541st EESC plenary session, Brussels

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date February 21, 2019 14:30 - 19:30
city Brussels, Belgium
location Charlemagne Building (CHAR) i Show location
attending J.C. (Jean-Claude) Juncker i, Ph. (Phil) Hogan i et al.
organisation European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) i

agenda February 2019 plenary session

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PLENARY SESSION

February 2019

Agenda

 

Plenary session No

541

Date

20/02/2019

Venue

Charlemagne building (European Commission)

Room

S3

Times

20/02/2019, 14:30 - 19:30

Debate with Phil Hogan,

European Commissioner for agriculture and rural development

at 3 p.m. on Wednesday 20 February

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Civil society for rEUnaissance

Presidents of the EU institutions and national economic and social councils,

civil society organisation leaders and inspirational speakers

Chair: Shada Islam

at 9 a.m. on Thursday 21 February

Please remember to sign the attendance list at the entrance to the meeting room.

Final version of the draft agenda, approved by the Bureau on 19/02/2019.

This meeting will be recorded following the procedure set out in Decision No 206/17 A.

Last update: 19/02/2019 16:40

Wednesday 20 February 2019

 

10:00

Group I

Room JDE 51

     

09:30

Group II

Room JDE 62

     

10:00

Group III

Room JDE 52

     

14:30

OPENING OF THE PLENARY SESSION

 

European Commission Charlemagne building

Room S3

   

Presence of a quorum

     
   

Adoption of the draft agenda

     
   

Approval of the minutes of the 540th plenary session, held on 23 and 24 January 2019 (EESC-2018-6375-00-00-PV-TRA)

 
   

Statement by the president

     
     
   

COMMITTEE OPINIONS

DRAWN UP UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE (CATEGORY C)

     
     
   

SOC/6191

(Category C)

The continuation of ongoing mobility activities under the Erasmus + programme in the light of Brexit

COM(2019) 65

EESC-2019-00768-00-01-PAC-TRA

     
   

NAT/7681

(Category C)

Rules relating to the EMFF post-Brexit

EESC-2019-00680-00-00-PAC-TRA

     
   

NAT/7691

(Category C)

Authorisations for fishing vessels post Brexit

EESC-2019-00683-00-00-PAC-TRA

     
 
   

COMMITTEE OPINIONS

TO BE DISCUSSED

     
   

NAT/755

Promoting healthy and sustainable diets in the EU (own-initiative opinion)

EESC-2018-04568-00-00-AS-TRA

Rapporteur: Peter Schmidt (Gr. II-DE)

     
   

TEN/679

The digital revolution in view of the needs and rights of citizens (own-initiative opinion)

EESC-2018-04168-00-00-AS-TRA

Rapporteur: Ulrich Samm (Gr. I-DE)

     

15:00 - 16:00

 

Debate on the Common Agricultural Policy 2021-2017 with Phil Hogan, European Commissioner for agriculture and rural development

  • Introduction by Luca Jahier, president of the European Economic and Social Committee
  • Statement by Phil Hogan
  • General discussion - statements by group presidents/members on behalf of the groups
  • Reply by Phil Hogan
  • Conclusions by Luca Jahier
     
   

Changes proposed by the Rules of Procedure Panel to certain rules in the Rules of Procedure of the European Economic and Social Committee and the Code of Conduct for EESC Members

EESC-2019-00532-00-02-TCD-TRA

EESC-2019-00536-00-02-TCD-TRA

Rapporteur-general: Georges Dassis (Gr. II-EL)

     
   

COMMITTEE OPINIONS

TO BE DISCUSSED

FOLLOW-UP

     
   

SOC/584

For a European framework directive on a minimum income (own-initiative opinion)

EESC-2018-02210-00-01-AS-TRA

Rapporteur: Mr Georges Dassis (Gr. II-EL)

     
   

ECO/481

2019 Annual Growth Survey

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank: 2019 Annual Growth Survey: For a stronger Europe in the face of global uncertainty

COM(2018) 770 final

EESC-2018-05434-00-00-AS-TRA

Rapporteur: Anne Demelenne (Gr. II-BE)

     
   

ECO/490

PEACE IV - Continuation of the cooperation programmes

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council in order to allow for the continuation of the territorial cooperation programmes PEACE IV (Ireland-United Kingdom) and United Kingdom-Ireland (Ireland-Northern Ireland-Scotland) in the context of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union

COM(2018) 892 final -2018/0432 COD

EESC-2018-00492-00-01-PAC-TRA

Rapporteur-general: Jane Morrice (Gr. III-UK)

     
   

TEN/688

Aviation safety after Brexit

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects of aviation safety with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the Union

COM(2018) 894 final -2018/0434 COD

EESC-2019-00443-00-01-PAC-TRA

Rapporteur-general: Thomas McDonogh (Gr. I-IE)

     
   

TEN/689

Ensuring basic air connectivity after Brexit

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules ensuring basic air connectivity with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the Union

COM(2018) 893 final -2018/0433 COD

EESC-2019-00444-00-00-PAC-TRA

Rapporteur-general: Jacek Krawczyk (Gr. I-PL)

     
   

TEN/690

Ensuring basic road freight connectivity after Brexit

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules ensuring basic road freight connectivity with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the Union

COM(2018) 895 final -2018/0436 COD

EESC-2019-00450-00-01-PAC-TRA

Rapporteur-general: Raymond Hencks (Gr. II-LU)

     
   

Any other business

     
   

Date of the next plenary session

     

Wednesday 20 February

± 19:30 END OF THE PLENARY SESSION

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Thursday

21 February

 

Civil society for rEUnaissance

±09:00

   
     

±09:00 - 13:00

 

The event will take place at the European Commission's Charlemagne building in the morning and will continue at the EESC's JDE building in the afternoon with workshops on various topics.

For further information on the event:

https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/our-events/events/civil-society-reunaissance

     

All documents are available on the Members' Portal.

 

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1 Subject to approval by the Bureau on 19/02/2019.

EESC-2019-00479-02-00-CONVPOJ-TRA (FR) 13/13


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