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European Parliament – Plenary, Strasbourg

The year gets off to a slow start with little on the Council Agenda until 20 January.

Monday 13 January

European Parliament debates, with votes on Tuesday: Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technologies; CO2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles; Smart specialization - networking excellence for a sound Cohesion Policy; eHealth Action Plan 2012 – 2020, Food crisis and fraud in the food chain, Financial participation of employees in companies' proceeds, social protection for all, including self-employed workers

Tuesday 14 January

European Parliament : review of outgoing Lithuanian Presidency; voting on plastic waste in the environment; debate on various public procurement issues, including the award of concession contracts and water, energy, transport and postal services sectors); Reindustrialising Europe

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Wednesday 15 January

European Parliament: Debates on respect for the fundamental right of free movement in the EU, future of the Safe Harbour Agreement in the light of the NSA affair, the sale of EU citizenship by Malta, 2013 progress report on Serbia, European integration process of Kosovo, Situation in South Sudan. Votes on the future of EU-ASEAN relations, renewal of the EU-Russia agreement on cooperation in science and technology and public procurement issues

Commission adopts Risk Finance Guidelines: new risk finance state aid rules aimed at allowing for a more rapid and generous disbursement of risk finance aid to SMEs and midcaps

Commission present a Communication encompassing a wide spectrum of measures aimed at preventing and countering radicalisation to terrorism and violent extremism within the EU

Thursday 16 January

European Parliament debates: EU homelessness strategy; Non-discrimination in the framework of sexual and reproductive health and rights; recognition of ecological damage in EU and international law

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