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The Week Ahead 16 - 22 January 2012

  13-01-2012 - 09:31  
 
Monday 16-01-2012
Quick links to the differents types of event:
Plenary session
18:00 - 19:00 Plenary agenda
Strasbourg, Plenary Chamber

18.00 - 19.00

Announcement of the candidates for election to the office of President
 
 
Press conferences
16:30 - 17:00 Last minute session briefing
Strasbourg, Louise Weiss building, Room N-1/201
 
 
Parliamentary committees
19:00 - 20:30 Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Strasbourg, Louise Weiss building (LOW), room N1.3

  • Public Hearing with Mario Draghi, Chairman of the European Systemic Risk Board (19:00-20:00)

  • Quality management for European Statistics (INI) - Report by Edward SCICLUNA (S&D, MT) (20:00-20:30)

 
 
20:45 - 22:45 Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Strasbourg, Winston Churchill building (WIC), room 200

Joint meeting with the Committee on Constitutional Affairs

  • Draft International Agreement on a Reinforced Economic Union - Discussion with Parliament's representatives of the Working Group

 
 
20:45 - 22:45 Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Strasbourg, Winston Churchill building (WIC), room 200

Joint meeting with Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

  • Draft International Agreement on a Reinforced Economic Union - discussion with Parliament's representatives of the Working Group

 
 
Tuesday 17-01-2012
Quick links to the differents types of event:
Plenary session
09:00 - 22:00 Plenary agenda
Strasbourg, Plenary Chamber

9.00 - 11.00

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Election of the President of the Parliament - First ballot

11.00 - 12.00

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Election of the President of the Parliament - Possibly, second ballot

13.00 - 14.00

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Election of the President of the Parliament - Possibly, third ballot

15.30 - 16.30

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Election of the President of the Parliament - Possibly, fourth and last ballot

19.30 - 20.30

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Election of the Vice-Presidents of the Parliament - First ballot

21.00 - 22.00

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Election of the Vice-Presidents of the Parliament - Possibly,  second ballot
 
 
Press conferences
12:30 - 13:00 The newly elected President of the EP
Strasbourg, Louise Weiss building, Room N-1/201
Martin SCHULZ, newly elected President of the European Parliament 
 
13:00 - 13:30 Briefing EPP
Strasbourg, Louise Weiss building, Room N-1/201
Joseph DAUL (FR), President 
 
13:30 - 14:00 Briefing GREENS/EFA
Strasbourg, Louise Weiss building, Room N-1/201
Daniel COHN-BENDIT (FR) and Rebecca HARMS (DE), Co-Presidents 
 
14:00 - 14:30 Briefing ALDE
Strasbourg, Louise Weiss building, Room N-1/201
Guy VERHOFSTADT (BE), President 
 
14:30 - 15:00 Briefing GUE/NGL
Strasbourg, Louise Weiss building, Room N-1/201
Lothar BISKY (DE), President, Jürgen  KLUTE (DE), Marie Christine VERGIAT (FR), Søren Bo SØNDERGAARD (DK) and Joao FERREIRA (PT) 
 
15:00 - 15:30 EFA Group welcomes new MEP - priorities for the second half of this legislature
Strasbourg, Louise Weiss building, Room N-1/201
Jill EVANS (GREENS/EFA, UK) and Ana MIRANDA (GREENS/EFA, ES) 
 
16:00 - 16:30 The wall of silence: a deadly refrigerant gas in air conditioners in 2012?
Strasbourg, Louise Weiss building, Room N-1/201
Michèle RIVASI (GREENS/EFA, FR), Andreas KORNATH, Head of the Chemistry Department, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (Munich) and Prof. Alex LECHLEUTHNER, Head of the German organization for Firemen Safety  
 
16:30 - 17:00 Green Paper public consultation on corporate restructuring and anticipation of change
Strasbourg, Louise Weiss building, Room N-1/201
László ANDOR, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion 
 
17:00 - 17:30 MEPS Friends of GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
Strasbourg, Louise Weiss building, Room N-1/201
Vittorio PRODI (S&D, IT), Norbert GLANTE (S&D, IT), Jo LEINEN (S&D, DE), Vladimir REMEK (GUE/NGL, CZ) and Christine DE VEYRAC (EPP, FR)  
 
Wednesday 18-01-2012
Quick links to the differents types of event:
Plenary session
09:00 - 20:00 Plenary agenda
Strasbourg, Plenary Chamber

9.00 - 10.00

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Election of the Vice-Presidents of the Parliament - Possibly,  third and last ballot


or


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 Election of the Quaestors of the Parliament - First ballot

10.00 - 12.30

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Order of business

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Vote

- Numerical strength of the standing committees - Proposal for a decision


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KEY DEBATE


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Danish Presidency Programme - Council and Commission statements


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End of Key Debate

12.35 - 12.55

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Votes


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Conclusions of the European Council meeting on a draft international agreement on a Fiscal Stability Union (8-9 December 2011) - Motions for resolutions

13.00- 13.30


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Election of the Quaestors of the Parliament - First of second ballot

15.00 - 19.00


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Election of the Quaestors of the Parliament - Possibly, second or third and last ballot


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Recent political developments in Hungary - Commission and Council statement  followed by debate


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Follow-up to the Durban climate change conference - Commission statement followed by debate

***II

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Electrical and electronic equipment waste - Debate on report by Karl-Heinz FLORENZ (EPP, DE)

***II

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Placing on the market and use of biocidal products - Debate on report by Christa KLAß (EPP, DE)

19.00 - 20.00


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Appointments to the committees - Announcement of the proposal for a decision by the Conference of Presidents


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Election of the Quaestors of the Parliament - Possibly, third and last ballot
 
 
Press conferences
11:00 - 11:30 The new Treaty and the discipline of banks recapitalization
Strasbourg, Louise Weiss building, Room N-1/201
Mario MAURO  (EPP, IT) and Alfredo PALLONE (EPP, IT) 
 
11:30 - 12:00 José Manuel GARCIA-MARGALLO, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain, and Iñigo MENDEZ DE VIGO, Spanish Secretary of State for European Affairs.
Strasbourg, Louise Weiss building, Room N-1/201
 
 
13:00 - 14:00 Martin SCHULZ, President of the European Parliament, Helle THORNING-SCHMIDT, President of the Council and José Manuel BARROSO, President of the European Commission
Strasbourg, Louise Weiss building, Room N-1/201
 
 
14:00 - 14:30 Biocides Regulation
Strasbourg, Louise Weiss building, Room N-1/201
Christa KLAß (EPP, DE), Rapporteur 
 
14:30 - 15:00 Electrical and electronic equipment waste "(WEEE) directive (e-waste)
Strasbourg, Louise Weiss building, Room N-1/201
Karl-Heinz FLORENZ (EPP, DE), Rapporteur 
 
15:00 - 15:30 Reducing Food wastage in the EU
Strasbourg, Louise Weiss building, Room N-1/201
Salvatore CARONNA (S&D, IT), Rapporteur and Paolo DE CASTRO (S&D, IT) 
 
16:30 - 17:00 Viktor ORBÁN , Hungarian Prime Minister, Péter SZIJJÁRTÓ, József SZÁJER and György SCHÔPFLIN
Strasbourg, Louise Weiss building, Room N-1/201
 
 
Thursday 19-01-2012
Quick links to the differents types of event:
Plenary session
09:00 - 14:00 Plenary agenda
Strasbourg, Plenary Chamber

9.00 - 11.50

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Food supply chain - Joint debate


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Farm input supply chain - Report by José BOVÉ (Greens/EFA, FR)


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Imbalances in the food supply chain - Oral questions to the Commission


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End of Joint debate

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Short presentations of the following reports:


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Space strategy for the European Union - Report by Aldo PATRICIELLO (EPP, IT)


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Avoiding food wastage - Report by Salvatore CARONNA (S&D, IT)

12.00 - 14.00

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Votes- followed by explanations of votes

***I

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Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas - Report by Louis MICHEL (ALDE, BE)

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EU-Georgia Agreement on protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs - Report by Vital MOREIRA (S&D, PT)

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EU accession to Regulation No 29 of the UN Economic Commission for Europe - Report by Vital MOREIRA (S&D, PT)

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Pedestrian safety and light emitting diodes (LEDs) - Report by Vital MOREIRA (S&D, PT)

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Agreement on certain aspects of air services between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia - Report by Brian SIMPSON (S&D, UK)

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Memorandum of Cooperation between the European Union and the International Civil Aviation Organisation - Report by Brian SIMPSON (S&D, UK)


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Farm input supply chain - Report by José BOVÉ (Greens/EFA, FR)


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Avoiding food wastage - Report by Salvatore CARONNA (S&D, IT)


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Proposals for appointments to committees

***II

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Electrical and electronic equipment waste - Report by Karl-Heinz FLORENZ (EPP, DE)

***II

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Placing on the market and use of biocidal products - Report by Christa KLAß (EPP, DE)


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Space strategy for the European Union - Report by Aldo PATRICIELLO (EPP, IT)
 
 
Press conferences
11:15 - 11:45 Sustainability of natural resources
Strasbourg, Louise Weiss building, Room N-1/201
Paul RÜBIG (EPP, AT) and Steve TOLAN, winner of the sustainable energy prize.