• 18:00 Opening the photo exhibition on the Arab Spring - Balcony area of the Altiero Spinelli building, 5th floor

 

• 12:45 Meeting with Željko KOMŠIĆ, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Paul-Henri Spaak building, Presidential Salon, 12th floor

• 14:00 Meeting with Egemen BAĞIS, Turkish Minister for EU Affairs - Paul-Henri Spaak building, Protocol area,  9th floor

• 16:00 Meeting with Dacian CIOLOŞ, European commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development - President's Office

• 18:30 Meeting with ZHANG Zhijun, Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs - Paul-Henri Spaak building, Protocol Area, 9th floor

 

• 13:00  Meeting with Coreper Ambassadors - Council

• 17:00 Meeting with Anna DIAMANTOPOULOU, Greek Minister of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs - President's office

 

Anni PODIMATA (S&D, EL), Vice-President of the E.P., Avinash PERSAUD and Stephany GRIFFITH-JONES 

Niccolò  RINALDI (ALDE, IT), Cecilia WIKSTRÖM (ALDE, SE), Freek SPINNEWIJN (Director FEANTSA) and Heather ROY, Secretary General of Eurodiaconia

 

Kristiina OJULAND (ALDE, EE) shadow rapporteur on Russia, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia and Mikhail KASYANOV, Leader of Peoples' Democratic Union (PDU) former Prime Minister of Russia  

 

• EUJUST LEX-Iraq - Discussion with Hansjoerg HABER, Civilian Operations Commander and Director of CPCC, and László HUSZÁR, Head of Mission

• Role of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) - Discussion with Ambassador Theodor H. WINKLER, Director of DCAF
  

 

(9.00 - 11.30)

• Presentation and update by the EEAS on the Joint Communication: Human rights and democracy at the heart of EU external action – towards a more effective approach

• Annual Report on Human Rights in the World and the European Union's policy on the matter including implications for the EU's strategic human rights policy (INI) - Consideration of draft report by Richard HOWITT (S&D, UK)

Jointly with the Committee on Foreign Affairs and in association with the Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries 

• Hearing on the follow-up to the Egyptian elections  - see "Public hearings" (11.30 - 12.30)
  

 

• European Parliament resolution on the 2011 progress report on Iceland - Vote on report by Cristian Dan PREDA (EPP, RO)

          

 

• Priorities of the Danish Presidency of the Council - discussion with Christian FRIIS BACH, Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark (11.30 - 12.30)
  

 

• Guidelines for the 2013 budget - European Parliament and others sections (BUD) - consideration and vote on draft report by  Derek VAUGHAN (S&D, UK) 

• General guidelines for the 2013 budget - Section III - Commission (BUD) - consideration of draft report by Giovanni LA VIA (EPP, IT)
  

 

• Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors - Mr Baudilio TOME MUGURUZA  (ES) (NLE) - Evaluation, vote and adoption of a draft report (in camera) by Inés AYALA SENDER (S&D, ES)

• Special report No 12/2011 (2011 discharge) : Do EU measures contribute to adapting the capacity of EU fishing fleets to available fishing opportunities?  (DEC) - Report by Marta ANDREASEN (EFD, UK) - Discussion in the presence of the Member of the European Court of Auditors responsible, Lazaros LAZAROU
  
  

 

• Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) (CNS) - Vote on draft report by Marianne THYSSEN (EPP, BE) (15.20-15.40)

• Insider dealing and market manipulation (market abuse) (COD) - Discussion of the report by Arlene MCCARTHY (S&D, GB) (16.05-16.30)

• Criminal sanctions for insider dealing and market manipulation (COD) - Discussion of the report by Arlene MCCARTHY (S&D, GB) (16.30 – 17.00)

• Public Hearing on the Proposal for a Financial Transaction Tax (17.00-18.30) - see "Public hearings"

 

• Discussion of the key elements of the study on European Renewable Energy Network (15.00) 

• European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) (COD) - Vote on report by Giles CHICHESTER (ECR, UK) (16.00)

 

Votes 16.00 - 17.15

• Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights (COD) - Consideration of amendments. Report by Jürgen CREUTZMANN (ALDE, DE)

• Food intended for infants and young children and food for special medical purposes (COD) - Concideration of amendments and vote on draft opinion. Report by Iliana IVANOVA (EPP, BG)

• Roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union (recast) (COD) - Consideration of amendments and vote on draft opinion. Report by Eija-Riitta KORHOLA (EPP, FI)

• Consumer programme 2014-2020 (COD) - Presentation by the Commission of the proposal and the Impact Assessment. Report by Robert ROCHEFORT (ALDE, FR) (17.45-18.30)

 

• Hearing on the future strategy for EU consumer policies - see "Public hearings"

 

• Accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers (recast) (COD) - vote on draft report by Dominique RIQUET (EPP, FR)

 

Votes

• Vaccination against bluetongue (COD) - vote on draft recommendation for second reading by Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI (ECR, PL)

• Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community (amendment of the Single CMO Regulation) (COD) - vote on draft recommendation for second reading by Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI (EPP, PL)

 

Votes (10.15-10.45)

• Schengen acquis - establishment of an evaluation mechanism to verify application of the Schengen acquis (COD) - confirmation vote on report by Carlos COELHO (EPP, PT)

11.00-12.30

• Work Programme 2012 for the European Commission and state of play in the area of justice, fundamental rights and citizenship - discussion with Viviane REDING, Vice-President of the European Commission

Afternoon

• Hearing on the situation in Hungary (15.00-18.30) - see Public hearings

 

On Monday afternoon, MEPs from the economics and monetary affairs committee will meet representatives from think tanks and the financial industry to discuss the Commission's recent proposal for a financial transaction tax and the best ways to take it forward.  Parliament is required to give its opinion on the Commission proposal and can table amendments.

 

MEPs will discuss the outcome of the elections on the Russian Duma and the upcoming presidental elections in publich hearing organized by the committee on Foreign Affairs in association with the Delegation to the EU-Russia PCC. The speakers include Lilia Shibanova, Executive Director, Golos, Ilya Yashin, Member of the Solidarnost Movement,  Mikhail Kasyanov, Co-leader, Peoples Freedom Party, Michael Púlch, Head of Division for Russia of the EEAS.

 

Organized by the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) the public hearing on Consumer protection, product safety and better redress mechanisms, will be on the agenda when MEPs, Commissioners Viviane REDING and John DALLI and invited experts debate the future EU Consumer Strategy 2014 -2020.

The Commission is expected to present the new Consumer Agenda in May 2012.

 

Organised jointly with the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and in association with the Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries

MEPs will discuss the results of recent elections in Egypt, the transition process and the freedom of association, particularly the situation of NGOs. EEAS and the Egyptian NGOs will be represented in the hearing.
 

 

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Following a debate in the Civil Liberties Committee on 12 January and a plenary debate with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor ORBÁN on 18 January, the Civil Liberties Committee will hold a hearing on the new Hungarian laws implementing the Constitution. Representatives from European and international institutions and the Hungarian civil society will take part in the event.