The Week Ahead 27 August 02 September 2018

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1 The Week Ahead 27 August 02 September 2018 Committee meetings, Brussels Crowdfunding. The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee will discuss introducing an EU framework for crowdfunding service providers to enable crowdfunding platforms to offer their services throughout Europe and to unlock early stage financing for businesses. This proposal is part of an action plan to modernise financial services using technology. ( Wednesday) Cross-border payments. MEPs in the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee will discuss a new law, which aims to ensure that charges for cross-border payments made in euros within the EU are aligned with charges for domestic payments made in the official currency of a member state. At present, charges for cross-border payments in euros from non-eurozone area member states are much higher than between eurozone countries. ( Wednesday) Visa liberalisation/kosovo. The Civil Liberties Committee will vote on whether to start negotiations with the EU ministers and the Commission on a law granting visa-free access to the EU for Kosovo citizens for 90 days in any 180-day period, provided they hold a biometric passport. (Thursday) Solidarity Fund. The Budgets Committee will vote on mobilising 34 million from the EU Solidarity Fund for Greece, Poland, Lithuania and Bulgaria, which were all hit by natural disasters in This money can be used to support reconstruction efforts and cover some of the costs of emergency services, temporary accommodation, clean-up operations and protecting cultural heritage. (Wednesday) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia/Bosnia and Herzegovina. Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs will meet Nikola Dimitrov, Foreign Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, before discussing the Commission s 2018 report on the country. After that, MEPs will scrutinise the 2018 report on Bosnia and Herzegovina and the progress made by the country. (Wednesday) TAX Committee/Latvia. A delegation of the Special Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance (TAX3) will travel to Latvia to discuss with both political counterparts and experts the circumstances surrounding the voluntary liquidation of ABLV Bank, Latvia s third largest bank. MEPs will also visit the premises of the Freeport of Riga, and will hold meetings with civil society stakeholders to gain a better understanding of Latvian financial and customs policies. (Thursday, Friday) Press briefing. The EP Press Service will hold a press briefing on the week's activities at a.m. on Monday, in the Anna Politkovskaya EP press conference room. EP Press Service contact EN Press Service Directorate General for Communication Director General - Spokesperson: Jaume DUCH GUILLOT Reference No: APR07723 Press switchboard number (32-2) /7

2 Monday 27/08/2018 PRESS CONFERENCES 11:00-11:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Briefing on parliamentary agenda 2/7

3 Wednesday 29/08/2018 PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 14:30-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5G-3 Committee on Budgets Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Bulgaria, Greece, Lithuania and Poland (BUD) - Rapporteur: Janusz LEWANDOWSKI (EPP, PL) - Consideration and adoption Draft Amending Budget No 4 to the General Budget 2018 Accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Bulgaria, Greece, Lithuania and Poland (BUD) - Rapporteur: Siegfried MURESAN (EPP, RO) 09:00-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050 Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs ( ) Corporate taxation of a significant digital presence (CNS) - First exchange of views on report by Dariuzs ROSATI (EPP, PL) Common system of a digital services tax on revenues resulting from the provision of certain digital services (CNS) - Rapporteur Paul TANG (S&D, NL) - First exchange of views European Crowdfunding Service Providers (ECSP) for Business (COD) - Consideration of a report by Ashley FOX (ECR, UK) ( ) Charges on cross-border payments in the Union and currency conversion charges (cod) - Consideration of a report by Eva MAYDELL (EPP, BG) ( ) 09:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Establishing a European Labour Authority (COD) - Considerations of amendments. Report by Jeroen LENAERS (EPP, NL) ( ) Transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union (COD) - Consideration of amendments. Report by Enrique CALVET CHAMBON (ALDE, ES) ( ) European Social Fund Plus (COD) - Consideration of a report by Veronica LOPE FONTAGNÉ (PPE, ES) ) Workshop on European Social Fund Plus ( ) 09:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 Committee on Transport and Tourism Autonomous driving in European Transport (INI) - consideratrion of draft report, rapporteur Wim van de Camp (EPP, NL) 11:00-12:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 3/7

4 Joint meeting: Committee on Transport and Tourism and Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Establishing the Connecting Europe Facility (COD) - consideration of draft report by Henna Virkkunen (EPP, FI), Marian-Jean Marinescu (EPP, RO) and Mirosław Piotrowski (ECR, PL) 09:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G3 Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Study on "The revival of wolves and other large predators and its impact on farmers and their livelihood in rural regions of Europe" - Presentation by John D. Linnell (Norwegian Institute for Nature Research - NINA). 14:30-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 5B001 Committee on Fisheries European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (COD) - exchange of views, rapporteur Gabriel Mato (EPP, ES) 09:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 4/7

5 Thursday 30/08/2018 PRESS CONFERENCES 10:00-10:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Special committee on pesticides: the next steps Eric ANDRIEU (S&D, FR), Chair of the PEST Committee PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 09:00-12:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G3 Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Exchange of views with a Commission representative (DG AGRI) on the drought situation in Europe 09:00-17:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE mission to Bulgaria, Frontex Joint Operation, February Presentation of a draft mission report ( ) Votes ( ) Implementing decision on subjecting the new psychoactive substances N- phenyl-n-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin- 4-yl]cyclopropanecarboxamide (cyclopropylfentanyl) and 2-methoxy-N-phenyl-N-[1-(2- phenylethyl)piperidin-4- yl]acetamide (methoxyacetylfentanyl) to control measures(nle) - Rapporteur Branislav Škripek (ECR, SK) - vote on a draft report Listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Kosovo*) (COD) - Rapporteur Tanja Fajon (S&D, SI) - Vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations and on the composition of the negotiating team Study Cost of Non-Europe in the Fight against Terrorism - Presentation by Wouter van Ballegooij, European Added Value Unit, DG EPRS by Marco Haefner, RAND Europe ( ) Decision approving the conclusion by Eurojust of the Agreement on Cooperation between Eurojust and Albania (CNS) - Rapporteur Laura Ferrara (EFDD, IT) - Consideration of a draft report ( ) 4th meeting of the European Migration Forum Towards a more inclusive labour market for migrants: Seizing the potential by addressing the challenges, 6/7 March Presentation of the report of the 4th meeting of the European Migration Forum ( ) DELEGATIONS Delegation to Riga 5/7

6 On 30 and 31 August, a delegation of the Special Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance (TAX3) will travel to Latvia. The visit aims at discussing with both political counterparts and experts the circumstances regarding the voluntary liquidation of ABLV Bank, which was the third largest bank of Latvia. The delegation will also visit the premises of the Freeport of Riga, and will hold meetings with civil society stakeholders to gain a better understanding of Latvian financial and customs policies. The delegation will meet with counterparts from the responsible committees of the Latvian Parliament; the Minister of Finance; the anti-money laundering authorities, and the association of Latvian Commercial Banks. A press conference will be held at the end of the visit, on Friday at in the European Parliament's office in Riga. 6/7

7 Friday 31/08/2018 DELEGATIONS Delegation to Riga On 30 and 31 August, a delegation of the Special Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance (TAX3) will travel to Latvia. The visit aims at discussing with both political counterparts and experts the circumstances regarding the voluntary liquidation of ABLV Bank, which was the third largest bank of Latvia. The delegation will also visit the premises of the Freeport of Riga, and will hold meetings with civil society stakeholders to gain a better understanding of Latvian financial and customs policies. The delegation will meet with counterparts from the responsible committees of the Latvian Parliament; the Minister of Finance; the anti-money laundering authorities, and the association of Latvian Commercial Banks. A press conference will be held at the end of the visit, on Friday at in the European Parliament's office in Riga. 7/7