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). *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). - 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?). #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?) - 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?)

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.