Evénements passés

A delegation of the PETI Committee will go to Washington DC from 18 to 22 July, to raise awareness and discuss the impact of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on EU citizens and to have exchanges of views with tax officials, Senators and Representatives in Congress and stakeholders, to find concrete solutions for the problems of the numerous EU citizens and their family members impacted by the extraterritorial application of citizenship-based taxation.

Between 18 and 20 July, a delegation of the International Trade Committee will visit Bangladesh to discuss the country's status as a beneficiary of the EU’s Everything but Arms trade preference scheme through which all Bangladeshi exports (except arms and ammunition) can enter the EU duty- and quota-free.

The European Parliament and the Global Campus of Human Rights will organise the second Annual Conference on the Global State of Human Rights on 15-16 July 2022 in Venice, Italy. This unique event will include keynote speakers, pannelists and moderators from diverse backgrounds, including Members of the European Parliament, academics from the Global Campus network, high officials from EU and other international organisations, national human rights bodies, civil society, human rights defenders

Full title: Is China's economy in decline? Long-term trends, vulnerabilities, reform agenda

Following the publication of a recent in-depth-analysis on ‘Stresses and Contradictions in the Chinese economy in the early 2020s’ produced for the EPRS by Jacob Kirkegaard (PIIE and GMF), this roundtable will look into the main obstacles to China’s growth performance in the short-to medium-term.

On 14 July, the Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing from 11.00-12.30 on the EU policy towards the Eastern Partnership countries following the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Russian War of aggression against Ukraine is having a negative impact on the Eastern Partnership countries, who are affected by trade disruptions, a refugee and other crises.

The aim of the hearing was to look at chips as a strategic component of any industrial chain. The race for the most advanced chips is linked to technological and industrial leadership. The hearing was held in the context of the recent Commission proposal on a European Chips Act.

A delegation of 7 Members of the European Parliament, from the Committee on Development and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, took part in the ministerial segment of the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, 13-15 July 2022 in New York, USA.

The FEMM Committee jointly with the LIBE and EMPL Committees organised an inter-parliamentary committee meeting on the rights of Ukrainian women fleeing the war. The meeting will take place from 14:30 until 18:00.