On the Agenda

Today in the EU

Environment ministers meet in Brussels today to review the EU’s energy-climate legislative package and to prepare for the international negotiations at the climate change conference in Poznan.

European commission president José Manuel Barroso gives a keynote speech today on the European Recovery Plan at the EESC plenary session in Brussels.

Transport commissioner Antonio Tajani will today hold a press conference on Passengers' rights for persons with reduced mobility.

Bulgarian minister for state administration Nikolay Vassilev today visits Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud Siim Kallas.

Parliament today hosts a visit by the Dalai Lama who, later, will appear at a news conference with president Hans-Gert Pöttering.

Glyn Ford hosts a news conference on environmental sustainability and ALDE deputy Chris Davies and Luxembourg Greens MEP Claude Turnes hold a news conference on the climate change package.

The legal affairs committee votes on a report by Italian EPP member Giuseppe Gargani on a statute for assistants while the committee on international trade hosts a public hearing on the economic partnership agreement between the EU and the Cariforum.

The economic and monetary affairs committee has organised a workshop on credit rating agencies.

Daily diary

• The French Presidency of the Council of the European Union holds a Celebration of the 50th anniversary of Business Europe. They also host a meeting to create a network of European heritage listed sites over two days in Avignon.

• ALDE hosts a seminar on Zimbabwe in the European Parliament.

• Tobias Pflüger MEP holds an event entitled all the ice of Africa in the European Parliament.

• The Drug Information Association holds the ninth Conference on European Electronic Document Management in Barcelona.

• The Asia-Europe Environment Forum holds a meeting entitled towards integrated adaptation and mitigation measures in agriculture, in Poznan.

• CSR Europe organises an event entitled CSR Europe's Toolbox - Equipping companies and stakeholders.

• The World Customs Organization holds the World Customs Forum.

• The Wall Street Journal Europe holds a summit on Intellectual Property.

• The International Trademark Association holds an International Forum on anti-counterfeiting: practical solutions to vexing problems, in Paris.

• The Konrad Adenauer Fondation holds a dinner debate on Israel-EU relations: the next decade.

• TEPSA holds a lunch debate entitled Europe, quo vadis.

Council of the European Union

Council of environment ministers
Brussels

International Climate Change Conference in Poznan
Poznan

Coreper II
Brussels

European Commission

Environment council (04-05)

José Manuel Durão BARROSO
•    participates at the Plenary of the Economic and Social Committee (CHARL)
•    visits Luxembourg

Joe BORG
•    at the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture (ACFA) plenary (Brussels)
•    receives representatives of Galician fisheries stakeholders

Jacques BARROT
•    participates at the annual meeting of the European judicial network on civil and commercial matters, with Rachida DATI, French justice minister (Paris)
•    participates at the conference and dinner of the Studio Europe on justice, liberty and security (Centre Arras de Melun)

Siim KALLAS receives Nikolay VASSILEV, Minister for state administration and administrative reform of the Republic of Bulgaria

Joaquín ALMUNIA at the meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank

Danuta HÜBNER visits Calabria (04-05)

Ján FIGEL' participates at the opening of the Technische Universität München (TUM) academic year (Munich)

Mariann FISCHER BOEL meets NFU (National Farmers Union) Scotland (Brussels)

Charlie McCREEVY addresses the Institute Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (London)

Vladim?r ŠPIDLA
•    participates in the CSR Alliance Assembly Event (Diamant Conference and Business Center, Brussels)
•    participates in the Gala dinner of 50th Anniversary Business Europe (Musée de l'Homme, Paris)

Meglena KUNEVA visits Paris (03-04)

European Parliament

Plenary agenda
Brussels, Plenary Chamber

8:30 - 11:20 State of the negotiations on the climate change and energy package - Council and Commission statements

11:30 - 12:00 Dalai Lama - Formal sitting

12:00 - 13:00 Votes Pursuant to Rule 131
•    Measuring instruments and methods of metrological control (Recast version) - Report by József SZÁJER (EPP-ED, HU)
•    Agreement betweeen Korea and the EC concerning cooperation on anti-competitive activities - Report by David MARTIN (PES, UK)
•    Herring stocks in the west of Scotland - Report by Struan STEVENSON (ALDE, UK)
•    Jurisdiction and cooperation in maintenance obligations - Report by Genowefa GRABOWSKA (PES, PL)

Pursuant to Rule 45(2)
•    Towards a 'European Cormorant Management Plan' to minimise the increasing impact of cormorants on fish stocks, fisheries and aquaculture - Report by Heinz KINDERMANN (PES, DE)

Other votes


The President's diary    
Brussels

10.00 - Bilateral meeting with the Dalai Lama
 
12.00 - Press Conference with the Dalai Lama

18:45 - 19:15    Prague, Czech Republic

18.45 - Meeting of the Conference of Presidents with Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek and the Government of the Czech Republic, followed by a family photo


Press conferences    
Brussels, PHS 0A50, Anna Politkovskaya

10.30 - Global Europe uncovered: is it really fair for environmental sustainability and the developing countries - Glyn FORD (PES, UK), Caroline LUCAS (Greens/EFA, UK), Jens HOLM (GUE/NGL, SE)
 
12.00 - Hans-Gert PÖTTERING (EPP-ED, DE), President of the European Parliament and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama
 
After the votes - Rapporteurs of the climate change package on the ongoing negotiations - Satu HASSI (Greens/EFA, FI), Chris DAVIES (ALDE, UK), Claude TURMES (Greens/EFA, LU), Dorette CORBEY (PES, NL)


Parliamentary committees    

Committee on International Trade
15:00 - 18:30    Brussels, ASP 1E2 Economic Partnership Agreement between the EC and Cariforum - Hearing (see Hearings) (15:00 - 17:30)

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
15:00 - 18:30    Brussels, PHS 4B1 Economics Committee workshop on Credit Rating Agencies (see Other Events)

Committee on Legal Affairs
09:45 - 11:15    Brussels, JAN 4Q1 Statute for Assistants - Vote on report by Giuseppe GARGANI (EPP-ED, IT)


Delegations    

Delegation to the third meeting of the Internet Governance Forum
09:00 - 19:00    Hyderabad, India

 
Public hearings    

The EC - Cariforum Economic Partnership Agreement
15:00 - 17:30    Brussels, ASP 1E2
Committee on International Trade
 

Other events    

Economics Committee workshop on Credit Rating Agencies
15:00 - 18:30    Bruxelles, PHS 4B01

Court Of Justice

First Chamber

Judgment C-391/07 Glencore Grain Rotterdam
Agriculture

Hearing C-292/07 Commission v Belgium
Company law

Second Chamber

Judgment C-317/07 Lahti Energia
Environment and consumers

Judgment C-84/07 Commission v Greece
Freedom of movement for persons

Judgment C-151/07 Chatzithanasis
Freedom of movement for persons

Hearing C-93/08 Schenker
Commercial policy

Third Chamber

Judgment C-249/07 Commission v Netherlands
Free movement of goods

Judgment C-330/07 Jobra
Freedom to provide services

Opinion C-537/07 Gómez-Limón
Social policy

Opinion Joined Cases C-378/07, C-379/07, C-380/07 Angelidaki and Others
Social policy

Hearing C-29/08 AB SKF
Taxation

Fourth Chamber

Judgment C-221/07 Zablocka-Weyhermüller
Citizenship of the Union

Hearing C-538/07 Assitur
Company law

Fifth Chamber

Judgment C-247/07 Commission v United Kingdom
Environment and consumers

Judgment C-113/08 Commission v Spain
Freedom of establishment

Judgment C-41/08 Commission v Czech Republic
Approximation of laws

Seventh Chamber

Judgment C-223/08 Commission v Luxembourg
Freedom of movement for persons