The Commissions of the European Parliament will meet in Brussels from Monday 30/9 to Thursday 3/10/2002. The main points on the agenda are as follows: · Activity of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) (Economic Commission, rapporteur: Markov). · Temporary work: framework for the protection of workers, relations with firms (Commission for Employment and Social Affairs, rapporteur: Van den Burg). · Report on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (Commission of Civil Liberties and Commission of Social Affairs, rapporteurs: Swiebel and Voggenhuber). · Report on petition no. 395/2001, presented by Mr. Owen, on discrimination against the clergy (Commission of Petitions and Commission of Social Affairs, rapporteur: Attwooll). · Immigration: open method of coordination of EU policy (Commission of Civil Liberties and Commission of Social Affairs, rapporteurs: Terron i Cusi and Smet). · Mid-term reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (Commission of Agricculture, rapporteur: Daul). · Entitlement to temporary residence for the victims of illegal immigration or the trade in human beings (Commission of Civil Liberties and Commission for Women’s Rights, rapporteurs: Sörensen and Van der Laan).
