On Monday the environment committee votes on new rules for employees who are sent to another EU country to work there temporarily. The aim is to better protect these posted workers and establish a level playing field for companies. Key parts of the proposal is equal pay for equal work and the obligation to apply all of the host country's labour rules after two years.
The civil liberties committee votes Thursday on a major revamp of the Dublin regulation, which sets out which EU country is responsible for processing an asylum request. The aim of the proposal is to share responsability for taking in asylum seekers more equally between EU countries. All asylum seekers should register when arriving in the EU. Those eligible for asylum should have their application processed faster, while those who are not should be returned more swiftly.
Parliament's special committee investigating the revelations in the Panama papers about money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion votes Wednesday on its final report containing conclusions and recommendations.
Political groups will also prepare for next week’s plenary session where they will discuss their positions on the future of EU finances, minimum income policies and the protection of whistle-blowers acting in the public interest.
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