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EP News, June 8th, 2007 (No. 312)

 

The Week Ahead, 11-15 June 2007

 

Sir Reg Empey, Northern Ireland Executive, meets EP President Pöttering on Tuesday in Brussels

 

There is one day of committee meetings on Monday before MEPs convene in their political groups to decide on voting positions ahead of the next plenary session.

Highlight of the committee meetings: 
  • Public Hearing on the role of the national judge in the EU - rapporteur Diana Wallis MEP, (Lib Dem, Yorks & Humber), with expert evidence from Rt Hon Lord Justice Rix of the Court of Appeal;
  • Mon-Tues:  Future of Europe discussion between MEPs and national parliaments.  From the UK, Michael Connarty MP, and Lords MacLennan and Grenfell; Andrew Duff MEP (Lib Dem, Eastern) will lead one of the sessions.

 

Highlights of the following week's session in Strasbourg (18-22 June):

  • Equitable Life - conclusions of the Committee of Inquiry (rapporteur: Diana Wallis (Lib Dem, Yorks & Humber)
  • Ban on trade in cat and dog fur
  • Labelling of spirit drinks
  • Cross-border pensions
  • Glenys Kinnock MEP (Lab, Wales) on Millennium Development Goals

 

 

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
Proposed Act / OEIL
AFET - Foreign Affairs [ list ] 12 June 2007 - committee homepage
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ENLARGED BUREAU MEETING WITH MR STEINMEIER, FEDERAL MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF GERMANY - - - -
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SEDE - Subcommittee on Security and Defence [ list ] 28 June 2007   committee homepage
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DROI - Subcommittee on Human Rights [ list ] 28 June 2007   committee homepage
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BUDG - Budgets [ list ] 11 June 2007   committee homepage
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CONT - Budgetary Control [ list ]

26-27 June 2007   committee homepage
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DEVE - Development [ list ] 18 June 2007   committee homepage
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ECON - Economic and Monetary Affairs [ list ] 11 June 2007 full agenda committee homepage  
A new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) Guntars Krasts (UEN) Codecision first reading Consideration of amendments - Adoption of draft report Regulation - OEIL
Asset Management II Wolf Klinz (ALDE) Non legislative Exchange of views for reference, see: Asset Management I - OEIL
EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK - Monetary dialogue with Mr Jean-Claude TRICHET, President of the ECB - - - -
Financial services policy (2005-2010) - White Paper Ieke van den Burg (PSE) Non legislative Adoption of draft report White Paper - OEIL
Indirect taxes on the raising of capital (recast version) Werner Langen (EPP-ED) Consultation Adoption of draft report Directive - OEIL
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EMPL - Employment and Social Affairs [ list ] 18 June 2007   committee homepage
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ENVI - Environment, Public Health and Food Safety [ list ] 25-27 June 2007   committee homepage  
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ITRE - Industry, Research and Energy [ list ] 18 June 2007   committee homepage
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IMCO - Internal Market and Consumer Protection [ list ] 26-28 June 2007   committee homepage  
28 June, 9-12.30: HEARING ON TIMESHARE        
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INTA - International Trade [ list ] 27-28 June 2007   committee homepage  
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TRAN - Transport and Tourism [ list ] 18 June 2007   committee homepage
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REGI - Regional Development [ list ] 25-26 June 2007   committee homepage
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AGRI - Agriculture and Rural Development [ list ] 16-17 July 2007   committee homepage
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PECH - Fisheries [ list ] 11 June 2007 full agenda committee homepage
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Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and São Tomé and Príncipe Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos (PSE) Consultation Adoption of draft report Regulation - OEIL
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and Kiribati Philippe Morillon (ALDE) Consultation Adoption of draft report Regulation - OEIL
Member States’ efforts during 2005 to achieve a sustainable balance between fishing capacity and fishing opportunities Paulo Casaca (PSE) Non legislative Consideration of draft report Annual Report - OEIL
Implementing sustainability in EU fisheries through maximum sustainable yield Carmen Fraga Estévez (EPP-ED)
Non legislative Consideration of draft report Communication - OEIL
A policy to reduce unwanted by-catches and eliminate discards in European fisheries Carl Schlyter (Verts/ALE) Non legislative Exchange of views Communication - OEIL
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CULT - Culture and Education [ list ] 18 June 2007   committee homepage
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JURI - Legal Affairs [ list ] 11 June 2007 full agenda committee homepage  
Consultation on the immunity of Alessandra Mussolini Klaus-Heiner Lehne (EPP-ED) immunities Hearing -
Consultation on the immunity of Jozsef Szajer Enrico Speroni (UEN) immunities Hearing -
Request for defence of the immunity of Mario Borghezio Aloyzas Sakalas (PSE) immunities Adoption -
Request for defence of the immunity of Ashley Mote Francesco Enrico Speroni (UEN) immunities Exchange of views -
Public hearing: The role of the national judge in the European judicial system
Diana Wallis (ALDE) - -
Better law-making 2005: application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality - 13th annual report Bert Doorn (EPP-ED) Non legislative Adoption of draft report Report - OEIL
Strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment Giuseppe Gargani (EPP-ED) Non legislative Adoption of draft report Communication - OEIL
Defence of the prerogatives of the European Parliament before the Courts - - - -
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LIBE - Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs [ list ] 11 June 2007 full agenda committee homepage
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Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995 on the Europol Convention Genowefa Grabowska (PSE) Consultation Adoption of draft report Decision - OEIL
Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 29 May 2000 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union Genowefa Grabowska (PSE) Consultation Adoption of draft report Decision - OEIL
Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 17 June 1998 on driving disqualifications Genowefa Grabowska (PSE) Consultation Adoption of draft report Decision - OEIL
European supervision order in pre-trial procedures between Member States of the European Union Ioannis Varvitsiotis (EPP-ED) Consultation Consideration of working document Council Framework Decision - OEIL
Agreement between the EC and Ukraine on readmission Barbara Kudrycka (EPP-ED) Consultation Presentation by the Commission Council Decision - OEIL
Joint debate: - - - -
European strategy on immigration and asylum - Presentation by the European Commission on the immigration/asylum package and exchange of views - - - -
FRONTEX (European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union, Warsaw - Poland) - Presentation of the 2007 working programme and exchange of views on the recent events in the Mediterranean area by Mr Ilkka LAITINEN, Director (to be confirmed) - - - -
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AFCO - Constitutional Affairs [ list ] 25-26 June 2007   committee homepage
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FEMM - Women's Rights and Gender Equality [ list ] 25-26 June 2007   committee homepage
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PETI - Petitions [ list ] 25-26 June 2007   committee homepage
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CLIM - Temporary Committee on Climate Change [ list ] 18 and 21 June 2007   committee homepage  
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Hearings

11 June 2007
JURI - Committee on Legal Affairs
The role of the national judge in the European judicial system

26 June 2007
FEMM - Committee on Women's Rights
Women in prison

26 June 2007
LIBE - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Prevention of statelessness and protection of stateless persons within the European Union

27 June 2007
TRAN - Committee on Transport and Tourism
Including aviation in the Emissions Trading Scheme

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