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EP News, June 17th, 2005 (No. 217)

 

The Week Ahead in the European Parliament

 

Committee meetings 20-24 June 2005

Plenary session in Brussels 22-23 June:

 

Highlights of the committee meetings 20-21 June:

 

Among issues led by UK MEPs:

 

Public hearings:

 

Edited committee agenda below, with links to full agenda on www.europarl.eu.int, and working documents on the committees' websites:

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AFET - Foreign Affairs 21 June 05 full agenda committee homepage
Exchange of views with Mr Olli REHN, Commissioner for Enlargement - - -
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Joint Hearing AFET-DROI 23 June 05 - -


Freedom of Expression and the Development of Parliamentary Democracy in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

Thursday, 23 June 2005, 3-6.30pm
European Parliament, Brussels

The main objective of this special joint hearing is to analyse the state of freedom of expression and parliamentary democracy in the Mediterranean countries.

The political context is provided by this year's 10th anniversary of the Barcelona process, a process of associating the countries of the Mediterranean region with the EU which focuses on political, economic and social modernisation.

This hearing is also a follow-up to discussions held at the first Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly in Cairo in March 2005, where the President of the European Parliament initiated the idea for this hearing.

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SEDE - Subcommittee on Security and Defence 23 June 05   committee homepage
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PUBLIC HEARING
Defence Procurement in the Internal Market

Thursday 23rd June 2005, 3-6.30pm
European Parliament, Brussels
Chairpersons: Phillip Whitehead MEP and Karl von Wogau MEP
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SEDE - Subcommittee on Security and Defence 20 June 05 full agenda committee homepage
ESDP: latest developments: Exchange of views with Ambassador Paul DUHR, Representative of Luxembourg to the Political and Security Committee
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NPT Conference (2-27 May 2005, New York):
- Exchange of views with a representative of the Luxembourg Presidency		 - - -
Green Paper on defence Procurement
- Exchange of views with Mr Wuermeling
Angelika Beer (Verts/ALE) own initiative Consideration of a draft opinion - continuation
Demining: follow-up of the mission of the ad hoc delegation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and of the Information Day on Landmines - - -
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DROI - Subcommittee on Human Rights 23 June 05 full agenda committee homepage
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BUDG - Budgets 13-14 July 05   committee homepage
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CONT - Budgetary Control

30 June 05   committee homepage
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DEVE - Development 20-21 June 05 full agenda committee homepage
In the presence of the Council and Commission: - - -
The Commission's programme of work 2005-2006 - Commission communication - - -
Meeting with Jean-Louis Schiltz, Luxembourg Minister for Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid, President-in-Office of the Council of Development Ministers - Exchange of views - - -
Report by Neena Gill, Chairwoman of the Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), on the visit to Sri Lanka and the Maldives (20-29 March 2005) - - -
Question Time - - -
Revision of the Cotonou Agreement and the situation in Cape Verde
- Statement by Victor Borges, Cape Verde Foreign Minister and President-in-Office of the ACP Council - Exchange of views 		- - -
European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation - Speakers: Prof. Dr Horst Fischer and Mr George Ulrich - Exchange of views - - -

Serious and neglected illnesses in developing countries

John Bowis
(EPP-ED)

own initiative Adoption of draft report
Access to Community external assistance
Michael Gahler
(EPP-ED) 		consultation Consideration of draft report
Human rights - Human rights situation in Zimbabwe - Exchange of views Margrete Auken - -
Meeting with Giovanni Pittella, general rapporteur on the 2006 draft budget - Exchange of views - - -
Urban transport in the developing countries: future challenges - Exchange of views with Daniel Biau, Deputy Executive Director, UN-HABITAT (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) - - -

Elections in Ethiopia (15 May 2005)
Report by Ana Gomes, Head of the European Union's election observation mission in Ethiopia, and Anders Wijkman, Head of the European Parliament's observation mission, in the presence of His Excellency Ato Berhane Gebre-Christos, Ambassador of Ethiopia

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ECON - Economic and Monetary Affairs 20-21 June 05 full agenda committee homepage
Company Tax and other Taxation Issues - Exchange of views with M KOVACS, Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union. - - -
Transposition and Implementation of MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) - Exchange of views with the Commission representatives. - - -
Surveillance of budgetary positions and surveillance and coordination of economic policies. Othmar Karas (EPP-ED) (SYN) Adoption in committee of second reading
Amendment to simplify obligations in connection with VAT Zsolt László Becsey (EPP-ED) consultation Adoption of a draft report
IMF report Benoît Hamon (PES) - 1st exchange of views
Competition Policy in the EU - Exchange of views with Ms KROES, Commissioner for Competition. - - -
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EMPL - Employment and Social Affairs 11-12 July 05   committee homepage
       
       
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ENVI - Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 20 June 05 full agenda committee homepage
Chemicals: REACH system and European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and regulation on pollutants Guido Sacconi (PES) codecision first reading Consideration of amendments
Registration, evaluation, authorisation and restrictions of chemicals - REACH (amendment of Directive 67/548/EC) Guido Sacconi (PES) codecision first reading Consideration of amendments
Exchange of views with Mr Markos Kyprianou, Commissioner on Health and Consumer Protection - - -
IN CAMERA
Winning the battle against global climate change
Anders Wijkman (EPP-ED) own initiative Exchange of views without a draft report
Presentation of the Commission's Thematic Strategies by Mrs Catherine Day, Director General of DG ENV - Exchange of views - - -
Humane trapping standards for certain animal species Karin Scheele (PES) codecision first reading Consideration of a draft report
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ITRE - Industry, Research and Energy 20-21 June 05 full agenda committee homepage
In the presence of the Council and the European Commission      
Implementation of Protocol No 9 on the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant in Slovakia Rebecca Harms (Verts/ALE) consultation Consideration of a draft report
Financial resources earmarked for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants Rebecca Harms (Verts/ALE) own initiative Consideration of a draft report
Innovation and competitiveness (2007-2013) Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (ALDE) Codecision first reading Exchange of views
The share of renewable energy in the EU and proposals for concrete actions Claude Turmes (Verts/ALE) own initiative Vote and adoption of a draft report
Deployment and commercial operating phases of the European programme of satellite radionavigation Etelka Barsi-Pataky (EPP-ED) Codecision first reading Adoption of a draft report
Research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) Jerzy Buzek (EPP-ED) Codecision first reading 2nd exchange of views
European electronic communications regulation and markets 2004 Patrizia Toia (ALDE) own initiative MINI-HEARING

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IMCO - Internal Market and Consumer Protection 23 June 05 full agenda committee homepage
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TRAN - Transport and Tourism 29-30 August 05   committee homepage
       
       
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REGI - Regional Development 11-12 July 05   committee homepage
       
       
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AGRI - Agriculture and Rural Development 20 June 05 full agenda committee homepage

HEARING ON RISK AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

Opening of the hearing by Joseph Daul, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Introductory statement by Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, rapporteur

Statement by Jean-Marc Boussard,
INRA (National Institute for Agricultural Research), France

Statement by Antonio Fernández Torano,
President of Agroseguro, Spain

Statement by Nikiforos Georgiadis,
President of the Reinsurance and Coordination Association, Greece

Statement by Yves Salmon,
Groupama, France

Statement by Lothar Zschiesche,
R+V Versicherung Wiesbaden, Germany

Questions and comments by members

Statement by Gilbert Bros,
rapporteur for the Economic and Social Committee

Experts' replies

Rapporteur's conclusions

 

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PECH - Fisheries 21 June 05 full agenda committee homepage
European Fisheries Fund David Casa (EPP-ED) consultation Vote (decision) in committee
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CULT - Culture and Education 11-12 July 05   committee homepage
       
       
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JURI - Legal Affairs 20-21 June 05 full agenda committee homepage
Civil and commercial judicial cooperation: cross-border disputes, non-contractual obligations, ROME II Diana Wallis (ALDE) codecision first reading Adoption of draft report
Patentability of computer-implemented inventions Michel Rocard (PES) - Adoption of draft report
A European order for payment procedure Arlene McCarthy (PES) codecision first reading Consideration of amendments
Mediation in civil and commercial matters Arlene McCarthy (PES) codecision first reading Exchange of views

Exchange of views with Luc Frieden, Luxembourg Justice Minister

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Request to defend the parliamentary immunity of Umberto Bossi Diana Wallis (ALDE) - Adoption of draft report
Request for defence of Mr Bossi's immunity Diana Wallis (ALDE) - Adoption of draft report
Request for defence of Mr Marchiani’s parliamentary immunity Francesco Enrico Speroni (IND/DEM) - Consideration and adoption of draft report
Request for waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Mr Ashley Mote Klaus-Heiner Lehne (EPP-ED) - Consideration and adoption of draft report
Request for defence of Mr Gollnisch’s parliamentary immunity Diana Wallis (ALDE) - Audition
Statutory audit of annual accounts and consolidated accounts Bert Doorn (EPP-ED) codecision first reading Adoption of draft report
European small claims procedure Hans-Peter Mayer (EPP-ED) codecision first reading Exchange of views
Amendments concerning the annual accounts of certain types of companies and consolidated accounts Klaus-Heiner Lehne (EPP-ED) codecision first reading Consideration of draft report
Amendment of the directive on the formation of public limited liability companies and the maintenance and alteration of their capital Piia-Noora Kauppi (EPP-ED) codecision first reading Exchange of views
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LIBE - Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 20-21 June 05 full agenda committee homepage
In the presence of the Luxembourg Presidency, M. Luc FRIEDEN, Minister of Justice and M. Nicolas SCHMIT, Minister delegate of Foreign Affairs and Immigration: Achievements of the Luxembourg Presidency in the area of Justice and Home Affairs - - -
Retention of data on public communications networks, for the purpose of combating crime, including terrorism Alexander Nuno Alvaro (ALDE) consultation Follow-up of referral back from the Plenary
SIS II proposals - Access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates Carlos Coelho (EPP-ED) codecision third reading First exchange of views
Regulation on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II)
Carlos Coelho (EPP-ED) codecision third reading -
Decision on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) Carlos Coelho (EPP-ED) consultation -
Prohibitions arising from convictions for sexual offences committed against children Boguslaw Sonik (EPP-ED) consultation 1st exchange of views
Proposal for a Council decision amending and extending Council Decision of 17 December 2001 establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the "Pericles" programme) Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (EPP-ED) consultation 1st exchange of views
Procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status Wolfgang Kreissl-Dörfler (PES) consultation Adoption of a draft report
Conclusion of an agreement between the EC and Albania on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Ewa Klamt (EPP-ED) consultation Adoption of a draft report
Basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff Claude Moraes (PES) consultation Hearing and 1st exchange of views with Mr. RATZEL, new Director of EUROPOL

Security and data protection in transatlantic relations (preparation of the EP/US Delegation visit to Washington 23-28 June 2005)

Possibly in the presence of M. Franco FRATTINI, vice-president of the European Commission and Mr. Jonathan FAULL, Director-General, European Commission
-Visa waiver
-Biometrics
-Passport
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Agreement EC / Canada on the processing of Advance Passenger Information (API) / Passenger Name Record (PNR) data Sophia in 't Veld (ALDE) consultation Consideration of a draft report


Meeting with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) delegation on privacy enforcement issues concerning private companies

Members of the FTC delegation:

  • Lydia PARNES, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection
  • Hugh STEVENSON, Associate Director for International Consumer Protection
  • Marc GROMAN, Attorney Advisor to the Bureau Director of Consumer Protection
  • Elena GASOL, Legal Advisor for International Consumer Protection

N.B. The FTC enforces several US federal laws dealing with privacy and covering issues such as information security, online privacy, identity theft, EU/US agreement on SAFE HARBOR, spyware and spam etc.

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AFCO - Constitutional Affairs 13-14 July 05   committee homepage
       
       
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FEMM - Women's Rights and Gender Equality 20-21 June 05 full agenda committee homepage
Exchange of views with Marie-Josée Jacobs, Luxembourg Minister for Equal Opportunities - - -
Women and poverty in the European Union - Exchange of views with the Committee of the Regions and the Economic and Social Committee Anna Záborská
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Strategies to prevent the trafficking of women and children who are vulnerable to sexual exploitation Christa Prets (PES) own initiative Exchange on the basis of a working document
Exchange of views with Kathy Sinnott (IND/DEM) on reimbursement of the additional costs involved in bringing up disabled children - - -

HEARING, European Parliament, Brussels
21 June 2005, 9.30 am

The current situation in combating violence against women and any future action

 

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PETI - Petitions 13-14 July 05   committee homepage
 
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