The Week Ahead June 2017

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1 The Week Ahead June 2017 Committee and political group meetings, Brussels Refugees in Italy. Civil Liberties Committee MEPs will assess the current situation of refugees and migrants in Italy, which is the main arrival point in the EU since the closure of the Balkan route and the EU-Turkey deal, as well as possible measures to improve it. MEPs will also discuss how to protect children during migration with the Commission. (Thursday) Double taxation. Firms within the EU will have access to an effective mechanism to resolve disputes over double taxation (income taxed in two different EU countries), under proposals being voted on by the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee. There are currently around 900 double taxation disputes in the EU involving more than 10.5 billion. (Thursday) Legal highs. An informal deal with the Council on new rules to tackle the phenomenon of "legal highs" (legal substances used as alternative to illicit drugs) will be voted by the Civil Liberties Committee. The reform includes tighter risk assessment deadlines and a much faster procedure for including suspected substances in the list of illegal drugs. (Thursday) Development Goals. UN Advocates, assisting the UN Secretary-General in promoting the Sustainable Development Goals, will discuss EU actions in this field with MEPs on the Development and Environment committees. EP President Antonio Tajani and Norway s Prime Minister Erna Solberg will open the discussion, with speakers including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and Unilever CEO Paul Polman. There will also be a bilateral meeting between President Tajani and Prime Minister Solberg in the morning. (Wednesday) Plenary preparations. Political groups will prepare for the June plenary session, when MEPs will discuss the upcoming June European summit and the situation in Malta following the Panama Papers publication, and will welcome Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara. They will also discuss and vote on the reforms implemented in 2016 in Serbia, Kosovo and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, on new energy efficiency labelling, and on suggestions for a competitive but fair collaborative economy. In a special ceremony, MEPs will celebrate 30 years of Erasmus. Asylum/Press seminar. A seminar for media on A Fair Share in Europe - Creating a Common Asylum System is organised by the EP press service with leading MEPs in the field, including EP rapporteur for a reformed EU asylum policy Cecilia Wikström and Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos. The seminar will end with an exchange of views with President Antonio Tajani. (Tuesday and Wednesday) EN Press Service Directorate for the Media Director - Spokesperson : Jaume DUCH GUILLOT Reference No: APR76211 Press switchboard number (32-2) /9

2 . EP President Antonio Tajani will deliver a speech at the 11th European Development Days, the forum on international cooperation and development, and sign the European Consensus on Development, a strategic document on the future of European development cooperation, with Commission President Juncker and Council President Joseph Muscat. (Wednesday) Pre-session press briefing. The EP Press Service will hold a press briefing with the EP's political group spokespersons at on Friday. (Anna Politkovskaya room, press centre, Brussels) EP Press Service contact 3 to 5 June Gediminas VILKAS Mobile: /9

3 Monday 05/06/2017 Constituency 3/9

4 Tuesday 06/06/ Conférence de presse - L organisation "Paris 2024" présente les nominations olympiques au Parlement européen (salle de conférence de presse - PHS 0) 16:00 Inauguration of the Sapienza center in Brussels (Rue du Trone 98) PRESS CONFERENCES 14:30-15:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Presentation of the European Olympic Candidacy: Paris 2024 Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament, Marc Tarabella (S&D, BE), Santiago Fisas Ayxelà (EPP, ES), Laura Flessel, French Minister for Sport, Bernard Lapasset, Co-Chair of the Candidate Committee Paris 2024 and Marie Barsacq, Director of Impact and Heritage Paris 2024 SPECIAL EVENTS Sakharov Fellowship The 2nd edition of the Sakharov Fellowship gathers 14 Human Rights Defenders for training on EU human rights policies and capacity building in Brussels (6-9 June) and in the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation in Venice (10-17 June). 4/9

5 Wednesday 07/06/ :00 Official Welcome Norwegian Prime Minister Ms. Erna SOLBERG (protocol entrance) 10:05 Bilateral with the Norwegian Prime Minister Ms. Erna SOLBERG (President s office) 11:30 EP Press Seminar: A Fair Share in Europe - Creating a European Asylum System (ASP 5 E) 12:15 Signature and speech on the European Consensus with President Juncker, Prime Minister Muscat (Tours & Taxis) 14:00 Photo opportunity Sakharov Fellowship Programme (Back drop press area) 15:00 Introductory welcome - extraordinary meeting of DEVE and ENVI with SDG advocates (PHS3 C050) 15:30 Meeting with students of the "Scuola di Politiche" (JAN 4Q2) 17:00 Ceremony Startup Europe Awards (ASP balcon 1 floor) 18:00 Conference of Committee Chairs, Away Day (Chateau Terblock, Overijse) PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 15:15-16:35 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050 DEVE/ENVI extraordinary meeting DEVE and ENVI hold a special meeting with UN Advocates on June 7 to promote the Sustainable Development Goals. The event is opened by President TAJANI and Erna SOLBERG, PM of Norway. Speakers include Nobel Peace Prize laureate Prof Muhammad YUNUS (founder of the micro credit) and Paul POLMAN (CEO of Unilever). SDG Advocates meet in Brussels on the occasion of the European Development Days and upon invitation of the Belgian Queen, herself one the advocates. 5/9

6 Thursday 08/06/ :00 Meeting with deputies and senators of the Cortes Generales of Spain (PHS 05B001) 10:10 Official welcome President of Bolivia Mr. Evo Morales (Protocol entrance) 10:15 Bilateral meeting with President of Bolivia Mr. Evo Morales (grand salon protocolaire) 11:00 Conference of Presidents PRESS CONFERENCES 09:30-10:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Energy and climate: stronger together Michèle RIVASI (Greens/EFA, FR), co-rapporteur, and Claude TURMES (Greens/EFA, LU), co-rapporteur 10:00-10:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 One year into the PANA mandate; state of play and preliminary findings Werner LANGEN EPP,DE), Chair of the PANA Committee, Jeppe KOFOD (S&D, DK), corapporteur, and Petr JEŽEK (ALDE, CZ), co-rapporteur PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 09:00-12:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A002 Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Vote ( ) Double Taxation Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in the European Union (CNS) - Vote on a report by Michael THEURER (ALDE, DE) End of vote 09:00-12:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Votes 2018 Budget - Mandate for the Trilogue - Adoption of draft opinion in letter form - Rapporteur: Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN (EPP, RO) Application of Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage (the ELD ) - Adoption of draft opinion - 6/9

7 Rapporteur: Benedek JÁVOR (Greens/EFA, HU) End of votes Implementation of environmental legislation - Action Plan for nature, people and the economy, Birds Directive and Habitats Directive 09:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Presentation by the Commission of the REFIT Report on Consumer and Marketing Law Contracts for the online and other distance sales of goods - Presentation of Impact assessment of proposed substantial EP amendments extending the scope of the Commission proposal to offline sales - Rapporteur: Pascal ARIMONT (EPP, BE) 09:00-16:45 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C50 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs VOTES ( ) Information exchange, early warning system and the risk of assessment procedure on new psychoactive substances (COD), rapporteur Michał BONI (EPP, PL) - vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations Minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking: definition of the term 'drug' (COD), rapporteur Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO (EPP, ES) - vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations end of votes Refugees/Migrants in Italy: state of play and future scenarios- discussion with Domenico MANZIONE, Undersecretary of State, Ministry for the Interior (10.30) Joint meeting with the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee( ) The EU accession to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (NLE), rapporteurs Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY (S&D, FR) and Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT (EPP, SE) - discussion on amendments - see draft agenda 09:00-12:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 4B1 Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality Child marriages (RSP) - vote on a motion for a resolution further to a question for oral answer Hearing jointly with the Subcommittee on Human Rights and enlargement delegations - violence against women in the Western Balkans and Turkey - see Public Hearing Joint meeting with the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Room PHS 3C50 ( ) The EU accession to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (NLE), rapporteurs Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY (S&D, FR) and Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT (EPP, SE) - discussion on amendments - see draft agenda 7/9

8 PUBLIC HEARINGS 10:00-11:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 4B1 Violence against women in the Western Balkans and Turkey Organised by the Committee on Women s Rights and Gender Equality, jointly with the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the European Parliament s delegations to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey, this hearing will focus on the rights of women in the enlargement countries. The invited experts will share an overview about the current state of affairs with regards to violence against women in the Western Balkan countries and in Turkey and the ongoing efforts to stop all forms of such violence. For more information on the hearing and the speakers, please refer to the draft programme. Contacts Maja OREL SCHWARZ Press Officer Telephone number: (+32) (BXL) Mobile number: (+32) maja.orel@europarl.europa.eu femm-press@europarl.europa.eu Twitter: EP_GenderEqual 8/9

9 Friday 09/06/2017 Constituency PRESS CONFERENCES 11:00-11:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Pre-session briefing 9/9