Juncker Plan plenary session to take place this week
© Architecture Studio European Union 2015 - source:EP 26 January, 2015

Juncker Plan plenary session to take place this week

Members of the European Parliament will begin their formal debate of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in Brussels this week.

MEPs will discuss the European Commission’s legislative proposal on Wednesday during a plenary session. It is expected that representatives from the Commission and the Council of the European Union will also participate.

Prior to the plenary, European Commission Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Jyrki Katainen will address the Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on the EFSI.

Last week, five leading European science and research organisations issued a joint statement expressing their concern on removing funding from Horizon 2020. The vice-chair of the EPP, Françoise Grossetête MEP, has also stated her anxiety over the planned reallocation of money.