Brexit and the priorities of the incoming Romanian presidency of the EU are among the issues on the agenda of the European Parliament as it prepares for a busy plenary next week.
 
MEPs will discuss the priorities of the incoming Romanian Council presidency with Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă on Tuesday afternoon, following a morning debate with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz assessing the Council presidency’s achievements over the past six months.
A press conference by EP President Antonio Tajani and Prime Minister Dăncilă is scheduled at 17.00 on Tuesday.
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will share his views on the Future of Europe, part on an ongoing exchange between MEPs and EU leaders on Wednesday to be followed by a joint press conference with EP President Antonio Tajani.

Brexit. At 8.30 on Wednesday, Parliament will debate the state of play of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, one day after the UK House of Commons’ scheduled vote.

Euro/20 years. To commemorate the launch of the Euro 20 years ago, Parliament will host a ceremony on Tuesday at 11.30, opened by EP President Antonio Tajani and followed by speeches by Jean-Claude Juncker, Mario Draghi, Mário Centeno, Jean-Claude Trichet and Roberto Gualtieri, Chairman of Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee. There will also be an exhibition on the Euro within the premises of the European Parliament.

Rule of Law/EU funding. MEPs will debate and vote on rules to reduce pre-financing or suspend EU budget payments to member states which interfere with courts or which do not tackle fraud and corruption. Parliament is also set to increase funding for the Rights and Values Programme promoting democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights across the EU. (Debates Wednesday, votes Thursday)
 

InvestEU programme. MEPs are set to approve a new EU programme for investments which otherwise would have been difficult to make. The aim is to trigger almost €700 billion in investments during 2021-2027 to boost jobs and growth. (debate Tuesday, vote Wednesday)

Pesticides. MEPs will debate and vote on plans to boost trust in the EU approval procedure for pesticides, by making it more transparent and accountable. The report from the special committee on pesticides says that the public should be granted access to the studies used in the authorisation procedure, including all the supporting data and information relating to the applications. (Debate Monday, vote Wednesday).