Highlights in committee include:
- Pesticides & plant protection products - 2nd reading vote - Environment Cttee (Weds);
- Working Time Directive - 2nd reading vote - Employment Cttee (Weds);
- Toy safety - 1st reading vote - Internal Market & Consumer Cttee (Thurs);
- Arab Week in the European Parliament includes Arab League Sec. Gen to Foreign Affairs Cttee (Tues);
- Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the Eurogroup - to Economic Cttee (Tues).
Public Hearings with UK experts:
- East Sussex County Council link with two French Departments features as an example in Regional Committee hearing on inter-cultural dialogue (Thursday);
- Aberdeen Fish Producers' Organisation Ltd (CEO David Anderson) gives evidence to Fisheries Committee hearing on producer organisations (Weds);
- Prof. Lionel Bentley, Intellectual Property Professor Cambridge University, evidence to Legal Committee hearing on copyright protection (Tuesday);
- Prof. Salim Al-Hassani (University of Manchester) discussion of Muslim heritage with Culture Committee (Weds);
- Roger Middleton of Chatham House evidence on African Union & security to hearing on Security & Development (Tuesday);
- Oxford-based international development consultancy Mokoro evidence to Development Cttee hearing on budget support (Weds).
Other public hearings:
- North West Labour MEP Arlene McCarthy chairs hearing on consumer organisations in new Member States (Consumer Protection Cttee - Weds);
- Human exploration of space - Industry Cttee (Wednesday);
- Bridges between cultures in EU regions - Culture Cttee (Thursday);
- Sub-contracting in construction industry - European Foundation for Improvement of Living & Working Conditions present new study - Employment Cttee (Weds);
- South West Conservative MEP Neil Parish speaks at Agriculture Cttee meeting with representatives of national parliaments on European agriculture and global role (Monday).
Issues led by UK MEPs include:
- Herring stocks off West Scotland - adoption report by Scottish Conservative MEP Struan Stevenson (Fisheries Cttee);
- EU-Korea co-operation - adoption report by Scottish Labour MEP David Martin (International Trade Cttee);
- e-Justice - adoption report by Yorkshire & Humber Lib Dem MEP Diana Wallis (Legal Cttee);
- Peace-building in post-conflict situations - adoption report by South East Conservative MEP Nirj Deva (Development Cttee).
Petitions with a UK interest include:
- Open Forum Europe petition on market domination in the software sector (petitioners present in Brussels for Petitions Cttee meeting - Thursday);
- European City Guides - vote on Committee report on misleading advertising.
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