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On 27 October 2020, the Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies presented a new study "Impact of the use of offshore wind and other marine renewables on European fisheries" at the PECH Committee meeting.

At the initiative of the FEMM Committee, the European Parliament held its first ever European Gender Equality Week during the last week of October 2020.

On 12 October 2020, the Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies presented a new study "Implementation of the current EU fisheries control system by Member States (2014-19)" at the PECH Committee meeting.

The seventh meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol (JPSG) will take place on 28-29 September 2020 in Brussels and via remote participation due to the pandemic. The JPSG brings together Members of national parliaments and the European Parliament to fulfil the scrutiny and oversight on the activities of Europol including on fundamental rights.

The sixth meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol (JPSG) was to be held on 22-23 March 2020 in Zagreb. Due to outbreak of the Covid-19 the JPSG Co-Chairs decided to cancel the meeting and organise instead an exchange of information by electronic means.

How is the EU working to tackle the coronavirus outbreak around the world? Tune into our live interview this Wednesday with Tomas Tobé, chair of Parliament's development committee.

During the PECH committee meeting of 19 February 2020 an exchange of views on "Challenges and Opportunities for the fishing sector in the Black Sea" took place. The presentations of the experts highlighted the main concerns regarding the fishing sector in the Black Sea and key aspects for the recovery of sturgeons, the most valuable fish species from the Black Sea.

During the AFCO meeting of 28 January, Election-Watch.EU presented their Assessment Mission Final Report on the European elections of 2019.

On 3 December 2019, the Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies presented a study on "Seafood industry integration in all EU Member States with a coastline" in the Committee on Fisheries.

The CONT Committee visited the ECA headquarters on an annual meeting with ECA Members to discuss matters related to future working strategies. The European Court of Auditors is the EU's external auditor, which assists the Parliament and the Council in exercising their role of controlling the implementation of the budget. Each year the Court submits detailed reports to the Parliament and the Council, which then serve as the basis for the annual discharge procedure in the Parliament.

On 3 October 2019, Colm Lordan, Vice-Chair of the ICES Advisory Committee gave a presentation in the PECH Committee on how ICES advises on sustainable management of fish stocks and marine ecosystems. The International Council for the Exploitation of the Seas (ICES) is a global intergovernmental science organisation that provides independent advice on fisheries resources and the marine ecosystem.

On 24 September 2019, the Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies presented a new study on "EU fisheries policy - last developments and future challenges" in the PECH Committee.