The Week Ahead 14 20 September 2015 Plenary and committees meetings, Brussels Plenary (Wednesday) Migration. The outcome of the Justice and Home Affairs Council on both urgent and permanent measures to deal with the migration and refugees crisis, to be held on Monday 14 September, will be debated with Council and Commission. Commission Work Programme for 2016. Members' demands for the work to be done by the Commission next year are up for a vote. MEPs may request new legislation on migration, the environment, taxation and energy, among others. The Commission will present its 2016 work programme to Parliament in Strasbourg in October. Agricultural markets crisis. Members will look at the current crisis on agricultural markets, especially in the dairy and meat sectors, with Commissioner Phil Hogan. Falling prices have hit farmers in many member states, exacerbating the effects of the prolonged Russian embargo on food imports from the EU. Development. MEPs will prepare for the UN Sustainable Development summit, to be held on 25-27 September 2015 in New York City and which is set to approve the post-2015 development agenda, by giving their input to Commission and Council on the desired outcome. Committees Migration flows in the Mediterranean. Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Elmar Brok, Civil Liberties Committee Chair Claude Moraes and Human Rights Subcommittee Elena Valenciano will host a public hearing on "Respecting human rights in the context of migration flows in the Mediterranean". Commission Vice-President Federica Mogherini, Migration and Home Affairs Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres as well as members of the parliaments of Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey will join the discussion. (Tuesday) Taxation. Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici will debate current and future taxation policy plans, particularly for multinational companies, with Members of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee and Special Committee on Tax Rulings. A debate with Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager will also take place during EN Press Service Directorate for the Media Director - Spokesperson : Jaume DUCH GUILLOT Reference No:20150907APR91884 Press switchboard number (32-2) 28 33000 1/15
the joint meeting (Thursday) Emission limits for non-road mobile machinery. A legislative proposal to reduce emissions from a large variety of combustion engines, installed in machines ranging from small handheld equipment and construction machinery to locomotives and inland waterway vessels will be voted by the Environment Committee. All those engines together are accountable for roughly 15% of nitrogen oxide (NOx) and 5% of particulate matter (PM) emissions in the EU. (Tuesday) President's agenda. EP President Martin Schulz will be in Sweden where he will meet, among others, Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven (followed by a press point) and Parliament Speaker Urban Ahlin, on Monday. He will attend the inauguration of a Gyula Horn Memorial Statue (Altiero Spinelli Building) in Brussels on Tuesday. On Thursday, President Schulz will meet German Bundestag President Norbert Lammert, followed by a press point. Finally, Mr Schulz will be in Berlin to deliver a keynote speech on the Digital at a conference on European perspectives of Economy 4.0, on Friday. Press briefing. The EP Press Service will hold a press briefing on the week's activities at 11.00 on Monday, in the Anna Politkovskaya EP press conference room, Brussels. Journalists can use #EPressbriefing to put questions on committees' work before and during the briefing. 2/15
Monday 14/09/2015 THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's diary Official visit to Sweden 09:00 Meeting with Urban Ahlin, Speaker of the Swedish Parliament 09:30 Meeting with Urban Ahlin, Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, and Group Leaders 11:15 Meeting with Margot Wallström, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs 12:00 Meeting with Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Sweden - followed by Press Point 14:30 Audience with His Majesty the King, Carl XVI Gustaf - The Royal Palace 15:15 Visit to Fryshuset with Alice Bah Kunke, Swedish Minister for Democracy PRESS CONFERENCES 11:00-11:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Briefing on parliamentary agenda PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 15:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Committee on Foreign Affairs Questions for written answer to the European Commission by Angel DZHAMBAZKI (ECR, BG) Discussion on the Albanian local elections with Dame Audrey GLOVER, Head of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission, and Ambassador Romana VLAHUTIN, Head of the EU Delegation to Albania (17.45-18:30) 15:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G-3 Committee on Budgets Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund: disasters in Bulgaria and Greece in 2015 (BUD) - Vote on the report by Andrey NOVAKOV (EPP, BG) 15:00-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050 Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (15.00-17.00) Discussion with Steven MAIJOOR, Chairman of the European Securities and Markets Authority, Andrea ENRIA, Chairman of the European Banking Authority and Gabriel BERNADINO, Chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority 3/15
(Vote 17.00-18.30) Reconsultation of the Committee: (Rule 73 of the Rules of Procedure) Insurance mediation (recast). Report by Werner LANGEN (EPP, DE) (End of vote) 15:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G3 Committee on Transport and Tourism 15:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1A002 Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Committee on Culture and Education Priorities of the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council - discussion with Romain Schneider, Minister for Sports (15.00-15.45) Workshop on "European week of Sport" (15.45-17.45) - See Special events 15:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5G3 Committee on Legal Affairs 15:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Smart borders: Interim report on the technical conclusions of the pilot project - discussion with Krum GARKOV, Director of eu-lisa (17.30-18.30) 15:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G2 Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality Discussion with Åsa REGNÈR, Swedish Minister for Children, the Elderly and Gender Equality SPECIAL EVENTS 15:45-17:45 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, ASP3E2 Workshop on "The European Week of Sport" Three independent experts - David Walsh (the Sunday Tomes), prof Ian Henry (Loughborough University) and dr Anna Kleissner (Institute of Sport Economics) - will give presentations and engage in a debate with members of the Committee on Culture and education on the integrity and good governance in sport, the role of sport in fostering open and inclusive societies and the economic dimension of Sport. Representatives of the European Commission wil lalso participate to the debate. 4/15
Contact Cornelia GUSA BXL: (+32) 2 28 32601 STR: (+33) 3 881 73784 EMAIL: cult-press@europarl.europa.eu TWITTER: EPCulture 5/15
Tuesday 15/09/2015 THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's diary Sweden and Brussels 08:30 Meeting with Kenneth Forslund, Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee - Riksdag 15:30 Attending the inauguration of Gyula Horn Memorial Statue - Altiero Spinelli Building, 3rd Floor, room H1 16:30 Meeting with Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - President's Office 19:00 Opening speech at the exhibition "Plundering Cultural Heritage is a Crime" - Altiero Spinelli Building, Balcony 5th floor PRESS CONFERENCES 09:00-09:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 "EU Policy coherence on trade and innovation: alternatives for the achievement of medicine accessibility in developing countries" Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA (ALDE, ES) and Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY (GUE/NGL, ES) PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 09:00-12:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G-3 Committee on Budgets 9h00-10h30 Joint meeting with Budgetary Control Committee Exchange of views with Vice-President GEORGIEVA on performance budgeting 09:00-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C50 Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (10.00-11.45) The implementation of the five Presidents' report and on the follow-up to the report on the review of the economic governance framework - Discussion with Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Vice-President in charge of Euro & Social Dialogue and Pierre MOSCOVICI, Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs 6/15
09:00-12:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 Committee on Employment and Social Affairs The EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020 - Consideration of amendments - Rapporteur: Ole CHRISTENSEN (S&D, DA) Ex-post evaluation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) - Final Report - Discussion with Commission representatives 09:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Committee on Foreign Affairs 9.00 13.00 Jointly with the Committee of Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Subcommittee on Human Rights Respecting Human Rights in the Context of Migration Flows in the Mediterranean (see Public Hearings) 09:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Extension of the approval period of the active substance glyphosate - Consideration of draft motion for a resolution - Rapporteur: Kateřina KONEČNÁ (GUE/NGL, CZ) Discussion with the Commission, ECDC and EFSA on the food borne bacterium campylobacter Discussion with the Commission on the mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for certain foods (COM(2015)0204 and COM(2015)0205) Towards a new international climate agreement in Paris - Discussion with Ms Christiana FIGUERES, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Votes Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Extension of the approval period of the active substance glyphosate - Adoption of motion for a resolution - Rapporteur: Kateřina KONEČNÁ (GUE/NGL, CZ) Emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery - Emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery - Rapporteur: Elisabetta GARDINI (EPP, IT) Towards a European Energy Union - Adoption of draft opinion - Rapporteur: Ivo BELET (EPP, BE) End of votes 09:00-17:00 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G3 Committee on Transport and Tourism Safe use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), commonly known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), in the field of civil aviation (INI) - vote on a draft resolution by Jacqueline Foster (ECR, UK) New challenges and concepts for the promotion of Tourism in Europe (INI) - vote on a draft resolution by Isabella De Monte (S&D, IT) 7/15
09:00-12:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1A002 Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Fixing of the maximum level of erucic acid in oils and fats and establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry (COD) - vote on a draft regulation by Czesław Adam Siekierski (EPP, PL) Hearing on the "Territorial implementation of the CAP" (15.00-18.30) - See public hearings Committee on Culture and Education Hearing on "Intercultural dialogue and education for mutual understanding" (10.00-12.30) - See Public hearings 09:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5G3 Committee on Legal Affairs VOTES (10.00-10.30) Possible extension of geographical indication protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products (INI), rapporteur Virginie ROZIÉRE (S&D, FR) - vote on draft report 09:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 09.00-13.00, Room JAN 2Q2 Hearing jointly with the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean Respecting human rights in the context of migration flows in the Mediterranean - separate draft programme will be distributed - see Public Hearings Afternoon (Room JAN 6Q2) FRONTEX: discussion with Fabrice LEGGERI, Executive Director on the report establishing rules for the surveillance of the external sea borders in the context of operation cooperation coordinated by Frontex, Reg. (EU) No. 656/2014 of 15 May 2014 (15.00-15.40) FRONTEX: cooperation with third countries (Article 14 of Reg. No. 2007/2004 and Article 1(19) of Reg. No. 1168/2011, discussion with Fabrice LEGGERI, Executive Director and a representative from DG Migration and Home Affairs,, European Commission (15.40-16.20) EU-US agreement on the protection of personal data when transferred and processed for law enforcement purposes (EU-US "umbrella agreement") - discussion with Paraskevi MICHOU, Acting Director General of DG Justice and Consumers, European Commission on the agreement as initialled by the chief negotiators on 7 September 2015 (17.25-18.00) 09:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G2 Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality Hearing on gender equality and empowering women in the digital age, rapporteur Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE) (11.00-12.30) - see Public Hearings 8/15
PUBLIC HEARINGS 09:00-13:00 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Respecting human rights in the context of migration flows in the Mediterranean The Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean will hold a joint hearing on Tuesday 15 September 2015 on the issue of "Respecting human rights in the context of migration flows in the Mediterranean". The event will be chaired by Elmar Brok (EPP, DE), Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Claude Moraes (S&D, UK), Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, and Elena Valenciano (S&D, ES), Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights. Key note speeches by will be given by Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, Vice-President of the European Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Dimitris Avramopoulos, Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, and António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with the participation of members of the Parliaments of Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey. A second panel on the "Vulnerabilities of migrants and their situation in transit countries" will take place with representatives from NGOs Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Euro-Mediterranean Network on Human Rights (EuroMedRights) and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS). Contact Kristina-Antigoni ELEFTERIE BXL: (+32) 2 28 32798 STR: (+33) 3 881 74651 PORT: (+32) 498 98 32 83 EMAIL: foreign-press@europarl.europa.eu TWITTER: EP_HumanRights Rikke ULDALL BXL: (+32) 2 28 42976 STR: (+33) 3 881 72033 PORT: (+32) 498 98 32 57 EMAIL: libe-press@europarl.europa.eu TWITTER: EP_Justice Isabel Teixeira NADKARNI BXL: (+32) 2 28 32198 STR: (+33) 3 881 76758 PORT: (+32) 498 98 33 36 EMAIL: libe-press@europarl.europa.eu TWITTER: EP_Justice 10:00-12:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3E2 Intercultural dialogue and education for mutual understanding For the 10th anniversary of the adoption of this Convention and the cooperation between UNESCO and the European Union, the Committee on Culture and education will organise a public hearing on "Intercultural dialogue and education for mutual understanding". Irina BOKOVA, UNESCO's Director General will give a presentation on the role of UNESCO for the protection and promotion of cultural diversity. Four European experts will debate with CULT Members issues relating to cultural diversity in Europe, with particular 9/15
emphasis on intercultural dialogue and the role of education in paving the way to mutual understanding.the outcomes from the discussions may serve as input for the owninitiative report on "The role of Intercultural dialogue, cultural diversity and education in promoting EU fundamental values" currently under preparation (rapporteur Julie WARD, S&D, UK) Contact Cornelia GUSA BXL: (+32) 2 28 32601 STR: (+33) 3 881 73784 EMAIL: cult-press@europarl.europa.eu TWITTER: EPCulture 11:00-12:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G2 Gender equality and empowering women in the digital age Organised by the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality, MEPs will hold discussions with experts on the different aspects related to the empowerment of women in the digital age. They will also look at the challenges to be faced and the potential concrete action that could or should be taken at European level. This hearing is meant to serve as an input for drafting a non-legislative report on the same topic. Contact Maja OREL SCHWARZ BXL: (+32) 2 28 32357 PORT: (+32) 473 86 49 74 EMAIL: femm-press@europarl.europa.eu TWITTER: EP_GenderEqual 15:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1A002 Territorial implementation of the CAP Member of the Committee on Agriculture and rural Development will discuss with representatives of EU's regional governments the challenges of the implementation of the recently reformed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and opportunities lying ahead. During this public hearing MEPs will also dwell on ways to improve the Union's rural development policy in view of the future reform of the CAP. Contact Ján JAKUBOV BXL: (+32) 2 28 34476 STR: (+33) 3 881 73840 PORT: (+32) 498 98 35 90 EMAIL: agri-press@europarl.europa.eu TWITTER: EP_Agriculture 10/15
Wednesday 16/09/2015 PLENARY SESSION 15:00-19:00 Debates Resumption of session and order of business Conclusions of the Justice and Home Affairs Council on migration (14 September 2015) [2015/2849(RSP)] UN Sustainable Development summit (25-27 September 2015) and development-related aspects of the COP 21 [2015/2745(RSP)] 19:00 VOTES Preparation of the Commission Work Programme 2016 [2015/2729(RSP)] 19:30-23:00 Debates (at the end of the votes) Decision adopted on 15 July 2015 on the energy summer package [2015/2736(RSP)] Ongoing crisis in the agriculture sector [2015/2837(RSP)] One-minute speeches (Rule 163) Explanations of votes THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's diary 11/15
Brussels 10:00 Meeting with Bodo Ramelow, Minister-President of Thuringia - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 9th floor, Grand Salon Protocolaire 11:00 Meeting with Hans-Georg Maassen, The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) - President's Office 15:00 Chairing of the Plenary PRESS CONFERENCES 13:45-14:15 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 The Women's Rights Committee report ''woman domestic workers and carers in the EU'' Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS (GUE/NGL, ES) 14:15-14:45 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Children situation in refugees crisis Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT (EPP, SV) and Sarah CROWE from UNICEF 12/15
Thursday 17/09/2015 THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's diary Brussels 11:45 Meeting with Norbert Lammert President of the German Bundestag - Paul- Henri Spaak Building, 9th floor, Grand Salon Protocolaire (followed by Press Point) 12:30 Meeting with Norbert Lammert and German MEPs -Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 12th floor, Salon Presidentiel PRESS CONFERENCES 10:30-11:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 "Agro-ecology in Europe: a unique opportunity for the European agricultural and food model" Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ (GUE/NGL, ES) 11:00-11:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Europe's responsibility on the refugee crisis and the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy Elena VALENCIANO (S&D, ES), Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, and Javi LÓPEZ (S&D, ES) 13:15-13:45 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 ''How to put an end to tax evasion by multinational companies" Alain LAMASSOURE (EPP, FR), Chair of the special Committee on Tax Rulings and Roberto GUALTIERI (S&D, IT), Chair of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 09:00-12:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C50 Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect Joint meeting with the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (10.00-11.30) Discussion with Jean-Claude JUNKER, President of the European Commission and Pierre MOSCOVICI, Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (11.30-12.30) Discussion with Margrethe VESTAGER, Commissioner for Competition 13/15
09:00-12:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C50 Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Joint meeting with the Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect (10.00-11.30) Discussion with Jean-Claude JUNKER, President of the European Commission and Pierre MOSCOVICI, Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (11.30-12.30) Discussion with Margrethe VESTAGER, Commissioner for Competition 09:30-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A002 Committee on Regional Development Priorities of the Luxembourg presidency of the Council - discussion with Camille Gira, State Secretary for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure Cross-border cooperation - discussion with Corina Crețu, Commissioner for Regional Policy Votes (15.00-18.30) Common provisions on the European Funds as regards specific measures for Greece (COD) - vote on a draft regulation by Iskra Mihaylova (ALDE, BG) The European Structural and Investment Funds and sound economic governance: guidelines for the implementation of Article 23 of the Common Provisions Regulation (INI) - vote on a draft resolution by José Blanco López (S&D, ES) Cohesion policy and the review of the Europe 2020 strategy (INI) - vote on a draft resolution by Fernando Ruas (EPP, PT) An EU strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian region (INI) - vote on a draft resolution by Ivan Jakovčić (ALDE, HR) 09:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 Committee on Petitions Mortgage legislation and risky financial instruments in Spain - vote on a draft resolution (11.00) 14/15
Friday 18/09/2015 THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's diary Berlin 10:00 Keynote speech on Digital at conference on European perspectives of Economy 4.0 - German Federal Ministry of Economy 15/15