EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTAGENDA FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING NOVEMBER 25.

Activities of the President, Pat Cox: visit to Warsaw on November 25, exchange of views with Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski; inauguration of the European Parliament's Warsaw office; visit to Berlin on November 26, exchange of views with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder; November 27 in Brussels, opening of the 14 meeting of the President of the Parliament with the Presidents of Parliaments from countries taking part in the enlargement process; visit to Paris, exchange of views with the President of the National Assembly, Jean-Louis Debre, and meeting with Premier Jean Pierre Raffarin; November 28, visit to The Hague, exchange of views with Premier Jan Peter Balkenende.

Committee meetings in Brussels (reports cited are ones due to be put to the vote):

- Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy; November 25, November 26 and November 27. Exchange of views with Chris Patten, European Commissioner for External Relations; Declaration by Bertel Haarder, Danish Minister for European Affairs and President of the Council, on the outcome of the General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting on November 18 and 19; exchange of views with Ehard Busek, Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South East Europe; exchange of views with Arnold Ruutel, President of Estonia

- Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy: November 25, 26 and 27. Meeting with Erkki Liikanen, European Commissioner for Industry and the Information Society; meeting with Mr Busquin, European Commissioner for Research; public hearing on "GATS: the future of services"

- Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities: November 25 and 26. Report by Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (EPP-ED, Greece): equal opportunities for women and men in the EU. 6th annual report: 2001; exchange of views with Maha Qupty, member of the regional council for unrecognised villages in the Negev and Ms Safa ABU RABIA, Negev women's commission

- Petitions: November 25 and 26. Hearing candidates for the position of European Ombudsman

- Environment, Public Health, Consumer Protection: November 27 and November 28. European Commission report on CITES Conference; exchange of views with European Commissioner Margot Wallstrom on voluntary environmental agreement; report by Caroline Jackson (EPP/ED, United Kingdom): better regulation of movements of sheep and goats; report by Beatrice Patrie (PES, France): legal protection for consumers on the basis of the Green Paper on consumer...