Highlights

The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs will hold its second Monetary Dialogue of the year with the ECB President Ms Lagarde on 5 June. The Dialogue will focus on interaction between price stability and financial stability, and on the effects of high inflation and monetary tightening on the real economy. Also, in the aftermath of the adoption of a US Inflation Reduction Act (US IRA), the Committee will hold an exchange with EVP Ms Vestager on the temporary relaxation of State aid rules.

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will have the opportunity to hear and discuss with Commission Vice President Schinas and Commissioner Johansson on the work carried out by the European Commission’s Task Force on Migration Management, as well as on the alleged pushbacks of migrants by the Greek authorities, on 5 June. The committee will also hear the report of its delegation sent to Belgium (Brussels), France (Calais) and the Netherlands (Ter Apel).

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