Committee and political groups’ meetings in Brussels

Newsletter 14/03 – 20/03

Committee and political groups’ meetings in Brussels

Russia/Ukraine

On Thursday, Ukrainian Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov will brief MEPs on the latest developments of the war in the country. During the week, several other committees will also discuss the impact of Russian aggression in Ukraine on their respective policy areas (Monday to Thursday). Among the committees dealing with the impact of the Russian war, the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee will debate with Internal Market Commissioner Breton on effectively fighting propaganda on online platforms and the role of the Digital Services Act (DSA) (Wednesday).

Monday-Thursday

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Foreign Affairs Committee will debate the persisting challenges in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the Chairman and members of the country’s tripartite Presidency, Milorad Dodik, Šefik Džaferović and Željko Komšić,
as well as the Speaker of the country’s House of Peoples Dragan Čović (Tuesday).

Tuesday

Circular economy

The Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee will propose a series of measures to promote a more sustainable use of goods,
ahead of the presentation of the Commission’s legislative proposal, expected in the third quarter of 2022. MEPs want to encourage consumers to make more sustainable choices and producers to design goods that last longer and are easier to repair (Wednesday).

Wednesday

EU economic coordination/Parliamentary week

MEPs and national parliamentarians from EU, candidate, and observer countries will gather to discuss economic, budgetary, employment and social issues. The conference will focus on the impact of COVID-19 and particularly the implementation of national recovery plans, as well as the reform of the Stability and Growth Pact, and the EU’s new own resources. EP President Roberta Metsola will also give speech (Tuesday and Wednesday). A webinar for journalists on the recovery and resilience facility will take place on Wednesday at 14:30

Monday-Wednesday

Right to repair

Gathering in support of Ukraine

This Infoclip illustrates the repairing, selling and reuse of computers and other modern and technological equipment by ConJob, a Recycling association in Munich and views of the second-hand department store of the city of Munich.

Roberta Metsola invited Members and Jeanne Barseghian, Mayor of Strasbourg, Borys Tarasuk, the Ambassador of Ukraine and Maria Mezentseva, VC of the Verhovna Rada’s Committee on Ukraine’s and the representatives of the local Ukrainian diaspora, to gather in the European Parliament to show solidarity with Ukraine and its people (09/03/2022).

2019-20 Reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina

European Parliamentary week 2019

.	During the plenary session (23-24 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debated on the 2019-2020 Reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina

Here are photosets from the European Parliamentary Week which took place during the European Semester Conference at the European Parliament in 2019.