Europäisches Parlament / Ausschüsse

The next edition of the European Parliamentary Week (EPW) will take place on 3 and 4 February. Within the framework of the EPW two events will take place:

- Interparliamentary meeting on the European Semester Cycles 2014 and 2015, taking place in the context of the preparation of the European Parliament reports for the priorities for the next Semester Cycle based on the Annual Growth Survey. This event will include plenary sessions as well as three parallel interparliamentary committee meetings that will each be organised by the ECON, EMPL and BUDG.

- Interparliamentary Conference under Article 13 of the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union (TSCG).

On 29 January EMPL Members discussed the possible impact of the recently announced investment plan on the labour market in the EU with representatives of the ILO and the Commission. The discussion will provide input into the prospective contribution of the EMPL committee to the EP's position on the investment package.

During the meeting on 22 January Members held an exchange of views on the 395 amendments submitted in addition to the 71 amendments in the draft report. It was underlined the overall support for the establishment of the Platform. The adoption is expected on 26 February.

On 22 January the Rapporteur Elisabeth Morin-Chartier (EPP-FR) presented her draft report, emphasizing the respect of the agreement reached between the social partners. The vote in EMPL is scheduled for 1 April 2015. Procedure 2013/0390(COD).