The Week Ahead 29 November - 5 December 2010
Committee meetings - Brussels
Citizens' initiative
The Constitutional Affairs Committee will vote on legislation setting up the citizens' initiative system.
Tuesday Ebs will cover the press conference by Alain Lamassoure (EE-FR); Zita Gurmai (S&D - HU); Diana Wallis (ALDE-UK) and Gerald Häfner (Greens/EFA-DE) on the citizens' initiative.
Tuesday Ebs + LIVE 12.30 CET
People trafficking and protecting women from abuse
The Civil Liberties and Women's Rights committees jointly vote on a law to combat human trafficking and separate legislation aimed at giving cross-border protection to individuals at risk of gender-based violence (Monday).
Serbia's EU prospects
The Foreign Affairs Committee will vote on the EU -Serbia stabilisation and association agreement and also on a resolution assessing the country's EU integration progress (Wednesday).
The Foreign Affairs committee will also organise an exchange of views with Ad Melkert, Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Iraq. Wednesday Ebs 1 - 11.30 CET and an exchange of views on Western Sahara Wednesday Ebs 2 - 14.40 CET
ECB - Jean-Claude Trichet
The ECB President takes part in his regular dialogue with the Economics Committee.
Tuesday Ebs + LIVE 16.30 - 18.30 CET
Tuesday Ebs 4 - 19.00 CET
EU Roma strategy
The Civil Liberties Committee holds a public hearing on the EU strategy for Roma inclusion.
Tuesday Ebs 4 - 19.05 CET
Tuesday Ebs 15.00 CET: Infoclip 'the Roma community'
Wednesday Ebs 1 - 11.40 CET
Thursday Ebs 3 -17.35 CET
Family life and EU law
MEPs and national MPs will consider how to remove legal and administrative barriers in matters of family law with a cross-border aspect (Tuesday).
EU budget
The Budget committee meets on Wednesday, a day after the European Commission will have presented a new proposal for the 2011 EU budget (Wednesday).
European environment
EP President Jerzy Buzek will join a press conference on the European Environment Agency's 2010 report on the EU environment with the agency's head, Jacqueline McGlade, Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik and Joke Schauvliege, Flemish environment minister.
Tuesday Ebs + LIVE 11.00 - 11.30 CET : Press conference.
Tuesday Ebs 2 - 14.35 CET : Statement by Jacqueline Glade, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency.
Tuesday Ebs 3 - 17.30 CET : Summary
EP President - Netherlands PM
EP President Jerzy Buzek will meet Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in The Hague (Tuesday).
Conference of Presidents - Hungarian presidency
President Buzek and the political group leaders will be in Budapest to meet the future Hungarian Council presidency (Thursday - Friday).
Thursday Ebs 3 -17.30 CET
Friday Ebs 2 - 14.35 CET
ACP-EU assembly
The 20th session of the joint assembly which brings together MEPs with MPs from African, Caribbean and Pacific countries takes place in Kinshasa (Thursday - Saturday).
Thursday Ebs 4 - 19.00 CET
Friday Ebs 3 - 17.30 CET and Ebs 4 - 19.00 CET
Saturday Ebs 2 - 14.35 CET
