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European Economic and Social Committee

Session/
DA November

457th PLENARY SESSION

DRAFT AGENDA

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Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 November 2009

Charlemagne building (European Commission)

Room S3

1040 Brussels

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Opening of the session: Wednesday 4 November at 2.45 p.m.

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Session to be attended by:

Mr Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament, on 4 November at 2.45 p.m.

Mr Jöran Hägglund, State Secretary to the Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Energy, on behalf of the Swedish Presidency of the Council, on 5 November at 10 a.m.

Mr Jo Leinen, Member of the European Parliament, Chairman of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, on 5 November at 10 a.m.

Mr Olivier Deleuze, Director of the Liaison Office with the European Union, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), on 5 November at 10 a.m.

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Wednesday 4 November

Showing of the film "The Age of Stupid", 1 p.m.*) – 2.30 p.m. – EESC – Jacques Delors building

(In English: rooms JDE 51, 53 and 70; in French: rooms JDE 60, 61 and 63)

Swedish cultural evening, 7.30 p.m. – EESC – ATRIUM

*) The film will be preceded by a buffet lunch in Atrium 6 (JDE) at 12.30 p.m.

A WiFi connection will be available to members during the meeting.

Please remember to sign the attendance list at the entrance to the meeting room.

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Wednesday 4 November

10 a.m. / Group I / Room JDE 52
9 a.m. / Group II / Room JDE 51
10 a.m. / Group III / Room JDE 62
2.45 p.m. / OPENING OF THE PLENARY SESSION / European Commission, Charlemagne building
1.  / Presence of a quorum
2.  / Adoption of the draft agenda
3.  / Approval of the minutes of the 456th plenary session (CESE 1505/2009), held on 30 September and 1 October 2009
4.  / Statement by Mr Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament
-  Introduction:
·  Mr Mario Sepi, President of the EESC
-  Address by:
·  Mr Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament
-  Statements by the group presidents/members on behalf of the groups
-  Response by Mr Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament
-  Conclusions by Mr Mario Sepi, President of the EESC
5.  / a) Statement by Mr Mario Sepi, President of the EESC

6. 

/ Award of the 2009 EESC prize for organised civil society
-  Introductory and welcome address by Mr Mario Sepi, President of the EESC
-  Prize awarded at the rostrum and statements by prize winners

7. 

/ OPINIONS TO BE PUT STRAIGHT TO THE VOTE
/ SOC/335
Human rights and immigration policy (own-initiative opinion)
CESE 1248/2009 fin
Rapporteur: Mr Luis Miguel Pariza Castaños (Gr. II-ES)
SOC/346
New skills for new jobs (communication)
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - New skills for new jobs - Anticipating and matching labour market and skills needs
COM(2008) 868 final
CESE 836/2009 fin
Rapporteur: Ms Vladimíra Drbalová (Gr. I-CZ)
/ SOC/352
Area of freedom, security and justice (Stockholm) (communication)
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - An area of freedom, security and justice serving the citizen
COM(2009) 262 final
CESE 1254/2009 fin
Rapporteur: Mr Luis Miguel Pariza Castaños (Gr. II-ES)
Co-rapporteur: Mr Cristian Pîrvulescu (Gr. III-RO)
/ NAT/435
Agricultural research (communication)
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Towards a coherent strategy for a European Agricultural Research Agenda
COM(2008) 862 final
CESE 860/2009 fin
Rapporteur: Mr Franco Chiriaco (Gr. II-IT)
/ TEN/386 – TEN/408
Reporting formalities for ships
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States of the Community and repealing Directive 2002/6/EC
COM(2009) 11 final – 2009/0005 COD
European maritime space (communication)
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Communication and action plan with a view to establishing a European maritime transport space without barriers
COM(2009) 10 final
CESE 1071/2009 fin – 2009/0005 COD
Rapporteur: Mr Edgardo Maria Iozia (Gr. II-IT)
/ TEN/389
Services of general economic interest: how should responsibilities be divided up between the EU and the Member States? (own-initiative opinion)
CESE 966/2009 fin
Rapporteur: Mr Raymond Hencks (Gr. II-LU)
OPINIONS TO BE DRAWN UP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE (CATEGORY C)
/ TEN/409
Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (recast) (category C)
Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (recast)
COM(2009) 391 final – 2009/0110 COD
CESE 1587/2009 fin – 2009/0110 COD
/ TEN/410
Transport of dangerous goods by road (codified version) (category C)
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road (codified version)
COM(2009) 446 final – 2009/0123 COD
CESE 1589/2009 fin – 2009/0123 COD

8. 

/ Thematic debate on the Lisbon Strategy and economic growth
ECO/267
The Lisbon Strategy after 2010 (exploratory opinion requested by the future Spanish presidency)
CESE 1594/2009 fin
Rapporteur-general: Mr Wolfgang Greif (Gr. II-AT)[*]
ECO/248
Energy and climate change at the heart of the renewed Lisbon Strategy (own-initiative opinion)
CESE 691/2009 fin
Rapporteur-general: Ms Ulla Sirkeinen (Gr. I-FI)*
ECO/249
The external dimension of the renewed Lisbon Strategy (own-initiative opinion)
CESE 696/2009 fin
Rapporteur-general: Mr Luca Jahier (Gr. III-IT)*
ECO/256
Universities for Europe (own-initiative opinion)
CESE 934/2009 fin
Rapporteur-general: Mr Joost van Iersel (Gr. I-NL) [*]
-  Statements by:
·  the president of the Lisbon Strategy Observatory, Mr Nilsson
·  the rapporteurs
·  group presidents/members on behalf of the groups
-  Response by the rapporteurs
-  Discussion of any amendments and voting

9. 

/ SOC/339
Social inclusion (exploratory opinion requested by the Swedish presidency)
CESE 598/2009 fin
Rapporteur: Ms Brenda King (Gr. I-UK)

10. 

/ TEN/390
The impact of social networking sites on citizens/consumers (own-initiative opinion)
CESE 1279/2009 fin
Rapporteur: Mr Jorge Pegado Liz (Gr. III-PT)

11. 

/ TEN/394
Renewable energy (communication)
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - The Renewable Energy Progress Report: Commission Report in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 2001/77/EC, Article 4(2) of Directive 2003/30/EC and on the implementation of the EU Biomass Action Plan, COM(2005) 628
COM(2009) 192 final
CESE 1311/2009 fin
Rapporteur: Ms Lavinia Andrei (Gr. III-RO)
7.15 p.m. / / ADJOURNMENT
7.30 p.m.
EESC ATRIUM / / Swedish cultural evening
Thursday
5 November
9 a.m. / / RESUMPTION

12. 

/ INT/473
Consumer Collective Redress (Green Paper)
Green Paper on Consumer Collective Redress
COM(2008) 794 final
CESE 586/2009 fin
Rapporteur: Mr Edwin Calleja (Gr. I-MT)

13. 

/ Adoption of a resolution on climate change
-  Presentation of the draft resolution
-  Statements by the group presidents/members on behalf of the groups
-  Discussion of any amendments and voting

14. 

/ Thematic debate on the Copenhagen environment conference, attended by the guest speakers
-  Introduction by Mr Mario Sepi, President of the EESC
-  Statements by:
·  Mr Jöran Hägglund, State Secretary to the Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Energy, on behalf of the presidency-in-office of the Council
·  Mr Jo Leinen, Member of the European Parliament, Chairman of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
·  Mr Olivier Deleuze, Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
NAT/439
Towards a comprehensive climate change agreement (communication)
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Towards a comprehensive climate change agreement in Copenhagen
COM(2009) 39 final
CESE 771/2009 fin
Rapporteur: Mr Thomas McDonogh (Gr. I-IE)
NAT/440
Outlook for the sustainable development strategy (exploratory opinion)
CESE 776/2009 fin
Rapporteur: Mr Ernst Erik Ehnmark (Gr. II-SE)
/ NAT/442
Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework (WhitePaper)
White Paper: Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for action
COM(2009) 147 final
CESE 951/2009 fin
Rapporteur: Mr Frederic Adrian Osborn (Gr. III-UK)
NAT/454
International climate finance (communication)
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Stepping up international climate finance: A European blueprint for the Copenhagen deal
COM(2009) 475 final
CESE 1596/2009 fin
Rapporteur-general: Ms Lavinia Andrei (Gr. III-RO) *
TEN/398
Eco-efficient economy / paving the way for a new energy era
Towards an eco-efficient economy – Transforming the economic crisis into an opportunity to pave the way for a new energy era (exploratory opinion requested by the Swedish presidency)
CESE 1313/2009 fin
Rapporteur: Mr Frederic Adrian Osborn (Gr. III-UK)
-  Statements by:
·  the president of the Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment, Mr Wilms, and the president of the Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society, MrTóth
·  the rapporteurs
·  groups presidents/members on behalf of the groups
-  Response by the rapporteurs
-  Discussion of any amendments and voting
-  Comments by Mr Hägglund and Mr Deleuze
* Urgency procedure, Rules 20 and 57 of the Rules of Procedure.

15. 

/ CCMI/049
The impact of private equity, hedge and sovereign funds on industrial change in Europe (own-initiative opinion)
CESE 852/2009 fin 2
Rapporteur: Mr Peter Morgan (Gr. I-UK)

16. 

/ SOC/353
Smoke-free environments
Proposal for a Council Recommendation on smoke-free environments
COM(2009) 328 final – 2009/0088 CNS
CESE 1341/2009 fin – 2009/0088 CNS
Rapporteur: Mr Eugen Lucan (Gr. III-RO)[1]
1 p.m. / ADJOURNMENT
2.30 p.m. / RESUMPTION

17. 

/ SOC/347
University Business Dialogue (communication)
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A new partnership for the modernisation of universities: the EU Forum for University Business Dialogue
COM(2009) 158 final
CESE 1107/2009 fin
Rapporteur: Mr Brendan Burns (Gr. I-UK)

18. 

/ SOC/366
European Year of Volunteering (2011) (additional opinion)
COM(2009) 254 final – 2009/0072 CNS
CESE 1598/2009 fin – 2009/0072 CNS
Rapporteur-general: Ms Soscha Eulenburg (Gr. III-DE)

19. 

/ INT/481
Administrative cooperation (communication)
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Delivering the benefits of the single market through enhanced administrative cooperation
COM(2008) 703 final
CESE 1076/2009 fin
Rapporteur: Mr Bernardo Hernández Bataller (Gr. III-ES)[2]

20. 

/ ECO/263
Housing interventions/ERDF
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of housing interventions in favour of marginalised communities
COM(2009) 382 final – 2009/0105 COD
CESE 1574/2009 fin – 2009/0105 COD
Rapporteur-general: Mr Angelo Grasso (Gr. III-IT)[*] [2]

21. 

/ ECO/264
Simplification of financial management/Cohesion Fund
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 concerning general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund as regards simplification of certain requirements and as regards certain provisions relating to financial management
COM(2009) 384 final – 2009/0107 AVC
CESE 1576/2009 fin – 2009/0107 AVC
Rapporteur-general: Mr Carmelo Cedrone (Gr. II-IT)*

22. 

/ NAT/437
Food prices in Europe (communication)
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Food prices in Europe
COM(2008) 821 final
CESE 455/2009 fin
Rapporteur: Mr József Kapuvári (Gr. II-HU)

23. 

/ TEN/396
Aviation security charges
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on aviation security charges
COM(2009) 217 final – 2009/0063 COD
CESE 1174/2009 fin – 2009/0063 COD
Rapporteur: Mr Marius Eugen Opran (Gr. I-RO)

24. 

/ Any other business
a) Changes in the membership of Committee bodies

25. 

/ Date of the next plenary session
5.30 p.m. / / END OF PLENARY SESSION
Document available at
http://toadnet.ces-cdr.eu.int/EESCAgendas.aspx?body=PLEN

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[*] Urgency procedure, Rules 20 and 57 of the Rules of Procedure.

[*] Urgency procedure, Rules 20 and 57 of the Rules of Procedure.

[1] May be switched to the afternoon.

[2] May be switched to the morning.

[*] Urgency procedure, Rules 20 and 57 of the Rules of Procedure.

[2] May be switched to the morning.