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The Week Ahead 15-21 January 2007 | | Agenda by day | |  |
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Plenary Session – Strasbourg
EP Presidential Election. The first two days of the session will be devoted to events linked to the renewal of the main political offices of Parliament. On Monday, the outgoing President, Josep Borrell, will mark the end of his term in office with a speech to MEPs. On Tuesday, MEPs will elect a new President to serve for the next 2½ years, after hearing short addresses from the candidates. The fourteen posts of Vice-President and six of Quaestor will also be up for election.
Romanian and Bulgarian MEPs. The 35 Romanian and 18 Bulgarian MEPs who joined Parliament as their countries acceded to the EU on 1 January will be formally welcomed at the start of business. (Monday)
German Presidency/Angela Merkel. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Commission President José Manuel Barroso will take part in a debate on the priorities of the new German presidency of the Council. (Wednesday)
Railway package. MEPs will hold the second reading debate of a package of legislation affecting Europe’s railways, with the issue of liberalising domestic passenger services still far from settled between Parliament and Council. (debate Wednesday, vote Thursday)
Libya/Medical staff. MEPs will discuss with Commission and Council the case of the Bulgarian and Palestinian medical staff facing a death sentence in Libya, before adopting a resolution on the issue. (debate Wednesday, vote Thursday)
Renewal of Parliamentary Committees. The Conference of Presidents will present proposals for the modified membership of Parliament’s committees during the second half of the present Parliamentary term. (announcement Wednesday, vote Thursday)
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| Monday 15/01/2007
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| 18:00 - 20:00 | Strasbourg, Plenary Chamber |
18:00
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Welcoming of the new Bulgarian and Romanian Members |
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Address by the President of the European Parliament, followed by reactions from the political group leaders |
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| 17:30 - 18:00 | Strasbourg LOW N-1/201 |
17:30 Final pre-session press briefing
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| | Parliamentary committees | |
DEVETDIP
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| 19:30 - 21:00 | Strasbourg, WIC 200 |
- Meeting with Louis MICHEL, European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, on the situation in Somalia
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| 19:00 - 20:30 | Strasbourg, LOW N1.3 |
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| Tuesday 16/01/2007
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| 10:00 - 22:00 | Strasbourg, Plenary Chamber |
10:00
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Constituent session - Announcement of the candidates for election to the office of President |
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Election of President of Parliament - First ballot |
12:00
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Election of President of Parliament - Possibly, second ballot |
15:00
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Election of President of Parliament - Possibly, third ballot or |
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Election of Vice-Presidents of Parliament - First ballot |
18:00
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Election of President of Parliament - Possibly, fourth and last ballot or |
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Election of Vice-Presidents of Parliament - First or second ballot, or |
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Election of Parliament Quaestors |
19:00
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Election of Vice-Presidents of Parliament - First, second or third and last ballot |
20:00
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Election of Vice-Presidents of Parliament - Possibly, second or third and last ballot |
21:00
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Election of Vice-Presidents of Parliament - Possibly, third and last ballot | |
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| 12:00 - 18:30 | Strasbourg LOW N-1/201 |
13:00 Hans-Gert POETTERING (EPP-ED, DE), President of the European Parliament
14:00 tbc EPP-ED Press Briefing - Joseph DAUL (EPP-ED, FR), Chair
followed by PES Press Briefing - Martin SCHULZ (PES, DE), Chair
followed by ALDE Press Briefing - Graham WATSON (ALDE, UK), Chair
followed by UEN Press Briefing - Cristiana MUSCARDINI (UEN, IT) and Brian CROWLEY (UEN, IE)
followed by Greens/EFA Press Briefing - Daniel COHN-BENDIT (Greens/EFA, DE) and Monica FRASSONI (Greens/EFA, IT), Co-Chairs
followed by ITS Press Briefing - Bruno GOLLNISCH (ITS, FR), Chair
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| Wednesday 17/01/2007
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| 09:30 - 00:00 | Strasbourg, Plenary Chamber |
09:30-11:50 KEY DEBATE
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Programme of the German Presidency - Statement by the President-in-Office of the Council, German Chancellor Angela MERKEL |
12:00
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Votes |
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Election of Quaestors of Parliament (possibly, second ballot) |
15:00-19:00; 21:00-24:00
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Libyan death sentence imposed on medical personnel - Council and Commission statements followed by debate |
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Seventh and eighth annual reports on arms exports - Report by Raül ROMEVA I RUEDA (Greens/EFA, ES) |
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Joint debate - The Community's railways: |
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Development of the Community's railways - Recommendation for second reading by Georg JARZEMBOWSKI (EPP-ED, DE) |
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Certification of train drivers operating locomotives and trains on the railway system in the Community - Recommendation for second reading by Gilles SAVARY (PES, FR) |
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International rail passengers' rights and obligations - Recommendation for second reading by Dirk STERCKX (ALDE, BE) |
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European Road Safety Action Programme - Report by Ewa HEDKVIST PETERSEN (PES, SE) |
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Further convergence in supervisory practices at EU level - Oral question from the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee to the Commission |
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Conclusion of the Agreement amending the Partnership Agreement between the ACP countries and the EC and its Member States - Report by José RIBEIRO E CASTRO (EPP-ED, PT) |
19:00
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Announcement of proposals from the Conference of Presidents - Appointments to parliamentary committees | |
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| 10:30 - 17:00 | Strasbourg LOW N-1/201 |
10:30 The imprisonment and trial of the Bulgarian nurses and Palestinian doctor - Philip Dimitrov DIMITROV (EPP-ED, BG), Geoffrey VAN ORDEN (EPP-ED, UK) and other Members
11:30 Report on mission to Irak - André BRIE (GUE/NGL, DE) and Paulo CASACA (PES, PT)
13:00 Joint press conference with Hans-Gert PÖTTERING, President of the EP, Angela MERKEL, President-in-Office of the Council, José SOCRATES, Prime Minister of Portugal, Janez JANSA, Prime Minister of Slovenia and José Manuel BARROSO, President of the Commission
14:30 Export of arms - Raül ROMEVA I RUEDA (Greens/EFA, ES)
15:00 The future of the railways in Europe - Paolo COSTA (ALDE, IT), Gilles SAVARY (PES, FR), Georg JARZEMBOWSKI (EPP-ED, DE) and Dirk STERCKX (ALDE, BE)
15:30 "Romanian delegation in EPP-ED group: priorities for 2007" - Marian-Jean MARINESCU (EPP-ED, RO), Atilla Béla Ladislau KELEMEN (EPP-ED, RO) and other Members
16:30 Deportation of migrants from Morocco - Martine ROURE (PES, FR), Hélène FLAUTRE (Greens/EFA, FR) and Giusto CATANIA (GUE/NGL, IT) |
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| Thursday 18/01/2007
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| 10:00 - 13:00 | Strasbourg, Plenary Chamber |
10:00-11:50
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Integrated approach to equality between men and women in the committees' work - Report by Anna ZÁBORSKÁ (EPP-ED, SK) |
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The law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II) - Recommendation for second reading by Diana WALLIS (ALDE, UK) |
12:00-13:00
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Votes |
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Proposals from the Conference of Presidents - Appointments to parliamentary committees |
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| | The President's diary | |
| Official visit to Luxembourg |
15.00 Meeting with Grand Duke Jean
15.35 Meeting with Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker followed by joint press briefing
16.45 Meeting with Lucien Weiler, President of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies
17.05 Meeting with members of the Committee on Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Cooperation and Immigration. |
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| Friday 19/01/2007
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12:00 Speech by the President at "Forum Local Journalism" |
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