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Plenary session and committee meetings - Brussels
Official visit to Ireland. European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering will meet Prime Minster Bertie Ahern and President Mary McAleese during an official visit to Ireland (Monday-Wednesday).
Official visit to Qatar. The President will then make an official visit to Qatar at the end of the week, where, in addition to a series of bilateral meetings, he will speak at the 8th Doha Forum on Democracy, Development and Free Trade (Saturday-Sunday).
Plenary session. Parliament holds a plenary session in Brussels (Wednesday and Thursday). Highlights include:
- vote to approve Commissioner Vassiliou;
- oral question on combating cancer;
- progress reports on the accession of Croatia and FYROM;
- resolution on Tibet.
Juncker. On Monday the Eurogroup President will address the Economic Affairs Committee, which is also holding a hearing on hedge funds (Tuesday).
CFSP. Javier Solana, High Representative for the CFSP, will discuss current external relations issues with the Foreign Affairs Committee (Tuesday).
Waste. The Environment Committee will vote on a draft second-reading recommendation updating the framework directive on waste. Some amendments rejected by Council will be re-tabled, on topics such as recycling and hazardous waste (Tuesday).
Terrorism. A round table with national parliaments will tackle the issue of "provocation to commit terrorist offences", with the European Commission, the EU Counter-terrorism co-ordinator and the Council of Europe (Monday).
Immigration. Civil Liberties Committee MEPs travel to Denmark, for the next in a series of visits to immigrant detention centres across Europe (Thursday).
Nepal. An EP delegation will travel to Nepal, to observe its legislative elections (Monday-Saturday).
Missing child hotline. A meeting to consider prospects for a Europe-wide alert system for missing or abducted children will hear from Gerry and Kate McCann, whose daughter Madeleine has been missing since May 2007 (Thursday).
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| Monday 07/04/2008
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| 17:30 - 21:00 | Dublin, Ireland |
Official visit to Ireland
17:30 - Meeting with Bertie AHERN, Taoiseach (Prime Minister of Ireland)
20:00 - Meeting with Senator Pat MOYLAN, Cathaoirleach (Chairperson of Senate) |
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| | Press conferences | |
| Today's press conferences |
| 11:00 - 17:00 | Brussels, PHS 0A50 |
11:00 - Briefing on the parliamentary agenda
16:30 - EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report TE-SAT 2008 - Bárbara DÜHRKOP DÜHRKOP (PES, ES), Max Peter RATZEL, Director of Europol and Andrej GROSELJ, President of the working group on terrorism of the Council |
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| | Parliamentary committees | |
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| EP Election Observation Delegation to Nepal |
A 7-Member Delegation of the European Parliament will travel to Nepal to observe the elections for a constituent assembly on 10 April. These are the first elections held in the country in 9 years. The assembly is to draft a new constitution for the country, and formally confirm it as a republic after centuries of monarchy.
The Delegation is led by Development Committee Chairman Josep Borrell (PES, ES) and includes Magor Imre Csibi (ALDE, RO), Gintaras Didziokas (UEN, LT), Filip Kaczmarek (EPP-ED, PL), Neena Gill (PES, UK), Luisa Morgantini (EUL/NGL, IT) and Csaba Ory (EPP-ED, HU).
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| Meeting with national parliaments on public provocation to commit terrorist offences |
| 15:00 - 18:30 | Brussels, PHS 3C50 |
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
MEPs will meet MPs from national parliaments for a round table discussion on terrorism, and specifically the revision of Framework decision 2002/475/JHA "Combating terrorism". This revision aims to align it with the Council of Europe Convention on the prevention of terrorism, by including public provocation to commit terrorist offences, recruitment for terrorism and training for terrorism.
The EP rapporteur on the issue is Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS (PES, FR). Among guests will be Dick MARTY, Chair of Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Max Peter RATZEL, Director of Europol, and Gilles DE KERCHOVE, the EU anti-terrorist coordinator. European Commission representatives will also take part.
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| Tuesday 08/04/2008
| | The President's diary | |
| 09:30 - 14:00 | Dublin, Ireland |
Official visit to Ireland
9:30 - Meeting with Mary MCALEESE, President of Ireland
10:30 - Address to Seanad (Senate of Ireland)
12:00 - Meeting with Enda KENNY, T.D., Leader of Fine Gael
12:30 - Meeting with Eamon GILMORE, T.D., Leader of Labour Party
13:15 - Meeting with Dermot AHERN, T.D., Minister of Foreign Affairs
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| 14:30 - 17:30 | Brussels, PHS 0A50 |
14:30 - Launching a pamphlet on immigration - Graham WATSON (ALDE, UK) |
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| | Parliamentary committees | |
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| Committee on Foreign Affairs |  |
| 09:45 - 12:00 | Brussels, PHS 3C50 |
- Discussion with Javier SOLANA, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
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 | | Committee on International Trade | |
| 09:00 - 11:30 | Brussels, ASP 1E2 |
9:15 - 10:30
- IN CAMERA - State of play on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA's) and other ongoing International Trade Negotiations - discussion with David O'SULLIVAN, Director General of DG Trade, European Commission
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| 15:00 - 18:30 | Brussels, ASP 1E2 |
- Trade and economic relations with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) - vote on report by Glyn FORD (PES, UK)
- Presentation by the Legal Service on the new powers by the European Parliament in the field of commercial policy and the implications for the work of the Committee on International Trade
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| | Committee on Budgets | |
| 15:00 - 18:30 | Brussels, ASP 1G3 |
- 2009 budget: Parliament's estimates - Discussion with the Secretary General and possible preparation of the pre-conciliation
- Preliminary draft amending budget no 2 to the 2008 budget - statement of expenditure by section - Section III - Commission - discussion and (possible) vote on report
- Structural Funds - Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adjustment of the financial framework to take account of implementation and the technical adjustment for 2009 in line with movements in GNI - discussion and (possible) vote on report
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| | Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs | |
| 09:00 - 13:00 | Brussels, PHS 4B001 |
9:30 - 11:00
- Discussion with Kerstin af Jochnick (Chairperson of Committee of European Banking Supervisors- CEBS)
11:00 - 13:00
- Public Hearing on Hedge Funds and Private Equity - see "Hearings"
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| 15:00 - 18:30 | Brussels, PHS 4B001 |
15:00 - 16:30
- Discussion with Gerrit ZALM (Chairman of the Trustees of the IASCF - International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation)
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| | Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety | |
| 09:00 - 12:30 | Brussels, PHS 1A002 |
9:30 - 9:45
- Ninth ordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9) and the fourth meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 4) - adoption of motion for a resolution
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| 15:00 - 18:30 | Brussels, PHS 1A002 |
16:00 - 17:00
- Revision of the framework directive on waste - vote on report by Caroline JACKSON (EPP-ED, UK)
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| | Committee on Industry, Research and Energy | |
| 09:00 - 12:30 | Brussels, ASP 3E2 |
10:00
- Regulation setting up the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking - vote on report by Pia Elda LOCATELLI (PES, IT)
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| 15:00 - 18:30 | Brussels, ASP 3E2 |
15:00 - 16:30
- Discussion with Günter VERHEUGEN, Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry
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| | Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection | |
| 09:00 - 12:30 | Brussels, ASP 1G3 |
- The EU Consumer Policy strategy 2007-2013 - vote on report by Lasse LEHTINEN (PES, FI)
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| | Committee on Transport and Tourism | |
| 09:00 - 12:30 | Brussels, Plenary Chamber |
- An Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union - vote on report by Willi PIECYK (PES, DE)
- Towards Europe-wide Safer, Cleaner and Efficient Mobility: The First Intelligent Car Report - vote on report by Zita GURMAI (PES, HU)
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| 15:00 - 18:30 | Brussels, Plenary Chamber |
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| | Committee on Regional Development | |
| 11:00 - 12:45 | Brussels, ASP 3G3 |
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| 15:00 - 18:30 | Brussels, ASP 3G3 |
- Strategy for the outermost regions: achievements and future prospects - vote on report by Margie SUDRE (EPP-ED, FR)
- Excise duty on beer produced locally in Madeira - vote on report by Sérgio MARQUES (EPP-ED, PT)
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| | Committee on Legal Affairs | |
| 10:00 - 12:30 | Brussels, ASP 5G3 |
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| 15:00 - 18:30 | Brussels, ASP 5G3 |
16:00 - 17:00
- Mediation in civil and commercial matters - vote on report by Arlene MCCARTHY (PES, UK)
- Protection of the environment through criminal law - vote on report by Hartmut NASSAUER (EPP-ED, DE)
- The return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State (codified version) - vote on report by Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG (PES, PL)
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| | Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs | |
| 09:00 - 12:30 | Brussels, PHS 5B001 |
10:00 - 10:30
- Community Code on Visas - vote on report by Henrik LAX (ALDE, FI)
10:30 - 11:30
- State of play and political perspectives on border controls, migration policies and security in transports - debate with BARROT, Vice-President of the Commission responsible for transport and interim Commissioner in the area of justice, freedom and security
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| 15:00 - 18:30 | Brussels, PHS 5B001 |
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| EP Election Observation Delegation to Nepal |
A 7-Member Delegation of the European Parliament will travel to Nepal to observe the elections for a constituent assembly on 10 April. These are the first elections held in the country in 9 years. The assembly is to draft a new constitution for the country, and formally confirm it as a republic after centuries of monarchy.
The Delegation is led by Development Committee Chairman Josep Borrell (PES, ES) and includes Magor Imre Csibi (ALDE, RO), Gintaras Didziokas (UEN, LT), Filip Kaczmarek (EPP-ED, PL), Neena Gill (PES, UK), Luisa Morgantini (EUL/NGL, IT) and Csaba Ory (EPP-ED, HU).
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| Hearing on hedge funds and private equity |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Brussels, PHS 4B01 |
Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee
Representatives of hedge funds, private equity investment companies, financial regulators and trade unions will give their views on the effects of hedge funds and private equity investments on companies, employees and the economy as a whole, as MEPs consider whether changes are needed in the regulatory framework for these major players on the financial markets.
The hearing is preparation for an own-initiative report to be drawn up by Poul Nyrup RASMUSSEN (PES, DK)
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| Wednesday 09/04/2008
| | Plenary session | |
| 15:00 - 20:00 | Brussels, Plenary Chamber |
| 21:00 - 23:59 | Brussels, Plenary Chamber |
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Resumption of part-session and order of business |
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- Proposal for a decision approving the nomination of Androula VASSILIOU as a member of the European Commission |
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- Council and Commission statements - Lebanon (The vote will take place at the April part-session in Strasbourg) |
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Joint debate - Progress reports (2007) |
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Croatia: 2007 progress report - report by Hannes SWOBODA (PES, AT) |
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FYROM's 2007 progress report - report by Erik MEIJER (GUE/NGL, NL) |
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One-minute speeches (Rule 144) |
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Combating cancer in the enlarged EU - oral question by Miroslav OUZKÝ (EPP-ED, CZ) |
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Mid-term review of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme - debate on report by Riitta MYLLER (PES, FI) |
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Support for research and development performing SMEs - debate on report by Paul RÜBIG (EPP-ED, AT) |
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Research Fund for Coal and Steel - debate on report by Adam GIEREK (PES, PL) |
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Cultural industries in Europe - debate on report by Guy BONO (PES, FR) |
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A European agenda for culture in a globalising world - debate on report by Vasco GRAÇA MOURA (EPP-ED, PT) |
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Fishing activities of Community fishing vessels outside Community waters and the access of third country vessels to Community waters - debate on report by Philippe MORILLON (ALDE, FR) |
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Rights-based management tools in fisheries - debate on report by Elspeth ATTWOOLL (ALDE, UK) |
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2009 budget guidelines - other sections - debate on report by Janusz LEWANDOWSKI (EPP-ED, PL) |
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Joint debate - Amending the final regulations of executive agencies and other bodies |
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- Amendment of regulation on a standard financial regulation for the executive agencies entrusted with the management of Community programmes - report by Ingeborg GRÄßLE (EPP-ED, DE) |
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- Framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 - report by Ingeborg GRÄßLE (EPP-ED, DE) | |
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| Today's press conferences |
| 13:30 - 18:30 | Brussels, PHS 0A50 |
13:30 - Priorities of the EFA Parliamentary Group - Ian HUDGHTON (Greens/EFA, UK), Nelly MAES, Chair of the EFA party, László TŐKÉS (NI, RO), József SZÁJER (EPP-ED, HU) |
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| EP Election Observation Delegation to Nepal |
A 7-Member Delegation of the European Parliament will travel to Nepal to observe the elections for a constituent assembly on 10 April. These are the first elections held in the country in 9 years. The assembly is to draft a new constitution for the country, and formally confirm it as a republic after centuries of monarchy.
The Delegation is led by Development Committee Chairman Josep Borrell (PES, ES) and includes Magor Imre Csibi (ALDE, RO), Gintaras Didziokas (UEN, LT), Filip Kaczmarek (EPP-ED, PL), Neena Gill (PES, UK), Luisa Morgantini (EUL/NGL, IT) and Csaba Ory (EPP-ED, HU).
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| Thursday 10/04/2008
| | Plenary session | |
| 09:00 - 13:00 | Brussels, Plenary Chamber |
9:00 - 11:20
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The Green Paper on 'Adapting to climate change in Europe - options for EU action' - oral question to the Commission by Guido SACCONI (PES, IT) |
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European Ombudsman's statute - debate on report by Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI (ALDE, FI) |
11:30 - 13:00
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Animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movements of pet animals - report by Miroslav OUZKÝ (EPP-ED, CZ) |
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European migration network - report by Luciana SBARBATI (ALDE, IT) |
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Mobilisation of the European globalisation adjustment fund - report by Reimer BÖGE (EPP-ED, DE) |
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Motion for a resolution on the situation in Tibet |
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| Today's press conferences |
| 10:00 - 13:00 | Brussels, PHS 0A50 |
10:00 - EUROSTARS - support for research and development performing SMEs - Paul RÜBIG (EPP-ED, AT), rapporteur, and Angelika NIEBLER (EPP-ED, DE), Chair of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Janez POTOCNIK, Commissioner
11:30 - Missing child hotline - Edward MCMILLAN-SCOTT (EPP-ED, UK) with Gerry and Kate McCANN - parents of Madeleine, missing since May 2007
After the votes - Reports: Cultural Agenda in a globalising world and Cultural Industries in Europe - Katerina BATZELI (PES, EL), Chairwoman of the Committee on Culture and Education, Vasco GRAÇA MOURA (EPP-ED, PT) and Guy BONO (PES, FR)
13:00 - The resolution on Tibet - Adrian SEVERIN (PSE, RO)
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ITRE
| Committee on Industry, Research and Energy | |
| 16:00 - 18:30 | location - please see the screens |
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| EP Election Observation Delegation to Nepal |
A 7-Member Delegation of the European Parliament will travel to Nepal to observe the elections for a constituent assembly on 10 April. These are the first elections held in the country in 9 years. The assembly is to draft a new constitution for the country, and formally confirm it as a republic after centuries of monarchy.
The Delegation is led by Development Committee Chairman Josep Borrell (PES, ES) and includes Magor Imre Csibi (ALDE, RO), Gintaras Didziokas (UEN, LT), Filip Kaczmarek (EPP-ED, PL), Neena Gill (PES, UK), Luisa Morgantini (EUL/NGL, IT) and Csaba Ory (EPP-ED, HU).
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| | Delegation to Denmark – Immigration centres |
| 09:00 - 19:00 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Members of the Civil Liberties Committee are travelling to Denmark on 10-11 April, where they will visit a camp for asylum seekers and the Foreigner’s Detention Centre at Sandholm. They will also meet the representatives of the Danish government, of the Red Cross, and other NGOs.
This is the latest in a series of fact finding visits to immigration detention centres around Europe. |
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| Alert systems for missing or abducted children |
| 10:00 - 10:45 | Brussels, ASP 3E2 |
A meeting of MEPs with an interest in child welfare issues will discuss the prospects for setting up a Europe-wide alert system for cases of child abduction. They will hear from Gerry and Kate McCann, whose daughter Madeleine has been missing since May 2007.
The meeting coincides with the tabling of a draft written declaration on emergency cooperation in recovering missing children. Among those taking part in the meeting are its authors: Roberta Angelilli (UEN, IT; rapporteur on the Communication “Towards the rights of the child”); Edward McMillan-Scott (EPP-ED, UK); Struan Stevenson (EPP-ED, UK) and Diana Wallis (ALDE, UK);
A press conference, including Gerry and Kate McCann, will be held in room PHS 0A50 at 11.30. |
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| Friday 11/04/2008
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| EP Election Observation Delegation to Nepal |
A 7-Member Delegation of the European Parliament will travel to Nepal to observe the elections for a constituent assembly on 10 April. These are the first elections held in the country in 9 years. The assembly is to draft a new constitution for the country, and formally confirm it as a republic after centuries of monarchy.
The Delegation is led by Development Committee Chairman Josep Borrell (PES, ES) and includes Magor Imre Csibi (ALDE, RO), Gintaras Didziokas (UEN, LT), Filip Kaczmarek (EPP-ED, PL), Neena Gill (PES, UK), Luisa Morgantini (EUL/NGL, IT) and Csaba Ory (EPP-ED, HU).
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| | Delegation to Denmark – Immigration centres |
| 09:00 - 19:00 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Members of the Civil Liberties Committee are travelling to Denmark on 10-11 April, where they will visit a camp for asylum seekers and the Foreigner’s Detention Centre at Sandholm. They will also meet the representatives of the Danish government, of the Red Cross, and other NGOs.
This is the latest in a series of fact finding visits to immigration detention centres around Europe. |
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| Saturday 12/04/2008
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| | Delegations | |
| EP Election Observation Delegation to Nepal |
A 7-Member Delegation of the European Parliament will travel to Nepal to observe the elections for a constituent assembly on 10 April. These are the first elections held in the country in 9 years. The assembly is to draft a new constitution for the country, and formally confirm it as a republic after centuries of monarchy.
The Delegation is led by Development Committee Chairman Josep Borrell (PES, ES) and includes Magor Imre Csibi (ALDE, RO), Gintaras Didziokas (UEN, LT), Filip Kaczmarek (EPP-ED, PL), Neena Gill (PES, UK), Luisa Morgantini (EUL/NGL, IT) and Csaba Ory (EPP-ED, HU).
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| Sunday 13/04/2008
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| 18:30 - 19:30 | Doha, Quatar |
Official visit to Qatar
18:30 - Keynote speech at the opening of the 8th Doha Forum on democracy, development and free trade |
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