Highlights | Committees | European Parliament

Next committee meeting on 20 January 2020 in Brussels.

Meetings with Croatian Presidency representatives in committees

Committees 15-01-2020 - 11:44

Parliament's committees will meet representatives of the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union to discuss its priorities in relation to the committees' respective areas of responsibility. These meetings will start taking place as of 20 January 2020. The Croatian Presidency started in the beginning of January and runs until the end June 2020.

Commission priorities on budgetary affairs: committee debate

BUDG 16-01-2020 - 16:49

Picture of Commissioner for Regional Policy, Mr Johannes Hahn

The Committee on Budgets will hold a debate with Budget and Human Resources Commissioner Johannes Hahn on the Von der Leyen Commission's priorities and the way it intends to cooperate with Parliament in the budgetary field, on 22 January 2020. In his confirmation hearing held in October 2019, the Commissioner committed to contributing to a timely agreement on an ambitious framework for the next MFF, and to improving the process of negotiating the annual budget.

Brexit agreement: committee vote. Commissioner Reynders: Structured Dialogue

LIBE 16-01-2020 - 16:49

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will vote on its opinion on Parliament’s consent to the UK withdrawal agreement. The opinion touches on issues such as citizens’ rights, personal data protection, asylum, migration and border management, security, law enforcement cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters. The Committee will also hold a Structured Dialogue with Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders. The meeting will take place on 20-21 January 2020.

Further information
LIBE meeting agenda and documents
EU Fact Sheets: Freedom, security and justice

EU-Vietnam FTA, IPA: committee votes

INTA 16-01-2020 - 16:49

The International Trade Committee will vote to recommend the adoption or rejection of the trade agreement between the EU and Vietnam, and of the separate investment agreement, in its meeting of 20-21 January 2020. These agreements could potentially open up new economic opportunities for EU business in Vietnam. However, the human rights situation in the country has raised concerns. The Committee will accompany its recommendation with a resolution on Parliament’s expectations.

Further information
INTA meeting agenda and documents
EU Fact Sheets: External trade relations

TEN-T implementation: committee debate

TRAN 16-01-2020 - 16:49

Linking entities. Network, networking, social media, internet communication abstract. A small network connected to a larger network. Web of gold wires on rustic wood.

The Committee on Transport and Tourism will discuss the latest developments of the horizontal priorities of the trans-European transport network policy with the European Coordinators for the Motorways of the Sea, and for the European Rail Traffic Management System. The meeting will take place on 21 January 2020.

Citizens’ participation, monitoring the application of EU law: committee debates

PETI 16-01-2020 - 16:49

Checking financial reports. Graphs and charts. Documents and magnifying glass on gray reflection background.

The Petitions Committee will go over the European Court of Auditors’ Special report prepared following the Committee’s request to assess the effectiveness, appropriateness, transparency and openness of all tools available at EU level to ensure that citizens can directly participate in and contribute to the EU policy- and law-making process. It will also go over the draft opinion on monitoring the application of EU Law for 2017 and 2018. The meeting will take place on 20-21 January 2020.