Highlights

The Committee on Budgets will hear I. Tsanova, Deputy Director-General of DG BUDG on the borrowing decisions and debt management of NGEU and MFA+ (for Ukraine), on 31 January. Members will also debate report “Own Resources: a new start for EU finances, a new start for Europe”, proposing fresh ideas to finance the EU budget. Jointly with the Committee on Budgetary Control, Members will receive ECA to discuss its special report "Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency".

The Committee on Budgets jointly with the Committee on Budgetary Control will hold a workshop on the role of the EU budget in international climate finance on 30 January. It will give Members insights on the climate performance of the EU, the IPCC latest findings and the EU budget contribution to climate finance goals.

The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development will discuss the priorities of the Swedish Presidency in the field of agriculture and the CAP national Strategic Plans on 30-31 January. Members will also exchange on the barriers to EU-UK agri-food trade, and the legislation on farmed animal welfare. The Committee will also adopt a motion for a resolution on fertilisers, an opinion on outermost regions and an opinion on Treaties amendments.

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will receive Jessika Roswall, Minister for EU Affairs, Gunnar Strömmer, Minister for Justice and Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister for Migration, on 30 January. The ministers will present the priorities of the Swedish Presidency in the area of Justice and Home Affairs. The overall priorities for the Presidency are security, competitiveness, green and energy transitions, democratic values and the rule of law.

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