EP News, July 8th, 2005 (No. 220)
Committee meetings 11-15 July 2005
Highlights of the week in committee
include
Issues led by UK MEPs
UK Ministers appear before European Parliament committees:
Edited committee agenda below, with links to full agenda on www.europarl.eu.int, and working documents on the committees' websites:
| AFET - Foreign Affairs | 12-13 July 05 | full agenda | committee homepage |
| Exchange of views with Mr Jack STRAW, UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (time to be confirmed) | - | - | - |
| An EU-India strategic partnership | Emilio Menéndez del Valle (PSE) | own initiative | Consideration of amendments; Vote + adoption of draft report |
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Report by Vice-President of EP, Mr. Manuel António dos SANTOS, Chairperson of the EP delegation to the XVII Interparliamentary Conference on "European Union - Latin America and the Caribbean" in Lima (PERU), from 14 to 17 June 2005 |
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| Reports
by Mr. Carlos CARNERO GONZALEZ, Chairperson of the EP delegation on election
observation to Lebanon from 29 May to 19 June 2005 and by Mr José
Ignacio SALAFRANCA SANCHEZ-NEYRA, Chief Observer of the EU Election Observation
Mission |
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| Report by Mrs Béatrice PATRIE, Chairperson of the EP delegation on visit to Syria from 13 to 17 June 2005 | |||
| Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) | István Szent-Iványi (ALDE) | Consultation | 1st exchange of views |
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European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument |
Konrad Szymanski (UEN) | Codecision first reading | Exchange of views |
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With the participation of the Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee, Chairman Mr Joost LAGENDIJK Exchange of views with Mr Ali BABACAN, Turkish State Minister and Chief Negotiator for EU accession |
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HEARING ON THE BARCELONA PROCESS Consideration
of the working document (see separate draft programme) |
Anneli Jäätenmäki (ALDE) | ||
| SEDE - Subcommittee on Security and Defence | 11 July 05 | full agenda | committee homepage |
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the presence of the Council and the European Commission
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Civilian
and military capabilities:
- The military Headline Goal 2010 - The civilian Headline Goal 2008 - The civilian and military cell Exchange of views with Mr Sandy JOHNSTON, First Secretary (Defence), UK Permanent Representation to the EU |
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Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: A role for the European Parliament |
Girts
Valdis Kristovskis (UEN)
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Own
initiative
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Consideration
of a draft report
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| DROI - Subcommittee on Human Rights | 10 October 05 | committee homepage | |
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| BUDG - Budgets | 11 July 05 | committee homepage | |
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CONT - Budgetary Control |
12-13 July 05 | full agenda | committee homepage |
| Strengthening OLAF: The Revision of the Regulation on the European Anti-Fraud Office, 12/13 July 2005 - Hearing | - | ||
| Exchange of views with Mr Siim Kallas, Vice President, Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud, on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Court of Auditors on a roadmap to an integrated internal control framework | |||
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| DEVE - Development | 12-14 July 05 | full agenda | committee homepage |
| In the presence of the Council and the European Commission | |||
| Parliamentary
Elections in Burundi - 04.07.2005 - Report from Alain Hutchinson, EU Chief Observer |
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| The
European Parliament's work on Human Rights - Exchange of views with Ms Flautre, Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights |
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| Exchange of views with Hilary Benn, UK Secretary of State for International Development (UK Presidency) | |||
| Access to Community External Assistance | Michael Gahler (EPP-ED) | Consultation | Vote and adoption of a draft report |
| Measures for Sugar Protocol countries | Bernard Lehideux (ALDE) | ||
| Common organisation of the market in sugar | Glenys Kinnock (PSE) | Consultation | Exchange of views |
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Hearing on Sugar - AGRI, DEVE, INTA (see separate agenda) |
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| Hearing
on the Millenium Development Goals and the Development Policy Statement
(see separate agenda) |
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| Disability
and Development - Exchange of views with expert |
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| Statement
by Dr Feachem, Executive Director of Global Fund for AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis
- Exchange of views |
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| Post-tsunami
reconstruction process in South Asia - Exchange of views with civil society representatives from India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka |
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| ECON - Economic and Monetary Affairs | 12-13 July 05 | full agenda | committee homepage |
| Amendment concerning the annual accounts of certain types of companies and consolidated accounts | Harald Ettl (PSE) | Codecision first reading | Consideration of amendments |
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United Kingdom Presidency's ECOFIN Programme. Exchange of views with Mr GORDON BROWN, President of the ECOFIN. |
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| Capital adequacy of investment firms and credit institutions (recast) | Alexander Radwan (EPP-ED) | - | Adoption of a draft report |
| Statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates | Enrico Letta (ALDE) | Codecision first reading | 1st exchange of views |
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| EMPL - Employment and Social Affairs | 11-12 July 05 | full agenda | committee homepage |
| The U.K. Presidency of the Council of the European Union - Presentation of the programme of the U.K. Presidency by the Rt Hon David Blunkett, President-in-office of the Council of the European Union, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of the United Kingdom | |||
| Exchange of views with Ján Figel', Member of the European Commission, Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Multilingualism, on on-going progress in the implementation of the legislative and work programme of the Commission for 2005 and its priorities for 2006 for matters concerning vocational training and professional qualifications | |||
| The social dimension of globalisation | Mihael Brejc (EPP-ED) | Own initiative | Consideration of a draft report |
| Health and safety at work: the exposure of workers to optical radiation | Csaba Ory (EPP-ED) | Codecision 2nd reading | Consideration of amendments; Vote and adoption of a draft report |
| Social security schemes applicable to employed persons and members of their families moving within the Community | Patrizia Toia (ALDE) | Codecision 1st reading | Consideration of a draft report |
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| ENVI - Environment, Public Health and Food Safety | 12-13 July 05 | full agenda | committee homepage |
| Exchange of views with Mrs Margaret Beckett, President-in-office, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |||
| Winning the battle against global climate change | Anders Wijkman (EPP-ED) | Own initiative | 1st exchange of views without a draft report |
| Extractive industries: waste management | Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) | Codecision 2nd reading | Adoption of a draft recommendation |
| Medicinal products for paediatric use | Françoise Grossetête (EPP-ED) | Codecision 1st reading | Adoption of a draft report |
| Fees payable to the European Medicines Agency | Karl-Heinz Florenz (EPP-ED) | Consultation | Consideration of a draft report |
| Rapid Response and Preparedness Instrument for major emergencies | Dimitrios Papadimoulis (GUE/NGL) | Consultation | Exchange of views - procedural discussion without document |
| Report back from the Delegation visit to Lithuania and Northeast Poland, 15 - 17 June 2005 | |||
| Exchange of views with Mrs Patricia Hewitt, President-in-office, Secretary of State for Health | |||
| REACH amendments 1184, 1185 + 1106/Rev. - ADDENDUM II | Guido Sacconi (PSE) | Codecision 1st reading | Consideration of amendments - continuation |
| Humane trapping standards for certain animal species | Karin Scheele (PSE) | Codecision 1st reading | Consideration of a draft report |
| Exchange of views with the E.P. representatives of EEA (European Environment Agency), Mr Nigel Haigh and Mr Michael Scoullos | |||
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| ITRE - Industry, Research and Energy | 13 July 05 | full agenda | committee homepage |
| In the presence of the Council and the European Commission | - | - | - |
| Visit of Lord Sainsbury, UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sciences and Innovation - Exchange of views | |||
| Visit of Mr Malcom WICKS, UK Minister of State (Energy) and Mr. Alun MICHAEL, UK Minister of State (Telecommunications and Industry) - Exchange of views | - | - | - |
| Implementation of Protocol No 9 on the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant in Slovakia | - | consultation | Consideration of a draft report - continuation |
| Financial resources earmarked for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants | Rebecca Harms (Verts/ALE) | own initiative | Consideration of a draft report - continuation |
| Supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel | Esko Seppänen (GUE/NGL) | consultation | Consideration of amendments |
| Report on the application of Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, July 1994 to December 2003 | Miloslav Ransdorf (GUE/NGL) | own initiative | Exchange of views |
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| Research, technological development and demonstration activities (seventh framework programme, 2007-2013) | Jerzy Buzek (EPP-ED) | Codecision 1st reading | Consideration of a working document |
| Nuclear research and training activities (2007-2011) | Jerzy Buzek (EPP-ED) | consultation | Consideration of a working document |
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| IMCO - Internal Market and Consumer Protection | 11-13 July 05 | full agenda | committee homepage |
| In the presence of the Council and the European Commission | - | - | - |
| Exchange
of views with Commissioner KYPRIANOU from 16:15 |
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| The promotion and protection of consumers' interests in the new Member States | Henrik Dam Kristensen (PSE) | own initiative | Consideration of a draft report |
| Amendment of the legal protection of design | Manuel Medina Ortega (PSE) | Codecision 1st reading | Consideration of amendments |
| Green Paper on defence Procurement | Joachim Wuermeling (EPP-ED) | own initiative | Consideration of a draft report |
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New aspects of public procurement policy, including electronic public procurement |
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| INTA - International Trade | 12-13 July 05 | full agenda | committee homepage |
| In the presence of the Council and the European Commission: | - | - | - |
| Financial Instruments for External Assistance | Exchange of view | ||
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JOINT DISCUSSION: |
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| Interim Agreement with Turkmenistan | Daniel Caspary (EPP-ED) | Consultation | 1st exchange of views |
| Negotiation and conclusion of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Turkmenistan | Daniel Caspary (EPP-ED) | Assent | 1st exchange of views |
| Licences
for pharmaceutical products intended for countries with public health problems
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Johan Van Hecke (ALDE) | Codecision first reading | Adoption of a draft report |
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Meeting with His Excellency José Alfredo Graca Lima, Ambassador,
Head of the Brazilian Mission to the European Communities |
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| Prospects for trade relations between the EU and China | Caroline Lucas (Verts/ALE) | Own initiative | Consideration of amendments |
| Agreement
on new EU Generalised System of Preference (GSP) - Exchange of views |
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| Meeting with Mr. Alan Johnson, UK Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. | |||
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Wednesday, 13 July 2005, from 10:00 to 11:00 Joint Hearing
with the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee
on Development on: |
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| Thursday,
14 July 2005, from 15:00 to 18:30 in room 3C050 Joint Hearing with the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection on: "The effect of globalisation on Internal Market" |
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| TRAN - Transport and Tourism | 29 August 05 | committee homepage | |
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| REGI - Regional Development | 11-12 July 05 | full agenda | committee homepage |
| The role of "Euroregions" in the development of regional policy | Kyriacos Triantaphyllides (GUE/NGL) | own initiative | Consideration of a draft report |
| A stronger partnership for the outermost regions | Sergio Marques (EPP-ED) | own initiative | Adoption of a draft report |
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| AGRI - Agriculture and Rural Development | 12 July 05 | full agenda | committee homepage |
| Exchange of views with Fernand Boden, Luxembourg Minister for Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development, former President-in-Office of the Council | |||
| Promotion of crops for non-food purposes | Neil Parish (EPP-ED) | own initiative | Exchange of views |
| Exchange of views with Margaret Beckett, United Kingdom Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and President-in-Office of the Council | |||
| Organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs | Joseph Daul (EPP-ED) | Consultation | Adoption of draft report (Rule 43(1) procedure - no amendments) |
| Common organisation of the market in raw tobacco | Joseph Daul (EPP-ED) | Consultation | Adoption of draft report (Rule 43(1) procedure - no amendments) |
| Amendment as regards exceptional market support measures | Niels Busk (ALDE) | Consultation | Possibly adoption of a second draft report |
| Implementation of the EU Forestry Strategy | Heinz Kindermann (PSE) | own initiative | Presentation of a study |
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| PECH - Fisheries | 11-12 July 05 | full agenda | committee homepage |
| Exchange of views with Mr Ben Bradshaw, President-in-Office of the Council (UK) | |||
| Data on fishing activities and means of remote detection | Paulo Casaca (PSE) | consultation | Vote (decision) in committee |
| Decision
to halt anchovy fishing in the Bay of Biscay for three months - Exchange of views |
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| New
fisheries agreement between the EC and Morocco - Exchange of views |
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| Protocol to the tuna fishing Agreement between the EEC and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros (2005 - 2010) | Carmen Fraga Estévez (EPP-ED) | consultation | Consideration of draft report |
| Fishery resources in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound | Zdzislaw Kazimierz Chmielewski (EPP-ED) | consultation | Consideration of draft report |
| More environmentally-friendly fishing methods | Seán O Neachtain (UEN) | own initiative | second exchange of views |
| Financial measures for the Common Fisheries Policy and in the area of the Law of the Sea | Catherine Stihler (PSE) | consultation | Presentation by the Commission |
| Women's networks: fishing, farming and diversification | Elspeth Attwooll (ALDE) | own initiative | Audition |
| CULT - Culture and Education | 11-12 July 05 | full agenda | committee homepage |
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| Integrated action programme in the field of lifelong learning | Doris Pack (PPE-DE) | codecision 1st reading | Consideration of draft report |
| The 'Youth in Action' programme for the period 2007-2013 | Lissy Gröner (PSE) | codecision 1st reading | Consideration of draft report |
| Presentation of the UK Presidency's programme by The Right Honourable Ruth KELLY, Secretary of State for Education and Skills | |||
| European cooperation in quality assurance in higher education | Ljudmila Novak (PPE-DE) | codecision 1st reading | Consideration of draft report |
| Competitiveness of the audiovisual and information services industry: protection of minors and human dignity | Marielle De Sarnez (ALDE) | codecision 1st reading | Vote and adoption of draft report |
| New challenges for the circus as part of European culture | Doris Pack (PPE-DE) | own initiative | Vote and adoption of draft report |
| Immigrant communities' integration in Europe through multilingual schools and education | Miguel Portas (GUE/NGL) | own initiative | Vote and adoption of draft report |
| Education as the cornerstone of the Lisbon process | Guy Bono (PSE) | own initiative | Vote and adoption of draft report |
| Presentation of the UK Presidency's programme: The Right Honourable Tessa JOWELL, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on culture, audiovisual and sport | |||
| Programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) | Ruth Hieronymi (PPE-DE) | codecision 1st reading | Consideration of draft report |
| The Culture 2007 programme (2007-2013) | Vasco Graça Moura (PPE-DE) | codecision 1st reading | Consideration of draft report |
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| JURI - Legal Affairs | 13-14 July 05 | full agenda | committee homepage |
| In the presence of the Council and the European Commission | |||
| Exchange
of views with the British Presidency
The Right
Honourable Alan Johnson, MP, Secretary of State of the Department of Trade
and Industry and |
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| In camera - Request that Mr Matsakis's immunity be waived | Klaus-Heiner Lehne (EPP-ED) | Adoption | |
| Request to defend the parliamentary immunity of Mr Tomczak | Exchange of views | ||
| Request to defend Mr Gollnisch's parliamentary immunity | Diana Wallis (ALDE) | Hearing | |
| Request that Mr Pannella's immunity be waived | Exchange
of views - Possibly Adoption |
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| Request to defend the parliamentary immunity of Mr Peczak | Exchange of views | ||
| Verification of credentials | |||
| EP-Litigation | |||
| 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 |
| Exchange of views with Markos Kyprianou, Commissioner of DG SANCO, on Contract Law | - |
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| European order for payment procedure | Arlene McCarthy (PSE) | codecision first reading | Adoption of a draft report |
| LIBE - Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs | 12-13 July 05 | full agenda | committee homepage |
| Presentation of the Annual Report 2004 of the "E.U. Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights" (Coordinator : Prof. Olivier DE SCHUTTER) | |||
| An EU approach to managing economic migration | Ewa Klamt (EPP-ED) | own initiative | Consideration of a draft report |
| Access to the institutions' texts - Steps to be taken during the UK Presidency - Presentation by Peter HUSTINX, European Data Protection Supervisor, of a report on privacy/transparency | Michael Cashman (PSE) | ||
| The fight against organised crime | Bill Newton Dunn (ALDE) | consultation | Consideration of a draft report |
| Citizenship of the Union - fourth report | Giusto Catania (GUE/NGL) | own initiative | Consideration of a working document |
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Presentation of the UK Presidency's priorities and work programme in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice by Charles CLARKE, Home Secretary and Baroness Ashton of UPHOLLAND, Minister for civil law |
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| AFCO - Constitutional Affairs | 13-14 July 05 | full agenda | committee homepage |
| In the presence of the Council and the European Commission | |||
| The
role of the European Parliament during the reflection period. Structure, themes and framework for an evaluation of the debate on the European Union - Exchange of views |
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| Meeting with Mr Douglas Alexander, Minister for Europe, President in office of the Council - Exchange of views | |||
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| FEMM - Women's Rights and Gender Equality | 13-14 July 05 | full agenda | committee homepage |
| Exchange
of views with Ms Meg Munn MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for
Women and Equality |
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| Exchange of views with Mr Vladimir Spidla, Member of the Commission | - | - | |
| Gender discrimination and health systems | Eva-Britt
Svensson (GUE/NGL) |
own initiative | Adoption of draft report |
| Women and poverty in the EU | Anna
Záborská (EPP-ED) |
own initiative | Consideration of draft report |
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| PETI - Petitions | 13-14 July 05 | committee homepage | |
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