EP News, December 14th, 2007 (No. 336)
The Week Ahead 17-21 December 2007
Highlights of the week in committee include:
Petitions with UK interest
Note to readers: Where available, a link to the factsheet on the European Parliament's Legislative Observatory (the 'OEIL') is included in the right-hand column: OEIL files often contain a summary 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.europa.eu, and working documents on the committees' websites:
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Date of meeting |
Link to full agenda |
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 ] | 17-18 December 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
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| A more effective EU policy for South Caucasus: from promises to actions | Lydie Polfer (ALDE) | Own initiative | Consideration of amendments • Adoption of draft report | OEIL |
| A Black Sea Regional Policy Approach | Roberta Alma Anastase (EPP-ED) | Non legislative | Consideration of amendments • Adoption of draft report | Communication - OEIL |
| Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper | Elmar Brok (EPP-ED) | Non legislative | Consideration of working document | Communication - OEIL |
| Exchange of views with Mr Luis Amado, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Portugal and acting President-in-Office, on the results of the Portuguese Presidency in the field of CFSP | - | - | - | - |
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| SEDE - Subcommittee on Security and Defence [ list ] | 18-19 December 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| With the Council and Commission | - | - | - | - |
| Report on the Cluster Ammunitions Conference held in Brussels (30 October 2007) and possible new steps (Mrs GOMES and Mr PFLÜGER) | - | - | - | - |
| Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR ALTHEA and EUPM) on 7-9 November 2007 - Exchange of views | - | - | - | - |
| Delegation to Greece and Cyprus (HELBROC Battle Group) on 5-7 December 2007 - Exchange of views | - | - | - | - |
| Defence procurements/Intra-community trade of defence products:
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| Exchange of views with Mr Carlos PAIS, Portuguese Ambassador to the PSC | - | - | - | - |
| Exchange of views with Mr Luís LEANDRO DA SILVA, Chairman of COARM | - | - | - | - |
In camera: Arms trafficking from the Balkans. Exchange of views with Mr Adrian WILKINSON and Mr Hugh GRIFFITHS (South-Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons) |
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| DROI - Subcommittee on Human Rights [ list ] | 18-19 December 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | -- |
| Exchange of views with the Portuguese Presidency | - | - | - | - |
| The 10th anniversary of the Euromed Human Rights Network: freedom of association in the Mediterranean region | - | - | - | - |
| Outcome of the meetings of the EU-Tunisia Association Council (19 November 2007) and of the EU-Jordan Association Council (11 December 2007) in the field of human rights and preparation of the forthcoming EU-Egypt Subcommittee on Human Rights (24 January 2008) | - | - | - | - |
| Exchange of views with the Human Rights and Democracy Network on the 2008 work programme of the sub-committee | - | - | - | - |
| Review of the work of the UN Human Rights Council with the participation of Mr Doru Costea, President of the HRC Geneva. | - | - | - | - |
| Exchange of views on special procedures of the UN Human Rights Council with the participation of Mr Miloon Kotari, Special Rapporteur on adequate housing | - | - | - | - |
| Report back of recent DROI Delegation to the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee (19-21 November 2007) | - | - | - | - |
| Exchange of views on the human rights situation in Turkey after recent DROI Delegation visit (3-5 December 2007) | - | - | - | - |
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| BUDG - Budgets [ list ] | 18 December 2007 | committee homepage | - |
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CONT - Budgetary Control [ list ] |
18-19 December 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| Meeting with budgetary control committees of national parliaments |
Herbert Bösch (PSE) | - | - | - |
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| DEVE - Development [ list ] | 17-18 December 2007 | full agenda (in French) | committee homepage | - |
| Chinese policy and its effects on Africa | Ana Maria Gomes (PSE) | Own initiative | - | OEIL |
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| ECON - Economic and Monetary Affairs [ list ] | 18 December 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | |
| EXCHANGE OF VIEWS with Mr. Charlie McCREEVY, Commissioner for Internal Market and Services | - | - | - | - |
| Public hearing on Solvency II | - | - | - | - |
| International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the governance of the IASB | Alexander Radwan (EPP-ED) | Consideration of amendments | Report - OEIL | |
| Insurance and reinsurance - Solvency II | Peter Skinner (PSE) | Codecision first reading | Second exchange of views | Directive - OEIL |
| Taxation of unleaded petrol and gas oil | Olle Schmidt (ALDE) | Consultation | Adoption of draft report | Directive - OEIL |
| Monetary dialogue with Mr. Jean-Claude TRICHET, President of the European Central Bank | - | - | - | - |
| Strategic Report on the Renewed Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs: Launching the new cycle (2008-2010) |
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| EMPL - Employment and Social Affairs [ list ] | 17-18 December 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| Employment Guidelines 2008 - 2010 | Anne Van Lancker (PSE) | - | Exchange of views | - |
| Community strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work | Glenis Willmott (PSE) | Non legislative | Consideration of amendments. Consideration and adoption of draft report. | Communication - OEIL |
| The European Risk Observatory: Identifying new and emerging risks in Europe's workplaces (EU-OSHA, Bilbao agency). | - | - | - | - |
| Application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community | Csaba Őry (EPP-ED) | Codecision first reading | Consideration of amendments. Consideration and adoption of draft report | Regulation - OEIL |
| Exchange of views with Mr VIEIRA DA SILVA, Minister for Labour and Social Solidarity - Conclusions of the Portuguese Presidency. | - | - | - | - |
| The demographic future of Europe | Françoise Castex (PSE) | Non legislative | Consideration of amendments | Communication - OEIL |
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| ENVI - Environment, Public Health and Food Safety [ list ] | 19 December 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | |
| Mid-term review of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme | Riitta Myller (PSE) | Non legislative | Consideration of draft report | Communication - OEIL |
| Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs | Horst Schnellhardt (EPP-ED) | Codecision first reading | Presentation of the timetable and discussion on the procedure to be followed | Regulation - OEIL |
| Statistics on plant protection products | Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) | Codecision first reading | Adoption of draft report | Regulation - OEIL |
| Directive on safe, high-quality and efficient cross-border healthcare • Exchange of views with Commissioner Kyprianou | - | - | Consideration and adoption of an oral question • Consideration of motion for a resolution | - |
| Combating cancer in the enlarged European Union | See also: resolution on breast cancer in the enlarge European Union - OEIL | |||
| Commission statement on a pending 'comitology' regulatory procedure with scrutiny (Draft Commission Regulation laying down test methods pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/ 2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)) |
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| Oral Question no. 2007/18 by Mr Jens Holm on the future revision of Council Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products |
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| Report back of the delegation to COP13 of the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change in Bali • Exchange of views (to be confirmed) | - | - | - | - |
| Report back of the delegation to Ireland
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| ITRE - Industry, Research and Energy [ list ] | 18-19-20 December 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| With the Council and Commission | - | - | - | - |
| Presentation by the Commission of the SET-Plan - A European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) - Towards a low carbon future (COM(2007)0723) | - | - | - | - |
| The European Research Area: New Perspectives | Umberto Guidoni (GUE/NGL) | Non legislative | Consideration of amendments • Adoption of draft report | Green Paper - OEIL |
| Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund | Claude Turmes (Verts/ALE) | Non legislative | Consideration of amendments • Adoption of draft report | Communication - OEIL |
| Deployment and commercial operating phases of the European programme of satellite radionavigation | Etelka Barsi-Pataky (EPP-ED) | Codecision first reading | Consideration of draft report | Regulation - OEIL |
| Visit of Minister Mariano Gago, Portuguese Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, Presidency-in-office of the Council of the European Union | - | - | - | - |
| Selection and authorisation of systems providing mobile satellite services | Fiona Hall (ALDE) | Codecision first reading | Exchange of views | Decision - OEIL |
| Action Plan for Energy Efficiency: Realising the Potential | Fiona Hall (ALDE) | Non legislative | Adoption of draft report | Communication - OEIL |
| Internal market in electricity | Eluned Morgan (PSE) | Codecision first reading | Exchange of views | Directive - OEIL |
| Conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity | Alejo Vidal-Quadras (EPP-ED) | Codecision first reading | Exchange of views | Regulation - OEIL |
| Internal market in natural gas | Romano Maria La Russa (UEN) | Codecision first reading | Exchange of views | Directive - OEIL |
| Conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks | Atanas Paparizov (PSE) | Codecision first reading | Exchange of views | Regulation - OEIL |
| Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators | Renato Brunetta (EPP-ED) | Codecision first reading | Exchange of views | Regulation - OEIL |
| STOA presentations - Presentations from STOA experts of their latest work | - | - | - | - |
| Research Fund for Coal and Steel | Adam Gierek (PSE) | Consultation | Consideration of draft report | Decision - OEIL |
| Regulation setting up the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking - Presentation by the Commission | - | - | - | - |
| Possibly continuation exchange of views on the Energy Package Electricity and Gas |
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| IMCO - Internal Market and Consumer Protection [ list ] | 22 January 2008 | committee homepage | ||
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| INTA - International Trade [ list ] | 18-19 December 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | |
| The EU's Strategy to deliver market access for European companies | Ignasi Guardans Cambó (ALDE) | Non legislative | Adoption of draft report | Communication - OEIL |
| International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 | Caroline Lucas (Verts/ALE) | Consultation | Adoption of draft report | Decision - OEIL |
| Towards a reformed World Trade Organisation | Cristiana Muscardini (UEN) | Own initiative | Consideration of working document | OEIL |
| The gendered impact of trade policies and agreements - Presentation by:
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| In camera - State of play of ongoing International Trade Negotiations Exchange of views with Mr. David O'Sullivan, Director General of DG Trade - of the European Commission |
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Hearing on Programme
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| TRAN - Transport and Tourism [ list ] | 17-18 December 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| Accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services | Markus Ferber (EPP-ED) | Codecision second reading | Consideration of amendments • Adoption of draft recommendation for second reading | Directive - OEIL |
| Exchange of views with President-in-Office Mr M. Lino, Portuguese Minister of Transport | - | - | - | - |
| Abolition of discrimination in transport rates and conditions | Paolo Costa (ALDE) | Codecision first reading | Adoption of draft report | Regulation - OEIL |
| Amendment of Directive 95/50/EC as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission | Bogusław Liberadzki (PSE) | Codecision first reading | Adoption of draft report | Directive - OEIL |
| Protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users | Francesco Ferrari (ALDE) | Codecision first reading | Exchange of views | Regulation - OEIL |
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| REGI - Regional Development [ list ] | 17-18 December 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| With the Council and Commission | - | - | - | - |
| Exchange of views with Mr João Ferrão, Secretary of State for Spatial Planning and Towns, President-in-Office of the Council of the European Union. | - | - | - | - |
| Public Hearing on The use of renewable and sustainable energy in the framework of the structural policy (2007-2013) |
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| The evaluation of the Peace Programme and strategies for the future | Bairbre de Brún (GUE/NGL) | Own initiative | Consideration of draft report | OEIL |
| The role of volunteering in contributing to economic and social cohesion | Marian Harkin (ALDE) | Own initiative | Consideration of working document | OEIL |
| The follow-up of the Territorial Agenda and the Leipzig Charter - Towards a European action programme for spatial development and territorial cohesion | Gisela Kallenbach (Verts/ALE) | Own initiative | Consideration of draft report | OEIL |
| 4th report on Cohesion | Ambroise Guellec (EPP-ED) | Non legislative | Consideration of amendments | Report - OEIL |
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| AGRI - Agriculture and Rural Development [ list ] | 17-18 December 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| Sustainable agriculture and biogas: a need for review of EU-legislation | Csaba Sándor Tabajdi (PSE) | Own initiative | Consideration of draft report | OEIL |
| Milk quota increase 2008/2009 | Elisabeth Jeggle | Own initiative | Exchange of views | OEIL |
| "Reflection on the possibilities for the future development of the CAP" - Aids and markets - The rural development perspectives - Presentation of two studies |
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| Measures making use of the remote-sensing applications developed within the framework of the CAP | Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf (Verts/ALE) | Consultation | Adoption of draft report | Regulation - OEIL |
| The Health Check on the CAP | Lutz Goepel (EPP-ED) | Non legislative | Consideration of working document | Communication - OEIL |
| GMO approval procedure and zero tolerance regime and the economic consequences thereof |
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| PECH - Fisheries [ list ] | 19-20 December 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| Statistics on aquaculture | Philippe Morillon (ALDE) | Codecision first reading | Adoption of draft report | Regulation - OEIL |
| Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and Côte d’Ivoire | Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) | Consultation | Consideration of draft report | Regulation - OEIL |
| Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and Guinea-Bissau | Capoulas Santos Luis Manuel (PES) | Consultation | Exchange of views | Regulation - OEIL |
| Amendments to the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the EC and Seychelles | Josu Ortuondo Larrea (ALDE) | Consultation | Presentation by the Commission | Regulation - OEIL |
| Modifications to protocols of fisheries partnership agreements concluded between the EC and third countries | - | Consultation | Presentation by the Commission | - |
| In camera Fisheries agreements with non-member countries |
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| Exchange of views with Jaime Silva, Portuguese Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, President-in-Office of the Council, on the assessment of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council |
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| Policy coherence for development and the effects of the EU’s exploitation of certain biological natural resources on development in West Africa | Carmen Fraga Estévez (PPE-DE) | Own initiative | Consideration of working document | - |
| High-level ministerial conference on eradicating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, held in Lisbon on 29 October 2007 | - | - | - | - |
| Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing |
Marie-Hélène Aubert (Verts/ALE) | Consultation | Presentation by the Commission | Regulation - OEIL |
| Protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems |
Freitas Duarte (EPP-ED) | Consultation | Presentation by the Commission | Communication - OEIL |
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| CULT - Culture and Education [ list ] | 17-18 December 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| With the Council and Commission | - | - | - | - |
| Presentation of the outcomes of the Portuguese Presidency: exchange of views with Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues, Minister for Education and Isabel Pires de Lima, Minister for Culture |
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A European agenda for culture in a globalising world |
Vasco Graça Moura (EPP-ED) | Non legislative | Presentation of the briefing paper by Christopher Gordon | Communication - OEIL |
| Cultural industries in Europe | Guy Bono (PSE) | Own initiative | Adoption of draft report | OEIL |
| Agreement between the EC and Switzerland on the Community programme MEDIA 2007 | Ruth Hieronymi (EPP-ED) | Consultation | Adoption of draft report | Decision - OEIL |
| Presentation of the outcomes of the Portuguese Presidency: exchange of views with Mariano Gago, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education and Pedro Silva Pereira, Minister of the Presidency | - | - | - | - |
| Presentation of the study on "The State of Community Media in the EU" by Jan Runge (Kern European Affairs) |
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| JURI - Legal Affairs [ list ] | 19 December 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | |
| With the Council and Commission | - | - | - | - |
| Exchange of views with Mr Alberto Costa, Portuguese Minister for Justice, on the stock taking of the Portuguese Presidency | - | - | - | - |
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| Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors (codified version) | Hans-Peter Mayer (EPP-ED) | Codecision first reading | Adoption | - |
| Rear registration plate lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers (codified version) | Hans-Peter Mayer (EPP-ED) | Codecision first reading | Adoption | - |
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| The role of the national judge in the European judicial system | Diana Wallis (ALDE) | Own initiative | Exchange of views | OEIL |
| A simplified business environment for companies in the areas of company law, accounting and auditing | Klaus-Heiner Lehne (EPP-ED) | Non legislative | Exchange of views | Communciation - OEIL |
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| Request for defence of the parliamentary immunity of Claudio Fava | - | - | - | - |
| Request for defence of the parliamentary immunity of Mr Witold Tomczak | - | - | - | - |
| Consultation on the parliamentary immunity of Mr Marek Siwiec | - | - | - | - |
| Request for waiver of the immunity of Mr Hans-Peter Martin | - | - | - | - |
| Disputes involving Parliament | - | - | - | - |
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| Exchange of views with Mr Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services | - | - | - | - |
| HEARING:
Protection of the environment through criminal law |
Hartmut Nassauer (EPP-ED) |
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| LIBE - Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs [ list ] | 17-18 December 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| Evaluation of the Portuguese Presidency in internal affairs domain in the presence of Mr. Rui PEREIRA, Minister of Interior (1st part session) | - | - | - | - |
| Draft oral question to the European Commission on the progress in the Freedom, Security and Justice area in 2007 and planning for 2008 in the FSJA • Presentation of a draft oral question to the Commission in the presence of Vice-President Franco FRATTINI (tbc) • possibly, adoption of a draft oral question |
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| The factors favouring support for terrorism and the recruitment of terrorists | Jaime Mayor Oreja (EPP-ED) | Own initiative | Consideration of compromise amendments. Adoption of draft report | OEIL |
| The situation of fundamental rights in the European Union 2004 - 2007 | Giusto Catania (GUE/NGL) | annual report | Consideration of working document | OEIL |
| Evaluation of the Portuguese Presidency in the judicial cooperation domain in the presence of Mr. Alberto COSTA, Minister of Justice (2nd part session) | - | - | - | - |
| Cooperation between the special intervention units of the Member States in crisis situation s | Armando França (PSE) | Consultation | Adoption of draft report | Decision - OEIL |
| Towards an EU strategy on the rights of the child | Roberta Angelilli (UEN) | Non legislative | Adoption of draft report | Communication - OEIL |
| Multiannual framework for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for 2007-2012 | Michael Cashman (PSE) | Consultation | Adoption of draft report | Decision - OEIL |
| Simplified regime for the control of persons at the EU's external borders | Michael Cashman (PSE) | Codecision first reading | Adoption of draft report | Decision - OEIL |
| Simplified regime for the control of persons at the EU's (Switzerland and Liechtenstein) | Panayiotis Demetriou (EPP-ED) | Codecision first reading | Adoption of draft report | Decision - OEIL |
| Lisbon Treaty : impact of the new Treaty in the Justice and Home Affairs area on the acquis and ongoing procedures | - | - | - | - |
| European Migration Network. Exchange of views and Presentation by the Commission | Luciana Sbarbati (ALDE) | Consultation | - | Decision - OEIL |
| Green Paper on the role of civil society in drugs policy in the European Union |
Giusto Catania (GUE/NGL) | Non legislative | First exchange of views | Green Paper - OEIL |
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| AFCO - Constitutional Affairs [ list ] | 19 December 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| The Treaty Amending the Treaty on the European Union and the Treaty Establishing the European Community | Richard Corbett (PSE) Íñigo Méndez de Vigo (EPP-ED) |
Own initiative | Consideration of draft report | - |
| Statute of the European Ombudsman | Anneli Jäätteenmäki (ALDE) | Own initiative | Further consideration of draft report | - |
| Use by Parliament of the symbols of the Union | Carlos Carnero González (PSE) | Rules | Consideration of draft report | - |
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| FEMM - Women's Rights and Gender Equality [ list ] | 17-18 December 2007 | full agenda | committee homepage | - |
| Implementation of gender mainstreaming in the Committee on International Trade – introduction by Ignasi Guardans Cambó, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on International Trade – exchange of views |
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| The role of women in industry | Ilda Figueiredo (GUE/NGL) | Own initiative | Adoption | OEIL |
| The situation of women in prison and the impact of the imprisonment of parents on social and family life | Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (EPP/ED) | Own initiative | Adoption | OEIL |
| Assessment of six-month Portuguese Council Presidency – exchange of views with Mr Pedro Silva Pereira, Minister for the Presidency of Portugal | - | - | - | - |
| Women and science • Hearing |
Britta Thomsen (PSE) |
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