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Gerald HÄFNER (Verts/ALE, DE) will present on 29.05.12 his draft report on the inter-institutional agreement on Parliament's access to Council's classified documents. The draft agreement is a result of long negotiations between the Council and the Parliament and it concerns information outside the scope of the Common Foreign and Security Policy.

On 29.05.12, the Committee is going to consider a draft recommendation on the Trade Agreement between the EU and Colombia and Peru. Members will also vote on the motion for resolution regarding an oral question on respect for human rights and labour standards in relation to the agreement.

The Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and Committee on Legal Affairs are cooperating in the framework of this procedure. The vote on a negotiation mandate (orientation vote) is due to take place on 30.05.12 in a joint meeting. After the adoption of the negotiated mandate, trilogues with the participation of Council and Commission are foreseen to start.

On 29.05.12, the Subcommittee will hear several personal stories of people affected directly by the North Korean regime. Ambassador Robert R. King, US Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues, will then share with the MEPs his evaluation of the human rights situation in North Korea.