Below is the agenda of the Council of the EU, European Commission and European Parliament for the week of 4 May to 8 May 2020. Council of the European Union 5 May 2020 Video conference of employment and social affairs ministers Video conference of telecommunications ministers 6 May 2020 EU-Western Balkans Zagreb summit 8 May […]
Council Agenda: 23 March – 5 April 2020
The Foreign Affairs Council and General Affairs Council, planned for 23 and 24 March respectively, will be replaced by ministerial level videoconferences (with the videoconference of ministers for European Affairs still to be confirmed). A number of other high-level videoconferences are scheduled during the week of 23-27 March. These will address the impact of the COVID-19 virus […]
European Parliament ready to play its part in mitigating Covid-19 impact
The Parliament is committed to helping EU countries deal with the coronavirus and address the socio-economic impact of the outbreak. Parliament support On 13 March, the European Commission set out the EU-coordinated response to counter the impact of the coronavirus. See all measures here. The measures announced by the Commission to address Covid-19 were welcomed […]
Sassoli: Europe shows it is united and ready to act
Following the EU leaders’ video conference, David SASSOLI, EP President, makes a statement on the Coronavirus outbeak. Statement by the President of the European Parliament David Sassoli Europe is correcting the selfishness and lack of coordination between national governments in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. Today the extraordinary meeting of the European Council gave […]
Coronavirus: Measures introduced for Commission staff
Since the very beginning of the crisis, the European Commission has designed and implemented a set of measures to protect its staff in view of the evolving developments in the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Commission’s approach in the management of this crisis has been to take all possible precautionary measures based on facts […]
Revise Parliament’s calendar as a precautionary health-related measure
In a shortened plenary session due to coronavirus concerns, MEPs discussed the EU’s response to the outbreak, tensions at the Greek-Turkish border and the EU long-term budget and decided that all activities scheduled for the week starting on 16 March will be postponed or cancelled. The week starting with 23 March stays unchanged. This week political […]
This week in Brussels: long-term budget, climate law, COVID-19
MEPs will discuss the Coronavirus outbreak, the EU’s long-term budget and the situation at the Greek-Turkish border during the plenary session on 9-12 March. Agenda Coronavirus Following the rapid spread of the Coronavirus, MEPs will assess EU efforts to come up with a coherent EU-wide response on Tuesday. They will vote on a resolution on Thursday. […]
Council of the European Union forward look: 2 – 15 March 2020
The Council of the EU is the institution representing the member states’ governments. Also known informally as the EU Council, it is where national ministers from each EU country meet to adopt laws and coordinate policies. Below we offer the agreed agenda for the next two weeks: Environment Council, 5 March 2020 The Council will adopt conclusions on […]
Michel Barnier to the students at ESCP Europe: Cooperation in the Age of Brexit
On 29 March 2017, the United Kingdom notified the European Council of its intention to leave the European Union, in accordance with Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. The European Commission’s Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom (UKTF) coordinates the work on all strategic, operational, legal and financial issues related to the United […]