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None [4] The Week Ahead 21 – 27 October 2024
Plenary session, Strasbourg
Financial assistance to Ukraine*. On /Tuesday/, MEPs will debate and vote on a €35 billion financial assistance package for Ukraine as part of the G7’s support initiative. The package leverages extraordinary profits from frozen Russian assets and aims to address Ukraine’s urgent financing needs in the face of Russia’s brutal war of aggression.
Sakharov Prize 2024 winner*. On /Thursday/, the Conference of Presidents (EP President Metsola and political group leaders) will decide on the winner of the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The three shortlisted candidates are (in alphabetical order): Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, academic and anti-corruption activist in Azerbaijan; María Corina Machado, as leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela and President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia; and “Women Wage Peace” and “Women of the Sun”, Israel/Palestine.
Lebanon*. On /Tuesday morning/, MEPs will debate the situation in Lebanon and are set to call for an urgent ceasefire and for the UN mission in the country to be protected, after several recent attacks.
Migration. *On /Wednesday/, MEPs will discuss with the Commission potential changes to EU legislation to make the return of third-country nationals who do not have the legal rightto stay in Europe easier and facilitate a more orderly management of migration.
China/Taiwan. *On /Tuesday/, Parliament will discuss China’s military provocations close to Taiwan, and vote on a resolution on /Thursday/. MEPs are set to criticise China’s aggressive stance on Taiwan and to express their solidarity with Taiwan, which is regularly subjected to foreign information manipulation and interference by China.
Single Market/competitiveness*. On /Monday/, former Prime Minister of Italy Enrico Letta will present his report on strengthening the EU’s internal market, followed by a debate among MEPs. On /Thursday/, MEPs will discuss with the Commission how to close the so-called skills gap, the difference between workers’ skills and those sought after by employers.
EU budget 2025*. Parliament will debate on Tuesday and vote on Wednesday for a 2025 EU budget that focuses on improving people’s lives, boosting competitiveness, and addressing further current challenges. The plenary vote will kick-start three weeks of talks with Council, aiming to reach a deal to be voted on by Parliament before the end of 2024.
Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism/Malta. *On /Wednesday at 18.00/, Parliament will award the 2024 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism, which rewards outstanding journalism that promotes or defends the core EU principles and values. Just before the award ceremony, the EP press service will organise a media seminar on “Safeguarding Media Freedom” on Wednesday at 15.00. On /Wednesday afternoon/, MEPs will also assess the latest developments in Malta regarding the rule of law, seven years after Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder.
President’s diary*. On Monday, EP President Roberta Metsola will meet with Commission President von der Leyen, and on Tuesday, she will meet with the UK Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations, Nick Thomas-Symonds. On Wednesday, she will give an address at the Daphne Caruana Galizia Journalism Prize Ceremony. On Friday, President Metsola will be in Rome, speaking at the Commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Alcide De Gasperi’s passing, by Fondazione Gasperi.
Last-minute briefing*. On /Monday /at 16.30, Parliament will hold a press briefing on the plenary session, which starts at 17.00. Political group briefings will take place on T/uesday /morning.
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