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This week Commissioner Michael McGrath is delivering a speech at the European Cooperation Network on Elections Seminar and the opening remarks at the second Victims' Rights Directive trilogue in the European Parliament.
Meanwhile, political groups will prepare for the upcoming plenary session, in which MEPs will debate the EU’s continued support for Ukraine after three years of Russia’s war of aggression, providing support to EU regions that border Russia, as well as the continued repression of the democratic opposition in Russia one year after the murder of Alexei Navalny.
European Council and Council of the European meetings for the week ahead include the following:
3-4 February | Informal meeting of competitiveness Ministers
3-4 February | Informal meeting of trade Ministers
10-11 February | Informal meeting of Ministers for development
17-18 February | Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council