EP News No.30/2013
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MEPs return to Brussels on 23 September for a full week of committee meetings.
Committee highlights:
Banking Union/Draghi.
MEPs in the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs will debate monetary affairs, economic governance and banking union, notably the EU recovery and resolution system for troubled banks, with ECB President Mario Draghi. (Monday)
European Stability Mechanism.
The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs will debate the work of the European Stability Mechanism with its Managing Director Klaus Regling. A press point will be held after the meeting. (Tuesday)
Medical devices.
Reacting to the PIP breast implant and "metal on metal" hip implant scandals, the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety will vote on legislation to ensure that member states apply existing EU safety rules consistently, to beef up certifying bodies, and to centralise authorisation procedures for certain devices. (Postponed from last week - Wednesday)
In-vitro medical devices.
New rules to enhance safety, include new products and set clear authorisation criteria for in-vitro medical devices (IVD) will be voted by the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. IVDs are used for diagnostics outside the human body, such as self-tests for blood sugar levels, HIV and DNA tests. (Postponed from last week - Wednesday)
Reform of EU agricultural policy.
EP and Council negotiating teams will try once more to agree on the remaining Common Agricultural Policy reform issues, e.g. degressivity of direct payments, the transfer of funds and co-financing, before the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development takes its first reading vote on Monday 30 September, to be confirmed by plenary. (Tuesday)
NSA surveillance.
The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will hold the third in a series of hearings on issues to do with US surveillance in the EU. This time, MEPs will look into allegations that the NSA tapped into the SWIFT data base and hear representatives of the US administration. (Tuesday)
Among issues involving UK MEPs:
- EU Member States preparedness to an effective and timely start of the new Cohesion Policy Programming period. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (Wales, Lab) Committee on Regional Development (Monday)
- The situation of human rights in the Sahel region. Rapporteur: Charles Tannock (London, Cons) Committee on Foreign Affairs (Tuesday)
- Recovery and resolution framework for non-bank institutions. Rapporteur: Kay Swinburne (Wales, Cons) Committee On Economic and Monetary Affairs (Tuesday)
- Implementation report 2013: Developing and applying carbon capture and storage technology in Europe. Rapporteur: Chris Davies (North West, LibDem) Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Wednesday)
Hearings and workshops:
- "The impact of the crisis on Europe's citizens and the reinforcement of democratic involvement in the governance of the Union". Committee on Petitions (Tuesday)
- "Electronic Mass Surveillance of EU Citizens". Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Tuesday)
- "EU support to United Nations and African Union peacekeeping operations". Sub-Committee on Security and Defence (Wednesday)
- "European Court of Auditors: from legality and regularity audits to evaluation of efficiency and effectiveness of EU projects and programmes. The special reports as a useful instrument for the legislator". Committee on Budgetary Control (Wednesday)
- Expert hearing on the military implications of the situation in Syria. Committee on Foreign Affairs and Sub-Committee on Security and Defence (Thursday)
Petitions with UK interest:
- 0133/2012 by Andrew Duff MEP (British), on behalf of the European Union of Federalists, calling on the European Parliament under Article 48(2) of the TEU, to initiate the formation of a fiscal union
Committee Meetings
- Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Sub-Committee on Human Rights
- Sub-Committee on Security and Defence
- Committee on Development
- Committee on International Trade
- Committee on Budgets
- Committee on Budgetary Control
- Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
- Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
- Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
- Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
- Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection
- Committee on Transport and Tourism
- Committee on Regional Development
- Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
- Committee on Fisheries
- Committee on Culture and Education
- Committee on Legal Affairs
- Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- Committee on Consititutional Affairs
- Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
- Committee on Petitions
- Special Committee on Organised Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering
Further Information
Zuzana Pavlickova
Press Officer
European Parliament Information Office in the UK
Email: zuzana.pavlickova@ep.europa.eu
Tel: 020 7227 4300
Diary Dates
Council Presidency
1 July-31 December 2013: Lithuania
1 January - 30 June 2014: Greece
European Parliament plenary sessions 2013
7-10 October - Strasbourg
21-24 October - Strasbourg
18-21 November - Strasbourg
9-12 December - Strasbourg
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