EU Parliament Agenda on 19 March 2024

PRESIDENT’S AGENDA

Visit to Malta

Official visit to Austria

19:30 President’s Town Hall Discussion with Young People

PRESS CONFERENCES

13:30 – 14:00

Energy security – the foundation for thriving European industry. Тhe role of Bulgaria

Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A50

Tsvetelina PENKOVA (S&D, BG)

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES

08:30 – 10:00

AFET 

Committee on Foreign Affairs

Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2

Debate

Exchange of views with Foreign Affairs Ministers of Member States on the EU enlargement policy ahead of the March 2024 European Council

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08:45 – 17:00

ENVI

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2

Debates

Joint debate on the “one substance, one assessment” package – Presentation by the European Commission – Exchange of views
– Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency (2023/0454(COD))
– Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals (2023/0455(COD))
– Common data platform on chemicals, establishing a monitoring and outlook framework for chemicals (2023/0453(COD))

European Chemicals Agency Investigation report on PVC and PVC additives – Presentation by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) – Exchange of views with the European Commission

European Climate Risk Assessment – Presentation by the European Environment Agency (EEA) – Exchange of views

Managing climate risks – protecting people and prosperity – Presentation of the Communication by the European Commission – Exchange of views

Hearing of the candidate for the function of the Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control – Exchange of views

Votes

Packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC (2022/0396(COD)) – Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations – Rapporteur: Frédérique RIES (Renew, BE)

Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution (2023/0373(COD)) – Adoption of draft report – Rapporteur: João ALBUQUERQUE (S&D, PT)

Union code relating to medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/83/EC and Directive 2009/35/EC (2023/0132(COD)) – Adoption of draft report – Rapporteur: Pernille WEISS (EPP, DK)

Laying down Union procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human use and establishing rules governing the European Medicines Agency, amending Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 726/2004, Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 and Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 (2023/0131(COD)) – Adoption of draft report – Rapporteur: Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D, DE)

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09:00 – 09:30

EMPL

LIBE

Joint meeting of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2

Debate

Extending Directive to third country nationals legally residing in a Member State (2023/0393(COD)) – Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 74(3)) – Rapporteurs: Alice KUHNKE (Greens/EFA, SE), Antonius MANDERS (EPP, NL)

Vote

Extending Directive to third country nationals legally residing in a Member State (2023/0393(COD)) – Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations – Rapporteurs: Alice KUHNKE (Greens/EFA, SE), Antonius MANDERS (EPP, NL)

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09:00 – 18:30

DEVE

Committee on Development

Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 5B001

Votes

The conclusion of the Partnership Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific (OACPS) States, of the other part – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SV)

Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, of the other part – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SV)

Debates

SDGs and the fight against poverty in developing countries as a priority of EU action – Presentation of the Cost of Non-Europe study, prepared by the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS)

Workshop on opportunities and challenges of the green transition for pastoralism and indigenous people in Africa

30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) – Exchange of views with UNFPA Executive Director Natalia Kanem and DSW Head of Brussels Office Lisa Goerlitz

Workshop on confronting debt, climate change and poverty: global financial architecture reform and fiscal space of developing countries

EU-Africa relations – state of play – exchange of views with the Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly and the Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

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09:00 – 18:30

AGRI

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1

Votes

Production and marketing of forest reproductive material, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/2031 and 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 1999/105/EC (Regulation on forest reproductive material) (2023/0228(COD)) – Adoption of draft report – Rapporteur: Herbert DORFMANN (EPP, IT)

Production and marketing of plant reproductive material in the Union, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/2031, 2017/625 and 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 2002/53/EC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC, 2002/57/EC, 2008/72/EC and 2008/90/EC (Regulation on plant reproductive material) (2023/0227(COD)) – Adoption of draft report – Rapporteur: Herbert DORFMANN (EPP, IT)

Amending Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards multiannual survey programmes, notifications concerning the presence of regulated non-quarantine pests, temporary derogations from import prohibitions and special import requirements and establishment of procedures for granting them, temporary import requirements for high risk plants, plant products and other objects, the establishment of procedures for the listing of high risk plants, the content of phytosanitary certificates, the use of plant passports and as regards certain reporting requirements for demarcated areas and surveys of pest (2023/0378(COD)) – Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations – Rapporteur: Clara AGUILERA (S&D, ES)

Debates

Exchange of views with Commissioner Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI on the recent simplification package for farmers

Exchange of views with Commissioner Wopke HOEKSTRA on the contribution of the agricultural sector to the Union climate objectives

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09:15 – 17:30

DROI

Subcommittee on Human Rights

Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G-2

Debates

Exchange of views with ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan 19 March 2024 (9.15 – 10.00)

Exchange of views on the human rights situation in Pakistan following the publication of the fourth EU assessment report on the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) and as follow-up to the DROI visit to Pakistan in September 2022 (10.00 – 11.30), in the presence of:
– Kamran Rajar, Secretary, National Commission for Human Rights
– Saïf ul Malook, Human rights lawyer
– Ulrich Weigl, Head of Unit, Bilateral relations in Trade and Sustainable Development, Generalised Scheme of Preferences, DG TRADE
– Deren Derya, Head of Division, Afghanistan and Pakistan, EEAS

Part I: Exchange of views on the preparation of the upcoming UN Summit of the Future on 22-23 September 2024 (11.30 – 12.30), in the presence of:
– Ilze Brands Kehris, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights 19 March 2024

Part II: Exchange of views on the preparation of the upcoming UN Summit of the Future on 22-23 September 2024 (14.30 – 15.30), in the presence of:
– Tareq M.A.M. Albanai, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations (New York) and Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) on the Security Council reform

Presentation of the study: “Enhancing the protection of human rights defenders (HRDs): Facilitating access to the EU and supporting HRDs from third countries” (15.30 – 16.30), in the presence of:
– Elspeth Guild, Professor of Law, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
– Vasiliki Apatzidou, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom

Exchange of views with May Pundak and Rula Hardal, Israeli and Palestinian Executive Directors of A Land for All – Two States One Homeland (16.30 – 17.30)

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09:30 – 17:45

LIBE

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2

Debates

The implementation of the horizontal enabling conditions related to the Charter of fundamental rights in Home Affairs national programmes (AMIF, BMVI and ISF) – Exchange of views with:
– Representative of the European Commission
– Representative of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
– Representative of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

Activities of the Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group – Reporting back to committee

Amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (2021/0428(COD)) – Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 74(3)) – Rapporteur: Sylvie GUILLAUME (S&D, FR)

The EU as a « Union of Equality »? – Workshop organized by Policy Department on Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (draft agenda)

Study: Gender mainstreaming in the parliamentary work of the LIBE Committee – Presentation of the study of the Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs

Commission Notice – Guidance on the right of free movement of EU citizens and their families – Presentation by the European Commission

The transfer of proceedings in criminal matters (2023/0093(COD)) – Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 74(3)) – Rapporteur: Assita KANKO (ECR, BE)

Votes

Amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (2021/0428(COD)) – Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations – Rapporteur: Sylvie GUILLAUME (S&D, FR)

Collection and transfer of advance passenger information (API) for enhancing and facilitating external border controls, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/817 and Regulation (EU) 2018/1726, and repealing Council Directive 2004/82/EC (2022/0424(COD)) – Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations – Rapporteur: Jan-Christoph OETJEN (Renew, DE)

Collection and transfer of advance passenger information for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/818 (2022/0425(COD)) – Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations – Rapporteur: Assita KANKO (ECR, BE)

Amending Directive (EU) 2019/1153 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards access of competent authorities to centralised bank account registries through the single access point (2021/0244(COD)) – Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations – Rapporteur: Emil RADEV (EPP, BG)

Amending Directive 2014/62/EU as regards certain reporting requirements (2023/0355(COD)) – Adoption of draft report – Rapporteur: Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES)

Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for border management and visa policy, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund (2023/0224(NLE)) – Adoption of draft recommendation (consent) – Rapporteur: Charlie WEIMERS (ECR, SE)

Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for border management and visa policy, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund (2023/0229(NLE)) – Adoption of draft recommendation (consent) – Rapporteur: Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA (ECR, PL)

Agreement between the European Union and Iceland on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for border management and visa policy, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund (2023/0231(NLE)) – Adoption of draft recommendation (consent) – Rapporteur: Malik AZMANI (Renew, NL)

Agreement between the European Union and the Principality of Liechtenstein on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for border management and visa policy, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund (2023/0334(NLE)) – Adoption of draft recommendation (consent) – Rapporteur: Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT)

Designation of members of the Management Board of the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) for the period 2024-2028 – Adoption of list of eligible candidates

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10:15 – 12:15

EMPL

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2

Votes

Establishing the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities (2023/0311(COD)) – Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations – Rapporteur: Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ (Renew, SK)

Improving working conditions in platform work (2021/0414(COD)) – Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations – Rapporteur: Elisabetta GUALMINI (S&D, IT)

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12:30 – 13:00

ECON

LIBE

Joint meeting of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2

Votes

Establishing the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) 1094/2010, (EU) 1095/2010 (2021/0240(COD)) – Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations – Rapporteurs: Eva Maria POPTCHEVA (Renew, ES), Emil RADEV (EPP, BG)

Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing (2021/0239(COD)) – Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations – Rapporteurs: Eero HEINÄLUOMA (S&D, FI), Damien CARÊME (Greens/EFA, FR)

Mechanisms to be put in place by the Member States for the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing and repealing Directive (EU) 2015/849 (2021/0250(COD)) – Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations – Rapporteurs: Luděk NIEDERMAYER (EPP, CZ), Paul TANG (S&D, NL)

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15:00 – 16:00

TRAN

AGRI

Joint meeting of the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050

Debate

Protection of animals during transport and related operations (2023/0448(COD)) – Exchange of views with Commission representatives – Rapporteurs: Daniel BUDA (EPP, RO), Anna DEPARNAY-GRUNENBERG (Greens/EFA, DE)

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15:00 – 18:30

SEDE

Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G-3

Debate (17.30 – 18.30)

Exchange of views with Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market – Presentation of the European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) and the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP)

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DELEGATIONS

FEMM delegation to New York, United States

A delegation of MEPs from the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality will participate in the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW) in New York from 18 to 21 March. They will meet with representatives of civil society, several UN bodies, and the EU delegation to the UN. They will hold a side event on Tuesday on promoting women’s full inclusion in the economy and the labour market to address poverty: closing the gender gaps and empowering through rights.

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