10.02.2020

Preview of the Week’s Sessions in the Bundestag 10th February 2020

German Bundestag Plenary:

 

146th Session of the German Bundestag on 13th February 2020

 

Agenda Item 7: Partnership EU – United Kingdom

a) Deliberation on the motion of the CDU/CSU and SPD parliamentary groups
A comprehensive negotiating mandate for future relations between the European Union and the United Kingdom after BREXIT – For a fair and close partnership

b) Deliberation on the motion of the BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN (the Greens) parliamentary group
A comprehensive mandate for future relations between the EU and the UK and for a coherent implementation of the Brexit Agreement to protect the EU Single Market

Agenda Item 14: Securities Trading

Second and third deliberations on the draft law proposed by the federal government on:

Introduction of special provisions for the restructuring and settlement of central counterparties and for the adaptation of the Securities Trading Act to meet the information and evidence requirements under Articles 4a and 10 of Regulation (EU) No. 648/2012

Recommendation for a decision and report of the Committee on Financial Affairs (7th Committee)

 

147th Session of the German Bundestag on 14th February 2020

 

Agenda Item 23: Ecological digitalization

Deliberation on the motion of BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN (the Greens) parliamentary group
Shape digitalization ecologically

 

From the Committees:

 

41st Meeting of the Committee for Construction, Housing, Urban Development, and Municipalities on 12th February

Agenda Item 2

  • Motion of the CDU/CSU and SPD parliamentary groups
    Digitalization of planning and construction
  • Motion of members of parliament Daniel Föst, Frank Sitta, Grigorios Aggelidis, further members of parliament and the FDP parliamentary group
    Smart Building – An update for residential construction

 

41st Meeting of the Committee for Education, Research, and Technology Assessment on 12th February 2020

Agenda Item 2

  • Draft law proposed by the federal government on:
    Draft of a Fourth Act amending the Upgrading Training Assistance Act
  • Information from the German federal government

Report on the effects of the Third Act amending the Upgrading Training Assistance Act

  • Motion of members of parliament Dr. Götz Frömming, Nicole Höchst, Dr. Marc Jongen, further members of parliament and the AfD parliamentary group
    Promote advanced training in a practical and realizable way
  • Motion of members of parliament Dr. Birke Bull-Bischoff, Dr. Petra Sitte, Doris Achelwilm, further members of parliament and the LINKE parliamentary group
    Strengthening pupils of teacher training through promotion of advanced training
  • Motion of members of parliament Beate Walter-Rosenheimer, Kai Gehring, Margit Stumpp, further members of parliament and the BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN parliamentary group
    From upgrading Federal Student’s Assistant Act (BAföG) to further education Federal Student’s Assistant Act (BAföG)

 

49th Meeting of the Digital Agenda Committee on 12th February 2020

Agenda Item 2

Report of the federal government
on current findings on 5G technology providers

Agenda Item 3

Report of the federal governmenton the topic “Digitalization Projects in Africa”
Guest of the Committee: Günter Nooke (BMZ)

 

Deliberation on items 4a) to d) in the context of self-assessment.

Agenda Item 4

  • Draft law of members of parliament Stephan Brandner, Marcus Bühl, Joana Eleonora Cotar, further members of parliament and the AfD parliamentary group

Draft law to repeal the Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG)

  • Draft law of members of parliament Christian Lindner, Stephan Thomae, Dr. Marco Buschmann, further members of parliament and the FDP parliamentary group

Draft law on strengthening civil rights (Strengthening of Civil Rights Law–BüStärG)

  • Draft law of members of parliament Dr. Petra Sitte, Anke Domscheit-Berg, Simone Barrientos, further members of parliament and DIE LINKE (the Left) parliamentary group.

Draft law on partial repeal of the Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG)

  • Motion of members of parliament Renate Künast, Dr. Konstantin von Notz, Tabea Rößner, further members of parliament and the Alliance 90/THE GREENS parliamentary group

Further development of the Network Enforcement Act – Strengthen user rights, ensure freedom of opinion in social networks

 

73rd Meeting of the Financial Affairs Committee on 12th February 2020

Agenda Item 5

Tax justice in a digitalized and globalized economy:

BEPS 2.0 European Parliament resolution of 18th December 2019 on tax justice in a digitalized and globalized economy: BEPS 2.0 (2019/2901(RSP))

 

55th Meeting of the Budget Committee on 12th February 2020

Agenda Item 12

Presentation by the Federal Ministry of Finance

Report of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure on the implementation of the 5x5G strategy

 

84th Meeting of the Committee for Interior & Home Affairs on 12th February 2020

Agenda Item 1

Presentation by the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information

2017 and 2018 activity report on data protection (27th activity report)

 

Agenda Item 6

Motion of members of parliament Manuel Höferlin, Frank Sitta, Jimmy Schulz, further members of parliament and the FDP parliamentary group
Smart Germany – Cybersecurity of the 5G Networks

 

60th Meeting of the Committee for Economic and Energy Affairs on 12th February 2020

Agenda Item 1

Report of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy

on the allocation of the 450 MHz frequencies

Agenda Item 3

Report of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy

on the current status of the update of the security catalogue and the conditions for the participation of network equipment suppliers in 5G network roll-out

Agenda Item 7

Motion of members of parliament Dr. Ingrid Nestle, Dieter Janecek, Dr. Konstantin von Notz, further members of parliament and the Alliance 90/THE GREENS parliamentary group
Utilizing the opportunities offered by digitalization for energy system transformation – Designing the installation of smart meters in the interests of consumers

Agenda Item 10

Presentation by the Federal Ministry of Finance

Annual Economic Report 2020 of the Federal Government

 

Miscellaneous:

25th Meeting of the Subcommittee on European Law on 14th February 2020

Agenda Item 4

Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, and the European Economic and Social Committee on the application of Directive 2013/11/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on alternative resolution of consumer disputes and Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on online dispute resolution of consumer disputes

 

17th Meeting of the Study Commission on Vocational Training in the Digital World of Work on 10th February 2020

Agenda Item 1

Deliberation on topics of Project Group 1

“Challenges of digitalization for vocational education and training”

  • Presentation of the final report
  • Discussion

Agenda Item2

Decision of the Study Commission

  • Publication of final reports of the project groups
  • Public technical discussion with a representative of the company Frisch &Faust Tiefbau GmbH on the subject of “Digitalization of training in businesses (trade and industry)” of Project Group 2 on 2nd March 2020

 

18th Meeting of the Study Commission on Artificial Intelligence – Societal responsibility and economic, social and ecological potential on 10th February 2020

Agenda Item 1

AI and classification/bias/risk class model/algorithm control

public (13:30 hrs to about 15:30 hrs)

Keynote talks from:

  • Katharina Zweig, Expert Member of the Study Commission on Artificial Intelligence
  • Roberto V. Zicari, Initiative Z-inspection
  • Rebekka Weiss, Bitkom
  • Matthias Spielkamp, Algorithmwatch
  • Lina Ehrig, Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband

 

The German Bundestag will convene again from 2nd to 6th March 2020.

 

Preview of the Week’s Sessions in the Bundestag 10th February 2020
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