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Plenary preparations. Political groups will prepare for the 7-10 March plenary session in Strasbourg. Amongst other topics, MEPs will prepare for debates with Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on the March EU summits, on migration management and on the international protection of whistle-blowers. They will also prepare for legislative votes on animal health, the revamped school milk scheme and port services. Progress reports on Montenegro and the FYROM will be finalised, as well as draft resolutions on the banking union, better EU law-making and the situation of women refugees, especially in the light of International Women's Day.

President's agenda. EP President Martin Schulz will meet the President of ’s Parliament on Tuesday and Prime Minister of Norway on Wednesday.

Pre-session press briefing. The EP Press Service will hold a press briefing with the EP's political group spokespersons at 11.00 on Friday. (Anna Politkovskaya room, press centre, Brussels)

EP Press Service contact during the weekend

Michaela FINDEIS

Tel: +32 498 98 33 32

2/12 Agenda Monday 29/02/2016

THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY

The President's diary Brussels

16:00 Meeting with Volodymyr Groysman, Chairman of the - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 9th floor, Grand Salon Protocolaire

16:30 Opening speech at the "High-level conference - Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on capacity building for reform" - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 3rd floor, room C050

17:15 Press point with Volodymyr Groysman, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 9th floor

PRESS CONFERENCES

17:30-18:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0Α050 "Ukraine week: capacity building for reform" Andrej PLENKOVIĆ (EPP, HR), Chair of the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee, Yurii LUTSENKO, Maksym BURBAK, Yurii BOIKO, Oleh BEREZIUK, Oleh LIASHKO, Yuliia TYMOSHENKO, Yaroslav MOSKALENKO, Viktor BONDAR

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES

15:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Committee on Foreign Affairs • Progress report on Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia (2015/2895(RSP) - Rapporteur Ivo VAJGL (ALDE, SE) - Adoption

15:00-18:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A-002 Committee on Budgetary Control

15:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs • Situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (INI), co-rapporteurs Roberta METSOLA (EPP, MT) and Kashetu KYENGE (S&D, IT) - discussion on amendments (15.20-16.30) • Joint debate on the new border and coast guard package as presented by the Commission on 15 December 2015 (16.30-18.00) - discussion with the Commission on the following reports:

1. European Border and Coast Guard (COD), rapporteur Artis PABRIKS (EPP, LV) 2. Reinforcement of checks against relevant databases at external borderrs (COD), rapporteur Monica MACOVEI (ECR, RO)

3/12 Agenda 3. European travel document for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals (COD), rapporteur Jussi HALLA-AHO (ECR, FI) 4. European Maritime Safety Agency (COD), rapporteur Artis PABRIKS (EPP, LV) 5. Community Fisheries Control Agency (COD), rapporteur Artis PABRIKS (EPP, LV)

• "Crime and Corruption Cost of Non-Europe" - discussion on the study with the Centre for European Policy Studies (18.00-18.20)

VOTES (18.20-18.30)

• Follow-up to the Resolution on the US Senate report on use of torture by the CIA (RSP) - vote on questions for oral answer to the Commission and Council

SPECIAL EVENTS

15:00-21:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak Ukraine Week Ukrainian MPs will join MEPs in Brussels for a 3-day “Ukraine week” conference on good parliamentary practice, law-making and representation. Participants will include the Verkhovna Rada’s Speaker, Volodymyr Groysman, leading MEPs and EP President Martin Schulz. A roadmap on parliamentary capacity-building for Ukraine will be presented by former EP President Pat Cox. (Monday to Wednesday)

Messrs Schulz and Groysman will hold a joint press point at 17.15, followed by a press conference by Ukrainian MPs and Chair of the EP's Ukraine Delegation Andrej Plenkovic at 17:30, on Monday.

Contact

Gediminas VILKAS BXL: (+32) 2 28 46396 STR: (+33) 3 881 64504 PORT: (+32) 498 98 33 30 EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: EP_ForeignAff

4/12 Agenda Tuesday 01/03/2016

THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY

The President's diary Brussels

12:00 Meeting with Olemic Thommessen, President of the - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 9th floor, Grand Salon Protocolaire

14:30 Joint political group leaders' meeting of the European Parliament and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 6th floor, room B054

17:15 Meeting with Stephan Weil, Prime Minister of Lower Saxony - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 9th floor, Grand Salon Protocolaire

PRESS CONFERENCES

11:00-11:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0Α050 "The Common Fisheries Policies and the Problems of the Fishing Sector in Spain" Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ (GUE/NGL, ES)

14:00-14:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0Α050 "Situation of Basque prisoners and role of the EU" Tatjana ŽDANOKA (Greens/EFA), François ALFONSI, and Lorena LOPEZ DE LA CALLE

17:15-17:45 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 "The Truth Committee on Greek public debt: the next steps" Sofia SAKORAFA (GUE/NGL, EL), Zoe KONSTANTOPOULOU, and Éric TOUSSAINT

SPECIAL EVENTS

09:00-19:00 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli Ukraine Week Ukrainian MPs will join MEPs in Brussels for a 3-day “Ukraine week” conference on good parliamentary practice, law-making and representation. Participants will include the Verkhovna Rada’s Speaker, Volodymyr Groysman, leading MEPs and EP President Martin Schulz. A roadmap on parliamentary capacity-building for Ukraine will be presented by former EP President Pat Cox. (Monday to Wednesday)

Messrs Schulz and Groysman will hold a joint press point at 17.15, followed by a press conference by Ukrainian MPs and Chair of the EP's Ukraine Delegation Andrej Plenkovic at 17:30, on Monday.

5/12 Agenda Contact

Gediminas VILKAS BXL: (+32) 2 28 46396 STR: (+33) 3 881 64504 PORT: (+32) 498 98 33 30 EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: EP_ForeignAff

6/12 Agenda Wednesday 02/03/2016

THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY

The President's diary Brussels

17:00 Meeting with Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 9th floor, Grand Salon Protocolaire

PRESS CONFERENCES

"Glyphosate" Michèle RIVASI (Greens/EFA, FR), Gilles PARGNEAUX (S&D, FR), Frédérique RIES (ALDE, BE), Angeliki LYSIMACHOU and Martin PIGEON

10:30-11:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 "GUE/NGL tackles the car emission scandal" Merja KYLLÖNEN (GUE/NGL, FI), Kateřina KONEČNÁ (GUE/NGL, CZ), and Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS (GUE/NGL, CY)

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES

08:30-10:00 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector Opening of the meeting with the provisional Chair

• Election of the Chair

With the newly elected Chair

• Election of the Vice-Chairs

• Chair’s announcements

15:00-16:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs • Economic Dialogue and discussion with Euclid TSAKALOTOS, Minister of Finance of the Hellenic Republic

PUBLIC HEARINGS

18:00-20:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A-002 Budgetary capacity for the Euro area

7/12 Agenda • Joint hearing BUDG/ECON

Contact

Ron KORVER BXL: (+32) 2 28 44659 STR: (+33) 3 881 74903 PORT: (+32) 498 98 35 88 EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: EP_Economics Armin WISDORFF BXL: (+32) 2 28 40924 STR: (+33) 3 881 73780 PORT: +32 498 98 13 45 EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: EP_Budgets SPECIAL EVENTS

08:00-12:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak Ukraine Week Ukrainian MPs will join MEPs in Brussels for a 3-day “Ukraine week” conference on good parliamentary practice, law-making and representation. Participants will include the Verkhovna Rada’s Speaker, Volodymyr Groysman, leading MEPs and EP President Martin Schulz. A roadmap on parliamentary capacity-building for Ukraine will be presented by former EP President Pat Cox. (Monday to Wednesday)

Messrs Schulz and Groysman will hold a joint press point at 17.15, followed by a press conference by Ukrainian MPs and Chair of the EP's Ukraine Delegation Andrej Plenkovic at 17:30, on Monday.

Contact

Gediminas VILKAS BXL: (+32) 2 28 46396 STR: (+33) 3 881 64504 PORT: (+32) 498 98 33 30 EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: EP_ForeignAff

09:45-13:00 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5E2 15:30-18:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050 Seminar: Women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU Seminar for journalists (09.45-18.00)

Organised by the European Parliament Press Service, the aim of this seminar is to enable MEPs, invited experts and journalists to discuss the current situation in refugee camps and measures that might be taken at European level.

The morning session will discuss women's rights and gender equality and the situation of women refugees and migrants. In the afternoon session, the discussion will focus on protecting women and girls in refugee camps across the EU and the successful integration of immigrants.

Parlamentarium (18.00)

8/12 Agenda At 18.00, a photo exhibition on "DISPLACED women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU will be officially opened by Sylvie GUILLAUME (S&D, FR) Vice-President. The photos, by award-winning photo journalist, Marie DORIGNY, will give a true insight into the plight of women refugees and asylum seekers in their gruelling journey across Europe.

Contact

Ioannis DARMIS BXL: (+32) 2 28 43816 STR: (+33) 3 881 74692 PORT: (+32) 498 983 269 Damián CASTAÑO BXL: (+32) 2 28 48643 STR: (+33) 3 881 73479 PORT: (+32) 498 983 335

18:00 Brussels, Bruxelles - Brussel Photo exhibition: "DISPLACED: women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU Parlamentarium, rue Wiertz 60, Brussels

Opening: 2 March 2016, 18.00

The European Parliament`s Visitors` Centre, the Parlamentarium, is hosting a temporary exhibition “Displaced: Women Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the EU” by award- winning photojournalist, Marie DORIGNY. The exhibition will be officially opened by Sylvie GUILLAUME (S&D, FR), Vice-President of the European Parliament

In order to provide a true insight into the plight of women refugees and asylum seekers on their journey across Europe, the European Parliament invited award-winning photojournalist, Marie Dorigny, to photograph this subject matter. The photographs were taken over the course of December 2015 and January 2016. The project showcases all the principal stages of the gruelling journey undertaken by women refugees in Europe: the arrival by boat to Greece; the train journey across several countries and the final arrival and processing of asylum requests in Germany.

The exhibition remains open until 1 June 2016.

9/12 Agenda Thursday 03/03/2016

THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY

The President's diary Brussels

9:00 Opening speech at Interparliamentary Committee Meeting: "Women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU" - József Antall room 2Q2

11:00 Conference of Presidents

PRESS CONFERENCES

10:30-11:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Facing challenges for the survival of bees in Europe" Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ (GUE/NGL, ES) and Xesús ASOREY

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES

09:00-12:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5G-3 Subcommittee on Human Rights • Discussion with Emily O'REILLY, the European on the recommendation related to the lack of a human rights impact assessment in the preparations of the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement

• Discussion with members of the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts regarding the disappearance of the 43 teaching students in Ayotzinapa and feedback from the DROI mission to Mexico/Guatemala

09:00-12:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality • International Women's Day (IWD) - Interparliamentary committee meeting with national on "Women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU" - see Special events

SPECIAL EVENTS

09:00-12:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2 Women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU Interparliamentary Committee meeting

Co-organised by the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality and National Parliaments

Ahead of International Women’s Day 2016, scheduled for 8 March, this joint meeting will discuss the situation of women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU.

10/12 Agenda The event will be divided into three workshops.

1. Violence against women refugees and asylum seekers (organised in cooperation with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe) 2. Gender and healthcare: the situation of refugees and asylum seekers ( organised in cooperation with the European Institute for Gender Equality) 3. Integration of women refugees (organised in cooperation with the European Commission)

Inauguration speeches will be made by Martin SCHULZ (S&D, DE), President of the European Parliament and Mary ROBINSON, Former President of Ireland.

Contact

Maja OREL SCHWARZ BXL: (+32) 2 28 32357 PORT: (+32) 473 86 49 74 EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: EP_GenderEqual

11/12 Agenda Friday 04/03/2016

PRESS CONFERENCES

11:00-11:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Pre-session briefing

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