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EU Parliament Agenda on 23 March 2023
23 March
PRESIDENT’S AGENDA
9:00 Opening keynote address at the Summit of Barents Euro-Arctic Indigenous Sámi People European Council, followed by a press conference
PRESS CONFERENCES
12:30 – 13:00
The presentation of petition to protect Buffalo Breeders in Campania
Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A50
Piernicola PEDICINI (Greens, IT)
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES
09:00 – 10:30
CONT / LIBE Joint meeting of Committee on Budgetary Control and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G-3
Debate
The Annual Report 2022 of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) – presentation by Laura KÖVESI, the European Chief Prosecutor, giving account of the general activities of the EPPO to the European Parliament
Website of the Committee on Budgetary Control
Catch up via Video on Demand (VOD)
Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Catch up via Video on Demand (VOD)
09:00 – 12:00
AGRI Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1
Debates
Exchange of views with Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski, responsible for Agriculture, in the framework of the Structured Dialogue
Exchange of views with the Commission on Organic salt
Website of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Catch up via Video on Demand (VOD)
09:00 – 12:30
CONT Committee on Budgetary Control
Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 3G-3
Debates
The Annual Report 2022 of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) – Joint meeting with Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) – presentation by Laura KÖVESI, the European Chief Prosecutor, giving account of the general activities of the EPPO to the European Parliament [Article 7 Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939]
ECA SR 02/2023 – Adapting cohesion policy rules to respond to COVID-19 – Funds used more flexibly, but reflection needed on cohesion policy as a crisis response tool – presentation of the report by ECA reporting Member Iliana IVANOVA – exchange of views with the participation of Members of Committee on Budgets (BUDG), Committee on Regional Development (REGI) and Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic (COVI) – rapporteur: Andrey NOVAKOV (EPP, BG)
Preventing EU funds from ending up with individuals or companies tied to the EU-Russia sanctions lists – exchange of views with Commission representatives
Website of the Committee on Budgetary Control
Catch up via Video on Demand (VOD)
09:15 – 10:45
ENVI Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2
Debate
Structured dialogue with Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, and presentation of the proposal on Substantiating Green Claims and the outcome of the negotiations of a treaty on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ)
Website of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Catch up via Video on Demand (VOD)
09:30 – 12:30
LIBE Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A002
Debate
Latest developments in Poland regarding the judiciary – Exchange of views with:
– Representative of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODiHR) (name tbc),
– Paulina KIESZKOWSKA-KNAPIK, attorney-at-law, co-founder of the Free Courts initiative, member of the Stefan Batory Foundation and of the Prof. Zbigniew Hołda Association,
– Didier REYNDERS, Commissioner for Justice
Votes
Listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Kosovo*) (2016/0139(COD)) – adoption of draft recommendation for second reading – rapporteur: Thijs REUTEN (S&D, NL)
A single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State (recast) (2022/0131(COD)) – adoption of draft report (tbc) – vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations (tbc) – rapporteur: Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ (S&D, ES)
Website of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Catch up via Video on Demand (VOD)
10:00 – 13:00
AFET Committee on Foreign Affairs
Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 2Q2
Debates
Presentation of the Study on ‘Afghanistan: Lessons learnt from 20 years of supporting democracy, development and security’ (10.00 – 11.00)
Presentation of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) 2022 Annual Report (11.00 – 12.00)