The Week Ahead in the European Parliament

28 February - 4 March 2005

MEPs will meet in their political groups in Brussels to prepare amendments and coordinate voting positions in preparation for the plenary session in Strasbourg from 7-10 March 2005.

The draft agenda of the session is available from: http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep/owa/p_calses.plenary?ilg=EN&iorig=plenary&istcmd=

Possible highlights of the session include:-

Community air traffic controller licence (codecision, first reading);
Enhancing port security (codecision, first reading);
Internal market in natural gas (codecision, second reading);
Action plan for organic food and farming (own initiative);
Transfer of passenger data (oral question);
Reform of the common organisation of the markets in sugar (oral question).

Forward notice, March 15th, 2005

The Committee on Transport and Tourism [ http://www.europarl.eu.int/committees/tran_home.htm ] will hold a hearing on March 15th on the MARCO POLO II PROGRAMME, for the granting of Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system.

Check this link for the programme of the public hearing: http://www.europarl.eu.int/hearings/20050315/tran/programme_en.pdf

The European Commission's original proposal on Marco Polo II is here:
http://europa.eu.int/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=52004PC0478

Important

This hearing is open to the public. However, for security reasons, access can only be given after prior request for an access badge. If you wish to attend, please contact the Secretariat of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, at latest on 11 March 2005, providing them with your name, date of birth and nationality. Email: ip-tran@europarl.eu.int

DIARY DATES

1 January - 30 June 2005: Luxembourg Presidency: http://www.eu2005.lu/en/
1 July - 31 December 2005: British Presidency
7-10 March 2005, European Parliament plenary session, Strasbourg
11-14 April 2005, European Parliament plenary session, Strasbourg
27-28 April 2005, European Parliament plenary session, Brussels
9-12 May 2005, European Parliament plenary session, Strasbourg
25-26 May 2005, European Parliament plenary session, Brussels
6-9 June 2005, European Parliament plenary session, Strasbourg
22-23 June 2005, European Parliament plenary session, Brussels
4-7 July 2005, European Parliament plenary session, Strasbourg
Link to the European Parliament's session calendar 2005: http://www.europarl.eu.int/plenary/cal2005_en.pdf
Hearings listings on http://www.europarl.eu.int/hearings/default_en.htm

FURTHER INFORMATION

Committee homepages at http://www.europarl.eu.int/committees/home_en.htm
Simon Duffin, sduffin@europarl.eu.int, European Parliament UK Office, tel 020 7227 4300

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