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EU Parliament Agenda on 22 March 2023
22 March
PRESIDENT’S AGENDA
10:15 Meeting with the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin
16:30 Meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides
PRESS CONFERENCES
11:30 – 12:00
The struggle and fight of fishermen in Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A50
Manu PINEDA (The Left, ES)
12:30 – 13:00
Justice for Melilla June 24
Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A50
Miguel URBAN CRESPO (The Left, ES)
16:00 – 16:30
The 13th meeting of the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee
Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A50
Siegfried MUREŞAN (EPP, RO)
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES
09:00 – 17:00
CONT Committee on Budgetary Control
Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G-3
Votes
Establishing the European defence industry reinforcement through common procurement act (2022/0219(COD)) – adoption of draft opinion – Rapporteur for the opinion: Monika HOHLMEIER (EPP, DE)
2021 discharge: General budget of the EU – Commission (2022/2081(DEC)) – adoption of draft report – co-rapporteurs: Jeroen LENAERS (EPP, NL), Monika HOHLMEIER (EPP, DE)
2021 discharge: General budget of the EU – EDF (8th, 9th, 10th and 11th) (2022/2135(DEC)) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: José Manuel FERNANDES (EPP, PT)
Discharge votes for agencies
Discharge 2021: Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agencies for the financial year 2021: performance, financial management and control (2022/2134(DEC)) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Olivier CHASTEL (Renew, BE)
European Asylum Support Office (now European Union Agency for Asylum)
European Union Aviation Safety Agency
European Banking Authority
Agency for Support for BEREC (BEREC Office)
European Border and Coast Guard Agency
European Chemicals Agency
European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust)
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
ENISA (European Union Agency for Cybersecurity)
European Environment Agency
European Fisheries Control Agency
European Food Safety Authority
European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound)
Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
European Institute for Gender Equality
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
European Labour Authority
European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol)
European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL)
European Maritime Safety Agency
European Medicines Agency
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA)
European Union Agency for Railways
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
European Securities and Markets Authority
European Union Agency for the Space Programme (before 12 May 2021: European GNSS Agency)
Euratom Supply Agency
European Training Foundation
Debate
ECA Special Report 07/2023 on the Design of the Commission’s control system for the RRF – assurance and accountability gap remains at EU level in the new delivery model, despite extensive work being planned – Presentation of the report by ECA President and reporting Member Tony MURPHY – rapporteur: Monika HOHLMEIER (EPP, DE)
Hearing and vote
Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors – SK nominee (2023/0802(NLE)) – hearing of Martin KLUS, candidate nominated by Slovakia – vote on the partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors – SK nominee – rapporteur: Joachim KUHS (ID, DE)
Website of the Committee on Budgetary Control
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09:00 – 18:30
AFET Committee on Foreign Affairs
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2
Vote
The implementation of civilian CSDP and other EU civilian security assistance (2022/2196(INI)) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Alviina ALAMETSÄ (Greens/EFA, FI)
Debates
Debriefing on the AFET mission to Indonesia and Vietnam (20-24 February 2023) 22 March 2023
Exchange of views with Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan (9.30 – 10.30)
Commission Report on Albania (2022/2199(INI)) – consideration of draft report – rapporteur: Isabel SANTOS (S&D, PT) (10.30 – 11.00)
Report on Uzbekistan (2022/2195(INI)) – consideration of draft report – rapporteur: Ilhan KYUCHYUK (Renew, BG) (14.30 – 15.00)
Jointly with the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE): Exchange of views with Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative/Vice-President: One year after the adoption of the strategic compass (15.00 – 16.00)
2022 Commission Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (2022/2200(INI)) – consideration of draft report – rapporteur: Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT) (17.30 – 18.30)
2022 Commission Report on North Macedonia (2022/2203(INI)) – consideration of draft report -rapporteur: Ilhan KYUCHYUK (Renew, BG)
Public hearing (16.00 – 17.30)
The situation in the Taiwan strait
Website of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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09:00 – 18:30
AGRI Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1
Votes
Amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 as regards conversion of the Farm Accountancy Data Network into a Farm Sustainability Data Network – adoption of draft report – vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations – rapporteur: Jérémy DECERLE (Renew, FR)
School’s scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products foreseen by the Common Market Organisation Regulation (INI) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Carmen AVRAM (S&D, RO)
Public Hearing (14.30 – 18.30)
Carbon Farming: Practical applications in use in the EU – organised jointly with the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) (draft programme)
Debates
Exchange of views with the Representatives of the Ukrainian National Agrarian Forum
Generational renewal in the EU farms of the future (INI) – exchange of views – rapporteur: Isabel CARVALHAIS (S&D, PT)
Labelling of organic pet food – consideration of draft report – rapporteur: Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES (NI, ES)
Website of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
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09:00 – 18:30
AFCO Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 1G-3
Debates
The implementation of the Regulations on the European citizens’ initiative (2022/2206(INI)) – consideration of amendments – rapporteur: Loránt VINCZE (EPP, RO)
Implementation of “passerelle” clauses in the EU Treaties (2022/2142(INI)) – consideration of amendments – rapporteur: Giuliano PISAPIA (S&D, IT)
Study on “Special legislative procedures in the Treaties – Institutional balance and sincere cooperation” – presentation of a study commissioned by the Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs by Dr. Robert BÖTTNER, Assistant Professor at the Jean-Monnet-Chair for Public Law, Public International Law and European Integration, University of Erfurt, Germany
Chair’s announcements concerning coordinators’ recommendations
Study on “Perspectives for EU governance: between Community method, new-intergovernmentalism and parliamentarisation” – presentation of a study commissioned by the Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs by Professor Olivier COSTA, CNRS/CEVIPOF (Paris) – College of Europe (Bruges)
Draft inter-institutional agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Central Bank and the European Parliament on structuring the practices for interaction in the area of central banking (2023/2026(ACI)) – consideration of draft report – rapporteur: Salvatore DE MEO (EPP, IT)
Composition of the European Parliament (2021/2229(INL)) – consideration of amendments – co-rapporteurs: Loránt VINCZE (EPP, RO), Sandro GOZI (Renew, FR)
Votes
Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning question time, the central rostrum, the blue-card procedure, the explanations of votes, the transparency register and the Ombudsman (2023/2014(REG)) – adoption of draft report – rapporteur: Gabriele BISCHOFF (S&D, DE)
Interpretation of Rule 9(6) of the Rules of Procedure: Hearing of the Member concerned in procedures on immunity (2023/2032(REG)) – consideration of interpretation of the Rules of Procedure and possible adoption
Public Hearing
Possible Treaty changes in the area of foreign and security policy – with AFET associated – (draft programme) – presentation by the invited experts / exchange of views with Members:
– Prof. María Isabel NIETO FERNÁNDEZ, Complutense University of Madrid, Faculty of Political Science and Sociology, Department of International Relations and Global History Labor POI (invited by AFCO)
– Prof. Dr. Daniela SCHWARZER, Executive Director of the Open Society-Europe and Central Asia in Berlin, Member of the Franco-German expert group on institutional reforms, German Society for Foreign Policy e.V. (invited by AFET)
Website of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs
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09:00 – 18:30
PETI Committee on Petitions
Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G2
Votes
Mission report following the fact-finding visit to Poland 19-21 September 2022 – adoption of mission report
Mission report following the fact-finding visit to Washington – adoption of draft mission report
Debate
Workshop on the impact of climate change on social security and the most vulnerable groups – organised by Policy Department C for the Committee on Petitions (programme)
Website of the Committee on Petitions
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09:00 – 18:45
ENVI Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2
Debates
Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (recast) (2022/0347(COD)) – consideration of draft report – rapporteur: Javi LÓPEZ (S&D, ES)
Exchange of views with Director of the Health and Food Audits and Analysis of DG SANTE
Amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration and Directive 2008/105/EC on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy (2022/0344(COD)) – announcement of negotiating team – rapporteur: Milan BRGLEZ (S&D, SL)
Amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (2022/0432(COD)) – presentation by the Commission – rapporteur: Maria SPYRAKI (EPP, EL)
Public hearing (14.30 – 17.00)
Carbon Farming: Practical applications in use in the EU – jointly with the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Votes
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2009/148/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work (2022/0298(COD)) – adoption of draft opinion – Rapporteur for the opinion: Marina MESURE (The Left, FR)
Labelling of organic pet food (2022/0390(COD)) – adoption of draft opinion in letter form – rapporteur for the opinion: Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES (NI, ES)
Website of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
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09:30 – 16:00
LIBE Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A002
Debates
Protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (“Strategic lawsuits against public participation”) (2022/0117(COD)) – consideration of draft opinion – rapporteur for the opinion: Ramona STRUGARIU (Renew, RO)
LIBE Working Group on Schengen Scrutiny – reporting back to committee
EU Justice and Home Affairs Agencies’ Network (JHAAN): report on 2022 activities and priorities for cooperation in 2023 – exchange of views with: Maria MONTSERRAT MARÍN LÓPEZ, Executive Director, CEPOL, Nina GREGORI, Executive Director, EUAA
Presentation of the quantitative data on Gender Mainstreaming as a follow up to the Action Plan – presentation – an external speaker for a short presentation of the importance of Gender Mainstreaming in legislation
Presentation of the Operational strategy for more effective returns and state-of-play on the implementation of the 2021 Strategy on voluntary return and reintegration – exchange of views with: EU Return Coordinator Mari JURITSCH, Commissioner Ylva JOHANSSON (tbc)
Exchange of views on the incidents in Melilla with the Spanish Minister of Interior
Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
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11:30 – 12:30
DEVE / ENVI Join meeting of the Committee on Development and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2
Debates
Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals – rapporteurs: Udo BULLMANN (S&D, DE), Petros KOKKALIS (The Left, EL)
Website of the Committee on Development
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Website of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
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11:30 – 12:30
DEVE / ENVI Joint meeting of Committee on Development and Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2
Debate
Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (2023/2010(INI)) – consideration of draft report – rapporteurs: Udo BULLMANN (S&D, DE), Petros KOKKALIS (The Left, EL)
Website of the Committee on Development
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Website of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety