The Week Ahead June 2016

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1 The Week Ahead June 2016 Committee meetings, Brussels Health claims on caffeine. A proposal to veto a Commission draft plan to allow claims that caffeine helps boost alertness and concentration to be made on the labels of sugary drinks, and particularly energy drinks consumed mostly by adolescents, is up for a vote in the Environment and Public Health Committee. (Wednesday) Medical devices. An informal deal with the Dutch Council Presidency on stricter monitoring and certification procedures for medical devices such as breast or hip implants will be put to a vote in the Environment and Public Health Committee. The committee will also vote on an informal deal on tighter information and ethical requirements for diagnostic medical devices, e.g. those used for pregnancy or DNA testing. (Wednesday) Energy efficiency labelling. A proposal to apply the A to G label scale for energyefficient household products throughout the EU will be put to a vote in the Energy Committee. A digital database of new products placed on the EU market is also proposed, to enable buyers to check that they comply with energy efficiency label rules. (Tuesday) State of EU economy. The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee will discuss the state of the European economy and the achievements under the Dutch Council Presidency with ECOFIN chair Jeroen Dijsselbloem. (Tuesday) Palestine refugees. The situation of Palestinian refugees will be debated in the Foreign Affairs Committee with Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner General for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). A press point with Mr Krähenbühl and committee chair Elmar Brok will follow. ACP-EU. The 31st plenary session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, in Windhoek (Namibia), will bring together MEPs and MPs from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to discuss, inter alia, free trade in Africa, migration flows between ACP countries and the EU, the pre-electoral situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and violence against women and children in armed conflicts. (Monday to Wednesday) President's agenda. EP President Martin Schulz will meet Selahattin Demirtaş, co-chair of Peoples' Democratic Party, one of the major opposition parties in Turkey, on Wednesday, and deliver a keynote speech at a conference entitled Remembrance culture in Europe or European culture of remembrance, in Berlin. Press briefing. The EP Press Service will hold a press briefing on the week's activities at on Monday, in the Anna Politkovskaya EP press conference room, Brussels. Ask questions on committees' work. EP Press Service contact during the weekend Gediminas VILKAS Phone: EN Press Service Directorate for the Media Director - Spokesperson : Jaume DUCH GUILLOT Reference No: APR30809 Press switchboard number (32-2) /19

2 THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's diary Wednesday 15/06/2016 Brussels 18:00 Meeting with Selahattin Demirtaş, Chairman of the Peoples' Democratic Party - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 9th floor, President s office The President's diary Sunday 19/06/2016 Berlin 19:00 Keynote speech at conference Remembrance culture in Europe or European culture of remembrance - Embassy of Luxembourg, Berlin The President's diary Tuesday 14/06/2016 Brussels 13:55 Official welcome of Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, Protocol entrance 14:00 Meeting with Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations - Paul- Henri Spaak Building, 9th floor, Grand Salon Protocolaire 2/19

3 PRESS CONFERENCES Briefing on parliamentary agenda Monday 13/06/ :00-11:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, A050 "Press conference with Turkish journalist Can Dündar: The struggle for press freedom in Turkey" Tuesday 14/06/ :00-10:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Rebecca HARMS (DE), Greens/EFA Co-president, Marietje SCHAAKE (ALDE, NL) and Kati PIRI (S&D, NL) and Can DÜNDAR Audio-visual media services directive Tuesday 14/06/ :00-11:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), and Petra KAMMEREVERT (S&D, DE), co-rapporteurs "Eurofixing 2016: Match-fixing, a plague for Europe. How to tackle it? Presentation of the Federbet report 2016" Tuesday 14/06/ :00-14:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Elly SCHLEIN (S&D, IT), Francesco BARANCA, Alfredo LORENZO, Guido CAMERA ''Judiciary reform in Ukraine'' Tuesday 14/06/ :45-15:15 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Pavel SVOBODA, Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Andrej PLENKOVIĆ, Chair of the EP Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee, Jan TOMBIŃSKI, EU Ambassador to Ukraine, Pavlo PETRENKO, Minister for Justice of Ukraine, Oksana SYROID, Deputy Speaker of the Rada and Yuriy LUTSENKO, Prosecutor General of Ukraine ''Written Declaration against discrimination on sport'' Wednesday 15/06/ :30-11:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ (EPP, ES) Medical devices and IVD medical device Wednesday 15/06/ :30-14:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Dame Glenis WILLMOTT (S&D, UK) and Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), rapporteurs Conflict Minerals Thursday 16/06/ :00-10:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Bernd LANGE (S&D, DE), Chair of the Internaltional Trade Committee, Iuliu WINKLER (EPP, RO), rapporteur, Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Trade, and Lilianne PLOUMEN, Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade Trilogue negotiations on conflict minerals Thursday 16/06/ :00-11:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 3/19

4 Gianni PITTELLA (IT), S&D Chair, and Maria ARENA (S&D, BE) 4/19

5 PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES Committee on Foreign Affairs Monday 13/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q Jointly with the Committee on Development: Discussion on the situation of Palestinian refugees with Pierre KRÄHENBÜHL, Commissioner General for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Committee on Foreign Affairs Tuesday 14/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Discussion of views with Selahattin DEMİRTAŞ, co-leader of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), Turkey 15.00: votes Framework Agreement between the EU and the Republic of Azerbaijan /0420(NLE) - Rapporteur: Norica NICOLAI (ALDE, RO) - Adoption of draft report End of votes Subcommittee on Human Rights Wednesday 15/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 4B001, 3C50 Discussion on the Right to Water including presentation of the study on "Conflict and cooperation over water the role of the EU in ensuring the realisation of human rights" : Jointly with the Committee on Foreign Affairs and in association with the Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community and with the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly: Discussion with Evo MORALES, President of Bolivia : In camera; In association with the Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries: Follow-up by the EEAS to the urgency resolution on Egypt : In association with the Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries: Discussion views with the parents of Giulio REGENI Subcommittee on Security and Defence Wednesday 15/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 5B001 Workshop "Russian military presence in the Eastern Partnership Countries" (see Special events) 15:00-18:30 5/19

6 Committee on International Trade Wednesday 15/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G-3 Public hearing: EU trade policies and the sustainability of global value chains (see Public hearings) Committee on Budgets Wednesday 15/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C-050 Draft amending budget No 2/2016: Entering the surplus of the financial year 2015 (BUD) - vote on the draft resolution Rapporteur: José Manuel FERNANDES (EPP, PT) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application from Belgium - EGF/2015/012 BE/Hainaut Machinery) (BUD) - vote on the report - Rapporteur: Victor NEGRESCU (S&D, RO) Committee on Budgetary Control Monday 13/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A-002 The OLAF report 2015 Sixteenth report of the European Anti-Fraud Office, 1 January to 31 December Rapporteur: Julia PITERA (EPP, PL) - Presentation of the 2015 Annual Report of OLAF by the Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud Office, Giovanni KESSLER ECA Special Report 6/2016 (2015 Discharge): Eradication, control and monitoring programmes to contain animal diseases - Rapporteur: Tomáš ZDECHOVSKY (EPP, CZ) - Presentation of the Special Report by the Member of the European Court of Auditors responsible, Bettina JAKOBSEN, and consideration of a working document Committee on Budgetary Control Tuesday 14/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A-002 Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Monday 13/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C50 Discussion with with Danièle NOUY, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB ( ) Public Hearing on Securitisation ( ) See public Hearings Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Wednesday 15/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A002 Minimum income - Consideration of question for oral answer, Adoption of question for oral answer - Co-rapporteurs: David CASA (EPP, MT), Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO (S&D, ES), Arne GERICKE (ECR, DE), Enrique CALVET CHAMBON (ALDE, ES), Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO (GUE/NGL, ES), Tatjana ŽDANOKA (Greens/EFA, LV), Laura AGEA (EFDD, IT), Dominique MARTIN (ENF, FR) Discussion with Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ (Vice President) Discussion with Günther OETTINGER (Commissioner), on the impact of the Commission s Digital on the EMPL Committee s field of responsibilities, in particular with regard to employment, wages and skills 6/19

7 Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Monday 13/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 Public Hearing - "Looking at Industry 4.0 together with the impact on Industry of Robotics and Big Data" - see Public hearings Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Monday 13/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Tuesday 14/06/ :00-16:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3c050 Economic Dialogue and discussion with Jeroen DISJELBLOEM, ECOFIN President and Minister of Finance of the Netherlands ( ) Discussion with Jonathan HILL, Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union ( Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Tuesday 14/06/ :30-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050 Joint meetingwith the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Economic Dialogue and discussion on the 2016 European Semester - Country-specific recommendations with: Valdis DOMROVSKIS, Vice-President and Commissioner for the Euro & Social Dialogue Pierre MOSCOVICIi, Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Marianne THYSSEN, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Tuesday 14/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 Votes High common level of network and information security across the Union - Adoption of draft recommendation for second reading - Rapporteur: Andreas SCHWAB (EPP, DE) End of votes Discussion with Commissioner Vera JOUROVÀ, responsible for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Presentation by the Commission of the E-Commerce package Presentation by the Commission of the new rules on audio-visual media services and approach to online platforms Committee on Transport and Tourism Wednesday 15/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 Proposal for a regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 91/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on rail transport statistics, as regards the collection of data on goods, passengers and accidents (COD) - vote on the text agreed during interinstitutional negotiations, rapporteur 7/19

8 Michael Cramer (Greens/EFA, DE) Committee on Regional Development Wednesday 15/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 Discussion with Corina CREŢU, Commissioner for Regional Policy Hearing on "Evaluating the contribution of the European Structural and Investment Funds (art. 16(3) CPR)" ( ) - see Public Hearings Committee on Fisheries Wednesday 15/06/ :30-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3E2 Hearing on " The importance of fisheries (both EU and local) for women in third countries" ( ) - see Public Hearings Committee on Legal Affairs Monday 13/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 Discussion with Věra JOUROVÁ, Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality in the context of the structured dialogue between Parliament and the Commission ( ) Committee on Legal Affairs Tuesday 14/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 VOTES ( ) Jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of matrimonial property regimes and the property consequences of registered partnerships (CNS), rapporteur Jean-Marie CAVADA (ALDE, FR) - vote on two draft reports Workshop on the future of European company law ( ) - see Special events Hearing on reform of the judiciary in Ukraine ( ) - see Public Hearings Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Monday 13/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3E-2 Hearing on the impact of recent migration flows on the implementation and revision of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) ( ) - see Public Hearings Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality Monday 13/06/ :00-18:00 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5G-3 Hearing on Women's Rights in the Eastern Partnership States and other neighbouring countries (INI), rapporteur Mariya GABRIEL (EPP, BG) - see Public Hearings Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality Tuesday 14/06/ :30-17:00 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5G-3 8/19

9 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Wednesday 15/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 The European Public Prosecutor's Office and Eurojust (RSP), vote on questions for oral answer to the Commission and Council ( ) Discussion with Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS, Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship further to the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council of 9-10 June ( ) Committee on International Trade Thursday 16/06/ :00-12:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G Room: József Antall (2Q2) Jointly with the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and with the Committee on Development: Discussion on the FLEGT Action Plan evaluation and the review of the EU Timber Regulation Room: Altiero Spinelli (3G-3) Votes A new forward-looking and innovative future strategy on trade and investment /2105(INI) - Rapporteur: Tiziana BEGHIN (EFDD, IT) - Adoption of draft report Implementation of the 2010 recommendations of Parliament on social and environmental standards, human rights and corporate responsibility /2038(INI) - Rapporteur: Eleonora FORENZA (GUE/NGL, IT) - Adoption of draft report End of voting Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Thursday 16/06/ :00-12:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A002 Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Wednesday 15/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Health claims on caffeine - Consideration of draft motion for a resolution - Rapporteur: Christel SCHALDEMOSE (S&D, DA) Directive amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste - Consideration of draft report - Rapporteur: Simona BONAFÈ (S&D, IT) Directive amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste - Consideration of draft report - Rapporteur: Simona BONAFÈ (S&D, IT) Directive amending Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste - Consideration of draft report - Rapporteur: Simona BONAFÈ (S&D, IT) Directive amending Directives 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, and 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment - Consideration of draft report - Rapporteur: Simona BONAFÈ (S&D, IT) 9/19

10 Votes Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Health claims on caffeine - Adoption of motion for a resolution - Rapporteur: Christel SCHALDEMOSE (S&D, DA) Regulation on medical devices, and amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/ Adoption of the outcome of negotiations with the Council - Dame Glenis WILLMOTT (S&D, UK) In vitro diagnostic medical devices - Adoption of the outcome of negotiations with the Council - Rapporteur: Peter LIESE (EPP, DE) End of votes Discussion with Mr Frans TIMMERMANS, European Commission First Vice- President responsible for Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights on sustainability Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Thursday 16/06/ :00-12:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Joint INTA, DEVE and ENVI discussions with the Commission on the FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) Action Plan evaluation and the review of the EU Timber Regulation Discussion with Dutch Presidency on EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Tuesday 14/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 Votes Towards a New Energy Market Design - Adoption of draft report - Rapporteur: Werner LANGEN (EPP, DE) Energy efficiency labelling - Adoption of draft report - Rapporteur: Dario TAMBURRANO (EFDD, IT) 2017 Budget - Mandate for the Trilogue - Adoption of draft opinion - Rapporteur: Jerzy BUZEK (EPP, PL) End of votes Discussion with Ms Elżbieta BIEŃKOWSKA, Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, as part of the Structured Dialogue Committee on Regional Development Thursday 16/06/ :00-12:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 An EU strategy for the Alpine region (INI) - vote on a draft resolution by Mercedes Bresso (S&D, IT) Committee on Fisheries Thursday 16/06/ :00-12:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3E2 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Thursday 16/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 Implementation of the hotspots approach in Italy - presentation by a representative from DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission ( ) 10/19

11 Criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person. Recast (COD), rapporteur Cecilia WIKSTRÖM (ALDE, SE) - presentation by a representative of DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission ( ) Hearing on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2015 ( ) - see Public Hearings Committee on Constitutional Affairs Wednesday 15/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G-3 Hearing in association with the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the role of the European Union in international organisations including the United Nations ( ) - see Public Hearings Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality Thursday 16/06/ :00-10:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A2 Joint meeting with the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector Thursday 16/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G-3 Hearing of Ms Dorothee SAAR, Head of transport and air quality, Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) Hearing of Mr Pascoe SABIDO and Mr Olivier HOEDEMAN, Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) Hearing of Prof. Dr-Ing. Kai BORGEEST, Centre for car electronics and combustion engines, Aschaffenburg University of Applied Science Hearing of Mr Daniel LANGE, CEO, Faster IT 11/19

12 DELEGATIONS Annual session of the parliamentary conference on the WTO What future for the WTO? Tuesday 14/06/2016 Monday 13/06/2016 Geneva, Switzerland 13 and 14 June A delegation of ten MEPs, led by EP Trade committee chair Bernd Lange (S&D,DE), will be in Geneva to present their vision on future of the world trade agenda in annual session of the parliamentary body of the World Trade organization (WTO). World s trade parliamentarians sessions are co-organized by the Inter- Parliamentary Union and the European Parliament. The riddles of the WTO dispute settlement system, trade as a vehicle of social progress and in how to make trade work for the development are among the issues to be debated by parliamentarians from 57 countries and the World Trade organization s leadership, civil society organizations. The European Parliament is among ones with the most far-reaching influence on shaping trade policy, however, any deal resulting from intergovernmental trade talks, in most cases democracies, needs approval from the directly elected representatives of people. Apart from Mr Lange who will lead the delegation, also MEPs Paul RÜBIG (EPP, AT), Daniel CASPARY (EPP, DE), Inmaculada RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO FERNÁNDEZ (S&D,ES), Emma MCCLARKIN (ECR,UK), Amjad BASHIR (ECR,UK), Hannu TAKKULA (ALDE,FI), Helmut SCHOLZ (GUE/NGL,DE), Klaus BUCHNER (Greens/EFA,DE) will participate. Delegation to the 31st plenary session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) Monday 13/06/2016 Wednesday 15/06/2016 Tuesday 14/06/2016 Windhoek, Namibia June 2016 The 31st plenary session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) will take place in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, in Southern Africa, from 13 to 15 June The session will be opened formally by the EP delegation Vice-President Michèle Rivasi replacing Co-Chair Louis Michel for the European Parliament, and Co-Chair Netty Baldeh (Gambia) for the ACP. The JPA 31st session in Windhoek, Namibia will be the opportunity for more than 30 MEPs to discuss with their counterparts for the ACP countries on the future of the partnership between the EU and ACP countries after The Cotonou partnership agreement, which governs relations between the ACP countries and the EU will expire in the year The Assembly will also debate and vote on three resolutions on continental area of free trade in Africa, on migration between ACP countries and Member States of 12/19

13 the Union, and on improved participatory governance through decentralization. Two urgent topics will be discussed and concluded by resolutions: the pre-electoral and security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the rape and violence against women and children in armed conflicts. Further information in our background note. 13/19

14 PUBLIC HEARINGS Looking at Industry 4.0 together with the impact on industry of robotics and big data Monday 13/06/ :00-17:00 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 The Industry, Research and Energy Committee will hold a public hearing which will delve into the implications of the digital technologies and their impact on industry, particularly that of Robotics and Big Data. It would explore what lies ahead, how this new industry in which everything is linked will develop in the future, the potential scenarios and required legislation, as well as the impact it will have on all related industries energy, transport and citizens. Different aspects of the Big Data topic will also be addressed. Securisation Monday 13/06/ :30-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050 Public hearing on securitisation (rapporteurs: Paul Tang (S&D, NL) and Pablo Zalba Bidegain (EPP, ES) Dorota KOLINSKA BXL: (+32) STR: (+33) PORT: (+32) budg-press@europarl.europa.eu TWITTER: EP_Budgets cont-press@europarl.europa.eu TWITTER: EP_BudgControl Impact of recent migration flows on implementation and revision of the Common European Asylum System Monday 13/06/ :45-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3E2 The aim of the hearing, organised by the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee, is to review the implementation of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), in particular in the light of the present refugee crisis, and to analyse the proposals for reform with a view to an improvement in responsibility sharing, the reception of people in need of international protection and the management of migration flows. Estefania NARRILLOS BXL: (+32) STR: (+33) PORT: (+32) libe-press@europarl.europa.eu TWITTER: EP_Justice Rights of women in the Eastern Partnership States and other neighbouring countries Monday 13/06/ :00-17:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5G3 Organised by the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee, MEPs and invited experts will evaluate the main aspects related to gender equality in the countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy and how the EU policies and financial instruments 14/19

15 contribute to its promotion. The hearing serves as a preparation for the report 2016/2060 (INI) drafted by Mariya GABRIEL (EPP, FR). Maja OREL SCHWARZ BXL: (+32) PORT: (+32) femm-press@europarl.europa.eu TWITTER: EP_GenderEqual Reform of the judiciary in Ukraine Tuesday 14/06/ :30-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 Organised by the the Committee on Legal Affairs in association with the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee, the European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Věra JOUROVÁ will make introductory remarks at this hearing which will bring together Ukrainian civil society representatives and public leaders, including Pavlo PETRENKO, Justice Minister, Deputy Speaker Oksana SYROID and Prosecutor General Yuriy LUTSEKNO.. In addition to the overall topic of reforming the judiciary and the fight against corruption, the hearing will focus on recent constitutional amendments and the reform of the prosecutor service in the Ukraine. Armin WISDORFF BXL: (+32) STR: (+33) PORT: lega-press@europarl.europa.eu TWITTER: EP_Legal The role of the European Union in international organisations including the United Nations Wednesday 15/06/ :15-10:45 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G3 Organised by the Constitutional Affairs Committee in association with the Committee on Foreign Affairs, MEPs will discuss with legal experts the situation of legal instruments providing unanimity and conformity of actions of the EU and the Member States taken within international organisations. MEPs will also discuss EU multilateral diplomacy in practice with a representative of the European External Action Service (EEAS). Sara AHNBORG BXL: (+32) STR: (+33) PORT: (+32) constit-press@europarl.europa.eu TWITTER: EPInstitutional The importance of fisheries for women in third countries Wednesday 15/06/ :30-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3E2 The committee on Fisheries, in association with the committee on Development and the Women's rights committee, will hold a hearing on the importance of fisheries for women in third countries and the special role they can play in different socio-economic situations. 15/19

16 The hearing will deal with the working conditions women are facing in different regions of the world and the social responsibilities they have to assume in a world of ongoing changes and new challenges. It will examine different legal aspects that are reflected in their everyday life, their contribution to social development and food security and the role they can play in fisheries related economy such as eco-tourism and small fisheries. Kristina-Antigoni ELEFTERIE BXL: (+32) STR: (+33) PORT: (+32) pech-press@europarl.europa.eu TWITTER: EP_Fisheries EU trade policies and the sustainability of the global value chains Wednesday 15/06/ :30-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G-3 INTA Members will debate at the public hearing with experts from the OECD, businesses, trade unions and civil society to find ways for trade policies to support the sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the context of the global value chains. International production, trade and investments are increasingly organized within global value chains (GVCs) where the different stages of the production process are located across different countries. This challenges the conventional policies and new approaches are needed to ensure that increased growth and productivity resulting from the participation in GVCs does not come at the expense of core labour, social and environmental standards and human rights. Evaluating the contribution of the European Structural and Investment Funds Wednesday 15/06/ :30-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 Members of the Regional Development committee will hold a public hearing to discuss with experts the lessons learnt from the negotiation of the partnership agreements and of the operational programmes, the implementation of the new cohesion policy regulations in practice, the environmental and climate dimension of the cohesion policy and the challenges brought by the agreements and the programmes for the programming period. Kristina-Antigoni ELEFTERIE BXL: (+32) STR: (+33) PORT: (+32) regi-press@europarl.europa.eu TWITTER: EP_Regional The situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2015 Thursday 16/06/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 The objective of this hearing, organised by the Civil Liberties and Justice Affairs Committee is, within the context of the reports on fundamental rights presented by the Fundamental Rights Agency and the initiatives by the European Commission and the Council of the European Union, to contribute to the ongoing dialogue on the mechanisms and methods to better safeguard the fundamental rights of persons in the Union. 16/19

17 In its resolution of 8 September 2015 on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union ( ), Parliament reiterated that it is essential for the European Union, its institutions and the Member States to guarantee the respect and the promotion of the common European values listed in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, both in European and national legislation, public policies and their implementation, while fully respecting the subsidiarity principle. Estefania NARRILLOS BXL: (+32) STR: (+33) PORT: (+32) libe-press@europarl.europa.eu TWITTER: EP_Justice Rikke ULDALL BXL: (+32) STR: (+33) PORT: (+32) libe-press@europarl.europa.eu TWITTER: EP_Justice 17/19

18 SPECIAL EVENTS Workshop of the Future of European Company Law Tuesday 14/06/2016 This workshop, organised by the Committee on Legal Affairs, will host various independent external experts and MEPs will have the opportunity to discuss with them the challenges for companies and public authorities in the years to come relating to interconnected electronic business registers between states and communication with shareholders and company owners exclusively online. Questions concerning ongoing issues in International corporate governance and crossborder operations like mergers, transfers and divisions will also be discussed. Armin WISDORFF BXL: (+32) STR: (+33) PORT: lega-press@europarl.europa.eu TWITTER: EP_Legal Workshop "Russian military presence in the Eastern Partnership Countries" Wednesday 15/06/ :00-16:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 5B001 Chair of Subcommittee on Security and Defence Anna FOTYGA (ECR, PL) hosts a workshop on Russian military presence in Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and South Caucasus. Anna Maria DYNER, analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) and Eastern Europe Programme Coordinator talks about the situation in Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, while journalist and researcher Gaïdz MINASSIAN briefs the MEPs on South Caucasus. Workshop on common minimum standards of Civil Procedure in the EU: the way forward Wednesday 15/06/ :00-12:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G2 This workshop, being held by the Committee on Legal Affairs, relates to the legislative initiative report 2015/2084(INL), rapporteur Emil RADEV (EPP, BG) on the same topic. Civil procedure provides the means for the enforcement of the substantive rights and duties of legal subjects in legal proceedings. The workshop will bring together Members of the European Parliament and a number of experts, practitioners, academics and stakeholders with a view to discussing the question of the convergence of civil procedure in Europe through the creation of minimum standards in EU law. It will also offer the possibility to present the findings of a recent European Added Value Study conducted by the Research Service of the European Parliament regarding the policy options and the scope of EU competences to harmonise civil procedures in the EU. The Commission, the European Law Institute, the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary, the Hague Conference on Private International Law as well as representatives of legal professions and businesses will offer their views on this matter. 18/19

19 Armin WISDORFF BXL: (+32) STR: (+33) PORT: lega-press@europarl.europa.eu TWITTER: EP_Legal High-Level Panel at European Development Days "Education in Emergencies" Thursday 16/06/ :30-16:00 Tour & Taxis / Brussels - Auditorium A2 On Thursday, 16 June, from 14:30-16:00, the Development Committee will host a High- Level Panel on "Education in emergencies".the panel will highlight the need for a shift in global approaches and ambition to respond more efficiently to the education needs of the millions of children and young people affected by emergencies and protracted crises.panellists, including MEPs, former Australian Prime Minister Julia GILLARD, UNRWA Commissioner General Pierre KRÄHENBÜHL and the former minister for education of Haiti Nesmy MANIGAT, will analyse how humanitarian and development actors can better collaborate and work together with governments of affected countries to ensure access to quality education in safe learning environments.the panel will also discuss the need for a shift towards predictable multi-annual funding to meet needs more effectively in protracted crises.a video recording of the panel will be available on the EDD website. 19/19