(c) Atelier de Genval- Cerau - M. Van Campenhout, - Tractebel dev s.a. et ingénieurs associés

date	June 18 2012 15:00
city	Brussel, Belgium
location	József Antall (JAN)
organisation	Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)

Committee on Foreign Affairs

AFET(2012)0618_1

DRAFT AGENDA

Meeting

Monday 18 June 2012, 15.00 - 18.30

Tuesday 19 June 2012, 9.00 - 12.30 and 15.00 - 18.30

Brussels

Room: József Antall (2Q2)

18 June 2012, 15.00 - 16.00

• 1. 

  Adoption of agenda
• 2. 

  Chair’s announcements

In camera

• 3. 

  Exchange of views with Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

18 June 2012, 16.00 - 17.30

• 4. 

  Special Report No 14/2011 (Discharge 2011) - Has EU assistance improved Croatia’s capacity to manage post-accession funding?

AFET/7/08772

2012/2015(DEC) N7-0039/2012 - C7-0029/2012

· Consideration of draft opinion

· Consideration of amendments

· Deadline for tabling amendments: 29 May 2012, 12.00

In association with the Delegation for relations with Belarus and in the presence of Gunnar Wiegand, Acting Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia of the EEAS

• 5. 

  Presentation of a study on "Impact of targeted sanctions on Belarus" by Julia Korosteleva

In the presence of Gunnar Wiegand, Acting Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia of the EEAS

• 6. 

  Exchange of views on the situation in Ukraine and the prospects for the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement

18 June 2012, 17.30 - 18.30

In camera

Enlarged Bureau

19 June 2012, 9.00 - 12.30

*** Electronic vote ***

• 7. 

  Amendment of Directive 2004/109/EC on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and Commission Directive 2007/14/EC

AFET/7/07695

***I 2011/0307(COD) COM(2011)0683 - C7-0380/2011

· Adoption

· Deadline for tabling amendments: 10 May 2012, 12.00

• 8. 

  Annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings

AFET/7/07699

***I 2011/0308(COD) COM(2011)0684 - C7-0393/2011

· Adoption

· Deadline for tabling amendments: 10 May 2012, 12.00

• 9. 

  Special Report No 14/2011 (Discharge 2011) - Has EU assistance improved Croatia’s capacity to manage post-accession funding?

AFET/7/08772

2012/2015(DEC) N7-0039/2012 - C7-0029/2012

· Adoption

· Deadline for tabling amendments: 29 May 2012, 12.00

*** End of electronic vote ***

In the presence of the Commission and the EEAS

• 10. 

  Exchange of views on the political situation in Serbia following the elections
• 11. 

  Exchange of views on the state of play of ICC activities in Libya
• 12. 

  A Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign Policy

AFET/7/09574

2012/2094(INI)

· Consideration of draft report

· Deadline for tabling amendments: 29 August 2012, 12.00

19 June 2012, 15.00 - 17.15

• 13. 

  Debate on topical foreign policy issues

In the presence of Members of the Syrian opposition and the EEAS

• 14. 

  Exchange of views on the situation in Syria

19 June 2012, 17.15 - 18.30

• 15. 

  Exchange of views with Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Foreign Minister of Bahrain
• 16. 

  Any other business
• 17. 

  Next meeting(s)

· 25 June 2012, 15.00 - 18.30 (Brussels)

The Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs is responsible for:

• 1. 

  The common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and the European security and defence policy (ESDP). In this context the committee is assisted by a subcommittee on security and defence
• 2. 

  Relations with other EU institutions and bodies, the UNO and other international organisations and interparliamentary assemblies for matters falling under its responsibility
• 3. 

  The strengthening of political relations with third countries, particularly those in the immediate vicinity of the Union, by means of major cooperation and assistance programmes or international agreements such as association and partnership agreements
• 4. 

  The opening, monitoring and concluding of negotiations concerning the accession of European States to the Union
• 5. 

  Issues concerning human rights, the protection of minorities and the promotion of democratic values in third countries. In this context the committee is assisted by a subcommittee on human rights. Without prejudice to the relevant rules, members from other committees and bodies with responsibilities in this field shall be invited to attend the meetings of the subcommittee