UK Office of the European Parliament

EP News, April 28th, 2006 (No. 258)

 

The Week Ahead in the European Parliament

2-5 May 2006

 

MEPs meet in committees in Brussels next week. Highlights of the week include:

 

UK MEPs will lead discussions on:

 

Petitions include: 
  • Trade union UNISON petition on unfair treatment of women in contracting out services;
  • Scottish Society for Protection of Salmon and Sea Trout petition on fish-farming;
  • UK research councils alleged discrimination against non-British EU nationals.

 

Hearings:

 

Committee meetings

Note to readers: A new column appears in the table below, with the type of legislation at hand. Where available, a link to the factsheet on the European Parliament's Legislative Observatory (the 'OEIL') is also included: OEIL files often contain a summary of the successive stages of the legislative procedure, and links to the original proposal. [ For a quick reminder of the different types of European laws, please check this link on the Commission's website, Europa ].

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

Committee in charge
Date of meeting
Link to full agenda
Link to Committee
 
Title of procedure
MEP in charge
Type of procedure
Stage of procedure
Type of legislation / OEIL
AFET - Foreign Affairs [ list ] 2-3 May 2006 full agenda committee homepage
-
Exchange of views with Mr Martti AHTISAARI, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the future status process for Kosovo. - - -
-
Exchange of views with Mr Jaap De HOOP SCHEFFER, NATO Secretary General - - -
-
EU-China relations Bastiaan Belder (IND/DEM) Non legislative Consideration of draft report
Exchange of views with Mr Ján KUBIS, EU Special Representative for Central Asia - - -
-
Exchange of views with Mr Ranko KRIVOKAPIC, Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Montenegro - - -
-
         
       
-
SEDE - Subcommittee on Security and Defence [ list ] 4 May 2006   committee homepage
-
         
       
-
DROI - Subcommittee on Human Rights [ list ] 4 May 2006 full agenda committee homepage
-

EU guidelines on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment

Hearing of experts:

  • Manfred Nowak, United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment
  • Renate Kicker, member of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture of the Council of Europe
  • Eric Sottas, Director of the World Organization Against Torture
  • Eric Prokosch, former advisor to Amnesty International (author of a study commissioned by the subcommittee)
- - -
         
       
-
BUDG - Budgets [ list ] 15 May 2006   committee homepage
-
         
       
-

CONT - Budgetary Control [ list ]

3-4 May 2006 full agenda committee homepage
-
Communication from the Commission: Annual Policy Strategy for 2007 - Exchange of views with the Vice-President of the Commission responsible for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud, Mr Siim Kallas - - -
-
Minimising administrative costs imposed by legislation - Exchange of views Jan Mulder (ALDE) Non legislative -
Recovery of Community funds Paulo Casaca (PSE) Non legislative Consideration of draft report
Protection of the financial interests of the Communities - fight against fraud - annual report 2004
 Herbert Bösch (PSE) Non legislative Possibly, tbc: vote and adoption of a draft report
Study on whistleblowing Paul van Buitenen (Verts/ALE) - Presentation and exchange of views
-

       
       
-
DEVE - Development [ list ] 3 May 2006 full agenda committee homepage
-
Meeting with HE Mr Festus Mogae, President of the Republic of Botswana, Chairman of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) - Exchange of views
 - - - -
         
       
-
ECON - Economic and Monetary Affairs [ list ] 3-4 May 2006   committee homepage
-
         
 
-
EMPL - Employment and Social Affairs [ list ] 3-4 May 2006 full agenda committee homepage
-
A European social model for the future Co-rapporteurs: Proinsias De Rossa (PSE); José Albino Silva Peneda (EPP-ED) Own initiative Consideration of amendments
Creation of a European Qualifications Framework Thomas Mann (EPP-ED) Non legislative Consideration of a draft report
Tariff preferences given to countries not respecting ILO conventions Jan Andersson (PSE) - Consideration of a draft oral question
-
Improvement of the portability of supplementary pension rights Ria Oomen-Ruijten (EPP-ED) Codecision first reading Exchange of views
Directive - OEIL
Application of Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers Elisabeth Schroedter (Verts/ALE) Own initiative Consideration of a draft report
         
         
       
-
ENVI - Environment, Public Health and Food Safety [ list ] 3-4 May 2006 full agenda committee homepage
-
Meeting with Mrs Jacqueline McGlade, Managing Director of the European Environment Agency, Copenhagen. Report back on the work of the agency - Exchange of views - - -
-
Waste Caroline Jackson (EPP-ED) Codecision first reading Exchange of views
Framework Directive - OEIL
Thematic strategy on the recycling of waste Johannes Blokland (IND/DEM) - Exchange of views
-
Report back from the delegation to the 8th session of the Convention on Biological Biodiversity, Curitiba, Brazil, 26 - 29 March 2006 - Presentation by the head of the delegation
 - - -
-
Report back from the delegation to Croatia, 19 - 21 April 2006 - Presentation by the head of the delegation - - -
-
Flood assessment and management Richard Seeber (EPP-ED) Codecision first reading Adoption of a draft report
Directive - OEIL
Medicinal products for paediatric use Françoise Grossetête (EPP-ED) Codecision second reading Adoption of a draft recommendation
Regulation - OEIL
Pandemic influenza preparedness and response planning in the European Community Adamos Adamou (GUE/NGL) Non legislative Adoption of a draft report
Thematic strategy on urban environment Gyula Hegyi (PSE) Non legislative Consideration of a draft report
Meeting with Mrs Sulfina Barbu, Romanian minister of environment and water management on environmental issues in Romania - Exchange of views
 - - -
-
Promotion of clean road transport vehicles Dan Jorgensen (PSE) Codecision first reading Consideration of a draft report
Directive - OEIL
Implementation of EU environmental legislation in Member States - Exchange of views - - - -

       
       
-
ITRE - Industry, Research and Energy [ list ] 3-4 May 2006 full agenda committee homepage
-
In the presence of the Council and the European Commission - - - -
Rules on participation for implementation of the seventh framework programme (2007-2013) Philippe Busquin (PSE) Codecision first reading Consideration of a draft report Framework programme - OEIL
Research RTD, 7th Euratom Framework Programme 2007-2011: rules ofr participation of undertakings, research centres and universities, dissemination of research results Anne Laperrouze (ALDE) Consultation Consideration of a draft report Regulation - OEIL
Visit of Mrs Vivianne REDING, Commissioner responsible for Information Society and Media - Presentation on "The Follow-up of WSIS and Internet Governance" - - - -
Shipments of radioactive waste and nuclear spent fuel Esko Seppänen (GUE/NGL) Consultation Adoption of a draft report Directive - OEIL

Innovation and competitiveness (2007-2013)		 Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (ALDE) Codecision first reading Adoption of a draft report Framework programme - OEIL

MINI-HEARING
(in association with Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection)

Mini-Hearing on "International Roaming" - Exchange of views
Giles Chichester (Cons, South West); Arlene McCarthy (Lab, North West)
- -
         
        -
IMCO - Internal Market and Consumer Protection [ list ] 2-3 May 2006 full agenda committee homepage -
In the presence of the Council and the European Commission - - - -
Exchange of views with Commissioner KROES - - - -
The placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles Joel Hasse Ferreira (PSE) Codecision first reading Consideration of a draft report Directive - OEIL
Public HEARING on 'Professional Football - Market and Society?' Richard Corbett (Lab, Yorkshire & Humber), Arlene McCarthy (Lab, North West) - -
        -
INTA - International Trade [ list ] 3-4 May 2006 - committee homepage -
         
       
-
TRAN - Transport and Tourism [ list ] 2 May 2006 full agenda committee homepage
-
Exchange of views with Mr. Van Miert, TEN-T Coordinator - - - -
Funding to deal with pollution caused by ships Luis de Grandes Pascual (EPP-ED) Codecision first reading Consideration of amendments - Adoption of draft report Regulation - OEIL
Common rules in the field of civil aviation security Paolo Costa (ALDE) Codecision first reading Adoption of a draft report Regulation - OEIL
The deployment of the European rail signalling system ERTMS/ETCS Michael Cramer (Verts/ALE) Non legislative Adoption of a draft report Communication - OEIL
         
       
-
REGI - Regional Development [ list ] 2-3 May 2006 full agenda committee homepage
-
In the presence of the Council and the European Commission - - - -

Legislative proposals on Cohesion - Situation of negotiations on the legislative proposals - Exchange of views and decision on the procedure

Rapporteurs:

  • Konstantinos Hatzidakis
  • Giovanni Claudio Fava
  • Alfonso Andria
  • Jan Olbrycht
- - - -

       

     
-
AGRI - Agriculture and Rural Development [ list ] 29-30 May 2006   committee homepage
-
HEARING ON ANIMAL WELFARE (30 May) - - - -
         
         
       
-
PECH - Fisheries [ list ] 2-3 May 2006 full agenda committee homepage
-

HEARING: The impact of increased fuel prices on the competitiveness of the European fleet   (3 May, 9.30am-12.30)

PROGRAMME

1. Opening statement by Mr. Philippe Morillon, Chairman of the Committee on Fisheries.

2. Presentation of the provisional version of an external study on "The impact of the increase of the oil price in European Fisheries", by LEI B.V (Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Netherlands) in co-operation with Framian and with national institutes and experts of several Member States and some non-EU countries

3. Presentation by each of the following speakers:

  • Niels Wichmann (Chairman of Europêche and Director of Danish Fishermen's Association, Danemark)
  • Bertie Armstrong (Scottish Fishermen's Federation Chief Executive, Royaume Uni)
  • Jose Manuel López (Financial Director of Puerto de Celeiro SA, Espagne)
  • Ettore Iani (President of LEGAPESCA, Italie)
  • António Schiappa Pietra Ferreira Cabral (Secretary General of ADAPI, Portugal)
  • Javier Garat (Secretary General of FEOPE, Espagne)
  • Pierre-Georges Dachicourt (Chairman of CNPM, France)
  • Alan Mc Culla (Anglo North Irish Fish Producers, Royaume Uni)

4. Questions from Members of the Committee and answers from speakers.

5. Closing statement by Mr. Philippe Morillon, Chairman of the Committee on Fisheries.

 - - - -
- - - - -
Fisheries Agreement between the EC and Tanzania Marie-Hélène Aubert (Verts/ALE) Consultation Consideration of draft report Regulation - OEIL
2006-2008 action plan for simplifying and improving the common fisheries policy Philippe Morillon (ALDE) Non legislative Consideration of draft report Action plan - OEIL
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: improving the economic situation in the fishing industry Pedro GUERREIRO (GUE) - Exchange of views -
Revision of the "New York fish stock agreement" - Exchange of views with the Commission - - - -
Conference of the Parties (COP8) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 20 - 31 March 2006, in Curitiba, Brazil - Exchange of views with the Commission - - - -
Relationship between spawning stock and regeneration - Exchange of views - - - -
Submission of data on landings of fishery products in Member States Philippe Morillon (ALDE) Codecision first reading Vote (decision) in committee Regulation - OEIL
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and Morocco Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (EPP-ED) Consultation Vote (decision) in committee Regulation - OEIL
         
         
       
-
CULT - Culture and Education [ list ] 27 April 2006 full agenda committee homepage
-
Exchange of views with Mr Jan Figel, Commissioner responsible for education, training, culture and multilingualism
- Financial Perspective
- European Institute of Technology
- Work under way
- Annual Policy Strategy for 2007
 - - -
-
Key competences for education, training and lifelong learning Helga Trüpel (Verts/ALE) codecision first reading Consideration of draft report
Recommendation - OEIL
i2010: Digital Libraries Marie-Hélène Descamps (EPP-ED) own initiative Consideration of working document
       
-
JURI - Legal Affairs [ list ] 3-4 May 2006 full agenda committee homepage
-
In the presence of the Council and the European Commission - - - -
HEARING on the concept of the trust in common law jurisdictions - Exchange of views with Mr Richard Frimston, Professor Aldo Berlinguer and Mr Laurent Chambaz - - - -
Succession and wills - Green Paper Giuseppe Gargani (EPP-ED) Non legislative Consideration of a draft report Consultation - OEIL
The limitation periods in cross-border disputes involving injuries and fatal accidents Diana Wallis (ALDE) Own initiative Consideration of a draft report OEIL
Commission Recommendation of 18 May 2005 on collective cross-border management of copyright and related rights for legitimate online music services (2005/737/EC)
 Katalin Lévai (PSE) Non legislative Consideration of a working document OEIL
Parliamentary immunity of Mr Matsakis -Adoption of a draft letter - - - -
Parliamentary immunity of Mr Onesta - Exchange of views - - - -
EP-Litigation - - - -
Verification of credentials - - - -
The implications of the Court's judgment of 13 September 2005 (Case C-176/03 - Commission v Council) Giuseppe Gargani (EPP-ED) Own initiative Adoption of a draft report OEIL
Measures to give effect to accession to the Geneva Act concerning the international registration of industrial designs Michel Rocard (PSE) Consultation Adoption of a draft report Regulation - OEIL
Accession to the Geneva Act concerning the international registration of industrial designs Michel Rocard (PSE) Consultation Adoption of a draft report Regulation - OEIL
Exchange of views with Ms Karin Gastinger, Minister of Justice, Austrian Presidency - - - --
Recent developments in and prospects for company law Andrzej Jan Szejna (PSE) Own initiative Consideration of a draft report OEIL

Follow up on the progress of the working group on "Contract law" - Exchange of views

Klaus Heiner Lehne (PPE) - - -
       
-
LIBE - Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs [ list ] 4-5 May 2006   committee homepage
-
         
         
 

 

    
-
AFCO - Constitutional Affairs [ list ] 2-3 May 2006 full agenda committee homepage
-
Developments in COSAC: meeting with Mr Edward McMillan-Scott and Mr Pierre Moscovici, Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament, responsible for the relations with the national Parliaments - Exchange of views
       
Amendment of Rule 158 as regards delegation of the right to vote in certain circumstances Iñigo Méndez de Vigo (EPP-ED)   Exchange of views  

Meeting with Mrs Wallström, Vice President of the European Commission, responsible for Constitutional Affairs

- Exchange of views on:
* Communication Policy
* Commission work Programme 2007

       
Oral Question to the Commission on the next steps for the period of reflection - Consideration of a draft motion for a resolution        
Amendment of Rules 3 and 4 of the Rules of Procedure Borut Pahor (PSE)   Consideration of an opinion presented by the Legal Service - Consideration of a draft opinion  
Resolution of questions of competence, particularly in non-legislative procedures Ingo Friedrich (EPP-ED)   Consideration of a draft report  
         
       
-
FEMM - Women's Rights and Gender Equality [ list ] 2-3 May 2006   committee homepage
-
         
         
       
-
PETI - Petitions [ list ] 2-3 May 2006 full agenda committee homepage
-
Petitions for discussion in committee on the basis of the Commission's written reply
 - - - -
No 20/2005, by Pascal Mawet and Angélique Vasinathan (Belgian) on their refusal of entry into the UK by customs authorities
 - - -
No 917/2001 by Mr Phelan (British), on apparent anomalies as regards the right of residence in Spain and related social security entitlements
- - -
No 70/2005 by Dave Prentis (British), on behalf of the public service trade union Unison, on the unfair treatment of many women as a result of privatisation or contracting-out of services
 - - -
No 881/2004, by Stéphan Beaucher (French(?)), on behalf of the European Bass Preservation Association, bearing 5800 signatures, concerning the biological rest period of a particular fish species
 - - -
No 518/2002 by Allan Berry, (British), on behalf of the Scottish Society for the Protection of Salmon and Seatrout (SSPSS), on environmental impact assessment by the British authorities of FIFG-funded fish-farm projects
 - - -
No 416/2005 by Grzegorz Halubek (Polish), on behalf of "Zwiazek Rybaków Polskich" (Union of Polish Fishermen), bearing 3 signatures, on the situation of Polish fishermen as a result of Council Regulation (EC) 812/2004 laying down measures concerning incidental catches of cetaceans in fisheries and amending Regulation (EC) No 88/98
- - -
No 734/2004 by David Hazlerigg (British) on alleged discrimination against non-British EU nationals in the allocation of research studentships by UK research councils
- - -
No 120/2005 by Charles Watson (British) on discrimination by the Portuguese authorities against the spouses of EU citizens who are third country nationals - - -
- - - - -
Presentation of the Annual Report of the European Ombudsman
by M. Nikiforos Diamandouros
 - - - -
Annual Report on the deliberations of the Committee on Petitions during the period March 2004 - December 2005 Michael CASHMAN (PSE) - consideration of amendments - adoption of draft report -
       
-
EQUI - Committee of Inquiry: collapse of Equitable Life Assurance Society [ list ] 29 May 2006   committee homepage
-
         
         
       
-
TDIP - Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the