On the Agenda

Council of the European Union

Extraordinary European Council meeting on the economy
Bibliotheque Solvay, Brussels

European Commission

Extraordinary European Council (Justus Lipsius)

Catherine Ashton visits Vienna:
•    meets with Chancellor Werner Faymann and with Michael Spindelegger, Foreign Minister

Joe Borg in Gothenborg (11-12):
•    participates in the seminar "Our Seas, Our Fisheries – Our Food (Challenges and Responsibilities)" organised by the University of Gothenborg;
•    receives the Kungsfenan Swedish Seafood Award (11).
•    Participates in a seminar on fisheries and marine resource management organised by the Swedish Board of Fisheries (12)

European Parliament

Plenary agenda
09:00 - 17:00 Strasbourg

09.00 - 11.50

Proposal for a Council directive implementing the Framework Agreement on prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector concluded by HOSPEEM and EPSU, followed by debate

Online gambling in relation to recent ECJ rulings - Oral question from the International Market and Consumer Protection Committee to the Commission, with debate

12.00 - 13.00

Votes

Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity - Progress - report by Kinga Göncz (S - D, HU)

International recovery of child support and other forms of family maintenance- report by Jirí Maštálka (GUE/NGL, CZ)

Amendment of Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 of 17 July 2006 establishing an Instrument for Pre- Accession Assistance (IPA) - report by Gabriele Albertini (EPP, IT)

Texts on which debate is closed

15.00 - 16.00

Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law - One hour maximum (Rule 122)

Venezuela          

Madagascar

Burma

16.00 - 17.00

Votes    

Motions for resolutions concerning debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 122)
 
 
The President's diary
 
10:15 - 12:30 Brussels

10.15 - Extraordinary European Summit on bolstering European economy - Bibliothèque Solvay
 
 
Press conferences

Today's press conferences
09:00 - 09:30 Strasbourg, LOW N-1.201
09:00 - European 112 Day - Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (EPP, PL) and Olivier Paul-Morandini, President and Founder of EENA, European Emergency Number Association
 

Parliamentary committees

CRIS : Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis.

Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis
09:00 - 11:00 Strasbourg, LOW N 1.3

Discussion on the social impact of the crisis on employment, demographic challenges and the pension system and the spread of the crisis on real economy and public finances in the EU