Brussels, 18/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament will again meet in Brussels for its second plenary session in September (from 22 to 25). Debates are scheduled on Tuesday inter alia on terrorism and data protection and on maritime transport. On Wednesday morning, Parliament will debate the Commission's 2009 work programme. They will also consider the telecoms package. Council and Commission statements on the impact of the crisis in the financial markets are also on the agenda.
MONDAY 22 SEPTEMBER
17.00-23.00: Joint debate on the financial markets: - Hedge funds and private equity (report by Poul Nyrup Rasmussen); - Transparency of institutional investors (report by Klaus-Heiner Lehne).
Legislative debates: - Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions (report by David Hammerstein); - European Year of Creativity and Innovation (report by Katerina Batzeli).
Presentation of reports: - Adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny (report by József Szájer ); - Alignment of legal acts to the new Comitology Decision (report by József Szájer ); - Situation and prospects of agriculture in mountainous regions (report by Michl Ebner); - Concentration and pluralism in the media in the European Union (report by Marianne Mikko); - Follow-up of the Monterrey Conference of 2002 on Financing for Development (report by Thijs Berman); - Internal Market Scoreboard (report by Charlotte Cederschiöld); - Improving the quality of teacher education (report by Maria Badia i Cutchet); - The Bologna Process and student mobility (report by Doris Pack).
TUESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
9.30-11.50: Joint debate on terrorism and data protection: - Combating terrorism (report by Roselyne Lefrançois); - Protection of personal data (report by Martine Roure).
12.00-13.00: Votes: - Community statistics relating to external trade with third countries (report by Helmuth Markov); - Protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (report by Miroslav Ouzký); - Statistical returns in respect of the carriage of goods by road (report by Georg Jarzembowski); - Amendment of Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 (report by Agustín Díaz de Mera García); - Draft amending budget no 6/2008 (report by Kyösti Virrankoski); - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (report by Gyula Hegyi); - Waste statistics (report by Johannes Blokland); - Exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters (report by József Szájer); - Colouring matters for medicinal products (report by József Szájer); - Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (report by József Szájer); - Roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers (report by József Szájer); - Extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients (report by József Szájer).
15.00-18.00: Joint discussion on maritime transport: - Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system (report by Dirk Sterckx); - Investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector (report by Jaromír Kohlíèek); - Liability of carriers of passengers by boat in the event of accidents (report by Paolo Costa); - Port State control (report by Dominique Vlasto); - Common rules on ship inspection and survey organisations (report by Luis de Grandes Pascual); - Ship inspection and survey organisations (report by Luis de Grandes Pascual).
Council and Commission statements: - Acts of piracy at sea (with resolution)
18.00-19.00: Questions Time (Council)
21.00-0.00: Joint discussion on move from SIS 1+ to SIS II: - Migration of Schengen Information System towards the second generation Schengen Information System (two reports by Carlos Coelho).
Joint debate on tropical woods: - International Tropical Timber Agreement 2006 (report by Caroline Lucas).
Legislative debate: - Amendment of Rule 121 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure report by Costas Botopoulos).
WEDNESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
9 - 11.20: Legislative debate: - EP priorities for Commission 2009 legislative programme and work.
Declarations of the Council and Commission: - Preparation of the EU-India summit.
11.30 - 12 and 12.30 - 13: Votes: Electronic communications services and networks (report by Catherine Trautmann); - European Authority on electronic communications market (report by Pilar del Castillo Vera); - Taking full advantage of Europe's digital dividend: for a common approach to using spectrum freed up by digital change-over (report by Patrizia Toia); - Electronic communications services and networks, consumer protection and protection of private life (report by Malcolm Harbour).
12 - 12.30: solemn session. Bartholomew 1st, primate of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople.
15 - 17.30: Declarations from the Council and Commission: - World financial situation and its effects on the European economy.
Oral question from the Council and Commission: - Controlling energy prices (with resolution).
17.30 - 19: Question hour at the Commission.
21 - 24: Legislative debate: - White Paper: European strategy for nutrition related problems, excess weight and obesity (report by Alessandro Foglietta); - VAT on insurance and financial services (report by Joseph Muscat).
Oral questions to the Commission: - Collective management of online copyright; - IASCF: Revision of constitution - public responsibility and composition of IASB - proposals for change.
THURSDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
10 - 11.50: Declarations from the Council and Commission: - Social package (second part: cross-border healthcare).
12 - 13: Votes: - Network media in Europe (report by Karin Resetarits); - annual debate on les progress achieved in freedom, security and justice area (resolution by the EP).
15 - 16: Oral question to the Commission: - European School reform itinerary. (A.B/trans/rt/rh.)