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The UK's Supreme Court on Monday began hearing the appeal against the High Court ruling that parliament must have a say on the Brexit plans. The most senior judge stressed at the start of the four-day hearing that the court was dealing only with legal and not political issues. Not true, some commentators object. Others point out that parliament wouldn't block Brexit anyway.

The Eurozone finance ministers agreed on Monday to certain measures that will give Greece a little more time to repay its debts. At the same time they insisted that Athens must negotiate further austerity measures. This latest agreement is only seemingly good news for the country, commentators conclude.

The Romanians will vote for a new parliament under a revised electoral law on Sunday. Commentators hope that the people will be guided by their common sense despite a vacuous election campaign dominated by nationalist themes.

Alexander Van der Bellen has been elected as Austria's new president. The former Green Party leader won 51.7 percent of the vote, defeating Norbert Hofer, the candidate of the right-wing FPÖ. The Austrians have countered the populist trend but the right has emerged from the election stronger than ever, commentators warn.

Place:       Justus Lipsius building, Brussels
Chair:       Employment and Social Policy: Mr Jan Richter, Minister for Labour, Social Affairs and Family of Slovakia; Health: Mr. Tomáš Drucker, Minister for Health of Slovakia

All times are approximate and subject to change

EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL POLICY

+/- 08.50
Doorstep by Jan Richter

+/- 09.30
Beginning of the meeting (Roundtable Employment and Social Policy)
Adoption of the agenda
Adoption of the non-legislative A Items
Adoption of the legislative A Items (public session)

+/- 09.45
European agencies (Eurofound, EU-OSHA, CEDEFOP)

+/- 10.25
Posting of workers

+/- 10.50
European accessibility act

+/- 11.00
Equal treatment

+/- 11.10
European pillar of social rights

+/- 14.45
Council conclusions on accelerating the process of Roma integration (public session)
Council conclusions on women and poverty

+/- 15.10
European Semester 2017

+/- 16.10
Council conclusions on Youth Guarantee and the Youth Employment Initiative

+/- 16.20
Any other business

+/- 16.30
Press conference (live streaming)

HEALTH

+/- 14.15
Doorstep by Tomáš Drucker

+/- 16.45
Beginning of the meeting (Roundtable Health)

+/- 16.50
Annual growth survey 2017 (public session)

+/- 17.35
Any other business

+/- 19.00
Press conference (live streaming)

Lors de ses deux années passées à la place Beauvau, Bernard Cazeneuve a souvent été la cible des attaques du Front national. L'ex-ministre de l'Intérieur a lui aussi régulièrement porté le fer contre le parti de Marine Le Pen.

Avec les contributions de Marc Vuillemot, Président de l’association Ville et banlieue, maire PS de La Seyne-sur-Mer; de Caroline Ladous, Déléguée nationale à la Fédération des centres sociaux et socioculturels de France et Rodolphe Thomas, Maire Modem d’Hérouville-Saint-Clair et conseiller régional.

INFO LE FIGARO - Le candidat de la droite et la présidente de la région Ile-de-France, qui avait choisi de soutenir Alain Juppé, se sont vus ce lundi.