European Parliament

Monday 12 June 

Plenary session
Debates: Joint debate – Electronic evidence in criminal matters: Electronic evidence in criminal proceedings: legal representatives directive; Electronic evidence regulation: European production and preservation orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters; Competition policy – annual report 2022.
Short presentations: European Union Drugs Agency; Assessment of the new Commission communication on outermost regions; Large transport infrastructure projects in the EU; Implementation of the Regulations on the European citizens’ initiative.

Extraordinary Meeting of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) 
Vote: Composition of the European Parliament.
Debate: Proposed amendments to Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Votes: Establishing a Single Market emergency instrument and repealing Council Regulation No (EC) 2679/98; Amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration and Directive 2008/105/EC on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy.
Debates: Establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act); Internal markets for renewable and natural gases and for hydrogen (recast); Common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and in hydrogen (recast).

Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic: lesson (COVI)
Vote: COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future.

Tuesday 13 June 

Plenary session 
Key debate: This is Europe – Debate with the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides.
Debates: Artificial Intelligence Act; Relations with the Palestinian Authority; Debate on foreign affairs issues in the presence of the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Votes: Batteries and waste batteries; Macro-financial assistance to North Macedonia; Draft amending budget No 1/2023: Technical adjustments stemming from the political agreements reached on several legislative proposals, including with respect to REPowerEU, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and the Union Secure Connectivity programme; Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning the referral of proposals for legally binding acts to committees and the procedure for solving conflicts of competence.

Wednesday 14 June 

Plenary session 
Key debate: Preparation of the European Council meeting of 29-30 June 2023.
Debates: Joint debate – Pegasus spyware; Investigation of the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware; The water crisis in Europe; Make Europe the place to invest; Lessons learnt from the Pandora Papers and other revelations; Ensuring food security and the long-term resilience of EU agriculture; Extension of the mandate of the EPPO with regard to the criminal offence of violation of Union restrictive measures; Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law; Explanations of votes.
Votes: EU/Thailand Partnership and Cooperation Agreement; EU/Thailand Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (Resolution); EU/Malaysia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement; EU/Malaysia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (Resolution); EU/Mauritius Fisheries Partnership Agreement: implementing the Agreement (2022-2026). Protocol; Quality traineeships in the EU.

Thursday 15 June 

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
Agenda to be confirmed.

Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.

Council of Ministers

Monday 12 – Tuesday 13 June 

Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council
Agenda highlights include platform workers, where ministers will meet with the goal of agreeing on the Council’s position on the platform work directive. The European Semester Spring Package will also be discussed, focusing especially on country-specific recommendations. Equality bodies and health and safety at work: limit values for lead are also topics up for discussion on Monday 12 June. On Tuesday, 13 June, agenda highlights include antimicrobial resistance and European Medicines Agency (EMA) where the Council will try to seek a general approach on the regulation on fees and charges payable to the EMA.

Wednesday 14- Thursday 15 June

Supporting the future of Syria and the region – Brussels seventh Conference
The European Union will be hosting the seventh Brussels conference on ‘Supporting the future of Syria and the region’ on 14-15 June 2023. The Brussels Conferences have the twofold objective of mobilising humanitarian and financial aid for the Syrian people – those living in Syria and also in neighbouring countries – and for the host communities in the wider region, while also rallying the international community in support of a comprehensive and credible political solution to the Syrian conflict, in line with UN Security Council resolution 2254.

Friday 16 June 

Economic and Financial Affairs Council
Agenda highlights include EU VAT in the Digital Age Package, including a policy debate on the legislative package. The Retail Investment Package will also be discussed, with an initial exchange of views and reactions. The Presidency will present the state of play on current legislative proposals in the field of financial services, and there will also be an economic governance review if the Council has the opportunity. Other highlights include recovery and resilience facility; European Semester; Economic and financial impact of Russia’s aggression against Ukaine; International meetings; Business taxation: Code of Conduct Group; report to the European Council on tax issues.

An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.