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Financial supervision. MEPs are set to vote into law a rigorous new framework for the supervision of financial markets in the EU, after achieving an agreement with Member States (debate and votes Wednesday).
Herman Van Rompuy on summit outcome. The President of the European Council will debate with MEPs the outcome of the latest EU summit (Wednesday). Mr Van Rompuy also has a meeting with political group leaders and some committee chairs to discuss the Task Force on economic governance, and a bilateral meeting with EP President Jerzy Buzek (Tuesday).
Securing Europe’s gas supplies. Reducing the risks of people being left without gas in case of supply problems is the aim of draft legislation before MEPs. An agreement with Council means it is set to be finalised this week (debate and vote Tuesday).
Pharmacovigilance. Legislation to ensure better monitoring of, and communication on, unwelcome side effects of medicines is likely to be approved, again following an agreement between MEPs and the Council (debate Tuesday, vote Wednesday).
Killing pests, protecting health. MEPs will decide on a draft law modernising EU rules on pest control products used in homes and offices, with the aim of ensuring health protection, but also removing unnecessary red tape (debate Tuesday, vote Wednesday)
Immigration/Pakistan. Parliament will decide whether to approve an agreement with Pakistan aimed at making it easier to return Pakistani nationals illegally resident in the EU (debate Monday, vote Tuesday).
Air accidents. MEPs will vote on a draft EU law aimed at setting new minimum standards for investigations of aviation accidents in Europe (debate Monday, vote Tuesday).
Trade with Turkey. MEPs will debate trade and economic relations between Europe and Turkey (debate Monday, vote Tuesday).
EEAS: Heads of EU delegations. Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs will decide which of the new heads of EU delegations should appear before the Committee before taking up their duties (Monday).