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Monday 8 July
Tuesday 9 July
Wednesday 10 July
Thursday 11 July
Sunday 14 July
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European Union
European Parliament
Wednesday 10 July
Committee on Foreign Affairs - AFET
Committee on Development - DEVE
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs - EMPL
Committee on Transport and Tourism - TRAN
Thursday 11 July
Committee on Budgets - BUDG
Find an overview of committee agendas here.
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European Council
Monday 8 July
EU-Ukraine summit, Kyiv, Ukraine
At the 21st EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv, leaders will reaffirm the strength of the political and economic ties between the EU and Ukraine. They will also discuss the way ahead on EU-Ukraine relations.
The meeting page can be found here.
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Council of Ministers
Monday 8 July
Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council
Ministers will hold a policy debate on the economy of wellbeing. This subject is being prepared as an umbrella theme for the health and social sector during the Finnish presidency.
Eurogroup
Tuesday 9 July
Economic and Financial Affairs Council
Ministers will hold a discussion on EU's own resources and new sources of financing in view of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) package for 2021-2027.
Thursday 11 - Friday 12 July
Informal meeting of environment ministers
The Informal Meeting of Environment/Climate Ministers will explore three themes: circular economy, biodiversity and climate change. Europe's future wellbeing and prosperity depend on our ability to find solutions to the climate crisis and the loss of biodiversity. A circular economy can provide us with tools to solve the sustainability crisis.
An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.
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European Commission and High Representative
Monday 8 July
President Juncker together with Mr Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, meets Mr Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, for the EU-Ukraine Summit, in Kyiv, Ukraine
Mogherini in Kyiv, Ukraine: meets Mr Volodymyr Groysman, Prime Minister of Ukraine; participates in the 21st EU-Ukraine summit
Dombrovskis meets Mr Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Economy and Finance of France, in Brussels
Tuesday 9 July
Timmermans meets Mr Ben Van Beurden, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell, in Brussels
Mogherini in several countries in the Sahel region: on an official visit
Dombrovskis meets Mr Mika Lintilä, Minister of Economic Affairs of Finland, in Brussels
Wednesday 10 July
Katainen receives Mr Wilhelm Molterer, Managing Director of the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI)
Andriukaitis receives representatives of the Irish Farmers' Association
Thursday 11 July
President Juncker receives Mr Peter Kaiser, Landeshauptmann of Carinthia
Katainen receives Mr Joaquín Francisco Puig Ferrer, President of the Valencian Government
Sunday 14 July
President Juncker participates in the celebrations of the French Fête nationale and participates in an official lunch hosted by Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of France, in Paris, France
A full list with meetings of Commissioners can be found here; the Commissioners' weekly activities can be found here; the agenda of the College Meetings can be found here; Commission events can be found here.
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European Economic and Social Committee
Tuesday 9 July
Hand in hand: Social and economic inclusion of newcomers
It will focus on various aspects related to social and economic inclusion of third country nationals and will feature two panel debates and a speech.
Innovative Food
On the eve of the European Parliament’s 9th term, civil society engages with food policy instigating a debate on priorities and the food system’s capability to foster innovation. The challenges for Europe’s food security are daunting.
Wednesday 10 July
Skills and competences acquired in civil society organisations - how to recognise and value them in the labour market
Joint conference of the Labour Market Observatory of the EESC and the Committee for Public Benefit of Poland.
Wednesday 10 - Thursday 11 July
17th meeting of the EU China Round Table
At this occasion the delegations of the EESC and its Chinese counterpart, the CESC, will discuss: the digital revolution and its impact on society and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Agreement.
Thursday 11 July
Populism and fundamental rights - suburban and rural areas
The hearing will discuss the socio-economic causes of the rise of populism in suburban and rural areas and why populism seems to have taken root in these areas. It will also explore the approach that Civil Society should take when facing this issue and analyse possible best practices.
More information about EESC events can be found here.
The agendas of the different EESC meetings can be found here.
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Committee of the Regions
Monday 8 July
ENVE Seminar in Espoo (Finland)
The City Council of Espoo, Finland will host the ENVE commission seminar on "Innovative local action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals", as proposed by Ms Sirpa Hertell (FI/EPP).
Tuesday 9 July
24th ECON Commission Meeting
Stakeholder consultation "The challenges of metropolitan regions and their position in the future Cohesion policy post 2020"
The main objectives of this opinion are to bring a better recognition of the challenges of the metropolitan regions, of their contribution to the cohesion policy and territorial cohesion as well as to recommend measures to support them while paying attention to urban-rural links.
Wednesday 10 July
24th COTER Commission Meeting
Cohesion Alliance conference: "Together for a strong Cohesion policy 2021-2027"
It will bring together representatives in order to take stock of the achievements so far and to send a strong message to the upcoming Commission, the new Parliament and the Council on the importance of a strong cohesion policy for the future of the EU.
Thursday 11 July
Stakeholder Consultation "The potential of the rail sector in delivering EU policy priorities"
Local and Regional Authorities (LRAs) have prime responsibility for designing and implementing public transport services on their territories and are also tasked with fostering greater territorial cohesion between urban and rural areas.
More information about Committee of the Regions events can be found here. The agendas of the different Committee of the Regions meetings can be found here.
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Finnish Presidency
Monday 8 July
Opening event of Finland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Tuesday 9 - Wednesday 10 July
European Bioeconomy 2019
It is one of the main events to be held in Helsinki during Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union and it is sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland and the European Commission.
High-Level forum on the Silver Econmy
This forum is a global event for invited guests, held as part of the official programme of Finland’s Presidency. The forum will catalyse new perspectives on the effects of longer lives and ageing, especially the impact on people’s wellbeing, societies and economies.
The agenda of the Finnish Presidency can be found here.
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European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Monday 8 July
UNDP expert consultation on surveying hard-to-reach groups
The United Nations Development Programme will hold an expert consultation on privacy, safety and security in collection, storage and use of data of LGBTI people and other marginalised populations in cyberspace.
Wednesday 10 July
EU policy-making summer school students visit FRA
FRA will present the data protection law in the EU and continuing with discussions related to the agency’s work and surveys.
Thursday 11 - Tuesday 16 July
High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development discusses SDGs and human rights
The event ‘Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality’ is being organised by the United Nations in New York from 11 to 16 July. The HLPF reviews the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Information on upcoming FRA events can be found here.
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European Central Bank
Tueday 9 July
Publication of the Consolidated Financial Statement of the Eurosystem
Wednesday 10 July
Governing Council of the ECB: non-monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt
Thursday 11 July
Publication of the accounts of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council held on 5-6 June 2019
More information about ECB events can be found here.
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Council of Europe
Monday 8 - Thursday 11 July
“Enter! Youth Week: our rights, our lives”
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Council of Europe, the event will be organised with the support of the City of Strasbourg, the French Ministry of Education and Youth and the European Youth Forum, under of the French Presidency of the Committee of Ministers.
Monday 8 - Friday 12 July
Commissioner for Human Rights' visit to Azerbaijan
Wednesday 10 July
CEDH Grand Chamber hearing in the case of Big Brother Watch and Others v. the United Kingdom
The case concerns complaints by journalists, individuals and rights organisations about three different surveillance regimes: the bulk interception of communications; intelligence sharing with foreign governments; and the obtaining of communications data from communications service providers.
Find an overview of Council of Europe events here; the PACE diary here; the Congress calendar of events here; information on forthcoming judgments here; the calendar of hearings here; information on Venice Commission events here; the agenda of the Commissioner of Human Rights here; and the Chairmanship agenda here.
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