The Week Ahead March 2017

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1 The Week Ahead March 2017 Plenary session and committee meetings in Strasbourg Plenary Summit on future of EU. MEPs will take stock of the outcome of the 9-10 March European Council, and discuss the Rome declaration marking the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, with Council President Donald Tusk, Commission President Jean- Claude Juncker, Malta s Deputy Prime Minister Louis Grech and Italy s Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, on Wednesday morning. Shareholder rights. New tools to sharpen big EU firms focus on their long-run performance, by fostering their shareholders commitment, will be debated on Monday and voted on Tuesday. They will include giving shareholders a say on directors pay and making it easier for firms to identify their shareholders. A press conference is scheduled after the vote at Conflict minerals. A draft EU regulation to stop the financing of armed groups and human rights abuses through trade in minerals from conflict areas will be put to a vote on Thursday. The new law will oblige all but the smallest EU importers of tin, tungsten, tantalum, gold to monitor their sources and do "due diligence" checks on their suppliers. Waste reduction. The share of waste to be recycled should rise to 70% by 2030, from 44% today, according to the amended waste package proposal to be voted on Wednesday. MEPs also want to limit the share of landfilling to 5% and to deliver a 50% reduction in food waste by Parliament will determine its first reading position before starting negotiations with Council. Firearms. A revised EU gun law, aimed at closing security loopholes while addressing the concerns of legitimate users, will be debated and voted by Parliament on Tuesday. The new rules tighten controls on blank firing and inadequately deactivated weapons and require EU countries to have a monitoring system in place for the issuance or renewal of licences. From farm to fork. Plans to tighten up official food inspections, from farm to fork, will be discussed on Tuesday and put to a vote on Wednesday. The legislation, already informally agreed by MEPs and the Council, aims to improve food traceability, combat fraud and restore consumer trust in the integrity of the food chain. Global gag rule. MEPs will discuss the impact of the global gag rule, imposed by US President Donald Trump, with Federica Mogherini on Wednesday afternoon. Under the new rules, US public funding for NGOs to help women deal with social and health issues will be cut unless these NGOs stop mentioning abortion. Some MEPs want the EU to step in and help NGOs to continue informing women on all safe solutions. EN Press Service Directorate for the Media Director - Spokesperson : Jaume DUCH GUILLOT Reference No: APR65289 Press switchboard number (32-2) /17

2 EU Arctic policy. Climate change is raising geopolitical tensions in the Arctic, as the melting ice cap opens up new navigation and fishing routes, and inspires increased competition for its natural resources, says a draft resolution to be debated on Wednesday and voted on Thursday. MEPs are set to call for better protecting its fragile eco-system and to ban Arctic oil and gas extraction. President's diary. EP President Antonio Tajani will meet Strasbourg Mayor Roland Ries in Strasbourg on Monday. President Tajani will meet Commissioners Corina Crețu and Sir Julian King, as well as High Representative and Commission Vice-president Federica Mogherini, on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Mr Tajani will hold a bilateral meeting with Italy's Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni. He will deliver a speech at "Conference of Presidents of EU Parliaments for the 60th Anniversary of the Treaties of Rome" on Friday in Rome. Pre-session press briefing. The EP Press Service will hold a press briefing at with political group s spokespersons on Monday. (EP Press conference room, Strasbourg) EP Press Service contact March Gediminas VILKAS Mobile: /17

3 Monday 13/03/2017 PLENARY SESSION 17:00-23:00 Debates Resumption of session and order of business ***I Mercury Report: Stefan Eck (A8-0313/2016) [2016/0023(COD)] ***I Long-term shareholder engagement and corporate governance statement Report: Sergio Gaetano Cofferati (A8-0158/2015) [2014/0121(COD)] Committee on Legal Affairs Joint debate - Gender equality Equality between women and men in the EU in Report: Ernest Urtasun (A8-0046/2017) [2016/2249(INI)] Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality Equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services Report: Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz (A8-0043/2017) [2016/2012(INI)] Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality EU funds for gender equality Report: Clare Moody (A8-0033/2017) [2016/2144(INI)] Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality Short presentations of the following reports: 3/17

4 Fundamental rights implications of big data Report: Ana Gomes (A8-0044/2017) [2016/2225(INI)] Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Minimum standards for the protection of farm rabbits Report: Stefan Eck (A8-0011/2017) [2016/2077(INI)] Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Responsible ownership and care of equidae Report: Julie Girling (A8-0014/2017) [2016/2078(INI)] Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development One-minute speeches (Rule 163) THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda Strasbourg 15:00 Meeting with Mr. Roland Ries - Mayor of Strasbourg - LOW T15 18:30 -Bureau meeting - LOW R 1.1 PRESS CONFERENCES 16:00-16:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Pre-session briefing PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 19:30-21:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N1.4 Committee on Budgets 20:00-21:30 Joint meeting with Economic and Monetary Affairs Structured Dialogue with Commission Vice-President Jyrki KATAINEN on the Commission Work Programme (including EFSI) in accordance with the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission 4/17

5 19:00-21:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N1.4 Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Joint meeting ECON and BUDG Structured Dialogue with Commission Vice-President Jyrki KATAINEN on the Commission Work Programme (including EFSI) in accordance with the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission 19:00-20:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, S1.5 Discussion with Mr Miguel Arias CAÑETE, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, as part of the structured dialogue 19:00-22:30 Strasbourg, Winston Churchill, 200 Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Discussion with Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, in the framework of the Structured Dialogue 5/17

6 Tuesday 14/03/2017 PLENARY SESSION 09:00-11:50 Debates ***I Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons Report: Vicky Ford (A8-0251/2016) [2015/0269(COD)] Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Joint debate - Circular economy ***I End-of-life vehicles, waste batteries and accumulators and waste electrical and electronic equipment Report: Simona Bonafè (A8-0013/2017) [2015/0272(COD)] ***I Landfill of waste Report: Simona Bonafè (A8-0031/2017) [2015/0274(COD)] ***I Waste Report: Simona Bonafè (A8-0034/2017) [2015/0275(COD)] ***I Packaging and packaging waste Report: Simona Bonafè (A8-0029/2017) [2015/0276(COD)] 12:00-14:00 VOTES followed by explanations of votes Responsible ownership and care of equidae Report: Julie Girling (A8-0014/2017) [2016/2078(INI)] 6/17

7 Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development ***I Mercury Report: Stefan Eck (A8-0313/2016) [2016/0023(COD)] ***I Long-term shareholder engagement and corporate governance statement Report: Sergio Gaetano Cofferati (A8-0158/2015) [2014/0121(COD)] Committee on Legal Affairs ***I Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons Report: Vicky Ford (A8-0251/2016) [2015/0269(COD)] Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection ***I End-of-life vehicles, waste batteries and accumulators and waste electrical and electronic equipment Report: Simona Bonafè (A8-0013/2017) [2015/0272(COD)] ***I Waste Report: Simona Bonafè (A8-0034/2017) [2015/0275(COD)] ***I Landfill of waste Report: Simona Bonafè (A8-0031/2017) [2015/0274(COD)] ***I Packaging and packaging waste Report: Simona Bonafè (A8-0029/2017) [2015/0276(COD)] Equality between women and men in the EU in /17

8 Report: Ernest Urtasun (A8-0046/2017) [2016/2249(INI)] Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality Equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services Report: Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz (A8-0043/2017) [2016/2012(INI)] Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality EU funds for gender equality Report: Clare Moody (A8-0033/2017) [2016/2144(INI)] Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality Fundamental rights implications of big data Report: Ana Gomes (A8-0044/2017) [2016/2225(INI)] Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Minimum standards for the protection of farm rabbits Report: Stefan Eck (A8-0011/2017) [2016/2077(INI)] Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 15:00-23:00 Debates Global Gag Rule [2017/2599(RSP)] EU priorities for the UN Human Rights Council sessions in 2017 [2017/2598(RSP)] ***II Food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products Report: Karin Kadenbach (A8-0022/2017) [2013/0140(COD)] 8/17

9 Follow-up of TAXE recommendations and update on the reform of the Code of conduct Group on business taxation [2017/2600(RSP)] Guidelines for the 2018 budget - Section III Report: Siegfried Mureşan (A8-0060/2017) [2016/2323(BUD)] Committee on Budgets Severe malnutrition and looming famine in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen [2017/2601(RSP)] ***I Use of the MHz frequency band in the Union Report: Patrizia Toia (A8-0327/2016) [2016/0027(COD)] Committee on Industry, Research and Energy THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda 11:00 Meeting President Tajani/Mr. Mato and Outermost regions' MEPs - LOW T15 13:00 Working lunch in honour of Indian Ambassador S.E. Manjeev Puri - Salon d'honneur, LOW 6 floor 14:30 Conference of Committee Chairs - LOW R1.1 16:00 Meeting President Tajani/Commissioner Crețu - LOW 15 17:00 Brief appearance at the Ceremony "Bundesverdienstkreuz" - Salon d'honneur LOW 7 étage 18:00 Meeting President Tajani/Commissioner King - LOW T15 18:30 Meeting President Tajani/HR Mogherini - LOW T15 PRESS CONFERENCES 10:10-10:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 S&D Briefing Gianni PITTELLA (IT), President 10:30-10:50 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Greens/EFA Briefing 9/17

10 Ska KELLER (DE), and Philippe LAMBERTS (BE) Co-Presidents 10:50-11:10 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 ALDE Briefing Guy VERHOFSTADT (BE), President 11:10-11:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 EPP Briefing Manfred WEBER (DE), President 11:30-11:50 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 GUE/NGL Briefing Gabriele ZIMMER (DE), President, Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ ((GUE/NGL, ES), and Stefan ECK (GUE/NGL, DE) 14:00-14:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Revision of the EU gun law - outcome of the vote in plenary Vicky FORD (ECR, UK), rapporteur, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT (EPP, SE), Sergio COFFERATI (S&D, IT), Dita CHARANZOVÁ (ALDE, CZ), and Jiří MAŠTÁLKA (GUE/NGL, CZ), shadow rapporteurs 14:30-15:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 The waste package Simona BONAFÈ (S&D, IT), rapporteur 15:30-16:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 The Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council proposing an EU Strategy for Syria Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy 16:00-16:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Shareholders' rights directive Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI (S&D, IT), rapporteur 10/17

11 Wednesday 15/03/2017 PLENARY SESSION 09:00-11:50 KEY DEBATE Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 9 and 10 March 2017, including the Rome Declaration [2017/2515(RSP)] 12:00-14:00 VOTES followed by explanations of votes *** EU-Brazil Agreement: modification of concessions in the schedule of Croatia in the course of its accession Report: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra (A8-0052/2017) [2016/0307(NLE)] Committee on International Trade * Launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Denmark Report: Maria Grapini (A8-0051/2017) [2016/0815(CNS)] Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs * Launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Greece Report: Claude Moraes (A8-0053/2017) [2016/0816(CNS)] Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs ***II Food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products Report: Karin Kadenbach (A8-0022/2017) [2013/0140(COD)] ***I Use of the MHz frequency band in the Union Report: Patrizia Toia (A8-0327/2016) [2016/0027(COD)] Committee on Industry, Research and Energy 11/17

12 Obstacles to EU citizens' freedom to move and work in the Internal Market [2016/3042(RSP)] Commission's approval of Germany's revised plan to introduce a road toll Report: (O /2016) [2017/2526(RSP)] Guidelines for the 2018 budget - Section III Report: Siegfried Mureşan (A8-0060/2017) [2016/2323(BUD)] Committee on Budgets 15:00-23:00 Debates Topical debate - EU security agenda: one year after the Brussels attacks [2017/2605(RSP)] ***I Supply chain due diligence by importers of minerals and metals originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas Report: Iuliu Winkler (A8-0141/2015) [2014/0059(COD)] Committee on International Trade Review of the regulation on the statute and funding of European political parties and foundations Report: (O /2017) [2017/2550(RSP)] Constitutional, legal and institutional implications of a Common Security and Defence Policy: possibilities offered by the Lisbon Treaty Report: Michael Gahler, Esteban González Pons (A8-0042/2017) [2015/2343(INI)] Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on Constitutional Affairs An integrated EU policy for the Arctic Report: Urmas Paet, Sirpa Pietikäinen (A8-0032/2017) [2016/2228(INI)] Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 12/17

13 2016 Report on Montenegro Report: Charles Tannock (A8-0050/2017) [2016/2309(INI)] Committee on Foreign Affairs e-democracy in the EU: potential and challenges Report: Ramón Jáuregui Atondo (A8-0041/2017) [2016/2008(INI)] Committee on Constitutional Affairs THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda Strasbourg 08:55 - Official welcome to the Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni (Protocol entrance) 12:00 12:10 Short Bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni - Salon Protocolaire LOW H060 14:00 - Short bilateral with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni (President s Office) 14:45 LEX signing - LOW H060 Salon Protocolaire 16:00 Meeting President Tajani/Chairman Buzek PRESS CONFERENCES 10:30-11:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Crimea. 3 years of occupation testimonies Anna Elżbieta FOTYGA (ECR, PL), Chair of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI (ECR, PL), Mykola TOCHYTSKYI, Bekir DEHERMENDZHI, Umar IBRAHIMOV, Emil KURBEDINOV, and Riza ASANOV, on Crimea. 3 years of occupation testimonies 11:00-11:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 The Report of the new weapon directive Marcus PRETZELL (ENF/ENL, DE), Matteo SALVINI (ENF/ENL, IT), and Harald VILIMSKY (ENF/ENL, AT) 11:30-12:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Syrian Peace Process Support Group of the European Parliament Javier COUSO PERMUY (GUE/NGL, ES), Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, (EFDD, IT), Stefano MAULLU (EPP, IT), Andrejs MAMIKINS (S&D, LV), Yana TOOM (ALDE, EE), and Tatjana ŽDANOKA ( Greebs, LV) 14:00-14:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N /17

14 EU-Turkey deal: one year later - consequences Ska KELLER (Greens/EFA, DE), Co-President, Philippe DAM, Birgit SIPPEL (S&D, DE), Cornelia ERNST (GUE/NGL, DE), and Angelika MLINAR (ALDE, AT) 15:00-15:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 "Presentation of the book: The drift of the continent - testimonies on the missing migration policy in Europe Guillaume BALAS (S&D, FR), Éric CHABAUTY, Pierre FREYBURGER, and Luc GEORGES 14/17

15 Thursday 16/03/2017 PLENARY SESSION 09:00-11:50 Debates ***I Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector Report: Marco Affronte (A8-0150/2016) [2015/0133(COD)] Committee on Fisheries Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 135) Zimbabwe, the case of Pastor Evan Mawarire [2017/2608(RSP)] Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia and situation in Crimea [2017/2596(RSP)] Philippines, the case of senator Leila M. De Lima [2017/2597(RSP)] 12:00-14:00 VOTES followed by explanations of votes Motions for resolutions concerning debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 135) EU priorities for the UN Human Rights Council sessions in 2017 [2017/2598(RSP)] ***I Supply chain due diligence by importers of minerals and metals originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas Report: Iuliu Winkler (A8-0141/2015) [2014/0059(COD)] Committee on International Trade 15/17

16 ***I Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector Report: Marco Affronte (A8-0150/2016) [2015/0133(COD)] Committee on Fisheries Constitutional, legal and institutional implications of a Common Security and Defence Policy: possibilities offered by the Lisbon Treaty Report: Michael Gahler, Esteban González Pons (A8-0042/2017) [2015/2343(INI)] Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on Constitutional Affairs An integrated EU policy for the Arctic Report: Urmas Paet, Sirpa Pietikäinen (A8-0032/2017) [2016/2228(INI)] Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 2016 Report on Montenegro Report: Charles Tannock (A8-0050/2017) [2016/2309(INI)] Committee on Foreign Affairs e-democracy in the EU: potential and challenges Report: Ramón Jáuregui Atondo (A8-0041/2017) [2016/2008(INI)] Committee on Constitutional Affairs 15:00-16:00 Debates Major interpellations THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda Rome 19:30 Official dinner at Palazzo Giustiniani, Senate of the Republic 16/17

17 Friday 17/03/2017 THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda Rome 13:00 Working lunch at Quirinale 15:00 Speech at "Extraordinary Conference of Presidents EU for the 60th Anniversary of the Treaties of Rome" - Palazzo Madama 17/17