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Weekly European Agenda 15/07/2024

15-19 July 2024 

Monday 15 July

  Tuesday 16 July 

  Wednesday 17 July 

  Thursday 18 July 

  Friday 19 July 

Institutional Agendas

European Parliament

Tuesday 16 July 

Plenary
Votes: Election of the President of Parliament; Election of the Vice-Presidents of Parliament.

Wednesday 17 July 

Plenary
Votes: Election of the Quaestors of Parliament; Numerical strength of standing committees; Numerical strength of interparliamentary delegations; MRs – The need for the EU’s continuous support for Ukraine. 
Debates: European Council and Commission statements – Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 27 June 2024; Parliament’s statements – The need for the EU’s continuous support for Ukraine.

Thursday 18 July 

Plenary
Votes: Election of the President of the Commission.
Debates: Statement by the candidate for President of the Commission.

Friday 19 July 

Plenary
Debates: Announcement of the appointments to committees.

Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.

Council of Ministers

Monday 15 July

Agriculture and Fisheries Council
The Hungarian presidency will give a public presentation of its work programme and outline its main priorities for the field of agriculture and fisheries in the coming semester. Based on information from the European Commission, agriculture ministers will discuss trade-related agricultural issues. The Council will also hold a targeted discussion on ways to improve the long-term viability of rural areas, with a focus on generational renewal and demographic aspects.

Tuesday 16 July  

Economic and Financial Affairs Council
The Hungarian presidency will present its priorities and work programme in the field of economic and financial affairs. Ministers will also take stock of the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and seek to adopt an implementing decision approving Germany’s modified recovery and resilience plan, that includes a new REPowerEU chapter. Ministers will also be informed of the state of play of the economic and financial impact of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council
Ministers are expected to approve the employment and social aspects of member states’ country-specific recommendations (CSRs) for their economic, social, employment, structural and budgetary policies. The Council will also be invited to endorse the opinion of the Employment Committee and the Social Protection Committee on the assessment of the CSRs for 2024 and implementation of the CSRs in 2023. In the context of the European Semester, the Council will also hold a policy debate on labour and skills shortages in the EU.

An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.

European Commission and High Representative

Monday 15 July 

Lenarčič receives Lana Nusseibeh
Commissioner Janez Lenarčič will receive H.E. Lana Nusseibeh UAE Special Envoy to the EU.

Kyriakides participates in the Agriculture and Fisheries Council
Commissioner Stella Kyriakides will participate in the Agriculture and Fisheries Council.

Tuesday 16 July 

Hahn meets with Xavier Bettel
Commissioner Johannes Hahn will meet with Xavier Bettel, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Minister for Cooperation of Luxembourg.

Jourová meets via video conference with Catherine De Bolle
Commissioner Vĕra Jourová will meet via video conference with Catherine De Bolle, Executive Director of Europol.

Kyriakides attends the European Parliament’s Plenary session
Commissioner Stella Kyriakides will attend the European Parliament’s Plenary session in Strasbourg.

Wednesday 17 July 

Schinas participates in the International Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum
Vice-President Margaritis Schinas will participate in the International Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum in Tripoli.

von der Leyen participates in the EP plenary debate on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 27 June 2024
President Ursula von der Leyen will participate in the EP plenary debate on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 27 June 2024 in Strasbourg.

Thursday 18 July 

von der Leyen gives a statement as the candidate for President of the Commission
President Ursula von der Leyen will give a statement at the EP plenary as the candidate for President of the Commission in Strasbourg.

Lenarčič receives Pauline Chetcuti
Commissioner Janez Lenarčič will receive Pauline Chetcuti, President of the VOICE.

Friday 19 July 

Reynders in Washington DC
Commissioner Didier Reynders will be in Washington DC.

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 15 July

Violence against women as a human rights issue
The hearing will gather stakeholders from civil society and institutions to look into the various forms of violence against women and girls that are not covered by 2024 Directive on gender violence. The objective will be to provide a perspective that truly contemplates a common comprehensive policy against gender-based violence, offering a comprehensive and effective strategy against this violation of human rights within the framework of the Union.

Thursday 18 July

Climate change and its impact on the economy
The Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO) of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is working on an own-initiative opinion on Climate change and its impact on the economy, with the aim of developing a common narrative about the impact of climate change on the economy.

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

Hungarian Presidency

Monday 15 July – Tuesday 16 July

Informal meeting of energy ministers
The informal meeting will concentrate on the decarbonisation of the energy system. Related to this, the discussions will focus on issues such as the role of geothermal energy, implementation of the 2030 energy policy framework and the role of the national energy and climate plans, a resilient, flexible and integrated electricity system and the contribution of the energy sector to the new competitiveness deal.

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

European Central Bank

Tuesday 16 July

Participation by de Guindos in ECOFIN meeting
Luis de Guindos will participate in the ECOFIN meeting in Brussels. 

Thursday 18 July

Lagarde presents the latest monetary policy decisions
President Christine Lagarde will present the latest monetary policy decisions in the ECB podcast.

More information about ECB events can be found here. 

European Investment Bank

Wednesday 17 July 

Meeting No. 573 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. The agenda will be released at a later date. 

Thursday 18 July 

Scaling up Support on Affordable and Sustainable Housing
The EIB is organising a series of three preparatory meetings and a major conference in the second half of 2024 to discuss challenges faced by the sector and explore best and most effective ways to stimulate support and financing for the construction and renovation of affordable housing in the EU. This first meeting will focus on exploring key administrative, economic and financial barriers and levers to unlock investments, showing successful examples of how these have been overcome. Results from this event will build the basis for technical workshops in early autumn, concluded by a housing conference at the end of this year.

The agenda of the EIB can be found here.

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