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Good morning,
Today, very little – and perhaps deservedly so, after a week that saw one of the most lively plenary debates in recent memory.
Justice ministers however do gather in Luxembourg to talk about the commission's antiracism plan, organised crime and drug trafficking.
Have a good weekend.
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Mark your calendar
When MEPs will quiz the would-be EU commissioners (find more about how they'll do it here):
MONDAY, 4 NOVEMBER – 4 HEARINGS:
(14:30 - 17:30): Sefcovic (INTA/AFCO) — (AFET, IMCO, PETI, DEVE, JURI)
(14:30 - 17:30): Micallef (CULT) — (EMPL, LIBE, JURI)
(18:30 - 21:30): Hansen (AGRI) — (ENVI, PECH)
(18:30 - 21:30): Tzitzikostas (TRAN) — (ENVI)
TUESDAY, 5 NOVEMBER – 6 HEARINGS:
(09:00 - 12:00): McGrath (LIBE/IMCO/JURI) — (AFCO, CULT, BUDG, CONT, FEMM)
(09:00 - 12:00): Zaharieva (ITRE) — (CULT)
(14:30 - 17:30): Jorgensen (ITRE/EMPL) — (ENVI, REGI, IMCO, ECON)
(14:30 - 17:30): Suica (AFET) — (EMPL, LIBE, DRO!)
(18:30 - 21:30): Roswall (ENVI) — (IMCO, ITRE, AGRI)
(18:30 - 21:30): Brunner (LIBE) — (DEVE)
WEDNESDAY, 6 NOVEMBER – 6 HEARINGS:
(09:00 - 12:00): Lahbib (DEVE/FEMM/LIBE/ENVI) — (EMPL, SANT)
(09:00 - 12:00): Albuquerque (ECON) — (IMCO, LIBE)
(14:30 - 17:30): Kadis (PECH) — (ENVI)
(14:30 - 17:30): Sikela (DEVE) — (AFET, FEMM, INTA, LIBE)
(18:30 - 21:30): Kubilius (AFET/ITRE) — (TRAN, SEDE)
(18:30 - 21:30): Varhelyi (ENVI/AGRI) — (ITRE, SANT)
THURSDAY, 7 NOVEMBER – 4 HEARINGS:
(09:00 - 12:00): Hoekstra (ENVI/ITRE/ECON) — (EMPL, TRAN, FISC)
(09:00 - 12:00): Kos (AFET) — (LIBE, AFCO, DROI)
(14:30 - 17:30): Serafin (BUDG/CONT) — (LIBE, JURI)
(14:30 - 17:30): Dombrovskis (ECON/JURI) — (BUDG, AFCO, EMPL, IMCO, FISC)
TUESDAY, 12 NOVEMBER – 6 HEARINGS:
(09:00 - 12:00): Fitto (REGI) — (TRAN, BUDG, AGRI, PECH, EMPL, ECON)
(09:00 - 12:00): Kallas (AFET) — (DEVE, INTA, FEMM, SEDE, DROI)
(14:30 - 17:30): Minzatu (EMPL/CULT) — (FEMM, LIBE)
(14:30 - 17:30): Séjourné (ITRE/IMCO/ENVI/CONT) — (INTA, EMPL, BUDG, JURI)
(18:30 - 21:30): Ribera (ENVI/ECON/ITRE) — (IMCO, EMPL, TRAN, REGI, AGRI)
(18:30 - 21:30): Virkkunen (ITRE/IMCO) — (LIBE, JURI, AFET, SEDE, CULT)
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