The Week Ahead 13 19 November 2017 Plenary session and committee meetings in Strasbourg Plenary Anti-dumping. Parliament will vote on an informal agreement with member states on new rules to protect EU industries, workers and consumers from dumped and subsidized imports from third countries and include provisions on compliance with international environmental and labour standards in anti-dumping investigations. A press conference is scheduled after the vote at 15:00. (Debate Tuesday, vote Wednesday) Asylum seekers. Parliament will be ready to start talks with EU governments on the revised Dublin rules, as MEPs are expected to approve its negotiating mandate in plenary session. The amended rules should ensure that asylum seekers are fairly shared among all EU countries, irrespective of where they enter the EU. Malta. The rule of law in Malta is up for a debate on Tuesday, following the brutal murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese journalist noted for her work on corruption. MEPs will vote on a resolution to wrap up the debate on Wednesday. On Tuesday at 16.30h, a ceremony in the presence of President Tajani and Ms Caruana Galizia s family will be held to officially name the European Parliament s press conference room in Strasbourg in her honour. Paradise papers. Ongoing media revelations about large-scale tax evasion using offshore accounts which deprive public budgets of possibly billions in revenue are up for debate with the Council and Commission on Tuesday morning. Poland. The rule of law and democracy will be up for a debate on Wednesday morning, with a resolution voted on the same day. Safer online buying. Online buying will be safer with new rules enabling national authorities to swiftly identify and halt online scams and fraud, and step up cross-border cooperation to ensure safer e-commerce. Car safety. Driver assistance systems to help prevent crashes, in particular involving cyclists and pedestrians, should become mandatory in new cars, MEPs say in a draft resolution to be voted on Tuesday. Slovak President. Andrej Kiska, President of the Slovak Republic, will address plenary in a formal sitting on Wednesday. A press point with President Tajani is scheduled at 12.45. LUX Prize. President Antonio Tajani will announce the winner of the 2017 Lux film prize on Tuesday at noon, in the chamber, in the presence of the three finalist film-makers. After the award ceremony, the 2017 laureate will participate in a press conference at 15:00. President's diary. EP President Antonio Tajani will meet the nominees of LUX Prize on Tuesday. On Wednesday he will meet with the President of the Slovak Republic, Mr. Andrej Kiska before the latter will address the plenary. On Thursday, the President will pay an official visit to Sweden where he will meet Crown Princess Victoria and Urban Ahlin, Speaker of the Swedish Parliament. On Friday he will take part in the informal meeting of EN Press Service Directorate General for Communication Director General - Spokesperson: Jaume DUCH GUILLOT Reference No:20171106APR87412 Press switchboard number (32-2) 28 33000 1/18
the Heads of State and Government in Gothenburg and sign the European Pillar of Social Rights (followed by a press conference). Pre-session press briefing. The EP Press Service will hold its regular last minute session briefing at 16.30 on Monday. (EP Press conference room, Strasbourg) EP Press Service contact 11-12 November Dorota KOLINSKA Mobile: +32 498 98 32 80 2/18
Monday 13/11/2017 PLENARY SESSION 17:00-23:00 Debates Resumption of session and order of business ***I Territorial typologies Report: Iskra Mihaylova (A8-0231/2017) [2016/0393(COD)] Committee on Regional Development ***I Recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation Report: Gesine Meissner (A8-0338/2016) [2016/0050(COD)] Committee on Transport and Tourism Saving lives: boosting car safety in the EU Report: Dieter-Lebrecht Koch (A8-0330/2017) [2017/2085(INI)] Committee on Transport and Tourism The persecution of Christians in the world [2017/2957(RSP)] Protection of coastal marine habitats: the case of Posidonia oceanica Report: (O-000076/2017) [2017/2903(RSP)] Short presentations of the following reports: Deployment of cohesion policy instruments by regions to address demographic change Report: Iratxe García Pérez (A8-0329/2017) [2016/2245(INI)] Committee on Regional Development 3/18
Action plan on retail financial services Report: Olle Ludvigsson (A8-0326/2017) [2017/2066(INI)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs One-minute speeches (Rule 163) THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda Strasbourg 16:00 Meeting with Vice-Chair Ms. Heidi Hautala (President s office) 17:00 Chairing the Plenary session (Hemicycle) PRESS CONFERENCES 16:30-17:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Last minute session briefing PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 19:30-20:30 Strasbourg, Winston Churchill, 100 Committee on Foreign Affairs Voting Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2016 and the European Union s policy on the matter (2017/2122(INI)) - Rapporteur: Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL (EPP, DE) - adoption of draft report End of voting 19:00-21:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N1.3 Committee on Budgetary Control Anti-Fraud activities in Italy Presentation of the Italian Anti-Fraud Coordination Service (AFCOS) and of the publication "Cooperation Project in the Anti-fraud sector" - Hon. Sandro GOZI - State Secretary at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Presentation of the activity of the Guardia di Finanza in order to protect the economic and financial interests of the European Union - Lieutenant General Giorgio TOSCHI - Commanding General of Guardia di Finanza Presentation of the most important activities of the Italian Anti-Fraud Coordination Service (AFCOS) - Major General Francesco ATTARDI - Commander of the "Guardia di Finanza s Unit for the prevention of fraud against the EU" at the Presidency of Council of Ministers 4/18
19:30-20:30 Strasbourg, Winston Churchill, 200 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Annual report on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2016 (INI), rapporteur Frank ENGEL (EPP, LU) - discussion on amendments (19.30-20.00) VOTE (20.00-20.20) Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (INI), rapporteur Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT (EPP, SE) - vote on draft report on implementation of Directive 2011/93/EU end of votes 20.20-20.30 Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly skilled employment (COD), rapporteur Claude MORAES (S&D, UK) - presentation on the state of play of trilogue negotiations Qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection and content of the protection granted (COD), rapporteur Tanja FAJON (S&D, SI) - presentation on the state of play of trilogue negotiations Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing: transparency of financial transactions and of corporate entities (COD), rapporteurs Krišjānis KARIŅŠ (EPP, LV) and Judith SARGENTINI (Greens/EFA, NL) 19:30-22:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, S1.5 Committee on Constitutional Affairs 5/18
Tuesday 14/11/2017 PLENARY SESSION 09:00-11:50 Debates Paradise papers [2017/2956(RSP)] ***I Cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws Report: Olga Sehnalová (A8-0077/2017) [2016/0148(COD)] Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 12:00-12:30 (Award of the LUX Prize) (Award of the LUX Prize) 12:30-14:30 VOTES followed by explanations of votes Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2017/004 IT/Almaviva Report: Daniele Viotti (A8-0346/2017) [2017/2200(BUD)] Committee on Budgets Saving lives: boosting car safety in the EU Report: Dieter-Lebrecht Koch (A8-0330/2017) [2017/2085(INI)] Committee on Transport and Tourism ***I Territorial typologies Report: Iskra Mihaylova (A8-0231/2017) [2016/0393(COD)] Committee on Regional Development ***I Recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation 6/18
Report: Gesine Meissner (A8-0338/2016) [2016/0050(COD)] Committee on Transport and Tourism ***I Cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws Report: Olga Sehnalová (A8-0077/2017) [2016/0148(COD)] Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Deployment of cohesion policy instruments by regions to address demographic change Report: Iratxe García Pérez (A8-0329/2017) [2016/2245(INI)] Committee on Regional Development Action plan on retail financial services Report: Olle Ludvigsson (A8-0326/2017) [2017/2066(INI)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 15:00-23:00 Debates Rule of law in Malta [2017/2935(RSP)] Multilateral negotiations in view of the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference [2017/2861(RSP)] Eastern Partnership: November 2017 Summit Report: Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Knut Fleckenstein (A8-0308/2017) [2017/2130(INI)] Committee on Foreign Affairs ***I Protection against dumped and subsidised imports from countries not members of the EU Report: Salvatore Cicu (A8-0236/2017) [2016/0351(COD)] Committee on International Trade 7/18
The EU-Africa Strategy: a boost for development Report: Maurice Ponga (A8-0334/2017) [2017/2083(INI)] Committee on Development Action Plan for nature, people and the economy Report: (O-000067/2017) [2017/2819(RSP)] THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda Strasbourg 11:30 Meeting with the nominees of LUX Prize (Protocol Room) 12:00 Award Ceremony of LUX Prize (Hemicycle) 16:30 Ceremony for the naming of the Press Room after Daphne Caruana Galizia (Press room in Strasbourg) PRESS CONFERENCES 10:10-10:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 S&D Briefing Gianni PITTELLA (IT), Chair 10:30-10:50 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Greens/EFA Briefing Ska KELLER (DE), and Philippe LAMBERTS (BE) Co-Chairs 10:50-11:10 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 ALDE Briefing Guy VERHOFSTADT (BE), Chair 11:10-11:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 EPP Briefing Manfred WEBER (DE), Chair 11:30-11:50 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 GUE/NGL Briefing Gabriele ZIMMER (DE), Chair, and Matt CARTHY (GUE/NGL, IE) 8/18
14:30-15:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Deployment of cohesion policy instruments by regions to address demographic change Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D, ES), rapporteur 15:00-15:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 LUX Film Prize Antonio TAJANI, President of the European Parliament, Petra KAMMEREVERT (S&D, DE), Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education, Philippe MANGEOT, Valeska GRISEBACH, and Lene Cecilia SPARROK 15:30-16:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Read-out of the College meeting and A European Education Area by 2025: culture and learning as a driver for unity Jyrki KATAINEN, Vice-President of the European Commission 16:30-17:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Naming ceremony of press conference room in honour of Daphné Caruana Galizia - President Antonio Tajani, family members of Ms Caruana Galizia and Secretary General of Reporters without Borders 17:00-17:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Council and Commission statements - Rule of law in Malta Alfred SANT (S&D, MT), Miriam DALLI (S&D, MT), and Marlene MIZZI (S&D, MT) 9/18
Wednesday 15/11/2017 PLENARY SESSION 09:00-11:50 Debates The situation of the rule of law and democracy in Poland [2017/2931(RSP)] Winter plan for asylum seekers [2017/2958(RSP)] 12:00-12:30 Formal sitting Address by Andrej Kiska, President of the Slovak Republic 12:30-14:30 VOTES followed by explanations of votes Election of a Vice-President of the European Parliament (to replace Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz) [2017/2959(RSO)] Election of a Vice-President of the European Parliament (to replace Alexander Graf Lambsdorff) [2017/2960(RSO)] ***I Period for adopting delegated acts Report: Gesine Meissner (A8-0332/2017) [2017/0060(COD)] Committee on Transport and Tourism * Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Karel Pinxten Report: Indrek Tarand (A8-0336/2017) [2017/0812(NLE)] Committee on Budgetary Control * Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Pietro Russo 10/18
Report: Indrek Tarand (A8-0337/2017) [2017/0813(NLE)] Committee on Budgetary Control * Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Hannu Takkula Report: Indrek Tarand (A8-0338/2017) [2017/0814(NLE)] Committee on Budgetary Control * Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Baudilio Tomé Muguruza Report: Indrek Tarand (A8-0342/2017) [2017/0815(NLE)] Committee on Budgetary Control * Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Bettina Jakobsen Report: Indrek Tarand (A8-0341/2017) [2017/0816(NLE)] Committee on Budgetary Control * Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - João Alexandre Tavares Gonçalves de Figueiredo Report: Indrek Tarand (A8-0343/2017) [2017/0817(NLE)] Committee on Budgetary Control * Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors - Iliana Ivanova Report: Indrek Tarand (A8-0344/2017) [2017/0818(NLE)] Committee on Budgetary Control ***I Protection against dumped and subsidised imports from countries not members of the EU Report: Salvatore Cicu (A8-0236/2017) [2016/0351(COD)] Committee on International Trade Rule of law in Malta [2017/2935(RSP)] 11/18
Multilateral negotiations in view of the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference [2017/2861(RSP)] Eastern Partnership: November 2017 Summit Report: Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Knut Fleckenstein (A8-0308/2017) [2017/2130(INI)] Committee on Foreign Affairs Action Plan for nature, people and the economy Report: (O-000067/2017) [2017/2819(RSP)] The situation of the rule of law and democracy in Poland [2017/2931(RSP)] 15:00-23:00 Debates Legacy of the 1917 totalitarian Bolshevik revolution [2017/2933(RSP)] Decision adopted on the second Mobility Package [2017/2894(RSP)] Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2016 Report: Marlene Mizzi (A8-0328/2017) [2017/2126(INI)] Committee on Petitions Environmental Implementation Review (EIR) Report: (O-000066/2017, O-000065/2017) [2017/2705(RSP)] Combating inequalities as a lever to boost job creation and growth Report: Javi López (A8-0340/2017) [2016/2269(INI)] Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 12/18
Russian ban - EU fruit and vegetable sector Report: (O-000082/2017) [2017/2950(RSP)] THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda Strasbourg 11:25 Official welcome President of the Slovak Republic, Mr. Andrej Kiska (Protocol Entrance) 11:30 Meeting with President of the Slovak Republic, Mr. Andrej Kiska (Protocol room) 12:00 Formal sitting with President of the Slovak Republic, Mr. Andrej Kiska (Hemicycle) 12:30 Voting session 12:45 Press point TBC 13:15 Official lunch with President of the Slovak Republic, Mr. Andrej Kiska (Salon d'honneur) PRESS CONFERENCES 10:00-10:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 The reform of EU asylum rules (Dublin regulation) Alessandra MUSSOLINI (EPP, IT), Elly SCHLEIN (S&D, IT), and Laura FERRARA (EFDD, IT) 11:00-11:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 The new Paradise Papers leak and the last steps before the voting on PANA Recommendations Miguel URBÁN CRESPO (GUE/NGL, ES), Patrick LE HYARIC (GUE/NGL, FR), Matt CARTHY (GUE/NGL, IE), Stelios KOULOGLOU (GUE/NGL, EL), and Takis HADJIGEORGIOU (GUE,NGL, CY) 12:45 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss Press point by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, and Andrej KISKA, President of the Slovak Republic 15:30-16:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Political situation in Brazil: present and perspectives 13/18
Javier COUSO PERMUY (GUE/NGL, ES), and Dilma ROUSSEFF, former President of Brazil 16:00-16:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 New anti-dumping rules to protect EU jobs and industry Salvatore CICU (EPP, IT), rapporteur, and Bernd LANGE (S&D, DE) 16:30-17:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Do Bedouin Arab citizens still have their place in the Negev?" Edouard MARTIN (S&D, FR), and Khalil AL AMOUR 17:00-18:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Antonio TAJANI, EP President, and Klaus-Heiner LEHNE, President of the European Court of Auditors 14/18
Thursday 16/11/2017 PLENARY SESSION 09:00-11:50 Debates Joint debate - EU-New Zealand *** EU-New Zealand Partnership Agreement on Relations and Cooperation (Consent) Report: Charles Tannock (A8-0327/2017) [2016/0366(NLE)] Committee on Foreign Affairs EU-New Zealand Partnership Agreement on Relations and Cooperation (Resolution) Report: Charles Tannock (A8-0333/2017) [2017/2050(INI)] Committee on Foreign Affairs Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 135) Freedom of expression in Sudan, notably the case of Mohamed Zine El Abidine [2017/2961(RSP)] Terrorist attacks in Somalia [2017/2962(RSP)] Madagascar [2017/2963(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) 15/18
***I Establishing the 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) Report: Cecilia Wikström (A8-0345/2017) [2016/0133(COD)] Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs *** EU-New Zealand Partnership Agreement on Relations and Cooperation (Consent) Report: Charles Tannock (A8-0327/2017) [2016/0366(NLE)] Committee on Foreign Affairs EU-New Zealand Partnership Agreement on Relations and Cooperation (Resolution) Report: Charles Tannock (A8-0333/2017) [2017/2050(INI)] Committee on Foreign Affairs The EU-Africa Strategy: a boost for development Report: Maurice Ponga (A8-0334/2017) [2017/2083(INI)] Committee on Development Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2016 Report: Marlene Mizzi (A8-0328/2017) [2017/2126(INI)] Committee on Petitions Environmental Implementation Review (EIR) Report: (O-000066/2017, O-000065/2017) [2017/2705(RSP)] Combating inequalities as a lever to boost job creation and growth Report: Javi López (A8-0340/2017) [2016/2269(INI)] Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 16/18
15:00-16:00 Debates 2018 EU-China Tourism Year Report: (O-000071/2017) [2017/2846(RSP)] THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda Stockholm - Official visit to Sweden 11:00 Audience given by Crown Princess Victoria (Royal Palace) 14:00 Welcome by Mr Urban Ahlin, Speaker and meeting with Mr Urban Ahlin, Speaker, and Members of Parliament from the Committee on European Union and from the Committee of Inquiry on the Riksdagen s work with EU matters (Swedish Parliament Sveriges Riksdag room TBC) 17/18
Friday 17/11/2017 THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda Gothenburg- Informal meeting of the European Council 08:20 Arrivals and doorstep at Eriksbergshallen, main entrance 09:30 Welcoming Session 09:45 Introductory session 10:30 Three parallel discussion sessions 12:35 Closing remarks, signing ceremony of the European Pillar of Social Rights - Group Photo 13:15 Lunch for EU heads of state and government, heads of EU institutions 15:30 Press conference (hosts), exit doorstep/departure 18/18