The Week Ahead 17 – 23 October 2016

Agenda

Committee and political group meetings, Brussels Car emissions inquiry. The inquiry committee into emission measurements in the car industry will continue its work by hearing Fiat/Chrysler Chief Technical Officer Harald Wester, German Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure Alexander Dobrindt and Lower Saxony’s Economy, Labour and Transport Minister Olaf Lies. (Monday and Thursday) European Defence Union. Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs will table their recommendations for creating a European Defence Union. These are likely to include encouraging member states to set up multinational forces, devoting 2% of GDP to defence and reviewing the Common Security and Defence policy. The aim is to better equip the EU to deal with all phases in a crisis (prevention, management and resolution). (Thursday)

Plenary preparations. Political groups will prepare for the 24 - 27 October plenary session in Strasbourg, where MEPs will debate and vote on next year’s EU budget as well as its long term financing proposal (MFF review) and on a draft legislative resolution calling for an EU mechanism on fundamental rights in the member states. MEPs will also debate a new EU strategy towards Iran, the situation in Belarus and the crack-down on journalists in Turkey. Also on the agenda are new measures to prevent the spread of plant pests and a call on the Commission to propose measures to reduce trans-fats in food. President’s diary. EP President Martin Schulz will deliver the opening speech at the Progressive Alliance Parliamentarian Conference in Brussels and deliver the keynote speech at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2016 opening ceremony, on Tuesday. On Wednesday, he will meet Greece’s Alternate Minister of Immigration Policy Yannis Mouzalas and Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe. President Schulz will address the European Council, followed by a press conference, on Thursday.

Future of Europe/Press seminar. The EP press service will hold a seminar on “The future of Europe” for journalists to debate issues of crucial importance to the European Union with leading MEPs. The seminar, which can be followed via webstreaming, will be opened by Vice-President Mairead McGuinness and closed by President Schulz. Elmar Brok (EPP, DE), Mercedes Bresso (S&D, IT) and Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE, BE) will be on the first panel, on the future institutional set-up. A second panel, on the EU budget, will be with Reimer Böge (EPP, DE), Pervenche Berès (S&D, FR), Isabelle Thomas (S&D, FR) and Jean Arthuis (ALDE, FR). (Tuesday and Wednesday) Last-minute press briefing. The EP Press Service will hold a press briefing with the EP's political group spokespersons at 16:00 on Monday 24 October in Strasbourg (press conference room). EP Press Service contact during the weekend

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Press Service Directorate for the Media Director - Spokesperson : Jaume DUCH GUILLOT Reference No:20161010APR46384 Press switchboard number (32-2) 28 33000

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Agenda Federico DE GIROLAMO Phone: +32 498 98 35 91

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Agenda THE PRESIDENT'S DIARY

The President's Agenda Tuesday 18/10/2016 Brussels/ Frankfurt 9:30 Opening speech at the Progressive Alliance Parliamentarian Conference Altiero Spinelli Building, 3rd floor, room G3 10:45 Meeting with Zehava Galon, Leader of Meretz, Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 3rd floor, Salon Protocolaire II 16:30 Official welcome at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2016 opening ceremony Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, Frankfurt 16:50

Family picture - Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, Frankfurt

17:00 Keynote speech at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2016 opening ceremony- LudwigErhard-Anlage 1, Frankfurt

The President's Agenda Wednesday 19/10/2016 Brussels

10:00 Meeting with Yannis Mouzalas, Alternate Minister of Immigration Policy of Greece - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 9th floor, Salon Protocolaire A 10:50 Official welcome of Ranil Wickremasinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Paul-Henri Spaak Building, protocol entrance 11:00 Meeting with Ranil Wickremasinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 9th floor, Grand Salon Protocolaire 12:00 Closing remarks at High Level Press Seminar on the Future of Europe Altiero Spinelli Building, 3rd floor, room C50 13:30 Meeting with Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of BadenWürttemberg - Paul-Henri Spaak Building, 9th floor, Salon Protocolaire A

The President's Agenda Thursday 20/10/2016 Brussels 11:00

Conference of Presidents

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European Council

The President's Agenda Friday 21/10/2016 Aachen

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Agenda 17:30 Keynote speech at the event for the 20th anniversary of European Voluntary Service: "Volunteering for Europe - Our commitment, Our future" - Eurogress Aachen, Monheimsallee 48

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Agenda PRESS CONFERENCES

"The Northern Gate. New Competitive Natural Gas Sources for Europe" Tuesday 18/10/2016 10:30-11:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI (ECR, PL), rapporteur, and Piotr NAIMSKI

“Refugees & Challenges in the Island of Lesvos” Tuesday 18/10/2016 13:00-13:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS (GUE/NGL, EL), EP Vice-president, Stelios KOULOGLOU (GUE/NGL, EL), and Spyros GALINOS, Mayor of Lesvos

“Solidacities” Tuesday 18/10/2016 14:00-14:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Miguel URBÁN CRESPO (GUE/NGL, ES)

“Situation in the Basque Country” Wednesday 19/10/2016 10:00-10:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 0A050 Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ (GUE/NGL, ES), Mark DEMESMAEKER (ECR, BE), Martina ANDERSON (GUE/NGL, IE), Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS (Greens/EFA, ES) and Tatjana ŽDANOKA (Greens/EFA, LV)

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Agenda PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES

Committee on Budgetary Control Thursday 20/10/2016 09:00-18:30 Brussels, Altiero Spinelli, 5G-3

Committee on Legal Affairs Monday 17/10/2016 15:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 • Workshop with EU National Parliaments on robotics and artificial intelligence see Special events

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Monday 17/10/2016 15:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q2 • Discussion with the French Defender of Rights, Jacques TOUBON (15.4516.30) Joint debate - Migration (17.00-17.40)

• EU-Turkey statement, discussion on Third Report on progress made in implementation - discussion with Maarten VERWEY, Director-General, Head of the Structural Reform Support Service and EU coordinator for the implementation of the EU-Turkey agreement on migration • Sixth report on relocation and resettlement and urgent measures to be taken by Greece in view of the resumption of transfers under Regulation (EU) No. 604/2013 - discussion with Commission representative (DG Migration and Home Affairs) end of joint debate

• Common European Asylum System (CEAS) - discussion with the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU on progress following the Justice and Home Affairs Council of 13 October (17.40-18.30)

Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector Monday 17/10/2016 15:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 4Q1 • Hearing of Mr Harald WESTER, Chief Technical Officer, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles • Debriefing of the EMIS missions to the Joint Research Center, Ispra (Italy), 1819 July 2016 and to Florange (France), Luxembourg and Lambsheim (Germany), 21-22 September 2016

Committee on Foreign Affairs Thursday 20/10/2016 09:00-12:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C050 Votes

• The implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (based on the Annual Report from the Council to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy) - 2016/2067(INI) - Rapporteur: Ioan Mircea PAŞCU (S&D, RO) - Adoption of amendments

• European Defence Union - 2016/2052(INI) - Rapporteur: Urmas PAET (ALDE, ET) - Adoption of amendments

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Agenda End of voting

• Discussion with Ranil WICKREMESINGHE, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Thursday 20/10/2016 09:00-12:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A2 • Structured dialogue with Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the Commission and Commissioner in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and Charter of Fundamental Rights (09.00-10.30) • Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online - discussion with Paul NEMITZ, Director for Fundamental Rights and Union Citizenship (DG Justice and Consumers) European Commission (10.50-11.30)

Committee on Constitutional Affairs Thursday 20/10/2016 09:00-12:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 4B1

Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector Thursday 20/10/2016 09:00-12:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 • Hearing of Mr Alexander DOBRINDT, Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Germany • Hearing of Mr Olaf LIES, Minister for Economy, Labour and Transport of Lower Saxony, Germany

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Agenda SPECIAL EVENTS

Robotics and artificial intelligence: ethical issuesand regulatory approach Monday 17/10/2016 15:00-18:30 Brussels, Jòzsef Antall, 6Q2 Committee on Legal Affairs with the participation of EU National Parliaments The first part of the workshop will focus on basic ethical and policy questions raised by the development of robotics and artificial intelligence, on the basis of presentations by experts. This will be followed by a discussion with national parliamentarians on what the legislator should do and at which level, with the European Parliament’s draft legislative initiative report on “Civil Law Rules on Robotics” as a basis (2015/2103(INL) Contacts Dorota KOLINSKA Press Officer Telephone number: (+32) 2 28 32787 (BXL) Telephone number: (+33) 3 881 76725 (STR) Mobile number: (+32) 498 98 32 80 Email: [email protected]

Future of Europe / Press Seminar Tuesday 18/10/2016 14:30-17:00 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 1A2 Wednesday 19/10/2016 10:00-12:30 Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, 3C50 Brussels - Tuesday 18 October - Wednesday 19 October 2016 The European Parliament press service is organising a press seminar in Brussels on ‘The future of Europe’ for journalists to debate issues of crucial importance to the European Union with leading MEPs, with the focus on several important draft resolutions in the pipeline, including on the future set-up of the European Union, the better use of current EU treaties, as well as the future for the Eurozone. EP President Martin SCHULZ (S&D, DE) and Vice-President Mairead McGUINNESS (EPP, IE) will participate in the event. PHS Room 1A2 14:30-17:00 (Tuesday) PHS Room 3C50 10:00 – 12:30 (Wednesday) Watch webstreaming live - Tuesday, 18 October Watch webstreaming live - Wednesday, 19 October #EUfuture Contacts Viktor ALMQVIST Press Officer Telephone number: (+32) 2 28 31834 (BXL) Telephone number: (+33) 3 881 74005 (STR) Mobile number: (+32) 470 88 29 42 Email: [email protected]

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Agenda Delphine COLARD Press Officer Telephone number: (+32)2 28 43383 (BXL) Telephone number: (+33) 3 881 64123 (STR) Mobile number: (+32) 498 98 44 85 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Twitter: EPInstitutional

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