Highlights

The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety will debate on a draft resolution outlining Parliament’s expectations, the prospects and challenges for the UN Climate Change Conference 2022, on Monday 27 June. The conference will be held in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt from 7-18 November 2022. The Members will also hold an exchange of views with Professor Ottmar Edenhofer, Chair of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change.

The Committee on Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Legislative Dialogue Unit of the Directorate for Relations with national Parliaments will hold an Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on the EU enlargement policy in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, on 27 June. The ICM will provide a forum for parliamentarians to discuss the impact of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its consequences for the EU enlargement policy.

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will debate with Ylva Johansson, Home Affairs Commissioner, on the developments following the implementation of temporary protection directive and actions to provide protection for persons fleeing the war in Ukraine, on 27 June. Members also will discuss the Directive on Law Enforcement Information Exchange to provide harmonized rules on timeframes and secure, effective channels for the police to exchange information across EU borders.

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