NE PAS TRADUIRE- WEEK FROM 16 TO 22 APRIL.

Monday 16 April

European Parliament

Delegations

EP Delegation to discuss data protection and CIA renditions in US Congress

The Civil Liberties Committee will send a delegation of 9 MEPs to Washington on 16-18 April to discuss with US Congress current issues linked to the transfer of data for security purposes such as the case of passenger name records (PNR) in transatlantic flights and the share of information contained in international bank transfers (SWIFT case).

MEPs will also brief the members of the US Congress Subcommittee on international organisations on the work undertaken by Parliament's temporary committee investigating CIA illegal activities in Europe, on Tuesday 17 at 2pm (local time)

The 9-Member delegation is made up of:

- Jonathan Evans (EPP-ED, UK), chair of the delegation

- Giusto Catania (GUE/NGL, IT), vice-chair of the Civil Liberties Committee

- Sarah Ludford (ALDE, UK), Vice-chair of the CIA renditions temporary Committee

- Patrick Gaubert (EPP-ED, FR)

- Martine Roure (PES, FR)

- Frieda Brepoels (EPP-ED, BE)

- Luis Herrero-Tejedor (EPP-ED, ES)

- Claudio Fava (PES, IT)

- Sophie In't Veld (ALDE, NL)

Meetings are confirmed with John Bellinger, (Department of State, legal advisor), as well as Congressmen Jerrold Nadler (House Judiciary Committee), Tom Lantos (chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs), Loretta Sanchez (expert on terrorism, House Armed Services Committee) and Shelley Berkley (chairwoman, House Committee on Transatlantic Legislator's Dialogue) with several other meetings planned.

A press conference will round off the three days visit, to be held at 12:30 on Wednesday, 18 April in Washington.

Contact: Maria Andres Marin, libe-press@europarl.europa.eu, (32-2) 28 44299 (BXL)

Other events

EP Citizen's Forum on the Future of Europe

As part of its contribution to the debate on the future of Europe and the period of reflection following the no' votes on the constitution in France and the Netherlands, the European Parliament is organising a series of citizen's forums to enable members of the public directly to enter the debate on the main issues. This forum, in Aachen, will focus on: 'Having our say on Europe', on the German Presidency, Health and consumer protection, Constitution, and Enlargement.

Participants: Peter Liese (EPP-ED, DE), Martin Schulz (PES, DE) and Alexander Lambsdorff (ALDE, DE)

Contact: Marika Lerch, Information office of Berlin, (49-30) 2280 1200, marika.lerch@europarl.europa.eu

Inter-Parliamentary Colloquium with MEPs and MPs of the EU's Candidate Countries

EU energy policy and the candidate countries

Members of the European Parliament and national MPs from Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey will meet on 16 and 17 April to discuss European energy policy. Topics for debate will include cooperation under the Energy Community Treaty and the priorities of the canididate countries in the common energy policy being devised by the EU.

Contact: Cezary Lewanowicz, Press Service, cezary.lewanowicz@europarl.europa.eu, (32-2) 28 44659 (BXL)

Council of Ministers

European Crafts Conference

Agriculture and Fisheries Council

JRC Information Day

European Commission

Please note that an updated version, including the complete listing of the president's appointments, will exceptionally be published on Monday 16 April.

Travel and visits

Mr Verheugen to take part in the 4th European Conference 'Challenges and opportunities for craft and small enterprises in the European Single Market' in Stuttgart, Germany (16+17)

Mr Barrot to participate in the European Aviation Summit (Frankfurt, Germany)

Mrs Reding to meet Erhard Busek, Special Co-ordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe (Brussels)

Mr Almunia in New York (16+17): (16) Participation in a question/answer session organised by the British American Business Council, the European American Business Council and the Foreign Policy Association; speech on 'Reforming Europe for a globalised World' before the American/Spanish Chamber of Commerce (16); opening remarks at the conference on 'The euro and the dollar: Pillars in global finance' organised by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the European Commission (17).

Mrs Hubner in Limassol (Cyprus): visit to projects co-funded by regional policy; speech at the conference on 'EU Cohesion Policy 2007-2013: Opportunities for SMEs'; meeting with Finance Minister Michael Sarris

Mr Potocnik in Seville (Spain): Meeting and signature of collaboration agreement with the Regional President of Andalusia, Manuel Chaves (Palacio de San Telmo); meeting with IPTS (JRC) staff and participation in the 'Knowledge for Growth Economists' Group (Expo World Trade Centre)

Mr Figel' in Australia (16-19): meeting with the Vice Chancellors of leading Australian universities; lectures on the 'Treaty of Rome - Europe 50 years on' (17); meeting with Andrew Robb, Minister for Vocational and Further Education and Julie Bishop, Minister for Education, Science and Training; speech at event hosted by the European Australian Business Council (18).

Mr Rehn to meet Gabriela Konevska-Trajkovska, Vice-Premier of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, charged with European integration

Mr Michel in Rwanda and Burundi (16-20): bilateral meetings concerning Economic Community of Great Lakes Countries and Youth and Development award

Mrs Fischer Boel to meet, on sidelines of Agriculture Council, Poland's Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Andrzej Lepper (Luxembourg)

Official visit by Mrs Ferrero-Waldner to Colombia (16+17)

Mrs Kuneva in Sofia: meeting with Bulgarian Economic and Social Council; meeting with Richard Daaw, President of the Federation of European Direct Sales Associations.

Committee of the Regions

Conference: The Ile-de-France region and the European territorial agenda

Subject: Territorial Agenda, which should be adopted during the next meeting of the EU ministers for spatial planning in Leipzig on May 24 -25 2007, is a unique opportunity for the Ile-de-France Region to organise a debate with the representatives of the European Institutions (German Presidency, Commission, Parliament, CoR) and the other European regions on the basis of the presentation of its regional scheme, the SDRIF and the one from other Capital Regions

Venue: CoR, Room JDE 51 - 14.00 - 18.00, Brussels

Organiser: Bureau Ile-de-France Europe

Registration / Information: Tel: +32 2 289 25 10, Fax: +32 2 513 63 74, info@iledefrance-europe.org

Conferences and seminars

Conference: Health in the Enlarged EU

Subject: The objectives of the conference are: To discuss how the EU Enlargement influenced the health status, health determinants, health care systems in the new member states and to identify benefits and problems to take into account in future enlargement; Present the work of EPHA members in relation to the priorities of EU health policy; To propose timely policy recomme

ndations to the European Commission to be included in the EU Health Strategy.

Organisers: The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), an alliance of more than 100 non governmental and non for profit organisations working on health related issues in the European Union

Contact: Caroline Heu-Boidin, Logistics Officer: registration@epha.org, Tel. +32 (0) 2 233 38 88 - Fax. +32 (0) 2 233 38 80

Venue : Primate's Palace, Primacialne namestie 1, Bratislava, Slovakia

http://www.conference2007.epha.org

Tuesday 17 April

European Parliament

The President's diary

09:40 Meeting with the Minister for European Affairs of Bulgaria, Gergana Grancharova

12:00 Address to the EU plenary of American Chamber of Commerce, Avenue des Arts 53

Delegations

EP Delegation to discuss data protection and CIA renditions in US Congress

Contact: Maria Andres Marin, libe-press@europarl.europa.eu, (32-2) 28 44299 (BXL)

Public hearings

Towards an EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child

Joint meeting of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, Committee on Culture and Education, Sub-Committee on Human Rights, Committee on Development and Committee on Legal Affairs.

The Civil Liberties Committee will host the public hearing 'Towards an EU strategy on the rights of the child'. MEPs be joined by experts from the Council of Europe, UNICEF and NGOs including Save the Children, Plan Europe, Terre des Femmes, Eurochild or ANAR foundation (Ayuda a Ninos y Adolescentes en Riesgo). The debates will take place in the Plenary Chamber and involve attendance and participation of children.

The main topics of discussion will include: the protection of children's rights, implementing children's participation in the EU, the legal framework on parental abduction of children, violence against children, child refugees and asylum seekers, child poverty and social inclusion.

Contact: Maria Andres Marin, libe-press@europarl.europa.eu, (32-2) 28 44299 (BXL)

Other events

Inter-Parliamentary Colloquium with MEPs and MPs of the EU's Candidate Countries

EU energy policy and the candidate countries

Members of the European Parliament and national MPs from Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey will meet on 16 and 17 April to discuss European energy policy. Topics for debate will include cooperation under the Energy Community Treaty and the priorities of the canididate countries in the common energy policy being devised by the EU.

Contact: Cezary Lewanowicz, Press Service, cezary.lewanowicz@europarl.europa.eu, (32-2) 28 44659 (BXL)

Council of Ministers

Political and Security Committee (PSC)

COREPER II

Meeting of the Bologna Follow-up Group

Conference: The way to the European Earth Observation System - Munich Roadmap

eHealth Conference 2007

Internationals Women[acute accent]s Film Festival 2007

More information: IFFF Dortmund/Koln, c/o Kulturburo Stadt Dortmund, Kupferstr. 3 D-44122 Dortmund, tel: +49-(0)231-5025162, fax: +49-(0)231-5025734...