EP News, August 24th, 2007 (No. 319)
The Week Ahead 27-31 August 2007
MEPs return from summer recess on Monday 27 August (not a Bank Holiday in Brussels). Some of the parliamentary committees meet on Monday but for the rest of the week, MEPs will convene in their political groups to prepare voting positions for the next plenary session in Strasbourg from 3-6 September.
Among the issues being discussed in committee on Monday:
Among the reports currently scheduled for discussion in Strasbourg from 3-6 September:
More details will appear in the next EP News towards the end of next week
European Parliament plenary sessions 2008
Parliament's calendar of part-sessions for 2008 was set as follows:
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 |
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Title of procedure |
MEP in charge |
Type of procedure |
Stage of procedure |
Proposed Act / OEIL |
| AFET - Foreign Affairs [ list ] | 3 September 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
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| SEDE - Subcommittee on Security and Defence [ list ] | 10-11 September 2007 | committee homepage | - |
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| DROI - Subcommittee on Human Rights [ list ] | 27 August 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| Hearing on Human Rights in the European Neighbourhood Policy (examples of Jordan and Azerbaijan) | - | - | - | - |
Exchange of views on human rights in frozen conflicts (example of Transnistria), with former political prisoners |
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| BUDG - Budgets [ list ] | 13 September 2007 | committee homepage | - |
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CONT - Budgetary Control [ list ] |
11-12 September 2007 | committee homepage | - |
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| DEVE - Development [ list ] | 27 August 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| 2008 Budget: Section III - Commission | Kyosti Virrankowki (ALDE) | - | Consideration of budget amendments | - |
| Parliament's right of scrutiny concerning the Development Cooperation Instrument | - | - | Exchange of views | - |
| The European Union and humanitarian aid | Thierry Cornillet (ALDE) | - | Consideration of draft report | - |
| Sources of conventional energy and energy technologies | - | - | Consideration of draft opinion | - |
| Mission to Darfur by a Committee on Development delgation (30 June - 5 July 2007) | - | - | Report by members of the delegation | - |
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| ECON - Economic and Monetary Affairs [ list ] | 10-11 September 2007 | committee homepage | ||
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| EMPL - Employment and Social Affairs [ list ] | 11-12 September 2007 | - | committee homepage | - |
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| ENVI - Environment, Public Health and Food Safety [ list ] | 11-13 September 2007 | committee homepage | ||
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| ITRE - Industry, Research and Energy [ list ] | 12-13 September 2007 | committee homepage | - |
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| IMCO - Internal Market and Consumer Protection [ list ] | 12-13 September 2007 | committee homepage | ||
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| INTA - International Trade [ list ] | 11-12 September 2007 | committee homepage | ||
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| TRAN - Transport and Tourism [ list ] | 27 August 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| Agreement between the EC and yrgyzstan on certain aspects of air services | Paolo Costa (ALDE) | - | Adoption of draft report | - |
| Agreement between the EC and Panama on certain aspects of air services | Paolo Costa (ALDE) | - | Adoption of draft report | - |
| Agreement between the EC and Jordan on certain aspects of air services | Paolo Costa (ALDE) | - | Adoption of draft report | - |
| Air Transport Agreement between the EC and the USA | Said El Khadraoui (PSE) | - | Consideration of draft report | - |
| CARS 21: A Competitive Automotive Regulatory Framework | - | - | Consideration of draft opinion | - |
| Amendment of Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading with the Community | Peter Liese (EPP-ED) | - | Consideration of draft opinion and amendments | - |
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| REGI - Regional Development [ list ] | 12-13 September 2007 | committee homepage | - |
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| AGRI - Agriculture and Rural Development [ list ] | 3 September 2007 | committee homepage | - |
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| PECH - Fisheries [ list ] | 27 August 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| A policy to reduce unwanted by-catches and eliminate discards in European fisheries | Carl Schlyter (Verts/ALE) | Non legislative | Exchange of views |
Communication - OEIL |
| 2008 budget: Section III - Commission | Emanuel Jardim Fernandes (PSE) | - | Consideration of draft opinion and budget amendments | - |
| Collection and management of data on the Common Fisheries Policy | Paulo Casaca (PSE) | - | Consideration of draft report | - |
| Fourth report on cohesion | Pedro Guerreiro (GUE/NGL) | - | Exchange of views | - |
| Fishing activities of Community fishing vessels outside Community waters and the access of third country vessels to Community waters | - | - | Presentation by the Commission | - |
| Fisheries Agreement between the EC and Madagascar | Margie Sudre (EPP-ED) | - | Presentation by the Commission | - |
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| CULT - Culture and Education [ list ] | 27 August 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
Statistics on education and lifelong learning |
Nikolaos Sifunakis (PSE) | - | Adoption of draft report | - |
| Exchange of views with Sir Robert Scott, elected Chairman, on the Report of the Selection Panel meeting for the European Capital of Culture 2011 | - | - | Exchange of views | - |
| Exchange of views with the Portuguese Presidency on the International Year of Creativity and Innovation | - | - | Exchange of views | |
| With the Commission and the Executive Agency: exchange of views on procedures and implementation of measures related to multiannual programmes | - | - | Exchange of views | - |
| Presentation of a study on "Street Artists in Europe", by Stephane Simonin and Yohann Floch, HorsLesMurs, Paris | - | - | Presentation | - |
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| JURI - Legal Affairs [ list ] | 10-11 September 2007 | - | committee homepage | |
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| LIBE - Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs [ list ] | 27 August 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| Decision on procedure to be followed for the 2nd reading of the specific programme "drugs prevention and information (2007-2013)" of the General programme "Fundamental Rights and Justice" (to be announced in plenary on 3 September 2007) | - | - | - | - |
| Annual Report on public access to Parliament documents | Marco Cappato (ALDE) | - | First exchange of views and consideration of working document | - |
| The Visa Facilitation Agreements with the Western Balkans | - | - | First exchange of views and presentation by the Presidency and the European Commission | - |
| Wind-up resolution on Terrorism | - | - | First exchange of views | - |
| The situation of fundamental rights in the European Union 2004-2007: Exchange of views with Executive Board of the Fundamental Rights Agency, and presentation of the report on Racism and Xenophobia in the European Union | Giusto Catania (GUE/NGL) | - | Exchange of views and presentation | |
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| AFCO - Constitutional Affairs [ list ] | 3 September 2007 | committee homepage | - |
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| FEMM - Women's Rights and Gender Equality [ list ] | 10-11 September 2007 | committee homepage | - |
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| PETI - Petitions [ list ] | 13 September 2007 | committee homepage | - |
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| CLIM - Temporary Committee on Climate Change [ list ] | 10 September 2007 | - | committee homepage | |
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