In #EuropeanParliament this week: Car emissions inquiry, EU financing, refugees

Former commissioners Janez Potočnik and Antonio Tajani are questioned this week by a parliamentary inquiry committee looking into car emissions testing. In addition MEPs discuss the future of EU financing with members of national parliaments. Political groups also prepare for next week's plenary session, including the annual state of the EU debate with Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission.

Car emissions

The inquiry committee investigating the car emissions testing scandal held a hearing on Monday (5 September) during which members are due to question Janez Potočnik, who was environment commissioner from 2010 to 2014 and Parliament Vice President Antonio Tajani, who was the commissioner responsible for industry and entrepreneurship during the same period.

The future of EU financing

MEPs and their national counterparts discuss how to finance the EU in the future at the Parliament in Brussels from Wednesday to Thursday. Participants include Parliament President Martin Schulz, Commission President  Juncker as well as Mario Monti, the chair of an expert group investigating new sources of revenue for the EU.

You can follow the discussions live online as well as the press conference with Schulz and Monti on Thursday (8 September) at 13h30 CET.

NATO

The security and defence committee and the delegation for relations with the Nato parliamentary assembly discuss on Monday the outcome of the recent NATO summit in Warsaw and its implications for the EU's defence policy with Nato officials.
Refugees

The civil liberties committee examines on Thursday a proposal for creating a common European resettlement policy for refugees.Committee members also discuss International Rescue Committee operations with its president David Milliband. The former UK foreign minister is also due to meet Schulz on the same day.