Weekly agenda 

The week ahead 22 - 28 March 2021  
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    • Plenary session 

      1. No event for this day 

    • President's agenda 

      15:00           Meeting with the Speaker of the Parliament of Ukraine, Mr Dmytro Razumkov

       

      15:00           Signing of memorandum of understanding with Ukraine

    • Conference Of Presidents 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Press conferences 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Conciliation/Trialogue 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Parliamentary committees 

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        CONT 
        Committee on Budgetary Control 
        Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G3 

        Votes - first round - amendments (final vote Tuesday, 23 March)

        • 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Commission (DEC), adoption of draft report - Rapporteur: Joachim KUHS (ID, DE)
        • 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU - 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th EDFs (DEC), adoption of draft report - Rapporteur Ryszard CZARNECKI (ECR, PL)

        Discharge 2019: Agencies

        Adoption of draft reports (DEC) Rapporteur: Ryszard CZARNECKI (ECR, PL)

        • Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2019: performance, financial management and control
        • European Banking Authority (EBA)
        • European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
        • European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
        • European Environment Agency (EEA)
        • European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA)
        • European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
        • European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
        • European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
        • European Medicines Agency (EMA)
        • European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)
        • European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
        • European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)
        • European Union Agency for Railways (ERA)
        • Euratom Supply Agency (ESA)
        • European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
        • European Training Foundation (ETF)
        • European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA)
        • European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust)
        • European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (EUROPOL)
        • European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX)
        • European GNSS Agency (GSA)

        Adoption of draft reports (DEC) - Rapporteur Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI (ECR, PL)

        • European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)
        • Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC)
        • Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT))
        • European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)
        • European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL)
        • European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
        • European Asylum Support Office (EASO)
        • European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)
        • European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
        • European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound)
        • European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)

        Discharge 2019: Joint undertakings

        Rapporteur: Ryszard CZARNECKI (ECR, PL)

        • Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) 
        • Aeronautics and Environment (Clean Sky)
        • Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership (ECSEL)
        • Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH)
        • Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) J
        • International Fusion Energy Organisation (ITER)
        • Safety of air navigation (SESAR)
        • Shift2Rail  (Shift2Rail)

        Debate

        • Implementation report on the EU Trust Funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (INI), consideration of draft opinion - Rapporteur for the opinion Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ (EPP, ) (16.45 – 17.30)

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        PETI 
        Committee on Petitions 
        Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 
        • New Disability Strategy - exchange of views with Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality (16.45)
        • The protection of persons with disabilities through petitions: lessons learnt, exchange of views - rapporteur Alex AGIUS SALIBA (S&D, MT) (17.45)

    • Delegations 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Public hearings 

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    • Special events 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Official visits 

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    • Formal sittings 

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    • Plenary session 

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    • President's agenda 

      09:30           Meeting with the Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister, Ms Arancha Gonzalez Laya

       

      17:15           Meeting with the Italian Minister of Agriculture, Mr Stefano Patuanelli

    • Conference Of Presidents 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Press conferences 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Conciliation/Trialogue 

      1. No event for this day 

    • Parliamentary committees 

      1. ECON 
        JURI 
        Joint meeting: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs / Committee on Legal Affairs 
        • Public Hearing: WIRECARD - Lessons learned - draft agenda and further information will be available here.
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        ECON 
        Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 
        Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 

        Debates

        • Digital taxation: OECD negotiations, tax residency of digital companies and a possible European Digital Tax (INI) - adoption of draft report - Co- rapporteurs: Andreas SCHWAB (PPE, DE),Martin  HLAVACEK (Renew,CZ)

        • Public Hearing with Andrea ENRIA, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB

        • Public Hearing with Elke KONIG, Chairperson of the Single Resolution Board (SRB) (10.15-11.15)

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        ENVI 
        Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 
        Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050 

        Debates

        • Exchange of views with the Commission on the issue of export of pesticides that have been banned in the EU and the setting of maximum residue limits for pesticides banned in the EU
        • Exchange of views with Ms Emer COOKE, Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency, on the update of evaluation and authorisation of COVID-19 vaccines
        • Amending Regulation (EC) No 851/2004 establishing a European Centre for disease prevention and control - Consideration of draft report - Rapporteur: Joanna KOPCIŃSKA (ECR, PL)
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        CONT 
        Committee on Budgetary Control 
        Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G3 

        Votes -  second round - final vote

        The precise opening and closing times of the votes, provisionally set from 9.30 to 10.30, will be announced by the Chair.


        Debates

        • Update of advance purchase agreement of vaccines against COVID-19 (9.30 – 10.30) - exchange of views with Sandra GALINA, Director-General of DG SANTE

        Joint meeting with Committee on Development (DEVE)

        • ECA Special Report 02/2021: EU humanitarian aid for education: helps children in need, but should be longer-term and reach more girls, presentation of the special report by reporting ECA Member Hannu TAKKULA - Rapporteur Maria GRAPINI (S&D, RO) (10.30 – 12.00)

        Joint meeting with Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)

        • ECA Special Report 26/2020: Marine environment: EU protection is wide but not
        • deep, presentation of the special report by reporting ECA Member João Figueiredo -
        • Rapporteur Marian-Jean MARINESCU (EPP, RO) (13.45 – 14.45)

        Joint meeting with Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)

        and Committee on Budgets (BUDG)

        • ECA Review 01/2021: The EU’s initial contribution to the public health response to COVID-19, Presentation of the Review by reporting ECA Member Joëlle ELVINGER (14.45 – 16.00)

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        ENVI 
        Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 
        Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G-3 

        Debates

        Joint meeting with the Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)

        • ECA Special Report 26/2020: Marine environment: EU protection is wide but not
          deep - Presentation of the special report by reporting ECA Member João FIGUEIREDO

        Joint meeting with the Committee on Budgets (BUDG) and the Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)

        • ECA Review 01/2021: The EU’s initial contribution to the public health response to
          COVID-19 - Presentation of the Review by reporting ECA Member Joëlle ELVINGER
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        PETI 
        Committee on Petitions 
        Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 

        Vote

        • Final vote on Draft Motion for a resolution on chemical residues in the Baltic Sea based on petitions 1328/2019 and 0406/2020, rapporteur Dolors MONTSERRAT (EPP, ES) (13.45)

        Debates

        • Discussion on petitions on the freedom of education (Spain)
        • Petitions related to health - the EU vaccination strategy (Belgium) and tattoo-inks and pigments ban (Austria); and the environment - Water Framework directive (France) and Natura 2000 protected areas (Poland, Germany) (16.45-18.45)
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        FEMM 
        Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 
        Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 

         European Parliament side-event

        • UN Commission on the Status of Women: “Enhancing gender equality and women's empowerment in the Covid-19 recovery” (17.00 – 18.45) - Interventions by delegates and Members of the European Parliament draft programme

    • Delegations 

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    • Public hearings 

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    • Special events 

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    • Official visits 

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    • Formal sittings 

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    • Plenary session 
      Brussels 

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        Debates 
        Resumption of session and order of business 
        Joint debate - Preparation of the European Council and Digital Green Certificate 
        Preparation of the European Council meeting of 25 and 26 March 2021 
        Procedure file:2021/2585(RSP)  
        Digital Green Certificate 
        Procedure file:2021/2609(RSP)  
        Joint debate - The Reform of EU Own Resources 
        System of own resources of the European Union 
        Procedure file:2018/0132(APP)  
        Report: Valérie Hayer, José Manuel Fernandes ( A9-0047/2021 )  
        BUDG 
        Own resource based on non-recycled plastic packaging waste and certain aspects of the GNI-based own resource 
        Procedure file:2018/0131(NLE)  
        Report: José Manuel Fernandes, Valérie Hayer ( A9-0048/2021 )  
        BUDG 
        Collection of own resources accruing from value added tax 
        Procedure file:2018/0133(NLE)  
        Report: Valérie Hayer, José Manuel Fernandes ( A9-0049/2021 )  
        BUDG 
        Joint debate - Capital Markets Recovery Package: adjustments to the securitisation framework 
        General framework for securitisation and specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation to help the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis 
        Procedure file:2020/0151(COD)  
        Report: Paul Tang ( A9-0215/2020 )  
        ECON 
        Amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards adjustments to the securitisation framework to support the economic recovery in response to the COVID-19 crisis 
        Procedure file:2020/0156(COD)  
        Report: Othmar Karas ( A9-0213/2020 )  
        ECON 
        Guidelines for the 2022 Budget - Section III  
        Procedure file:2020/2265(BUI)  
        Report: Karlo Ressler ( A9-0046/2021 )  
        BUDG 
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        Debates 
        Implementation of the Ambient Air Quality Directives 
        Procedure file:2020/2091(INI)  
        Report: Javi López ( A9-0037/2021 )  
        ENVI 
        New EU-Africa Strategy 
        Procedure file:2020/2041(INI)  
        Report: Chrysoula Zacharopoulou ( A9-0017/2021 )  
        DEVE 
        Short presentations of the following reports: 
        Shaping digital education policy 
        Procedure file:2020/2135(INI)  
        Report: Victor Negrescu ( A9-0042/2021 )  
        CULT 
        Impact on fisheries of marine litter 
        Procedure file:2019/2160(INI)  
        Report: Catherine Chabaud ( A9-0030/2021 )  
        PECH 
        EU Strategy for Sustainable Tourism 
        Procedure file:2020/2038(INI)  
        Report: Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar ( A9-0033/2021 )  
        TRAN 
        Strengthening the international role of the euro 
        Procedure file:2020/2037(INI)  
        Report: Danuta Maria Hübner ( A9-0043/2021 )  
        ECON 
        Cohesion Policy and regional environment strategies in the fight against climate change 
        Procedure file:2020/2074(INI)  
        Report: Tonino Picula ( A9-0034/2021 )  
        REGI 
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        Voting session 
        Remark: Votes will be distributed along the different voting sessions depending on the number of amendments 
        Secret votes: 
        Request for the waiver of the immunity of Lívia Járóka  
        Procedure file:2020/2198(IMM)  
        Report: Stéphane Séjourné ( A9-0050/2021 )  
        JURI 
        Request for waiver of the immunity of Jean-Francois Jalkh 
        Procedure file:2020/2110(IMM)  
        Report: Ibán García Del Blanco ( A9-0051/2021 )  
        JURI 
        Single vote 
        System of own resources of the European Union 
        Procedure file:2018/0132(APP)  
        Report: Valérie Hayer, José Manuel Fernandes ( A9-0047/2021 )  
        BUDG 
        Motions to reject Commission proposal 
        General framework for securitisation and specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation to help the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis 
        Amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards adjustments to the securitisation framework to support the economic recovery in response to the COVID-19 crisis 
        Votes on amendments 
        Procurement in the fields of defence and security and transfer of defence-related products: implementation of relevant Directives 
        Motions for resolutions - Application of Regulation (EC) 2020/2092, the Rule of Law conditionality mechanism 
        (A9-0048/2021 - 159) FERNANDES, HAYER (BUDG) - Own resource based on non-recycled plastic packaging waste and certain aspects of the GNI-based own resource 
        (A9-0049/2021 - 159) FERNANDES, HAYER (BUDG) - Collection of own resources accruing from value added tax 
        Guidelines for the 2022 Budget - Section III  
        Implementation of the Ambient Air Quality Directives 

    • President's agenda 

      Plenary session


      14:00           LEX signing with ceremony

      15:00           Opening of the plenary session

    • Conference Of Presidents 

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    • Press conferences 

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    • Conciliation/Trialogue 

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    • Parliamentary committees 

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    • Delegations 

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    • Formal sittings 

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      09:30           Opening of the webinar organised by the City of Bologna and the European Committee of the Regions on the “Social responsibility from a gender perspective”

    • Conference Of Presidents 

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    • Conciliation/Trialogue 

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