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Monday 4 November
Tuesday 5 November
Wednesday 6 November
- EP: TRAN, BUDG, IMCO, FEMM, JURI, LIBE, ENVI, INTA
- EC: College meeting
- EP: Media Freedom, Freedom of Expression hearing
- EC: Dombrovskis meets with Clayton, Chair of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- EESC: 3rd Joint meeting of the EU and Ukraine Domestic Advisory Groups
- CoR: Universities as Drivers of European Innovation Ecosystems
- Presidency: Hybrid Conference: Critical connections, continuity and supply
- CoE: World Forum for Democracy 2019
Thursday 7 November
Friday 8 November
Sunday 10 November
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European Movement International
Tuesday 5 November
Making a success of Europe | Expectations from & Opportunities for Central Europe and the Balkans
The European Movement International and Raiffeisen Bank International will hold a panel event entitled ‘Making a success of Europe | Expectations from & Opportunities for Central Europe and the Balkans’ in Brussels, on Tuesday, 5 November 2019 (16:00-18:00).
This joint panel event aims to provide the setting for a constructive conversation about the opportunities of EU membership for EU member states from Central and Eastern Europe, as well as to give voice to their expectations for the next five years and beyond. The panel will gather senior politicians and stakeholders from the region in order to discuss with representatives of EU institutions, civil society, the private sector, think-tanks and others.
Find more information about the event here.
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European Union
European Parliament
Monday 4 November - Thursday 7 November
European Parliament Committee Meetings
Monday 4 November
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Monday 4 November - Tuesday 5 November
Committee on Regional Development
The Committee will exchange views with: Mariana Kotzeva, Director-General of Eurostat, Iliana Ivanova, Member of the European Court of Auditors, Karl-Heinz Lambertz, President of the European Committee of the Regions, and discuss 2018 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Commission.
Tuesday 5 November
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Committee
The Committee will hold debates on: Labour mobility and recognition in the regulated professions; State of play of employment of people on the autism spectrum in Europe: barriers, good practices and trends;
Voting: Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - EGF/2019/001 BE/Carrefour - Belgium.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Culture and Education
The Committee will hold debates on: 'Erasmus': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport, Establishing the Creative Europe programme (2021 to 2027), Establishing the European Solidarity Corps programme.
Wednesday 6 November
Committee on Transport and Tourism
Committee on Budgets
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
The Committee will debates on: 2018 discharge: European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), 2018 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Commission; The 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) (Joint debate with DEVE).
Voting: Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter - annual report 2018; Gender pay gap.
Media Freedom, Freedom of Expression and Combatting hate speech online and offline hearing
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) will hold a public hearing on “Media Freedom, Freedom of Expression and Combatting hate speech online and offline”. The hearing will include the participation of representatives of the Council of Europe, Reporters without Borders and investigative journalists and will focus on combatting hate speech (online and offline) and disinformation, with the participation of NGO representatives and think tanks working on these issues.
Wednesday 6 November - Thursday 7 November
Committee on Legal Affairs
Voting: Endorsement of EP representatives in the Management Board and Budget Committee of EUIPO.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
The Committee will hold joint-debates with DEVA, AFET, ECON, DROI, SEDE.
Voting: European Border and Coast Guard: false and authentic documents online (FADO) system and repealing Council Joint Action No 98/700/JHA LIBE/9/00459.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on International Trade
Find an overview of the parliamentary agenda here.
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Council of Ministers
Friday 8 November
Economic and Financial Affairs Council
Ministers will hold debates on Education and training, Climate finance, Taxation.
The main topics will include: importance of effective and high-quality education and training to achieve a strong economic base for Europe, the state of play in their work on digital taxation. The Council is expected to adopt conclusions on climate finance, in view of the UN Climate Change Conference - COP25.
Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council
Ministers will discuss the following topics: Effectiveness, efficiency and quality of education and training, Lifelong learning: technological and green transition, European Education Area, Artificial intelligence in education and training.
An overview of planned Council meetings can be found here.
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European Commission and High Representative
Monday 4 November
Juncker receives Visentini, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
Timmermans attends the ‘Industrietafel' at the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the EU, in Brussels
Dombrovskis receives Balz, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank
Monday 4 November - Thursday 7 November
International conference on effective nuclear and radiation regulatory systems: Working together to enhance cooperation
The objective of the conference is to share regulatory experiences related to improving the effectiveness of nuclear and radiation regulatory systems. It also addresses the international framework for the security of nuclear and other radioactive material. Ultimately, the main focus of the conference is how to work together to address cross-cutting regulatory areas.
Monday 4 November - Friday 8 November
Joint Research Centre (JRC) Week on composite indicators and scoreboards
The JRC Week is an annual 5-day event - 3 days of training and 2 days of exchange with like-minded peers in the community of practice. The main topics of the 2019 edition will be: energy transition, climate change, sustainable cities, child wellbeing, African governance, gender equality, artificial intelligence and digitalisation.
Tuesday 5 November
Juncker hosts a working lunch with the Directors-General of the European Commission
Malmström meets with Birmingham, Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment in Shanghai, China
Jourová receives Kuleba, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration
Wednesday 6 November
College meeting
Timmermans receives Tony Blair, in Brussels.
Vestager receives the US Congress delegation
Thursday 7 November
Eurogroup
Šefčovič receives McDowell, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank
King in Paris, France
Commissioner Julian King participates in the International Conference 'Terrorism: Threats and Challenges after the fall of the Caliphate', at the Center for the analysis of terrorism.
Friday 8 November
Hogan in Singapore
Commissioner Phil Hogan meets with Mr Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Trade and Industry of Singapore; and meets with Mr S. Iswaran, Minister-in-charge for Trade Relations of Singapore.
Vestager receives Le Maire, Minister for Economy and Finance of 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 5 November
Conference Fundamental rights and the rule of law
This conference aims to: build on the main findings of the FRRL Group country visits; identify key trends and create a dialogue with all relevant stakeholders on transversal questions; discuss avenues for solutions with key actors in the area of fundamental rights, as well as the role the EESC could play as a channel for European CSOs.
Conference Inclusiveness of the European Standardisation System
This event aims to: disseminate the main messages of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) opinions on the "Harmonised standards: Enhancing transparency and legal certainty for a fully functioning Single Market" and "European standardisation for 2019"; debate on progress and next steps how inclusiveness can be better achieved, by ensuring that all stakeholders are represented; discuss solutions how their participation in international standardisation should also be supported, expanded and promoted.
Wednesday 6 November
3rd Joint meeting of the EU and Ukraine Domestic Advisory Groups
Representatives of the two Domestic Advisory Groups (DAGs) from the EU and Ukraine will hold their third joint meeting in Brussels on 6 November 2019.
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 4 November
High Level Conference on the prevention of radicalisation
The aim of the RAN High Level Conference on radicalisation (HLC) is to bring together the European Commission, Ministers, high-ranking officials of the EU Member States and practitioners, and to discuss ways forward to effectively tackle emerging challenges of radicalisation.
Tuesday 5 November
Epicah Project - Tourism at border regions - an economic strategy for peripheric regions
This debate, hosted by the CoR and organised by the EPICAH project (cofinanced by Interreg Europe), will provide an opportunity to discuss the importance of tourism for the cohesive and sustainable development of peripheral and border regions in the EU.
Wednesday 6 November
Universities as Drivers of European Innovation Ecosystems
Building upon examples of successful partnerships between universities, industry, and public authorities, the event seeks to build bridges between various actors and discuss the European Union’s new priorities for research and innovation.
Thursday 7 November - Friday 8 November
EuroPCom 2019
EuroPCom, the European Public Communication Conference, is the largest annual meeting point for experts in the field of public communication and jointly organised by the EU institutions in Brussels. Those who communicate Europe at national, regional and local level as well as in the EU institutions are coming together to exchange new ideas and discuss methods and tools.
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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European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Monday 4 November - Thursday 7 November
Web Summit
The FRA Director will join this year’s Web Summit where some 70,000 people are expected to attend. FRA will join a session which will discuss whether human rights need to be updated to account for technological changes and to better protect our data.
Tuesday 5 November
Black history month workshop
Partners involved in ‘Black History Month EU 2019’ (#BHMEU) will gather for a day of capacity building, networking and reflection in Brussels on 5 November. FRA will present its Being black in the EU report, as well as its work on communicating rights and on civic space.
EESC Conference on fundamental rights and the rule of law
FRA will speak at a working group on civic space during a conference in Brussels on 5 November on fundamental rights and the rule of law.
The agenda of FRA can be found here.
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Finnish Presidency
Wednesday 6 November
Hybrid Conference: Critical connections, continuity and supply
The event not only seeks to raise awareness about the cross-border nature of supply and networks in Europe, but it also wants to encourage cross-border and cross-sectoral cooperation in the EU.
Thursday 7 November
Future of Europe: Legacy of Finland's Presidency of the Council of the EU
This seminar brings together esteemed speakers and politicians from Finland and Europe. With European elections having been held in May and the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU soon drawing to a close, it is important to fully analyse the hot topics of debate in Europe. The seminar will also be a transition towards the Croatian Presidency, beginning in January 2020 as the last term of the Trio.
Friday 8 November
Accessible Europe for all seminar
A European seminar on the stage of implementation of the European Accessibility Act.
Accessibility is promoted on a wide scale within the EU as part of a barrier-free and accessible design for all citizens.
Cyber conference: The European Union's role in the global cyber policy
This conference will offer an opportunity for such a forward-looking reflection, especially at the start of the new EU institutional cycle.
The agenda of the Finnish Presidency can be found here.
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European Investment Bank
Monday 4 November
Digitalisation and investment in intangible capital: the spanish case within the EU
The event will give the opportunity to share the main results of the fourth vintage of the annual EIB Investment Survey (EIBIS), which together with the forthcoming 2019 EIB annual report on “Investment and Investment Finance in Europe”, provides an overview of cyclical and structural dynamics behind investment and investment financing in Europe. Special attention will be was dedicated to digitalisation and investment in intangibles.
Monday 4 November - Thursday 7 November
EIB at the 2019 Web Summit
Described as Europe’s largest and most important technology marketplace, Web Summit draws 70,000 participants from over 170 countries. As a leading supporter of start-ups and the digital economy and one of the largest providers of finance for innovation in Europe, the EIB will be sponsoring the Growth Lounge at the 2019 Web Summit, giving presentations on our financial products and helping people find funding.
The agenda of the EIB can be found here.
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Council of Europe
Monday 4 November
“Improving Access to Compensation for Victims of Human Trafficking and Gender-based Violence” panel discussion
Organised in the framework of the joint European Union and Council of Europe project Horizontal Facility Action on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in North Macedonia, this event will gather nearly one hundred participants, including experts, representatives of national governments, diplomats and civil society activists, will also mark the 70th anniversary of the Council of Europe.
Monday 4 November - Tuesday 5 November
Information Seminar for the staff of the Parliaments of Morocco and of Jordan on the ethic codes for staff members of national parliaments in Strasbourg
Tuesday 5 November - Friday 8 November
7th edition of the Euro-Arab Youth Forum
Bringing together over 100 youth leaders from countries of the League of Arab States and of the Council of Europe, the forum will foster the participation of young people and youth organisations in peacebuilding and Euro-Arab co-operation for inclusive societies.
Wednesday 6 November - Friday 8 November
World Forum for Democracy 2019
The World Forum for Democracy is a unique platform for political decision-makers and activists to debate solutions to key challenges for democracies worldwide. The World Forum for Democracy 2019 will be dedicated to information and democracy.
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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Elections
Sunday 10 November
General elections in Spain
On Sunday, Spanish voters will elect the 14th Parliament of the kingdom. All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies will be up for election, as well as 208 of 265 seats in the Senate. The election will be held as provided under article 99.5 of the Spanish Constitution, as a result of the failure in government formation negotiations after Pedro Sánchez's failed investiture voting on 23–25 July 2019.
Presidential elections in Romania
Romanians will also head to the polls but to elect their new president for the next five years. The current head of the state Klaus Iohannis who was elected in 2014, is eligible for re-election. His opponents include current Prime Minister of Romania Viorica Dăncilă, President of Save Romania Union party Dan Barna, former Minister of Culture Theodor Paleologu, MEP Mircea Diaconu, and President of Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania Hunor Kelemen.
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