Brussels, 27/09/2000 (Agence Europe) - As we have indicated, the first October session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg will be main dedicated to the future of EU enlargement, with a debate, on Tuesday, over the accession process in general and on the situation in each of the candidate countries, and the Wednesday votes. A second plenary session will take place from the 23 to 27 October in Strasbourg. Next Tuesday, the Council and Commission will make declarations on the special summit in Biarritz from 13 and 14 October, followed by a debate, on this occasion the MEPs will ask oral questions on the board themes of this European Council, the EU Charter of fundamental rights. Furthermore, with the opening of the works, Monday afternoon, the European Commission will make a declaration on the Asem III summit, while on Wednesday the Parliament will discuss a report on the European Commission White Paper on Food Safety, and will hear a speech by the Italian President Mr Campi, and on Thursday it will have a debate on equal opportunities between men and women, on which the Council will make a declaration. Here is the detailed agenda, though it may be modified:
Monday 2 October (from 17 to 21pm)
recommendation for the second reading Knorr Borras (Spanish, Greens) on the European system of national and regional accounts (taxes and social contributions)
Skinner report (British, Labour) on investment capital
European Commission declaration on the Asia-Europe summit of 20 and 21 October in Seoul (Asem III)
recommendation for second reading Piecyk (German, Social Democrat) on maritime ports and the internal navigation ports
Hatzidakis report (EPP, Greek) on national and international road traffic
Tuesday 3 October (with a first night session)
joint discussion on Council and Commission declarations over preparation of Biarritz special European Council and oral questions on the Charter of fundamental rights
as of 15pm, joint discussion on the progress of the twelve candidate countries towards accession: Brok report (EPP, Germany) on progress of each candidate, Carlsson (EPP, Sweden) on Estonia, Schroedter (Green, German) on Latvia, Hoff (Social Democrat, German) on the Czech Republic, Wiersma (Socialist group, Dutch) on Slovakia, Queiro' (Union for a Europe of nations, Portugal), Van Orden (British Conservative) on Bulgaria, Nicholson of Winterbourne (Liberal Democrat, Britain) on Romania, Martielli (non attached, Italian), on Slovenia, Poos (Socialist, Luxembourg) on Cyprus, Stenzel (EPP, Austria) on Malta.
from 12: 30 to 13pm, votes
from 17: 30 to 19pm, questions to Council
Wednesday 4 October (with a second night session)
Bowis report (British Labour) on the White Paper on Food Safety
joint discussion of Paulsen report (Liberal group, Sweden) on undesirable substances and products in animal foodstuffs and the organisations for official checks on animal foodstuffs and the Graefe zu Baringdorf report (Green, German) on the marketing of mixed animal feed
VanHulten report (Socialist group, Dutch) on the separation of the internal auditing function from the ex-ant financial control in the management of institutions
Lund report (Social Democrat, German) on endocrin disrupter
Angelin report (Union for a Europe of nations, Italy) on the parental control of television programmes
Robert Evans report (Labour, Britain) on the mobility of students, people in training, young voluntaries, teachers and instructors
recommendation for second reading Palacio Vallelersundi (EPP, Spain) on the Community customs codes
from 11: 30 to 12pm, vote on enlargement
from 12 to 12: 30 solemn session with a short speech Py president of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Campi
from 12: 30 to 14pm votes continue
from 17opm to 17: 30, European Commission Communication on decision taken that day
from 17: 30 to 19pm, question to Commission
Thursday 5 October
- from 10 to 12pm joint talks on the Council declaration concerning men/women equal opportunities and the Dybkjaer report (Liberal group, Denmark) on the same subject
- at 12pm, votes
- from 15pm, topical and urgent and of major importance problems and other votes
- common discussion of Cashman (British Labour) report on the fight against discrimination and Thomas Mann (EPP, German) on equal treatment in terms of employment and work.
Friday 6 October
- votes, followed by the discussion of the Seppanen report (United Left, Finland) on the extension of the EIB guarantee for loans to Croatia
- Wuermeling report (EPP, German) on the European Commission report "better legislating".