Highlights

The Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee will vote on its opinion on the implementation of the framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, in light of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, on 1 December. The opinion on the temporary derogation from a number of provisions regarding the use of technologies by certain service providers for the processing of personal and other data for combatting online child sexual abuse will also be voted.

The Committee of Legal Affairs and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality will hold a first discussion on the report regarding the impact of intimate partner violence and custody rights on women and children, on 1 December.

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will hold an inter-parliamentary committee meeting on the evaluation of Eurojust activities, on 1 December. The will be the first time that such an assessment is being done, in accordance with Article 85 TFEU and Regulation 2018/1727 on Eurojust. The meeting envisages the participation of Eurojust President Hamran and its Vice-President, Justice Commissioner Reynders, and a representative of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.

The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy will go over the Commission's reports on energy prices and costs in Europe, and on energy subsidies in the EU, on 1 December. The debate will take place with the participation of Cristina Lobillo Borrero, Director in DG Energy of the European Commission. Both reports were adopted by the Commission on 14 October together with the 2020 State of the Energy Union report.

The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development will meet to look into the Commission’s recommendations to the Member States on the national Strategic Plans under the current Common Agricultural Policy. The meeting will take place on 1 December, with the participation of Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski.

The Subcommittee on Tax Matters will discuss whether harmful tax practices within and outside the EU create distortions of competition in the Single Market, at its hearing of 1 December. The first session will focus on improving existing tools to eliminate harmful tax practices outside the EU. The second session will look at the extent to which harmful tax practices within the EU create distortions of competition in the Single Market, and the legislative or non-legislative tools to tackle them.

The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs will hold a hearing with experts on improving the accountability of the European Central Bank, on 2 December. The discussions will focus on the accountability concerning the impact of ECB policies in the euro area, and on the experience with central bank accountability in Member States and third countries, including the impact of parliaments on the respective national central banks.

The Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age will hold a hearing with experts and stakeholders on artificial intelligence and health, on 2 December. The hearing will focus on digital governance, on the uses of artificial intelligence in the health sector, and on current challenges and opportunities.

The Committee on Culture and Education will hold a hearing with experts and stakeholders on the aims, challenges and prospects of the Commission’s Education Package, on 2 December. The hearing aims to feed into two reports that the Committee is currently working on. The report on shaping digital education policy discusses the revised Digital Education Action Plan, whereas the report on the European Education Area deals with a shared holistic approach to education, skills and competences.