The Week Ahead September 2016

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1 The Week Ahead September 2016 Delegations Agenda President Schulz meets Theresa May. EP President Martin Schulz will meet UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on Thursday in London. Still in London and on Friday, President Schulz will meet Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn and deliver a speech on The EU and Britain parting ways but working together at the London School of Economics (LSE). Refugee resettlement. A Civil Liberties Committee delegation will go to Lebanon to look into the situation of refugees and resettlement. MEPs will visit refugee camps and meet UNHCR, UNICEF, UNRWA, international NGOs and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) staff working with the refugees. They willalso meet representatives of the Lebanese Parliament. (Monday to Thursday) Refugee funds. A Budgetary Control Committee delegation will go to Lebanon and Jordan to visit refugee camps and meet representatives of UNRWA to get more information on the financial aspects of the refugee situation. (Tuesday to Thursday) Migration. A Civil Liberties Committee delegation will take part in a UN high-level meeting in New York City on refugees and migrants. On 19 September, a political declaration will be signed on how to address large movements of refugees and migrants, including a set of commitments to enhance their protection. (Sunday to Tuesday) Border controls. A Civil Liberties Committee delegation will go to Sweden to visit its border with Denmark, where regular border checks have been reintroduced since November 2015, in response to the refugee crisis. MEPs will meet authorities such as the National Police and the Migration Board, to discuss border control and the integration of unaccompanied minor asylum seekers. (Monday to Wednesday) Car emissions inquiry. The Inquiry Committee on Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector (EMIS) is sending a delegation to Luxembourg, France and Germany to visit testing facilities and speak with national authorities in charge of checking whether cars meet EU criteria on emissions. A delegation of the Internal Market Committee, which is working on an overhaul of car type-approval rules, will go to the UK to discuss this with testing facilities, carmakers, environmental groups and the national testing agency and type approval authority. (Wednesday to Thursday and Wednesday to Friday respectively) EN Press Service Directorate for the Media Director - Spokesperson : Jaume DUCH GUILLOT Reference No: APR42237 Press switchboard number (32-2) /9

2 EUROLAT. The Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EUROLAT) will take place in Montevideo (Uruguay), where MEPs and members of Latin America parliaments will discuss managing global migration flows, trade relations between the EU and Latin American countries, and between both regions and China.. (Monday to Thursday) EP Press Service contact during the weekend Gediminas VILKAS Phone: (+32) Agenda 2/9

3 THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY Agenda The President's diary Wednesday 21/09/2016 Brussels 11:30 Participation to the event launching Pilot project of Eramus for apprenticeship Altiero Spinelli Building, 3rd floor, room E2 The President's diary Thursday 22/09/2016 London 17:00 Meeting with Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 10 Downing Street 18:30 Meeting with Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London City Hall The President's diary Friday 23/09/2016 London 11:00 Meeting with Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party House of Commons 13:30 Speech The EU and Britain parting ways but working together at the London School of Economics (LSE) - European Institute, Clement House 3/9

4 DELEGATIONS Agenda Delegation to the UK on September Wednesday 21/09/2016 Thursday 22/09/2016 Friday 23/09/2016 A seven-strong delegation from the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee will visit the UK from 21 to 23 September 2016 in the context of the current overhaul of the EU type-approval rules for cars. MEPs will be visiting testing facilities, manufacturers and talking to environmental groups about the weaknesses in the existing rules, and to the national testing service and type approval authority about the practicalities of proposed changes to the rules. Members participating in the mission are Vicky Ford (ECR, UK), chair of the Internal Market Committee and head of the delegation, Ivan Štefanec (EPP, SK), Lucy Anderson (S&D, UK), Biljana Borzan (S&D, HR), Maria Grapini (S&D, RO), Daniel Dalton (ECR, UK) and Robert Iwaszkiewicz (EFDD, PL). Mission to Lebanon and Jordan Tuesday 20/09/2016 A delegation of eight members of European Parliament will visit Lebanon and Jordan from 20 to 23 September for a fact-finding mission into the EU financial assistance provided for Palestine refugees in those countries. Dorota KOLINSKA Telephone number: (+32) (BXL) Telephone number: (+33) (STR) Mobile number: (+32) cont-press@europarl.europa.eu Twitter: EP_BudgControl Mission to Lebanon and Jordan Wednesday 21/09/2016 A delegation of eight members of European Parliament will visit Lebanon and Jordan from 20 to 23 September for a fact-finding mission into the EU financial assistance provided for Palestine refugees in those countries. Dorota KOLINSKA Telephone number: (+32) (BXL) Telephone number: (+33) (STR) Mobile number: (+32) cont-press@europarl.europa.eu Twitter: EP_BudgControl Mission to Lebanon and Jordan Thursday 22/09/2016 A delegation of eight members of European Parliament will visit Lebanon and Jordan from 20 to 23 September for a fact-finding mission into the EU financial 4/9

5 assistance provided for Palestine refugees in those countries. Dorota KOLINSKA Telephone number: (+32) (BXL) Telephone number: (+33) (STR) Mobile number: (+32) cont-press@europarl.europa.eu Twitter: EP_BudgControl Mission to Lebanon and Jordan Friday 23/09/2016 A delegation of eight members of European Parliament will visit Lebanon and Jordan from 20 to 23 September for a fact-finding mission into the EU financial assistance provided for Palestine refugees in those countries. Dorota KOLINSKA Telephone number: (+32) (BXL) Telephone number: (+33) (STR) Mobile number: (+32) cont-press@europarl.europa.eu Twitter: EP_BudgControl REGI Delegation to Greece (Thessaloniki & Athens) Monday 19/09/ :00-19:30 Tuesday 20/09/ :00-19:00 Members of the EP s Regional Development committee will visit various EU co-financed projects -both completed and ongoing- in Athens and Thessaloniki during their mission to Greece on 19 and 20 September. MEPs will hold meetings and make on-site visits to discuss the successful outcome of some projects but also the issues still to be dealt with other delayed projects. Kristina-Antigoni ELEFTERIE Telephone number: (+32) (BXL) Telephone number: (+33) (STR) Mobile number: (+32) region-press@europarl.europa.eu Twitter: EP_Regional Civil Liberties Committee MEPs to attend UN high-level meeting on refugees Monday 19/09/ :00-19:00 New York City, USA September UNGA High-Level meeting on refugees and migrants 5/9

6 A delegation from the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee will be in New York City from 18 to 20 September, to take part in a UN high-level meeting on refugees and migrants. The UN General Assembly is expected to adopt a set of commitments to enhance the protection of people fleeing from conflict. MEPs will also meet Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. Once adopted, these commitments - which were agreed to on 2 August - will be known as the New York Declaration. Members travelling in the delegation are Cecilia Wikström (ALDE, SE), Róza Maria GRÄFIN VON THUN UND HOHENSTEIN (EPP, PL) and Elly SCHLEIN (S&D; IT). The visit will also include roundtables, plenary sessions, a private sector forum on migration and refugees, as well as a bilateral meeting with Ms Karen Abuzayd, UN special advisor on the summit on addressing the large movements of refugees and migrants. Rikke ULDALL Telephone number: (+32) (BXL) Telephone number: (+33) (STR) Mobile number: (+32) rikke.uldall@europarl.europa.eu libe-press@europarl.europa.eu Twitter: EP_Justice Estefania NARRILLOS Telephone number: (+32) (BXL) Telephone number: (+33) (STR) Mobile number: (+32) estefania.narrillos@europarl.europa.eu libe-press@europarl.europa.eu Twitter: EP_Justice Civil Liberties delegation to Lebanon Monday 19/09/ :00-19:00 Wednesday 21/09/ :00-19:00 Thursday 22/09/ :00-19:00 Friday 23/09/ :00-19:00 Lebanon September 2016 An 7 strong delegation from the Civil Liberties Committee will be in Lebanon September to look into the situation of refugees and resettlement. MEPs will visit refugee camps and meet UNHCR, UNICEF, UNRWA, international NGOs and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) staff working with the refugees. They will also meet representatives of the Lebanese Parliament and the Lebanese Minister for Social Affairs Mr Rashed Derbas (tbc). 6/9

7 Rikke ULDALL Telephone number: (+32) (BXL) Telephone number: (+33) (STR) Mobile number: (+32) rikke.uldall@europarl.europa.eu libe-press@europarl.europa.eu Twitter: EP_Justice Civil Liberties delegation to Malmö, Sweden Monday 19/09/ :00-19:00 Wednesday 21/09/ :00-19:00 Malmö,Sweden September 2016 A delegation from the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee will visit Malmö in Sweden on September. The visit will focus on the reinstated border controls between Sweden and Denmark as well as on the integration of unaccompanied minor asylum seekers, and will include visits to relevant authorities such as the National Police and the Migration Board. Viktor ALMQVIST - EP Brussels Telephone number: (+32) (BXL) Telephone number: (+33) (STR) viktor.almqvist@europarl.europa.eu press-sv@europarl.europa.eu Markus BONEKAMP EP Information Office, Stockholm Telephone number: CULT Delegation to Tunisia Monday 19/09/ :30-19:00 Wednesday 21/09/ :00-19:00 Thursday 22/09/ :00-19:00 Members of the Committee on Culture and Education will visit Tunisia for a working session with the EU Tunisia Joint Parliamentary Committee and different meetings with representatives of the Tunisian government, trade unions and civil society. MEPs will also discuss on the EU -Tunisia relations and the cooperation in the framework of the EU Neighbourhood Policy. 7/9

8 Cornelia GUSA Telephone number: (+32) (BXL) Telephone number: (+33) (STR) Mobile number: (+32) cult-press@europarl.europa.eu Twitter: EPCulture Women's Rights mission to Rwanda Wednesday 21/09/ :00-19:00 Thursday 22/09/ :00-19:00 Friday 23/09/ :00-19:00 Rwanda September 2016 A delegation of Members from the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality, led by the Committee Chair, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D,ES), will visit Rwanda and meet with their parliamentary counterparts, the government, civil society organisations and visit projects focusing on community development and the empowerment of women through education and skills. The mission will focus on positive examples of the role of women in peace-building and reconciliation after the 1994 genocide and the empowerment of women in society. Participants include: Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT (EPP, ES) Maria ARENA (S&D, BE) Julie WARD (S&D, UK) Julie GIRLING (ECR, UK) Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA (ALDE, ES) Ángela VALLINA (GUE/NGL, ES) Jordi SEBASTIÀ (Greens/EFA, ES) Maja OREL SCHWARZ Telephone number: (+32) (BXL) Mobile number: (+32) maja.orel@europarl.europa.eu femm-press@europarl.europa.eu Twitter: EP_GenderEqual TRAN Delegation to the Czech Republic Tuesday 20/09/ :00-19:30 Wednesday 21/09/ :30-19:30 Thursday 22/09/ :30-12:00 8/9

9 A delegation of the Transport and Tourism committee members will visit the Czech Republic to meet with ministers of transport and environment, members of parliament, representatives of municipal authority, civil society stakeholders and industry. They will also visit the European GNSS Agency. Jaan SOONE Telephone number: (+32) (BXL) Telephone number: (+33) (STR) Mobile number: (+32) tran-press@europarl.europa.eu Twitter: EP_Transport Fact-finding mission to Bratislava, Slovakia Thursday 22/09/ :00-19:00 Friday 23/09/ :00-19:00 Bratislava, Slovakia September 2016 A delegation of MEPs from the Petitions Committee, led by Committee Chair Cecilia WIKSTRÖM (ALDE, SE), will visit Bratislava with the aim of investigating allegations related to the alleged misuse of EU structural funds in long-term residential centres for persons with disabilities. The mission will include a visit to residential institutions, as well as community-based facilities, dialogues with the relevant authorities, civil society representatives and people with disabilities in the respective centres. Viktor ALMQVIST Telephone number: (+32) (BXL) Telephone number: (+33) (STR) viktor.almqvist@europarl.europa.eu peti-press@europarl.europa.eu Twitter: EP_Petitions Sona MELLAK Bratislava EP Information Office: Telephone number: (+421) Mobile number: (+421) sona.mellak@ep.europa.eu 9/9