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1. Latest news - Next meeting of the Committee on Budgets - Committee on Budgets

   
   The next BUDG Committee meetings will take place on:
   
   Wednesday 7 June (Brussels), extraordinary BUDG meeting
   Thursday 8 June (Brussels)
   Wednesday 28 June and thursday 29 June (Brussels)
   

   
   Calendar of BUDG meetings 2023
   Parliamentary calendar 2023

   
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2. Highlights - State Aid: EU’s reaction to the US Inflation Reduction Act - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

   

   In the aftermath of the adoption of a US Inflation Reduction Act (US IRA) the ECON committee is going to hold a number of exchanges on the impact on Europe’s economy and competitiveness, in particular with a view to the implications on European State aid rules and policy.

   
   

   The first of these exchanges will be held on Monday 5 June, 17:00 - 18:00 with Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for competition. The temporary relaxation of State aid rules as the second pillar of the European Green Industrial Plan may be among the matters to be discussed.

   
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3. Highlights - SANT: Hearing on ‘Preventing non-communicable diseases’ - Subcommittee on Public Health

   

   On the 1st of June SANT will hold a hearing on ‘Preventing non-communicable diseases’, which will focus on measures to prevent such diseases. NCDs refers to a group of conditions that are not mainly caused by an acute infection, result in long-term health consequences, often create a need for long-term treatment and care (cancers, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic lung illnesses). Hearing will be followed by an exchange of views on SANT own-initiative report on ‘Mental health’.

   
   

   Programme of the hearing

   14.00 - 14:05 Opening remarks by the Chair of the Committee

   14.05 - 14.35

   · Prof. Fredrik Nyström, Linköping University

   · Prof. João Filipe Raposo, IDF Europe Board Member, Medical Director of Portuguese Diabetes Association

   · Dr. Milka Sokolović, Director General, EPHA

   14.35 - 15.25 Discussion: Q&A session based on the principles of catch-the-eye and ping-pong

   15.25 Closing remarks by the Chair of the Committee

   
   Draft agenda
   Webstreaming
   Meeting documents

   
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4. Latest news - Upcoming SANT committee meetings - Subcommittee on Public Health

   01/06/2023 14:00 - 16:30
   

   29/06/2023 9:00 - 12:30
   

   13/07/2023 9:00 - 12:00

   
   Meeting agenda and documents
   Live streaming

   
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5. Highlights - Debate on support to 603 displaced Belgian workers. - 8.6.23 - Committee on Budgets

   

   The Committee on Budgets will examine a proposal to mobilise the EGF for €2.2 million to support 603 dismissed workers from Logistics Nivelles in Belgium. The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) aims to provide support to people losing their jobs as a result of globalisation and of technological and environmental changes.

   
   

   The COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine have reduced economic competitiveness and have a negative impact on economic growth in Belgium.
   
   The rapporteur for the file is Eleni Stavrou (EPP).

   
   Commission page (EGF)

   
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