Brussels, 30/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament will be holding its last plenary session of its present legislature next week. The following agenda will be submitted to the plenary on Monday 4 May as the session opens:
Monday 4 May (5.00pm to midnight)
One-minute speeches
Joint debate on equality between men and women. Astrid Lulling report on equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity; Edite Estrela report on improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding
Declaration by the chairman of the EP delegation to the conciliation committee on adjustment of working time
Alejandro Cercas report on aspects relating to organisation of working time
Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou report on the organisation of working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities
Vladimir Manka report on the EP budget for 2010
Diana Wallis report on the trade in seal products
Neil Parish report on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes
Dimitrios Papadimoulis report on petrol vapour recovery during refuelling of passenger cars at service stations
Luis de Grandes Pascual report on ship-source pollution
Short presentations of the following reports: - general mainstreaming in EU external relations (Roucek report); special report from the European Ombudsman (Martinez report).
Tuesday 5 May (9.00am to midnight)
Joint debate on electronic communications: Malcolm Harbour's report on personal data and the protection of privacy; Catherine Trautmann report on electronic communications networks and services; Pilar del Castillo Vera report on the European Electronic Communications Market Authority; and Francisca Pleguezuelos Aguilar report on frequency bands to be reserved for mobile communications
Anni Podimata report on labelling and standard product information on energy consumption
Votes (at 12.00pm)
Council and Commission Statement on preparation of the European Council (18-19 June)
Commission Statement on preparation of the Employment Summit (at 5.00pm)
Joint debate on the Social Agenda: Gabriele Stauner report on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund; José Albino Silva Peneda report on renewed social agenda; Jean Lambert report on active inclusion
Question Time at the Commission (at 7.00pm)
Oral questions on rosé wines (at 9.00pm)
Commission Statement on democratic process in Turkey
Janusz Wojciechowski report on protection of animals at the time of killing
Richard Corbett report on general review of the rules of procedure
Gérard Onesta report on the petitions process.
Wednesday 6 May (9.00am to midnight)
Joint debate on the €5 billion package: Reports by Petya Stavreva (EAFRD), Eugenijus Mardeikis (projects in field of energy), and Reimer Böge (multiannual financial framework).
Joint debate on finance: Othmar Karas report on capital requirements directives and Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstadt report on Community support for specific activities in the field of financial services.
Votes (at 12.00pm)
Statement by the President (at 12.30pm)
Continuation of votes (at 1.00pm)
Council and Commission statements on so-called Durban II conference (at 3.00pm)
Raimon Obiols i Germà on human rights in the world in 2008
Joint debate on asylum: Antonio Masip Hidalgo report on minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers; Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert report on application for international protection; Nicolae Vlad Popa report on fingerprints; Jean Lambert report on a European Asylum Support Office; and Barbara Dührkop Dührkop report on European Refugee Fund 2008-2013).
joint discussion on justice: Tadeusz Zwiefka report on contractual and non-contractual obligations, Gérard Deprez report on matrimonial matters, parental responsibility and maintenance obligations, Maria Grazia Pagano report on an EU criminal justice area
one-hour question time to the Council (at 7.00pm)
joint discussion on Lisbon Treaty (At 9.00pm): Klaus-Heiner Lehne report on the new role of the EP, Jean-Luc Dehaene report on the institutional balance of the European Union, Elmar Brok report on relations between the EP and national parliaments, Catherine Guy-Quint report on the financial aspects of the Reform Treaty, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann on implementation of the citizens' initiative
Thursday 7 May
Commission statement on the democratic process in Turkey
Ruth Hieronymi report on the MEDIA Mundus audiovisual cooperation programme
Oral question on the registration, evaluation and authorisation of Chemicals
Paolo Costa report on the allocation of airport slots
votes (a midday)
debate on human rights violations (at 3.00pm): Fiji, Madagascar and Venezuela
votes (at 4.00pm). (O.J./transl.jl/rt)