Science & Policy

What’s on the EU's agenda?

February 2019

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE

Strategy and Work Programme Coordination Interinstitutional, International Relations & Outreach

SCIENCE & POLICY: WHAT'S ON THE EU'S AGENDA?

11 February 2019

The DG JRC's monthly briefing to the scientific community, N° 77

Table of Contents

1. Activities of the European Institutions 3

1.1 European Commission 3

1.2 Council 3

1.3 European Parliament 4

1.4 Committee of the Regions (CoR) 13

1.5 European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) 14

2. Conferences & Meetings 16

2.1 DG JRC Conferences and Events 16

2.2 Further European Conferences and Meetings 17

2.3 International Conferences and events 20

3. DG JRC News 22

January Highlights 22

Correspondence: Strategy, Work Programme and Resources Interinstitutional, International Relations & Outreach– DG JRC European Commission, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium Telephone: (32-2) 299 11 11 Office: CDMA 05/155 JRC-STAKEHOLDERS@ec.europa.eu Prepared by Elisebha Fabienne Platzer and Andrea Panizza Cover: 3D illustration of molecule model (©Fotolia, artemegorov)

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1. Activities of the European Institutions

1.1 European Commission

Date Event Subject

5 February College Meeting

Among others: Follow-up to Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources; Guidelines on ethical standards for the participation of members of the European Commission in the electoral campaign; Commission Recommendation on a European format for the exchange of computerized health records.

12 February College Meeting

Among others: Communication to the Commission on the implementation of the European Industrial Development Program in the field of defense (EDIDP); Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects of rail transport safety and connectivity with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from Great Britain and Northern Ireland of the Union; Commission Decision on the proposal for a citizens' initiative entitled "Demand smarter regulation of vaping!"

All meetings of the College of Commissioners

1.2 Council

Date Event Location

1 February Informal meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers (Gymnich) Bucharest, Romania

4 February EU-League of Arab States Ministerial Meeting Brussels

6-8 February Informal meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers Bucharest, Romania

11 February Eurogroup Brussels

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12 February Economic and Financial Affairs Council Brussels

18 February Foreign Affairs Council Brussels

18-19 February Competitiveness Council Brussels

19 February General Affairs Council Brussels

21-22 February Informal meeting of Trade Ministers Bucharest, Romania

24-25 February EU-League of Arab States Summit Sharm El-Sheikh,

Egypt

1 March Informal meeting of Telecommunications Ministers Bucharest, Romania

All meetings of the Council

1.3 European Parliament

Plenary Sessions

Date Event Subjects Location

11-14 February

Plenary

Among others: EU Anti-Fraud Programme; multiannual plan for stocks fished in the Western Waters and adjacent waters, and for fisheries exploiting those stocks; fisheries Partnership Agreement between Côte d’Ivoire and the EU (2018-2024); implementation of the Treaty provisions; regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman’s duties (Statute of the European Ombudsman); the right to peaceful protest and the proportionate use of force; large predators; the state of the debate on the Future of Europe; a comprehensive European industrial policy on

Strasbourg

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artificial intelligence and robotics; Union Civil Protection Mechanism; sustainable use of pesticides; implementation of the cross-border Healthcare Directive; minimum requirements for water reuse; situation in Syria Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; 2018 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina; debate with the President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic, Giuseppe Conte, on the Future of Europe; EU-Singapore Partnership Agreement; experiencing backlash in women’s rights and gender equality in the EU; policy challenges and strategies against women's cancers and related comorbidities; the rights of LGBTI people; use of cannabis for medicinal purposes; human germline genome modification; reflection paper "Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030"; common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and financial rules for those; fair taxation for a just society; health technology assessment; the future of the INF Treaty and the impact on the EU; framework for screening of foreign direct investments into the European Union; interoperability of electronic road toll systems and facilitating cross-border exchange of information on the failure to pay road fees in the Union; mutual recognition of goods lawfully marketed in another Member State; charges on cross-border payments in the Union and currency conversion charges; common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services; NAIADES II- an action programme to support inland waterway transport; security threats connected with the rising Chinese technological presence in the EU and possible action on the EU level to reduce them; protection of animals during transport within and outside the EU; strengthening the competitiveness of the Internal Market by developing the EU customs union and its governance; debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 135); a Europe that protects: Clean air for all;

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4 February Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Among others: Preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online; report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Investor Citizenship and Residence Schemes in the European Union;

Brussels

4 February Committee on Culture and Education

Among others: Preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online; study requested by CULT Committee, commissioned and managed by the Policy Department- “Science and scientific literacy as an educational challenge”; exchange of views with the Commission on the media situation in Hungary;

4 February Committee on Foreign Affairs

Among others: Recommendation to the Council, Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the scope and mandate for EU Special Representatives; report on the 2018 Commission Report on Turkey;

4 February Committee on International Trade

Among others: One year after the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference: state of play of joint initiatives launched in Buenos Aires; setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering, technical assistance and transit of dual-use items (recast); Union General Export Authorisation for the export of certain dual-use items from the Union to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; recommendations for the opening of trade negotiations between the EU and the US; Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the methodology and criteria for the assessment and recognition of supply chain due diligence schemes concerning tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold;

5 February Special committee on financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance

Among others: Public hearing on the “Impact of tax evasion and money laundering on local real estate markets, in particular in European cities”;

Brussels

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7 February Committee on Development Among others: Annual strategic report on the implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);

Brussels

7 February

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Among others: Joint hearing on 'The remaining 12 years: EU action towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development'; annual strategic report on the implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);

Brussels

7 February Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Among others: “A comparative analysis of global agricultural policies: lessons for the future CAP”, study requested by the AGRI Committee, commissioned and managed by Policy Department B;

Brussels

7 February Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Among others: European Production and Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters; presentation of European Court of Auditors special reports and briefing papers;

Brussels

7 February Committee on Budgets

Among others: Guidelines for the 2020 Budget– Section III; proposal for a Council Regulation on measures concerning the implementation and financing of the general budget of the Union in 2019 in relation to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union;

Brussels

7 February Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Among others: Establishing contingency measures in the field of social security coordination following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union;

11 February Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Among others: European Border and Coast Guard; resolution on the activities of the Working Group with a general mandate to monitor the situation as regards rule of law and fight against corruption within the EU and address specific situations, in particular Malta and Slovakia (ROLMG);

Brussels

11 February Special committee on financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance

Among others: Exchange of views with Dr. Owen Bonnici, Minister for Justice of Malta; public hearing on “Alleged financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance in Malta";

Brussels

12 February Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Please consult the website; Brussels

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13 February Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Please consult the website; Brussels

14 February Committee on Budgets

Among others: Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2020– Section I– European Parliament; building policy- exchange of views on any new information received;

Brussels

14 February Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Among others: Report back on ongoing interinstitutional negotiations; Brussels

14 February Committee on Regional Development

Among others: Adjustment of annual pre-financing for the years 2021 to 2023;

Brussels

18-19 February

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Please consult the website; Brussels

18-19 February

Committee on Legal Affairs Please consult the website;

Brussels

18-19 February

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Among others: Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council: Elements towards an EU Strategy against illicit Firearms, Small Arms & Light Weapons and their Ammunition "Securing Arms, Protecting Citizens"; Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1789 of 19 November 2018 in support of combating the illicit trade in and proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the Member States of the League of Arab States (EU SALW Strategy); Migrant workers victims of labour exploitation– recent studies from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA); reporting back on the implementation of the LIBE related financial funds; exchange of views on "temporary arrangements” in the asylum policy; Question for written answer to the Commission of 6 November 2018 on the iBorderCtrl project by Sophie in 't Veld; European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA); Marketing and use of explosives precursors; Implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in the United Kingdom; Exchange of views with Dimitrios Vitsas, Greek Minister for

Brussels

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Migration Policy on challenges in the field of migration and asylum from a frontline Member State perspective and ongoing reforms at EU level; Fifth Security Dialogue with Commissioner Julian King, Commissioner for the Security Union;

18-19 February

Subcommittee on Human Rights

Among others: Presentation of a study on Misuse of Interpol’s Red Notices and impact on human rights- recent developments; exchange of views on the case of jailed Iranian environmental activists; briefing by the EEAS/COMM ahead to the DROI mission to Rome, Italy (February 2019); hearing on Attacks on the legal profession and lawyers defending human rights; exchange of views on the human rights situation in the Arab Peninsula; exchange of views with the EEAS on EU priorities for the 40th UNHRC session (Geneva, 24 February– 22 March 2019) and state of play of the Human Rights Council efficiency reforms; exchange of views on a new EU human rights sanctions regime; exchange of views with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the human rights situation in Kashmir;

Brussels

19 February Committee on International Trade

Among others: Chair’s announcements concerning coordinators’ decisions; exchange of views on the implementation of macro-financial assistance to third countries; monitoring Groups Activities; the role of domestic Advisory Groups in monitoring the implementation of Free Trade Agreements– presentation of the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee; conclusion of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community; exchange of views with Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD Secretary-General, on Trade and Development Report 2018; EU-Taiwan trade relations;

Brussels

19 February Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Among others: Workshop on 'Just energy transition, opportunity for EU industries- The role of hydrogen in the future- The example of energy transition in Germany'; public hearing on 'Connectivity of the digital future'; Renewable Energy Directive, Presentation of (draft) delegated act by the European Commission; proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon Europe-

Brussels

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the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination; establishing the European Defence Fund; establishing the Digital Europe programme for the period 2021-2027; establishing the Connecting Europe Facility;

19 February Committee on Fisheries

Among others: Fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in United Kingdom waters and fishing operations of United Kingdom fishing vessels in Union waters; environmental, social and economic sustainability of European eel management; first evaluations following the full implementation of the landing obligation in January 2019; fisheries control; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and non-cooperating countries;

Strasbourg

19 February Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Among others: China’s security interests and influence in Africa, exchange of views with: EEAS Representative (tbc), Valerie Niquet, Head of the Asia Program, Foundation for Strategic Research; security aspects of EU Asia relations, exchange of views with: Steven Everts, Senior Advisor on Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), EEAS, Eva Pejsova, Senior Analyst, EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS); exchange of views with General Claudio Graziano, Chairman of the European Union Military Committee (EUMC), EEAS; pilot Project CSDP research and 2017-2019 preparatory action; exchange of views with General Sir James Rupert Everard, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR), NATO; G5 Sahel Joint Force in Mali- security and humanitarian aspects, exchange of views with: Irchad Razaaly, Head of Division, West Africa, EEAS, Marc Stalmans, Head of Sector, Sahel countries, DG DEVCO, European Commission, Simone Schnabel, Researcher, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), Representative of the United Nations Liaison Office for Peace and Security in Brussels (tbc);

Brussels

19 February Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Among others: Establishing contingency measures in the field of social security coordination following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union;

Brussels

20 February Committee on Foreign Affairs

Among others: Recommendation to the Council, to the Commission and to the Vice-President/ High Representative of the Union

Brussels

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for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the new comprehensive agreement between the EU and Uzbekistan; recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice President of Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the Institutional Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation; debriefing on the mission to Guatemala of the EP Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (DCAM), 29 October- 1 November 2018; enlarged Bureau (AFET Committee coordinators and Enlarged Bureau members only);

20 February Committee on Transport and Tourism

Among others: Exchange of views with Romanian Minister of Tourism, Mr Bogdan Trif, on Romanian Presidency priorities; discontinuing seasonal changes of time; exchange of views with EMSA newly appointed Executive Director, Ms Maja Markovčić Kostelac; feedback on trilogues (Maritime Single Window environment, Combined transport, Minimum training of seafarers, Brexit-CEF);

Brussels

20 February Committee on Regional Development

Among others: Adjustment of annual pre-financing for the years 2021 to 2023;

Brussels

20 February Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Among others: The withdrawal of the UK from the European Union– state of play; study on "The meaning of ‘association’ under EU law– A study on the law and practice of EU association agreements"; MFF Regulation and Own Resources: update on developments;

Brussels

20-21 February

Committee on Budgetary Control

Among others: Discharge 2017: presentation of the Council recommendations by the Romanian Council Presidency, Luminița Odobescu, Ambassador; Discharge 2017: Other Institutions; Discharge 2017: Agencies; Study on Aligning the budget with the Performance-Based Budgeting: lessons from Member States; 2nd Action Plan to fight the illicit tobacco trade 2018-2022;

Brussels

20-21 February

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Among others: Scrutiny of delegated acts and implementing measures;

Brussels

20-21 Committee on Culture and Among others: Study requested by CULT Committee, commissioned and managed by

Brussels

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February Education the Policy Department - “How to tackle early school leaving in the EU?”; presentation of the “Youth, Europeans, Involved” project; exchange of views with the Commission on the media situation in Hungary;

20-21 February

Committee on Petitions

Among others: In the presence of the European Commission; petitions in the field of taxation, justice, fundamental rights, employment, environment, environment-nuclear energy, environment-water pollution, animal welfare, financial services; Follow-up of the Fact-Finding Visit to London (5-6.11.2015); Follow-up of the Fact-Finding Visit to Ebro and Tajo rivers (8-10.02.2016); Follow-up of the Fact-Finding Visit to Slovakia (22-23.09.2016); Follow-up of the Fact-Finding Visit to Sweden (20-21.02.2017); Petitions which are proposed to be closed in the light of the Commission's written reply or other documents received;

Brussels

20-21 February

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Among others: Objection pursuant to Rule 106: genetically modified maize 4114; objection pursuant to Rule 106: genetically modified maize MON 87411; objection pursuant to Rule 106: genetically modified maize Bt11 × MIR162 × 1507 × GA21 and sub-combinations Bt11 × MIR162 × 1507, MIR162 × 1507 × GA21 and MIR162 × 1507; objection pursuant to Rule 106: Active substances including thiacloprid (D060042); exchange of views with Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska, European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs on Follow-up to the Inquiries of the Committee on Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector (EMIS) recommendations under ENVI remit; exchange of views with the Commission on the fraft delegated act on supplementing Directive (EU) 2018/2001 as regards the determination of high indirect land-use change-risk feedstock for which a significant expansion of the production area into land with high carbon stock is observed and the certification of low indirect landuse change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels;

Brussels

20-21 February

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Among others: Exchange of views with Pierre Moscovici, Commissioner responsible for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs; copyright in the Digital Single Market; promoting fairness and

Brussels

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transparency for business users of online intermediation services; rules and procedures for compliance with and enforcement of Union harmonisation legislation on products; exchange of views with Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska, responsible for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs; exchange of views with Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner responsible for Communications Networks, Content and Technology; preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online;

26 February Committee on Development Please consult the website;

Brussels

26 February Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Among others: Gender Equality in Georgia; 50/50 Campaign- European Women's Lobby; the state of play- Trialogues on Work-life balance; Gender Mainstreaming Network; the labour and social situation of women in the EU;

Brussels

All European Parliament Committee Meetings

1.4 Committee of the Regions (CoR)

Date Event Location

1-28 February European Tree of the Year 2019: Vote in the European Tree of the Year contest

Brussels

12 February Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) Urban Europe Policy Conference- Urban transitioning: a joint adventure

Brussels

14 February 22nd Commission for Economic Policy (ECON) Meeting Brussels

15 February Commission for Economic Policy (ECON) Stakeholders' consultation on a place-based approach to EU industrial policy

Brussels

15 February Lunchtime briefing: European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF): The role of regional & national promotional banks in bridging the investment gap

Brussels

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18 February

22nd meeting of the Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC) and conference on the "Digital Agenda: territorial strategies for addressing technological innovation in infrastructure and services"

Palermo, Italy

22 February The economic implications of Brexit on European regions Brussels

26 February 10th plenary session of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM)

Seville, Spain

27 February ARLEM Award- Young local entrepreneurship in the Mediterranean Seville, Spain

28 February Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC) Stakeholders' consultation on "A sustainable Bio economy for Europe: Strengthening the connection between economy, society and the environment"

Brussels

5 March Stakeholders' consultation on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): a basis for a long-term Europe by 2030

Brussels

Further Events of the Committee of the Regions

1.5 European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

Date Event Location

5 February Participation of Persons with disabilities in European elections Brussels

5 February The European economy: reality and challenges for the future Madrid, Spain

6 February Resilient Democracy- a strong and diverse civil society Brussels

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6 February Social Economy for the Future of European Union Brussels

12 February Sustainable Europe by 2030 Brussels

14-15 February

Second Policy Learning Forum on upskilling pathways: a vision for the future

Brussels

15 February The Implications of Brexit for Civil Society and the Peace Process Belfast, UK

20-21 February

541st Plenary session: Debate with the participation of Phil Hogan, EU Agriculture & Rural Development Commissioner

Brussels

21 February Civil Society for rEUnaissance Brussels

22 February The future of cohesion policy in the post-2020 period Brussels

28 February Civil society and the path to a carbon-neutral Europe by 2050 Brussels

28 February Towards a more inclusive European Semester Brussels

28 February Civil Society in Action: European Bioeconomy Strategy Brussels

6 March 3rd meeting of the EU Domestic advisory groups (DAG) under the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

Brussels

Further events of the European Economic and Social Committee

1.6 International Relations

Date Event Venue/Location

24-25 February

EU-League of Arab States Summit Sharm El-Sheikh,

Egypt

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2. Conferences & Meetings

2.1 DG JRC Conferences and Events

Date Event Organiser Location

5 February Cooperation for Smart Specialisation– 1st Western Balkans workshop

JRC, Ministry of Science of

Montenegro

Podgorica, Montenegro

5 February Second Annual JRC Alumni Network Event- Europe 2019 and beyond. Our destiny in our hands

JRC Brussels

6-7 February

Science meets Parliaments- What role for science in 21st century policy-making

JRC, Panel for the Future of Science and Technology

(STOA)

Brussels

11 February Science meets Parliaments- Science meets Regions conference: Migration, demography & depopulation - Latvia

JRC, Latvian Ministry of

Education and Science

Riga, Latvia

12-13 February

Integrating genomics into personalised healthcare: a science-for-policy perspective

JRC Brussels

15 February TEDxVarese Salon JRC, TEDxVarese Ispra, Italy

21-22 February

Expert workshop: Storytelling as a communication tool in the energy/transport/climate domain

JRC Amsterdam, The

Netherlands

26 February Science meets Parliaments- Science meets Regions conference: Energy efficiency & waste prevention- Spain & Bulgaria

JRC, Government of Navarre

Pamplona, Spain

13-14 March

Special Workshop - 10 years of Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) Quality Assurance

JRC, EC, DG AGRI Varese, Italy

15 March Science meets Parliaments- Science meets Regions conference: Migration- Greece

JRC, Hellenic Parliament

Athens, Greece

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Further upcoming DG JRC Events

Further upcoming events in the EU Newsroom Calendar

2.2 Further European Conferences and Meetings

4-5 February Cities and regions for development cooperation 2019 EC, European

Committee of the Regions

Brussels

5 February 4th EU-Norway energy conference EC, Norwegian Ministry

of Petroleum and Energy

Brussels

5 February MEP- Scientist Pairing Scheme 2019 Panel for the Future of

Science and Technology (STOA)

Brussels

5-6 February EU Industry Days 2019 EC Brussels

6 February European Science-Media HubWorkshop ‘Tackling misinformation and disinformation in science’

Panel for the Future of Science and

Technology (STOA) Brussels

6-8 February

1st 2019 European Centre for disease prevention and control (ECDC) winter workshop: The science of using science to support policymaking for prevention and control of communicable diseases

ECDC Stockholm,

Sweden

7 February Artificial Intelligence for early diagnosis and treatment

STOA Brussels

7 February 2019 STOA/ESMH– ERC conference ‘Investing in Researchers, shaping Europe’s future’

Panel for the Future of Science and

Technology (STOA), European Science-Media Hub (ESMH), European Research

Council (ERC)

Brussels

7 February Citizens’ dialogue in Düsseldorf with Commissioner Tibor Navracsics

EC Düsseldorf, Germany

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7 February EU Datathon 2019: Launch of the Open Data Competition

EC, European Central Bank, Eurostat,

European Environment Agency, European Investment Bank,

European Investment Fund, Food and

Agriculture Organization of the

United Nations

Brussels

8 February Citizens’ dialogue in Klaipėda with Commissioners Vytenis Andriukaitis and Karmenu Vella

EC Klaipėda, Lithuania

8 February Citizens' dialogue in Veszprém with Commissioner Tibor Navracsics

EC Veszprém, Hungary

8 February Citizens' dialogue in Malaga with Vice-President Jyrki Katainen

EC Malaga, Spain

8 February Citizens' dialogue in Fuengirola with Vice-President Jyrki Katainen

EC Fuengirola,

Spain

12 February Revitalising and modernising the small retail sector EC, DG GROW Brussels

12 February Public Sector Representatives Meeting of the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights

Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU, Public Ministry– Prosecutor’s Office

attached to the High Court of Cassation and

Justice of Romania

Bucharest, Romania

14 February

The international role of the euro in the field of energy

Participate to the related public consultations:

Consultation on the euro and liquidity in foreign exchange markets

Consultation on the role of the euro in non-energy non-agricultural raw materials (metals and minerals)

Consultation on the role of the euro in international trade of agriculture and food commodities

Consultation on the role of the euro in transport means

EC Brussels

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16-19 February Business mission with Commissioner Phil Hogan to the United Arab Emirates on European agri-food products on the Emirati market

EC Dubai, United Arab Emirates

18 February Citizens' Dialogue in Sangershausen with Bernhard Schnittger, Deputy Head of the European Commission's Representation in Germany

EC Sangershausen,

Germany

18 February High-Level Conference on eGovernment and Meeting of eGovernment– Moving towards digital communities

Romanian Presidency of the Council of the

EU, Romanian Ministry of Communication and

Information Society

Iasi, Romania

19 February Covenant of Mayors Investment Forum– Energy efficiency finance market place

EC, DG ENER, DG CLIMA, Covenant of Mayors Investment

Forum

Brussels

19 February Citizens' Dialogue in Erfurt with Richard Kühnel, Head of the European Commission's Representation in Germany

EC Erfurt,

Germany

19-20 February Rotorcraft structures workshop 2019 EC, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

Cologne, Germany

19-22 February TT27 Leadership Academy 2019 European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC)

Brussels

20 February Heads of Medicines Agencies

Romanian Presidency of the Council of the

EU, Romanian Ministry of Health and National Agency for Medicines

and Medical Devices

Timisoara, Romania

20-22 February

Joint European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR): International conference on uncertainty in risk analysis

EFSA, BfR Berlin,

Germany

21 February Citizens' Dialogue in Bitterfeld-Wolfen with Patrick Lobis, European Commission's Representation in Germany

EC Bitterfeld-

Wolfen, Germany

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22 February Citizens’ dialogue in Zagreb with Commissioner Věra Jourová

EC Zagreb, Croatia

22-24 February Expert meeting on combatting human trafficking and incentives for return

Romanian Presidency of the Council of the

EU,

Bucharest, Romania

26 February High-level conference: Multimodal transport– towards the future

EC, DG Transport and Mobility

Brussels

26 February Reconversion of industrial areas in the framework of regional policy

Panel for the Future of Science and

Technology (STOA) Brussels

26-27 February Regional workshop on one health approach against antimicrobial resistance in EU pre-accession countries

ECDC, EFSA, DG SANTE, DG NEAR,

World Health Organisation (WHO)

Europe

Belgrade, Serbia

27 February

The role of vocational education and training on shaping the future of Europe

European Centre for the development of vocational training

(Cedefop)

Brussels

2.3 International Conferences and events

Date Event Organiser Location

12-13 February

The future of food safety: Transforming knowledge into action for people, economies and the environment

Food and Agricultural Organization of the

United Nations (FAO), WHO, World Trade

Organization (WTO), African Union (AU)

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

28 February Rare Disease Day 2019

European Reference Network for rare or

low prevalence complex diseases,

European Reference Network for the

thematic grouping of rare neuromuscular diseases, EURO-NMD

Worldwide multiple locations

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11-15 March

Fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-4) UN Environment Assembly (UNEP)

Nairobi, Kenya

19-20 March

European Association of Research and Technology Organisations (EARTO) Annual Conference

EARTO Espoo, Finland

10-12 April Europa Forum Lech- European values: a model for the future

Europa Forum Lech Lech am Arlberg,

Austria

29 April-3 May

Global Young Academy (GYA) 9th International Conference for 2019 Young Scientists (1-2 May 2019) and 10th Anniversary AGM (Annual General Meeting) 2019: Re-Enlightenment? Truth, reason and science in a global world

GYA Halle, Germany

8-9 May European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) 25th anniversary: Science and Society in Present-Day Europe

ALLEA Bern,

Switzerland

23-25 October

Lisbon Addictions 2019

Portuguese General Directorate for Intervention on

Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (SICAD), Journal

Addiction/Society for the Study of

Addiction, European Monitoring Centre for

Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), International Society of Addiction Journal

Editors (ISAJE)

Lisbon, Portugal

20-23 November

World Science Forum 2019 World Science Forum Budapest, Hungary

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3. DG JRC News

January DG JRC Newsletter January 2019

2017 JRC Annual Report

Open Open access to JRC Research Infrastructures- Call

Actinide User Laboratory-ActUsLab

Open The EU is recruiting researchers- Call for expressions of interest

Open JRC Alumni Network Membership: Already Member of the JRC

Alumni Network? Not yet-Take the opportunity to join!

January Highlights

8-9 January Promoting Sustainable Finance

The adoption of the Paris Agreement on climate change and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development marks a historical international commitment to the objective of a more sustainable economy and society. How to mobilise the necessary financing for green and sustainable investments? The conference on "Promoting Sustainable Finance" aimed to provide answers to this question. The two-day event allowed researchers to promote the exchange of ideas and knowledge between academics, professionals and policy makers.

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14 January-4 February Web Conference on Land Degradation and Restoration Knowledge Gaps and Needs

This 3-week Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) web conference was an open forum that brought together governments, experts, and other stakeholders to review and further explore knowledge gaps and discuss knowledge needs and priorities regarding land degradation and restoration.

17-19 January Green and blue growth- Guadeloupe, France

The local economy of Guadeloupe rests almost entirely on marine and agricultural activities. The conference will address sustainable economic growth in these fields and tech transfer from the research lab to the field.

24 January Smart Specialisation: monitoring and evaluation State of the play and next steps

As the end of the programming period approaches, it is time to debate on the state of the art of monitoring activities and how to test Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3).

Throughout the years, the JRC has developed a solid framework for monitoring, in response of a very strong demand from national and regional authorities. To address these aspects, this workshop aimed at building a space for communication between researchers and practitioners, based on shared empirical and conceptual ground.

31 January Science for policy- Estonia

This conference co-organised with the Estonian Parliament will focus on how to best foster science-based policy making through various examples from concrete policy fields.

31 January Peer eXchange and Learning (PXL) workshop on governance of the Smart Specialisation Strategies

The JRC-managed Smart Specialisation Platform organised a workshop on governance of the Smart Specialisation Strategies (RIS3) built on the peer-review method. It invites EU countries and regions to reflect on the institutional conditions, procedures and methods for the design and implementation of RIS3. During this workshop, Östergötland (Sweden), North Karelia (Finland) and Nord-Vest (Romania) presented their experiences regarding S3 governance. The presentations were followed by a discussion on key questions, issues and challenges proposed by the partners under review.

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