Connect with us

EU

The week ahead: 19–25 January 2015

SHARE:

Published

on

We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. You can unsubscribe at any time.

ParliamentCommittee meetings, Brussels

TTIP. The International Trade Committee will debate its new draft position on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Agreement for the first time and take stock of progress in the talks so far. The next day, it will debate the results of Commission's recent consultation on possible TTIP investment protection and investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions. (Wednesday and Thursday)

Arab League. The Foreign Affairs Committee will meet Nabil El Araby, Secretary General of the League of Arab States, to discuss recent developments in the Mediterranean and in the Middle East, including the situation in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Egypt. (Tuesday)

Human Rights in Hungary. The Civil Liberties Committee will discuss human rights in Hungary with, inter alia, Zoltán Kovács, International Spokesperson of the Hungarian Government, Veronika Mora, Director of the Okotars Alapitvany NGO and Attila Mong, investigative journalist and editor of Atlatszo.hu.(Thursday)

Fight against fraud. Measures to better protect revenues destined for the EU budget and spent on EU programmes will be voted by the Budgetary Control Committee, on the basis of the Commission’s 2013 Annual Report on protecting the EU's financial interests. (Wednesday)

Food safety. In the wake of the horsemeat scandal, the Environment Committee will vote a resolution urging the Commission to propose new legislation allowing country of origin labelling on meat used in processed food. According to the Commission’s own research, 90% of consumers want to have this information when buying processed foods. (Wednesday)

Latvian Presidency. Parliament's committees will meet Latvian government ministers to discuss the EU Council Presidency’s work programme in their respective areas of responsibility. The Latvian Presidency runs from January until the end of June 2015. (Monday to Thursday)

Advertisement

European Youth Event (EYE). 'Speed-hearings' will be held all week in several committees as a follow-up to the European Youth Event (EYE2014) hosted by the EP in May 2014, where thousands of young Europeans discussed ideas for a better Europe with MEPs. (Tuesday to Thursday)

 President's diary. European Parliament President Martin Schulz will meet Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg and President of Finland Sauli Niinistö on Wednesday. He will meet Director of the European Agency for Fundamental Rights Morten Kjærum and Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby on Tuesday and participate in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015 in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday and Friday.

 Press briefing. The European Parliament Press Service will hold a press briefing on week's activities at 11h on Monday. (European Parliament press conference room Anna Politkovskaya, Brussels).

Schedule by day        Schedule by event

Share this article:

EU Reporter publishes articles from a variety of outside sources which express a wide range of viewpoints. The positions taken in these articles are not necessarily those of EU Reporter.

Trending