2021 Work Programme | Digital Services | Farming

This week’s plenary session will address, amongst other topics, the EU’s relations with Belarus, the future of European education in the context of Covid-19, the Digital Services Act, the future of EU farm policy and the role of women in the EU’s foreign and security policy. On Tuesday, the Commission will reveal its 2021 Work Programme before it will be debated in Parliament on Tuesday afternoon. At Council level, EU agricultural ministers hope to agree on fishing quotas and formally agree on the EU’s sustainable farming strategy.

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European Parliament

This week’s plenary session will stretch over five days, featuring debates on the latest EU summit and on police brutality within EU, and votes addressing the EU’s relations with Belarus, the challenges of advancing gender equality in the EU’s foreign and security policy, the Digital Services Act, the implementation and governance of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), the future of European education in the context of Covid-19 and deforestation.

European Commission

The Commission will present its Work Programme for 2021 this week. Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič will join MEPs in plenary on Tuesday afternoon to debate the Work Programme which will focus on the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and the green and digital transition of the EU economy. Moreover, the College will focus on the Joint Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses, and the Regulation on European data governance.

European Council

As part of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, EU ministers will exchange views on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Ministers are also due to agree on the total allowable catches (TACs) and member states' quotas for the ten most commercially important fish stocks in the Baltic Sea for the year 2021. The Council is responsible for fixing TACs and allocating fishing opportunities. The two-day meeting also foresees the adoption of the Council’s conclusions on the 'farm to fork' strategy. The Commission presented its 'farm to fork' strategy on 20 May 2020, as one of the key actions under the European Green Deal aiming to make food systems fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly.