Place:
Europa building, Brussels
Chair:
Tomislav Ćorić, Minister of Environment and Energy of Croatia
All times are approximate and subject to change
from 8.00
Arrivals (Live streaming)
+/- 8.10
Doorstep by Minister Ćorić (Live streaming)
+/- 9.10
Doorstep by Greta Thunberg (Live streaming)
+/- 9.30
Beginning of the Council meeting (Roundtable)
Adoption of the agenda
Approval of non-legislative A items
Approval of legislative A items (public session)
+/- 09.40
Any other business:
– Fridays for Future (public session together with climate change activist Greta Thunberg)
– European Climate Law (public session)
– Regulation establishing the Just Transition Fund (public session)
– Communication on Sustainable Europe Investment Plan and European Green Deal Investment Plan (public session)
+/- 10.15
European Green Deal (public session)
+/- 12.45
Submission of the EU’s long-term climate strategy to the UN
+/- 13.30
Any other business:
– Implementation of full auctioning for aviation sector under EU ETS
+/- 13.45
Working lunch discussion on climate diplomacy
+/- 15.15
Air quality – Discussion and adoption of Council conclusions (public session)
+/- 16.30
Evaluation of water legislation (public session)
+/- 17.45
Greening the European Semester
+/- 19.00
Any other business:
– High Level Symposium on Water (Lisbon, 2 June 2020)
– By-catch of common dolphins, harbour porpoises and other protected species in fishing gear
+/- 19.10
Press conference (live streaming from Justus Lipsius main press room)
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