Indicative programme - General Affairs Council of 15-16 November 2016

Place:         Justus Lipsius building, Brussels
Chairs:       Ivan Korčok, State Secretary of the Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia
                    Peter Pellegrini, Deputy Prime Minister for Investments of Slovakia 

All times are approximate and subject to change

TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER

+/- 11.30      
Arrivals 
+/-  11.45     
Doorstep by State Secretary Ivan Korčok 

+/- 14.30
Beginning of Council meeting (Roundtable)
Adoption of agenda
Adoption of non-legislative A items
Adoption of legislative A items (public session) 

+/- 14.35      
Mid-term review of the Multiannual Financial Framework (public session)         

 +/- 14.55
Evaluation of rule of law mechanism

+/- 15.55      
Commission 2017 work programme (public session) 

+/- 16.55      
Follow up to the European Council of 20 and 21 October 

+/- 17.10      
Preparation of the European Council of 15 and 16 December

+/- 17.30      
European Semester

+/- 17.45
Any other business 

+/- 18.30      
Press conference (live streaming) 

WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER

+/- 08.45      
Arrivals
+/- 09.45
Doorstep by Deputy Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini 

+/- 10.00      
Modification of the common provisions regulation (public session) 

+/- 10.35
Results and new elements of cohesion policy 

+/- 14.30
Press conference (live streaming)

• Rat "Allgemeine Angelegenheiten", 15./16. November 2016
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