Monday 28 October Tuesday 29 October Wednesday 30 October Thursday 31 October
European Union

European Parliament
28-30 October

EMPL delegation to Croatia
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) is sending a delegation composed of 6 Members to Croatia. It will meet Members of the Croatian Parliament, social partners and various stakeholders in order to discuss the social situation and labour market in Croatia, the implementation of EU law in the area of employment and social affairs and the use of relevant EU funding instruments by this Member State.

ITRE delegation to Budapest and Vienna
The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) will send a delegation to Budapest, Hungary & Vienna, Austria. The main purpose is to visit the European Institute of Technology (EIT) in Budapest including the EIT Digital’s Innovation Hub. The Delegation will also visit the Austrian Institute of Technology in Vienna.

Thursday 31 October

EMPL delegation to Geneva
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) is sending an ad-hoc delegation composed of 7 Members to the International Labour Organisation ILO in Geneva. The purpose of the delegation visit is to mark the ILO's 100 anniversary. During their visit, Members will meet with representatives from ILO, EU delegations and the Finnish Presidency.

Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.
Council of Ministers
Wednesday 30 October

COREPER I & II
COREPER I deals with the following policy areas of the Union: employment, social policy, health and consumer affairs; competitiveness (internal market, industry and research); transport, telecommunications and energy; agriculture and fisheries; environment; education, youth, culture and sport. COREPER II deals with the following policy areas of the Union:  general affairs and external relations; economic and financial affairs; justice and home affairs; preparation of the European Council work.

An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.
European Commission and High Representative
Monday 28 October

Commissioners Mogherini and Mimica participate in refugee and migrant conference
In Brussels, Federica Mogherini co-hosts and Neven Mimica participates in the International Solidarity Conference on the Venezuelan Refugee and Migrant crisis.

Conference on the evaluation of the EU legislation on blood, tissue and cells
Following the publication of the ‘Evaluation of the EU legislation on blood, tissues and cells’, the European Commission organises this conference to present the findings and give stakeholders an opportunity to discuss them. The conference is open to all interested organisations and individuals.

Tuesday 29 October

EPAA Annual Conference: Building confidence for the use of 3Rs
The aim of this event will be to give participants an insight on building confidence for the use of 3Rs; to report on EPAA achievements and milestones through 2019; to announce the EPAA 'refinement prize' winner. 

Commissioner Dombrovskis participates in ESM ceremony
Valdis Dombrovskis receives Mr Klaus Regling, Managing Director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), and participates in the opening ceremony of the book on the history of the ESM ‘Safeguarding the Euro in Times of Crisis - The Inside Story of the ESM', in Brussels.

Commissioner Vestager participates in Digital Summit
Margrethe Vestager will be in Dortmund, Germany, to deliver a keynote speech at the Digital Summit, and to meet Peter Altmaier, Minister of Finance of Germany.

Wednesday 30 October

College Meeting

Commissioner Arias Cañete receives Pototschnig
Miguel Arias Cañete receives Alberto Pototschnig, Director of the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER).

Thursday 31 October

Commissioner Hahn participates in commemoration in Vienna
Johannes Hahn participates in the commemoration event ‘30 years since the fall of the iron curtain' in the Palais Niederösterreich, in Vienna.

Commissioner Šefčovič receives young climate activists

Commissioner Jourová speaks in Prague
Vĕra Jourová will be in Prague, Czech Republic, to speak at the Business regulation Prague Forum.

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.
European Economic and Social Committee
Tuesday 29 October

BUREAU Meeting
Meeting of the Bureau of the European Economic and Social Committee 

30-31 October

547th Plenary Session in Brussels
Including Employers’ Group meeting (group 1); Workers Group meeting (group 2); and Diversity Europe Group meeting (group 3).

More information about EESC events can be found here.
The agendas of the different EESC meetings can be found here.
Committee of the Regions 
Thursday 31 October
RAN plenary and Member States’ Steering Board meeting

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.
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights 
Monday 28 October

Tackling anti-Roma hate crime
The FRA will take part in the Council of Europe’s annual meeting of the Ad hoc Committee of Experts on Roma and Traveller Issues (CAHROM). During the meeting, FRA will explain its hate crime assistance to the authorities, with focus on anti-Roma bias.
 
The agenda of FRA can be found here.
Finnish Presidency 
28-29 October

High Level Steering Group of HSLG and MASS
High level steering group of the digital maritime systems and services (HSLG) and the adhoc expert sub-group on autonomous shipping and VTS (MASS). 

Tuesday 29 October

EU-US-Canada Expert Meeting on Critical Infrastructure Protection
The meeting will bring together experts from EU countries, the United States and Canada to discuss best practices, legislation and critical interdependencies in relation to the protection of critical infrastructure.
 
Wednesday 30 October

Demographic Change, Equality, and Wellbeing – Towards Integrated Policies for Ageing Societies
The Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) More Years, Better Lives – The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change aims to provide the intelligence and knowledge base to seek better evidence for policy-making for sustainable solutions. Researchers, stakeholders and policymakers from JPI MYBL’s 17 member countries will gather in Helsinki to discuss policy integration.

30-31 October

ESDN Conference 2019: Towards a Sustainable Europe 2030 – From Reflection to Action?
The annual ESDN Conference, organized on 30-31 October 2019, will bring together sustainable development policymakers and experts from different stakeholder groups from all over Europe. The conference themes focus on implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Europe.

Greener Finance for Sustainable Future
Climate is one of the main themes of the Finnish Presidency. The financial market plays an important role in preventing climate change. The purpose of the conference is to bring to discussion climate and environment issues that concern the financial market and financial stability and to inform the participants of the measures underway. The conference is co-organised by the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Finland.

Thursday 31 October

Kanta – Lessons Learned and Next Steps in Digitalising Welfare and Healthcare services in Finland
How will Kanta Services, the cornerstone of digitalisation in the Finnish health and social services, be developed in the near future? This webinar is targeted at decision-makers, developers and professionals in healthcare or social welfare across Europe.

The agenda of the Finnish Presidency can be found here.
Council of Europe
28-29 October

7th Intercultural workshop of democracy
The Venice Commission, in co-operation with the Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE) and the European Commission for the efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) is organising the 7th Intercultural Workshop on Democracy on “The High Councils for the Judiciary and the independence of the judiciary.” 

28-31 October

Autumn Session of the Conference of INGOs in Strasbourg
The theme for this October session is migration. The Human Rights Committee will hold a round table on hate speech on the internet towards migrants; The Education and Culture Committee will engage local councilors on the theme of diversity and European cultural identity; The Democracy, Social Cohesion and Global Challenges Committee will highlight and set out the causes, impact and dramatic perspectives of ecological migration, climate, biodiversity and issues around the Mediterranean

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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