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Monday 7 October
* EP: EMPL, AGRI (#Parliament)
* EP: Commissioners-Designate Hearings (#Parliament)
* EC: Juncker meets Tusk and Stoltenberg (#Commission)
* EC: Mogherini meets with Ayman Safadi, Foreign Minister of Jordan (#Commission)
* CoR: Plenary session (#CoR)
* CoR: Joint REGI-COTER meeting (#CoR)
* FRA: Meeting on EU Justice Ministers (#FRA)
* EIB at the European Week for Cities and Regions (#EIB)
* Presidency: Digital Transport Days Conference (#Presidency)

Tuesday 8 October
* EMI: Investing in the Future of Europe – Budapest (#EMI)
* EP: AFCO, DROI (#Parliament)
* EC: Jourová receives members of the Kofi Annan Commission (#Commission)
* EC: Katainen in Sofia, meets Valchev, Minister for Education and Science of Bulgaria (#Commission)
* EC: Hahn receives Željka Cvijanović, President of the Republic of Srpska (#Commission)
* EDPS: Plenary Session in Brussels (#EDPS)
* CoE: ‘Responding to Drug-related Challenges for Refugees, Migrants and IDPS’ (#CoE)

Wednesday 9 October
* EP: Plenary sessions in Brussels (#Parliament)
* EC: College meeting (#Commission)
* EC: Timmermans meets Bill Gates (#Commission)
* CoM: Eurogroup (#CoM)
* EESC: Workers' rights - Free movement, fair movement (#EESC)
* EESC: An open Europe – How does it benefit us all? (#EESC)
* EDPS: Wiewiórowski in Brussels (#EDPS)

Thursday 10 October
* EP: Plenary sessions in Brussels (#Parliament)
* EC: Juncker receives Ursula von der Leyen (#Commission)
* EC: Mogherini in Barcelona, participates in the Mediterranean Regional Forum (#Commission)
* CoM: Ecofin Council (#CoM)
* EESC: Meeting of the EU-Serbia Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee (#EESC)
* EESC: Civil society media seminar – The EU is (for) you (#EESC)
* Presidency: Criminal Justice in the Digital Age (#Presidency)
* Presidency: The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra (#Presidency)
* EDPS: Criminal Justice in the Digital Age (#EDPS)

Friday 11 October
* EC: Vestager in Athens (#Commission)
* EC: Malmström in Gothenburg (#Commission)
* CoM: Coreper I (#CoM)

Saturday 12 October
* EC: Hahn in Venice, participates in plenary sessions of the Venice Commission (#Commission)
* EC: Bieńkowska in Kraków (#Commission)
* CoE: Plenary session of the Venice Commission (#CoE)

Sunday 13 October
* Poland: Parliamentary Elections (#Elections)

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Tuesday 8 October

Investing in the Future of Europe | Budapest
The European Movement International and the European Investment Bank, in partnership with European Movement Hungary, will hold the last of four scheduled events this year on Tuesday, 8 October 2019, entitled ‘Investing in the Future of Europe’. The event will be held as a panel discussion, bringing together different stakeholders (NGOs, business, trade unions, government etc.) and will be an opportunity for participants from all walks of life to discuss their respective vision on how to best invest in the future of Europe.

Please find more information about the event here ([link removed]) .

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Monday 7 - Tuesday 8 October

Commissioners-Designate Hearings
This week the hearings with the proposed candidates for the next European Commission continue, to assess their European commitment and whether their skills and qualifications match their prospective portfolio. The vote by the European Parliament Plenary on the whole Commission is scheduled in Strasbourg for 23 October.

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Votes: Rules for establishments keeping terrestrial animals and hatcheries, and the traceability of certain kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs, and repealing certain acts on the traceability of kept terrestrial animals.

Monday 7 October

Hearing of Věra Jourová, Vice-President for Values and Transparency (AFCO/ LIBE /JURI)

Hearing of Josep Borrell, Executive-Vice President for A Stronger Europe in the World (AFET)

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Votes: General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020.

Tuesday 8 October

Hearing of Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive vice-president for An Economy that Works for People (EMPL/ ECON/ BUDG)

Hearing of Margrethe Vestager, Executive-Vice President for A Europe fit for the Digital Age (ITRE/ IMCO/ ECON / JURI)

Hearing of Frans Timmermans, Executive-Vice President for European Green Deal & Climate Action (ENVI/ ITRE/ TRAN)

Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Hearing with organisations representing EU citizens in UK and British citizens in EU in light of Brexit.

Subcommittee on Human Rights
Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter – annual report 2018.
Wednesday 9 October

Plenary sessions in Brussels
Debates: Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 and own resources: time to meet citizens' expectations; Situation in Ukraine.

Thursday 10 October

Plenary sessions in Brussels
Votes: Greening the European Investment Bank; Joint debate on Policies of the euro area.

Find the schedule for the hearings here ([link removed]) . Find an overview of plenary agendas here ([link removed]) .
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Monday 7 - Tuesday 8 October

JHA Council
On Monday, Justice ministers will have a debate on the EU action against corruption. They will discuss whether additional actions should be taken at EU level to fight corruption as well as what role the EU should play in this field at an international level.
On Tuesday, Home affairs ministers will have a debate on right-wing violent extremism and terrorism. They will focus in particular on analysing the nature of the threat and the existing response.

Wednesday 9 October

Eurogroup
The meeting will discuss Banking Union – euro area aspects, growth and jobs – Competitiveness developments in the euro area, exchange rate developments, and more.

Thursday 10 October

Ecofin Council
The Council will discuss the progress achieved in the implementation of the anti-money laundering (AML) action plan adopted in December 2018. It will also consider the future strategic priorities in the area.

Friday 11 October

Coreper I
The Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER) is responsible for preparing the meetings of the Council in its relevant fields. Member States are represented in the Committee by ambassadors and they are chaired by the Member State holding the 6-month presidency. COREPER I deals with the following policy areas of the Union: employment, social policy, health and consumer affairs competitiveness, transport, telecommunications and energy, and other.

An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here ([link removed]) .
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Monday 7 October

Juncker meets Donald Tusk, President of European Council, and Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary-General of NATO, for a working dinner

Mogherini meets with Ayman Safadi, Foreign Minister of Jordan

Citizens' Dialogue in Sofia with Vice-President Jyrki Katainen
Discussion with EC Vice-President Jyrki Katainen and European Movement International President MEP Eva Maydell on which should be the priorities of the EU, how and in what we have to invest, and what to expect from the next European Commission.

Tuesday 8 October

Jourová receives members of the Kofi Annan Commission
Commissioner-designate Vĕra Jourová receives receives members of the Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age.

Katainen in Sofia
Vice-President Katainen meets with Krasimir Valchev, Minister for Education and Science of Bulgaria, and participates in an event on competitiveness, jobs and education, hosted by Education Bulgaria 2030.

Hahn receives Željka Cvijanović, President of the Republic of Srpska

Citizens' Dialogue in Olomouc with Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska
Discussion on the topic of 15 years of Czech membership in the EU.

Wednesday 9 October

College meeting

Timmermans meets Bill Gates
Commissioner Timmermans meets Bill Gates, Co-chair and Trustee of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; and receives Mrs Birgit Honé, Minister for Federal and European Affairs and Regional Development of Lower Saxony, in Brussels.

Wednesday 9 - Thursday 10 October

Round tables on the green architecture of the CAP
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural development Phil Hogan, in cooperation with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is organising the 3rd round table on the proposed new environmental and climate architecture of the common agricultural policy (CAP). The event will discuss how the legal proposals could be implemented and address objectives and concerns.

Thursday 10 October

Juncker receives Ursula von der Leyen, President-elect of the European Commission

Mogherini in Barcelona, participates in the 4th Union for the Mediterranean Regional Forum

Mimica in Lyon
Commissioner Mimica in Lyon, France, participates in the Sixth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria ; and meets Mr Bill Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Friday 11 October

Vestager in Athens, participates in the Athens Democracy Forum and delivers a speech “Democracy in a digital age"

Malmström in Gothenburg
Commissioner Malmström in Gothenburg, Sweden: gives a lecture on trade policies and challenges in light of the next Commission at Brännpunkt Europa, University of Gothenburg.

Saturday 12 October

Hahn in Venice, Italy: participates in the 2019 plenary sessions of the Venice Comission

Bieńkowska in Kraków, delivers a speech at the International Conference on the ‘Role of Catholic Church in the European integration. Challenges for New Europe'

A full list with meetings of Commissioners can be found here ([link removed]) ; the Commissioners' weekly activities can be found here ([link removed]) ; the agenda of the College Meetings can be found here ([link removed]) ; Commission events can be found here ([link removed]) .
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Wednesday 9 October

Workers' rights - Free movement, fair movement
The EESC Workers' Group will tackle Sustainability, its social dimension and labour mobility in Europe.

An open Europe – How does it benefit us all?
The conference aims to elaborate the role of the openness of the economy and society in building a business-friendly and strong EU.

Thursday 10 - Friday 11 October

9th meeting of the EU-Serbia Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee
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ain topics of the 9^th JCC meeting are Rule of law and functioning of democratic institutions and overview of the social dialogue situation in Serbia.

13th EESC civil society media seminar – The EU is (for) you
The European Economic and Social Committee's 13th Civil Society Media Seminar will look at the EU's achievements over the past sixty years and raise the following fundamental questions: " Would European countries have done so well had they decided to go it alone instead of building an "ever closer union?", "Can they face the huge challenges that rise before them – such as the climate crisis, migration, digitalisation – by going each their own way?", and more.

More information about EESC events can be found here ([link removed]) .
The agendas of the different EESC meetings can be found here ([link removed]) .
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Monday 7 - Wednesday 9 October

136th CoR plenary session
The Plenary will start with the official opening session of the 17th European Week of Regions and Cities. Several debates will take place during the plenary session including a Debate on the State of the Union: The view of Regions and Cities.

Tuesday 8 October

Joint REGI-COTER meeting
This meeting will be marked by the continuation of the inter-institutional negotiations on both the EU budget and the cohesion policy package for 2021-2027.

Wednesday 9 October
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Coal Regions High-Level Conference
This conference will focus on the clean energy transition, including regional exit strategies from coal, focusing on the specific needs at regional level. It will include national Ministers, Members of the European Parliament, the ​European Commission and high level representatives from regions (Prime ministers or ministers).

More information about Committee of the Regions events can be found here ([link removed]) . The agendas of the different Committee of the Regions meetings can be found here. ([link removed])
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Monday 7 October

Meeting on EU Justice Ministers
The Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU has invited FRA’s Director to address EU Justice Ministers during the Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 7 October. The Director will exchange views with Justice Ministers on fundamental rights challenges in 2020 and beyond.

The agenda of FRA can be found here ([link removed]) .
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Tuesday 8 - Wednesday 9 October

14th Plenary Session of the European Data Protection Board in Brussels

Wednesday 9 October

Wiewiórowski in Brussels meets with
MEP Ms C. Ernst and MEP Mr P. Breyer

Thursday 10 October

Criminal Justice in the Digital Age
Criminal Justice in the Digital Age event organised by Eurojust and the Finnish Presidency, participation of Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Assistant Supervisor of EDPS.

The agenda of EDPS can be found here ([link removed]) .
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Monday 7 - Thursday 10 October

Digital Transport Days Conference
The conference addresses digitalisation of transport in all transport modes and aims to offer a European viewpoint to future solutions for the transport sector.

Thursday 10 October

Criminal Justice in the Digital Age
This event will provide an opportunity to reflect on the need for digitalisation of criminal justice cooperation in Europe and possible available solutions. It is organised by Eurojust (the European Union’s Judicial Cooperation Unit), together with the Finnish EU Presidency, the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU and the European Commission.

The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra & Tero Saarinen Company
The orchestra’s concert programme during Finland's Presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2019 will feature Sibelius’s Symphony No. 5, a stirring composition that was inspired by the surrounding nature.

The agenda of the Finnish Presidency can be found here ([link removed]) .
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Monday 7- Thursday 10 October

EIB at the European Week for Cities and Regions
EIB representatives will attend the European Week of Regions and Cities, the annual four-day event held in Brussels organized the DG REGIO and the European Committee of the Regions, that brings together about 6,000 experts in regional and local development. for more than 100 workshops and debates.

More information about EIB events can be found here ([link removed]) .
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Tuesday 8 - Friday 11 October

Seminar ‘Responding to Drug-related Challenges for Refugees, Migrants and IDPS’ in Athens

Friday 11 - Saturday 12 October

120th Plenary session of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe

Find an overview of Council of Europe events here ([link removed]) ; the PACE diary here ([link removed]) ; the Congress calendar of events here ([link removed]) ; information on forthcoming judgments here ([link removed]) ; the calendar of hearings here ([link removed]) ; information on Venice Commission events here ([link removed]) ; the agenda of the Commissioner of Human Rights here ([link removed]) ; and the Chairmanship agenda here ([link removed]) .
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Sunday 13 October

Parliamentary election in Poland
On Sunday, Polish voters will head to the polls to elect their government for the next four years. All 460 members of the Sejm and 100 senators will be elected. Since 2015, the Law and Justice party (PiS) has been the ruling party in the country, after receiving 235 seats during the last elections. The elections will determine which course the country will take next.
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