Заетост, социална политика, здравеопазване и потребителскивъпроси

MEETING ON THURSDAY 20 JUNE 2013 (9:30)

EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL POLICY

Public debates

• European Semester 2013: Contribution to the European Council (27-289 June 2013)
  – Policy debate
  
  (a) Draft Council Recommendations on the National Reform Programmes 2013 to each Member State, including Macro-economic Imbalance Procedure (MIP)
  (Draft explanatory note)
  – Approval
  
  (b) Examination of the National Reform Programmes (2013) and the implementation of the 2012 Country-Specific Recommendations
  – Endorsement of the opinions of the Employment Committee and of the Social Protection Committee
  
  (c) Assessment of the 2013 package of Council Recommendations on cross-cutting issues
  – Reports of the Employment Committee and of the Social Protection Committee
  
  (d) Employment Performance Monitor and Benchmarks
  – Endorsement of the Monitor (prepared by the Employment Committee)
  
  
• Towards social investment for Growth and Cohesion
  – Adoption of Council conclusions
  
  
• Women and the Media: Advancing their roles as decision-makers
  – Adoption of Council conclusions

Legislative deliberations

• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (20th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) and repealing Directive 2004/40/EC [First reading] (LA + S)
  – Adoption of the legislative act
  
  
• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC [First reading] (LA + S)
  – Adoption of the legislative act
  
  
• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/98/EC on re-use of public sector information [First reading] (LA)
  – Adoption of the legislative act
  
  
• >Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EC) No …/…establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States' law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes, and amending Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 establishing a European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (recast) [First Reading] (LA + S)
  – Adoption of the legislative act
  
  
• Proposal of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on prudential requirements for the credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 [First Reading] (LA + S)
  – Adoption of the legislative act
  
  
• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC [First Reading] (LA + S)
  – Adoption of the legislative act
  
  
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code), the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, Council Regulations (EC) No 1683/95 and (EC) No 539/2001 and Regulations (EC) No 767/2008 and (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council [First Reading] (LA + S)
  – Adoption of the legislative act
  
  
• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (First reading)
  Interinstitutional file 2012/0061 (COD)
  – Progress report
  
  
• Amended proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum requirements for enhancing worker mobility by improving the acquisition and preservation of supplementary pension rights (First reading)
  Interinstitutional file 2005/0214 (COD)
  – General approach
  
  
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived(First reading)
  Interinstitutional file 2012/0295 (COD)
  – Progress report
  
  
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund(First reading)
  Interinstitutional file 2011/0269 (COD)
  – General approach
  
  
• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures (First reading)
  Interinstitutional file 2012/0299 (COD)
  – Progress report 
  
  
• Proposal for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation First reading)
  Interinstitutional file 2008/0140 (CNS)
  – Progress report 

MEETING ON FRIDAY 21 JUNE 2013 (10:00)

HEALTH

Legislative deliberations

• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (First reading)
  Interinstitutional file: 2012/0366 (COD)
  – General approach
  
  
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Clinical Trials on medicinal products for human use and repealing Directive 2001/20/EC(First reading)
  Interinstitutional file: 2012/0192 (COD)
  – Progress report
  
  
• (a) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Medical Devices, and amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (First reading)
  Interinstitutional file: 2012/0266 (COD)
  (b) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (First reading)
  Interinstitutional file: 2012/0267 (COD)
  – Progress report

Any other business

Employment and Social Policy

• (a) Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on Public Employment Services (PES) and the functioning of the European Labour Market
  Interinstitutional file 2013/0202 (COD)
  – Presentation from the Commission
  
  

• (b) Legislative files and other issues
       (i)      Programme for Social Change and Innovation (PSCI);
       (ii)     Measures facilitating workers' rights for free movement
       (iii)     Directive amending 5 Health and Safety directives
       (iv)    Demographic Statistics Regulation
  – Information from the Presidency on the state of play
  
  
• G20 Labour and Employment Ministers' meeting and joint meeting with Finance Ministers (Moscow, Russia, 18-19 July 2013)
  – State of play on the preparation
  
  
• Conferences organised by the Irish Presidency
  – Information from the Presidency

Health

• (e) Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on serious cross-border threats to health (First reading)
  Interinstitutional file: 2011/0421 (COD)
  – Information from the Presidency
  
  
• (f) Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
  –  Information from the Commission
  
  
• (g) Drugs Action Plan
  – Information from the Presidency
  
  
•  (h) Transposition of the Directive 2011/24/EU on the application of patient's rights in cross-border healthcare
  – Information from the Commission
  
  
• (i) Modified proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the transparency of measures regulating the pricing of medicinal products for human use and their inclusion within the scope of national health insurance systems (First reading)
  Interinstitutional file: 2012/0035 (COD)
  – Information from the Presidency
  
  
• (j) Provisions relating to the import of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in the Falsified Medicines Directive
  – Information from the Commission

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• (k) Work programme of the incoming Presidency
  – Information from the Lithuanian delegation

Public debate

• Proposal for a Council Recommendation on "Establishing a Youth Guarantee" (*)
  (Legal basis proposed by the Commission: Article 292 of the TFEU)
  - Political agreement
  
  
• Communication from the Commission on "Towards Social Investment for Growth and Cohesion – including implementing the European Social Fund 2014-2020"
  - Presentation by the Commission
  
  
• European Semester 2013: Contribution to the European Council on 14 and 15 March 2013
  - Policy debate
  
  (a) The Annual Growth Survey and the Joint Employment Report in the context of the European Semester: political guidance on employment and social policies
  - Adoption of Council conclusions
  - Adoption of the Joint Employment Report
  
  (b) Proposal for a Council Decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
  - General approach
  
  (c) The social situation and trends to watch in the European Union: Key conclusions and policy messages (prepared by the Social Protection Committee)
  - Endorsement
  
  
• Tripartite Social Summit: Preparation of the meeting on 14 March 2013
  - Oral information from the Presidency

MEETING ON THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2012 (10:00)

Legislative deliberations:

• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (First reading)
  Interinstitutional file: 2012/0061 (COD)
  - Orientation debate
  - Progress report
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) (First reading)
  Interinstitutional file: 2011/0269 (COD)
  - Progress report
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Programme for Social Change and Innovation (First reading)
  Interinstitutional file: 2011/0270 (COD)
  - Presidency oral report on state of play
• Proposal for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation
  Interinstitutional file: 2008/0140 (CNS)
  - Progress report

MEETING ON FRIDAY 7 DECEMBER 2012 (10:00)

Legislative deliberations:

• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 1999/4/EC, 2000/36/EC, 2001/111/EC, 2001/113/EC and 2001/114/EC as regards the powers to be conferred on the Commission (First reading)
  Interinstitutional file: 2012/0075 (COD)
  - General approach
• Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on serious cross-border threats to health (First reading)
  Interinstitutional file: 2011/0421(COD)
  - General approach

Legislative deliberations:

• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (XXth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (First reading) (Interinstitutional file: 2011/0152 (COD))
  - General approach
• Proposals for Council Decisions on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Stabilisation and/or Association Council/the Cooperation Committee established by each of the respective agreements between the European Communities and Turkey, Montenegro, Albania and the Republic of San Marino, with regard to the adoption of the provisions on the coordination of social security systems
  - Political agreement
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (‘the IMI Regulation’) [First reading] (LA)
  - Adoption of the legislative act
• Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up an information exchange mechanism with regard to intergovernmental agreements between Member States and third countries in the field of energy [First reading](LA + S) -          
  - Adoption of the legislative act
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Standardisation and amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/105/EC and 2009/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council [First reading] (LA + S)
  - Adoption of the legislative act
• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain permitted uses of orphan works [First reading] (LA + S)
  - Adoption of the legislative act
• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC [First reading] (LA + S)
  - Adoption of the legislative act
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 as regards pharmacovigilance [First reading] (LA + S)
  - Adoption of the legislative act
• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2001/83/EC as regards pharmacovigilance [First reading] (LA)
  - Adoption of the legislative act
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency [First reading] (LA + S)
  - Adoption
  (a) of the position of the Council in first reading
  (b) of the statement of the Council's reasons
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the regime of the single payment scheme and support to vine-growers [First reading] (LA)
  - Adoption of the legislative act
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing transitional arrangements for bilateral investment agreements between Member States and third countries [First Reading] (LA + S)
  a) adoption of the position of the Council in first reading
  b) adoption of the statement of the Council reasons
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences [First reading] (LA + S)
  - Adoption of the legislative act
• Draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to temporary judges of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal [First reading] (LA)
  - Adoption of the legislative act
• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime [First reading] (LA + S)
  - Adoption of the legislative act
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council introducing emergency autonomous trade preferences for Pakistan [First reading] (LA + S)
  - Adoption of the legislative act

Non-legislative activities: 

• Public debate
  
  Europe 2020 Strategy and the new European Governance

(a) Evaluation of the second European Semester and thematic surveillance in employment and social policies
- Policy debate
- Endorsement of the contributions of the Employment Committee
- Endorsement of the contributions of the Social Protection Committee

(b) Principles of well-functioning Labour Markets
- EMCO draft proposal

(c) Social Protection Performance Monitor (SPPM)
- Endorsement of the SPPM main features, prepared by SPC

Towards a job-rich recovery and giving a better chance to Europe's youth

- Adoption of Council conclusions

Preventing and tackling child poverty and social exclusion and promoting children's well-being

- Adoption of Council conclusions

Preparation of the Tripartite Social Summit (Brussels, 18 October 2012)

- Information from the Presidency