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VDL Commission | Strasbourg
Plenary | ESPON
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This week, Ursula von der Leyen presents her new College of
Commissioners and their programme at the European Parliament plenary
session in Strasbourg. The MEPs present will then vote on the election
of the Commission. Besides this, the European parliamentarians will
debate and vote on a variety of subjects, within the context of the
30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the
Child and the upcoming COP25. Additionally, the ministers from the
Foreign Affairs Council will meet, as will the Competitiveness
Council. The Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU will be host
to the ESPON week in Helsinki, where The European Spatial Planning
Observation Network (ESPON) 2020 Cooperation Programme will be
discussed over the course of four days.
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European Commission
If all goes according to plan, the new VDL Commission is set to
take office on December 1st. Here is a refresher on what
von der Leyen proposes for her first 100 days in office: Her main
focus will be combatting climate change - a Green Deal for Europe,
where she promises to put forward a first ever European Climate Law,
as well as a Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, and introducing a
Carbon Border Tax. She also proposes regional cohesion via a Just
Transition Fund, and completing the Capital Markets Union in order to
strength the backbone of economy through SMEs.
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Council of the EU
On Monday, EU Foreign Affairs Ministers will discuss current
affairs; the financial architecture for sustainable development;
support for countries in transition, especially on how the EU and
member states can cooperate better; and gender and education,
especially looking at learning challenges and gender equality. On
Thursday and Friday, the Competitiveness Council will meet, to address
the internal market (including directives on representative actions
for consumers and country-by-country reporting), and research and
space (including solutions for a sustainable Arctic, a sustainable
space economy, in addition to discussing EU bioeconomy strategy,
Horizon Europe, and other initiatives).
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European Parliament
MEPs this week meet in Strasbourg for a plenary session. They will
hold debates on topics such as the UN Climate Change Conference;
measures to combat gender-based violence; addressing the impact on
European agriculture; the preparation of the next European Council
meeting; foreign affairs issues; and 2020 budgetary procedure. They
will vote upon the nominations of multiple members of the Court of
Auditors; the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund; the EU-Ukraine
Agreement; Children Rights; and most importantly, on the election of
the new Von der Leyen Commission.
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