The European Parliament is meeting in plenary session in Strasbourg from 21 to 24 October 2002. The main points on the agenda are as follows: · Declaration of the Commission Stability Pact; · Impact of the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union and its future status (rapporteur: Andrew Duff); · Draft directive of the Council containing provisions on the attribution to citizens of third countries and stateless persons of the status of refugee or of person otherwise in need of international protection, and minimum norms on the content of the status of protection (rapporteur: Jean Lambert); · Draft framework decision of the Council relating to attacks against the systems of information (rapporteur: Charlotte Cederschiold); · Security of networks and information: proposal of a European political approach (rapporteur: Elena Ornella Paciotti); · Joint discussion Medicines; · Adapting to the transformations of work and society: a new Community strategy for health and safety 2002-2006 (rapporteur: Stephen Hughes); · Solemn session Speech of the President of the Republic of Hungary, Ferenc Madl; · Joint discussion Financial regulation 2002; · Declarations of the Council and Commission Preparatory work in view of the meeting of the European Council in Brussels on 24/25 October; · Declarations of the Council and Commission Campaign against terrorism; · Declarations of the Council and Commission Echelon; · Agricultural policy for the autonomy of the developing countries (rapporteur: Bashir Khanbhai); · Joint discussion Transport; · Declarations of the Council and Commission Transport policy, especially the “second railway package”.
