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Weekly European Agenda 03/02/2025

European Movement International 


Thursday 6 February

Aiming Higher: Overcoming Challenges on the Road to EU Enlargement
This event will address the priorities and challenges for the next enlargement wave and the work that the EU needs to carry out. Bringing together representatives from the EU institutions, civil society organisations, social partners and think tanks focusing on EU enlargement, rule of law, European issues, and the Western Balkans region, speakers will share their insights, followed by an open discussion with all participants.

More information about the event here.

More information about EMI events can be found here.

Institutional Agendas

European Parliament


Monday 3 February

Special committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS)
Debates: Election of the Chair; Election of the Vice-Chairs in separate ballots.

Committee on Budgets (BUDG) and Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Debates: Exchange of views with Elena Flores, Chair of the InvestEU Steering Board.

Wednesday 5 February 

Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Debates: Exchange of views with Thomas Hans Ossowski, newly appointed Head of EU Delegation to Türkiye (in compliance with the Declaration on Political Accountability of the HR/VP); Exchange of views with Nicolas Berlanga, newly appointed Head of EU Delegation to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (in compliance with the Declaration on Political Accountability of the HR/VP); Exchange of views with Lutz Guellner, newly appointed EU Head of Office to Taiwan (in compliance with the Declaration on Political Accountability of the HR/VP).

Thursday 6 February

Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC)
Debates: Public hearing on “A Coherent Tax Framework for the EU’s Financial Sector”; Exchange of Views with Laura Kövesi, European Chief Prosecutor, and Yannic Hulot, Chair of Eurofisc, on “The Role of the EPPO and Eurofisc in Tackling VAT Fraud in the EU”; Exchange of Views with Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra on Key Priorities in the Taxation Area.

Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.

European Commission and High Representative


Monday 3 February

Dombrovskis receives Malte Lohan
Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis will receive Malte Lohan , CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU, in Brussels.

Tuesday 4 February

Dombrovskis receives Vasco Alves Cordeiro
Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis will receive Vasco Alves Cordeiro, President of the European Committee of the Regions, in Brussels. 

Síkela receives Filippo Grandi
Commissioner Jozef Síkela will receive Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees.

Brunner meets members of the Spanish Congress and Senate
Commissioner Magnus Brunner will meet members of the Spanish Congress and Senate.

Wednesday 5 February

College meeting
EU Commissioners will gather in Brussels to unveil the communication on tackling challenges with e-commerce platforms.

Dombrovskis receives Esther Lynch
Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis will receive Esther Lynch, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, in Brussels.

Síkela meets via videoconference Anneliese Dodds
Commissioner Jozef Síkela will meet via videoconference Anneliese Dodds, UK Minister of State (Minister for Development).

Thursday 6 February

Dombrovskis delivers keynote speech at the Simplification Roundtable
Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis will deliver a keynote speech at the Simplification Roundtable organised by the European Commission, in Brussels. 

Kos delivers a video message at the Ukraine-EU Accession Dialogue Day
Commissioner Marta Kos will deliver a video message at the Ukraine-EU Accession Dialogue Day: Setting Up the New Transformative Agenda, hosted by Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, and Minister of Justice of Ukraine, in Kyiv.

Friday 7 February

Brunner participates in the visit of the College of Commissioners to the Polish Presidency
Commissioner Magnus Brunner will participate in the visit of the College of Commissioners to the Polish Presidency, in Gdansk.

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.

European Economic and Social Committee


Monday 3 February 

Social justice in the digital era: AI’s impact on work and society – A contribution to the Global Coalition for Social Justice
This high-level conference is organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO). The event will focus on ensuring that artificial intelligence benefits the world of work and advances social justice.

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

Committee of the Regions 


Monday 3 February

Stakeholders consultations on Strengthening farmers’ position
Rapporteur Capone (IT/PES) is organising in-person stakeholders consultation on the opinion “Strengthen farmers’ position in the agri-food supply chain”.

Tuesday 4 February

Seminar on the New European Bauhaus European Parliament Pilot Project ‘Boost for Small Municipalities’
Join the CoR for an online live session on the New European Bauhaus, the EP Pilot Project ‘Boost for Small Municipalities’, co-organised with the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.

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.

Polish Presidency 


Monday 3 February – Tuesday 4 February

Joint meeting of the Industry and Internal Market Ministers and Trade Ministers
The joint informal meeting of competitiveness and trade ministers is about ensuring a coherent trade and industrial policy to strengthen the EU’s global position. Ministers will assess the current tools supporting the EU’s global competitiveness and the European industrial ecosystem. They will also discuss how to better link trade and industrial policy, increase the resilience of the single market and develop a common approach to the EU’s external partners.

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

European Investment Bank 


Wednesday 5 February

Meeting No. 579 of the Board of Directors
In accordance with its Rules of Procedure, the EIB convenes the meetings of its Board of Directors at least six times a year.

Information on upcoming EIB events can be found here.

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