DIRECTORATE FOR THE PLANNING OF PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS ACTIVITIES 07/A-2001 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 Group of the Party of European Socialists ELDR Group of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Verts/ALE Group of the Greens / European Free Alliance GUE/NGL Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left UEN Union for Europe of the Nations group TDI Technical Group of Independent Members - mixed group EDD Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities NI Non-attached Members Committees AFET Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy BUDG Committee on Budgets CONT Committee on Budgetary Control LIBE Committee on Citizens’ Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs ECON Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs JURI Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market ITRE Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy EMPL Committee on Employment and Social Affairs ENVI Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy AGRI Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development PECH Committee on Fisheries RETT Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism CULT Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport DEVE Committee on Development and Cooperation AFCO Committee on Constitutional Affairs FEMM Committee on Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities PETI Committee on Petitions ENQU Temporary Committee of Inquiry http://www.europarl.eu.int/Bulletins \\Epades\public\bulletin\Activités Closed on : 22.06.2001 CONTENTS 3 PRESIDENCY Main decisions of the College of Quaestors .......................................................................................6 GENERAL INFORMATION European Parliament Membership of the European Parliament ..........................................................................................8 Written Questions ............................................................................................................................11 Question Time (B5-0171/2001)........................................................................................................29 Summary of Questions time - June 2001..........................................................................................31 Written declarations..........................................................................................................................32 List of Intergroups in the European Parliament ...............................................................................34 Common Foreign and Security Policy Declaration on Αngola .....................................................................................................................38 Declaration on the sentences against Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim/Ibn Khaldoun Centre .....................39 Declaration on resumed India-Pakistan dialogue .............................................................................40 Declaration on Taliban edict on Hindus ..........................................................................................40 Declaration on account of the coup attempt in the Central African Republic .................................41 Declaration on the abolition of the death penalty in Chile ..............................................................42 Declaration on the elections in Peru ................................................................................................42 Declaration on the recent Summit of the IGAD Committee on the Sudan ......................................43 Declaration on the Humanitarian Accord between the Government of Colombia and the FARC ..................................................................................................................................44 Declaration on the events in Nepal ..................................................................................................44 Declaration on the presidential election in Iran ...............................................................................45 Declaration on Belarusian election ..................................................................................................46 Statement at the Consultative Group Meeting on Cambodia ...........................................................47 Declaration on Sudanese Peace Process ..........................................................................................48 European Economic and Social Committee Plenary Assembly of 30 and 31 May 2001 .....................................................................................49 Miscellaneus Documents submitted to the European Council in Göteborg ...........................................................65 Bulletin 02.07.2001 - EN - PE 304.997 4 CONTENTS COMMITTEES Meetings of Committees to which the power of décision has been delegated (Rule 62/4 of the Rule of Procedure) ...............................................................................................70 Appointment of rapporteurs and draftsmen ......................................................................................71 OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS Commission documents ....................................................................................................................74 ACTIVITIES OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Part-session from 30 to 31 May 2001 Post-session.view ............................................................................................................................80 Post-session.leg Legislative work I. Legislative Procedures ........................................................................................................84 II. Legislative Amendments .....................................................................................................87 III. Legislative referrals .............................................................................................................89 Post-session.ctrl Political scrutiny ..............................................................................................................................93 Post-session.impact Action taken by the Commission I. Legislative texts ..................................................................................................................97 II. Other texts ...........................................................................................................................99 Final legislative acts ........................................................................................................................102 Part-session from 11 to 14 June 2001 Post-session.view ..........................................................................................................................107 Post-session.leg Legislative work I. Legislative Procedures ......................................................................................................112 II. Legislative Amendments ...................................................................................................117 Post-session.ctrl Political scrutiny ............................................................................................................................126 Post-session.impact Action taken by the Commission I. Legislative texts ................................................................................................................130 II. Other texts .........................................................................................................................136 Post-session .exec Action taken by the Parliament .......................................................................................................139 Bulletin 02.07.2001 - EN - PE 304.997 PRESIDENCY 5 PRESIDENCY Bulletin 02.07.2001 - EN - PE 304.997 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 19/2001: E-mail address of parliamentary assistants; No 20/2001: Opening hours of catering outlets during the summer recess. 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 02.07.2001 - EN - PE 304.997 GENERAL INFORMATION 7 GENERAL INFORMATION Bulletin 02.07.2001 - EN - PE 304.997 8 GENERAL INFORMATION EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT End of the term of office of a Spanish Member of the European Parliament At its sitting of 11 June 2001, Parliament took note of the appointment of: Mr Gorka KNÖRR BORRAS (Verts/ALE-ES) as member of the 'Parlamento Vasco' . Pursuant to Rule 8(4), his membership of the European Parliament ended with effect from 8 June 2001. ____________________ Official notification of the election of a Spanish Member of the European Parliament At its sitting of 11 June 2001, Parliament took note of the election of: Mr Miquel MAYOL I RAYNAL to replace Mr Gorka KNÖRR BORRAS (Verts/ALE-ES), with effect from 8 June 2001. ____________________ Bulletin 02.07.2001 - EN - PE 304.997 GENERAL INFORMATION 9 End of the term of office of four Italian Members of the European Parliament At its sitting of 12 June 2001, Parliament noted the appointment of: § Mr Silvio BERLUSCONI (PPE-DE) as President of the Council