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The Week Ahead 25 – 31 May 2020 Plenary and committee meetings - Brussels Plenary and committee meetings - Brussels New long-term EU budget. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will present the Commission’s revised Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and Recovery Plan proposals and debate with Members in an extraordinary plenary session on Wednesday, from 13:30 to 15:00. Committees Conference on the Future of Europe. The Constitutional Affairs Committee will discuss the next steps towards the planned Conference on the Future of Europe and the EP’s role in it. In their 17 April resolution, MEPs called for the Conference to be Agenda convened as soon as possible, stressing that the EU should engage directly with citizens to bring about a profound reform of the Union (Tuesday). COVID-19/Impact on contract and cross-border workers. The Employment and Social Affairs Committee will debate the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on workers’ mobility, particularly for contract workers and cross-border workers, with Croatian Minister of Labour and Pension System Aladrović, Jobs and Social Rights Commissioner Schmit and Interim Executive Director of the European Labour Authority Curell Gotor (Tuesday). Future of EU tourism. The proposed package on tourism and transport, which includes guidelines on how EU countries could gradually lift travel restrictions, allow businesses to reopen and people to enjoy safely their holidays this summer, will be debated in the Transport and Tourism Committee (Thursday). WHO/COVID-19 outbreak in developing countries. The Development Committee will discuss with Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, on COVID-19 outbreak in developing countries and its impact on the international humanitarian and development response (Friday). EU response to COVID-19/State Aid. The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee will discuss competition policy with Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager. MEPs are likely to quiz Ms Vestager on the implementation of the Temporary State Aid Framework, applicable since March 2020 in the response to the COVID-19 crisis (Monday). Poland/Rule of law. The Civil Liberties Committee will discuss a draft interim report on whether there is a clear risk of a serious breach of the rule of law by Poland. They will also assess the situation of the judiciary in the country with the President of the European Association of Judges, José Igreja Matos, and Joanna Hetnarowicz-Sikora, Member of the National Board of Polish judges association IUSTITIA (Monday). COVID-19/Impact on security and defence. Commission Vice-President and EU foreign policy Chief Josep Borrell will discuss with the Defence Subcommittee the effects of COVID-19 on EU security and defence, including disinformation and hybrid threats (Tuesday). Conference of Presidents. EP President and political groups’ leaders will meet on Wednesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble (participarting remotely) ahead of the German Presidency of EU Council starting on 1 July. They will meet Michel Barnier, Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom, to discuss the latest developments in the talks with UK, on Thursday. President’s diary. EP President David Sassoli will hold remote meetings with Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble on Monday and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday. President Sassoli will hold a press conference on Wednesday at 17:00, at the end of the plenary session. Press Service Directorate General for Communication Director General - Spokesperson: Jaume DUCH GUILLOT 1/9 EN Reference No:20200518APR79303 Press switchboard number (32-2) 28 33000 Agenda European Youth Event (EYE). The online-edition of Parliaments’ bi-annual youth event that should have gathered more than 10.000 young people in Strasbourg this week goes in its final week with a series of interactive sessions to engage young people with EU policy-makers. President Sassoli will take part in the closing session on Friday. Press briefing. The EP Press Service will hold a press briefing on the week's activities at 11.00 a.m. on Monday, in the “Anna Politkovskaya” EP press conference room and via video conference. EP Press service contacts 2/9 Agenda Monday 25/05/2020 THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda 18:00 Videoconference meeting with the President of the Bundestag, Mr Wolfgang Schäuble PRESS CONFERENCES 11:00-11:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Press briefing on parliamentary agenda PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 17:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs • Exchange of views with Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice-President for a Europe Fit for the Digital Age, on the economic impact and the response to the COVID-19 pandemic 14:30-17:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q-1 Committee on Fisheries • Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (IN) - Rapporteur for the opinion: François-Xavier Bellamy (EPP, FR) - Adoption of amendments • The sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and its Implementing Protocol (2020-2026) between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles (NLE) Rapporteur: Caroline Roose (Greens/EFA, FR) - Consideration of draft recommendation (consent) (to be confirmed) 09:00-13:00 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 Committee on Legal Affairs Debates • Exchange of views in the context of structured dialogue with the following Commissioners: 1. Thierry BRETON, Commissioner for Internal Market (09.00-10.00) 2. Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President - Values and Transparency (10.00-11.00) 3. Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Vice-President - Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight (12.00-13.00) 12:00-16:00 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5G3 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 3/9 Agenda Debate possibly • COVID-19: Toolkit for Member States - respecting democracy, rule of law and human rights in the framework of the COVID-19 sanitary crisis - presentation by the Council of Europe (12.05-13.25) CHANGE IN MEETING ROOM – ANTALL 4Q2 from 14.00 Debates • Determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by the Republic of Poland of the rule of law (NLE), rapporteur Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES) - consideration of draft interim report and exchange of views with José Igreja MATOS, President of the European Association of Judges and Joanna HETNAROWICZ-SIKORA, Member of the National Board of IUSTITIA, Polish judges association (14.05-15.30) • Digital Services Act and fundamental rights issues posed (INI), consideration of draft report - rapporteur Kris PEETERS (EPP, BE) (15.30-16.00) Votes - announcement of the results of the votes on final text (16.00-16.05) • Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (INI), adoption of draft opinion - rapporteur for the opinion Loránt VINCZE (EPP, RO) • Community statistics on migration and international protection (COD), adoption of draft recommendation for second reading - rapporteur Jan-Christoph OETJEN (Renew, DE) 09:00-11:00 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality Debates(09.15 – 10.00) • The gender perspective in the Covid-19 crisis and post-crisis period - exchange of views • The EU Strategy for Gender Equality (INI), rqpporteur Maria NOICHL (S&D, DE) - exchange of views (10.00-11.00) • Exchange of views with Helena DALLI, Commissioner for Equality SPECIAL EVENTS European Youth Event (EYE) online The online-edition of Parliaments’ bi-annual youth event that should have gathered more than 10.000 young people in Strasbourg this week goes in its final week with a series of interactive sessions to engage young people with EU policy-makers. President Sassoli will take part in the closing session on Friday. 4/9 Agenda Tuesday 26/05/2020 THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda 16:00 Videoconference meeting with the German Chancellor, Ms Angela Merkel (TBC) PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 10:00-19:00 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 Committee on Constitutional Affairs Debate • The Conference on the Future of Europe and the role of the European Parliament - exchange of views (11.15) Vote - final votes will be open from 18:00 to 18:50 • Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (INI), adoption of amendments - rapporteur for the opinion Danuta Maria HÜBNER (EPP, PL) SPECIAL EVENTS European Youth Event (EYE) online The online-edition of Parliaments’ bi-annual youth event that should have gathered more than 10.000 young people in Strasbourg this week goes in its final week with a series of interactive sessions to engage young people with EU policy-makers. President Sassoli will take part in the closing session on Friday. 5/9 Agenda Wednesday 27/05/2020 PLENARY SESSION 13:30 - 15:00 Debate • Resumption of session and order of business • EU Recovery package [2020/2659(RSP)] THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY The President's agenda 11:00 Bilateral COP with Ms Angela Merkel and German goverment 13:30 Extraordinary plenary meeting with Ursula von der Leyen 15:00 Bilateral COP with the President of the Bundestag, Mr Wolfgang Schäuble 17:00 Press conference of the President Sassoli PRESS CONFERENCES 17:00-18:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 David SASSOLI, President of the European Parliament, on “the meeting with the German presidency of the European semester and on the recovery fund” PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES 16:45-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall,