Monday 6 May

• Court of Auditors of the EU (Luxembourg). Publication of the 2023 Annual Activity Report of the Court of Auditors of the EU.

Tuesday 7 May

• EU Council. Foreign Affairs Council (Brussels)(see EUROPE 13406/3, 13406/4, 13406/5). *Development: - Ukraine : exchange of views on the situation in Ukraine and on support for the ‘Plan for Ukraine’ presented by the government on 20 March in order to unblock payments under the first pillar of the Ukraine Facility for the period 2024-2027. - Palestine: debate on the humanitarian and reconstruction aspects on the basis of the report by the independent review group on UNRWA; developments in the situation on the ground; support for the Palestinian Authority’s reform programme. - EU involvement in crisis situations: commitment of Team Europe in crisis or politically distant contexts (partnerships, instruments, strategies); role of the Global Gateway strategy in this context. - Current affairs: preparations for the ‘Summit of the Future’ a high-level event which will take place this year on 22-23/09 in the margins of the UNGA High-Level Week, with a particular focus on the financial aspects. - Any other business: state of global health (Presidency); implementation of the Global Gateway strategy (Finland and Estonia); mid-term evaluation of NDICI-Europe in the world and programming; approval of conclusions on: - the European Court of Auditors’ report on the Global Climate Change Alliance; - the 2023 annual report on the implementation of the EU’s external financing instruments in 2022; - Small Island Developing States (SIDS); - protection in humanitarian contexts.
• EU Council. ‘Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs’ Council (Brussels)(see EUROPE 13406/9). - Women in public life: policy debate on the issue of gender equality in positions of responsibility and decision-making. - Women’s economic empowerment: Approval of the conclusions entitled ‘Women’s economic empowerment and financial independence: towards real equality between women and men’ (equal pay, harassment at work and violence, financial independence). - Equal treatment: progress on the proposal for a directive on equal treatment (equal treatment for all persons). - Any other business: EU accession to the Istanbul Convention; state of play of the Violence Against Women Survey; change in the title of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council configuration.
• EU Council, European Commission. Meeting of the informal High-Level Group on Competitiveness and Growth (Leuven - and 08/05).
• EU Council. Preparatory bodies (Brussels): - Antici Group. - Military Committee Working Group (EUMCWG). - Working Party on the United Kingdom. - Political and Security Committee (PSC). - Mertens Group. - Headline Goal Task Force (HTF). - Justice and Home Affairs Advisers.
• European Court of Auditors (Luxembourg). Publication of a special report on “The Commission's systems for recovering irregular EU expenditure: Potential to recover more and faster”.
• Court of Justice of the EU (Luxembourg). #Judgments: - C-115/22 (NADA and others - does information that a person has committed an anti-doping rule violation constitute “health data” within the meaning of the GDPR?). - C-53/23 (Asociaţia “Forumul Judecătorilor din România” - Associations of magistrates - does Union law preclude national legislation which requires associations of judges and prosecutors to demonstrate a legitimate private interest in order to challenge acts allegedly incompatible with the independence of the judiciary and the Rule of law?)(see 13407/21). #Conclusions: - C-4/23 (Mirin - does Union law require Member States to recognise, under civil status legislation, a change of sex and forename effected in another Member State?)

Wednesday 8 May

• EU Council. Preparatory bodies (Brussels): - Coreper I. - Coreper II. - European Union Military Committee (EUMC). - Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA). - Political and Security Committee (PSC). - Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (Civcom). - Justice and Home Affairs Advisers. - Military Committee Working Group (EUMCWG).
• General Court of the EU (Luxembourg). #Judgments: - T-375/22 (Izuzquiza and Others v Parliament - is the European Parliament’s refusal to grant public access to documents concerning the allowances granted to a Member of the European Parliament justified by the exception relating to the protection of the privacy and integrity of the person concerned?)(see EUROPE 13407/19). - T-28/22 (Ryanair v Commission- Condor - restructuring aid - does the restructuring aid granted by Germany to the charter airline Condor satisfy the requirement of fair burden sharing?)(see EUROPE 13407/20).

Thursday 9 May

• All institutions. Celebration of Europe Day. Various demonstrations in many towns and at the headquarters of the institutions. ‘Open Doors’ day at the headquarters of the European Parliament and the European Court of Auditors in Luxembourg to mark Europe Day.

Monday 13 May

• EU Council. ‘Education, Youth, Culture and Sport’ Council (Brussels – and 14/05). *Youth: Approval of conclusions on: - inclusive societies for young people; - the European and international political agendas in the field of children, young people and children’s rights; - legacy of the European Year of Youth 2022. – Approval of a resolution on youth work policies in Europe. – Policy debate on the follow-up of the outcomes of the EU Youth Conference (Ghent, 02-05/03). – Any other business: information on support for Ukrainian youth, the results of the working meeting on the EU dialogue on youth, the programme for the next Presidency (Hungary). *Education: – Adoption of a recommendation on learning mobility opportunities for everyone. – Policy debate on artificial intelligence in education and training. – Approval of conclusions on the promotion of evidence-informed policies and practices. – Any other business: information on a European degree, the promotion of a culture of the rule of law through education, the work programme of the next Presidency (Hungary).
• EU Council. Eurogroup (Brussels) (see EUROPE 13407/5). *Ordinary configuration: - Macroeconomic and fiscal situation and developments, and minutes of international meetings. – Any other business. *Banking union configuration: – Reports on the banking union (19th hearing of the Chair of the Supervisory Board, report on the recent activities of the Single Resolution Board). *Open configuration: – Euro area competitiveness (innovation and productivity gaps). – Assessment of the Capital Markets Union (dinner).
• EU Council. Informal high-level meeting of EU culture ministers (Antwerp). Meeting on « Culture and European identity »: debate on the role and contribution of culture and heritage in the discourse on European identity.
• EU Council. Preparatory bodies (Brussels): - Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA). – Justice and Home Affairs Advisers. – Military Committee Working Group (EUMCWG). – Headline Goal Task Force (HTF).

Tuesday 14 May

• EU Council. ‘Economic and Financial Affairs’ Council (Brussels). – Withholding Tax: political agreement on a proposal to make the relief of excess withholding tax faster and more secure (FASTER). – VAT: political agreement on the package on value added tax (VAT) in the digital age. – RRF: exchange of views on the state of implementation of the ‘Recovery and Resilience Facility’ (RRF). – Ukraine: update on the economic and financial repercussions of the war and information on the state of implementation of the ‘Ukraine Facility’. – Ageing: approval of conclusions on the challenges of ageing in terms of the sustainability of public finances. – G20: results of the G20 Finance and IMF annual meetings (17-19/04). – Financial culture: approval of conclusions on financial culture with a view to achieving capital markets union. – Financial services: progress on legislative proposals in the area of financial services. – Any other business: presentation by the Presidency and the Netherlands of the 2024-2025 work programme on the coalition of finance ministers for climate action and results of the IMF annual meeting. *In the margins of the Council – Macroeconomic dialogue: political dialogue with the social partners (MEDPOL). – Economic and financial dialogue with external partners (Western Balkans, Turkey, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine).
• EU Council. ‘Education, Youth, Culture and Sport’ Council (Brussels). *Culture, audiovisual and media: – Approval of conclusions on: supporting influencers as creators of online content, strengthening the cultural and creative sectors by developing their target audience using data. – Policy debate on the future of culture and creation in the age of AI. – Any other business: information on the selection of the European Capital of Culture 2028 (Bourges), work programme for the next Presidency (Hungary). *Sport: – Approval of a resolution on the EU work plan for sport. – Approval of conclusions on the contribution of self-organised sports practices in support of active and healthy lifestyles. – Policy debate on the role of volunteers in European sport. – Any other business: - Information on the consequences of the war in Ukraine on the Ukrainian sports sector, the European dimension of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the work programme of the next Presidency (Hungary).
• EU Council. Preparatory bodies (Brussels): - Military Committee Working Group (EUMCWG). – Political and Security Committee (PSC). – Headline Goal Task Force (HTF). – Antici Group. – Mertens Group. – Justice and Home Affairs Advisers.

Wednesday 15 May

• EU Council. Preparatory bodies (Brussels): - Coreper I. – Coreper II. – European Union Military Committee (EUMC). – Financial Services Committee (FSC). – Working Party on the United Kingdom. – Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (Civcom). – Justice and Home Affairs Advisers.
• European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners (Brussels). - Health Union – state of play (Schinas). - Security Union Report (Schinas). – Visit to the College of the King of the Belgians

Thursday 16 May

• EU Council. Preparatory bodies (Brussels): - Military Committee Working Group (EUMCWG). - Political and Security Committee (PSC). – Headline Goal Task Force (HTF). – Trade Policy Committee.
• Court of Justice of the EU (Luxembourg). #Judgments: - C-27/23 (Hocinx – are national rules which exclude children placed in the home of a frontier worker from family allowances, whereas this is not the case for children placed who reside in that Member State, suitable for securing the attainment of a legitimate objective which would justify such a difference in treatment?) – C-405/23(Touristic Aviation Services – does a lack of loading staff within the airport operator or a company appointed by it fall within the concept of “extraordinary circumstances”, allowing an air carrier to be exempted from the obligation to pay compensation?)

Friday 17 May

• EU Council. Preparatory bodies (Brussels): – Working Party on the United Kingdom. – Justice and Home Affairs Counsellors. – Financial Services Attachés.