The Commissions of the European Parliament will meet in Brussels from 25 to 28 November 2002. The main points on the agenda are as follows: · Work group on human rights: priority of human rights for the European initiative for democracy and human rights 9EIDHR) Budget for 2003 (Commission for foreign affairs); · Regional free-trade areas and the commercial strategy of the European Union (Commission for industry, trade and research, rapporteur: Mann); · Third review of the strategy for the internal market (Juridical Commission and Economic Commission, rapporteurs: Harbour and Martin); · The economic situation in member states and their budgetary position Exchange of opinions with the Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Pedro Solbes de Mira (Economic Commission); · Trilateral social summit for growth and employment (Commission for social affairs, rapporteur: Ettl); · Citizens of third countries: entry and residence for reasons of study, professional training or voluntary service (Commission for liberties and Commission for social affairs, rapporteurs: Roure and Sbarbati); · Environment: thematic strategy for the protection of the soil (Commission for the environment and Commission for agriculture, rapporteurs: Gutierrez-Cortines and Auroi); · The importance and challenges of mountain farming Mini-audition Exchange of opinions with representatives of the mountain regions of the EU (Commission for agriculture); · Interim reform of the CAP Exchange of opinions with Mr. Kienle, rapporteur of the Economic and Social Committee (Commission for agriculture); · Role of regional and local powers in European construction (Commission for constitutional affairs, rapporteur: Napolitano); · Types of legislative acts and hierarchy of regulations in the EU (Commission for constitutional affairs, rapporteur: Bourlanges); · Green Paper on the penal protection of EU financial interests and on the creation of a European public prosecutor’s office (Commission for budgetary control and Commission for constitutional affairs, rapporteurs: Theato and Dimitrakopoulos); · Equal opportunities for women and men in the EU: sixth annual report 2001 (Commission for women’s rights and equal opportunities, rapporteur: Kratsa); · Developing countries, education and training: objectives and priorities in combating poverty (Commission for development and Commission for equal opportunities, rapporteurs: Van den Berg and Soerensen).
