PARLAMENTO EUROPEO
Ordine del giorno sessione plenaria 24-25 marzo 2021
Documenti che saranno discussi:
- RELAZIONE sull’attuazione della direttiva 2009/81/CE, relativa agli appalti nei settori della difesa e della sicurezza, e della direttiva 2009/43/CE, relativa ai trasferimenti di prodotti per la difesa (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2021-0025_IT.pdf)
- RELAZIONE su una strategia europea per i dati (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2021-0027_IT.pdf)
- REPORT on strengthening the international role of the euro (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2021-0043_EN.pdf)
- REPORT on general guidelines for the preparation of the 2022 budget, Section III – Commission (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2021-0046_EN.pdf)
- RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council regulation laying down implementing measures for the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 608/2014 (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2021-0047_EN.pdf)
- REPORT on the draft Council regulation on the calculation of the own resource based on plastic packaging waste that is not recycled, on the methods and procedure for making available that own resource, on the measures to meet cash requirements, and on certain aspects of the own resource based on gross national income (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2021-0048_EN.pdf)
- RELAZIONE sul progetto di regolamento del Consiglio che modifica il regolamento (CEE, Euratom) n. 1553/89 concernente il regime uniforme definitivo di riscossione delle risorse proprie provenienti dall’imposta sul valore aggiunto (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2021-0049_IT.pdf)
CONSIGLIO
Informal video conference of European affairs ministers
Tuesday 23 March 2021
Chair: Ana Paula Zacarias, State Secretary for European Affairs of Portugal the meeting will start at 10.00.
Ministers will prepare the European Council on 25-26 March 2021.
They will exchange views on the synthesis report on Council contributions on the 2021 European Semester and draft a recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area. The Presidency will present an updated roadmap on the 2021 European Semester.
The Presidency will inform ministers about the Conference on the Future of Europe.
A presidency press conference will be held at the end of the meeting.
Spring European Council
Ministers will examine draft conclusions for the European Council meeting to be held on 25 and 26 March. The EU leaders will meet in Brussels to discuss the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Single Market, industrial policy, digital transformation and the economy, the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, and relations with Russia.
- COVID-19: The European Council will take stock of the roll-out of vaccines and the epidemiological situation and pursue the coordinated response to the pandemic crisis.
- Single market, industrial policy, digital transformation and the economy: The European Council will discuss the key priorities for the single market, industrial policy and the digital transformation. The leaders will look at the Digital Compass, including targets set for 2030, and review work on digital taxation. The European Council will address the priorities for the 2021 European Semester and leaders will be invited to endorse the recommendation on the economic policy of the eurozone.
- Eastern Mediterranean: The European Council will discuss the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean. The High Representative and the Commission are expected to submit a report on EU-Turkey relations ahead of the meeting, following the conclusions of the European Council in December 2020.
- Russia: The EU leaders will hold a strategic debate on relations with Russia.
European Semester
The Council will examine a presidency synthesis report on the contributions of several informal video conferences of ministers responsible for economic and financial affairs, employment and social affairs, internal market and industry, environment and research, regarding the 2021 European Semester and the recovery and resilience plans.
The report notes that, according to the Commission’s latest winter forecast, the economic outlook crucially depends on the evolution of the pandemic and of the restrictions on economic activity to contain it and that policy support at national and EU level will be crucial for the recovery.
In the context of the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the report emphasizes that the national recovery and resilience plans should become the main reference document on the Member States’ forward-looking policy initiatives.
The plans must encompass the national agenda of reforms and investments, be consistent with the relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, be in line with the EU policy objectives and focus on the green and digital transitions.
The European Semester provides a framework for the coordination of economic policies across the European Union. It allows EU countries to discuss their economic and budget plans and monitor progress at specific times throughout the year.
This year the Commission will replace the European Semester country reports with analytical documents assessing the substance of the recovery and resilience plans. The Council underlined the importance of maintaining horizontal discussions within relevant committees involved in the European Semester,
The Council is also expected to agree to forward a draft recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area to the European Council.
The Presidency will present an updated roadmap on the 2021 European Semester. This roadmap was prepared having in mind the context deriving from the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for continued adjustment to articulate the Recovery and Resilience Facility with the European Semester.
The roadmap is divided into two phases: the first is related to the recovery and resilience plans and covers the period up to the March European Council; the second is focused on the future of the Semester in the context of the Recovery and Resilience Facility and covers the period between the European Council meetings in March and June 2021.
Conference on the Future of Europe
The Presidency will inform ministers about the state of play on the Conference on the Future of Europe, aimed at involving citizens in a wide-ranging debate on Europe’s future in the coming decade and beyond, including in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Council, the European Parliament and the Commission signed on 10 March a joint declaration that sets out the objectives, structure, scope and timing of the Conference.
The constitutive meeting of the Conference’s Executive Board will take place shortly to discuss a range of issues, including internal arrangements and the launch of the online platform, as well as the planning for future Conference events.
The Council will be represented on the Board by the Presidency and the two subsequent presidencies, with the following four presidencies having observer status.
The Conference’s activities are expected to start soon. The Conference’s joint presidency will invite the Conference to reach conclusions by Spring 2022.
The Conference on the Future of Europe should be an inclusive platform, bringing together different voices to generate a wide-ranging reflection and debate on the challenges Europe is facing and on its long-term future.