Committee meetings - Brussels

The EP President makes an official visit to the USA, with meetings in Washington including Vice-President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.  Later he will travel to New York and meeting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (Sunday-Friday).

Monday Ebs 3 -17.30 CET

Tuesday Ebs 1 -11.30 CET

Wednesday Ebs 2 - 14.30 CET

Thursday Ebs 1 -11.30 CET

The Employment Committee votes on whether self-employed lorry drivers should be included in legislation limiting the working time of road transport workers

Legislation to tackle the problem of late payments - a major issue for many small businesses - comes to a vote in the Industry Committee.

Wednesday Ebs LIVE

Wednesday Ebs 2 -14.40 CET

MEPs in the Environment Committee vote on measures to prevent fake medicines being sold in Europe and to ensure that there is better reporting of side effects and safety problems affecting licensed drugs Tuesday Ebs 3 -17.40 CET + infoclip + press conference check Ebs schedule

Ahead of the second summit in June of the new body linking the EU to its southern neighbours, the Foreign Affairs Committee will adopt its position on how to revitalise the process.

Wednesday Ebs + LIVE 09.00 - 12.30 CET and Ebs 2 - 14.30 CET

The Committee on Foreign Affairs organizes an exchange of views with with Ilir META, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania

Wednesday Ebs LIVE 09.00 - 12.30 CET and Ebs 2 14.50 CET

The Economics Committee holds a public hearing on the future of over-the-counter derivatives, one of the key instruments at the heart of the financial market crisis.

Tuesday Ebs 2 - 14.30 CET

The Industry Committee is set to vote at second reading on measures to improve energy efficiency of buildings and the energy labelling of products, thereby formalising a deal already reached with the Council (Wednesday).

The Legal Affairs Committee is set to adopt its political stance on a range of IP issues, including counterfeiting, online piracy and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement talks (Wednesday).

The committee on Economical affairs organise an exchange of views with D Papademos, ECB Vice President.

Tuesday Ebs 1 - 11.30 CET

The ECON committee will discuss thematic papers on global governance, international monetary policy and tackling global imbalances.

Thursday Ebs + LIVE 09.00 - 12.30 CET and 15.00 - 18.30 CET

The committee on civil liberties will discuss visas liberalisation with Bosnia- Herzegovina and Albania.

Tuesday Ebs 4 - 19.00 CET

Humanitarian aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva comes to DEVE to report back from the UN donor conference on Haiti and to share plans for the Commission's 2011 legislative and work programme.

Monday Ebs 3 -17.30 CET

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs organizes a round table on "Towards a Common European Asylum System with the participation of the National Parliaments and the Odysseus Network.

Monday Ebs 3 -17.30 CET The same committee will discuss Europol and will meet with the UN High Commissioner for refugees on Thursday. Ebs+ live 09.00 - 12.30 CET

The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence organize a public hearing on

better civilian-military cooperation in EU missions.

Monday Ebs 4 -19.10 CET

Ebs Will cover the press conference on "the Combating late payment proposal by

Barbara WELLER (S&D - DE) rapporteur.

Tuesday Ebs LIVE 13.30 CET

Ebs will cover the press conference by Edit BAUER (EPP, SK), rapporteur, on the "organisation of the working time of persons performing road transport activities"

Tuesday Ebs LIVE 14.00 CET



Ebs will cover the press conference by Nikiforos DIAMANDOUROS, European Ombudsman on his annual report 2009.

Thursday Ebs LIVE 10.00 CET

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