The Week Ahead May 2018

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1 The Week Ahead May 2018 Committee and political group meetings, Brussels Mark Zuckerberg/privacy. Parliament s Conference of Presidents (President and political group leaders) will meet Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday at to discuss the use of personal data of millions of Facebook EU users. After the meeting, EP President Antonio Tajani will brief media on the discussions. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enters into force on Friday 25 May. (Tuesday) 2019 European elections - One Year To Go. A special press event with EP President Antonio Tajani will take place on Wednesday at 10:30. Mr Tajani will mark the start of the 365-day countdown to the next European elections, taking place May 2019, and comment on the latest Eurobarometer opinion polls to be released the same day. (Wednesday at 10:30) Eurobarometer The results of a Eurobarometer public opinion survey, measuring citizens support for the European Union and particularly the European Parliament, will be disclosed on Wednesday. The poll also covers, inter alia, electoral campaign topics, and views on voting and new and emerging political parties. (Wednesday) Road charging in the EU. Updated EU-wide principles for road charging, aiming to boost cleaner road transport and ensure fair treatment of road users, will be up for a vote in the Transport Committee. They include a proposal to progressively introduce only distancebased tolls, instead of time-based ones. These rules will apply when an EU country already has, or decides to introduce, charges for road transport. (Thursday) 2019 EU budget. Budgets Commissioner Günther Oettinger will present the draft annual EU budget for 2019 to the Budgets Committee. MEPs priorities,set out in March, are growth, innovation, competitiveness, security, fighting climate change, the transition to renewable energy and migration. (Wednesday) Plenary preparations. Political groups will prepare for the May Strasbourg plenary debates and votes, inter alia on protection against dumped and subsidised imports from non-eu countries, the reintegration of workers recovering from injury and illness, the functioning of the Schengen area and the impact of delocalisation on workers and regions. MEPs will also continue their discussions with EU heads of state or government on the future of Europe, this time with Luxembourg Prime Minister, Xavier Bettel. Finally, Guinea s President Alpha Condé and Colombia s President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón will address the plenary. EN Press Service Directorate General for Communication Director General - Spokesperson: Jaume DUCH GUILLOT Reference No: APR03401 Press switchboard number (32-2) /9

2 President's agenda. EP President Antonio Tajani will open a media seminar (see below) on 2019 EU elections, on Tuesday, and open the One Year To Go event on Wednesday. The EP President will also meet Gambia President Adama Barrow on Wednesday. On the following day, he will participate in the event for the 60th anniversary of the European Economic and Social Committee European elections/media seminar. A seminar for senior staff of television outlets, entitled #EUElections one year to go, will address issues facing Europe now and in the future, including the procedure for electing the EU Commission President (the socalled Spitzenkandidaten process), Brexit and the future of Europe, as well as the latest Eurobarometer results and Parliament s institutional campaign. (Tuesday and Wednesday) Pre-session press briefing. The EP Press Service will hold a press briefing with the EP's political group spokespersons at on Friday. (Anna Politkovskaya room, press centre, Brussels) EP Press Service contacts 2/9

3 Tuesday 22/05/2018 THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda 13:45 Opening session: Press seminar for audio-visual media - One year before the European elections 2019 (PHS 4B001) 15:30 Handover of Ombudsman Annual Report 2017 (Salon III - 2 floor PHS) 17:45 Conference of Presidents with Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook 19:30 Event on the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, with European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, responsible for Digital Economy and Society (Berlaymont building) PRESS CONFERENCES 19:30-20:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Antonio TAJANI, President of the European Parliament, on the meeting of the Conference of Presidents with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg SPECIAL EVENTS 08:30-21:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 4B001 Press seminar for audio-visual media: "#EUElections one year to go " The European Parliament Directorate for Media is holding in Brussels a seminar for senior staff of television outlets of all Member States on Tuesday 22nd to Wednesday 23rd of May, exactly one year ahead of the European elections. The seminar entitled #EUElections one year to go will be divided into two parts with day one highlighting the issues facing Europe now and in the future with presentations on topics such as next year s EU elections (EE2019) and the procedure to elect the President of the European Commission (the so-called Spitzenkandidaten or lead candidates process), as well as Brexit and the Future of Europe. Day Two will present the results of the Eurobarometer as well as Parliament s EE2019 institutional campaign. Participants will take part in practical trainings that will showcase previous TV programmes produced using Parliament s TV facilities, and will be invited to produce their programmes using Parliament s audio - visual facilities in the future. This will also be an opportunity for attendees to discuss their channels own specific needs as well as current audio-visual trends. Programme attached. 3/9

4 Wednesday 23/05/2018 THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda 10:30 One Year Ahead of the 2019 European elections (Vox box) 11:30 Photo opportunity with winners of Facebook competition (President s Office) 12:30 Photo opportunity with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (President s Office) 14:00 Opening speech at UN Conference on Youth Peace and Security - Promoting Youth in Peacebuilding (ASP 5G3) 16:00 Meeting with Mr Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia (Grand Salon Protocolaire) 18:00 Lord Jakobovits Prize of European Jewry (Great Synagogue of Europe, Rue de la Régence 32, 1000 Bruxelles) 20:00 Special Prize In Memoriam of Daphne Caruana Galizia Euronews (Palais d'egmont) PRESS CONFERENCES 10:00-10:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 the rights of the disabled persons in Poland Marek PLURA (EPP, PL) PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 11:00-12:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5G-3 Committee on Budgets Presentation of the Commission's Draft Budget 2019 by Günther OETTINGER, Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources SPECIAL EVENTS 09:00-18:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 4B001 Press seminar for audio-visual media: "#EUElections one year to go " The European Parliament Directorate for Media is holding in Brussels a seminar for senior staff of television outlets of all Member States on Tuesday 22nd to Wednesday 23rd of May, exactly one year ahead of the European elections. The seminar entitled #EUElections one year to go will be divided into two parts with day one 4/9

5 highlighting the issues facing Europe now and in the future with presentations on topics such as next year s EU elections (EE2019) and the procedure to elect the President of the European Commission (the so-called Spitzenkandidaten or lead candidates process), as well as Brexit and the Future of Europe. Day Two will present the results of the Eurobarometer as well as Parliament s EE2019 institutional campaign. Participants will take part in practical trainings that will showcase previous TV programmes produced using Parliament s TV facilities, and will be invited to produce their programmes using Parliament s audio - visual facilities in the future. This will also be an opportunity for attendees to discuss their channels own specific needs as well as current audio-visual trends. Programme attached. 5/9

6 Thursday 24/05/2018 THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda 09:30 60th anniversary of the European Economic and Social Committee (European Parliament Hemicycle) 11:00 Conference of Presidents 17:15 European Business Summit 2018 (Palais d'egmont) PRESS CONFERENCES -14:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Adoption of the report on the Euro-Road Charging Directive Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY (S&D, FR), rapporteur PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 09:00-09:45 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 Joint meeting - Economic and Monetary Affairs and Constitutional Affairs Amending Article 22 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (COD), rapporteurs Gabriel Mato (EPP, ES) and Danuta Maria Hübner (EPP, PL) - discussion on amendments 09:00-12:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A002 Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Debates Exchange of views, as part of the structured dialogue, with Valdis DOMBROVSKIS (Vice President) and Marianne THYSSEN (Commissioner) Exchange of views with Marianne THYSSEN (Commissioner) - Presentation of the legislative proposal establishing a European Labour Authority 09:00-15:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5G3 Committee on Transport and Tourism Votes Common rules for the operation of air services in the Community (COD) - vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations, rapporteur Claudia Țapardel (S&D, RO) Charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (COD) - adoption of draft report by Christine Revault d'allonnes Bonnefoy (S&D, FR) Charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures, as regards certain provisions on vehicle taxation (CNS) - adoption of draft report by Deirdre Clune (EPP, IE) 6/9

7 Interoperability of electronic road toll systems and facilitating cross-border exchange of information on the failure to pay road fees in the Union (recast) (COD) - adoption of draft report by Massimiliano Salini (EPP, IT) Use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road (COD) - adoption of draft report by Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar (EPP, PT) 09:00-12:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C50 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Debates Appointment of the European Chief Prosecutor - presentation by the political groups and discussion with Ingeborg GRAESSLE (EPP, DE), Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Control ( ) "Towards a Comprehensive EU Protection System for Minorities" - discussion on the study with Lina VOSYLIUTE from Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) ( ) Joint debate on opening of negotiations for an agreement between the EU and Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt and Algeria on the exchange of personal data between Europol and competent authorities of these countries for fighting serious crime and terrorism.(ini), Claude MORAES (S&D, UK) - discussion on eight draft reports ( ) Joint debate on communication from the Commission and Council on adapting the common visa policy to new challenges and a report by Juan Fernando López AGUILAR (S&D, ES) establishing a Community Code on Visas (COD) ( ) Delegation to the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), Budapest, Hungary, 5-6 April discussion on draft mission report ( ) Votes ( ) Schengen - implementation of the remaining provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System in the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania (CNS), rapporteur Monica MACOVEI (ECR, RO) - vote on draft report Agreement between the EU and the Swiss Confederation and the EU and Iceland on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa, as part of the Internal Security Fund, for the period (NLE), rapporteur Claude MORAES (S&D, UK) (Swiss Confederation) and Anders PRIMDAHL VISTISEN (ECR, DK) (Iceland) - vote on two draft reports The European Public Prosecutor (EPPO) - vote on the candidate of the European Parliament to the panel referred to in Article 14(3) of the Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office 09:45-18:00 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 Committee on Constitutional Affairs Debate Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Article 50 TEU) - discussion on the future of EU-UK cooperation with European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) representatives Mark LEONARD, ECFR's Director and Wolfgang ISCHINGER, Former German Ambassador to the UK ( ) 7/9

8 Votes ( ) Role of cities in the institutional framework of the Union (INI), rapporteur,kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski (NI, PL), vote on draft report Workshop ( ) The consequences for the EU of the future relationship agreement with the United Kingdom - presentation by experts of three research papers commissioned by the Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs - draft programme will be available here 8/9

9 Friday 25/05/2018 PRESS CONFERENCES 11:00-11:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Pre-session briefing 9/9