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date:  13/01/2020 - 16/01/2020

venue:  Strasbourg

Among others: Devastating bushfires in Australia and other extreme weather events as a consequence of Climate Change- Commission statement; cross-border organised crime and its impact on free movement- Commission statement; common charger for mobile radio equipment- Commission statement; gender pay gap- Commission statement; “Housing First” as urgent action to address the situation of homeless people in Europe- Commission statement; President Ursula von der Leyen addresses the plenary: presentation of the programme of activities of the Croatian Presidency- Council and Commission statements; implementing and monitoring the provisions on citizens’ rights in the Withdrawal Agreement- Council and Commission statements; sustainable investment plan, just transition fund and Roadmap on Social Europe-Commission statement; situation in Iran and Iraq following recent escalations- Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; annual report 2018 on the human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter; annual report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy; annual report on the implementation of the common security and defence policy; situation in Libya- Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; situation in Venezuela after the illegal election of the new National Assembly Presidency and Bureau (parliamentary coup)- Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; European Parliament's position on the Conference on the Future of Europe; distortion of European history and remembrance of the Second World War; ongoing hearings under article 7(1) of the TEU regarding Hungary- Council and Commission statements; ongoing hearings under article 7(1) of the TEU regarding Poland- Council and Commission statements; the reopening of the prosecution against the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic on the misuse of EU funds and potential conflicts of interest-Council and Commission statements; COP15 to the Convention on Biological Diversity (Kunming 2020)- Commission statement; Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2020; Reform of the general principles of comitology- Commission statement; institutions and bodies in the Economic and Monetary Union: preventing post-public employment conflicts of interest; debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law;