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EU Parliament Agenda on 28 February 2023
28 February 2023
PRESIDENT’S AGENDA
12:40 Closing remarks at the Anti-SLAPP Conference
15:00 Meeting (online) with the Executive-Director of the United Nations World Food Programme David Beasley
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES
09:00 – 17:00
CONT Committee on Budgetary Control
Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G-3
Debates
Discharge 2021: Presentation of the Council recommendations by the Swedish Presidency
Large Transport Infrastructure Projects in the EU – implementation of projects & monitoring and control of EU funds (2022/2021(INI)) – consideration of draft report – rapporteur: Andrey NOVAKOV (EPP, BG)
CONT mission to Europol (The Hague, 17 November 2022) – reporting back to committee from CONT mission to Europol (The Hague) on 17 November 2022
Establishing the European defence industry reinforcement through common procurement act (2022/0219(COD)) – Consideration of draft opinion – rapporteur for the opinion: Monika HOHLMEIER (EPP, DE)
Votes
Guidelines for the 2024 Budget – Section III (2022/2184(BUI)) – adoption of draft opinion in letter form – rapporteurfor the opinion: Jeroen LENAERS (EPP, NL)
2021 discharge: General budget of the EU – European Parliament (2022/2082(DEC)) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ (S&D, ES)
2021 discharge: General budget of the EU – European Council and Council (2022/2083(DEC)) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Mikuláš PEKSA (Greens/EFA, CS)
2021 discharge: General budget of the EU – European External Action Service (2022/2090(DEC)) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Mikuláš PEKSA (Greens/EFA, CS)
2021 discharge: General budget of the EU – Court of Justice of the European Union (2022/2084(DEC)) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Mikuláš PEKSA (Greens/EFA, CS)
2021 discharge: General budget of the EU – Court of Auditors (2022/2085(DEC)) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Mikuláš PEKSA (Greens/EFA, CS)
2021 discharge: General budget of the EU – European Economic and Social Committee (2022/2086(DEC)) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Mikuláš PEKSA (Greens/EFA, CS)
2021 discharge: General budget of the EU – Committee of the Regions (2022/2087(DEC)) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Mikuláš PEKSA (Greens/EFA, CS)
2021 discharge: General budget of the EU – European Ombudsman (2022/2088(DEC)) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Mikuláš PEKSA (Greens/EFA, CS)
2021 discharge: General budget of the EU – European Data Protection Supervisor (2022/2089(DEC)) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Mikuláš PEKSA (Greens/EFA, CS)
2021 discharge: General budget of the EU – European Public Prosecutors Office (the ‘EPPO’) (2022/2091(DEC)) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Mikuláš PEKSA (Greens/EFA, CS)
Discharge to Joint Undertakings
European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy (Fusion for Energy)
European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking
Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking
Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking
Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking
Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking
Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking
Single European Sky ATM Research 3 Joint Undertaking
Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking
Website of the Committee on Budgetary Control
Catch up via Video on Demand (VOD)
09:00 – 17:00
AGRI Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050
Debates
Workshop on Hemp in the CAP reform organised by Policy Department B (draft programme)
Labelling of organic pet food (2022/0390(COD)) – presentation by the Commission – rapporteur: Martin HÄUSLING (the Greens/EFA, DE)
Exchange of views with Pierre VAUTHIER, Head of the FAO office in Ukraine
Packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC (2022/0396(COD)) – presentation by the Commission – rapporteur for the opinion: Salvatore DE MEO (EPP, IT)
Website of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
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09:00 – 18:00
COVI Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future
Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G-3
Debates
Public hearing: One Health
Presentation of the study ‘The European public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons for future cross-border health threats’ by the authors:
– Dr. Mike BEKE, Ecorys – Principal Consultant
– Timothy YU-CHEONG YEUNG, CEPS – Research Fellow
COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future (2022/2076(INI)) – consideration of draft report – rapporteur: Dolors MONTSERRAT (EPP, ES)
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09:00 – 18:30
AFET Committee on Foreign Affairs
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2
Vote
Recommendation to the Council taking stock of the functioning of the EEAS and for a stronger EU in the world (INI) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Urmas PAET (Renew, EE)
Debates
Exchange of views with Besnik BISLIMI, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo (9.30 – 10.30)
Joint debate: Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Thailand, of the other part – consideration of draft recommendation (consent) – rapporteur: Andrey KOVATCHEV (EPP, BG) (10.30 – 11.00)
Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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09:00 – 18:30
AFCO Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1
Hearing (9:10 – 10:40)
“The European Treaties’ implications for economic policy-making of the Member States” (draft programme), with:
Professor Gabriel FELBERMAYR, Professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business; Director of the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Austria
Dr. Thu NGUYEN, Policy Fellow for EU Institutions and Democracy at the Jacques Delors Centre, Hertie School (Berlin, Germany)
Dr. M. Marijn van der SLUIS, Assistant Professor in Constitutional Law at Maastricht University, The Nederlands; his research concerns the role of constitutional law in economic affairs, especially in European integration
Debates
Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning question time, the central rostrum, the blue-card procedure, the explanations of votes, the transparency register and the Ombudsman (2023/2014(REG)) – consideration of draft report – rapporteur: Gabriele BISCHOFF (S&D, DE)
Mission report following the AFCO mission to Karlsruhe, Germany, on 15 December 2022 – consideration of draft mission report
Composition of the European Parliament (2021/2229(INL)) – consideration of draft report – co-rapporteurs: Loránt VINCZE (EPP, RO), Sandro GOZI (Renew, FR)
Study on “Passerelle clauses in the EU Treaties – Opportunities for more flexible supranational decision-making” – presentation of a study prepared by the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS)
Study on “The implementation of Article 31 of the Treaty on European Union and the use of Qualified Majority Voting” – presentation of a study commissioned by the Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs by Professor Ramses A. WESSEL and Dr. Viktor SZÉP, Department of European and Economic Law, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Implementation of “passerelle” clauses in the EU Treaties (2022/2142(INI)) – considerationof draft report – rapporteur: Giuliano PISAPIA (S&D, IT)
The implementation of the Regulations on the European citizens’ initiative (2022/2206(INI)) – considerationof draft report – rapporteur: Loránt VINCZE (EPP, RO)
Votes
Implementation report on the Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU (2020/2202(INI)) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Pedro Silva PEREIRA (S&D, PT)
Institutional relations between the EU and the Council of Europe (2022/2137(INI)) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Loránt VINCZE (EPP, RO)
Website of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs
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09:00 – 18:30
FEMM Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2
Debates
Joint meeting with the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs: Combating violence against women and domestic violence – consideration of amendments – rapporteurs: Evin INCIR (S&D, SE), Frances FITZGERALD (EPP, IE)
Sexual harassment in the EU and MeToo evaluation (INI) – consideration of amendments – rapporteur: Michal ŠIMEČKA (Renew, SK)
Website of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
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09:00 – 18:30
PETI Committee on Petitions
Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G2
Vote
Activities of the European Ombudsman – Annual Report 2021 (INI) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur:
Anne-Sophie PELLETIER (The Left, FR)
Debates
Mission report following the fact-finding visit to Germany from 3 to 4 November 2022 on the functioning of the “Jugendamt” (Youth Welfare Office) – consideration of draft mission report
Mission report following the fact-finding visit to Poland 19-21 September 2022 – consideration of amendments
Exchange of views with Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President of the European Commission for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, as part of the structured dialogue.
Public Hearing (14:45 – 16:15)
The language immersion model in Catalonia, Spain. Programme
Website of the Committee on Petitions
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09:00 – 18:30
PEGA Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware
Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3E-2
Debates
Exchange of views with Konstantinos MENOUDAKOS, President of the Hellenic Data Protection Authority and Christos RAMMOS, President of Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy
Exchange of views with Michael O’FLAHERTY, Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights
Hearing on “Geopolitics of Spyware II”
Exchange of views on Export of Spyware
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14:30 – 18:00
ING2 Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation (INGE 2)
Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5E-2
Debate
In association with the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO): “Setting Global Standards to Protect the Integrity of Information” – exchange of views
Public hearing (16.30 – 18.00)
In association with the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA): “Climate change disinformation – International disinformation impact on the EU’s climate goals”. Programme
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SPECIAL EVENTS
09:00 – 14:30
European Parliamentary Week
Inter-Parliamentary conference on stability, economic coordination and governance in the EU.