EP News, April 27th, 2007 (No. 304)
30 April - 4 May 2007
Highlights of the week in committee include
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:
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Link to Committee |
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Title of procedure |
MEP in charge |
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Stage of procedure |
Proposed Act / OEIL |
| AFET - Foreign Affairs [ list ] | 7-8 May 2007 | committee homepage | - |
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| SEDE - Subcommittee on Security and Defence [ list ] | 02-03 May 2007 | committee homepage | - |
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| Wednesday, 2 May 2007, from 15:00 to 18:30 PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CONTRIBUTION OF SPACE TO ESDP |
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| In the presence of the Council and the European Commission | - | - | - | - |
| The relations between EU and NATO - Exchange of views with Mrs Claude France ARNOULD, Director DG VIII, Council Secretariat | - | - | - | - |
| The threats facing the EU in its geographical neighbourhood - Presentation of a study by Dr Antonio MISSIROLI, European Policy Centre | - | - | - | - |
| Preliminary Draft Amending Budget No 2 to the Budget for 2007 - Exchange of views on Security Research | - | - | - | - |
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| DROI - Subcommittee on Human Rights [ list ] | 2-3 May 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| Questions to the Commission | - | - | - | - |
Exchange of views on the human rights situation in Uzbekistan:
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| The work of the working party on the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights |
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| Exchange of views on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day - with cartoonists Plantu (France) and Dilem (Algeria) and others (Cartooning for Peace) | - | - | - | - |
| Exchange of views in preparation for the EU-China human rights dialogue, to be held in Berlin on 14 and 15 May 2007 - with Sharon Hom, Executive Director of Human Rights in China | - | - | - | - |
Exchange of views on the studies on the operation of human rights dialogues and talks with third countries on human rights. Titles of the studies:
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| BUDG - Budgets [ list ] | 7-8 May 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| BUDGET 2008 | - | - | - | - |
| PDB 2008 - First comments | - | - | - | - |
2008 budget: Section III - Commission - presentation of a working document on PP-AP |
Kyösti Virrankoski (ALDE) | Budget | - | OEIL |
| 2008 budget: Parliament's estimates - Consideration and adoption of a draft report | Ville Itälä (EPP-ED) | Budget | - | OEIL |
| Outcome of the trialogue on 18 April 2007 - Exchange of views on the results of the trialogue | Jutta Haug (PSE) | - | - | - |
| HEARING ON INFORMATION POLICY: THE EFFICIENCY AND
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE EU INFORMATION POLICY FROM THE
PROFESSIONAL'S PERSPECTIVE on Tuesday 8 May from 9h00 to 12h00 |
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| BUDGET 2007 | - | - | - | - |
| Amending budget 2/2007: mobilisation of the Solidarity Fund following the floods in Hungary and Greece in 2006 and amendment of the research budget for 2007 |
James Elles (EPP-ED) | Budget | Consideration and adoption of a draft report | OEIL |
| Mobilisation of the Solidarity Fund: floods in Hungary and Greece | Reimer Böge (EPP-ED) | Budget | Consideration and adoption of a draft report | OEIL |
| Amending budget 3/2007: financing of the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation in 2007, amendment of budgets for the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Agency, Eurojust, the European Agency for Fundamental Rights and Frontex |
James Elles (EPP-ED) | Budget | 1st exchange of views | OEIL |
| Amending budget 4/2007 : budgetisation of the surplus from the 2006 financial year | James Elles (EPP-ED) | Budget | Consideration and adoption of a draft report possible | OEIL |
| 2007 budget: Section III - Commission | James Elles (EPP-ED) | Budget | Consideration of possible transfer requests | - |
| 2007 budget - Other Sections - Consideration and adoption of transfer request: Parliament C2 and C3/2007 - Other possible transfer requests | Louis Grech (PSE) | Budget | Consideration of possible transfer requests | - |
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| LEGISLATIVE MATTERS | - | - | - | - |
| Community financial aid in the field of the trans-European transport networks and energy |
Mario Mauro (EPP-ED) | Codecision second reading | Consideration and adoption of a draft report possible | Regulation - OEIL |
| London external office - selection of premises for the future House of the European Union | Jan Mulder (ALDE) |
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CONT - Budgetary Control [ list ] |
2-3 May 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| Exchange of views with the Vice-President of the Commission responsible for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud, Mr Siim Kallas, on: > The Commission's Annual Policy Strategy 2008 Member responsible: Herbert Bösch (PSE) > the Commission's Transparency Initiative: a global and comprehensive vision Member responsible: Javier Pomés Ruiz (EPP-ED) > the Commission's Special Advisors Member responsible: Ingeborg Grässle (EPP-ED) > the Commission's Action Plan towards an Integrated Internal Control Framework Member responsible: Jean-Pierre Audy (EPP-ED) |
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| Exchange of views on the answers from the Members States to the European Court of Auditors' Annual Report 2005, in the presence of the Member of the Court responsible for DAS, Mr Josef Bonnici, and of the Vice-President of the Commission responsible for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud, Mr Siim Kallas |
Salvador Garriga Polledo (EPP-ED) | - | - | - |
| INI report on the ECA Special Report 9/2006 on the translation expenditure incurred by the Commission, the Parliament and the Council | Alexander Stubb (EPP-ED) | Own initiative | Consideration of a draft report | - |
| Oral evidence by the Commission's Accounting Officer, Mr Brian Gray, to the House of Lords' Inquiry into the Management and Audit of EC Expenditure and Accounts - Exchange of views | Ashley Mote (ITS) | - | - | - |
Exchange of views in preparation for the Committee on Budgetary Control's delegations to:
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| DEVE - Development [ list ] | 2-3 May 2007 | full agenda (in French) | committee homepage | - |
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| ECON - Economic and Monetary Affairs [ list ] | 7-8 May 2007 | committee homepage | ||
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| EMPL - Employment and Social Affairs [ list ] | 7-8 May 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| Occupational exposure limits set for electromagnetic fields : the case of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). | - | - | - | - |
| Labour force sample survey in the Community - Exchange of views | Jan Andersson (PSE) | Codecision first reading | Vote and adoption of a draft report | Regulation - OEIL |
| Qualifications framework for lifelong learning | Mario Mantovani (EPP-ED) | Codecision first reading | Consideration of amendments | Recommendation - OEIL |
| Exchange of views with Commissioner Ján FIGEL on the Annual Policy Strategy 2008. | - | - | - | - |
| Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century | Jacek Protasiewicz (EPP-ED) | Non legislative | Exchange of views | Green Paper - OEIL |
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| ENVI - Environment, Public Health and Food Safety [ list ] | 2-3 May 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | |
| Measuring devices containing mercury | María Sornosa Martínez (PSE) | Codecision second reading | - | Directive - OEIL |
| Amendment of Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community | Peter Liese (EPP-ED) | Codecision first reading | Consideration of a working document | Directive - OEIL |
| EU strategy to support Member States in reducing alcohol related harm | Alessandro Foglietta (UEN) | Non legislative | Consideration of a draft report | Communication - OEIL |
| Ecodesign requirements for energy-using products (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) | Frédérique Ries (ALDE) | Codecision first reading | Consideration of a draft report | Directive - OEIL |
| The banning of exports and the safe storage of metallic mercury | Dimitrios Papadimoulis (GUE/NGL) | Codecision first reading | Adoption of a draft report | Regulation - OEIL |
| CITES Conference in The Hague 3-15 June 2007 | - | - | Adoption of a motion for a resolution based on an oral question | - |
| Result of the review of the Community Strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles | Chris Davies (ALDE) | - | Exchange of views without a document | - |
| Implementation of EU environmental legislation in Member States - Exchange of views with Commission representatives | - | - | - | - |
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| ITRE - Industry, Research and Energy [ list ] | 2-3 May 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| In the presence of the Council and the European Commission | - | - | - | - |
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JOINT-HEARING ITRE / CULT: The European Institute of Technology |
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| Visit of Mr Günter VERHEUGEN, Commissioner for Entreprise and Industry - Exchange of views | - | - | - | - |
| Conventional energy sources and energy technology - Exchange of views | Herbert Reul (EPP-ED) | |||
| Building a European Policy on Broadband | Gunnar Hökmark (EPP-ED) | Non legislative | Adoption of a draft report | OEIL |
| Budgetary issues concerning certain Agencies (Galileo Supervisory Authority and ENISA) | - | - | Vote (decision) in committee | - |
| Prospects for the internal gas and electricity market | Alejo Vidal-Quadras (EPP-ED) | - | Consideration of a working document | - |
| Energy-efficient labelling programme for office equipment (recast version) | Nikolaos Vakalis (EPP-ED) | Codecision first reading | Consideration of amendments | Regulation - OEIL |
| Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and Council: A Competitive Automotive Regulatory Framework for the 21st Century - Commission's position on the CARS 21 High Level Group Final Report - A contribution to the EU's Growth and Jobs Strategy
COM(2007)0022
- Presentation by the Commission |
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| Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: Results of the review of the Community Strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles
COM(2007)0019
- Presentation by the Commission |
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| IMCO - Internal Market and Consumer Protection [ list ] | 7-8 May 2007 | committee homepage | ||
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| INTA - International Trade [ list ] | 7-8 May 2007 | committee homepage | ||
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| TRAN - Transport and Tourism [ list ] | 7-8 May 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| Towards a future Maritime Policy for the Union: A European Vision for the Oceans and Sea | Willi Piecyk (PSE) | Non legislative | Consideration of a draft report | OEIL |
| Inland transport of dangerous goods | Bogusław Liberadzki (PSE) | Codecision first reading | Consideration of a draft report | Directive - OEIL |
| Freight transport logistics in Europe – the key to sustainable mobility | Inés Ayala Sender (PSE) | Non legislative | Consideration of a draft report | Communication - OEIL |
| Common rules for the operation of air transport services in the Community (recast) | Arūnas Degutis (ALDE) | Codecision first reading | Adoption of a draft report | Regulation - OEIL |
| Keep Europe moving - sustainable mobility for our continent | Etelka Barsi-Pataky (EPP-ED) | Non legislative | Adoption of a draft report | Communication - OEIL |
| Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and Morocco | Johannes Blokland (IND/DEM) | Consultation | Adoption of a draft report | Decision - OEIL |
| Exchange of views with Mr Jacques Barrot, Vice-President of the European Commission, in charge of transport | - | - | - | - |
| Presentation of study on organised theft of commercial vehicles and their loads in the European Union - Mrs Wortmann-Kool and NEA |
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| Airport charges | Ulrich Stockmann (PSE) | Codecision first reading | Exchange of views | Directive - OEIL |
| Airport capacity and ground handling: towards a more efficient policy |
Anne E. Jensen (ALDE) | Non legislative | Exchange of views | - |
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| REGI - Regional Development [ list ] | 2 May 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| In the presence of the Council and the European Commission | - | - | - | - |
| HEARING: Presentation of the Study on "The possibilities for success of the "Sustainable Communities" method and its implementation" (from 10:30 to 12:30) | - | - | - | |
| Exchange of views with Ms Danuta Hübner, Commissioner for Regional Policy on: - Preparation of the 4th Report of the European Commission on Cohesion - Legislative and Work program for 2008 |
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| Question Time | - | - | - | - |
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| AGRI - Agriculture and Rural Development [ list ] | 7-8 May 2007 | committee homepage | - |
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| PECH - Fisheries [ list ] | 3 May 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| Conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation | Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos (PSE) | Consultation | Consideration and adoption | Regulation - OEIL |
| Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EC on the one hand and Denmark and Greenland on the other hand | Joop Post (EPP-ED) | Consultation | Consideration and adoption | - |
| Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on fisheries and the conservation of resources in the Baltic Sea | Philippe Morillon (ALDE) | Consultation | Vote (decision) in committee | Regulation - OEIL |
| Multiannual plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks | Zdzisław Kazimierz Chmielewski (EPP-ED) | Consultation | Consideration and adoption | Regulation - OEIL |
| Control measures applicable to fishing activities in the Antarctic | Rosa Miguélez Ramos (PSE) | Consultation | Consideration of draft report | Regulation - OEIL |
| Common organisation of the markets in the fishery and aquaculture products sector | Pedro Guerreiro (GUE/NGL) | - | Exchange of views | - |
| Meeting of the Council of Fisheries Ministers on 16 and 17 April 2007 - Report by the Commission | - | - | - | - |
| A policy to reduce unwanted by-catches and eliminate discards in European fisheries | Carl Schlyter (Verts/ALE) | - | Presentation by the Commission | - |
| Sustainable balance between fishing capacity and fishing opportunities | Paulo Casaca (PSE) | - | Exchange of views | - |
| Recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean |
Iles Braghetto (EPP-ED) | Consultation | Presentation by the Commission | Regulation - OEIL |
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| CULT - Culture and Education [ list ] | 7-8 May 2007 | committee homepage | - |
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| JURI - Legal Affairs [ list ] | 2-3 May 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | |
| Exchange of views with Mr Franco Frattini, European Commissioner on Freedom, Security and Justice | - | - | - | - |
| Law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I) | Cristian Dumitrescu (PSE) | Codecision first reading | - | Regulation - OEIL |
| Consultation on the immunity of Alessandra Mussolini | Klaus-Heiner Lehne (EPP-ED) | - | Hearing | - |
| Request for defence of the immunity of Mario Borghezio | Aloyzas Sakalas (PSE) | - | Hearing | - |
| Consultation on the parliamentary immunity of Mr Szajer | Francesco Speroni (UEN) | - | Exchange of views | - |
| EP-Litigation | - | - | - | - |
| Verification of credentials | - | - | - | - |
| Better law-making 2005: application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality - 13th annual report | Bert Doorn (EPP-ED) | Non legislative | Consideration of a draft report | OEIL |
| A strategic review of Better Regulation in the European Union | Katalin Lévai (PSE) | Non legislative | Consideration of a draft report | Communication |
| Commission Working Document: First progress report on the strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment | Giuseppe Gargani (EPP-ED) | Non legislative | Consideration of a draft report | Communication - OEIL |
| Indirect taxes on the raising of capital (recast version) | Jean-Paul Gauzès (EPP-ED) | Consultation | Exchange of views | - |
| Protection of workers against asbestos (codified version) | Hans-Peter Mayer (EPP-ED) | Codecision first reading | Adoption | Directive - OEIL |
| Exchange of views with the European Commission on the Report on implementation of the Directive on Takeover Bids, SEC (2007) 268 | - | - | - | - |
| Green paper on improving the efficiency of the enforcement of judgments in the European Union: the attachment of bank accounts | Kurt Lechner (EPP-ED) | Non legislative | Exchange of views | Green paper - OEIL |
| The role of the national judge in the European judicial system | Diana Wallis (ALDE) | Own initiative | Exchange of views | OEIL |
| Thursday, 3 May 2007, from 15:00 to 18:30 HEARING: Application of Community Law- Meeting with National Parliaments |
Monica Frassoni (Verts/ALE) | - | - | see also: OEIL |
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| LIBE - Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs [ list ] | 7-8 May 2007 | committee homepage | - |
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| AFCO - Constitutional Affairs [ list ] | 2 May 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| The road-map for the Union's constitutional process | Co-rapporteurs: Enrique Barón Crespo (PSE) Elmar Brok (EPP-ED) |
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| Statute of the European Ombudsman - Exchange of views with Mr P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, European Ombudsman | Anneli Jäätteenmäki (ALDE) | Rules | Exchange of views | - |
| Report on amendment of the Rules of Procedure as regards the composition of the Conference of Presidents (Rule 23) | Georgios Papastamkos (EPP-ED) | Rules | Exchange of views | OEIL |
| Amendment of Directive 93/109/EC: right to vote and stand in elections to the European Parliament for EU citizens residing in another Member State |
Andrew Duff (ALDE) | Consultation | Consideration of a draft report | Directive - OEIL |
| AGORA - Meeting on Constitutional issues
- Exchange of views - decision on procedure, possibly. (Subject to decision by Conference of the Presidents). |
Gérard Onesta | - | - | - |
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| FEMM - Women's Rights and Gender Equality [ list ] | 2 May 2007 | full agenda (in French) | committee homepage | - |
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| PETI - Petitions [ list ] | 2 May 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| In the presence of the European Commission< |