Monday 2 March Brussels. EU Council. cops. Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities (as of 03/05). – BUDG: vote on the EP's annual report on the EIB for 2019. – Draft agendas for the week's meetings of the various committees: https://bit.ly/2VvlgSM Tuesday 3 March Brussels. EU Council. PSC and EU Military Committee (EUMC). Luxemburg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Stops: - Disp. jtes C-75/18 (Vodafone Magyarország) and C-323/18 (Tesco-Global Áruházak – compatibility with EU law of the Hungarian law providing for special taxes on telecommunications and on in-store retailing) . - C-482/18 (Google Ireland – compliance with EU law of the fine provided for by the Hungarian law on advertising tax in case of non-registration of a foreign company). - C-717/18 X (European arrest warrant - dual criminality - can a European arrest warrant be executed when the offense indicated is punishable by a maximum penalty of at least three years' imprisonment under of the criminal law in force in the issuing Member State at the time the European arrest warrant was issued, while the maximum penalty provided for in that Member State at the time of the commission of the offense was less than three years in prison?) - C-125/18 (Gómez del Moral Guasch - is the clause of a loan agreement fixing an interest rate on the basis of a legal index covered by the directive on unfair terms and does it oppose the control by the national judge of the unfairness of this clause?) Wednesday, March 4 Zagreb. EU Council. Informal Meeting of Defense Ministers (and 05/04). – Initiatives to strengthen European cooperation in the field of security and defence: Common Security and Defense Policy missions. – Future 'Strategic Orientation'. – EU Defense Initiative (Permanent Structured Cooperation). – Strengthening of cooperation with NATO. – Safety in the neighborhood. – Fight against hybrid and cyber threats Brussels. European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners. – European climate law (Timmermans). – European strategy for gender equality (Jourová). – Towards a global strategy with Africa (Borrell). Brussels. EU Council. Coreper I and II. Luxemburg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Conclusions: - C-61/19 (Orange Romania - what exactly does the notion of "free and informed consent" cover in the case of the processing of personal data and what are the criteria for evaluating this consent (retention of documents identification of its customers by a telecommunications operator)?) Thursday, March 5 Zagreb. EU Council. Informal meeting of Foreign Affairs (Gymnich) (and 06/03). – Board working methods. – Relations with Russia. – Relations with Turkey. Brussels. EU Council. Council 'Environment'. – Green Pact: discussion on the main actions after the presentation of the climate law by the Commission (04/03) and in anticipation of the presentation of the new action plan for the circular economy (10/03). – Adoption of the long-term climate strategy containing commitments to respond to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. – Air quality: adoption of conclusions on air quality following the review of the implementation of the relevant legislation by the Commission in December. – Water quality: exchange of views following the stocktaking of the implementation of the relevant legislation by the Commission in December. – European Semester: discussion on the environmental dimension of the 'European Semester'. Miscellaneous: presentation by the Commission of its climate law and Just Transition Mechanism proposals; presentation by the Polish delegation of the auctioning of emissions from the aviation sector. Brussels. European Parliament. Committee activities. – FEMM: in view of International Women's Day, 8 March, interparliamentary meeting on the theme “The 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action”. ENVI: vote on the proposal to determine the financial envelope of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. – INTA: workshop “Trade-Related Aspects of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism”. Luxemburg. * Court of Justice of the EU. #Judgments: C-766/18 P (Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi/EUIPO – request for annulment of the judgment of the General Court finding that there is no likelihood of confusion between the signs "Halloumi and “BBQLOUMI”). #Conclusions: - C-66/18 (Commission/Hungary (Higher Education) – conformity with EU law of the obligation imposed on foreign higher education institutions, such as the Central European University of Budapest founded by George Soros , originating in countries which are not part of the European Economic Area, upon conclusion of an international agreement). - C-550/18 (Commission v Ireland (fight against money laundering) - Should Ireland be ordered to pay a pecuniary penalty (lump sum and penalty payment) for not having adopted or communicated the measures transposing the directive on the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism?) - C-212/19 (Compagnie des Pêches de Saint-Malo - does reductions in employee contributions granted by France in 1999 constitute aid incompatible with the EU law and, if so, who is responsible for reimbursement: the company or the employees?) Friday 6 March Brussels. EU Council. 'Health' Council. Extraordinary meeting of health ministers on the epidemic linked to the coronavirus (at the time of going to press it was not yet known whether conclusions would be adopted). Zagreb. EU Council. Informal meeting of Foreign Affairs (Gymnich) (see above).