On the Agenda

Today in the EU

Business and enterprise ministers meet in Brussels today and Tuesday. The Competitiveness council will today be briefed by commission chiefs Günther Verheugen and Charlie McCreevy on the commission’s European Recovery Plan for growth and jobs.

Eurogroup president Jean-Claude Juncker and economic and monetary affairs commissioner, Joaquin Almunia will hold a press conference today following the Eurogroup ministers meeting today in Brussels.

Employment commissioner Vladimir Spidla gives the opening speech today at a conference in Brussels marking European Day of People with Disabilities.

Georgian prime minister Grigol Mgaloblishvili and external relations commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner will hold a joint press conference following their meeting today in Brussels.

Australian foreign minister Stephen Smith today visits Brussels for talks with environment commissioner Stavros Dimas and agriculture commissioner Mariann Fischer-Boel. Fischer-Boel and Smith are expected to formally sign an EU-Australian Wine Agreement later today.

Several French ministers appear in the European parliament today - the start of a busy week which includes a mini plenary - to give an account of their country’s presidency of the EU.

The constitutional affairs committee votes on a report by French Greens MEP Gerard Onesta on the petitions process while the same committee votes on a report by Polish Socialist Genowefa Grabowska on developing civil dialogue.

Elsewhere, the agriculture committee holds a workshop on reform of the agriculture sector.

Daily diary

Today is World AIDS day.

The 14th annual United Nations climate change conference takes place in Poznan, Poland over 11 days.

The French Presidency of the Council of the European Union holds a hearing entitled the security of Europe’s energy supply in Paris.

DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities of the European Commission holds a European Day of People with Disabilities Conference entitled Acting locally for a society for all.

DG INFSO participates in the second EU-Korea Cooperation forum on ICT research over two days.  They also participate in a two day event entitled the The Audiovisual Media Services Directive in the context of digitalisation: a new era for Europe's audiovisual media regulation in Istanbul.

The e-Inclusion Ministerial Conference continues until Tuesday in Vienna. DG INFSO participates.

The ECB holds a two day conference on Global Financial Linkages, Transmission of Shocks and Asset Prices in Frankfurt.

MEP Claude Turmes holds Cross Briefing Trialogue Negotiations on the Renewables Directive.

Knowledge4Innovation hold the Lisbon Forum over two days in the European Parliament.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium hosts the EU Committee Business Lunch with Ambassador Milena Vicenova, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the EU.

The German Marshall Fund of the United States launches their latest public opinion survey, Transatlantic Trends on Immigration. They also hold a discussion on Georgia’s future with the EU and Nato.  

Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung holds a debate entitled Crisis as a Permanent Condition in Berlin.

The Transatlantic Institute holds a dinner debate entitled Assessing Iran’s Challenge to European Interests’.

The Security and Defence Agenda holds a debate on the security implications of Europe's energy thirst.

The Centre for European Policy Studies holds a conference entitled The European Response to the Financial Crisis.

The European Policy Centre holds a joint meeting of the EU Neighbourhood Forum and the Migration and Integration Forum.

Council of the European Union

Eurogroup Meeting
Brussels

International Climate Change Conference in Poznan
Poznan

Seminar on energy security in the EU
Paris

European Commission

Eurogroup meeting

Competitiveness council (01-02)

Charlie McCREEVY addresses the ECON Committee (EP)

Vladimír ŠPIDLA
•    opens the conference of Disability Day + Press point (CHARL)
•    attends the Disability gala dinner (Brussels)
    
Margot WALLSTRÖM visits Spain: attends the PES (Party of European Socialists) Council (Madrid)

Antonio TAJANI
•    meets with Wolfgang TIEFENSEE, German Minister of Transport (Rome)
•    participates in Assolombarda International Convention "Sostenibilità, Ambiente, Innovazione" (Milan)

Stavros DIMAS and Mariann FISCHER BOEL receive Stephen SMITH, Australian Government Minister for Foreign Affairs

Danuta HÜBNER delivers a keynote speech on the Baltic Sea Strategy at the Baltic Development Forum Summit (Copenhagen)

Ján FIGEL' visits Cyprus (30/11-02/12)

Olli REHN receives a Delegation of the European Affairs Committee of the Dutch Parliament

Louis MICHEL participates in the international conference on the revision of development financing (01-02, Doha, Qatar)

Neelie KROES visits Poland

Andris PIEBALGS takes part in the Energy Security Seminar + press conference (Paris)

Androulla VASSILIOU visits Cyprus

European Parliament

Press conferences    
Brussels, PHS 0A50, Anna Politkovskaya

11.00 - Briefing on the parliamentary agenda


Parliamentary committees    

Committee on Foreign Affairs
15:00 - 18:30    Brussels, PHS 3C50

Committee on Budgets
15:00 - 18:30    Brussels, ASP 1G3
•    Vote on 2nd reading budgetary amendments - Section III - Report by Jutta HAUG (PES, DE), Other sections - Report by Janusz LEWANDOWSKI (EPP-ED, PL)
•    Amending budget ex-8/2008: food price increases in developing countries - vote on report by Kyösti VIRRANKOSKI (ALDE, FI)
•    Amendment of the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management - report by Reimer Böge (EPP-ED, DE)
•    Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument - report by Reimer Böge (EPP-ED, DE)
•    Amending budgets 10/2008 and 11/2008: Section III - Commission - Vote on report by Kyösti VIRRANKOSKI (ALDE, FI)
•    Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund - Vote on report by Reimer BÖGE (EPP-ED, DE)
•    Draft amending budget n°11: Section III - Commission - Vote on report by Kyösti VIRRANKOSKI (ALDE, FI)

Committee on Budgetary Control
15:00 - 18:30    Brussels, ASP 3G3

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
15:00 - 18:30    Brussels, PHS 5B1 Discussion with Charlie McCREEVY, Commissioner for Internal Market and Services (17:00 - 18:30)

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
15:00 - 18:30    Brussels, Plenary Chamber

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
15:00 - 18:30    Brussels, PHS 4B1

Committee on Transport and Tourism
15:00 - 16:00    Brussels, PHS 1A2

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
15:00 - 18:30    Brussels, ASP 1G2 Workshop on "The effects of the Reform Treaty for the agricultural sector" (see Other events) (15:00 - 16:30)

Committee on Culture and Education
15:00 - 17:45    Brussels, ASP 3G2

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
15:00 - 18:30    Brussels, ASP 3E2 Presentation of the conclusions of the French Presidency by Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE, Minister of the Interior and Overseas Territory (16:00 - 17:00)

Committee on Constitutional Affairs
15:00 - 18:30    Brussels, ASP 1E2
•    Perspectives for developing the civil dialogue under the Treaty of Lisbon - Vote on report by Genowefa GRABOWSKA (PES, PL)
•    Revision of the Rules of Procedure with regard to the petitions process - Vote on report by Gérard ONESTA (Greens/EFA, FR)

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
15:00 - 18:30    Brussels, PHS 7C50 Review of the French Presidency of the Council - Discussion with Valérie LETARD, State Secretary for solidarity

Committee on Petitions
15:00 - 18:30    Brussels, ASP 5G2


Other events    

Workshop: Treaty reform and its impact on the agricultural sector
15:00 - 16:30    Brussels, ASP 1G2

Court Of Justice

Third Chamber

Judgment C-388/08 PPU Leymann and Pustovarov
Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters