The Week Ahead 12 18 March 2018 Plenary session, Strasbourg Agenda EU long-term budget. The next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) must match the EU s ambitions, boost research programmes and support young people and small companies, say MEPs in their draft negotiating position for the EU s post-2020 budget, up for a debate on Tuesday and a vote on Wednesday (followed by a press conference at 14.00). The EU should continue to support farming and regional policies, but also finance new priorities such as security, defence or migration and make up for any shortfall following the UK s departure. Brexit. A resolution laying out the EP s position on a possible framework for EU-UK future relations will be debated on Tuesday and put to a vote on Wednesday. The draft resolution suggests that an association agreement could provide an appropriate framework for the future relationship and stresses that even closely aligned third countries with identical legislation cannot enjoy similar benefits or market access to those of EU member states. US tariffs on steel and aluminium. Additional US duties on imported steel and aluminium and the EU s response to protect jobs and its industry will be debated with EU trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström on Wednesday. Ján Kuciak/Safety of journalists. Following the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová, press freedom and the safety of journalists in the EU will be debated on Wednesday. MEPs will also discuss Mr Kuciak s revelations about alleged misuse of EU funds in Slovakia and potential links between organised crime groups and Slovak politicians. Future of Europe debate with Portuguese PM António Costa. Prime Minister of Portugal António Costa will debate the future of Europe with MEPs on Wednesday morning. This is the third in a series of debates between EU government leaders and MEPs reflecting on the future of the EU. A press point by EP President Antonio Tajani and Prime Minister Costa is scheduled for 12.30. Corporate taxation. In a bid to prevent companies from moving their tax base to low-tax jurisdictions, MEPs will vote on Thursday on a major overhaul of the EU s corporate tax system. The proposals include plans to ensure that companies pay taxes where they make their profits, introduce a single set of tax rules which would apply throughout the EU and use of digital data to help calculate tax liabilities. A press conference is scheduled for Wednesday 09.30. EN Press Service Directorate General for Communication Director General - Spokesperson: Jaume DUCH GUILLOT Reference No:20180305APR99005 Press switchboard number (32-2) 28 33000 1/17
Cross-border parcel delivery prices. Consumers and companies will be able to compare the prices of having a parcel delivered to or from another EU country, under draft rules to be put to the vote on Tuesday. Cross-border parcel delivery prices would be published on a dedicated website so that they can be compared more easily and thus help reduce unreasonable differences. President s Diary. On Wednesday morning, President Tajani will have a bilateral meeting with Portugal s Prime Minister António Costa. Pre-session press briefing. The EP Press Service will hold a press briefing at 16.30 on Monday. (Daphne Caruana Galizia Press conference room, Strasbourg). EP Press Service contact 10 and 11 March Ján JAKUBOV Mobile: +32 498 98 35 90 2/17
Monday 12/03/2018 Agenda PLENARY SESSION 17:00-23:00 Debates Resumption of session and order of business Integrity policy of the Commission, in particular the appointment of the Secretary-General of the European Commission [2018/2624(RSP)] Gender equality in EU trade agreements Report: Eleonora Forenza, Malin Björk (A8-0023/2018) [2017/2015(INI)] Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality, Committee on International Trade The fight against violence against women and girls and the ratification of the Istanbul Convention by EU Member States [2018/2625(RSP)] ***I Cross-border parcel delivery services Report: Lucy Anderson (A8-0315/2017) [2016/0149(COD)] Committee on Transport and Tourism ***I Initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of certain road vehicles and driving licences Report: Peter Lundgren (A8-0321/2017) [2017/0015(COD)] Committee on Transport and Tourism Short presentations of the following reports: A European strategy on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems Report: István Ujhelyi (A8-0036/2018) [2017/2067(INI)] Committee on Transport and Tourism 3/17
Lagging regions in the EU Report: Michela Giuffrida (A8-0046/2018) [2017/2208(INI)] Committee on Regional Development The role of EU regions and cities in implementing the COP 21 Paris Agreement on climate change Report: Ángela Vallina (A8-0045/2018) [2017/2006(INI)] Committee on Regional Development 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) 17:30 Meeting with Vice-President of the European Parliament, Mr Zdzisław Krasnodębski (President s Office) 18:30 Bureau (LOW R.1) PRESS CONFERENCES 16:30-17:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Last minute session briefing PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 19:00-20:30 Strasbourg, Winston Churchill, 200 Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Report back on the fact-finding mission to Amsterdam in the light of the relocation of the seat of the European Medicines Agency (22 February 2018) Vote Location of the seat of the European Medicines Agency (COD) - Vote on a report by Giovanni LA VIA (EPP, IT) End of vote 19:30-21:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, S1.5 4/17
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development The Future of Food and Farming (INI) - consideration of draft report, rapporteur Herbert Dorfmann (EPP, IT) 19:30-21:00 Strasbourg, Winston Churchill, 100 Agenda Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Structured dialogue with Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President of the European Commission, in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and Charter of Fundamental Rights - Discussion 5/17
Tuesday 13/03/2018 Agenda PLENARY SESSION 09:00-12:20 KEY DEBATES Guidelines on the framework of future EU-UK relations [2018/2573(RSP)] Preparation of the European Council meeting of 22 and 23 March 2018 [2018/2502(RSP)] 12:30-14:30 VOTES followed by explanations of votes *** Implementation of the Protocol on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the Research Fund for Coal and Steel Report: Jean Arthuis (A8-0034/2018) [2017/0213(APP)] Committee on Budgets *** EU-New Zealand agreement on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters Report: Daniel Caspary (A8-0029/2018) [2016/0006(NLE)] Committee on International Trade A European strategy on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems Report: István Ujhelyi (A8-0036/2018) [2017/2067(INI)] Committee on Transport and Tourism ***I Cross-border parcel delivery services Report: Lucy Anderson (A8-0315/2017) [2016/0149(COD)] Committee on Transport and Tourism ***I Initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of certain road vehicles and driving licences 6/17
Report: Peter Lundgren (A8-0321/2017) [2017/0015(COD)] Committee on Transport and Tourism Agenda ***I Establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU defence industry Report: Françoise Grossetête (A8-0037/2018) [2017/0125(COD)] Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Gender equality in EU trade agreements Report: Eleonora Forenza, Malin Björk (A8-0023/2018) [2017/2015(INI)] Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality, Committee on International Trade Lagging regions in the EU Report: Michela Giuffrida (A8-0046/2018) [2017/2208(INI)] Committee on Regional Development The role of EU regions and cities in implementing the COP 21 Paris Agreement on climate change Report: Ángela Vallina (A8-0045/2018) [2017/2006(INI)] Committee on Regional Development 15:00-23:00 Debates Joint debate - MFF and own resources post-2020 The next MFF: Preparing the Parliament s position on the MFF post- 2020 Report: Isabelle Thomas, Jan Olbrycht (A8-0048/2018) [2017/2052(INI)] Committee on Budgets Reform of the European Union s system of own resources Report: Gérard Deprez, Janusz Lewandowski (A8-0041/2018) [2017/2053(INI)] 7/17
Committee on Budgets Guidelines for the 2019 budget - Section III Report: Daniele Viotti (A8-0062/2018) [2017/2286(BUD)] Committee on Budgets Situation in Syria [2018/2626(RSP)] EU's perspectives for the first EU-Cuba Joint Council meeting [2018/2528(RSP)] New agenda for the EU-Central Asia relations in the framework of the 13th Annual Ministerial Meeting [2018/2526(RSP)] Joint debate - European Semester European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2018 Report: Hugues Bayet (A8-0047/2018) [2017/2226(INI)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2018 Report: Krzysztof Hetman (A8-0052/2018) [2017/2260(INI)] Committee on Employment and Social Affairs THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda 09:00 Chairing the Plenary Session, debate on Guidelines on the framework of future EU-UK relations (Plenary) 10:30 Chairing the Plenary session, debate on Preparation of the European Council meeting of 22 and 23 March 2018 (Plenary) 17:00 Handover of the Petition on "Stopping Sexual Harassment in the European Parliament" (President s office) 8/17
PRESS CONFERENCES 09:30-10:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Lega victory at the Italian elections: times are a-changing Matteo SALVINI (ENF, IT), Harald VILIMSKY (ENF, AT), Nicolas BAY (ENF, FR), Co- President, and Marcel de GRAAFF (ENF, NL), Co-President 10:10-10:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 S&D Briefing Maria João RODRIGUES (PT), Acting 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 Manfred WEBER (DE), Chair 11:30-11:50 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 GUE/NGL Briefing Gabriele ZIMMER (DE), Chair, and Dennis de JONG (GUE/NGL, NL) 15:00-15:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Lagging regions in the EU Michela GIUFFRIDA (S&D, IT), rapporteur 15:30-16:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Read-out of the College meeting and the Social Fairness Package Marianne Thyssen, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility 16:00-16:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Gender Equality in EU trade agreements report vote (INTA/FEMM) Malin BJÖRK (GUE/NGL, SV), and Eleonora FORENZA (GUE/NGL, IT), co-rapporteurs 9/17
Wednesday 14/03/2018 Agenda PLENARY SESSION 08:30-10:00 Debates US decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium [2018/2629(RSP)] 10:00-11:50 Debates Debate with the Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, on the Future of Europe [2018/2576(RSP)] 12:00-14:00 VOTES followed by explanations of votes Guidelines on the framework of future EU-UK relations [2018/2573(RSP)] ***I Rail transport statistics Report: Karima Delli (A8-0038/2018) [2017/0146(COD)] Committee on Transport and Tourism * Appointment of the Vice-President of the European Central Bank Report: Roberto Gualtieri (A8-0056/2018) [2018/0804(NLE)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs ***I Measures for the control of Newcastle disease Report: Adina-Ioana Vălean (A8-0026/2018) [2017/0329(COD)] Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety ***I Further macro-financial assistance to Georgia Report: Hannu Takkula (A8-0028/2018) 10/17
[2017/0242(COD)] Committee on International Trade Agenda Objection to Commission delegated regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 as regards the Union list of projects of common interest [2017/2990(DEA)] Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2017/008 DE/Goodyear Report: Ingeborg Gräßle (A8-0061/2018) [2018/2025(BUD)] Committee on Budgets Nominal composition of the special committee on financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance [2018/2579(RSO)] The next MFF: Preparing the Parliament s position on the MFF post-2020 Report: Isabelle Thomas, Jan Olbrycht (A8-0048/2018) [2017/2052(INI)] Committee on Budgets Reform of the European Union s system of own resources Report: Gérard Deprez, Janusz Lewandowski (A8-0041/2018) [2017/2053(INI)] Committee on Budgets European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2018 Report: Hugues Bayet (A8-0047/2018) [2017/2226(INI)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2018 Report: Krzysztof Hetman (A8-0052/2018) [2017/2260(INI)] Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 11/17
15:00-23:00 Debates International co-operation in the fight against cybercrime - the threat to public services [2018/2627(RSP)] Protection of investigative journalists in Europe: the case of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová [2018/2628(RSP)] Joint debate - Common Corporate Tax Base * Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Report: Alain Lamassoure (A8-0051/2018) [2016/0336(CNS)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs * Common Corporate Tax Base Report: Paul Tang (A8-0050/2018) [2016/0337(CNS)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs US attack on EU farm support under the CAP (in the context of Spanish olives) Report: (O-000006/2018) [2018/2566(RSP)] Corporate social responsibility [2018/2633(RSP)] ***I Europass: framework for skills and qualifications Report: Svetoslav Hristov Malinov, Thomas Mann (A8-0244/2017) [2016/0304(COD)] Committee on Culture and Education, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs ***I Creative Europe Programme (2014 to 2020) Report: Silvia Costa (A8-0369/2017) [2017/0163(COD)] 12/17
Committee on Culture and Education Joint debate - Fisheries Agreement with Comoros *** EU-Comoros fisheries partnership agreement: denunciation Report: João Ferreira (A8-0058/2018) [2017/0241(NLE)] Committee on Fisheries EU-Comoros fisheries partnership agreement: denunciation (resolution) Report: João Ferreira (A8-0055/2018) [2017/2266(INI)] Committee on Fisheries THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda 09:30 Official welcome Prime Minister of Portugal, Mr António Costa (Protocol entrance) 09:35 Bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal, Mr António Costa (Protocol room LOWH060) 10:00 Chairing the Plenary Session, debate with the Prime Minister of Portugal, Mr António Costa, on the future of Europe (Plenary) 12:00 Voting session on the future UK-EU relations (Plenary) 12:30 Press Conference with Prime Minister of Portugal, Mr António Costa, on the future of Europe (Press conference room) 13:15 Official lunch with Portuguese Prime Minister, Mr António Costa (Salon d'honneur LOW 6 étage) 14:45 Lex Signing (Protocol Room LOWH060) 17:00 Meeting with Former Prosecutor General of Venezuela, Ms Luisa Ortega Díaz (President s office PRESS CONFERENCES 09:30-10:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Proposals for a harmonised corporate tax system in the European Union 13/17
Alain LAMASSOURE (EPP, FR), rapporteur, Paul TANG (S&D, NL), rapporteur, and Pierre MOSCOVICI, Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs 10:30-11:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 EU s Future and the role of the new German government Gabriele ZIMMER (GUE/NGL, DE), President, and Gregor GYSI 11:00-11:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 How to fund the EU budget Isabelle THOMAS (S&D, FR), Daniele VIOTTI (S&D, IT), and Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL (S&D, ES) 11:30-12:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 North Korea and possible talks with the United States Nirj DEVA (ECR, UK) 12:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss Press point by Antonio TAJANI, EP President and António COSTA, Prime Minister of Portugal 14:00-14:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Vote on position on EU's next long-term budget post-2020 (MFF) and Own Resources reform Jean ARTHUIS (ALDE, FR), Chair of the Committee on Budgets, Jan OLBRYCHT (EPP, PL), and Isabelle THOMAS (S&D, FR), co-rapporteurs for the MFF, Janusz LEWANDOWSKI (EPP, PL), and Gérard DEPREZ (ALDE, BE), co-rapporteurs Own Resources 14:30-15:00 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 "We are closing the border to the wrong people: freedom of speech in the UK the Lauren Southern case Gerolf ANNEMANS (ENF, BE), Janice ATKINSON (ENF, UK), and Lauren SOUTHERN 15:00-15:30 Strasbourg, Louise Weiss, N-1.2 Nuclear scars: the heavy legacy of Fukushima Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), Co-President, Michèle RIVASI (Greens/EFA, FR), and Naota KAN PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 14:00-15:30 Strasbourg, Winston Churchill, 200 Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Follow-up to the Inquiry Committee into emission measurements in the automotive sector (EMIS) recommendations under ENVI remit - Discussion witht Elżbieta BIENKOWSKA, European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs 14/17
Thursday 15/03/2018 Agenda PLENARY SESSION 09:00-11:50 Debates Joint debate - Conflict minerals Implementation of the conflict minerals regulation Report: (O-000017/2018) [2018/2557(RSP)] Conflict minerals accompanying measures Report: (O-000016/2018) [2018/2542(RSP)] Action Plan on alternative fuels infrastructure [2017/3034(RSP)] Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 135) Situation in the Maldives [2018/2630(RSP)] The arrest of human rights defenders in Sudan, notably the case of Sakharov Prize laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman [2018/2631(RSP)] Mercy killings in Uganda [2018/2632(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) 15/17
*** EU-Comoros fisheries partnership agreement: denunciation Report: João Ferreira (A8-0058/2018) [2017/0241(NLE)] Committee on Fisheries EU-Comoros fisheries partnership agreement: denunciation (resolution) Report: João Ferreira (A8-0055/2018) [2017/2266(INI)] Committee on Fisheries ***I Europass: framework for skills and qualifications Report: Svetoslav Hristov Malinov, Thomas Mann (A8-0244/2017) [2016/0304(COD)] Committee on Culture and Education, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs ***I Creative Europe Programme (2014 to 2020) Report: Silvia Costa (A8-0369/2017) [2017/0163(COD)] Committee on Culture and Education ***I Location of the seat of the European Medicines Agency Report: Giovanni La Via (A8-0063/2018) [2017/0328(COD)] Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety * Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Report: Alain Lamassoure (A8-0051/2018) [2016/0336(CNS)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs * Common Corporate Tax Base Report: Paul Tang (A8-0050/2018) [2016/0337(CNS)] Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Guidelines for the 2019 budget - Section III Report: Daniele Viotti (A8-0062/2018) [2017/2286(BUD)] 16/17
Committee on Budgets Situation in Syria [2018/2626(RSP)] US attack on EU farm support under the CAP (in the context of Spanish olives) Report: (O-000006/2018) [2018/2566(RSP)] Corporate social responsibility [2018/2633(RSP)] 15:00-16:00 Debates Performance reserve of the ESI funds Report: (O-000005/2018) [2018/2546(RSP)] THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda 10:00 Conference of President 17/17