Day-by-day

Monday 13 July

• EP: TAXE, ECON, INTA, CONT, TRAN, REGI, CULT, JURI
• Agriculture and Fisheries Council
• Eurogroup
• EC: 10th round TTIP negotiations
• EC: Mogherini visits EUNAVFOR Med mission headquarters
• EC: Stylianides visits the USA; Navracsics visits Belgrade, Serbia
• EESC: Seminar: Climate Conference – challenges and prospects
• EESC: Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment meeting
• CoR: Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget
• CoR: Second seminar on the Future of Cohesion Policy beyond 2020
• COSAC: Meeting of the Chairpersons
• Third Financing for Development Conference

Tuesday 14 July

• EP: DROI, AFET, SEDE, DEVE, INTA, CONT, TRAN, REGI, CULT, JURI, FEMM, PETI
• Trilogue on the EU 2016 budget
• Economic and Financial Affairs Council
• EC: Conference on climate change and food security at Milan EXPO 2015
• EC: Šefčovič at Working Group on the «Implementation of the Declaration on the development of cooperation in the field of energy» between Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey and the Commission
• EC: Šefčovič at launch Czech V4 Presidency
• EC: Navracsics visits Pristina, Kosovo
• EESC: Section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption meeting
• CoR: Seminar Monitoring polycentric territorial development in Europe
• CoE: Commissioner for Human Rights visits Belgium

Wednesday 15 July

• EP: AFET, BUDG, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, IMCO, AGRI, PECH, LIBE, AFCO
• EC: Weekly College meeting in Brussels
• EC: Šefčovič meets gas companies concerning supply of gas related to Ukraine
• EC: Hahn receives a group of Ukrainian Deputy Ministers
• EC: Vella at the North Atlantic Fisheries Ministers Conference
• EESC: EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement: an ambitious deal to boost both growth and jobs
• EESC: Consultative Commission on Industrial Change meeting
• EESC: EU Domestic Advisory Group under the EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement
• CoR: Commission for Economic Policy meeting

Thursday 16 July

• EP: BUDG, ECON, ENVI, ITRE, IMCO, AGRI, LIBE
• Informal meeting of Ministers of Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
• EC: President Jean-Claude Juncker visits Cyprus
• EC: Cañete receives US Special Envoy for climate change
• EESC: Section for External Relations meeting
• FRA: Roma inclusion and local engagement in practice
• Congress: Regional Seminar ‘Promoting citizen participation in Armenia
• ECHR: 84 judgments

Friday 17 July

• Informal meeting of Ministers of Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
• EC: Šefčovič visits the Democratic Republic of Congo
• EC: Andriukaitis at EXPO Milan and Citizens’ Dialogue
• CoE: 7th International Youth Camp ‘Dialogue’

Saturday 18 July – Sunday 19 July

• Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate

 

Institutional agendas

European Parliament

Monday 13 July

Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Exchange of views with Commissioner Cecilia Malmström; consideration of draft motion for a resolution on the Accession of Ecuador to the Trade Agreement concluded between the EU and its Member States and Colombia and Peru;   Exchange of views with UNCITRAL Secretary-General, Renaud Sorieul, on the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration.
Full agenda.

Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Exchange of views with Commissioner Marianne Thyssen in the context of the EU policy towards the Roma; Presentation of the 2014 Annual Report of OLAF by the Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud Office, Giovanni Kessler; Presentation of the study on EU Funds for the Migration policies: Analysis of efficiency and best practice for the future.
Full agenda.

Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Consideration of amendments on Towards a European Energy Union; consideration of amendments on Towards a new international climate agreement in Paris; Exchange of views with Brian Simpson, European Coordinator for Motorways of the Seas.
Full agenda.

Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Workshop on Territorial Governance and Cohesion Policy.
Full agenda.

Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
Public Hearing on Destruction and trafficking of cultural heritage.
Full agenda.

Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
Including the adoption of a draft report on The possible extension of geographical indication protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products; and the adoption of a draft report 30th and 31st annual reports on monitoring the application of EU Law (2012-2013).
Full agenda.

Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect (TAXE) and Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Exchange of views with finance ministers of Member States; Exchange of views with ECOFIN Council Presidency;  Exchange of views with Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission and Pierre Moscovici, Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs.
Full agenda.

Tuesday 14 July

Committee on International Trade (INTA) and Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Joint Public Hearing on Human right conditionalities in the context of regional trade agreements with African countries.

Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Exchange of views with H.E. Mr. Joachim Ruecker, President of the UN Human Rights Council; Exchange of views on protection of schools and universities from military use during armed conflicts, including presentation of guidelines drafted by Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA); Exchange of views on the current human rights situation in Cambodia.
Full agenda.

Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Exchange of views the Maciej Popowski, Deputy Secretary General, EEAS on What perspectives for the CSDP after the June European Council?; exchange of views with representatives of the UN and Plan International on Children in armed conflicts.
Full agenda.

Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Public Hearing: Security in Association Agreement countries – Ukraine and the frozen conflicts in Moldova and Georgia. With Ambassador Lamberto ZANNIER, OSCE Secretary General.
Full agenda.

Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Public Hearing: Arms export controls.
Full agenda.

Committee on Development (DEVE)
Adoption of draft report The role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation; presentation of study The cost of corruption in developing countries – how effectively is aid being spent?; exchange of views on Gender and Development; exchange of views on The humanitarian crisis in South Sudan.
Full agenda.

Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Adoption of draft recommendation and draft report on the Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization;  Presentation of the Senior Official Working Group report on the EU-Turkey Customs Union; exchange of views on the State of Play on the Doha Development Agenda.
Full agenda.

Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
Adoption of draft report Protecting the European Union’s financial interests: Towards performance-based controls of Common Agricultural Policy; exchange of views on the results of the Mission to the Sahrawi refugee camp of Tindouf in Algeria; public hearing on The use of EU funds in Member States in partnership with companies (contractors or subcontractors) outside of a given Member State.
Full agenda.

Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Vote on Implementation of the 2011 White Paper on Transport: taking stock and the way forward towards sustainable mobility; consideration of draft opinion Safe use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) in the field of civil aviation;  Presentation by the Court of Auditors of a Special Report on Inland Waterways.
Full agenda.

Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Public Hearing on Cohesion Policy and Marginalised Communities; Consideration of draft report on Cohesion policy and marginalised communities;  Exchange of views with Mr Giovanni Kessler, Director-General, European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).
Full agenda.

Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
Adoption of draft report on Promoting youth entrepreneurship through education and training; Exchange of views with Commissioner Günther Oettinger, Commissioner responsible for Digital Economy and Society.
Full agenda.

Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
In camera exchanges of views on the requests for the waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Dan Nica and Béla Kovács; exchange of views on the Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union by increasing the number of judges at the General Court.
Full agenda.

Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
With, amongst other issues, a vote on the draft report ‘Women’s careers in science and University and glass ceilings encountered’, and a vote on the draft opinion ‘Cohesion policy and marginalised communities’.
Full agenda.

Committee on Petitions (PETI)
On the agenda petitions regarding, amongst other issues, children’s rights, discrimination and social affairs.
Full agenda.

Trilogue on the General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016.

Wednesday 15 July

Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Exchange of views with Jean-Francois Cautain, newly appointed Head of the EU Delegation to Pakistan; adoption of draft report on The current political situation in Afghanistan;   Exchange of views with a group of Ukrainian Deputy Ministers in charge of European integration, on the implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement; consideration of draft report on EU-China Relations.
Full agenda.

Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Follow-up to the Budget seminar; Annual meeting with EU Agencies; Public Hearing ‘The EU budget and SMEs’.
Full agenda.

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Economic Dialogue and exchange of views with Pierre Gramegna, ECOFIN President and Minister for Finance of Luxembourg; Scrutiny of delegated acts and implementing measures.
Full agenda.

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) Debriefing on trilogue on the Establishment of a European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work; adoption of draft report  Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation in combatting unemployment; adoption of oral question on Precarious employment; exchange of views on the Fundamental Rights Agency report «Severe labour exploitation: workers moving within or into the European Union».
Full agenda.

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
Vote on the Limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from medium combustion plants; vote on Emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery; consideration of draft report The possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the use of genetically modified food and feed on their territory.
Full agenda.

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Consideration of amendments Towards a European Energy Union; Vote on European single market for electronic communications; Consideration of draft report Achieving the 10% electricity interconnection target – Making Europe’s electricity grid fit for 2020.
Full agenda.

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Update on trialogues and events: European single market for electronic communications and to achieve a Connected Continent, and A high common level of network and information security across the Union; consideration of draft report  Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain; consideration of compromise amendments EEA-Switzerland: Obstacles with regard to the full implementation of the internal market.
Full agenda.

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Presentation of two Special Reports by Kersti Kaljulaid, Member of the European Court of Auditors, on ‘Technical assistance: what contribution has it made to agriculture and rural development?’ and ‘Are financial instruments a successful and promising tool in the rural development area?’; consideration of amendments on the draft report Organic production and labelling of organic products.
Full agenda.

Committee on Fisheries (PECH)
With the adoption of a draft recommendation on the Accession to the Extended Commission of the Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna; consideration of working document on Common rules with a view to the application of the external dimension of the CFP, including fisheries agreements; and a presentation of a study entitled ‘Pelagic Fisheries and the Canning Industry in Outermost Regions’.
Full agenda.

Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO)
Exchange of views on Improving the functioning of the European Union building on the potential of the Lisbon Treaty; exchange of views on a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament on the detailed provisions governing the exercise of the European Parliament’s right of inquiry replacing the Decision of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 19 April 1995.
Full agenda.

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Adoption of draft report on the Use of Passenger Name Record data (EU PNR); Joint debate on a Proposal for a Council Decision establishing provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and Greece.
Full agenda.

Thursday 16 July

Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Exchange of views and outcome of the trilogue of 14 July 2015 on the General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016 – all sections; reconsultation of the Committee on Financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Full agenda.

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Exchange of views with Margrethe Vestager, Commissioner for Competition; reconsultation of the Committee on Securities Financing Transactions; consideration of draft report on Harmonised indices of consumer prices.
Full agenda.

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
Consideration of amendments on Towards a new international climate agreement in Paris.
Full agenda.

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
State of play of European Research Policy, Exchange of views with Commissioner Carlos Moedas; exchange of views on the Commission Communication «A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe»; Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Visit of the Luxembourg Minister for Economy and Trade.
Full agenda.

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Presentation of a Study on Smart Single Market Regulation; exchange with the Commission on the Communication «A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe»; consideration of amendments on Towards Improved Single Market Regulation.
Full agenda.

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Exchange of views with the Commission concerning the fight against the cross border spread of African swine fever and its implications on the farming sector; Presentation of two reports by the Commission on mandatory indications of origin.
Full agenda.

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Consideration of working documents on solidarity and on safe and legal access regarding The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration; Presentation of the Annual Report on the Situation of Asylum in the European Union 2014.
Full agenda.

 

Council of Ministers

Monday 13 July

Agriculture and Fisheries Council
Exchange of views on the Commission Communication reviewing the decision-making process on genetically modified organisms (GMOs); discussion on a regulation proposal on the possibility for member states to restrict or prohibit the use of genetically modified food and feed; debate on market evolutions, including the impact on the EU market of import ban on EU agricultural products imposed by Russia in August 2014; presentation of the work programme of the Luxembourg Presidency in the agriculture and fisheries sectors.

Eurogroup

Tuesday 14 July

Economic and Financial Affairs Council
Exchange of views on the work programme of the Luxembourg Presidency; adoption of country-specific recommendations to the EU member states and to the euro area as a whole on economic, fiscal and employment policies; discussion of the Five presidents’ report on completing Economic and Monetary Union.

Thursday 16 – Friday 17 July

Informal meeting of Ministers of Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
In Luxembourg. Attended by the European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Marianne Thyssen. Including a discussion and press conference with ministers from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.

An agenda of Council meetings can be found here.

 

European Commission and High Representative

Monday 13 – Friday 17 July

10th round of EU-US trade negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) in Brussels.

Monday 13 July

High Representative Federica Mogherini visits the headquarters of the EUNAVFOR Med mission, in Rome.

Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides visit the USA; he will meet with representatives of the US Administration and visit the National Response Coordination Center (FEMA) in Washington.

Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Tibor Navracsics visits Belgrade, Serbia.

Tuesday 14 July

Conference on climate change and food security: challenges for plant health, plant breeding and genetic resources
The conference at EXPO 2015 in Milan aims to promote the long term sustainability of the food chain to ensure food security, and will debate on the emerging risks to high quality and health of plants and seeds which are also crucial to ensure sustainable and productive agriculture.

Vice-President for the Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič provides welcoming remarks at the first meeting of the Working Group on the «Implementation of the Declaration on the development of cooperation in the field of energy» between Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey and the European Commission, in Brussels.

Vice-President for the Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič gives a keynote speech at the conference «Geopolitics, Energy and Central Europe: What next?» to launch the Czech Presidency of the V4 countries, in Brussels.

Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Tibor Navracsics visits Pristina, Kosovo.

Wednesday 15 July

Weekly College meeting in Brussels

Vice-President for the Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič  meets with CEOs from gas companies (E.ON, ENGIE, OMV, PGNiG, RWE, ENI, SPP, Statoil) concerning supply of gas related to Ukraine, in Brussels.

Commissioner for the European Neighbourhood Policy Johannes Hahn receives a group of Ukrainian Deputy Ministers.

Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella visits Malta for the North Atlantic Fisheries Ministers Conference.

Thursday 16 July

President Jean-Claude Juncker visits Cyprus.

Commissioner for Climate Miguel Arias Cañete receives US Special Envoy for climate change Todd Stern.

Friday 17 July

Vice-President for the Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič visits the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis at EXPO Milan: addresses the Conference on Food Safety and Nutrition: Towards 2050 and participates in Citizens’ Dialogue.

A full list with meetings of Commissioners can be found here.

 

European Economic and Social Committee

Monday 13 July

Seminar: Climate Conference – challenges and prospects in Paris
The seminar will discuss the state of the COP21 negotiations; the challenges of the negotiations for employment; and sectoral and social challenges of climate change.

Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment (NAT) meeting
Discussion of the following own-initiative opinions: Continuing education and training (CVET) in rural areas; Rural Development Programmes – Sticking Plasters or Green Shoots of Recovery?; the importance of agricultural trade for the future development of farming and the agricultural economy in the EU in the context of global food security; Opportunities and processes for civil society involvement in the implementation of the Post-2015 agenda in the EU.

Tuesday 14 July

Section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption (INT) meeting
Presentation on State Aid by the European Commission. Discussion of the following own-initiative opinions: State aid to firms: is it efficient and effective?; Family Businesses in Europe as a source of renewed growth and better jobs; Towards digital health – electronic information for safe use of medicinal products; SBA experiences in the USA and EU: «best practices» for innovative SME actions. Preliminary discussion of the CCMI draft opinion on Fighting corruption. Discussion of an Additional opinion on Delegated acts.

Wednesday 15 July

Event: EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement: an ambitious deal to boost both growth and jobs
The members of the EESC Japan Follow-up Committee are working together with their counterparts to present a concerted position to the authorities on both sides concerning the inclusion of a joint civil society monitoring body in the EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement, whose negotiations are now underway. The event aims to further develop ideas and provide a space for exchanging views, i.a. by taking stock of existing civil society monitoring bodies.

Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (CCMI) meeting
Adoption of the following own-initiative opinions: Fighting corruption in the EU: meeting business and civil society concerns; Shifting economics in the World, consequences for EU competitiveness; Prospects for long-term smart, sustainable development of European offshore industry and its relations with the EU’s maritime sectors; Effects of digitalisation on employment in service industries; Creative and cultural industries — a European asset to be used in global competition.

EU Domestic Advisory Group under the EU-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement
Update from DG Trade on preparation for the meetings with Korea under the trade and sustainable development chapter, to be held in Seoul on 9-10 September; EU DAG preparatory discussion for the workshop on labour (Seoul, 9 September 2015); EU DAG preparatory discussion for the EU-Korea Civil Society Forum (Seoul, 10 September 2015).

Thursday 16 July

Section for External Relations (REX) meeting
Adoption of draft opinions on: Agriculture, rural areas and sustainable development in the Eastern Partnership countries; Towards an ILO convention against gender-based violence at work; Corporate social and societal responsibility as a catalyst in the EU’s partnership agreements (trade, investment and cooperation/development); Revision of the Association Agreement between the EU and Mexico; The role of the EIDHR in democratic transition – Tunisia, a case study.

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 13 July

Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget (COTER) meeting
On the agenda: Statement by Iskra Mihaylova, chair of the European Parliament Committee on Regional Development (REGI), and debate; adoption of opinion on Financial instruments in support of territorial development; Statement by Nadia Calviño, Director-General for Budget of the European Commission, and debate; exploratory debate on the opinion on The Draft EU Budget for 2016; Report on the outcome of the technical workshop on The future of Cohesion policy beyond 2020 and discussion.

Second seminar on the Future of Cohesion Policy beyond 2020 – From challenges to models
Seminar in the context of the project ‘the future cohesion policy’, which aims to address a number of fundamental questions and issues related to Cohesion policy, bringing a strong regional and CoR perspective into the discussion at an early stage. The basis of the discussion will be the study Report I, divided into two parts: ‘Gaps, trends and challenges with impact at regional and local level’ and ‘Effectiveness, Efficiency and Governance of Cohesion Policy at regional and local level’.

Tuesday 14 July

Seminar Monitoring polycentric territorial development in Europe with novel indicators: beyond GDP and NUTS2
The seminar will address the following questions: Which are the patterns of territorial development that can better foster growth and employment?; Is a polycentric Europe a means to reduce disparities within Europe and between European regions?; How to define and measure the drivers for a more territorially balanced Europe?

Wednesday 15 July

Commission for Economic Policy (ECON) meeting
Exchange of views on opinions on: The local and regional dimension of the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA); The local and regional dimension of the Sharing Economy. Discussion and adoption of the opinion on the Tax Transparency Package.

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.

 

Luxembourg Presidency

Saturday 18 – Sunday 19 July

Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate in Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg. Attended by European Commissioner for Climate Miguel Arias Cañete.

The event calendar of the Presidency can be found here.

 

EU Agency for Fundamental Rights

Thursday 16 July

Roma inclusion and local engagement in practice
Local site visit to Mantova, Italy, for the FRA project Local engagement for Roma inclusion (LERI). FRA and local field experts will meet representatives of the municipality, members of the Sinti community, as well as local NGOs. During the visit FRA will discuss the local project plans that will be developed as part of the participatory research activities

More information about the FRA activities can be found here.

 

COSAC

Monday 13 July

Meeting of the Chairpersons of COSAC in Luxembourg.
Procedural issues and miscellaneous matters: Briefing on the results of the Presidential Troika of COSAC, Draft agenda of the LIV COSAC, Outline of the 24th Bi-annual Report of COSAC, Cofinancing and appointment of the Permanent Member of the COSAC Secretariat, Letters received by the Presidency. Debate: Priorities of the Luxembourgish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, with a keynote from Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel; Debate on Strengthening of the political dialogue by introducing a “green card” and improvement of the reasoned opinion procedure (“yellow card”), with keynote speakers: Paulo Mota Pinto, Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs of the Assembleia da República of Portugal, Lord Timothy Boswell, Chairperson of the European Union Committee of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom, and Vice-President Frans Timmermans.

More information about the COSAC meeting can be found here.

 

Third Financing for Development Conference

Monday 13 – Thursday 16 July

Third Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Plenary meetings: opening plenary on Monday 13 July and closing plenary on Thursday 16 July and six plenary meeting in between.
Round tables: three round tables on the theme ‘Global partnership and the three dimensions of sustainable development’; three round tables on the theme ‘Ensuring policy coherence and an enabling environment at all levels for sustainable development’.
CSO Forum: on 11 and 12 July.
International Business Forum: on 14 July. The Forum gives business and investors the opportunity to influence the global dialogue to ensure an enabling environment for business and underscore the role and success of the private sector in delivering development solutions.
Bilateral meetings: bilateral meetings among States at the Head of State or Government or ministerial level.
Attended by Commissioner Neven Mimica and High Representative Federica Mogherini.

Conference website. 

 

Council of Europe

Friday 17 –Tuesday 21 July

7th International Youth Camp ‘Dialogue’
The camp, organized by the Youth Department of the Council of Europe and the National Youth Council of Russia, will take place in the Kaluga Region (Russia) and bring together 150 young people from different ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds. The camp will help participants better communicate in an intercultural environment and promote cultural diversity in their communities.

Find the list of Council of Europe events here.

 

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (Council of Europe)

Tuesday 14 and Thursday 16 July

Regional Seminar ‘Promoting citizen participation in Armenia’
In Yeghegnadzor and Aghveran, Armenia. The seminar, organised within the project Support to Consolidating Local Democracy in Armenia, is part of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Armenia. Mayors and councillors will discuss local citizen participation, including pilot initiatives supported by the Council of Europe. Citizen Participation Guidelines will be developed on the basis of initiatives presented and discussed during these seminars.

The Congress calendar can be found here.

 

Commissioner for Human Rights (Council of Europe)

Tuesday 14 – Saturday 18 July

Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks on visit to Belgium

More information can be found here.

 

ECHR (Council of Europe)

Thursday 16 July

84 judgments and / or decisions in writing

More information on upcoming hearings and judgments can be found here.