The European Parliament met in Strasbourg in plenary session from Monday 2 to Thursday 5 September 2002. The principal points of the order of the day were as follows: · Commerce and development, taking account of the objective of food security and the eradication of poverty (Relator Hon. Nirj Deva). · Assistance to refugees in the Near East 2002-2005 (Relator Hon. Flesch). · Genetic resources in agriculture (Relator Hon. Graefe zu Baringdorf). · Presentation by the Council of the project for the general balance 2003. · State assistance in support of employment (Relator Hon. Berenguer Fuster). · DAPHNE programme (2000-2003) intermediate revision (Relator Hon. Avilés Perea). · Declarations of the Council and the Commission Situation in Afghanistan. · Citizenship of the Union (Relator Hon. Coelho). · European domain of permanent education (Relator Hon. Van Brempt). · European domain of knowledge (Relator Hon. Gutiérrez-Cortines).
