The Week Ahead January 2019

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1 The Week Ahead January 2019 Plenary session, Strasbourg Austrian/Romanian presidency. MEPs will discuss the priorities of the incoming Romanian Council presidency with Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă at 15:00, following a morning debate with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz assessing the Council presidency s achievements over the past six months. A press conference by EP President Antonio Tajani and Prime Minister Dăncilă is scheduled at (Tuesday) Pedro Sánchez/Future of Europe. MEPs will exchange views about the future of Europe with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday at A press conference by EP President Antonio Tajani and Prime Minister Sánchez is scheduled at (Wednesday) Brexit. At 8.30 on Wednesday, Parliament will debate the state of play of the UK s withdrawal from the EU, one day after the UK House of Commons meaningful vote on 15 January. (Wednesday) Euro/20 years. To commemorate the launch of the Euro 20 years ago, Parliament will host a ceremony on Tuesday at 11.30, opened by EP President Antonio Tajani and followed by speeches by Jean-Claude Juncker, Mario Draghi, Mário Centeno, Jean- Claude Trichet and Roberto Gualtieri, Chairman of Parliament s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee. There will also be an exhibition on the Euro within the premises of the European Parliament. (Tuesday) Rule of Law/EU funding. MEPs will debate and vote on rules to reduce pre-financing or suspend EU budget payments to member states which interfere with courts or which do not tackle fraud and corruption. Parliament is also set to increase funding for the Rights and Values Programme promoting democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights across the EU. (debates Wednesday, votes Thursday) InvestEU programme. MEPs are set to approve a new EU programme for investments which otherwise would have been difficult to make. The aim is to trigger almost 700 billion in investments during to boost jobs and growth. (debate Tuesday, vote Wednesday) Pesticides. MEPs will debate and vote on plans to boost trust in the EU approval procedure for pesticides, by making it more transparent and accountable. The report from the special committee on pesticides says that the public should be granted access to the studies used in the authorisation procedure, including all the supporting data and information relating to the applications. (debate Monday, vote Wednesday) President s Diary. EP President Antonio Tajani will have a bilateral meeting with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Tuesday morning and with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday morning. Pre-session press briefing. The EP Press Service will hold a press briefing at 16:30 on Monday in the Daphne Caruana Galizia Press conference room, Strasbourg. EP press contacts EN Press Service Directorate General for Communication Director General - Spokesperson: Jaume DUCH GUILLOT Reference No: APR23124 Press switchboard number (32-2) /18

2 Monday 14/01/2019 PLENARY SESSION 17:00-23:00 Debates Resumption of session and order of business Union s authorisation procedure for pesticides Report: Bart Staes, Norbert Lins (A8-0475/2018) [2018/2153(INI)] Special Committee on the Union s authorisation procedure for pesticides ***I Use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road Report: Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar (A8-0193/2018) [2017/0113(COD)] Committee on Transport and Tourism Gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament Report: Angelika Mlinar (A8-0429/2018) [2018/2162(INI)] Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality Short presentations of the following reports: European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy Report: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A8-0393/2018) [2018/2222(INI)] Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Assessing how the EU budget is used for public sector reform Report: Brian Hayes (A8-0378/2018) [2018/2086(INI)] Committee on Budgetary Control EU guidelines and the mandate of the EU Special Envoy on the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU Report: Andrzej Grzyb (A8-0449/2018) 2/18

3 [2018/2155(INI)] Committee on Foreign Affairs Gender equality and taxation policies in the EU Report: Ernest Urtasun, Marisa Matias (A8-0416/2018) [2018/2095(INI)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality Autonomous driving in European transport Report: Wim van de Camp (A8-0425/2018) [2018/2089(INI)] Committee on Transport and Tourism One-minute speeches (Rule 163) THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda 17:00 Chairing the Plenary session Resumption of session and order of business (Plenary) 18:30 Bureau 20:30 Official dinner for the Romanian Presidency (Salon d'honneur) PRESS CONFERENCES 16:30-17:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Last minute session briefing 3/18

4 Tuesday 15/01/2019 PLENARY SESSION 09:00-10:30 Debates Reform of the EU asylum and migration policy in light of the continued humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean and Africa [2019/2516(RSP)] 10:30-11:30 Debates Review of the Austrian Council Presidency [2018/2942(RSP)] 11:30-12:00 Formal sitting 20th Anniversary of the Euro 12:00-14:00 VOTES followed by explanations of votes ***I Establishing, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, the instrument for financial support for customs control equipment Report: Jiří Pospíšil (A8-0460/2018) [2018/0258(COD)] Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection *** Conclusion of the EU-Albania status agreement on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Albania Report: Bodil Valero (A8-0463/2018) [2018/0241(NLE)] Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs *** Protocol to the EU-Kyrgyzstan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (accession of Croatia) Report: Cristian Dan Preda (A8-0443/2018) [2017/0185(NLE)] Committee on Foreign Affairs 4/18

5 EU-Kyrgyzstan comprehensive agreement Report: Cristian Dan Preda (A8-0450/2018) [2018/2118(INI)] Committee on Foreign Affairs Autonomous driving in European transport Report: Wim van de Camp (A8-0425/2018) [2018/2089(INI)] Committee on Transport and Tourism ***I Use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road Report: Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar (A8-0193/2018) [2017/0113(COD)] Committee on Transport and Tourism ***I Temporary withdrawal of preferences in certain agreements concluded between the EU and certain third countries Report: Christofer Fjellner (A8-0330/2018) [2018/0101(COD)] Committee on International Trade ***I Establishing the 'Customs' programme for cooperation in the field of customs Report: Maria Grapini (A8-0464/2018) [2018/0232(COD)] Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection * Amendment of the European Investment Bank Statute Report: Danuta Maria Hübner (A8-0476/2018) [2018/0811(CNS)] Committee on Constitutional Affairs Gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament Report: Angelika Mlinar (A8-0429/2018) [2018/2162(INI)] Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy Report: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A8-0393/2018) 5/18

6 [2018/2222(INI)] Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Assessing how the EU budget is used for public sector reform Report: Brian Hayes (A8-0378/2018) [2018/2086(INI)] Committee on Budgetary Control EU guidelines and the mandate of the EU Special Envoy on the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU Report: Andrzej Grzyb (A8-0449/2018) [2018/2155(INI)] Committee on Foreign Affairs Gender equality and taxation policies in the EU Report: Ernest Urtasun, Marisa Matias (A8-0416/2018) [2018/2095(INI)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 15:00-23:00 Debates Presentation of the programme of activities of the Romanian Presidency [2018/2918(RSP)] European Central Bank Annual report 2017 Report: Gabriel Mato (A8-0424/2018) [2018/2101(INI)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Banking Union - Annual report 2018 Report: Nils Torvalds (A8-0419/2018) [2018/2100(INI)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs ***I Establishing the InvestEU Programme Report: José Manuel Fernandes, Roberto Gualtieri (A8-0482/2018) [2018/0229(COD)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Committee on Budgets 6/18

7 Joint debate - Implementation of trade and association agreements in Latin America Implementation of the EU-Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement Report: Santiago Fisas Ayxelà (A8-0446/2018) [2018/2010(INI)] Committee on International Trade Implementation report on the trade pillar of the Association Agreement with Central America Report: Reimer Böge (A8-0459/2018) [2018/2106(INI)] Committee on International Trade ***I European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) Report: Maria Arena (A8-0445/2018) [2018/0202(COD)] Committee on Employment and Social Affairs ***I European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) Report: Verónica Lope Fontagné (A8-0461/2018) [2018/0206(COD)] Committee on Employment and Social Affairs ***I Specific provisions for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) Report: Pascal Arimont (A8-0470/2018) [2018/0199(COD)] Committee on Regional Development THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda 09:00 Debate on the Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 13 and 14 December 2018 (Plenary) 10:00 Official welcome Austrian Chancellor Mr Sebastian Kurz (Protocol entrance) 10:15 Short bilateral with Austrian Chancellor Mr Sebastian Kurz (Protocol room) 10:30 Debate on the Review of the Austrian Council Presidency (Plenary) 7/18

8 11:30 20th Anniversary of the Euro (Plenary) 12:00 Inauguration of the exhibition EURO20 12:30 Meeting with Mr Michel Barnier, European Chief Negotiator for the United Kingdom Exiting the European Union (Protocol room) 13:15 Official Lunch on the 20th Anniversary of the Euro (Salon d'honneur) 14:30 Official welcome Prime Minister of Romania Ms Viorica Dancila (Protocol entrance) 15:00 Opening debate on the Presentation of the programme of activities of the Romanian Presidency (Plenary) 16:30 Closing debate on the Presentation of the programme of activities of the Romanian Presidency (Plenary) 17:00 Joint press conference with prime Minister of Romania Ms Viorica Dancila (Press Room Caruana Galizia) 18:00 Photo with Ana Pastor Julián, President of the Spanish Congress of Deputies (President's office) 18:30 Opening of the exhibition "40 Years of Spanish Constitution" with Spanish President of the Congress (Colombo Space) PRESS CONFERENCES 08:30-09:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 German authorities (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung) copy/pasted industry conclusions for EU glyphosate renewal: exclusive new evidence study Maria NOICHL (S&D, DE), Anja HAZEKAMP (GUE/NGL, NL), Bart STAES (Greens/EFA, BE), and Stefan WEBER 10:10-10:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 S&D Briefing Udo BULLMANN (DE), Chair 10:30-10:50 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Greens/EFA Briefing Ska KELLER (DE), and Philippe LAMBERTS (BE), Co-Chairs 11:10-11:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 EPP Briefing Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS (ES), Vice-Chair 8/18

9 14:00-14:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 freedom of religion or belief Andrzej GRZYB (EPP, PL), rapporteur, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ (EPP, SK), Ján FIGEĽ, Michiel HEMMINGA, Alice NEFFE, and Miriam KUZÁROVÁ 14:30-15:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 GUE/NGL Briefing Gabriele ZIMMER (DE), Chair, Anja HAZEKAMP (GUE/NGL, NL), and Marisa MATIAS (GUE/NGL, PT) 15:00-15:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Political prisoners in Turkey and the EU's role Ana MIRANDA (Greens/EFA, ES), Julie WARD (S&D, UK), Marie-Pierre VIEU (GUE/NGL, FR), Martina ANDERSON (GUE/NGL, UK), Ayse ACAR BASARAN, and Dilek OCALAN 17:00-18:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Antonio TAJANI, President of the European Parliament, and Viorica DĂNCILĂ, the Prime Minister of Romania, on the priorities of the Romanian Presidency of the Council 9/18

10 Wednesday 16/01/2019 PLENARY SESSION 08:30-10:00 Debates The UK s withdrawal from the EU [2018/2970(RSP)] 10:00-12:20 Debates Debate with the President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, on the Future of Europe [2018/2748(RSP)] 12:30-14:30 VOTES followed by explanations of votes Closure of the accounts for the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) for the financial year 2016 [2018/2938(RSP)] Motion for a resolution pursuant to Rule 108(6) seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Morocco Agreement on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement [2019/2508(RSP)] EU-Morocco Agreement on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement (Resolution) Report: Marietje Schaake (A8-0478/2018) [2018/0256M(NLE)] Committee on International Trade *** EU-Morocco Agreement on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement Report: Marietje Schaake (A8-0471/2018) [2018/0256(NLE)] Committee on International Trade 10/18

11 *** EU-China Agreement in connection with the WTO dispute settlement proceedings DS492 - Measures affecting tariff concessions on certain poultry meat products Report: Iuliu Winkler (A8-0472/2018) [2018/0281(NLE)] Committee on International Trade ***I European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) Report: Maria Arena (A8-0445/2018) [2018/0202(COD)] Committee on Employment and Social Affairs ***I European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) Report: Verónica Lope Fontagné (A8-0461/2018) [2018/0206(COD)] Committee on Employment and Social Affairs ***I Specific provisions for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) Report: Pascal Arimont (A8-0470/2018) [2018/0199(COD)] Committee on Regional Development ***I Apportionment of tariff rate quotas included in the WTO schedule of the Union following the UK's withdrawal from the EU Report: Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl (A8-0361/2018) [2018/0158(COD)] Committee on International Trade Union s authorisation procedure for pesticides Report: Bart Staes, Norbert Lins (A8-0475/2018) [2018/2153(INI)] Special Committee on the Union s authorisation procedure for pesticides 15:00-17:00 Debates Comprehensive European education, research and remembrance of the totalitarian past [2019/2500(RSP)] 11/18

12 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2017 Report: Josep-Maria Terricabras (A8-0466/2018) [2018/2103(INI)] Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 17:00-18:00 VOTES (oral explanations of votes will be taken on Thursday) * Establishing a dedicated financial programme for decommissioning of nuclear facilities and management of radioactive waste Report: Peter Kouroumbashev (A8-0441/2018) [2018/0252(NLE)] Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Implementation report on the trade pillar of the Association Agreement with Central America Report: Reimer Böge (A8-0459/2018) [2018/2106(INI)] Committee on International Trade ***I Establishing the InvestEU Programme Report: José Manuel Fernandes, Roberto Gualtieri (A8-0482/2018) [2018/0229(COD)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Committee on Budgets * EU Emergency Travel Document Report: Kinga Gál (A8-0433/2018) [2018/0186(CNS)] Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs * Euratom Research and Training programme Report: Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (A8-0406/2018) [2018/0226(NLE)] Committee on Industry, Research and Energy European Central Bank Annual report 2017 Report: Gabriel Mato (A8-0424/2018) [2018/2101(INI)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 12/18

13 Banking Union - Annual report 2018 Report: Nils Torvalds (A8-0419/2018) [2018/2100(INI)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Implementation of the EU-Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement Report: Santiago Fisas Ayxelà (A8-0446/2018) [2018/2010(INI)] Committee on International Trade Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2017 Report: Josep-Maria Terricabras (A8-0466/2018) [2018/2103(INI)] Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 18:00-00:00 Debates (or at the end of the votes) Combating late payment in commercial transactions Report: Lara Comi (A8-0456/2018) [2018/2056(INI)] Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Annual report on the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Report: Barbara Kappel (A8-0415/2018) [2018/2161(INI)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Annual report on the control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank for 2017 Report: Georgi Pirinski (A8-0479/2018) [2018/2151(INI)] Committee on Budgetary Control ***I Protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States Report: Petri Sarvamaa, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (A8-0469/2018) [2018/0136(COD)] Committee on Budgets, Committee on Budgetary Control 13/18

14 ***I Establishing the Fiscalis programme for cooperation in the field of taxation Report: Sven Giegold (A8-0421/2018) [2018/0233(COD)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs ***I Establishing the Rights and Values programme Report: Bodil Valero (A8-0468/2018) [2018/0207(COD)] Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs * Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania Report: Rebecca Harms (A8-0413/2018) [2018/0251(NLE)] Committee on Industry, Research and Energy THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda 09:00 Debate on Brexit (Plenary 09:30 Official welcome President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (Protocol entrance) 09:35 Bilateral with President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez Pérez- Castejón (Protocol room) 10:00 Debate with the President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, on the Future of Europe (Plenary) 12:30 Press Conference with the President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (Press Room Caruana Galizia) 13:15 Official lunch with President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (Salon d'honneur) 14:45 Lex Signing (Protocol room) 20:00 New Year's ceremony with Mayor of Strasbourg, Roland Ries (Hôtel de Ville) PRESS CONFERENCES 10:00-10:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 What does the future hold for the Euratom treaty? 14/18

15 Michèle RIVASI (Greens/EFA, FR), Dörte FOUQUET, Christine HASSE, and Roland DESBORDES 12:30-13:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Antonio TAJANI, President of the European Parliament, and Pedro SÁNCHEZ, the President of the Government of Spain, on the Future of Europe 14:30-15:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 the authorisation procedure for pesticides Eric ANDRIEU (S&D, FR), Chair of the PEST Committee, Norbert LINS (EPP), DE, and Bart STAES (Greens/EFA, BE), rapporteurs 15:00-15:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Building a new Europe Sofia SAKORAFA (GUE/NGL, EL) 15:30-16:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) Brando BENIFEI (S&D, IT) 16:00-16:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Priorities of the Plenary Session Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU (EPP, CY) 15/18

16 Thursday 17/01/2019 PLENARY SESSION 09:00-11:50 Debates Short presentations of the following reports: Differentiated integration Report: Pascal Durand (A8-0402/2018) [2018/2093(INI)] Committee on Constitutional Affairs Ombudsman s strategic inquiry OI/2/2017 on the transparency of legislative discussions in the preparatory bodies of the Council of the EU Report: Yana Toom, Jo Leinen (A8-0420/2018) [2018/2096(INI)] Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Committee on Petitions Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 135) Azerbaijan, notably the case of Mehman Huseynov [2019/2511(RSP)] Sudan [2019/2512(RSP)] 12:00-14:00 VOTES followed by explanations of votes Motions for resolutions concerning debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 135) * Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania Report: Rebecca Harms (A8-0413/2018) [2018/0251(NLE)] Committee on Industry, Research and Energy 16/18

17 Annual report on the control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank for 2017 Report: Georgi Pirinski (A8-0479/2018) [2018/2151(INI)] Committee on Budgetary Control Cross-border restitution claims of works of art and cultural goods looted in armed conflicts and wars Report: Pavel Svoboda (A8-0465/2018) [2017/2023(INI)] Committee on Legal Affairs ***I Cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions Report: Evelyn Regner (A8-0002/2019) [2018/0114(COD)] Committee on Legal Affairs ***I Establishing a multi-annual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea Report: Clara Eugenia Aguilera García (A8-0005/2019) [2018/0050(COD)] Committee on Fisheries ***I Protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States Report: Petri Sarvamaa, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (A8-0469/2018) [2018/0136(COD)] Committee on Budgets, Committee on Budgetary Control ***I Establishing the Fiscalis programme for cooperation in the field of taxation Report: Sven Giegold (A8-0421/2018) [2018/0233(COD)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs ***I Establishing the Rights and Values programme Report: Bodil Valero (A8-0468/2018) [2018/0207(COD)] Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 17/18

18 * European Instrument for Nuclear Safety complementing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument Report: Vladimir Urutchev (A8-0448/2018) [2018/0245(NLE)] Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Combating late payment in commercial transactions Report: Lara Comi (A8-0456/2018) [2018/2056(INI)] Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Annual report on the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Report: Barbara Kappel (A8-0415/2018) [2018/2161(INI)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Differentiated integration Report: Pascal Durand (A8-0402/2018) [2018/2093(INI)] Committee on Constitutional Affairs Ombudsman s strategic inquiry OI/2/2017 on the transparency of legislative discussions in the preparatory bodies of the Council of the EU Report: Yana Toom, Jo Leinen (A8-0420/2018) [2018/2096(INI)] Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Committee on Petitions 15:00-16:00 Debates Protection of EU rice Report: (O /2018) [2018/2957(RSP)] THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda 10:00 Conference of Presidents 18/18