate Caucus Group on EU clean energy policies and energy system decarbonisation through innovative emission reduction technologies 
  • Commissioner Ferreira receives Dan Vîlceanu, Minister of Investments and European Projects of Romania, receives Ivan Bartoš, Deputy Prime Minister for Digitisation and Minister of Regional Development of the Czech Republic 
  • Commissioner Johansson in Poland: meeting with Hanna Machińska, Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights, meeting with Polish NGOs specialised in human rights and migration issues, meeting with representatives of UNHCR, IOM, and the Council of Europe Office in Warsaw 
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with Friedrich Lürßen, Managing Director of Fürssen Maritime Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG 
  • Commissioner Simson online meeting with Marte Mjøs Persen, Minister of Petroleum and Energy of Norway. 

Wednesday – 23rd February

  • COREPER II - Commission defence package, critical technologies for security and defence, budget discharges - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER I - charges for rail infrastructure, vehicle standard harmonisation - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • PETI delegation to Spain – environmental degradation (23-25 Feb) - Website of the Committee on Petitions  
  • SEDE Subcommittee delegation to Estonia and Lithuania (21-24 Feb) – cyber-attack threat, meetings with NATO, national government and private firms - Website of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence  
  • DEVE delegation visit to Lebanon (22-24 Feb) - Website of the Committee on Development  
  • INTA delegation to Mexico – modernisation of EU-Mexico Agreement (22-24 Feb) - Website of the Committee on International Trade  
  • EMPL delegation to Madrid – social enterprises - Programme 
  • ITRE delegation to Czech Republic (21-23 Feb) – cybersecurity, digital and AI skills - Website of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy  
  • REGI delegation to Netherlands, Germany and Belgium (21-23) – stocktaking of flood relief measures following summer 2021 floods- Website of the Committee on Regional Development  
  • PECH delegation to Senegal – Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement implementation assessment - Website of the Committee on Fisheries  
  • CULT delegation to Luxembourg – visit to Esch-sur-Alzette (European Capital of Culture 2022) - Website of the Committee on Culture and Education  
  • ​JURI delegation to Luxembourg - Court of Justice of the EU visit - Website of the Committee on Legal Affairs  
  • LIBE-AFCO delegation to Poland (21-23) - rule of law situation assessment - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • INGE delegation to the Washington D.C. (21-23) – US cooperation on combatting authoritarian foreign interference - Website of the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including Disinformation  
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners 
  • President von der Leyen receives Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives Agnès Pannier Runacher, French Secretary of State for Economy and Finance, and Michael Kellner, German Parliamentary State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, receives Jan Christian Vestre, Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry, and Espen Barth Eide, Norwegian Minister of Climate and the Environment, receives Jürgen Rigterink, First Vice-President of the European Bank for Construction and Development, Ambroise Fayolle, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank, and Thomas Östros, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank 
  • Vice-Preisdent Šuica meeting with Titus Corlățean, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Rapporteur 
  • Vice-President Jourová meeting with Jozef Síkela, Minister for Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway, and Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson, SE Minister for Business, Industry & Innovation, Christian Zinglersen, Director of EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators. 
  • Commissioner Hahn receives Yordanka Asenova Fandakova, Mayor of Sofia 
  • Commissioner Reynders videoconference with Maciej Witucki, President of Lewiatan business organisation 
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius online call with US under Secretary Mr Jose W. Fernandez, meeting with Mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo for European Integration, Development and Dialogue, Besnik Bislimi 
  • Commissioner Dalli meeting with Titus Corlățean, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Rapporteur 
  • Commissioner Simson receives Anders Opedal, President and CEO at Equinor, meeting with Mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova 
  • Commissioner Breton receives Charles Rivkin, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) 

Thursday – 24th February  

  • Competitiveness Council - Internal Market and Industry - corporate sustainability reporting, foreign subsidies, industrial mobility ecosystems, European chips act - Competitiveness Council - Internal market and industry - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • PETI delegation to Spain – environmental degradation (23-25 Feb) - Website of the Committee on Petitions  
  • SEDE Subcommittee delegation to Estonia and Lithuania (21-24 Feb) – cyber-attack threat, meetings with NATO, national government and private firms - Website of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence  
  • DEVE delegation visit to Lebanon (22-24 Feb) - Website of the Committee on Development  
  • INTA delegation to Mexico – modernisation of EU-Mexico Agreement (22-24 Feb) - Website of the Committee on International Trade  
  • EMPL delegation to Madrid – social enterprises - Programme  
  • PECH delegation to Senegal – Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement implementation assessment - Website of the Committee on Fisheries  
  • CULT delegation to Luxembourg – visit to Esch-sur-Alzette (European Capital of Culture 2022) - Website of the Committee on Culture and Education  
  • ​JURI delegation to Luxembourg - Court of Justice of the EU visit - Website of the Committee on Legal Affairs  
  • Vice-President Jourová meeting with Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, meeting with Nada Al-Nashif, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, videoconference with Ivana Karásková, Founder and leader of the MapInfluenCE project 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives Dominique Hasler, Minister of Home Affairs, Education and Environment of Liechtenstein, Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council and Reyes Maroto, Spanish Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism 
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Olivia Grégoire, French Secretary of State for Social, Solidarity and Responsible Economy, receives Jozef Síkela, Czech Minister for Industry and Trade, receives Titus Corlatean, PACE rapporteur (Plenary Assembly of the Council of Europe) 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Achim Steiner, Administrator of UNDP on energy access and just transition, meeting with Micky Adriaansens, Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure of Kosovo, Liburn Aliu, and receives Achim Steiner, Administrator of UNDP on energy access and just transition. 
  • Commissioner Simson receives the delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives Conservative Climate Caucus. 
  • Commissioner Ferreira receives Yordanka Fandakova, Mayor of Sofia, Bulgaria 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski receives Jürgen Rigterink, First Vice President and Head of Client Services Group of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and Tim Cullinan, President of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA). 
  • Commissioner Simson receives Piotr Nowak, Minister for Economic Development and Technology of Poland, receives Achim Steiner, Administrator of UNDP on energy access and just transition, and Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency. 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni meeting with Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the EBRD, and Jean Lemierre, Chairman of BNP Paribas, in Paris France 

Friday – 25th February  

14 - 18 February 2022

Recent Developments:​​​​​​

Monday – 14th February

  • Informal meeting of trade ministers (Foreign Affairs Council) in Marseille, France - trade priorities - Informal meeting of trade ministers - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu)
  • Informal meeting of ministers for work, employment and social affairs in Bordeaux, France - climate change and labour market digitalisation impacts - Informal Meeting of Ministers for Work, Employment and Social Affairs (EPSCO) - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu)
  • ​COREPER II - evaluation and monitoring mechanisms for Schengen acquis application - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • EMPL Committee
  • President Metsola meeting with President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde, and with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen 
  • Plenary debates and report presentations on: 
  • Plenary voting session: 
  • Single vote on the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean: accession of the European Union - 2021/0184(NLE)  
  • Votes on amendments: 
    • Catch documentation programme for bluefin tuna 
    • Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund – application EGF/2021/005 FR/AIRBUS – France 
  • ENVI Committee – Debates on: 
    • French Presidency Priorities with Minister of Agriculture and Food, Julien Denormandie 
    • The use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport and amending Directive 2009/16/EC (2021/0210(COD)) – consideration of draft opinion 
    • Ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport (2021/0205(COD)) – consideration of draft opinion - Website of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety  
  • LIBE Committee – votes on: 
  • Commission President von der Leyen receives Iván Duque Márquez, President of the Republic of Colombia 
  • President von der Leyen receives Manfred Weber, Iratxe García-Pérez and 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 
  • Vice-President Timmermans participates in the High-Level EU-Colombia event ‘Approaches from the pact for sustainability and the green deal', with Ivan Duque, President of Colombia 
  • Vice-President Timmermans participates in ‘Green energy transition opportunities for African and EU partners', event hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece 
  • Vice-President Timmermans receives Anna Moskwa, Minister for Climate of Poland 
  • Vice-President Suica on Mission to Strasbourg, France 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Nigerian Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, and President of TE Foundation, Tony Elemelu 
  • Commissioner Hahn visit to Qatar and Kuwait for meetings with government representatives and investors to present the NextGenerationEU Funding Strategy 
  • Commissioner Johansson in Niamey, Niger: meets with government officials, Souley Abdoulaye, Interior Minister, meets with regional and local elected representatives as well as representatives from organisations working on migration and security in Agadez, Niger 
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with S Iswaran, Singaporean Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge for Trade Relations 
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius signature of Joint Declaration on Environment, Climate Action and Sustainable Development with Colombian Environment Minister, Carlos Eduardo Correa 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski in Poland: meets Filip Grzegorczyk, Vice President of the Management Board of Grupa Azoty S.A., attending a meeting of the Rawa Mazowiecka County Council on the agricultural policy of the European Union. 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen participates in US hosted Foreign Ministerial call on COVID-19 

 Tuesday – 15th February   

  • Informal meeting of trade ministers (Foreign Affairs Council) in Marseille, France - trade priorities - Informal meeting of trade ministers - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu) 
  • Informal meeting of ministers for work, employment and social affairs in Bordeaux, France - climate change and labour market digitalisation impacts - Informal Meeting of Ministers for Work, Employment and Social Affairs (EPSCO) - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu)
  • President Metsola meeting with Colombian President, Iván Duque Márquez 
  • Formal address by Colombian President, Iván Duque Márquez 
  • Plenary debates on: 
  • Single vote on challenges for urban areas in the post-COVID-19 era - 2021/2075(INI)  
  • Amendment votes on: 
    • Numerical strength of interparliamentary delegations 
    • European Central Bank – annual report 2021 
    • Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare 
    • Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2020 
    • A European strategy for offshore renewable energy 
    • Assessment of the implementation of Article 50 TEU 
    • Implementation of the Sixth VAT Directive 
    • Impact of national tax reforms on the EU economy 
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean GMB151 (BCS-GM151-6) 
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Genetically modified cotton GHB614 (BCS-GHØØ2-5) 
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund: time periods for the inadmissibility of applications for support 
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Acceptance period of vaccination certificates issued in the EU Digital COVID Certificate format indicating the completion of the primary vaccination series 
  • Amendment vote on strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer 
  • Final votes on: 
    • Numerical strength of interparliamentary delegations - 2022/2547(RSO)  
    • Catch documentation programme for bluefin tuna - 2020/0302(COD)  
    • Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund – application EGF/2021/005 FR/AIRBUS – France - 2021/0363(BUD)  
    • European Central Bank – annual report 2021 - 2021/2063(INI)  
    • Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare - 2020/2085(INI)  
    • Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2020 - 2021/2167(INI)  
    • A European strategy for offshore renewable energy - 2021/2012(INI)  
    • Assessment of the implementation of Article 50 TEU - 2020/2136(INI)  
    • Implementation of the Sixth VAT Directive - 2020/2263(INI)  
    • Impact of national tax reforms on the EU economy - 2021/2074(INI)  
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean GMB151 (BCS-GM151-6) - 2021/2947(RSP)  
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Genetically modified cotton GHB614 (BCS-GHØØ2-5) - 2021/3006(RSP)  
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund: time periods for the inadmissibility of applications for support - 2021/2961(DEA)  
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Acceptance period of vaccination certificates issued in the EU Digital COVID Certificate format indicating the completion of the primary vaccination series - 2021/3056(DEA)  
  • Bottom of Form 
  • LIBE Committee – final votes on: 
    • Citizenship and residence by investment schemes - Adoption of draft report 
    • The shrinking space of civil society in Europe (INI) - Adoption of draft report 
    • Conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Federative Republic of Brazil amending the Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on a short-stay visa waiver for holders of ordinary passports 
    • Conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Federative Republic of Brazil amending the Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on a short-stay visa waiver for holders of diplomatic, service or official passports - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs   
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners 
  • Vice-President Timmermans meeting with Sameh Shoukry, President of COP27 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Nigerian Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo 
  • Commissioner Johansson in Niamey, Niger: meets with the national entity in charge of countering migrant smuggling, meets with Mohamed Bazoum, President of the Republic of Nige 
  • Vice-President Šuica meets with MEP Maria Walsh in Strasbourg, to discuss Mental Health & the Digital World of Work 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte d'Ivoire, Marina Sereni, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation 

Wednesday – 16th January   

  • Informal meeting of ministers responsible for space in Toulouse, France - Informal Meeting of European Ministers Responsible for Space - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu) 
  • COREPER II - coordinated maritime presence in Gulf of Guinea, Common Military List, European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER I - Codex Alimentarius revisions - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • Plenary debates on: 
    • EU-Russia relations, European security and Russia’s military threat against Ukraine - 2022/2518(RSP)  
    • One youth, one Europe - 2022/2534(RSP)  
    • The Rule of Law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling - 2022/2535(RSP)  
    • The EU priorities for the 66th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women - 2022/2536(RSP)  
    • Harmonised EU approach to travel measures - 2022/2537(RSP)  
    • Charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures - 2017/0114(COD)  
  • Amendment votes on: 
    • Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2021 
    • Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2021 
    • Human rights and democracy in the world – annual report 2021 
    • Corruption and human rights 
    • Tackling non-tariff and non-tax barriers in the single market 
    • A statute for European cross-border associations and non-profit organisations 
    • Motions for resolutions - Empowering European youth: post-pandemic employment and social recovery 
  • Single vote on implementation of the Toy Safety Directive - 2021/2040(INI)  
  • Final votes on 
  • Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2021 - 2021/2182(INI)  
  • Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2021 - 2021/2183(INI)  
  • Human rights and democracy in the world – annual report 2021 - 2021/2181(INI)  
  • Corruption and human rights - 2021/2066(INI)  
  • Tackling non-tariff and non-tax barriers in the single market - 2021/2043(INI)  
  • A statute for European cross-border associations and non-profit organisations - 2020/2026(INL)  
  • Empowering European youth: post-pandemic employment and social recovery - 2021/2952(RSP)   
  • Vice-President Timmermans in Hanoi, Vietnam 
  • Commissioner Gabriel videoconference H.E. Prof. Mohammed Belhocine, African Union’s Commissioner in charge of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Kairat Abdrakhmanov 
  • Vice-President Jourová in Prague: meets Syndicate of Journalists 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen participates in High Level Panel “The road to economic recovery: fostering the Pan-African Opportunity” at the EU-Africa Business Forum 2022 
  • Jutta Urpilainen 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives H.E. Mr Ahmed Shide, Finance Minister of Ethiopia 
  • Commissioner Ferreira receives Anna Bjerde, Vice President, Europe and Central Asia, of the World Bank 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski receives Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland. 
  • Commissioner Thierry Breton receives Kalle Laanet, Minister for Defence of Estonia 
  • Vice-President Šuica meets with HR State Secretary for European Affairs, Andreja Metelko Zgombic on CoFoE, Croatia 
  • Commissioner Breton, in Toulouse, France: participates in the European Space Agency (ESA) Ministerial Council meeting. 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, receives Mamadou Tangara, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Gambia 

Thursday – 17th February   

  • European Union-African Union Summit - renewed EU-AU cooperation, Africa-Europe Investment package, stability and security, vaccine production (TRIPS waiver) - European Union - African Union summit - Consilium (europa.eu) 
  • Plenary debates on: 
    • droughts and other extreme weather phenomena on the Iberian Peninsula and other parts of Europe - 2022/2543(RSP)  
    • Protection of workers from the risks relating to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxins at work - 2020/0262(COD)  
    • The recent human rights developments in the Philippines - 2022/2540(RSP)  
    • The death penalty in Iran - 2022/2541(RSP)  
    • Political crisis in Burkina Faso - 2022/2542(RSP)  
  • Vote on provisional agreement regarding protection of workers from the risks relating to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxins at work - 2020/0262(COD)  
  • Amendment votes on: 
    • Charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures 
    • Motions for resolutions - The EU priorities for the 66th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women 
    • Motions for resolutions - The recent human rights developments in the Philippines 
    • Motions for resolutions - The death penalty in Iran 
    • Motions for resolutions - Political crisis in Burkina Faso   
  • President von der Leyen participates in EU-AU Summit 
  • President von der Leyen receives Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, receives Petr Fiala, Prime Minister of Czechia 
  • High Representative Borrell participates in the 6th European Union - African Union Summit and in meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence 
  • Commissioner Reynders videoconference with Martin Short, President of World Cocoa Foundation 
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Nina Gregori, Executive Director, European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 
  • Jutta Urpilainen 
  • Vice-President Jourová in Prague: meets with Petr Gazdík, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, Zbyněk Stanjura, Minister of Finance of the Czech Republic and Pavel Blažek, Minister of Justice of the Czech Republic 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski in Dubai, United Arab Emirates participates in the ‘European Green Deal and Farm to Fork Strategy' conference at Expo 2020 Dubai 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič participates virtually to an EU-AU Summit side event on IHL together with Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Lazarus Chakwera, President of Malawi 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Workneh Gebeyehu, IGAD Executive Secretary 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Albert M. Muchanga, African Union Commissioner for Trade and Industry 

Friday – 18th February  

  • European Union-African Union Summit - renewed EU-AU cooperation, Africa-Europe Investment package, stability and security, vaccine production (TRIPS waiver) - 

7 - 11 February 2022

Recent Developments:​​​​​​

Monday – 7th February

  • European Council President Charles Michel meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda 
  • Informal meeting of agriculture ministers in Strasbourg, France - Informal Meeting of Agriculture Ministers - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu)
  • EMPL Committee – Vote on Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund – EGF/2021/006 ES/Cataluna Automotive – Spain (2022/0010(BUD)) – Adoption of draft opinion in letter form
  • DEVE Committee – Workshop on The Future of the European Financial Architecture for Development 
  • DROI Subcommittee on Human Rights – debate on jointly with INGE Special Committee on influence operations of Azerbaijan in the European political sphere and attacks on Azerbaijani human rights defenders.  
  • SEDE Subcommittee – presentation of French Presidency Priorities by Minister Florence Parly, Minister of French Armed Forces, and public hearing jointly with INTA Committee on assessing the risks and policy responses to foreign direct investment, including Chinese investments in security and defence (see separate programme) - Website of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence  
  • ECON Committee – debates on:  
  • CULT Committee on Culture and Education – Votes on: 
    • Role of culture, education, media and sport in the fight against racism (2021/2057(INI)) – Adoption of draft report.  
    • Guidelines for the 2023 Budget - Section III (2021/2226(BUI)) – Adoption of draft opinion.  
    • Towards an EU strategy to promote education for children in the world: mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (2021/2209(INI))  
    • Intersectional discrimination in the European Union: the socio-economic situation of women of African, Middle-Eastern, Latin-American and Asian descent (2021/2243(INI)) 
    • Debates on: 
      1. Establishing the 2030 Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade” (2021/0293(COD)) – Consideration of draft opinion.  
      2. Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (2021/2251(INI)) – Consideration of draft opinion.  
      3. Presentation of French Presidency Priorities by Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer, Minister of National Education, Youth and Sport - Website of the Committee on Culture and Education  
  • PETI Committee on Petitions – debate on:  draft motion for a resolution on illegal logging in the EU (2022/2523(RSP)) - Website of the Committee on Petitions  
  • IMCO Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection – reports on state of play of the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Acts (DMA) negotiations 
  • LIBE Committee - Debates on:
    • The Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law report - Consideration of draft report  
    • Amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794, as regards Europol’s cooperation with private parties, the processing of personal data by Europol in support of criminal investigations, and Europol’s role on research and innovation 
    • Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1862 on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters as regards the entry of alerts by Europol 
    • Ensuring the rights of EU citizens against politically motivated Red Notices - Possibilities under EU law to establish a platform for the exchange of information between the EU and the Member States to address the problem of abusive or politically motivated Interpol notices against EU citizens 
    • Exchange of views on the situation of migrants in Poland and at the border with Belarus with Polish Deputy Commission for Human Rights, Hanna Machińska  
    • Presentation by Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin on French Presidency Priorities - Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs  
  • High Representative Borrell in Washington D.C. to meet US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to discuss re-establishing the US-EU Energy Council
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Felipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique 
  • Commissioner Simson delivers opening remarks and participates in the meeting with the leadership of the US Chamber of Commerce and the Global Energy Institute and attends a business dinner hosted by Mr Stavros Lambrinidis, EU Ambassador to the U.S in Washington D.C. 
  • Commissioner Johansson in Dublin, Ireland meeting Helen McEntee, Minister for Justice of Ireland, meets representatives from Twitter, takes part in a site-visit of Google and gives an address at the Oireachtas EU Affairs Committee 

Tuesday – 8th February   

  • European Council President Charles Michel meeting with Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi, phonecall with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić
  • Informal meeting of agriculture ministers in Strasbourg, France - Informal Meeting of Agriculture Ministers - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu)
  • President Metsola meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo 
  • JURI Committee – votes on:  
    • Protection of the rights of the child in civil, administrative and family law proceedings - Adoption of amendments,  
    • Exchange of views with European Financial reporting advisory group (EFRAG) and exchange with Commissioner McGuinness   
    • Better regulation: Joining forces to make better laws - Consideration of draft report
    • Hearing on Legal tech as the future tool of e-Justice and Justice digitalisation - aspects from a European and national perspective - Website of the Committee on Legal Affairs 
    • Meeting of the College of Commissioners 
    • President von der Leyen visit to Morocco 
    • High Representative Borrell in Washington, United States: delivers a speech at the inaugural event of the Jean Monnet Conversations series, co-organised by the EU Delegation, the French Embassy and The Atlantic Council 
    • Vice-President Šuica meets with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović and Eurochild President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca 
    • Vice-President Šefčovič participates in a hearing of the French Senate’s European Affairs Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee and meets Alexis Kohler, Secretary General of the Élysée 
    • Commissioner Reynders videoconference with Ingrid Thijssen, President of the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW), and receives Dunja Mijatović, Commissioner for Human Rights (Council of Europe) 
    • Commissioner Simson meeting with Senator Bill Cassidy and Members of U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources, meeting with U.S. Representative Kathy Castor, Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Chair of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, and participates in a roundtable discussion on “Geopolitics of Clean Energy Transition” hosted by the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program. 
    • Commissioner Lenarčič meets Liesje Schreinemacher, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands, and receives Felipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique 

Wednesday – 9th January   

  • European Council President Charles Michel visit to Berlin, Germany to meet with Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz 
  • Informal meeting of health ministers in Grenoble, France to discuss universal healthcare access and a European Health Union - Informal Meeting of Health Ministers (EPSCO) - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu)
  • COREPER II - restrictive measures against ISIL/Da'esh and Al-Qaeda, restrictive measures regarding situation in Mali, special report on regularity of EU Cohesion spending - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER I - EU-Bangladesh relations, fisheries agreement with Gabon - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament 
  • Parliamentary Delegations to the Plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe 
    • Strengthening European democracy,  Legislative powers of Parliaments, European Parliament elections, Efficient EU decision making, EU policy priorities, Common Foreign, Security and Defence Policy • Economic governance and EU budget, introduction of a permanent EU mechanism of Citizens participation and consultation - Draft agenda  
  • President von der Leyen, High Representative Borrell, Commissioner Johansson and Commissioner Urpilainen visit to Dakar, Senegal 
  • High Representative Borrell videoconference with the Joint Ministerial Conference of Foreign and Health Ministers 
  • Vice-President Šuica on mission in London 
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Bisera Turković, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dunja Mijatovic, Council of Europe Commissioner on Human Rights and Wojciech Wiewiórowski, European Data Protection Supervisor 
  • Commissioner Dalli meeting with David Evangelista, the Eurasia Regional President of the Special Olympics, and with Dunja Mijatovic, Council of Europe Commissioner on Human Rights 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič videoconference with Matilda Ernkrans, Minister for International Development Cooperation of Sweden, receives Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, and receives Juan Fernández Trigo, Secretary of State for Latin America, the Caribbean and the Spanish Language in the World 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides in Lyon, France: participates in the Joint Ministerial Conference of Foreign and Health Ministers on developing a European health policy organised by the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union. 

Thursday – 10th February   

  • Informal meeting of health ministers in Grenoble, France to discuss universal healthcare access and a European Health Union - Informal Meeting of Health Ministers (EPSCO) - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu)  
  • President Metsola visit to Malta, meeting with Maltese President George Vella, laying of wreath in commemoration of assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia 
  • AFCO Committee - Public hearing on "The European Union as a democratic construct " presentation by experts including Gavin Barrett (UCD) - (draft programme)  
  • AIDA Special Committee – Exchange of views with the French Presidency on 'Identification and assessment of existing and draft EU legislation in the digital field' - Presentation of the study and Report on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (2020/2266(INI)) - Website of the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age  
  • ENVI Committee – Debate on amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, Decision (EU) 2015/1814 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and Regulation (EU) 2015/757 - Consideration of draft report 
  • Joint debates on: amending Directive 2003/87/EC as regards aviation's contribution to the Union’s economy-wide emission reduction target and appropriately implementing a global market-based measure - Consideration of draft report 
    • Amending Directive 2003/87/EC as regards the notification of offsetting in respect of a global market-based measure for aircraft operators based in the Union - Consideration of draft report - Rapporteur: Sunčana GLAVAK (EPP, HR) 
    • Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/842 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement - Consideration of draft report  
    • New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 - Sustainable Forest Management in Europe - Consideration of draft opinion 
  • Votes on: 
    • Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries, repealing Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020 - Adoption of draft report 
    • European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Sustainable Growth Survey 2022 (INI) - Adoption of draft report 
    • European green bonds - Adoption of draft opinion 
    • Guidelines for the 2023 Budget - Section III - Adoption of draft opinion in letter form 
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) on Commission Implementing Decision C(2021) 8740(final) of 26 November 2021 amending the conditional marketing authorisation granted by Decision C(2020) 9598(final) for “Comirnaty - tozinameran, COVID-19 mRNA vaccine (nucleoside-modified)”, a medicinal product for human use 
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) on draft Commission Implementing Decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified cotton GHB811 (BCS-GH811-4), pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council - Adoption of motion for a resolution 
    • Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) on draft Commission Implementing Decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified oilseed rape 73496 (DP-Ø73496-4) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council - Website of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety  
  • FEMM Committee – debate on countering the anti-gender movement today to secure a gender equal Europe tomorrow - (draft programme) 
  • CONT Committee – Vote on MFF 2021-2027: fight against oligarch structures, protection of EU funds from fraud and conflict of interest (2020/2126(INI)) – Adoption of draft report, and consideration of 2020 budget discharge draft reports 
  • Joint debate with AFET Committee on EU support for the rule of law in the Western Balkans 
  • Debate on Commission 2021 Rule of Law report (2021/2180(INI)) – Consideration of draft opinion - Website of the Committee on Budgetary Control  
  • Joint EMPL ENVI Committee – debate on establishing a Social Climate Fund (2021/0206(COD)) – Consideration of draft report - Website of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs  
  • Vice-President Schinas receives José Manuel Albares, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Amadou Hott, Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation of Senegal, Yankhoba Diattara, Minister for Digital Economy and Telecommunication of Senegal, and Aissata Tall Sall, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Senega 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski participates in session of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development of the Polish Sejm, Warsaw. 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič meeting with UN representatives in Brussels, and receives Mahbub Hassan Saleh, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the European Union 

Friday – 11th February  

  • European Council President Charles Michel visit to Brest, France to meet Colombian President Iván Duque and to attend the One Ocean Summit  
  • President Metsola meeting with the Ambassador of the United States to the EU Mark Gitenstein 
  • President von der Leyen attends the One Ocean Summit in Brest, France with French President Emmanuel Macron 
  • Vice-President Šuica in Maastricht: attends CoFoE European Citizen's Panel 4 
  • Commissioner Gabriel videoconference with UN Brussels Team on the European Year of Youth 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič meets Liz Truss, UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs in London, UK 

31 January - 4 February  2022

Recent Developments:​​​​​​

Monday – 31st January

  • Informal meeting of ministers for industry and the internal market hosted by the French Presidency of the EU in Lens, France - discussing strategic autonomy and decarbonisation of industry - Informal Meeting of Ministers for Industry and for the Internal Market - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu)
  • LIBE Committee – debates on: 
    • Authorising Member States to ratify, in the interest of the European Union, the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence (2021/0383(NLE)) 
    • French Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Presentations by Eric Dupond-Moretti, Minister of Justice, and Clément Beaune, Secretary of State for European Affairs - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe/home.html
  • BUDG Committee - debate on Mobilisation of European Globalisation Adjustment Fund – EGF/2021/006 ES/Cataluna Automotive – Spain - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/budg/home.html
  • President von der Leyen videoconference with Daniel Günther, Minister-President of the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein 
  • President von der Leyen receives Miloš Vystrčil, President of the Senate of Czechia, and Ms Marketa Pekarova Adamova, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Czechia 
  • Vice-President Dombrovskis visit to Ukraine to meet Prime Minister Shymyhal
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Miloš Vystrčil, President of the Senate of Czechia, and Ms Marketa Pekarova Adamova, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Czechia 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Andres Sutt, Minister of Entrepreneurship  
  • Vice-President Šefčovič videoconference call with Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen videoconference call with Danilo Türk, President of Club de Madrid 
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius visit to Washington D.C. and New York for discussions on the European Green Deal, meeting with U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and President of the World Bank David Malpass.
  • Commissioner Breton meeting with Alain Rousset, President of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region and Marc Prikazsky, CEO of Ceva Santé 
  • Commissioner Simson videoconference with Thekla Walker, Minister for the Environment, Climate Protection, and the Energy Sector of the State of Baden-Württemberg 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides videoconference call with Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg, and with G7 Health Ministers

Tuesday – 1st January   

  • Informal meeting of ministers for industry and the internal market hosted by the French Presidency of the EU in Lens, France - discussing strategic autonomy and decarbonisation of industry - Informal Meeting of Ministers for Industry and for the Internal Market - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu) 
  • President Metsola meeting with Speaker of the Czech Senate, Miloš Vystrčil, and Speaker of the Czech Chamber of Deputies, Markéta Pekarová Adamová 
  • Afghan Women Days – high level conference on situation of women in Afghanistan following Taliban takeover - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/resources/library/media/20220127RES22014/20220127RES22014.pdf 
  • Joint ITRE CULT Committee meeting – debate on New European Bauhaus initiative with Commissioner Gabriel (draft programme) - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/cult/home.html
  • EMPL Committee – debates on: 
    • Exchange of views with Executive Directors of Agencies under EMPL remit (Cedefop, Eurofound, EU-OSHA, ETF and ELA) 
    • Adequate minimum wages in the European Union - Reporting back to committee on trilogue negotiations
  • Votes on: 
  • LIBE Committee – debates on: 
    • Inter-parliamentary Committee meeting on evaluation of activities of Eurojust 
    • Exchange of views with EDPS and Europol on recent EDPS Decision ordering Europol to delete data concerning individuals with no established link to a criminal activity 
    • Conclusion of Agreement between EU and Federative Republic of Brazil amending the Agreement between the EU and the Federative Republic of Brazil on a short-stay visa waiver for holders of diplomatic, service or official passports (2018/0086(NLE)) and short-stay visa waiver for holders of ordinary passports 
    • State of play of negotiations on Readmission Agreements. 
    • Exchange of views on the impact on fundamental rights of the Pegasus spyware - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe/home.html
  • INGE Special Committee – debates on: 
    • With IMCO Committee - Exchange of views with Maria A. Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize 2021 laureate, Journalist and Author, Co-founder and CEO of Rapplert 
    • Exchange of views on foreign interference in the Baltic states 
    • With SEDE Subcommittee - Exchange of views with NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence on: 
  • BUDG Committee – vote on mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund – EGF/2021/005 FR/AIRBUS – France
  • Debates on: 
    • Guidelines for 2023 Budget - Section III Consideration of draft report 
    • Borrowing strategy to finance Next Generation EU, the Union’s Recovery instrument - Consideration of draft report. 
    • Establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism  (2021/0214(COD)) - Consideration of draft opinion. 
    • Proposal for Draft Amending Budget No 1 to the general budget 2022 budgeting the impact for 2022 budget of the Adjustment of the multiannual financial framework in accordance with Article 7 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 
    • Workshop on “Gender budgeting from theory to practice” - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/budg/home.html
  • DEVE Committee – Debate on: 
  • FISC Subcommittee – public hearing on "EU dialogues with third countries (including developing countries) and international institutions" (draft programme) - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/fisc/home.html
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with speakers of both chambers of the Czech Parliament, Markéta Pekarová Adamová, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, and Miloš Vystrčil, Speaker of the Senate 
  • Vice-President Šuica videoconference with speakers of both chambers of the Czech Parliament, Markéta Pekarová Adamová, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, and Miloš Vystrčil, Speaker of the Senate 
  • Vice-President Jourová videoconference with members of the EU Affairs Commission, Justice and Security Commission and Internal Affairs Commission of the Senate of the Netherlands 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni receives Giovanni Arvedi, President of Arvedi Group 
  • Commissioner Simson videoconference with Torben Brabo, President of Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE)

Wednesday – 2nd February   

  • COREPER I - amendment to methodology for calculating renewable energy used for cooling and district cooling - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • ​COREPER II - withdrawal of cryptographic products, French mobilisation of European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Afghan Women Days – high level conference on situation of women in Afghanistan following Taliban takeover - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/resources/library/media/20220127RES22014/20220127RES22014.pdf 
  • ITRE Committee – vote on Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union list of projects of common interest (2021/2991(DEA)) - Adoption of motion for a resolution objecting to a delegated act pursuant to Rule 111 
    • Debates on: Exchange of views with Commissioner Simson on EU energy prices and presentation on new EU framework to decarbonise gas markets, promote hydrogen. reduce methane emissions and revision of Energy Performance of Buildings Directive as part of Fit for 55 package - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/itre/home.html
  • AGRI Committee - DG AGRI presentation on contingency plan for ensuring food supply and food security in times of crisis, exchange on CAP national strategic plans, DG CLIMA presentation of Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/agri/home.html
  • ECON Committee - Economic Dialogue and exchange of views with Paschal Donohoe, Eurogroup President 
    • Votes on: 
      • Amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and Directive 2014/59/EU regarding 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 of draft report, and vote on decision to enter interinstitutional negotiations 
      • Fair and simpler taxation supporting the recovery strategy - Adoption of draft report - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/econ/home.html 
  • Joint AFET and DEVE Committee Meeting - exchange of views with EEAS on the situation in Burkina Faso and Mali - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/deve/home.html 
  • Meeting of College of Commissioners  
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives Miloš Vystrčil, Speaker of the Czech Senate, and Markéta Pekarová Adamová, Speaker of the Czech Chamber of Deputies 
  • Vice-President Vestager videoconference with Carlos Torres Vila, Chairman of BBVA 
  • Commissioner Johansson meeting with Christa Schweng, President of the European Economic and Social Committee 
  • Commissioner Ferreira videoconference with María Jesús Montero, Minister of Finance and Civil Service, Spain 

Thursday – 3rd February   

  • President von der Leyen receives Czech Prime Minister, Petr Fiala 
  • President von der Leyen keynote address at “Masters of Digital 2022” event, organised by DIGITALEUROPE 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič meeting with Liz Truss, UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs in London, UK 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni videoconference with Hill+Knowlton Strategies & La Vangaurdia on Next Generation EU 
  • Commissioner Thierry Breton videoconference call with Bruno Patino, President of Arte TV 
  • Commissioner McGuinness videoconference with Max Elger, Minister for Financial Markets, Sweden

Friday – 4th February  

  • Informal meeting of ministers for justice and home affairs by the French Presidency of the EU in Lille, France - discussing fight against hatred with a planned meeting with digital technology companies, child abduction alert systems, mutual recognition of parentage between EU Member States - Informal Meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (JHA) - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022 (europa.eu)
  • ​COREPER I - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER II - Strategic Compass, coordinated approach to restriction of free movement in response to COVID-19 - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski videoconference with Miloš Vystrčil, President of the Czech Senate 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi visit to Baku, Azerbaijan speaks at the 8th Ministerial meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) Advisory Council 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives H.E. Saad Mohammed Alarify, Ambassador of the The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
  • Commissioner Simson meeting with Fatih Dönmez, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey. 
  • Commissioner Simson meeting with Parviz Shahbazov, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan 
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