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The Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety will go over the European Commission's EU Zero Pollution Action Plan on 3 June. It will also look into ENVI-related aspects of the Commission’s Communication “Better regulation: joining forces to make better laws”, with Commission Vice-President responsible for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, Maroš Šefčovič.

The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs will hold a structured dialogue with Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commission Executive-Vice-President for An Economy that Works for People, and Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, on 3 June. The debate is expected to focus on the implementation of the Commission work programme for this year and on the preparation of the future work programme.

The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs will hold an economic dialogue with Constantinos Petrides, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Cyprus, on 3 June. The aim of debate will be to assess the progress made by Cyprus under the post-programme surveillance. This economic dialogue is the first in a series of discussions that are being planned with a number of Member States.

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