Day-by-day

Monday 29 June

• EP: AFET, IMCO, TRAN, LIBE
• EP: INTA to discuss TTIP amendments
• EU-China Summit
• EC: Mogherini meets with Prime Ministers for Belgrade-Pristina dialogue
• EC: Cañete attends the United Nations Assembly High-Level Event on Climate Change
• EC: Johannes Hahn participates in the Informal Eastern Partnership Dialogue
• EESC: Conference on public sector and civil society cooperation on Services of General Interest
• EESC: Conference Space & Society: Towards a European Space Community
• EESC: Public hearing on unconventional fossil fuels
• CoR: 2015 EU-China Urbanization Forum
• FRA: Summit of European Jewish Communities ‘Building common answers’
• CoE Congress: Bureau of the Congress and of its chambers

Tuesday 30 June

• EMI Event: Reform or Repatriation? What does Cameron’s shopping list mean for the EU and Britain’s future in it?
• EMI: Diogo Pinto’s last day as EMI Secretary General
• EP: Political Group meetings
• EESC: 2nd Joint meeting between the EESC and the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum
• EESC: Bureau meeting
• CoR: ENVE Commission meeting
• Ombudsman: EP Hearing on the Ombudsman FRONTEX report
• Presidency: Plenary meeting of the European Judicial Network in Criminal Matters
• Presidency: European Crime Prevention network meeting
• ECHR: 8 judgments
• CoE Congress: Ad hoc reflection group on the participation of young people in the Congress’ work
• CoE Congress: Seminar for national associations of local and regional authorities

Wednesday 1 July

• EMI: Petros Fassoulas’ first day as EMI Secretary General
• Presidency: Start of the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the EU
• EP: Political Group meetings
• EC: College of Commissioners meeting
• EESC: Plenary Session with a vote on the EESC opinion on the ENP review
• CoR: Stakeholder consultation on the simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy
• ECHR: Grand Chamber Hearing Jeronovičs v. Latvia
• CoE Congress: Current Affairs Committee meeting

Thursday 2 July

• EMI: Board meeting
• EP: DROI, LIBE, TAXE
• EC: Creţu meets with members of the Court of Auditors
• EC: Jourová receives European Data Protection Supervisor
• EESC: Plenary Session with a vote on the EESC opinion on the COP21
• EESC: Round table on Regulatory Cooperation in TTIP
• EESC: Public Hearing on Integrated EU Aviation Policy
• FRA: Draft handbook on access to justice in Europe discussed at the Council of Europe
• ECHR: 23 judgments/decisions
• CoE Congress: Post-monitoring visit to the Republic of Moldova

Friday 3 July

• Presidency: Official launch of the Presidency with a Commission visit to Luxembourg

 

Institutional agendas

EMI

Tuesday 30 June
Reform or Repatriation? What does Cameron’s shopping list mean for the EU and Britain’s future in it?
The EMI organises an event to discuss Britain’s future in the EU. Just days after David Cameron is due to present his shopping list to EU leaders at the European Council, we are gathering an expert panel to discuss how his agenda will affect the EU as a whole and what lies ahead for Britain’s membership of the EU?
More information available here.

Diogo Pinto’s last day as EMI Secretary General

Wednesday 1 July
Petros Fassoulas’ first day as EMI Secretary General

Thursday 2 July
EMI Board meeting

 

European Parliament

Monday 29 June
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Exchange of views on the results of the European Council on Defence and Security; Consideration of amendments: An EU strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian region; Adoption of amendments: Trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Full agenda.

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Adoption of amendments: Reduction of pollutant emissions from road vehicles; Adoption of draft opinion:  Single-member private limited liability companies; Consideration of amendments: Towards Improved Single Market Regulation.
Full agenda.

Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Exchange of views with: the General Rapporteur for Budget, Mr Fernandes; Executive Director of EASA and European Commission representative on the follow-up to the Germanwings crash; DG COMP on State aid in transport infrastructure; the Commission on the Masterplan Romanian railway system.
Full agenda.

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Hearing: Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and Hate Speech in Europe. Session I: Anti-Semitism in the EU; Session 2: Islamophobia in the EU; Session 3: Hate Speech.
Full agenda.

Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Extraordinary meeting. Consideration of amendments and requests for a split or separate votes tabled to a report in Plenary on ‘Recommendations to the European Commission on the TTIP negotiations’; exchange of views on Towards a European Energy Union.
Full agenda.

Wednesday 30 June – Thursday 2 July
Political Group meetings

Thursday 2 July
Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)

Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect (TAXE)
Jointly with ECON: Exchange of views with Jean-Claude Juncker and Pierre Moscovici; Exchange of views with Richard Murphy, Tax Research LLP and founding member of the Tax Justice Network; Exchange of views with Arjen W.H. Meij, Former Judge at the Court of First Instance; Exchange of views with multinational corporations.
Full agenda.

 

Council of Ministers

Monday 29 June
EU-China summit in Brussels.
Leaders will review the implementation of the EU-China 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation. They will also discuss multilateral cooperation on trade, climate and development issues, in addition to regional and foreign policy issues.
An agenda of Council meetings can be found here.

 

European Commission and High Representative

Monday 29 June
Federica Mogherini receives Prime Ministers Aleksandar Vučić and Isa Mustafa in the framework of the EU facilitated dialogue for the normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Pristina

Miguel Arias Cañete attends the United Nations Assembly High-Level Event on Climate Change in New York

Johannes Hahn participates in the Informal Eastern Partnership Dialogue in Minsk

Wednesday 1 July
College of Commissioner meeting

Thursday 2 July
Corina Creţu in Luxembourg to meet with members of the Court of Auditors

Vĕra Jourová receives European Data Protection Supervisor Giovanni Buttarelli

Wednesday 3 July
Meeting of the College of Commissioners with the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Union, in Luxembourg

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

 

European Economic and Social Committee

Monday 29 June

Conference: Cooperation between the public sector and civil society in providing social Services of General Interest: solutions and concepts in Member States.
This conference aims to exchange best practices of cooperation in different Member States and to reflect on the provision of social Services of General Interest at the European level.

Conference: Space & Society Conference – Towards a European Space Community.
The conference will be an opportunity to assemble protagonists of the space industry on a European and local level. Discussions will cover SMEs and the missing links for growth and the creation of new jobs opportunities, space educational activities and the creation of a European Space Community.

Public hearing on unconventional fossil fuel

Tuesday 30 June

Study Group meeting: Improving the performance of national dual training systems

2nd Joint meeting between the EESC and the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum.
The objective of the meeting is to discuss themes of common interest for the EU and Russian civil society. On the agenda this year will be questions such as the restrictive legislation for civil society development in Russia, the role of media in influencing social and political processes, trans-border corruption and the impact of tensions in the EU-Russia relations on the EU and Russian societies.

Bureau meeting

Wednesday 1 – Thursday 2 July

509th plenary session
Statement on the Europe in Harmony video challenge – video presentations of the ten finalists; Discussion on the priorities of the Luxembourg presidency of the Council of the EU, with Nicolas Schmit, Luxembourg Minister for Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy; Vote on the opinion ‘Towards a new European Neighbourhood Policy’; Vote on the opinion A Framework Strategy for an Energy Union (communication); Debate on the reform of the CAP with Commissioner Phil Hogan; Review of the Latvian presidency of the Council of the EU; Debate on climate change with Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete; vote on the EESC opinion on the COP21: ‘The Paris Protocol (communication)’.
Meeting page

Thursday 2 July

Civil society stakeholders discussion with the EU Chief Negotiator: Regulatory Cooperation in TTIP.
The Round table will enable civil society representative to comment the proposals of the European Commission on the regulatory cooperation chapter in TTIP, and to express their recommendations.

Public Hearing: Integrated EU Aviation Policy.
The objective of the hearing is to gather relevant views that will help the EESC shape concrete proposals for an integrated aviation policy in the EU and to identify the scale of possible benefits.

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 29 June

2015 EU-China Urbanization Forum
The Urbanisation Forum consists of 4 subfora. One of these subfora, on energy sustainability, is organised jointly by the Committee of the Region’s E2 Unit, the European Commission, the Covenant of Mayors Office and Europe-China Clean Energy Centre (EC2). The other 3 subfora, also taking place at the CoR, are Smart Cities; Sustainable transport; and the Europe-China Forum on Sustainable Cities. The afternoon Plenary Session will feature the signature of agreements between cities/companies testified by the leaders – EC Pres. Juncker and Chinese PM Li Keqiang.

Tuesday 30 June

4th meeting of the ENVE Commission
Own initiative Opinion on Developing the potential of Ocean Energy; Opinion on the Paris Protocol – A blueprint for tackling global climate change beyond 2020; Opinion on Energy Union Package: round table discussion on The EU Energy Union policy and adoption of draft opinion.

Wednesday 1 July

Stakeholder consultation on The simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy
The EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development has signalled that CAP Simplification is his priority for 2015. The Committee of the Regions as the guardian of subsidiarity can provide a fundamental contribution on how to make the CAP work for local and regional authorities.

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.

 

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Sunday 28 – Monday 29 June
Summit of European Jewish Communities ‘Building common answers,’ in Barcelona.
The summit aims to bring representatives of Jewish communities, professional on crises management and emergency preparedness, and experts on geopolitical and social issues together to reflect on the situation the Jewish communities after the events in Toulouse, Paris and Copenhagen.

Thursday 2 – Friday 3 July
Draft handbook on access to justice in Europe discussed at the Council of Europe
The meeting will be an opportunity for FRA to collect expert feedback on the second draft of its ‘Handbook on Access to Justice in Europe’ that it is preparing jointly with Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights.

More information about EU Agency for Fundamental Rights events can be found here.

 

European Ombudsman

Tuesday 30 June
FRONTEX hearing in the European Parliament.
The European Parliament is organising a hearing following the Ombudsman’s special report to Parliament on FRONTEX.

More information about European Ombudsman events can be found here.

 

Latvian Presidency

Monday June 29 – Tuesday June 30
Plenary meeting of the European Judicial Network in Criminal Matters
The agenda traditionally includes issues related to the most topical issues and the most frequently applied legal assistance tools in criminal and judicial cooperation, problems with their application or planned legislative initiatives, as well as cooperation with third countries.

European Crime Prevention network (EUCPN) Second Board meeting
The board meeting will bring together high-level officials from the EU Member States responsible for the coordination and dissemination of information on crime prevention in the corresponding Member States

The event calendar of the Presidency can be found here.

 

Luxembourg Presidency

Wednesday 1 July
Start of the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the EU

Friday 3 July
Official launch of the Presidency
Commission visit to Luxembourg

 

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (Council of Europe)

Monday 29 June
Bureau of the Congress and of its chambers meeting in Strasbourg.

Tuesday 30 June
Ad hoc reflection group on the participation of young people in the Congress’ work in Strasbourg.

Seminar for national associations of local and regional authorities on the Council of Europe ONE in FIVE campaign and the Congress’s Pact for Towns and Regions in the Netherlands.

Wednesday 1 July
Current Affairs Committee meeting in the Netherlands.

Thursday 2 July
Post-monitoring visit to the Republic of Moldova

 

ECHR (Council of Europe)

Tuesday 30 June
8 judgments

Wednesday 1 July
Grand Chamber Hearing Jeronovičs v. Latvia

Thursday 2 July
23 judgments and / or decisions

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