The Week Ahead 01 07 October 2018 Plenary session, Strasbourg Plenary Cleaner cars by 2030. Parliament will vote on a new law setting a 45% target, proposed by the Environment Committee, for reducing carbon dioxide emissions for new cars by 2030, with an intermediate target of 20% by 2025. Carmakers would also have to increase the market share of electric cars and low- emission vehicles (debate Tuesday, vote Wednesday). Audiovisual media services. MEPs will vote on updated rules on audiovisual media services, ensuring better protection for children and a 30% quota of European works in online platforms catalogues. The new rules will apply to broadcasters, but also to platforms such as Netflix, YouTube or Facebook, as well as to live streaming on videosharing platforms. (vote Tuesday) Rule of law in Romania. MEPs will discuss the latest judicial reforms in Romania and their impact on the separation of powers, in the presence of Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă. A resolution will be put to a vote in plenary in November. (debate on Wednesday) Future of Europe debate with Estonian Prime Minister. Jüri Ratas, Prime Minister of Estonia, will be the tenth EU head of state or government to debate the future of Europe with MEPs and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. EP President Antonio Tajani and Mr Ratas will give a joint press point on Wednesday at 12:30 in front of the protocol room. (debate on Wednesday from 10:00) EU summit. MEPs will discuss their priorities for the 18 October meeting of EU heads of state or government in Brussels, which is set to focus on migration, internal security and the state of play of the negotiations over the terms of the UK s withdrawal agreement, with little more than six months to go before Brexit. (debate on Tuesday) Cutting support for Turkey. MEPs will vote to cancel 70 million in pre-accession funds earmarked for Turkey, as no improvements in the fields of rule of law, democracy, human rights and press freedom have been made. (vote on Tuesday) Fighting organised crime. MEPs will vote on new rules, which will make it quicker and simpler for EU member states to ask each other to freeze criminal assets or confiscate criminal property to cut off financing from terrorism and organised crime (debate Wednesday, vote Thursday) President s Diary. EP President Tajani will have a bilateral meeting on Tuesday with the President of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović, before the latter addresses the plenary in a formal sitting at 11:30. A press point by both Presidents is scheduled for 12:00. On Wednesday morning, President Tajani will have a bilateral meeting Jüri Ratas, Prime Minister of Estonia. Pre-session press briefing. The EP Press Service will hold a press briefing at 16:30 on Monday. (Daphne Caruana Galizia Press conference room, Strasbourg). EN Press Service Directorate General for Communication Director General - Spokesperson: Jaume DUCH GUILLOT Reference No:20180924APR14204 Press switchboard number (32-2) 28 33000 1/15
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Monday 01/10/2018 PLENARY SESSION 17:00-23:00 Debates Resumption of session and order of business ***I Health technology assessment Report: Soledad Cabezón Ruiz (A8-0289/2018) [2018/0018(COD)] Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Implementation of the Council's LGBTI Guidelines in relation to the situation in Chechnya Report: (O-000072/2018) [2018/2851(RSP)] International Financial Reporting Standards: IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts [2018/2689(RSP)] Distributed ledger technologies and blockchains: building trust with disintermediation Report: (O-000092/2018) [2017/2772(RSP)] EU for Rural, Mountainous and Remote Areas [2018/2720(RSP)] One-minute speeches (Rule 163) THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda 17:00 Chairing the Plenary session: Resumption of session and order of business (Plenary) 18:30 Bureau 3/15
PRESS CONFERENCES 16:30-17:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Last minute session briefing PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 19:00-21:00 Strasbourg, Winston Churchill, 200 Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Debates Votes Transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain - Consideration of amendments (to be confirmed) - Rapporteur: Renate SOMMER (EPP, DE) Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work - Adoption of draft opinion - Rapporteur for the opinion: Joëlle MÉLIN (ENF, FR) Use of Cannabis for medicinal purposes - Adoption of motion for a resolution - Co-rapporteurs: Dubravka ŠUICA (EPP, HR), Guillaume BALAS (S&D, FR), Urszula KRUPA (ECR, PL), Catherine BEARDER (ALDE, UK), Martin HÄUSLING (Greens/EFA, DE), Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ (GUE/NGL, ES), Piernicola PEDICINI (EFDD, IT) 14th meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP14) - Adoption of motion for a resolution - Co-rapporteurs: Norbert LINS (EPP, DE), Guillaume BALAS (S&D, FR), Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA (ECR, PL), Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY (ALDE, NL), Benedek JÁVOR (Greens/EFA, HU), Anja HAZEKAMP (GUE/NGL, NL), Piernicola PEDICINI (EFDD, IT), Jean-François JALKH (ENF, FR) 19:30-20:30 Strasbourg, Winston Churchill, 100 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs The situation in Romania, including the independence of judiciary - exchange of views with European Commission First-Vice President Frans TIMMERMANS 19:30-22:30 Strasbourg, Salvador de Madariaga, S1 Committee on Constitutional Affairs 20:30-21:45 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, S1.5 Special committee on financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance Public hearing on Relations with Switzerland in tax matters and the fight against money laundering. On 1st October 2018, from 20.30, the TAX3 Special Committee will hold a hearing on the EU-Swiss Relations in the tax and anti-money laundering areas. Invited experts will shed light on the cooperation between the EU and Switzerland in the areas, taking into account the ongoing tax reform in Switzerland. 4/15
Tuesday 02/10/2018 PLENARY SESSION 09:00-11:20 Debates Preparation of the European Council meeting of 18 and 19 October 2018 [2018/2771(RSP)] 11:30-12:00 Formal sitting Address by Milo Đukanović, President of Montenegro 12:00-14:00 VOTES followed by explanations of votes Request for the waiver of the immunity of Georgios Kyrtsos Report: Laura Ferrara (A8-0291/2018) [2018/2069(IMM)] Committee on Legal Affairs ***I Third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement Report: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg (A8-0290/2018) [2018/0066(COD)] Committee on Legal Affairs *** EU-Morocco Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: terms and conditions for the participation of Morocco in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) Report: Aldo Patriciello (A8-0281/2018) [2018/0036(NLE)] Committee on Industry, Research and Energy *** EU-Canada air transport agreement Report: Francisco Assis (A8-0254/2018) [2009/0018(NLE)] Committee on Transport and Tourism 5/15
* Inclusion of the Italian municipality of Campione d Italia and the Italian waters of Lake Lugano in the customs territory of the Union Report: Roberto Gualtieri (A8-0284/2018) [2018/0124(CNS)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2018/001 NL/Financial service activities Report: Ivana Maletić (A8-0294/2018) [2018/2220(BUD)] Committee on Budgets ***I Provision of audiovisual media services Report: Petra Kammerevert, Sabine Verheyen (A8-0192/2017) [2016/0151(COD)] Committee on Culture and Education Draft Amending Budget No 5/2018: cancellation of the reserve related to the support to Turkey from the Instrument for Pre-Accession and reinforcement of the European Neighbourhood Instrument and of the Humanitarian Aid for orther urgent actions Report: Siegfried Mureşan (A8-0292/2018) [2018/2165(BUD)] Committee on Budgets 15:00-23:00 Debates The EU's input on a UN binding instrument on transnational corporations with respect to human rights Report: (O-000075/2018, O-000074/2018, O-000078/2018) [2018/2763(RSP)] EU support to UNRWA, following the US withdrawal of financial support to UNRWA [2018/2852(RSP)] Situation in Yemen [2018/2853(RSP)] 6/15
***I Emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles Report: Miriam Dalli (A8-0287/2018) [2017/0293(COD)] Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Joint debate - Rules on VAT * Harmonising and simplifying certain rules in the VAT system Report: Jeppe Kofod (A8-0280/2018) [2017/0251(CNS)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs * Rates of value added tax Report: Tibor Szanyi (A8-0279/2018) [2018/0005(CNS)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Rise of neo-fascist violence in Europe [2018/2869(RSP)] Disenfranchisement of voting rights in the EU Report: (O-000070/2018, O-000069/2018) [2018/2767(RSP)] THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda 09:00 Preparation of the European Council meeting of 18 and 19 October 2018 (Plenary) 11:00 Official welcome Milo Đukanović, President of Montenegro (Protocol entrance 11:05 Bilateral meeting with Milo Đukanović, President of Montenegro (Protocol room) 11:30 Chairing Plenary: Address by Milo Đukanović, President of Montenegro (Plenary 12:00 Press Point with Milo Đukanović, President of Montenegro (Outside Protocol room 13:15 Official lunch with Milo Đukanović, President of Montenegro (Presidential Salon) 7/15
18:00 Group meeting Speech (S1.4) 18:30 Meeting with European Commissioner for trade, Cecilia Malmström (President s office PRESS CONFERENCES 10:10-10:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 S&D Briefing Udo BULLMANN (DE), Chair 10:30-10:50 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Greens/EFA Briefing Ska KELLER (DE), and Philippe LAMBERTS (BE), Co-Chairs 12:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss Press Point - by Antonio TAJANI, President of the European Parliament, and Milo ĐUKANOVIĆ, President of Montenegro (in front of the protocol room) 14:30-15:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 GUE/NGL Briefing Gabriele ZIMMER (DE), Chair, and Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS (GUE/NGL, CY) 16:00-16:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Future of Europe Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN (EPP, FI), Petri SARVAMAA (EPP, FI), and Henna VIRKKUNEN (EPP, FI), Jyrki KATAINEN, Vice-President of the European Commission, Petteri ORPO, Alexander STUBB, Joseph DAUL, and Dara MURPHY 16:30-17:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 "The European Parliament: stop persecution" Bruno GOLLNISCH (NI, FR) 17:00-17:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Provision of audiovisual media services Silvia COSTA (S&D, IT) 8/15
Wednesday 03/10/2018 PLENARY SESSION 09:00-10:00 Debates The rule of law in Romania [2018/2844(RSP)] 10:00-12:30 Debates Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Jüri Ratas, on the Future of Europe [2018/2731(RSP)] 12:30-14:30 VOTES followed by explanations of votes * Harmonising and simplifying certain rules in the VAT system Report: Jeppe Kofod (A8-0280/2018) [2017/0251(CNS)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs * VAT: period of application of the reverse charge mechanism and of the Quick Reaction Mechanism Report: Sirpa Pietikäinen (A8-0283/2018) [2018/0150(CNS)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs * Administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties as regards the content of electronic register Report: Ivana Maletić (A8-0285/2018) [2018/0181(CNS)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs ***I Health technology assessment Report: Soledad Cabezón Ruiz (A8-0289/2018) [2018/0018(COD)] Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 9/15
***I Emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles Report: Miriam Dalli (A8-0287/2018) [2017/0293(COD)] Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety * Rates of value added tax Report: Tibor Szanyi (A8-0279/2018) [2018/0005(CNS)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs International Financial Reporting Standards: IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts [2018/2689(RSP)] Distributed ledger technologies and blockchains: building trust with disintermediation Report: (O-000092/2018) [2017/2772(RSP)] EU for Rural, Mountainous and Remote Areas [2018/2720(RSP)] 15:00-23:00 Debates Minimum income for a fair Europe: a right for citizens [2018/2864(RSP)] ***I EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) Report: Axel Voss (A8-0320/2017) [2013/0256(COD)] Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs ***I Mutual recognition of freezing and confiscation orders Report: Nathalie Griesbeck (A8-0001/2018) [2016/0412(COD)] Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs ***I Free flow of non-personal data in the European Union 10/15
Report: Anna Maria Corazza Bildt (A8-0201/2018) [2017/0228(COD)] Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Risks of money laundering in the EU banking sector [2018/2860(RSP)] Humanitarian emergency in the Mediterranean: supporting local and regional authorities [2018/2854(RSP)] Fighting customs fraud and protecting EU own resources [2018/2747(RSP)] THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda 08:30 Meeting with Prime Minister of Romania, Viorica Dăncilă (President s office 09:00 Debate with Prime Minister of Romania, Viorica Dăncilă on the rule of law in Romania (Plenary) 09:35 Official welcome Prime Minister of Estonia, Jüri Ratas (Protocol entrance 09:40 Bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Estonia, Jüri Ratas (Protocol room 10:00 Debate on the Future of Europe with Prime Minister of Estonia, Jüri Ratas (Plenary) 12:30 Press point with Prime Minister of Estonia, Jüri Ratas (Outside protocol room 13:15 Official lunch with Prime Minister of Estonia, Jüri Ratas (Presidential Salon) 14:30 Photo opportunity with Sociedad Civil Catalana (President s office PRESS CONFERENCES 10:00-10:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Audiovisual media services directive Petra KAMMEREVERT (S&D, DE), and Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), rapporteurs 11:00-11:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Plenary debate on Romania Ioan Mircea PAŞCU (S&D, RO), Vice-President of the European Parliament, Dan NICA (S&D, RO), Victor BOSTINARU, (S&D, RO) 11/15
12:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss Press Point - by Antonio TAJANI, President of the European Parliament, and Jüri RATAS, Prime Minister of Estonia (in front of the protocol room) 14:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss Press point - by EP President Antonio Tajani and quaestor Elisabeth Morin- Chartier on "Parliament's actions against harassment" (In front of the protocol room) 15:00-15:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 CO2 emissions from cars Miriam DALLI (S&D, MT), rapporteur 12/15
Thursday 04/10/2018 PLENARY SESSION 09:00-11:50 Debates Public procurement strategy package Report: Carlos Coelho (A8-0229/2018) [2017/2278(INI)] Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 135) Deterioration of media freedom in Belarus, notably the case of Charter 97 [2018/2861(RSP)] The UAE, notably the situation of human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor [2018/2862(RSP)] Mass arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and Kazakhs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region [2018/2863(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) Public procurement strategy package Report: Carlos Coelho (A8-0229/2018) [2017/2278(INI)] Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection ***I EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) Report: Axel Voss (A8-0320/2017) [2013/0256(COD)] 13/15
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs ***I Mutual recognition of freezing and confiscation orders Report: Nathalie Griesbeck (A8-0001/2018) [2016/0412(COD)] Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs ***I Free flow of non-personal data in the European Union Report: Anna Maria Corazza Bildt (A8-0201/2018) [2017/0228(COD)] Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection The EU's input on a UN binding instrument on transnational corporations with respect to human rights Report: (O-000075/2018, O-000074/2018, O-000078/2018) [2018/2763(RSP)] Situation in Yemen [2018/2853(RSP)] Fighting customs fraud and protecting EU own resources [2018/2747(RSP)] 15:00-16:00 Debates Animal welfare, antimicrobial use and the environmental impact of industrial broiler farming Report: (O-000095/2018) [2018/2858(RSP)] PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 09:00-12:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N1.3 Committee on Budgetary Control 09:30-11:00 Strasbourg, Winston Churchill, 200 Special Committee on Terrorism Exchange of views with Sir Julian KING, Commissioner for the Security Union 14/15
Friday 05/10/2018 PRESS CONFERENCES 14:30-15:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Brexit and Ireland Martina ANDERSON (GUE/NGL, UK), Michelle O'NEILL, Colum EASTWOOD, Stephen FARRY, and Stephen AGNEW 15/15