EU Parliament Agenda on 12 October 2023

PRESIDENT’S AGENDA

10:00 President Metsola presides over the Conference of Presidents meeting

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES

08:00 – 11:00

AFET Committee on Foreign Affairs

Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A002

Vote

Jointly with the Committee on Development (DEVE) and in cooperation with the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI): Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2023: Vote on a shortlist of 3 candidates (8.00 – 9.30, in camera)

Debates

Jointly with the Committee on Development (DEVE) and the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI): Exchange of views with Salih Osman, Sakharov Prize 2007 laureate, on developments in the human rights and humanitarian situation in Sudan (9.30 – 10.30)

Role of the European Parliament and its parliamentary diplomacy in the EU’s foreign and security policy (2023/2105(INI)) — consideration of draft report — rapporteur: Jordi SOLÉ (Greens/EFA, ES) (10.30 – 11.00)

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09:00 – 12:30

ITRE Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1

Debates

Exchange of views with Konstantinos MASSELOS, BEREC Chair 2023, Tonko OBULJEN, BEREC Chair 2024 and László IGNÉCZI, Director of the Agency for Support for BEREC (The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications)

Geothermal energy 2023/2111(INI) — consideration of draft report — rapporteur: Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI (ECR, PL)

Increasing innovation, industrial and technological competitiveness through a favourable environment for start-ups and scale-ups (2023/2110(INI)) — consideration of draft report — rapporteur: Tsvetelina PENKOVA (S&D, BG)

Amending Decision (EU) 2017/1324 as regards the continuation of the Union’s participation in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) under Horizon Europe (2023/0207(COD)) — consideration of draft report — rapporteur: Paolo BORCHIA (ID, IT)

Vote

Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 as regards strengthening the CO₂ emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles and integrating reporting obligations, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/956 (2023/0042(COD)) — adoption of draft opinion — rapporteur for the opinion: Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI (S&D, FI)

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09:00 – 17:30

CONT Committee on Budgetary Control

Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G-3

Debates

Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors – DK nominee (2023/0807(NLE)) — Hearing of Bettina JAKOBSEN, candidate nominated by Denmark — Rapporteur: Victor NEGRESCU (S&D, RO)

Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors – ES nominee (2023/0806(NLE)) — Hearing of Alejandro BLANCO FERNÁNDEZ, candidate nominated by Spain — Rapporteur: Gilles BOYER (Renew, FR)

Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors – IE nominee (2023/0808(NLE)) — Hearing of Tony MURPHY, candidate nomindated by Ireland — Rapporteur: Monika HOHLMEIER (EPP, DE)

2022 discharge: General budget of the EU – Commission (2023/2129(DEC)) — Exchange of views with Ilze JUHANSONE, Secretary-General of the European Commission, in the presence of ECA reporting Member Laima ANDRIKIENĖ — Rapporteur: Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ (S&D, ES)

Combating corruption, replacing Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA and the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union and amending Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2023/0135(COD)) — Consideration of draft opinion — Rapporteur for the opinion: Caterina CHINNICI (EPP, IT)

Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2022 — Presentation by the Commission, represented by Ville ITÄLÄ, OLAF Director-General — Rapporteur: Maria GRAPINI (S&D, RO)

Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2022 (2023/2045(INI)) — Consideration of draft report — Rapporteur: Maria GRAPINI (S&D, RO)

Study on ”Transparency and accountability of EU funding for NGOs active in EU policy areas within EU territory” — Presentation by Policy Department D

Vote

Vote on the partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors – DK, ES and IE nominees

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09:30 – 13:00

ENVI Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2

Votes

Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) and repealing Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 (2022/0365(COD)) — Adoption of draft report — Rapporteur: Alexandr VONDRA (ECR, CZ)

Amending Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 as regards introducing new environmental economic accounts modules (2022/0210(COD)) — Adoption of draft report — Rapporteur: Pascal CANFIN (Renew, FR)

Common rules promoting the repair of goods and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394, Directives (EU) 2019/771 and (EU) 2020/1828 (2023/0083(COD)) — Adoption of draft opinion — Rapporteur for the opinion: Sunčana GLAVAK (EPP, HR)

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10:00 – 12:00

AFCO Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5E-2

Debate

Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties (2022/2051(INL)) — consideration of amendments — co-rapporteurs: Guy VERHOFSTADT (Renew, BE), Sven SIMON (EPP, DE), Gabriele BISCHOFF (S&D, DE), Daniel FREUND (Greens/EFA, DE), Helmut SCHOLZ (The Left, DE)

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SPECIAL EVENTS

09:00 – 12:00

Public hearing: European Citizens’ Initiative “Fur-Free Europe”

Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C50

Public hearing

European Citizens’ Initiative “Fur-Free Europe” (programme)

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Website of the Committee on Petitions

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