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EU Parliament Agenda on 21 March 2023
21 March 2023
PRESIDENT’S AGENDA
11:00 Meeting (remote) with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba
14:00 Meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus Constantinos Kombos
17:30 Meeting with the Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution at the Federal Chancellery of Austria Karoline Edtstadler
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES
09:00 – 17:00
FEMM Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A002
Public hearing
Deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan – jointly with the Delegation for relations with Afghanistan
Debates
Structured dialogue: Exchange views with Commissioner Dalli
Presentation by Commissioner Dalli of the proposal for a directive on strengthening the role and independence of equality bodies
Website of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
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09:00 – 17:30
DROI Subcommittee on Human Rights
Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G-2
Debate (10.00 – 11.00)
Follow-up to the EP resolution of 5 May 2022 on the continuous crackdown of political opposition in Cambodia ahead of the upcoming elections in July, in the presence of:
– Carmen Moreno, Ambassador of the European Union to Cambodia
– Barbara Plinkert, Head of Division, South East Asia, External European Action Service
Website of the Subcommittee on Human Rights
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09:00 – 18:30
DEVE Committee on Development
Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G2
Debates
Development work under changing geopolitical circumstances – exchange of views with Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Zimbabwe: EU development cooperation and democracy support amid shrinking space for civil society – exchange of views jointly with the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (DACP)
Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market – consideration of draft opinion – rapporteur: Ilan DE BASSO (S&D, SV)
The sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 – consideration of draft opinion – rapporteur: Michèle RIVASI (Greens/EFA, FR)
Public hearing (15.30 – 17.30)
Giving opportunities: job creation and decent work to eradicate poverty
Website of the Committee on Development
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09:00 – 18:30
INTA Committee on International Trade
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1
Debates
Trade aspects of the recent proposals and policy developments in the area of critical raw materials – exchange of views (9.00 – 11.30)
Ongoing plurilateral and bilateral negotiations on digital trade and data flows – exchange of views (9.00 – 11.30)
Temporary trade liberalisation supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products under the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part – consideration of draft report- rapporteur: Sandra KALNIETE (EPP, LV) (15.00-18.30)
Amending Decision (EU) 2022/563 as regards the amount of macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova – consideration of draft report – rapporteur: Markéta GREGOROVÁ (Verts/ALE, CZ ) (15.00-18.30)
Providing macro-financial assistance to the Republic of North Macedonia – presentation by the Commission exchange of views – rapporteur: Angelika WINZIG (EPP, AT) (15:00-18.30)
Trade aspects of the recent proposals following up on “A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age” – exchange of views (15:00-18.30)
Votes (10.00)
Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization – adoption of draft recommendation (consent) – rapporteur: Bernd LANGE (S&D, DE)
Website of the Committee on International Trade
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09:00 – 18:30
TRAN Committee on Transport and Tourism
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2
Vote
The New EU Urban Mobility Framework (INI) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Andrey NOVAKOV (EPP, BG)
Debate
Road Safety Package – exchange of views with the European Commission
Public hearing
Developing green and digital transport at a time of energy-related challenges
Website of the Committee on Transport and Tourism
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09:30 – 13:00
ING2 Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation (INGE 2)
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2
Debates
Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation (2022/2075(INI)) – consideration of amendments – rapporteur: Sandra KALNIETE (EPP, LV)
Interparliamentary committee meeting.
– Introductory remarks by Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Chair of the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation, and the strengthening of integrity, transparency and accountability in the European Parliament (ING2)
– Keynote speech by Dmitry MURATOV, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Editor-in-chief, Novaya GAZETA, followed by a question and answer session
– Keynote speech by Pietro DUCCI, Director-General, Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union, European Parliament
– Exchange of views with policy makers in Europe on legislative resilience, electoral laws and information manipulation campaigns, with a special focus on countries that will have legislative and/or presidential elections in 2023 and early 2024
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13:00 – 14:00
AFET Committee on Foreign Affairs
Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5E-2
Debate
Exchange of views with Borjana Krišto, Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina