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EU Parliament Agenda on 24 January 2024
24 January
PRESIDENT’S AGENDA
President Metsola’s visit to Luxembourg
11:05 President Metsola meets the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg, Claude Wiseler
12:05 President Metsola and President Wiseler speak to the press
14:15 President Metsola meets the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Luc Frieden
17:00 President Metsola holds a debate with young people
PRESS CONFERENCES
11:00 – 11:30
Protecting Armenian cultural and religious heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh
Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A50
Miriam LEXMANN (EPP, SL)
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES
09:00 – 17:30
SEDE
Subcommittee on Security and Defence
Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G-2
Debates
Jiří Šedivý, Chief Executive, European Defence Agency: update on the Capability Development Plan and the Annual Coordinated Review of Defence
Israel-Hamas war: escalation in the Red Sea and in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait with Rosamaria Gili, Deputy Managing Director, Middle East and North Africa, EEAS and with Cosmin Dobran, Director – Peace, Partnership and Crisis Management, EEAS
Joint Meeting with the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on National Security, Defence and Intelligence (14.30 – 15.30)
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09:00 – 17:30
FEMM
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050
Debates
Priorities of the Belgian Presidency of the Council — Presentation by Marie-Colline LEROY, State Secretary for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and Diversity
Amending Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims (2022/0426(COD)) — Rapporteurs: Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP (The Left, ES) — Malin BJÖRK (The Left, SE) —Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 74(3))
Combating violence against women and domestic violence (2022/0066(COD)) — Rapporteurs: Evin INCIR (S&D, SE) — Frances FITZGERALD (EPP, IE) — Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 74(3))
Presentation by EIGE (European Institute for Gender Equality) on the work programme — Exchange of views
Council decision inviting Member States to ratify the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) of the International Labour Organization — Rapporteur: Cindy FRANSSEN (EPP, BE) — Consideration of draft report — Joint meeting with the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Votes
The EU priorities for the 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (2023/2973(RSP)) — Rapporteur: Robert BIEDROŃ (S&D, PL) — Adoption of motion for a resolution further to a question for oral answer
2022 discharge: General budget of the EU – Commission (2023/2129(DEC)) — Rapporteur for the opinion: Christine ANDERSON (ID, DE) — Adoption of draft opinion
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09:00 – 17:45
DEVE
Committee on Development
Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5E-2
Debates
Priorities of the Belgian Presidency – exchange of views with Ms Caroline Gennez, Minister of Development Cooperation and of the Major Cities Policy
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 – consideration of draft report and draft motion for a resolution – rapporteur: Tomas TOBÉ
Climate action support to developing countries in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change – Exchange of views with the European Commission on the key outcomes of COP28 for developing countries
The Global Gateway strategy – state of play – jointly with the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), exchange of views with the European Commission and the EEAS
Impact of sanctions on humanitarian aid – exchange of views with the European Commission, EEAS and humanitarian partners
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09:00 – 17:45
IMCO
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1
Debates
Artificial Intelligence Act (2021/0106(COD)) — Rapporteurs: Brando BENIFEI (S&D, IT) — Dragoş TUDORACHE (Renew, RO) — Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 74(3))
Exchange of views with Pierre-Yves DERMAGNE, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy and Employment, and Alexia BERTRAND, State Secretary for the Budget and Consumer Protection, Belgian Presidency — Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme
Establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 (2023/0156(COD)) — Rapporteur: Deirdre CLUNE (EPP, IE) — Consideration of compromise amendments
Safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC (2023/0290(COD)) — Rapporteur: Marion WALSMANN (EPP, DE) — Consideration of amendments and compromise amendments
Combating late payment in commercial transactions (2023/0323(COD)) Rapporteur: Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN (Renew, PL) — Consideration of amendments
Votes
Transparency and targeting of political advertising (2021/0381(COD)) — Rapporteur: Sandro GOZI (Renew, FR) — Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on data collection and sharing relating to short-term accommodation rental services and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (2022/0358(COD)) — Rapporteur: Kim VAN SPARRENTAK (Greens/EFA, NL) — Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations
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09:00 – 18:00
BUDG
Committee on Budgets
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2
Debates
Study on “The impacts of recent inflation developments on the EU finances” — Presentation of the study by the authors
Guidelines for the 2025 Budget – Section III (2023/2220(BUI)) — Rapporteur: Victor NEGRESCU (S&D, RO) — Consideration of draft report
Votes
Activités financières de la Banque européenne d’investissement – rapport annuel 2023 (2023/2229(INI)) — Rapporteur: David CORMAND (Verts/ALE, FR) — Adoption du projet de rapport
Entreprises en Europe: cadre pour l’imposition des revenus (BEFIT) (2023/0321(CNS)) — Rapporteur pour avis: Johan VAN OVERTVELDT (ECR, BE) — Adoption du projet d’avis sous forme de lettre
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09:00 – 18:00
AGRI
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2
Debates
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)) — Rapporteur: Clara AGUILERA (S&D, ES) — Consideration of draft report
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)) — Rapporteur: Herbert DORFMANN (EPP, IT) — Consideration of amendments
Exchange of views with Vice-President Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ on the future of agriculture in the EU
Exchange of views with the Commission on the implementation of the EU Forest Strategy
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09:00 – 18:30
DROI
Subcommittee on Human Rights
Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1E-2
Debates
(9.00 – 11.00) Exchange of views on the implementation of the EU global Human Rights sanctions regime, as follow-up to the European Parliament resolution of 8 July 2021 on the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU Magnitsky Act), in the presence of:
– Tinatin Tsertsvadze, Senior Policy Analyst, Open Society
– Natalie Lucas, Legal Officer, Redress (tbc)
– Richard Ratcliff, husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian citizen who was kept hostage by Iran from 2016 to 2022
(11.00 – 12.30) With the participation of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs – Exchange of views on the recent developments in the field of the EU external migration policy from a fundamental rights protection perspective as follow-up to the European Parliament resolution of 19 May 2021 on human rights protection and the EU external migration policy, in the presence of:
– Rosita Hickey, Director of Inquiries, Office of the EU Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly
– Sara Prestianni, Director of EuroMed Rights
Exchange of views on the state of democracy in Guatemala (17.00 – 18.30)
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09:15 – 17:00
ENVI
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2
Debates
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)) — Rapporteur: Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL) — Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 74(3))
Establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals (2022/0394(COD)) — Rapporteur: Lídia PEREIRA (EPP, PT) — Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 74(3))
Amending Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 as regards introducing new environmental economic accounts modules (2022/0210(COD)) — Rapporteur: Pascal CANFIN (Renew, FR) — Reporting back to committee on the negotiations (Rule 74(3))
Exchange of views with Leena YLÄ-MONONEN, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency (EEA)
European Union 8th Environment Action Programme – European Environment Agency Monitoring report on progress towards the 8th EAP objectives 2023 edition — Presentation by the European Environment Agency — Exchange of views
Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union on submitting proposals for amendment of Appendices II and III of the Convention on the Conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats with a view to the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention — Presentation by the Commission — Exchange of views
Exchange of views with Mr Alain MARON, Minister of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, responsible for Climate Change, Environment, Energy and Participatory Democracy, Belgian Presidency — Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme
Amending Directives 1999/2/EC, 2000/14/EC, 2011/24/EU and 2014/53/EU as regards certain reporting requirements in the fields of food and food ingredients, outdoor noise, patients’ rights, and radio equipment (2023/0369(COD)) — Rapporteur: Ivan VILIBOR SINČIĆ (NI, HR) — Consideration of draft report
Amending Directive 2007/2/EC as regards certain reporting requirements for infrastructures for spatial information (2023/0356(COD)) — Rapporteur: Ivan VILIBOR SINČIĆ (NI, HR) — Consideration of draft report
Votes
Guidelines for the 2025 Budget – Section III (2023/2220(BUI)) — Chair: Pascal CANFIN (Renew, FR) — Adoption of draft opinion in letter form
Amending Directives 2009/12/EC, 2009/33/EC and (EU) 2022/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/67/EC as regards certain reporting requirements in the fields of road transport and aviation (2023/0362(COD)) — Rapporteur for the opinion: Ivan VILIBOR SINČIĆ (NI, HR) — Adoption of draft opinion in letter form
2022 discharge: General budget of the EU – Commission (2023/2129(DEC)) — Chair: Pascal CANFIN (Renew, FR) — Adoption of draft opinion
2022 discharge: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2023/2147(DEC)) — Chair: Pascal CANFIN (Renew, FR) — Adoption of draft opinion
2022 discharge: European Chemicals Agency (2023/2148(DEC)) — Chair: Pascal CANFIN (Renew, FR) — Adoption of draft opinion
2022 discharge: European Environment Agency (2023/2149(DEC) — Chair: Pascal CANFIN (Renew, FR) — Adoption of draft opinion
2022 discharge : European Food Safety Authority (2023/2151(DEC)) — Chair: Pascal CANFIN (Renew, FR) — Adoption of draft opinion
2022 discharge: European Medicines Agency (2023/2156(DEC)) — Chair: Pascal CANFIN (Renew, FR) — Adoption of draft opinion
Safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC (2023/0290(COD)) — Rapporteur for the opinion: Sara CERDAS (S&D, PT) — Adoption of draft opinion
Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (2023/0226(COD)) — Rapporteur: Jessica POLFJÄRD (EPP, SE) — Adoption of draft report
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09:30 – 18:00
CULT
Committee on Culture and Education
Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G-3
Votes
Establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market (European Media Freedom Act) and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (2022/0277(COD)) — Rapporteur: Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE) — Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations
Guidelines for the 2025 Budget – Section III (2023/2220(BUI)) — Chair: Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE) — Adoption of draft opinion in letter form
Debates
Establishing an EU talent pool (2023/0404(COD)) — Rapporteur for the opinion: João ALBUQUERQUE (S&D, PT) — Consideration of draft opinion
Ghent European Youth Capital 2024
Presentation of the priorities of the Belgian Presidency by:
– Pierre-Yves JEHOLET (Minister-President of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation)
– Caroline DÉSIR (Minister of Education of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation)
– Françoise BERTIEAUX (Minister for Higher Education, Scientific Research, University Hospitals, Youth Assistance, Houses of Justice, Youth and Promotion of Brussels)
Exchange of views on educational mobility post-Brexit with:
– Angus ROBERTSON, Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture in the Scottish Government
– Derek VAUGHAN, Welsh Government Representative on Europe
Exchange of views with Commissioner IVANOVA
Legacy of the European Year of Youth
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10:00 – 18:30
INTA
Committee on International Trade
Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A002
Debates
MEPs will discuss the preparation of the High Level Report on the Future of the Single Market during an exchange of views with former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta, who is preparing the report.
MEPs will hear the presentation by Hadja Lahbib, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade, on the priorities of the Belgian Presidency in the area of International Trade Policy.
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10:30 – 11:30
AFET
BUDG
Joint meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Budgets
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2
Debate
Establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans — Presentation by the Commission — First exchange of views
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14:30 – 14:45
AFET
INTA
Joint meeting of Committee on International Trade and Committee on Foreign Affairs
Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A002
Votes
Advanced Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (2023/0260R(NLE)) – rapporteurs: María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS (Renew, ES), Samira RAFAELA (Renew, NL) – adoption of draft interim report
Advanced Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (2023/0260(NLE)) – – rapporteurs: María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS (Renew, ES), Samira RAFAELA (Renew, NL) – adoption of draft recommendation (consent)
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14:30 – 15:45
DEVE
FEMM
Joint meeting of the Committee on Development and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5E-2
Debate
Joint exchange of views on the Bi-regional Pact for Care between the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean (draft programme)
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16:00 – 18:00
BUDG
CONT
Joint meeting of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Budgetary Control
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2
Debate
Implementation of the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation — Rapporteurs: Petri SARVAMAA (EPP, FI), Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL (S&D, ES) — Exchange of views with Johannes HAHN, Commissioner for Budget and Administration, Didier REYNDERS, Commissioner for Justice (tbc), Elisa FERREIRA, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms (tbc) and Nicolas SCHMIT, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights (tbc), on the implementation of the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation and the release of cohesion funds for Hungary under the Common Provisions Regulation
Vote
Financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (2022/0162(COD)) — Rapporteurs: Monika HOHLMEIER (EPP, DE), Nils UŠAKOVS (S&D, LV) — Reporting back to committee from trilogues of 27 November 2023 and 7 December 2023 — Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations
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17:00 – 17:45
ENVI
IMCO
Joint meeting of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1
Debate
Substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive) (2023/0085(COD)) — Rapporteurs: Cyrus ENGERER (S&D, MT), Andrus ANSIP (Renew, EE) — Consideration of amendments
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