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Coming up in committees 19-02-2018 09:15 AM CET European Parliamentary Week 2018: inter-parliamentary committee meetings ECON - EMPL - BUDG - 16-02-2018 - 09:07 The European Parliamentary Week 2018 takes place on 19-20.02.18, bringing together parliamentarians from all over the EU to discuss economic, social and budgetary issues. The Committees on Economic and Monetary Affairs, on Employment and Social Affairs, and on Budgets are holding specific inter-parliamentary meetings. The topics of debate include: tax policy, the Banking Union, digitalisation and the future of work, inequalities between Member States, the post-2020 MFF, and own-resources. Further information European Parliamentary week 2018 Programme of events EU aid for education: hearing. Debt sustainability: committee vote DEVE - 19-02-2018 - 09:14 The Committee on Development will hold a hearing on education and training, focusing on using EU aid to support youth, on 19.02.18. The Committee will then vote on, amongst others, the non-legislative report on enhancing developing countries' debt sustainability and an oral question on conflict minerals on 20.02.18. This will be followed by a discussion on the reform of the UN Development System to deliver on the Agenda 2030 and the EU's role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Further information Hearing on education and training, programme DEVE meeting agenda and documents Fact sheet on development policy UN report: Repositioning the United Nations development system to deliver on the 2030 Agenda European Strategy on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems: committee vote TRAN - 19-02-2018 - 09:14 The Committee on Transport and Tourism will vote on a non-legislative report regarding the Commission's Communication on a strategy for the deployment of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS), as from 2019. The report focuses on four areas: data protection, cybersecurity, communication technologies and interoperability of systems. The meeting will be held on 20.02.18. Further information TRAN meeting agenda and documents Procedure file: European Strategy on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems European Commission - Cooperative, connected and automated mobility (C-ITS) Fact Sheets on transport policy - 3.4 Gender equality in the media sector in the EU: committee vote FEMM - 19-02-2018 - 09:14 The Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality will vote on a report analysing the media sector in terms of increasing participation and access of women to media, and achieving a balanced, non-stereotyped portrayal of women in the media. The extent to which women are represented in top positions in the industry, and the nature of state or company policies and measures put in place for improving gender balance is looked into. The vote will take place on 20.02.18. Further information FEMM meeting agenda and documents Implementation of the Circular Economy Action Plan: committee debate with Commission ENVI - 16-02-2018 - 09:08 The Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety will hold its bi-annual discussion on the implementation of the Circular Economy Action Plan with Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen, responsible for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, on 20.02.18. The debate is expected to focus on the new set of measures adopted by the Commission in January 2018, including the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy, and on the other upcoming initiatives. Further information ENVI meeting agenda and documents Fact Sheets on environment policy - 2.5 Single Market Strategy, Digital Single Market: Structured Dialogues IMCO - 16-02-2018 - 09:08 The Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection will hold a Structured Dialogue with Commissioner Bieńkowska on 21.02.18, to look into the implementation of the Single Market Strategy (Goods package, SMIT, Single Digital Gateway, etc.). A Structured Dialogue with Commissioner Gabriel will then be held on 22.02.18, to discuss the implementation of the Digital Single Market, including upcoming initiatives on online platforms and negotiations on the free flow of data and cybersecurity. Further information IMCO meeting agenda and documents Fact Sheets on the Internal Market - 2.1 Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us | This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111