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Monday 21 October
* EP: Plenary session in Strasbourg (#Parliament)
* EP: REGI, LIBE, ECON, ENVI (#Parliament)
* EC: Juncker receives Semedo, Daul, and Weber at the EP (#Commission)
* EC: Jourová receives representatives of UNICEF, UNHCR, IOM (#Commission)
* EESC: "Shaping the EU agenda for disability rights 2020-2030” public hearing (#EESC)
* CoR: Expanding Resettlement across Europe - From Policy to Practice Conference (#CoR)
* FRA: Workshop for promoting and protecting human rights (#FRA)
* FRA: Conference on Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (#FRA)
* Presidency: 'Linking Data Spaces for Citizens' Conference (#Presidency)

Tuesday 22 October
* EP: Plenary session in Strasbourg (#Parliament)
* EP: IMCO (#Parliament)
* EC: College meeting, Strasbourg (#Commission)
* EC: Our Ocean 2019 in Oslo (#Commission)
* EESC: Euromed Summit 2019 economic and social councils (#EESC)
* CoR: ECON Commission Meeting (#CoR)
* Presidency: Digital Government Conference (#Presidency)

Wednesday 23 October
* EP: Plenary session in Strasbourg (#Parliament)
* EC: Vella in Oslo (#Commission)
* CoM: EPSCO Council (#CoM)
* EESC: ‘Can Climate Justice drive Climate Ambition?' (#EESC)
* Presidency: Concert - Circle of Silence (#Presidency)
* Presidency: Research and Innovation Excellence through gender equality (#Presidency)
* EIB: Social innovation tournament 2019 (#EIB)
* CoE: PACE Presidential Committee (#CoE)

#CoE#EIB#Presidency#EESCThursday 24 October
* EP: Plenary session in Strasbourg (#Parliament)
* EC: Hahn and Juncker meet with Maia Sandu (#Commission)
* EC: Gabriel in Sofia (#Commission)
* CoR: 'Sustainability and Competition Policy' Conference (#CoR)
* FRA: Presentation of the Fundamental Rights Report in Italy (#FRA)
* CoE: European Conference of Presidents of Parliament (#CoE)
* CoE: Conference on Children's rights in Rabat (#CoE)
* EIB: Climate Strategy Workshop (#EIB)

Friday 25 October
* EC: Hahn in Skopje (#Commission)
* EC: Moedas in Portugal (#Commission)
* EIB: Climate Strategy Workshop (#EIB)
* CoE: European Conference of Presidents of Parliament (#CoE)

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Monday 21 - Thursday 24 October

Plenary Session in Strasbourg

Monday 21 October

Plenary Session in Strasbourg
MEPs will hold the following debates: Effects of the bankruptcy of Thomas Cook Group; The danger of violent right-wing extremism (in the light of the recent events in Halle, Germany).

Committee on Regional Development Meeting

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Meeting
Votes: Search and rescue in the Mediterranean

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Meeting

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Meeting

Tuesday 22 October

Plenary Session in Strasbourg
MEPs will hold the following debates: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 17 and 18 October 2019; Review of the Juncker Commission; Debates on Foreign affairs issues in the presence of the VP/HR of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; General budget of the European Union for 2020; Discharge 2017: European Asylum Support Office (EASO); Discharge 2017: EU general budget - European Council and Council.
Votes will take place for the following reports: Implementation and financing of the EU general budget in 2020 in relation to the UK's withdrawal from the EU; European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020); Financial assistance to Member States to cover serious financial burden inflicted on them following a UK's withdrawal from the EU without an agreement; Fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in United Kingdom waters and fishing operations of United Kingdom fishing vessels in Union waters.

Political group press briefing: S&D, Greens/EFA, EPP, GUE/NGL

Tuesday 22 - Wednesday 23 October

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Wednesday 23 October

Plenary Session in Strasbourg
MEPs will hold the following debates: The Turkish military operation in northeast Syria and its consequences; Climate and ecological emergency; Search and rescue in the Mediterranean; Opening accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania;
The situation in Iraq, in particular the violent suppression of young people’s and students' protests; High-level UN political declaration on Universal Health Coverage.
Votes will take place for the following reports: General budget of the European Union for 2020; European Asylum Support Office (EASO); EU general budget - European Council and Council.

Delegation to the EU-North Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee

Thursday 24 October

Plenary Session in Strasbourg
MEPs will hold the following debates: Cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 144); Appointment of EBA Executive Director Farkas as AFME Chief Executive.
Votes will take place for the following reports: Motions for resolutions concerning debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 144); Financial assistance to Member States to cover serious financial burden inflicted on them following a UK's withdrawal from the EU without an agreement; Objection pursuant to Rule 112: partially granting an authorisation for a use of chromium trioxide; Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Assessment of the impact of plant protection products on honeybees; Effects of the bankruptcy of Thomas Cook Group; State of play of the disclosure of income tax information by certain undertakings and branches - public country-by-country reporting; The Turkish military operation in northeast Syria and its consequences; Motions for resolutions - Search and rescue in the Mediterranean.

Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here ([link removed]) .
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Thursday 24 October

EPSCO Council
Ministers are expected to adopt Council conclusions on the Economy of Wellbeing. This topic is among the main priorities of Finland's presidency.

An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here ([link removed]) .
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Monday 21 October

Juncker receives Monica Semedo in the European Parliament
President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Ms Monica Semedo, Member of the European Parliament; and receives Mr Joseph Daul, President of the European People's Party (EPP) and Mr Manfred Weber, Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament.

Jourová receives representatives of UNICEF, UNHCR, IOM, Doctors without borders, Sos Children's Villages and Terres des Hommes

Mogherini in Japan, meets Toshimitsu Motegi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan

Tuesday 22 October

College meeting, Strasbourg

Juncker receives von der Leyen, President-elect of the European Commission
President Jean-Claude Juncker addresses the Plenary of the European Parliament on the conclusions of the European Council; addresses the Plenary of the European Parliament on the review and achievements of the Juncker Commission; receives Ms Ursula von der Leyen, President-elect of the European Commission.

Wednesday 23 October

Vella in Oslo
Commissioner Karmenu Vella participates in the opening panel on ‘The global response to the threats facing the ocean' at the Our Ocean Conference 2019.

Wednesday 23 - Thursday 24 October

Our Ocean 2019 Conference, Oslo, Norway
At Our Ocean 2019 we will highlight the importance of knowledge as the basis of our actions and policies to ensure protection of our ocean, responsible management of marine resources and sustainable future economic growth.The conference will bring together leaders from governments, businesses, civil society and research institutions to share their experience, identify solutions and commit to action for a clean, healthy and productive ocean.

Thursday 24 October

Johannes Hahn meets Ms Maia Sandu, Prime Minister of Moldova, with President Jean-Claude Juncker

Vestager delivers a keynote speech at the Conference on Sustainability and Competition Policy at the European Committee of the Regions, in Brussels

Gabriel in Sofia
Commissioner Mariya Gabriel delivers an opening speech at the XV National Conference on e-Education ‘Digital Innovation Shaping e-Education'.

Friday 25 October

Hahn in Skopje
Commissioner Johannes Hahn will go on an official visit in Skopje, North Macedonia.

Stylianides receives Mr Michael Keating, Executive Director of the European Institute of Peace

Katainen in Helsinki, Finland
Commissioner Jyrki Katainen participates in the Annual Convention of the European Chemical Industry Council

Moedas in Cascais, Portugal
Commissioner Carlos Moedas delivers a keynote speech at the closing session of the Portugal MOBI Summit, at the Nova School of Business & Economics.

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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Monday 21 October

"Shaping the EU agenda for disability rights 2020-2030” public hearing

Tuesday 22 - Wednesday 23 October

Euromed Summit 2019 economic and social councils
The Summit will focus on some of the challenges faced by Mediterranean countries and the role that civil society can play in facing them.

Wednesday 23 October

‘Can Climate Justice drive Climate Ambition?’
This public debate will discuss: How will the youth be involved in the decision-making process to ensure inclusive climate governance? Can a rights-based approach to climate action as well as embracing nature-based solutions for adaptation and mitigation shift the focus of climate action?

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 21 - Tuesday 22 October

Expanding Resettlement across Europe - From Policy to Practice Conference
The conference will bring together 80 participants from European regional and local authorities, civil society organisations, refugee-led organisations and refugee leaders, as well as national governments, international organisations and European institutions.

Tuesday 22 October

25th ECON Commission Meeting

Wednesday 23 October

25th COTER Commission Meeting
At the COTER meeting, members will be invited to discuss and adopt the following opinions: The potential of the rail sector in delivering EU policy priorities, the challenges of metropolitan regions and their position in the future cohesion policy post 2020.

Thursday 24 October

Conference on "Sustainability and Competition Policy: Bridging two Worlds to Enable a Fairer Economy"
The Conference will inquire into the connection between competition law and sustainability, in line with an overall examination of how to align EU policies with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to fight against increasing social disparities and improve the wellbeing of people while remaining within the environment limits of the planet.

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 21 - Tuesday 22 October

International workshop on enhancing cooperation between regional and international mechanisms for the promotion and protection of human rights in Geneva
FRA will present its European Union Fundamental Rights Information Tool (EFRIS), the FRA focus chapter Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU: a matter of human and fundamental rights of the 2019 Fundamental Rights Report.

Monday 21 - Thursday 24 October

41st International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, Tirana
The focus of the conference will be on convergence and connectivity, covering various current topics such as artificial intelligence, the way to run an efficient independent data protection authority or how data protection principles are to converge towards a global norm.

Thursday 24 October

Presentation of the Fundamental Rights Report in Italy

The agenda of FRA can be found here ([link removed]) .
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Monday 21 October

Semic 2019 Conference 'Linking Data Spaces for Citizens'
The conference will discuss interoperability of EU countries’ administrations and the proposal for a common European data space.

Tuesday 22 October

Digital Government Conference
The conference will look to the future of digital government and find new perspectives, in particular for a human-centric digital government. Delegations of high-ranking officials and policy-makers from EU and ETA countries have been invited to discuss and shape the future of digital government in Europe and to create a renewed policy momentum behind digital government.

Wednesday 23 October

Concert - Circle of Silence
The 2019–2020 Circle of Silence concert series at Flagey opens with a concert by Helsinki Chamber Choir. Circle of Silence brings together European concert houses from around the Baltic Sea, and the music to be heard is inspired by nature and silence.

Wednesday 23 - Thursday 24 October

Research and Innovation Excellence through gender equality: New pathways and challenges
Dedicated to gender equality in research and development, this two-day conference will look at the progress made in equality over the past 20 years and outline future trends and priorities.

The agenda of the Finnish Presidency can be found here ([link removed]) .
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Thursday 24 October

Social innovation tournament 2019
The Social Innovation Tournament rewards and sponsors European entrepreneurs whose primary purpose is to generate a social, ethical or environmental impact. In 2019, the Special Category Prizes will go to projects focusing on sustainable consumption and sustainable production.

Friday 25 October

EIB’s increased climate ambition and the review of its Climate Strategy Workshop
The EIB organises an informal stakeholder workshop on the EIB’s increased climate ambition and the review of its Climate Strategy. It will provide an early and informal opportunity to exchange with EIB climate experts on the implications for the institution of becoming the EU’s Climate Bank and aligning its financing activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

More information about EIB events can be found here ([link removed]) .
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Wednesday 23 October

PACE Presidential Committee

Wednesday 23 - Thursday 24 October

Conference “Children’s rights, a priority for parliamentarians and ombudsman of the Francophonie” in Rabat, Morocco
The Venice Commission is organising in cooperation with the Ombudsman Institution of the Kingdom of Morocco, along with the Association of Ombudsman and Mediators of the Francophonie (AOMF) as well as the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie, a conference on children’s rights in constitutions, the Lanzarote convention and the Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism.

Thursday 24 - Friday 25 October

European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
The conference will discuss: “Our Common European Home”: the next 70 years, Implementing the UN 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development, and Women in politics and in the public discourse (What role can national Parliaments play in combating the increasing level of
harassment and hate speech towards female politicians and parliamentarians?).

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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