543rd EESC plenary session, Brussels - Main contents
date | May 16, 2019 09:00 - 13:00 |
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city | Brussels, Belgium |
location | Charlemagne Building (CHAR) i |
attending | M. (Margrethe) Vestager i et al. |
organisation | European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) i |
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PLENARY SESSION |
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May 2019 |
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Agenda |
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Plenary session No |
543 |
Date |
15-16/05/2019 |
Venue |
Charlemagne building (European Commission) |
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S3 |
First day of plenary session |
15/05/2019, 14:30 |
Second day of plenary session |
16/05/2019, 09:00 |
Debate on the challenges of competition policy for the new European Commission and the new European Parliament, in particular in the context of the digital economy and sustainable development,
with Margrethe Vestager,
European Commissioner for Competition
Thursday 16 May at 9.15 a.m.
Debate on anti-Semitism, with Raya Kalenova, vice-president of the European Jewish Congress,
Michał Bilewicz, associate professor at the Centre for Research on Prejudice, Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw,
Joël Kotek, professor at the Free University of Brussels and the Paris Institute of Political Studies, member of the Scientific Council of the Museum of the Shoah and Human Rights of Mechelen, Belgian correspondent of the University of Tel Aviv
Thursday 16 May at 10.15 a.m.
Please remember to sign the attendance list at the entrance to the meeting room.
Final version of the agenda, approved by the Bureau on 14/05/2019.
This meeting will be recorded following the procedure set out in Decision No 206/17 A.
Last update: 14/05/2019 19:59
Wednesday 15 May 2019
10:00 |
Group I |
Room JDE 52 |
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09:30 |
Group II |
Room JDE 51 |
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10:00 |
Group III |
Room JDE 62 |
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14:30 |
OPENING OF THE PLENARY SESSION |
European Commission Charlemagne building Room S3 |
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Presence of a quorum |
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Adoption of the draft agenda |
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Approval of the minutes of the 542nd plenary session, held on 20 and 21 March 2019 |
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Statement by the president |
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Resolution "Let's turn out and vote for a united Europe" EESC-2019-01478-00-01-RES-TRA Rapporteurs: Stefano Mallia (Gr. I-MT), Cinzia Del Rio (Gr. II-IT), Dilyana Slavova (Gr. III-BG)
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OPINIONS TO BE PUT STRAIGHT TO THE VOTE |
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CCMI/166 Working with asbestos in energy renovation (own-initiative opinion) EESC-2018-04791-00-00-AS-TRA Rapporteur: Aurel Laurenţiu Plosceanu (Gr. I-RO) Co-rapporteur: Enrico Gibellieri (IT) |
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ECO/487 Strengthening administrative cooperation for combating VAT fraud (e-commerce) Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 as regards measures to strengthen administrative cooperation in order to combat VAT fraud COM(2018) 813 final - 2018/0413 CNS EESC-2019-00105-00-00-AS-TRA Rapporteur: Krister Andersson (Gr. I-SE) |
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ECO/488 VAT - certain requirements for payment service providers Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards introducing certain requirements for payment service providers COM(2018) 812 final -2018/0412 CNS Proposal for a Council Directive amending Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 as regards provisions relating to distance sales of goods and certain domestic supplies of goods COM(2018) 819 final - 2018/0415 CNS EESC-2019-00106-00-00-AS-TRA Rapporteur: Krister Andersson (Gr. I-SE) |
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INT/877 Coordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Coordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence COM(2018) 795 final EESC-2018-05386-00-00-AS-TRA Rapporteur: Tellervo Kylä-Harakka-Ruonala (Gr. I-FI) |
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NAT/758 Communication updating the 2012 Bio-economy Strategy Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A sustainable Bioeconomy for Europe: Strengthening the connection between economy, society and the environment COM(2018) 673 final EESC-2018-06204-00-00-AS-TRA Rapporteur: Mindaugas Maciulevičius (Gr. III-LT) Co-rapporteur: Udo Hemmerling (Gr. I-DE) |
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NAT/772 Global data collection system for ship fuel oil consumption data Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2015/757 in order to take appropriate account of the global data collection system for ship fuel oil consumption data COM(2019) 38 final - 2019/0017 COD EESC-2019-01686-00-00-AS-TRA Rapporteur: Constantine Catsambis (Gr. I-EL) |
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OPINIONS TO BE DISCUSSED |
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SOC/610 Gender equality issues (own-initiative opinion) EESC-2018-04753-00-00-AS-TRA Rapporteur: Indrė Vareikytė (Gr. III-LT) |
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CCMI/165 Economic, technological and social changes in advanced health services for the elderly (own-initiative opinion) EESC-2018-04518-00-00-AS-TRA Rapporteur: Marian Krzaklewski (Gr. II-PL) Co-rapporteur: Jean-Pierre Haber (FR) |
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INT/876 Single market communication Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - The Single Market in a changing world: A unique asset in need of renewed political commitment COM(2018) 772 final EESC-2018-05252-00-00-AS-TRA Rapporteur: Gonçalo Lobo Xavier (Gr. I-PT) Co-rapporteur: Juan Mendoza Castro (Gr. II-ES) |
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INT/875 Social economy enterprises' contribution to a more cohesive and democratic Europe (exploratory opinion requested by the Romanian presidency) EESC-2018-05559-00-00-AS-TRA Rapporteur: Alain Coheur (Gr. III-BE) |
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SOC/611 European philanthropy: an untapped potential (exploratory opinion requested by the Romanian Presidency) EESC-2018-05416-00-00-PA-TRA Rapporteur: Petru Sorin Dandea (Gr. II-RO) |
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ADJOURNMENT |
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Thursday 16 May |
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9:00 |
RESUMPTION |
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9:15 - 10:15 |
Debate on the challenges of competition policy for the new European Commission and the new European Parliament, in particular in the context of the digital economy and sustainable development, with Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition
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10:15 - 11:30 |
Debate on anti-Semitism, with Raya Kalenova, vice-president of the European Jewish Congress, Michał Bilewicz, associate professor at the Centre for Research on Prejudice, Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, and Joël Kotek, professor at the Free University of Brussels and the Paris Institute of Political Studies, member of the Scientific Council of the Museum of the Shoah and Human Rights of Mechelen, Belgian correspondent of the University of Tel Aviv
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Any other business |
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Date of the next plenary session |
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± 12:00 |
END OF THE PLENARY SESSION |
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All documents are available on the Members' Portal. |
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EESC-2019-01616-02-00-CONVPOJ-TRA (FR) 10/10
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is an EU advisory body comprising representatives of workers' and employers' organisations and other interest groups. It issues opinions on EU issues to the European Commission, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament, thus acting as a bridge between the EU's decision-making institutions and EU citizens.
What does the EESC do?
It gives the interest groups a formal say on EU legislative proposals. Its 3 key tasks are to:
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-ensure that EU policy and law are geared to economic and social conditions, by seeking a consensus that serves the common good