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European Parliament President Martin Schulz Agenda European Parliament President Martin Schulz Agenda Week 40: 01/10 - 07/10/2012 Choose an other week Week 22: 26/05/2014 - 01/06/2014 Week 16: 14/04/2014 - 20/04/2014 Week 15: 07/04/2014 - 13/04/2014 Week 14: 31/03/2014 - 06/04/2014 Week 13: 24/03/2014 - 30/03/2014 Week 12: 17/03/2014 - 23/03/2014 Week 11: 10/03/2014 - 16/03/2014 Week 10: 03/03/2014 - 09/03/2014 Week 09: 24/02/2014 - 02/03/2014 Week 08: 17/02/2014 - 23/02/2014 Week 07: 10/02/2014 - 16/02/2014 Week 06: 03/02/2014 - 09/02/2014 Week 05: 27/01/2014 - 02/02/2014 Week 04: 20/01/2014 - 26/01/2014 Week 03: 13/01/2014 - 19/01/2014 Week 02: 06/01/2014 - 12/01/2014 Week 01: 30/12/2013 - 05/01/2014 Week 52: 23/12 - 29/12/2013 Week 51: 16/12 - 22/12/2013 Week 50: 09/12 - 15/12/2013 Week 49: 02/12 - 08/12/2013 Week 48: 25/11 - 01/12/2013 Week 47: 18/11 - 24/11/2013 Week 46: 11/11 - 17/11/2013 Week 45: 04/11 - 10/11/2013 Week 44: 28/10 - 03/11/2013 Week 43: 21/10 - 27/10/2013 Week 42: 14/10 - 20/10/2013 Week 41: 07/10 - 13/10/2013 Week 40: 30/09 - 06/10/2013 Week 39: 23/09 - 29/09/2013 Week 38: 16/09 - 22/09/2013 Week 37: 09/09 - 15/09/2013 Week 36: 02/09 - 08/09/2013 Week 35: 26/08 - 01/09/2013 Week 34: 19/08 - 25/08/2013 Week 33: 12/08 - 18/08/2013 Week 32: 05/08 - 11/08/2013 Week 31: 29/07 - 04/08/2013 Week 30: 22/07 - 28/07/2013 Week 29: 15/07 - 21/07/2013 Week 28: 08/07 - 14/07/2013 Week 27: 01/07 - 07/07/2013 Week 26: 24/06 - 30/06/2013 Week 25: 17/06 - 23/06/2013 Week 24: 10/06 -16/06/2013 Week 23: 03/06 -09/06/2013 Week 22: 27/05 -02/06/2013 Week 21: 20/05 -26/05/2013 Week 20: 13/05 -19/05/2013 Week 19: 06/05 -12/05/2013 Week 18: 29/04 -05/05/2013 Week 17: 22/04 -28/04/2013 Week 16: 15/04 -21/04/2013 Week 15: 08/04 -14/04/2013 Week 14: 01/04 - 07/04/2013 Week 13: 25/03 - 31/03/2013 Week 12: 18/03 - 24/03/2013 Week 11: 11/03 - 17/03/2013 Week 10: 04/03 - 10/03/2013 Week 09: 25/02 - 03/03/2013 Week 08: 18/02 - 24/02/2013 Week 07: 11/02 - 17/02/2013 Week 06: 04/02 - 10/02/2013 Week 05: 28/01 - 03/02/2013 Week 04: 21/01 - 27/01/2013 Week 03: 14/01 - 20/01/2013 Week 02: 07/01 - 13/01/2013 Week 51: 17/12 - 23/12/2012 Week 50: 10/12 - 16/12/2012 Week 49: 03/12 - 09/12/2012 Week 48: 26/11 - 02/12/2012 Week 47: 19/11 - 25/11/2012 Week 46: 12/11 - 18/11/2012 Week 45: 05/11 - 11/11/2012 Week 44: 29/10 - 04/11/2012 Week 43: 22/10 - 28/10/2012 Week 42: 15/10 - 21/10/2012 Week 41: 08/10 - 14/10/2012 Week 40: 01/10 - 07/10/2012 Week 39: 24/09 - 30/09/2012 Week 38: 17/09 - 23/09/2012 Week 37: 10/09 - 16/09/2012 Week 36: 03/09 - 09/09/2012 Week 35: 27/08 - 02/09/2012 Week 34: 20/08 - 26/08/2012 Week 33: 13/08 - 19/08/2012 Week 32: 06/08 - 12/08/2012 Week 31: 30/07 - 05/08/2012 Week 30: 23/07 - 29/07/2012 Week 29: 16/07 - 22/07/2012 Week 28: 09/07 - 15/07/2012 Week 27: 02/07 - 08/07/2012 Week 26: 25/06 - 01/07/2012 Week 25: 18/06 - 24/06/2012 Week 24: 11/06 - 17/06/2012 Week 23: 04/06 - 10/06/2012 Week 22: 28/05 - 03/06/2012 Week 21: 21/05 - 27/05/2012 Week 20: 14/05 - 20/05/2012 Week 19: 07/05 - 13/05/2012 Week 18: 30/04 - 06/05/2012 Week 17: 23/04 - 29/04/2012 Week 16: 16/04 - 22/04/2012 Week 15: 09/04 - 15/04/2012 Week 14: 02/04 - 08/04/2012 Week 13: 26/03 - 01/04/2012 Week 12: 19/03 - 25/03/2012 Week 11: 12/03 - 18/03/2012 Week 10: 05/03 - 11/03/2012 Week 09: 27/02 - 04/03/2012 Week 08: 20/02 - 26/02/2012 Week 07: 13/02 - 19/02/2012 Week 06: 06/02 - 12/02/2012 Week 05: 30/01 - 05/02/2012 Week 04: 23/01 - 29/01/2012 Week 40: 01/10 - 07/10/2012 Monday, October 1, 2012 Brussels - 17:30 Meeting with Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister of Estonia, followed by a press point - Grand Salon Protocolaire, 9th floor of the Paul-Henri Spaak Building 18:30 Meeting with Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council - President's Office Tuesday, October 2, 2012 Brussels - Agenda 1/2 European Parliament President Martin Schulz 12:30 Extraordinary Conference of Presidents: debate with the EP representatives on the European Parliament's position on the Van Rompuy's report Towards a Genuine Economic and Monetary Union. Discussion on the monitoring mission to Ukraine with Pat Cox, former President of the European Parliament and Aleksander Kwaniewski, former President of Poland 15:00 Press conference on the monitoring mission to Ukraine with Pat Cox, former President of the European Parliament and Aleksander Kwaniewski, former President of Poland 16:30 Meeting with Hamadi Jebali, Prime Minister of Tunisia, followed by a press point - Grand salon Protocolaire, 9th floor of the Paul-Henri Spaak Building Wednesday, October 3, 2012 Dublin -Official Visit to Ireland - 11:00 Welcome by Ruairi Quinn, Minister for Education and Skills 15:30 Visit to the Digital Skills Academy, EU funded project 17:30 Meeting with student representatives - University College Dublin 18:00 Europe debate at the University College Dublin 20:00 Bilateral meeting with the Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore, followed by a press point - Iveagh House Thursday, October 4, 2012 Dublin - Official visit to Ireland - 09:00 Visit to the National Library of Ireland 10:00 Meeting with Seán Barrett, Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil Éireann and Patrick Burke, Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann 10:30 Plenary address - Chamber of Dáil Éireann 12:15 Bilateral meeting with Taoiseach Enda Kenny, followed by a press point - Government Buildings Friday, October 5, 2012 Bratislava - Morning Participation in a conference on the next multiannual financial framework Saturday, October 6, 2012 Constituency Sunday, October 7, 2012 Constituency Europarl President Press - [email protected] Agenda 2/2.
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