The Week Ahead 10-16 January 2011
Committee meetings and political groups week
Brussels
Belarus/election
EP President Jerzy Buzek will join a discussion in the Foreign Affairs Committee on the situation in Belarus following the disputed election. Participants include opposition leader and Sakharov Prize winner Aliaksandr Milinkevich, who will also have a bilateral meeting with Mr Buzek (Wednesday).
Wednesday EbS1 11:30 CET
Wednesday EbS3 17:30 CET
Wednesday EbS+ LIVE 13:00 CET
Russia/Khodorkovsky
The Human Rights Subcommittee will discuss the recent second trial and conviction in Russia of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev (Monday).
Monday EbS3 17:35 CET
Economic governance
The Economics Committee will hold a public hearing on the EU's economic governance structures, with participants including former Commissioner Mario Monti, President of Bocconi University and author of a report on the future of the single market (Thursday).
Preparing for the plenary
Parliament's political groups will devote most of the week to preparations for the 17-20 January plenary session in Strasbourg. The agenda includes debates with the Hungarian and Belgian Prime Ministers on the incoming and outgoing Council presidencies, legislation to give easier access to treatment for patients in EU countries other than their own, a vote on the EU's association agreement with Serbia, and resolutions on Haiti, international adoption and alleged discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Lithuania.
Pre-session press briefing
The EP Press Service and the main political group spokespeople will comment on the agenda at the regular pre-session briefing on Friday at 11am (Anna Politkovskaya room, PHS 0A050).
Friday EbS+ LIVE 11:00 CET
Press conference
EbS will broadcast the press conference on "Biotechnical patents" by Peter Liese (EPP, DE), Vittorio Prodi (S&D, IT), Miroslav Mikolášik (EPP, SL), Eva Lichtenberger (Greens/EFA, AT), Carlo Casini (EPP, IT).
Tuesday EbS+ LIVE 09:30 CET
Belgian Presidency
The Committee on Monetary and Economic Affairs will hold an exchange of views with Didier Reynders, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Institutional Reforms in order to assess the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council.
Monday EbS S 19:30 CET
Monday EbS+ LIVE 17:30 CET
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