European Parliament committee meetings - Hoofdinhoud

European Parliament's committees are primarily responsible for preparing the legislative work for Parliament's plenary, on the basis of which it adopts legislative resolutions.

Their core task is to draw up reports on legislative proposals that have been referred to Parliament, or on which Parliament has been consulted, and on own-initiative reports.

Parliament has 20 standing committees, each responsible for an area of community policy: foreign affairs, environment, development, international trade, budget etc, and working methods appropriate to its areas of expertise. There are also 2 subcommittees and special committees created on an ad-hoc basis to address a specific topic.

Each committee elects a chairman and four vice-chairmen for consecutive periods of two and a half years in each parliamentary term. Each committee has its own secretariat.

Committees meet in public, once or twice a month, generally during the weeks that follow plenary sittings in Strasbourg. The meetings are broadcasted live (through EP Live).

KEY ITEMS OF THE COMMITTEES:

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  Food aid for the needy (vote) in AGRI
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  Market abuse and insider dealing in ECON
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  Budget 2013 in BUDG
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  Iceland progress report (vote) in AFET
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  Consumer programme 2014-2020 in IMCO
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  Accelerated phasing-in of double-hull requirements for single-hull oil tankers in TRAN
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  Hearing of candidate for Membership of the Court of Auditors in CONT

Full agenda : go to List of Committees (cf Related Links)

PUBLIC HEARINGS, JOINT MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS:

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  Public Hearing on "The Financial Transaction Tax (FTT)" by ECON followed by a press conference
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  Workshop on "Internet freedom and security: the role of business" by INTA and AFET
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  Public Hearing on "Consumer Agenda 2013-2020" by IMCO
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  Joint committee meeting on " Minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime" by FEMM and LIBE
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  Hearing on "The situation in Hungary" by LIBE
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  Hearing on "Follow-up to the Egyptian elections" by AFET / DROI

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