Monday 12 April 2021, 13.45-15.45 and 16.45 – 18.00

Tuesday 13 April 2021, 9.00 – 12.00 and 13.45-15.45

By remote connection via Spinelli building (room 1G3)

Thursday 15 April 2021, 9.00 – 12.00 (jointly with AGRI)

By remote connection via Spaak building (room 3C050)

MONDAY, 13.45-15.45

Discussion: MEPs will consider the draft report on protection of persons with disabilities through petitions: lessons learnt, rapporteur Alex Agius Saliba (S&D, MT)

Discussion on petitions

MEPs will discuss petitions on the basis of the Commission replies on school transport (Spain)

16.45 to 18.00

PETI members will later examine petitions related to health - mandatory transparency for female hygienic products (Luxembourg) - and environment - recycling, separate waste collection (Romania) and hazardous waste landfills (Italy)

TUESDAY, 9.00 – 12.00

Discussion: MEP will hold a debate with the organisers of the 2016 European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “People4Soil”.

Discussion on petitions

Later, MEPs will examine petitions related to justice - on the process of administration of Protected Disclosures in Ireland; consumers’ rights - compensation and damages for the victims of the Forum Filatélico and Afinsa scam (Spain), on two petitions on alleged unfair contract terms for foreign currency loans in Hungary.

13.45 – 15.45

Presentations

MEPs will hear a presentation of the study “End the cage age: Looking for alternatives – Overview of alternatives to cage housing and the impact on animal welfare and other aspects of sustainability” by Prof. T. Bas Rodenburg, Professor of Animal Welfare, and Maite van Gerwen, Utrecht University

Followed by a presentation of European Court of Auditor’s Review No 1/2021 “The EU’s initial contribution to the public health response to COVID-19” by Joëlle Elvinger (ECA)

Discussion on petitions

Members will discuss petition on employment - pay gap between prison officers working in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and those working elsewhere in Spain.

THURSDAY, 9.00 - 12.00

Joint public hearing with the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Agriculture and Petitions MEPs will debate a citizens’ initiative for cage-free farming “End the Cage Age” with organisers, experts, Commissioners and representatives of other EU bodies. Check the full programme and event page.

Next meetings

25-26 May, 2021