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DIRECTORATE FOR THE PLANNING OF PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS ACTIVITIES 04/A-2005 Directorate-General for the Presidency EN EN ABBREVIATIONS USED Political Groups PPE-DE Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats PSE Socialist Group in the European Parliament ALDE Grop of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats forEurope Verts/ALE Group of the Greens / European Free Alliance GUE/NGL Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left IND/DEM Independence and Democracy Group UEN Union for Europe of the Nations Group NI Non-attached Members Committees AFET Committee on Foreign Affairs DEVE Committee ond Development INTA Committee on International Trade BUDG Committee on Budgets CONT Committee on Budgetary Control ECON Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs EMPL Committee on Employment and Social Affairs ENVI Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety ITRE Committee on Industry, Research and Energy IMCO Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection TRAN Committee on Transport and Tourism REGI Committee on Regional Development AGRI Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development PECH Committee on Fisheries CULT Committee on Culture and Education JURI Committee on Legal Affairs LIBE Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs AFCO Committee on Constitutional Affairs FEMM Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality PETI Committee on Petitions http://www.europarl.ep.ec/bulletins (Intranet) http://www.europarl.eu.int/bulletins (Internet) \\Epades\public\bulletin\Activités Closed on : 04.04.2005 CONTENTS 3 PRESIDENCY Main decisions of the College of Quaestors....................................................................................... 6 MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Appointments/resignations/end of Members' terms of office............................................................. 8 List of Intergroups in the European Parliament .................................................................................9 MEMBERS’ ACTIVITIES Written questions.............................................................................................................................. 15 Question Time (B6-0019/2005) ....................................................................................................... 39 Summary of Questions time - March 2005 ...................................................................................... 41 Written declarations.......................................................................................................................... 42 COMMITTEES Appointment of rapporteurs and draftsmen...................................................................................... 46 OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS Commission documents.................................................................................................................... 52 GENERAL INFORMATION Council of the European Union Appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors ....................................................................... 62 Common Foreign and Security Policy Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on Azerbaijan ............................ 63 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the occasion of the final days of the election campaign in Moldova ................................................................... 64 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union concerning the parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan ............................................................................................ 65 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union concerning the parliamentary elections in Tajikistan ............................................................................................... 65 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union concerning Togo ........................ 66 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union concerning the referendum for the adoption of a new constitution in Burundi ....................................................... 67 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the parliamentary elections in Moldova on 6 March 2005 .............................................................................................................. 67 Bulletin 11.04.2005 - EN - PE 356.655 4 CONTENTS Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on recent events in Bolivia .........................................................................................................................................68 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the recent developments in Serbia and Montenegro/Kosovo ...........................................................................69 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union concerning the "Ezzan" amnesty law in Senegal ....................................................................................................................69 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union concerning the adoption of the "anti-secession law" by the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China ...........................................................................................................................................70 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union concerning voluntary surrenders and transfers of indictees to the Hague ..........................................................................71 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union concerning the situation in Liberia ..........................................................................................................................................71 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union concerning the release of Ms Rebiya Kadeer .......................................................................................................................72 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union concerning Council Common Position 2005/227/CFSP of 16 March 2005 renewing measures in support of the effective implementation of the mandate of the international Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) ...................................................................................................73 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the presidential pardon for political prisoners in Azerbaijan ....................................................................................73 Declaration by the European Union on the situation in Kyrgyzstan ................................................74 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union regarding the cases of Mr Marinich and Mr Bandazhevsky ............................................................................................74 European Economic and Social Committee Plenary Assembly of 9 and 10 February 2005 ................................................................................76 Plenary Assembly of 9 and 10 March 2005 ....................................................................................92 ACTIVITIES OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT This document is available at : http://www.europarl.ep.ec/bulletins/postsession.htm (Intranet) http://www.europarl.eu.int/bulletins/postsession.htm (Internet) Bulletin 11.04.2005 - EN - PE 356.655 PRESIDENCY 5 PRESIDENCY Bulletin 11.04.2005 - EN - PE 356.655 6 PRESIDENCY MAIN DECISIONS OF THE COLLEGE OF QUAESTORS The Chairmen-in-Office of the College of Quaestors, have circulated the following communications to the Members of the European Parliament: No 17/ 2005: Baby room in Brussels Further information may be obtained from the Secretariat of the College of Quaestors in: Strasbourg : Salvador de Madariaga (SDM) Building, 6/20 Tel. 74195 Brussels : Paul-Henri Spaak (PHS) Building, 8b/66 Tel. 43722 ____________________ Bulletin 11.04.2005 - EN - PE 356.655 MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 7 MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Bulletin 11.04.2005 - EN - PE 356.655 8 MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT APPOINTMENTS/RESIGNATIONS/END OF MEMBERS' TERMS OF OFFICE END OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF A MEMBER ELECTED IN PORTUGAL At its sitting of 10 March 2005, pursuant to Rule 4(4) of its Rules of Procedure, Parliament noted that: António COSTA, Vice-President, had been appointed a member of the Portuguese Government and established that his seat was vacant with effect from 12 March 2005. ____________________________ OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF THE ELECTION OF A PORTUGUESE MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT The President of the European Parliament has received official notification of the election to the European Parliament of: Joel HASSE FERREIRA to replace António COSTA (PSE/PT), with effect from 12 March 2005. Parliament will take note of his election at the sitting of 11 April 2005. _____________________________ Bulletin 11.04.2005 - EN - PE 356.655 MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 9 LIST OF INTERGROUPS IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT established in accordance with the rules adopted by the Conference of Presidents (Situation at 30.03.2005) Name Date established Chairman Political Group Sponsors FIELDSPORTS, FISHING AND 15/12/2004 EBNER Michl PPE/DE IND/DEM CONSERVATION UEN WELFARE AND CONSERVATION OF 15/12/2004 CASACA Paulo PPE/DE PSE ANIMALS Verts/ALE FAMILLE ET PROTECTION DE 16/12/2004 PANAYOTOPOULOS -