DRAFT AGENDA

Reproduced with the permission of the European Parliament

Monday 14 July 2008, 15.00 – 18.30

Tuesday 15 July 2008, 09.15 – 10.00 (coordinators´ meeting) and 10.00 – 12.30 and 15.00 – 18.30

14 July 2008, 15.00 – 18.30

1. Adoption of agenda

2. Approval of minutes of meetings of:
• 28–29 January 2008 PV – PE400.668v01-00
• 26–27 February 2008 PV – PE402.694v01-00
• 3 March 2008 PV – PE402.754v01-00
• 21 April 2008 PV – PE405.805v01-00
• 5–6 May 2008 PV – PE406.015v01-00
• 27–28 May 2008 PV – PE407.603v01-00

In the presence of the Council and the Commission

3. Chairman´s announcements

4. Announcements by the European Commission

5. Question Time

6. Exchange of views with Mr Louis Michel, Member of the Commission for Development and Humanitarian Aid, particularly on the EU's rapid response to soaring food prices

7. Development impact of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs)
DEVE/6/64861
Rapporteur:
Jürgen Schröder (EPP–ED)
DT – PE409.494v01-00
• Exchange of views with experts


15 July 2008, 09.15 – 10.00

In camera
8. Coordinators´ meeting


15 July 2008, 10.00 – 11.00

9. Parliament's right of scrutiny concerning the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI)
- Exchange of views and adoption of conclusions from Working Groups A and B

10. Development perspectives on peace-building and nation building in post-conflict situations
DEVE/6/61817
2008/2097(INI)
Rapporteur:
Nirj Deva (EPP–ED)
DT – PE409.509v01-00
Responsible:
DEVE*
Opinions:
AFET
Willy Meyer Pleite (GUE/NGL)
PA – PE406.066v01-00
FEMM*
Luisa Morgantini (GUE/NGL)
• Exchange of views on the basis of a working document

11. Results of the coordinators' meeting


15 July 2008, 11.00 – 12.30

12. Exchange of views with Mr Alain Joyandet, Minister of State responsible for Cooperation and Francophony, President-in-Office (1 July – 31 December 2008)


15 July 2008, 15.00 – 17.00

JOINT HEARING with the Committee on Budgets - Room ASP 1 G 3

13. Financial implementation of EDF
- See separate agenda
- The hearing will take place in BUDG's meeting room: ASP 1 G 3


15 July 2008, 17.00 – 18.30

14. A special place for children in external action
- Rapporteur: Glenys Kinnock (PSE)
- First exchange of views

15. The situation in Zimbabwe
- Exchange of views with:
. Representative from the Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe (tbc)
. Mr Hebson Makuvise, MDC Chief Representative for Europe

16. Any other business

17. Date and place of next meetings
In Brussels:
- 25 August 2008, 15.00 – 18.30
In Strasbourg:
- 1 September 2008, 19.00 – 20.30 (to be confirmed)
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