The Week Ahead October 2014

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1 The Week Ahead October 2014 Public hearings of Commissioners-designate and committee meetings, Brussels Hearings. MEPs will continue assessing the skills and qualifications of Commissionersdesignate for the posts proposed by incoming Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. This time, the candidate Vice Presidents will be heard by the parliamentary committee(s) active in their proposed fields of responsibility, except for the candidate for the post of 1st Vice President of the Commission, Frans Timmermans, who will be heard at a meeting open to all MEPs. (Monday and Tuesday) Commissioners-designate and/or committee chairs may decide to hold press points following the meetings. Timings and venues for all hearings are available in our. For more detailed and continuously updated information on the hearings, see our dedicated website. Budget The Budgets Committee will vote on the final figures it proposes for the EU s 2015 budget. It has recommended that Parliament as a whole reverse cuts sought by the Council of Ministers and vote extra funds for growth and jobs policies, education, including the EU's Erasmus+ student mobility programme, and EU humanitarian support in war-stricken zones.(tuesday) Sakharov. MEPs will choose a shortlist of three finalists for Parliament's 2014 award for freedom of thought, in a joint vote by the Foreign Affairs and Development committees and the Human Rights Subcommittee. The Sakharov prize is awarded by the European Parliament every year to honour defenders of human rights and freedom of expression. (Tuesday) President s diary. On MondayPresident Schulz will meet Poland s Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz, followed by a press point (Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 9th floor) as well as David Camp, Chair of the US Congress House Committee on Ways and Means. He will chair the Open Conference of Presidents that is to hear Commissioner-designate Timmermans on Tuesday. The President will travel to Milan on Wednesday to attend the high level summit on growth and employment. Finally, Mr Schulz will meet Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Hamburg on Saturday. EN Press Service Directorate for the Media Director - Spokesperson : Jaume DUCH GUILLOT Reference No: APR70606 Press switchboard number (32-2) /10

2 Monday 06/10/ :25-19:00 Brussels 14:25 Welcome of Ewa KOPACZ, Prime Minister of Poland - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, ground floor 14:30 Meeting with Ewa KOPACZ, Prime Minister of Poland - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 9th floor, Grand Salon protocolaire - followed by press point 15:30 Meeting with Michael ROTH, Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 9th floor, President's office 18:00 Meeting with David CAMP, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means (US Congress) - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 9th floor, Grand Salon protocolaire PRESS CONFERENCES 16:00-16:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, A050 "Open Days" Ramon Luis VALCÁRCEL (EPP, ES), Vice-President of the European Parliament, Michel LEBRUN, President of the Committee of Regions and Angel GURRIA, Secretary-General of OECD in the framework of regional policy PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 14:30-17:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Hearing of Commissioner-designate for Euro and Social Dialogue - Vice- President Hearing of Commissioner-designate for Euro and Social Dialogue - Vice-President, Valdis DOMBROVSKIS (Latvia), by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 14:30-17:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 Hearing of Commissioner-designate for Energy Union - Vice-President Hearing of Commissioner-designate for Energy Union - Vice-President, Alenka BRATUŠEK (Slovenia), by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 15:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G2 Committee on Constitutional Affairs Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU - discussion with Sandro GOZI, President-in-Office on the outcome of the informal meeting of the Council general affairs in Milan (28/29 August) and the work of the group of Friends of the Presidency 2/10

3 15:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection Votes High common level of network and information security across the Union - consideration and adoption of mandate to enter trialogue negotiations - Rapporteur, Andreas SCHWAB (EPP, DE) Mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters - consideration and adoption of mandate to enter trialogue negotiations - Rapporteur, Liisa JAAKONSAARI (S&D, FI) 15:30-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050 Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Discussion with Dacian CIOLOȘ,Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development on the achievements of the outgoing Commission 15:45-17:15 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, Plenary Chamber Committee on Regional Development Joint meeting with the Committee of the Region's Commission on Territorial Cohesion Policy (COTER) 18:30-21:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Hearing of Commissioner-designate for Digital Single Market - Vice- President Hearing of Commissioner-designate for Digital Single Market - Vice-President, Andrus ANSIP (Estonia), by the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (responsible committee) and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (associated committees) 18:30-21:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 Hearing of Commissioner-designate for High Representative of the Union for Foreign Policy and Security Policy - Vice- President Hearing of Commissioner-designate - High Representative of the Union for Foreign Policy and Security Policy - Vice- President, Federica MOGHERINI (Italy), by the Committee on Foreign Affairs 19:00-20:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G3 Committee on Legal Affairs In camera 3/10

4 Tuesday 07/10/ :00-15:30 Brussels 11:00 Meeting with Michel LEBRUN, President of the Committee of the Regions - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 9th floor, Salon protocolaire A 14:30 Open Conference of Presidents, Hearing Commissioner- designate TIMMERMANS - Josèf Antall building, room 2Q2 PRESS CONFERENCES 14:30-15:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, A050 Is there linguistic discrimination in Catalonia? Francisco SOSA WAGNER (ALDE, ES) PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 09:00-12:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q-1 Budgetary Control Committee Tobacco Agreements - Discussion with the Member of the European Commission responsible for Taxation, Customs, Statistics, Audit and Anti-Fraud, Algirdas SEMETA 09:00-12:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A2 Committee on Petitions European Ombudsman - discussion on the 2013 annual report, rapporteur Jarosław Leszek WAŁĘSA (EPP, PL) 09:00-12:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050 Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. 09:00-11:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3E-2 Committee on International Trade Monitoring Groups Activities - Discussion Votes starting at 10:00 Association Agreement between the EU and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States and the Republic of Moldova (NLE) - vote on an opinion, rapporteur Ionel-Sorin MOISă (S&D, RO) 4/10

5 Conclusion of an Association agreement between the EU and the Republic of Moldova (INI) - vote on an opinion, rapporteur Ionel-Sorin MOISă (S&D, RO) End of votes Discussion on EU-Japan trade negotiations 09:00-12:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G3 Committee on Foreign Affairs Jointly with the Subcommittee on Security and Defence ( ) Discussion on European defence policy and capabilities - Follow-up of the European Council of December :00-12:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G-3 Budgets Committee Voting time General budget of the European Union for the financial year all sections (BUD) - Vote on the report by Co-rapporteurs, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL (S&D, ES) and Monika HOHLMEIER (EPP, DE) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - Application EGF/2014/0004 ES/Comunidad Valenciana - metal (BUD) - Vote on the report by Patricija ŠULIN (EPP, SL ) Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund : application EGF/2013/012 BE/Ford Genk - Belgium (BUD) - Vote on the report by Paul RÜBIG (EPP, AT) Discussion on draft amending budgets and the EGF-applications of the French carmaker PSA (rapporteur: Isabelle THOMAS, S&D, FR ) and the Belgian company Carsid (rapporteur: Petri SARVAMAA, EPP, FI) 10:00-13:00 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Hearing of Commissioner-designate for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness - Vice-President Hearing of Commissioner-designate for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness - Vice-President, Jyrki KATAINEN (Finland), by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (responsible committees) and the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the Committee on Regional Development (associated committees) 14:30-17:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Hearing of Commissioner-designate for Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, Rule of Law and Charter of Fundamental Rights - First Vice- President of the Commission Hearing of Commissioner-designate for Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, Rule of Law and Charter of Fundamental Rights - First Vice-President of the Commission, Frans TIMMERMANS (The Netherlands), by the Open Conference of Presidents 17:30-19:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050 Committee on Foreign Affairs 5/10

6 Jointly with the Committee on Foreign Affairs and in cooperation with the Subcommittee on Human Rights Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2014: Vote on a list of three candidates - in camera 17:30-19:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050 Committee on Development Jointly with the Committee on Foreign Affairs Vote on the Sakharov 2014 nominees - in camera 6/10

7 Wednesday 08/10/ :30-16:30 Milan 15:30 Extraordinary Summit: EU Growth and Employment Summit - MiCO, Milan city centre PRESS CONFERENCES 11:00-11:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, A050 Ulrike LUNACEK (GREENS/EFA, AT), Vice-President of the European Parliament and Conchita WURST, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 12:30-14:00 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5G3 Committee on Foreign Affairs Presentation of the 2014 Enlargement package by Štefan FÜLE, Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy 7/10

8 Thursday 09/10/ :00-18:00 Bonn 17:00 Presentation of book by Dr Winfried BÖTTCHER "Klassiker des europäischen Denkens" - FES, Godesberger allee 149, Bonn PRESS CONFERENCES 14:00-14:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, A050 Outcome of the EP hearings Gianni PITTELLA (S&D, IT), President of the S&D Group, and Enrique GUERRERO SALOM (S&D,ES) 8/10

9 Saturday 11/10/ :00-18:00 Hamburg 12:00 Hamburg summit: China meets Europe - Hamburg Chamber of Commerce 14:30 Meeting with Olaf SCHOLZ, Mayor of Hamburg - Town Hall, Hamburg 17:00 Meeting with Li KEQIANG, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China - Hotel Atlantik, Hamburg 9/10

10 Sunday 12/10/ :45-11:45 Frankfurt 10:45 Speech in honour of Jaron Lanier, recipient of this years "Peace Prize of the German Book Trade at award ceremony - Paulskirche, Frankfurt 10/10