The main points on the agenda of the parliamentary Commissions of the EP meeting in Brussels from Monday 3 to Thursday 6 December were the following: · Delimitation of the competencies between the European Union and the member States (Commission of constitutional affairs, rapporteur: Lamassoure); · Relations between the EP and the national Parliaments in the construction of Europe (Commission of constitutional affairs, rapporteur: Napolitano); · Situation of Iraq ten years after the Gulf war (Commission of foreign affairs, rapporteur: Nicholson); · Asylum: minimum norms relating to the reception of asylum-seekers (Commission for the rights and freedoms of citizens, justice and internal affairs, rapporteur: Hernandez Mollar); · Human rights and democratization: role of the EU in third countries (Commission for rights and freedoms, Communication); · Establishment of a network of points of contact concerning those responsible for genocide and crimes against humanity (Commission for rights and liberties, rapporteur: Kirkhope); · Judicial cooperation in civil suits: patria potestas, recognition and execution of sentences (Commission for rights and freedoms, rapporteur: Banotti); · GALILEO, programme of navigation by satellite: phase of development, setting up of an enterprise (Commission for industry, foreign trade, research and energy, rapporteur: Glante); · Draft joint report on social integration (Commission for employment and social affairs, rapporteur: Figueiredo); · Transport policy: proposals and programme of action to the end of 2010. White Paper (Commission for the environment, public health and consumer policy).
