Brussels, 21/06/2011 (Agence Europe) - Voting on the package of six proposals on economic governance and debates on the future of the common agricultural policy (CAP) and cohesion policy are among the main matters of the mini plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels on 22 and 23 June. In addition, MEPs will discuss the items on the agenda of the European Council of 23-24 June.
MEPs are also expected to approve the appointment of Mario Draghi as President of the European Central Bank and hold the final vote on consumer rights. Here is the agenda for this EP plenary session in detail.
Wednesday 22 June
3.00pm-midnight
Preparations for the European Council meeting on 23-24 June 2011
The common agricultural policy towards 2020 (report by Albert Dess)
Joint debate on economic governance: - Prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances (report by Elisa Ferreira); - Implementation of excessive deficit procedure (report by Diogo Feio); - Requirements for budgetary frameworks of member states (report by Vicky Ford); - Budgetary surveillance in euro area (report by Sylvie Goulard); - Surveillance of budgetary positions and surveillance and coordination of economic policies (report by Corien Wortmann-Kool); - Enforcement measures to correct excessive macroeconomic imbalances in euro area (report by Carl Haglund)
Spent fuel and radioactive waste (report by Romana Jordan Cizelj)
Short presentation of the following report: Greenhouse gas emission reductions and risk of carbon leakage (report by Bas Eickhout)
Thursday 23 June
8.30am-11.50am
Debate on the mandate for the 2012 draft budget trialogue (report by Francesca Balzani)
Joint debate on cohesion policy: - 5th cohesion report and strategy for the post-2013 cohesion policy (report by Markus Pieper); - Implementation of cohesion policy programmes for 2007-2013 (report by Miroslav Mikolášik); - European urban agenda and its future in cohesion policy (report by Oldøich Vlasák); - Objective 3: future agenda for cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation (report by Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid); - Increased effectiveness between ERDF and other structural funds (report by Georgios Stavrakakis)
Midday-1.00pm: Votes, inter alia on: - Appointment of the president of the European Central Bank: Mario Draghi; - Request for waiver of parliamentary immunity of Adrian Severin; - The CAP towards 2020; - 5th cohesion report and strategy for the post-2013 cohesion policy; - Greenhouse gas emission reductions and risk of carbon leakage; - EU-Seychelles Fisheries Partnership Agreement; - EU-São Tomé and Príncipe Fisheries Partnership Agreement; - EC-Canada agreement on civil aviation safety; - Consumer rights (report by Andreas Schwab); - European Year for Active Ageing (2012) (report by Martin Kastler). (L.C./transl.rt)