2 day Parliamentary session in Brussels

Published: 1 March 2010 y., Monday

Europos Parlamentas
NEW: The eurozone, the Greek debt crisis and the '2020' jobs and growth strategy were debated by MEPs Wednesday afternoon. It comes ahead of a debate Thursday morning on reform of the EU's troubled fisheries policy. The 2-day session held in Brussels will also see a vote on measures to cut red tape for smaller companies. The sitting also sees Members outline what they believe should be the EU's priorities for the forthcoming UN human rights council.

The outcome of the recent Presidential elections in Ukraine will also be on the agenda. The two days also see a debate the findings of a report by South African judge Richard Goldstone who led the UN fact-finding mission on the Gaza conflict.

All of the week's news can be found here online during the session.

Section 1: Full agenda

Section 2 Opening of Brussels plenary session

Section 3. Debate on the outcome of the 11 February economic Summit

Section 4. MEPs set out fisheries reform priorities

Section 5. More work for MEPs: more resources needed

 

Šaltinis: europarl.europa.eu
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