Agenda briefing plenary session from the 15th to the 18th of May 2017 in Strasbourg
- Brexit negotiations: debate with Tusk
MEPs will debate the outcome of the last European Council, which approved guidelines for the negotiations with the UK on the terms of its withdrawal from the EU, with European Council President Donald Tusk and the Commission, on Wednesday morning.
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who took office in January, will deliver a formal speech to MEPs on Wednesday at noon.
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New rules enabling EU citizens with subscriptions for online films and TV series to access this content while temporarily in another EU country will be debated on Wednesday and voted on Thursday.
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MEPs will discuss how the EU can tackle the negative effects of globalisation. The debate, on Tuesday, follows up on proposals made by the EU Commission.
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MEPs will advocate efforts to halve food waste in the EU – an estimated 88 million tonnes per year – by 2030. A draft resolution to be voted on Tuesday calls on the European Commission to lift existing restrictions on food donations and to dispel confusion about “best before” and “use by” labels.
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A resolution on Hungary’s fundamental rights situation, wrapping up a debate from the previous plenary session, will be put to a vote on Wednesday.
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Shocking reports by independent Russian media and human rights organisations alleging persecution, detention, disappearances and killings of homosexual men in Chechnya will be debated on Tuesday evening.
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Parliament will reiterate its calls to member states to transfer refugees from Italy and Greece to other EU countries, as agreed by the Council in September 2015.
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MEPs call on the EU Commission to include in its forthcoming road transport package proposals to boost technological development, improve social conditions and safety and cut CO2 emissions.
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Ways and means to help end the war in Syria, the worst humanitarian crisis since WW II, will be debated with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Tuesday. A resolution will be voted on Thursday.
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Financial solidarity contributions by Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein to the European Economic Area and EU fisheries trade protocols with Norway and Iceland will be debated on Wednesday and put to a vote on Thursday.
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MEPs will vote a resolution on the situation in the West Bank, as a follow-up to a debate held in November 2016 with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.
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MEPs object to EU Commission plans to authorise imports of products made from maize and cotton that has been genetically modified to resist herbicides. In two resolutions to be voted Wednesday, they highlight concerns raised by independent research and member states, and repeat Parliament’s call for an overhaul of the EU’s GMO authorisation procedure.
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MEPs could again reject a proposed list of countries thought to be at high risk of money laundering, as still inadequate.
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Moussa Faki Mahamat, Head of the African Union Commission, will address MEPs at 12.00 on Tuesday in the Strasbourg Chamber.
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MEPs will vote to make €2,641,800 available to help 821 redundant ICT workers in Finland to find new jobs.
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MEPs will discuss the situation of Christians in the Middle East with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Tuesday afternoon.
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Living conditions in the Dadaab refugee camp and the Kenyan government’s decision to close it will be debated with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Tuesday afternoon. MEPs will vote a resolution on Thursday.
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Parliament will hold urgent debates on the following human rights and democracy topics on Thursday 18 May, at around 10.00, with the votes following at 12.00.
Link: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/briefing/2017-05-15
