European Parliament Coming up in the committees

Coming up in committees 07-12-2017 06:31 PM CET Countering money laundering: committee vote. Security Dialogue with Commissioner King LIBE - 07-12-2017 - 18:15 The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will vote its legislative report on countering money laundering by means of criminal law. The proposed Directive aims to tackle money laundering by allowing for better cross-border cooperation between competent authorities. The Committee will also hold a Security Dialogue with Commissioner King on countering terrorist narratives and progress made towards a Security Union. The meeting will take place on 11.12.17 in Strasbourg. Further information LIBE meeting agenda and documents Procedure page: Countering money laundering by criminal law Fact Sheet on judicial cooperation in criminal matters Study on countering terrorist narratives, November 2017 2017 Sakharov Prize laureates: joint committee debate AFET - DEVE - DROI - 07-12-2017 - 18:31 The Committees Foreign Affairs and on Development, and the Subcommittee on Human Rights will meet the 2017 Sakharov Prize laureates, the democratic opposition and political prisoners in Venezuela, on 11.12.17. The Venezuelan opposition will be represented by Antonio Ledezma, who recently escaped house arrest, and relatives of political prisoners. Finalist Lolita Chavez, and Bethlehem Isaak - daughter of finalist Dawit Isaak - will also participate. The award ceremony will be held on 13.12.17. Further information AFET/DEVE/DROI meeting agenda and documents European Parliament Sakharov Prize page Fact Sheets on human rights and democracy - 5.4 Omnibus: committee vote on outcome of inter-institutional negotiations REGI - 07-12-2017 - 18:15 The Committee on Regional Development will vote on the outcome of the inter-institutional negotiations on those parts of the "Omnibus" proposal where the Committee was granted exclusive competence as opinion-giving committee, namely articles 262, 264 and 265. Important improvements for beneficiaries (simplification of procedures and the possibility to combine funding from different sources) are expected once the proposed regulation is adopted. The meeting will be held on 12.12.17. Further information REGI meeting agenda and documents Procedure file: Financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union - simplification Fact Sheet on the MFF Fact Sheets on regional and cohesion policy - 3.1 11th WTO Ministerial Conference: committee mission INTA - 07-12-2017 - 18:15 A delegation led by International Trade Committee Chair Bernd Lange, will join the EU delegation to the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference that will take place from 10.12 to 13.12.17, in Buenos Aires. The aim is to advance the global trade agenda and strengthen a rules-based and fair multilateral trading system. Parliament is also co-organising the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO, bringing together 300 members in the Congress of Argentina, ahead of the Ministerial Conference. Further information Fact Sheet on relations between the EU and the WTO More on the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference More on the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO EU administrative law: public consultation on citizens' expectations JURI - 07-12-2017 - 18:15 EU law establishes citizens' rights to an open, independent and efficient EU administration. The Committee on Legal Affairs is therefore launching a 12-week consultation process to determine what the public expects regarding its relations with the EU's administration. To this end, individuals, companies, professors, universities and any other institution interested in taking part in the consultation can complete a questionnaire which will made available through the link below, as of 15.12.17. Further information JURI public consultation on EU administrative law Fact Sheets on how the EU works Fact Sheets on citizens' rights Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us |   This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111