The European Parliament will meet in plenary session from Monday 10 to Thursday 13 March 2003. The main points on the agenda are as follows: Joint discussion Political Strategy of the European Commission 2004/Budget 2004 Guidelines; Declaration of the Commission Annual political strategy of the European Commission (APS) for 2004; Joint discussion Economic and monetary union; Strategy in terms of employment and social policy (rapporteur: Mann); General guidelines for economic policies (rapporteur: Garcia-Margallo y Marfil); Annual evaluation of the implementation of stability and convergence programmes (rapporteur: Trentin); Public finances in the UEM 2002 (rapporteur: Dos Santos); Declarations of the Council and of the Commission Iraq: Declarations of the Council and of the Commission Military mission of the Union in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Joint discussion Consumer protection policy; Report by Phillip Whitehead (A5-0023/2003) Consumer policy strategy 2002-2006 (rapporteur: Whitehead); Future of European consumer policy (rapporteur: Patrie); Legal protection of consumers (rapporteur: Thyssen); Discussion on cases of violations of human rights, democracy and the State of law.
