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AFETCommittee on Foreign AffairsBrussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2
- Joint debate: Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Cuba, of the other (2016/0298(NLE) and 2017/2036(INI)). Rapporteur: Elena VALENCIANO (S&D, ES) - Consideration of draft report and accompanying resolution.
- Discussion on the situation in Syria
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ECONCommittee on Economic and Monetary AffairsBrussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050
- European Central Bank Annual Report for 2016 - Discussion and presentation of the Annual Report by the ECB Vice-President, Vitor CONSTÂNCIO
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ENVICommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyBrussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2
- Hearing of the candidate for the function of Executive Director of ECDC
- Discussion with Mr Hans BRUYNINCKX, Executive director of the European Environment Agency (EEA)
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TRANCommittee on Transport and TourismBrussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A002
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Brussels
11:30 Meeting with Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos, Responsible for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship
16:00 Meeting with President of the European Economic and Social Committee, Mr Georges Dassis
18:00 Meeting with Commissioner Günther H. Oettinger, Responsible for Budget & Human Resources
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Conference Of Presidents
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"25th April dedicated to Europe"Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050
Patrizia TOIA (S&D, IT), Gianni PITTELLA (S&D, IT), Chair, Pietro BUSSOLATI, and Giacomo FILIBECK
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AFETCommittee on Foreign AffairsBrussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2
Voting
- Statelessness in South and South East Asia (2016/2220(INI)) - Rapporteur Amjad BASHIR (ECR, UK) - Adoption of amendments
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- Discussion with Igor CRNDAK, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Discussion with Valentin INZKO, UN High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
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ENVICommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyBrussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2
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- HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Hepatitis C - Adoption of question for oral answer to the Commission - Co-rapporteurs: Françoise GROSSETÊTE (EPP, FR), Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU (S&D, RO), Urszula KRUPA (ECR, PL), Frédérique RIES (ALDE, BE), Kateřina KONEČNÁ (GUE/NGL, CZ), Martin HÄUSLING (Greens/EFA, DE), Piernicola PEDICINI (EFDD, IT), Mireille D'ORNANO (ENF, FR)
- Initiative on resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety - Adoption of draft report - Rapporteur: Biljana BORZAN (S&D, HR)
- A longer lifetime for products: benefits for consumers and companies - Adoption of draft opinion - Rapporteur: Christel SCHALDEMOSE (S&D, DA)
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- HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Hepatitis C - Consideration of draft motion for a resolution - Co-rapporteurs: Françoise GROSSETÊTE (EPP, FR), Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU (S&D, RO), Urszula KRUPA (ECR, PL), Frédérique RIES (ALDE, BE), Kateřina KONEČNÁ (GUE/NGL, CZ), Martin HÄUSLING (Greens/EFA, DE), Piernicola PEDICINI (EFDD, IT), Mireille D'ORNANO (ENF, FR)
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ENVIJURICommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyBrussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G3
- Joint JURI / ENVI hearing on The Implementation of the Environmental Liability Directive: the way forward (15.30 – 17.00 - Building Altiero Spinelli, 1G3) - see Pubic hearings
- Joint JURI / ENVI hearing on The Implementation of the Environmental Liability Directive: the way forward (15.30 – 17.00 - Building Altiero Spinelli, 1G3) - see Pubic hearings
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TRANCommittee on Transport and TourismBrussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A002
Registration of persons sailing on board passenger ships operating to or from ports of the Member States of the Community and amending Directive 2010/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States (COD) - vote on a draft directive by Izaskun Bilbao Barandica (ALDE, ES)
System of inspections for the safe operation of ro-ro ferry and high-speed passenger craft in regular service and amending Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on port State control and repealing Council Directive 1999/35/EC (COD) - vote on a draft directive by Dominique Riquet (ALDE, FR)
- Safety rules and standards for passenger ships (COD) - vote on a draft directive by Daniela Aiuto (EFDD, IT)
Hearing on “Women and Transport - the role of women in solving the shortage of qualified staff in transport” (10.30-12.30) - see Public Hearings
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AFETDEVEBUDGCommittee on DevelopmentBrussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2
Joint committee meeting (Rule 55)
- European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD) and establishing the EFSD Guarantee and the EFSD Guarantee Fund (2016/0281(COD)) - Rapporteurs Eduard KUKAN (EPP, SK), Doru-Claudian Frunzulică (S&D, RO), Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL (S&D, ES) - Consideration of amendments
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BUDGCommittee on BudgetsBrussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q-2
Joint meeting with Foreign Affairs and Development Committees
- European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD) and establishing the EFSD Guarantee and the EFSD Guarantee Fund (COD) - Rapporteurs:Eduard KUKAN (EPP, SK) , Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICA (S&D, RO) and Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIALl (S&D, ES) Consideration of amendments
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FEMMCommittee on Women's Rights and Gender EqualityBrussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1
- Joint DROI/LIBE Hearing on Child marriage (15.00 - 17.00) - room 4Q1 - see Public hearings
Votes (17.15 - 17.30) - room 6Q2
- The humanitarian situation in Gaza, in particular concerning women and girls - vote of a question for oral answer
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DROISubcommittee on Human RightsBrussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1
Jointly with the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
- Hearing on Child marriages (see Public hearings) 15.00 – 17.00
- Hearing on Child marriages (see Public hearings) 15.00 – 17.00
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SEDESubcommittee on Security and DefenceBrussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G-3
With the Council and Commission and EEAS
- The future of conventional arms control in Europe - discussion with Robin MOSSINKOFF, Head FSC Support Section, OSCE and William ALBERQUE, Head Arms Control and Coordination Section, NATO
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EMPLCommittee on Employment and Social AffairsBrussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2
- Public hearing - Social protection and the Commission proposal on coordination of social security systems - see Public hearings
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AGRICommittee on Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentBrussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050
- Discussion with Bernhard URL, Executive Director of the European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA), on recent and current EFSA activities relevant for the agricultural sector
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JURICommittee on Legal AffairsBrussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G3
- Joint hearing of the Committees on Legal Affairs, and on the Environment, the Public Health and the Food Safety, on The Implementation of the Environmental Liability Directive: the way forward (15.30 - 17.00) - see Public hearings
17-18.30 in camera
- Request for waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Marine Le Pen (IMM) - rapporteur Angel Dzhambazki (ECR, BG) - Hearing (to be confirmed)
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LIBECommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsBrussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2
- Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013, for identifying an illegally staying third-country national or stateless person and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States' law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes (recast) (COD) (possibly, 9.00 - 9.40) - rapporteur Monica Macovei (ECR, RO) - Consideration of amendment
- Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of, and delegation of power under, Regulation (EU) 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the marketing and use of explosives precursors (9.40 – 10.10) - Presentation by Hans Das, Head of Unit for Terrorism and radicalisation, DG HOME, European Commission
Joint debate (10.10 - 11.00)
- Commission Recommendation on making returns more effective when implementing the Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on a more effective return policy in the European Union - A renewed Action Plan - Presentation by Ioan-Dragos Tudorache, Head of Unit for Irregular Migration and Return Policy (C.1), DG HOME, European Commission
Votes (11.10 - 11.30)
- Agreement on Operational and Strategic Cooperation between the Kingdom of Denmark and Europol (CNS) - rapporteur Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (EPP, ES) - vote on a draft report
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- Hearing on “The proposed rules for the respect for private life and the protection of personal data in the electronic communications in the EU” (15.00 - 18.30) - see Public hearings
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AFCOCommittee on Constitutional AffairsBrussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3E2
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FEMMCommittee on Women's Rights and Gender EqualityBrussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2
- Joint DROI/LIBE Hearing on Child marriage (15.00 - 17.00) - room 4Q1 - see Public hearings
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- The humanitarian situation in Gaza, in particular concerning women and girls - vote of a question for oral answer
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Women and Transport - the role of women in solving the shortage of qualified staff in transportBrussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A002
This hearing organised by the Committee on Transport and Tourism will focus on the role of women in solving the shortage of qualified staff in transport posts in the coming years. The hearing will include presentations on the European framework for setting up equal opportunities, experience of Member States, specific problems encountered by female workers, as well as the viewpoint of transportation companies.
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Child MarriagesBrussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1
The Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality will organise a Joint Hearing on Child Marriages on 11 April 2017 from 15.00 to 17.00. Benyam Dawit Mezmur, Chairperson of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child accepted the invitation to the hearing, together with Fredrik Malmberg, Ombudsman for Children from Sweden, Lakshmi Sundaram, Executive Director of Girls not Brides, UK and other experts.
The practice of child marriage, even if often condemned, remains widespread, with one in three girls under 18 in developing countries affected by it.
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Maja OREL SCHWARZ
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Social protection and coordination of social security systemsBrussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs will hold a hearing on the Commission proposal on social security systems on 11.04.17. The main objective will be to get a better factual and legal understanding of the proposal, particularly on: the coordination of unemployment benefits; frontier workers and responsible Member State for unemployment benefits; long-term care benefits; the equal treatment clause; social security for posted workers; and the coordination of parental leave allowance.
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The e-privacy reformBrussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2
On 11 April 2017 the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs organises a hearing on the proposed rules for the respect for private life and the protection of personal data in the electronic communications in the EU” (ePrivacy), presented by the Commission on 10 January 2017.
The hearing is part of the works conducted by the LIBE Committee with a view to preparing its report on this proposal. The rapporteur is Ms Marju LAURISTIN (S&D). It will address different elements of the new proposal, such as its legal consistency with other legal instruments or the level playing field or the confidentiality and security of electronic communications.
The hearing seeks to provide the LIBE Committee with the views of the main actors involved: telecommunications sector, new communication services provides (OSP, OTT), consumers, NGOs, professors, European data protection authorities and the Commission.Contacts:-
Rikke ULDALL
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Estefania NARRILLOS
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The Implementation of the Environmental Liability Directive: the way forwardBrussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G3
On 11 April 2017, the Legal Affairs Committee and Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Comittee will hold a public hearing on the implementation of the Environmental Liability Directive (ELD). The ELD entered into force on 30 April 2004. The EU Member States had three years to transpose the Directive in domestic law. The transposition of ELD was completed by July 2010. The ELD was amended three times through Directive 2006/21/EC on the management of waste from extractive industries, through Directive 2009/31/EC on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending several directives, and through Directive 2013/30/EU on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC.
According to Article 18 of the ELD, the Commission had to report in 2014 on the experience gained in the application of the Directive on the basis of the national reports submitted in 2013 by the Member States to the Commission and of other relevant information. Due to delays in reporting and evaluation and due to the changes at EU political level in 2014, the report was only adopted in April 2016.
Against this background, the forthcoming hearing will bring together Members of the European Parliament and a number of experts, academics and interest representatives with a view to acquiring a complete and detailed understanding of the impact the ELD, as transposed by Member States, has had on citizens, businesses and the environment and of any further actions that may be necessary to improve the Directive's effectiveness.
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Iina LIETZÉN
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12:15 Meeting with Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Responsible for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
15:00 Speech at the European Solidarity Corps Stakeholder Forum (European Commission, Charlemagne building, Rue de la Loi, 170)
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FEMMCommittee on Women's Rights and Gender EqualityBrussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2
Joint meeting with the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) (rule 55)
- The EU accession to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence
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DROISubcommittee on Human RightsBrussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1
- Discussion with Stavros LAMBRINIDIS, EU Special Representative for Human Rights 10.00 – 11.00
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SEDESubcommittee on Security and DefenceBrussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G-3
- Workshop "Implementation of the EU arms export control system"
- Review of EU's crisis management structures and civil-military coordination - discussion with Kenneth DEANE, Director of the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC), EEAS and Rear Admiral Waldemar GŁUSZKO, Deputy Head of the European Union Military Staff, EEAS.
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CONTCommittee on Budgetary ControlBrussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, A002
- Partial renewal of members of the Court of Auditors - HU nominee (NLE) -
Rapporteur: IIndrek TARAND (Greens/EFA, EE) - Hearing of Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz - Candidate nominated by the Hungarian authorities - In camera - Evaluation, votes and adoption of draft report
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AGRICommittee on Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentBrussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050
- Special Report No 31/2016: Spending at least one euro in every five from the EU budget on climate action: ambitious work underway, but at serious risk of falling short, presentation by Phil Wynn OWEN, Member of the European Court of Auditors
- Special Report No 31/2016: Spending at least one euro in every five from the EU budget on climate action: ambitious work underway, but at serious risk of falling short, presentation by Phil Wynn OWEN, Member of the European Court of Auditors
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JURICommittee on Legal AffairsBrussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G3
- Joint Workshop for the Committees on Legal Affairs, and on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, on The training of judges and legal practitioners -ensuring the full application of EU law (15.00 - 16.30) - see Special events
- Joint Workshop for the Committees on Legal Affairs, and on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, on The training of judges and legal practitioners -ensuring the full application of EU law (15.00 - 16.30) - see Special events
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LIBECommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsBrussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2
Joint committee meeting (Rule 55) with the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (9.00 - 9.45)
- The EU accession to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence
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- Union Resettlement Framework (COD) (9.45 - 10.30) - rapporteur Malin Björk (GUE/NGL, SE) - consideration of a draft report
- Establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast) (COD) (10.30 - 11.30) - rapporteur Cecilia Wikström (ALDE, SE) - Consideration of amendments
- Establishing an EU common list of safe countries of origin for the purposes of common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection (COD) (11.30 - 12.00) - rapporteur Sylvie Guillaume (S&D, FR) - Presentation of the state of play of the negotiations by the rapporteur and feedback from the Maltese Council Presidency
- Joint LIBE/JURI Workshop on Judicial Training (in collaboration with the Policy Department C): “The training of judges and legal practitioners as a tool to ensure the full application of EU law” (15.00 - 16.30) - see Special events
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The training of judges and legal practitioners -ensuring the full application of EU lawBrussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G3
On 12 April, the Policy Department for Citizens Rights and Constitutional Affairs will organise a workshop on "The training of judges and legal practitioners – ensuring the full application of EU law" for the JURI and LIBE Committees.
European judicial training is essential for judicial cooperation and for the coherent application of EU legislation, as well as for the promotion of mutual trust between legal practitioners across Europe. In its 2011 Communication "Building trust in EU-wide justice: a new dimension for European judicial training", the European Commission set the objective of enabling half of all legal practitioners in the European Union to participate in European judicial training activities by 2020. The Workshop will provide an opportunity to discuss, with experts, the current state of play of training of legal practitioners across Europe, as well as existing challenges and solutions thereto.
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Iina LIETZÉN
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