Plenary session and committee meetings - Brussels

MEPs will debate the performance of the European Central Bank with its President Jean-Claude Trichet, ahead of their annual vote on the ECB (debate Wednesday, vote Thursday).

Thursday Ebs + LIVE 09.00 - 11.20 CET

Thursday Ebs 1 - 11.30 CET

Earlier, Mr Trichet and Eurogroup chair Jean-Claude Juncker both make their regular appearances before the Economics Committee (Monday).

Monday Ebs + LIVE 15.00 - 16.30 and Ebs 3 - 17.30 CET Exchange of views with Jean-Claude Juncker

Monday Ebs + LIVE 16.30 - 18.30 CET and Ebs 4 - 19.00 CET Debate with Jean-Claude Trichet

ECB Vice-President-designate Vitor Constancio will answer the committee's questions (Tuesday), ahead of a vote by the full Parliament on his candidature (Thursday).

MEPs will debate plans for the Spring European Council meeting devoted to economic issues (Wednesday).

Wednesday Ebs + LIVE 15.00 - 20.00 CET

At the summit itself, EP President Jerzy Buzek will address EU leaders before holding a press conference (Justus Lipsius building, Thursday Ebs 18.00 CET TBC).

Thursday Ebs S 15.30 CET  Political groups meetings ahead of the European Summit. Check Ebs schedule for details for each political group.

Thursday Ebs S - 20.00 CET  News summaries

Friday Ebs 1 - 11.30 CET

Parliament debates and votes on its priorities for the EU's 2011 budget (debate Wednesday, vote Thursday).

Wednesday Ebs + 15.00 - 20.00 CET and Ebs 4 -19.00 CET

Reminder: All votes will be LIVE on Ebs

The High Representative/Commission Vice-President will discuss the setting up of the EU's new External Action Service with the Foreign Affairs Committee.  The committee will also hear from Vygaudas Ušackas, recently chosen to head the EU's Kabul delegation (Tuesday).

Tuesday Ebs + LIVE 15.00 - 16.45 CET

Tuesday Ebs 3 - 17.30 CET

Ebs will cover the press conference by Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE, BE) and Elmar Brok (EPP, DE), co-rapporteurs on European External Action Service.

Tuesday Ebs LIVE 14.00-14.30 CET

The Quartet Special Envoy will be among the participants in a Development Committee hearing on the Palestinian territories (Monday).

Monday Ebs LIVE 15.00 - 17.30 CET and Ebs 3 -17.30 CET

The Foreign Affairs Committee organised an exchange of views with Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor of the ICC.

Tuesday Ebs + LIVE 11.15 - 12.30 CET

Tuesday Ebs 2 - 14.30 CET

The Budgetary Control Committee is set to vote on whether to approve the EU institutions' financial management in 2008 (Monday-Tuesday).

Jerzy Buzek makes an official visit to Germany, including meetings with President Horst Köhler, Chancellor Angela Merkel and other political leaders (Monday-Tuesday) Monday Ebs S - 20.30 CET and Tuesday Ebs 2 - 14.30 CET.

In Brussels he will meet Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Wednesday Ebs 3 - 17.30 CET), Vlad Filat, Prime Minister of Moldova, Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank (both (both Friday Ebs 1 -11.35 CET and Ebs 3 - 17.30 CET) and Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, Foreign Minister of Ukraine (Saturday).

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