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Croatian accession, 2012 budget, December summit on Brussels plenary

Institutions − 29-11-2011 - 13:17
 
 
View of circular staircase outside the hemicycle in Brussels   Economic crisis under the spotlight once again

In a busy Brussels plenary 30 November and 1 December, MEPs discussed the upcoming summit, which will focus on the economic crisis, with European Commission Vice-President Olli Rehn, voted on Croatia becoming the 28th member of the EU and gave a final stamp of approval to the budget for 2012.


European Central Bank President Mario Draghi made his first appearance in plenary, since taking up the post, for a debate on the 2010 ECB report. On Thursday, International Aids Day, the house debated the EU's global reaction to HIV/Aids. MEPs also adopted a new code of conduct.

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View of circular staircase outside the hemicycle in Brussels   Start   MEPS voting in plenary   Newsletter - 30 November-1 December 2011 - Brussels plenary session   A magnifying glass on euro notes ©BELGA/DPA/J.Buettner   The European Semester: a new structure for macroeconomic coordination   A map of Croatia in Europe   MEPs to vote on accession of Croatia to EU Thursday   Carlo Casini   Carlo Casini: "We want to make clearer rules"   View of the outside of EP building in Brussels   Opening: Yemeni visitors, Turkey, Egypt, Morocco   Commissioner Olli Rehn (left)and Mikołaj Dowgielewicz in plenary   MEPs urge EU leaders to adopt bold measures to quell crisis   infographic   HIV/AIDS: Further action needed to cut new infections   MEPs voting on the Casini report   New code of conduct for MEPs approved   Croatian and EU flags ©EPA   Croatia’s EU accession: green light from Parliament   EP president Jerzy Buzek, smiling after signing the EU budget   EU budget for 2012 approved by Parliament   Photo montage of Draghi's appearance   Things we learnt in Brussels plenary: 30 November – 1 December  
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Plenary Session from 30/11/2011 to 01/12/2011
 
Faster and smarter customs checks to ensure consumer safety Free movement of goods − 01-12-2011 - 14:51  
 
Parliament wants EU-Ukraine association agreement to go ahead External relations − 01-12-2011 - 14:34  
 
Croatia’s EU accession: green light from Parliament Enlargement − 01-12-2011 - 14:23  
 
EU budget for 2012 approved by Parliament Budget − 01-12-2011 - 14:16  
 
EU regional funding: MEPs back better terms for crisis-stricken countries Regional policy − 01-12-2011 - 13:51  
 
Raising school-leaving age and second-chance schools to cut drop-out rates Education − 01-12-2011 - 13:41  
 
HIV/AIDS: further action needed to cut new infections Public health − 01-12-2011 - 13:35  
 
Requests to defend the immunity of Viktor Uspaskich rejected MEPs: immunity and statute − 01-12-2011 - 13:21  
 
EP supports measures to facilitate local border traffic in the Kaliningrad area Justice and home affairs − 01-12-2011 - 13:11  
 
Economic policy coordination only effective with more democracy Economic and monetary affairs − 01-12-2011 - 13:03  
 
New code of conduct for MEPs approved Parliament's Rules of Procedure − 01-12-2011 - 12:58  
 
Parliament approves aid worth €1.5 million for redundant Portuguese workers Budget − 01-12-2011 - 12:50  
 
Parliament asks ECB to keep up its Euro-saving work Economic and monetary affairs − 01-12-2011 - 12:45  
 
Immunity of Luigi De Magistris upheld MEPs: immunity and statute − 01-12-2011 - 12:37  
 
Parliament waives Georgios Toussas' immunity MEPs: immunity and statute − 01-12-2011 - 12:31  
 
MEPs urge EU leaders to adopt bold measures to quell crisis Institutions − 01-12-2011 - 10:58 Update  
 
Opening: Yemeni visitors, Turkey, Egypt, Morocco Institutions − 30-11-2011 - 16:28  
 
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