Agenda 1-5 December 2008
Greens/EFA Group highlights
Agenda: 1-5 December 2008
Greens/EFA Group events and press conferences from 1-5 December include:
- Tuesday: Press conference on new study of nuclear energy in France, "Fight against gender stereotypes" conference and EFA press conference on urban development in the Monegros desert, Spain.
- Wednesday: Human trafficking (Greens launch of written declaration with "Blue Blindfold" campaign and EFA press conference), informal meeting on arms brokering.
- Thursday: EP press conference on climate package negotiations with rapporteurs Turmes and Hassi, Global Europe conference on natural resources (continued on Friday)
- Friday: EFA Conference "Water: a global challenge"
- Berès report: The future global architecture of global financial markets and EU economic recovery plan (Wednesday)
- Staes report: European Court of Auditors special report concerning administrative cooperation in the field of VAT (Wednesday)
- Council statement: Code of conduct for arms (Wednesday)
- Council and Commission statement on Roma (Wednesday)
- Council and Commission statements: state of negotiations on the climate and energy package (Thursday)
- Climate committee vote on Florenz report (concluding the committee's work)
- Formal sitting: Dalai Lama (Thursday)
- Emissions Trading Scheme, CCS (Monday)
- Effort Sharing (Wednesday)
- Renewables directive (Wednesday)
- Car CO2 emissions (TBC)
- Meeting following trialogue negotiations (Thursday-Friday)
Press conference: New study "Nuclear energy in France - beyond the myth"
Tuesday, 2 December 2008 , 10.30-11.00
Room PHS0 A50, European Parliament, Brussels>Green MEPs Rebecca Harms, Marie Anne Isler Béguin and study author Mycle Schneider present findings that highlight little known implications of nuclear energy in France and dispel the myth that nuclear power is the answer to energy independence or climate protection.
Conference: The European Investment Bank in Africa
Tuesday, 2 December 2008 , 18.30-20.00
Maison des parlementaires, 21 rue du Louvain, Brussels
>Greens/EFA MEP Marie Hélène Aubert opens this conference, which reveals the negative social and environmental impacts of certain projects financed by the European Investment Bank in Africa.
Conference: Fight against gender stereotypes: a new role for women in society
Tuesday, 2 December 2008 , 18.30-20.00
Room ASP5 E2, European Parliament, Brussels
>Greens/EFA Co-president Monica Frassoni hosts this conference, with guest European Commissioner for Equal Opportunities Vladimir pidla. The Arcidonna Association will present Monica Frassoni and Vladimir pidla with customised bicycles from their info campaign.
Written declaration launch: Human trafficking
Wednesday, 3 December 14.00-14.45
PHS ground floor reception area, European Parliament, Brussels
>MEPs including UK Green Jean Lambert will launch a written declaration on human trafficking, with the participation of UK and Irish anti-trafficking police representatives. Photo opportunity: MEPs will wear a blue blindfold, symbol of the campaign of that name. Further information on the Blue Blindfold website.
Informal meeting: Arms brokering
Wednesday, 3 December 10.00-11.00
Room 8H232, European Parliament, Brussels
>Green MEPs Raül Romeva and Angelika Beer host this informal meeting to discuss the recent Stockholm International Peace Resarch Institute report on "stemming destabilising arms transfers", together with author Hugh Griffiths. Please confirm participation to ernst.guelcher@europarl.europa.eu
Press Conference: Climate package negotiations
Thursday, 4 December, directly after the plenary debate
Room PHS0 A50, European Parliament, Brussels
>Following the debate in plenary, Greens/EFA MEPs Claude Turmes and Satu Hassi participate in a European Parliament press conference together with the other EP climate package rapporteurs.
Conference: Global Europe - Living beyond its resources
Thursday, 4 December 10.30-19.30 - Friday, 5 December 2008 09.30-13.00
Room ASP3 G2, European Parliament, Brussels
>Co-organised by Greens/EFA and other political groups, this conference will highlight the unsustainable use of natural resources. With the participation of Green MEPs Caroline Lucas, Pierre Jonckheer and Development Commissioner Louis Michel.
Press conference: The monegros desert: a second Las Vegas?
Tuesday, 2 December 2008 , 10.30
"Salle cristale", PHS0 B1, European Parliament, Brussels
>A spotlight on protection against a possible urban development near Zaragoza, with EFA MEP Mikel Irujo and Miguel Martinez Tomey from the Chunta Aragonista party. Press conference: Campaign against human trafficking
Wednesday, 3 December 2008, 10.30-11.00
Room PHS0 A50, European Parliament, Brussels
>EFA MEP Mikel Irujo will be joined by leading Argentine anti-trafficking activist Susana Trimarco.
Conference: Water - a global challenge
Friday, 5 December 2008 , 12.00-14.00
Room ASP3 E3, European Parliament, Brussels
>Hosted by EFA MEP Mikel Irujo, with guests from the UN, European Commission and local government.
