The Week Ahead October 2017

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1 The Week Ahead October 2017 Committee and political group meetings, Brussels Posting of Workers. New rules for employees sent to work temporarily in another member state will be put to the vote in the Employment Committee. MEPs aim to protect posted workers better and to establish a level playing field for companies. Key parts are equal pay for equal work for the same employer and applying all of the host country s labour rules after two years. (Monday). Asylum rules/dublin. Civil Liberties Committee MEPs will vote on a major revamp of the Dublin regulation, which determines which member state is responsible for processing an asylum request. The aim of the revamp is to tackle the weaknesses of the current asylum rules and to share responsibility more equally between member states. All asylum seekers should be registered upon arrival in the EU. People needing protection should also be able to get it much faster, while those who do not could be returned more swiftly (Thursday) E-privacy. An update of EU privacy protection rules to cover new means of communication, such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Skype, is also up for a vote in the Civil Liberties Committee. Among the issues at stake are the use of cookies, unsolicited direct marketing sent, for example, via SMS, and end-to-end encryption in digital communication. (Thursday) Panama Papers/Inquiry Committee. The EP special committee investigating the 'Panama Papers' revelations on money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion will present its conclusions and recommendations in the final report to be put to the vote on Wednesday. Plenary preparations. Political groups will discuss their positions on the future of EU finances, minimum income policies and the protection of whistle-blowers acting in the public interest. They will also prepare votes on the certification of fertilisers, the protection of workers exposed to carcinogenic or mutagen substances and on illicit drug trafficking. Furthermore, MEPs will determine their positions on the Commission s work programme, the 2018 EU budget and the mandate for the Commission to start trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand. President's agenda. EP President Antonio Tajani will meet with Mr Jigme Zangpo, Speaker of the National Assembly of Bhutan on Tuesday, and with Algeria s Foreign Affairs Minister Abdelkader Messahel on Wednesday. On Thursday, he will address EU leaders at the summit, followed by a press conference. On Friday, President Tajani will be in Spain to attend the award ceremony of the Premio Princesa de Asturias 2017 de la Concordia para la Unión Europea. 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) EN Press Service Directorate General for Communication Director General - Spokesperson: Jaume DUCH GUILLOT Reference No: APR85607 Press switchboard number (32-2) /9

2 EP Press Service contact 14 and 15 October Gediminas VILKAS Mobile: /9

3 THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY President's agenda Tuesday 17/10/ :00 Meeting with Mr Jigme Zangpo, Speaker of National Assembly of Buthan (Grand salon protocolaire) President's agenda Wednesday 18/10/ :15 Welcome speech at "Aeronautics Conference" (Jan 2 Q 2) 15:30 Meeting with Mr Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (President s Office) 16:00 Meeting with Latvian journalists (Grand salon protocolaire) 17:00 Meeting with Mr Abdelkader Messahel, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Algeria (Grand salon protocolaire) 19:00 Meeting with Mr Adrian Delia, Head of the Nationalist Party in Malta (President s office) President's agenda Thursday 19/10/ :00 Conference of Presidents 12:30 EPP Summit (Académie Royale de Belgique, Rue Ducale 1, 1000 Brussels) 15:00 European Council President's agenda Friday 20/10/2017 Visit to Oviedo (Spain) 18:00 Premio Princesa de Asturias 2017 de la Concordia para la Unión Europea 3/9

4 PRESS CONFERENCES Panama Papers final report Wednesday 18/10/ :30-14:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Miguel URBÁN CRESPO (GUE/NGL, ES), and Miguel VIEGAS (GUE/NGL, PT) The vote on the Dublin system in the Civil Liberties Committee Thursday 19/10/ :45-11:15 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Cecilia WIKSTRÖM (ALDE, SV), rapporteur Pre-session briefing Friday 20/10/ :00-11:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 4/9

5 PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Monday 16/10/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Vote ( ) Economic policies of the euro area (INI) - Vote on a report by Gunnar HÖKMARK (EPP, SE) Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Directive (EU) No 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (DEO) with regard to: - product oversight and governance requirements for insurance undertakings and insurance distributors, - information requirements and conduct of business rules applicable to the distribution of insurance-based investment products - Vote on recommendations for "early nonobjections" Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (DEO) with regard to regulatory technical standards on indirect clearing arrangements - Vote on recommendations for "early non-objections" Commission Delegated Regulation amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 149/2013 (DEO) with regard to regulatory technical standards on indirect clearing arrangements - Vote on recommendations for "early non-objections" End of vote Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Thursday 19/10/ :00-12:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A002 Discussion with Pierre MOSCOVICI, Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs ( ) Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (ESGAB) (NLE) - Discussion with Enrico GIOVANNINI, candidate proposed by the Council for the position ( ) Vote ( ) Vote on the appointment of the Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (ESGAB) Enrico GIOVANNINI End of vote Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Monday 16/10/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 Joint EMPL-TRAN Hearing: Working conditions of mobile workers in transport - see Public hearings Votes Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services - Adoption of draft report - Co-rapporteurs: Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER (EPP, FR), Agnes 5/9

6 JONGERIUS (S&D, NL) End of votes Committee on Foreign Affairs Thursday 19/10/ :30-12:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q Discussion with Mikheil JANELIDZE, Foreign Minister of Georgia Jointly with the Committee on Development Central African Republic: Current situation. Discussion with: Koen VERVAEKE, Managing Director Africa, EEAS; Carla MONTESI, Director West and Central Africa, DEVCO; Susanne MALLAUN, Head of Unit North, West and Central Africa, ECHO; Najat ROCHDI, Deputy Special Representative for the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) and UN Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Representative of UNDP Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Thursday 19/10/ :00-12:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5G-3 Votes Implementation of the European Disability Strategy - Adoption of draft report - Rapporteur: Helga STEVENS (ECR, BE) Combating inequalities as a lever to boost job creation and growth - Adoption of draft report - Rapporteur: Javi LÓPEZ (S&D, ES) End of votes Presentation of the state of play on the Social Pillar Proclamation Process Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Thursday 19/10/ :00-17:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 VOTES ( ) - 1st voting session 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) - vote on draft report and vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations and on the negotiating team European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), amending EU Regulations, rapporteur Kinga GÁL (EPP, HU) - vote on two draft reports and vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations and on the negotiating team Minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking, as regards the definition of the term 'drug' (COD), rapporteur Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO (EPP, ES) - vote on draft report 6/9

7 Joint debate ( ) Counter-terrorism package adopted by the College on 18 October (including EU-Canada PNR) - discussion with Sir Julian KING, Commissioner for the Security Union Passenger Name Record (PNR) - agreement between the EU and Canada for the transfer and use of PNR - discussion with the Council presidency on the Court opinion of 26 July (Opinion 1/15) VOTES ( ) - 2nd voting session Respect for private life and the protection of personal data in electronic communications (COD), rapporteur Marju LAURISTIN (S&D, EE) - vote on draft report and vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations and of the composition of the negotiating team EU Agency for Criminal Justice (Eurojust) (COD), rapporteur Axel VOSS (EPP, DE) - vote on draft report and vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations and of the composition of the negotiating team Possibly - Schengen Information System (SIS) Use of the SIS for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals, (COD), rapporteur Jeroen LENAERS (EPP, NL) - vote on draft report and vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations and of the composition of the negotiating team Establishment, operation and use of SIS in the fields of border checks and in police cooperation in criminal matters (COD) rapporteur Carlos COELHO (EPP, PT) - vote on two draft reports and vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations and of the composition of the negotiating team Jointly with the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs ( ) Controls on cash entering or leaving the Union (COD), rapporteurs Mady DELVAUX (S&D, LU) and Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES) - discussion on draft report Afternoon Follow-up to the New York Declaration: discussion on the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration (GCM) - discussion on the EU input to the UN Secretary-General's report on the GCM by the European Union External Action Service (EEAS) ( ) Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2016 (INI), rapporteur Frank ENGEL (EPP, LU) - discussion on the draft annual report ( ) Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (INI), rapporteur Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT (EPP, SE) - discussion on amendments ( ) European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (COD), rapporteur Monica MACOVEI (ECR, RO) - discussion on draft report ( ) Countering money laundering by criminal law (COD), rapporteur Ignazio CORRAO (EFDD, IT) - discussion on amendments ( ) Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality Monday 16/10/ :00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 Hearing on an EU strategy against women's cancers ( ) - see Public Hearings 7/9

8 Women, gender equality and climate justice (INI), rapporteur Linnéa ENGSTRÖM (Greens/EFA, SE) - discussion on draft report Gender equality in the media sector in the EU, rapporteur MichaelaŠOJDROVÁ (EPP, CZ), discussion on working document Special Committee on Terrorism Monday 16/10/ :00-17:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 8/9

9 PUBLIC HEARINGS An EU strategy against women's cancers Monday 16/10/ :00-16:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 Organised by the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee, this hearing aims to look at the current situation in the prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of women's cancers and assess the EU's health and anti-cancer strategies in this area. Key speakers include: Alessandra CAMPITELLI, psychologist and collaborator of support organisations Wendy YARED, Director, Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) Karen BENN, Deputy CEO, Europa Donna (The European Breast Cancer Coalition). The hearing will serve as input to the rapporteur Daniela AIUTO (EFDD, IT) who will be in charge of the upcoming report on the subject. 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 Working conditions of mobile workers in transport Monday 16/10/ :00-17:00 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Transport and Tourism will hold a joint hearing In the context of the recent proposals under the Mobility Package". The hearing will aim to highlight cross cutting issues concerning both Committees, such as working conditions of mobile workers in the road transport, posting of workers, potential circumvention of rules and social dumping. Presentations by the invited experts will be followed by an exchange of views with Members. 9/9