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Weekly European Agenda 08/01/2024

8-12 January 2024

Monday 8 January

Tuesday 9 January

Wednesday 10 January 

Thursday 11 January

Friday 12 January

Institutional Agendas

European Parliament

Thursday 11 January

Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Debates: European Semester for economic policy coordination 2024; Exchange of views with the Budget Committee of the Ukrainian Parliament.
Votes: Establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013; 2023 Budget: Section III; 2024 Budget: Other Sections; Building policy.

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Debates: Economic Dialogue and exchange of views on the Autumn Fiscal Package of the 2024 European Semester; Amending Regulations (EU) No 1092/2010, (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) No 1094/2010, (EU) No 1095/2010 and (EU) 2021/523 as regards certain reporting requirements in the fields of financial services and investment support; European Semester for economic policy coordination 2024.
Votes: Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board  (ESGAB); Amending Directive 2014/59/EU and Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 as regards certain aspects of the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities; Amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards the time limits for the adoption of sustainability reporting standards for certain sectors and for certain third-country undertakings.

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) 
Debates: Improving working conditions in platform work; Statistics on population and housing.
Votes: Amending Council Directive 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates; Establishing the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities; 2022 discharge: General budget of the EU – Commission, European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), European Labour Authority, European Training Foundation, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound), Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agencies for the financial year 2022: performance, financial management and control; Revision of the European Labour Authority mandate.

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
Debates: Establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products and repealing Directive 2009/125/EC; Amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures; Standards of quality and safety for substances of human origin intended for human application and repealing Directives 2002/98/EC and 2004/23/EC; Amending Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 as regards introducing new environmental economic accounts modules; Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (recast); European Health Data Space; Common rules promoting the repair of goods and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394, Directives (EU) 2019/771 and (EU) 2020/1828; Proposal for a Council regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for thiacloprid in or on certain products; Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution; Production and marketing of plant reproductive material in the Union; Production and marketing of forest reproductive material.
Votes: Shipments of waste and amending Regulations (EU) No 1257/2013 and (EU) No 2020/1056; Amending Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE); Amending Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution  prevention and control) and Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste; Reporting of environmental data from industrial installations and establishing an Industrial Emissions Portal; Establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products and repealing Directive 2009/125/EC; Amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures; Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) and  repealing Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009; Amending Regulation (EU) 2017/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on mercury as regards dental amalgam and other mercury-added products subject to manufacturing, import and export restrictions.

Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
Debates: Presentation of the priorities of the Belgian Presidency by Jan Jambon, Minister-President of the Government of Flanders and Benjamin Dalle, Flemish Minister for Brussels Affairs, Youth, Media and Poverty Reduction.
Votes: 2022 discharge: General budget of the EU – Commission.

Joint meeting of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Votes: Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942.

Joint meeting of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
Votes: Standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment and equal opportunities between women and men in matters of employment and  occupation, and deleting Article 20 of Directive 2006/54/EC and Article 11 of Directive 2010/41/EU.

Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.

European Commission and High Representative

Monday 8 January

Reynders meets with German Vice-Chancelor and Federal Minister for Economy and Climate
Commissioner Didier Reynders will receive Robert Habeck, German Vice-Chancelor and Federal Minister for Economy and Climate in Brussels, Belgium.

Schinas participates in the ‘European solutions on the common challenge of migration’ conference
Vice-President Margaritis Schinas will participate in the ‘European solutions on the common challenge of migration’ conference, held in Athens, Greece, where he is also set to meet with Aikaterini Sakellaropoulou, President of Greece.

von der Leyen receives Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany
President Ursula von der Leyen will meet with Robert Habeck, Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany.

Wednesday 10 January

College meeting
EU Commissioners will gather in Brussels where they are expected to discuss the outcomes of the 2022 European Year of Youth, achievements and way forward.

Wojciechowski receives representatives of the EU agricultural industries
Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski will receive a delegation of representatives from AVEC, CEPM, CIBE, COPA-COGECA and EUWEP.

Thursday 11 January

Gentiloni participates in the exchange of views with ECON
Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni will participate in the exchange of views on EU Semester with the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON).

Johansson meets with the Centre Party of the Riksdag
Commissioner Ylva Johansson will meet with the Centre Party of the Riksdag, Swedish Parliament.

An overview of the Commission College can be found here; the Commissioners’ weekly activities can be found here; the agenda of upcoming College meetings can be found here; Commission events can be found here.

Committee of the Regions

Wednesday 10 January

Stakeholders’ consultation for the Opinion on skills and talent mobility
As a part of the drafting process of an opinion on “Skills and Talent Mobility,” the rapporteur of the opinion, François Decoster (FR/Renew Europe) will meet with representatives of organisation and other important stakeholders for a consultation and an exchange of views on the relevant topics of this opinion to gather the different points of views and discuss the main issues.

More information about Committee of the Regions events can be found here. The agendas of the different Committee of the Regions meetings can be found here.

Belgian Presidency

Tuesday 9 – Wednesday 10 January

High level group on Education & Training
The High Level Group is an informal gathering of senior officials from the Member States and the Commission, which meets to identify, discuss and provide forward-looking guidance to strategic and cross-cutting issues for European cooperation in education and training. The discussions at this meeting will focus on preparing for the future evaluation of the European Education Area and on evidence-informed education policies.

Wednesday 10 – Friday 12 January

Informal meeting of employment and social affairs ministers
Hosted by the Belgian Presidency, the informal Council meeting will bring together the ministers of EU Member States with the relevant European Commissioners, representatives of the European Parliament, ministers from the EFTA Countries , and two candidate countries, and representatives of the social partners and civil society.

The agenda of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU can be found here.

European Central Bank

Wednesday 10 January

de Guindos speaks at Spain Investor Day
Board member Luis de Guindos will participate in Spain Investor Day in Madrid, Spain.

Friday 12 January

Lane speaks at the at the REBUILD Annual Conference
Board member Philip R. Lane will speak at the REBUILD Annual Conference – Post-Pandemic Economic Governance and Next Generation EU in Dublin, Ireland.

More information about ECB events can be found here. 

Council of Europe

Thursday 11 – Friday 12 January

Roundtables in the framework of the “Helsinki Dialogue”
The Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) of the Council of Europe, in co-operation with the Parliament of Finland, will organise several roundtables in the framework of the “Helsinki Dialogue”, bringing together Belarusian democratic forces, civil society, and journalists, as well as parliamentarians from Council of Europe member states. The event will look at different ways to support initiatives for a democratic future for Belarus. Discussions will include a focus on the security landscape in the region, the threats to Belarusian independence and national identity, the situation of political prisoners, strategies supporting the Belarusian democratic forces, and electoral matters.

Find an overview of Council of Europe events here; the PACE diary here; the Congress calendar of events here; information on forthcoming judgments here; the calendar of hearings here; information on Venice Commission events here; the agenda of the Commissioner of Human Rights here; and the Chairmanship agenda here.

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