Forward look: 9-22 November 2020

Overview of the main topics and events at the Council of EU and European Council.

The indicated format of each meeting (physical or virtual) are subject to change.

Video conference of foreign affairs ministers (trade), 9 November 2020

Trade EU Ministers will exchange views on Trade Policy Review and outlook for WTO and relations with China and US during a videoconference.

Video conference of home affairs ministers, 13 November 2020

Ministers will discuss the fight against terrorism, following the recent terrorist attacks in France and Austria. They will also discuss various aspects of the pact on migration and asylum, proposed by the European Commission on 23 September.

Video conference of agriculture and fisheries ministers, 16 November 2020

Ministers will focus on sustainable food systems and discuss the latest developments in the agricultural markets.

Video conference of European affairs ministers, 17 November 2020

Rule of Law, Enlargement and MFF will be on the agenda of the videoconference of EU Affairs ministers.

Video conference of the members of the European Council, 19 November 2020

EU leaders will discuss coordination at EU level in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Video conference of foreign affairs ministers, 19 November 2020

EU ministers of foreign affairs will be briefed about Current Affairs and exchange of views on multilateralism

Video conference of internal market and industry ministers, 19 November 2020

Ministers will have an informal policy debate on how to make best use of the recovery plan for achieving a more dynamic, resilient and competitive European industry through investments in the green transformation

Video conference of foreign affairs ministers (defence), 20 November 2020

EU ministers of foreign affairs will be briefed about Current Affairs and exchange of views on multilateralism

Video conference of space ministers, 20 November 2020

Ministers will discuss how to enhance European competitiveness in the global space economy and shape international regulatory regimes. They will also prepare the tenth Space Council, to be held by videoconference immediately after.

For video coverage of Council sessions and audiovisual material, please see the following Council websites:




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ESMA seeks experts in corporate finance to join its industry advisory group

The two-year term of the current Consultative Working Group (CWG) for the Corporate Finance Standing Committee (CFSC) will expire shortly. Therefore, ESMA is today launching the process to renew the composition of the CFSC CWG. The deadline for applications is 3 December 2020.

In accordance with the “Procedures for ESMA groups”, the selection of CWG members is based on an open call for candidates, which is published on the ESMA website. The relevant extracts of those procedures for CWGs are set out in the Appendix. 




Child protection guide now available in all EU official languages

It aims to strengthen the response of all relevant actors for child protection. It includes a focus on child victims of trafficking and children at risk. FRA just published new language versions in Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian and Swedish.




ESMA publishes new Q&amp;A on product governance

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today updated its Questions and Answers on the implementation of investor protection topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR).

The Q&As on MiFID II and MiFIR investor protection and intermediaries’ topics includes three new Q&As on ‘product governance’ that aim to give guidance on how firms manufacturing financial instruments should ensure that:

  • financial instruments’ costs and charges are compatible with the needs, objectives and characteristics of the target market;
  • costs and charges do not undermine the financial instrument’s return expectations;
  • the charging structure of the financial instrument is appropriately transparent for the target market, ensuring that it does not disguise charges or is too complex to understand.

The purpose of the MiFID II/MiFIR investor protection Q&As is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of MiFID II and MiFIR.

ESMA will continue to develop this Q&A document on investor protection topics under MiFID II and MiFIR, both adding questions and answers to the topics already covered and introducing new sections for other MiFID II investor protection areas not yet addressed in this Q&A document.