DRAFT AGENDAJoint Committee MeetingEuropean Parliament - National Parliamentson

Relaunching the Single Market: State of Play and Challenges Ahead

Monday 10 October 2011, 14.30 – 18.30Room: JAN 2Q2Tuesday 11 October 2011, 09.00 – 12.30Room: PHS - HemicycleBrusselsOn 13 April 2011, the European Commission adopted the Single Market Act designed to revitalise the SingleMarket to the benefit of citizens. The Single Market Act contains twelve projects on which to relaunch theSingle Market for 2012, so that the twentieth anniversary of the Single Market can be celebrated withrenewed dynamism. The European Commission is working closely with the Parliament and stakeholders onthese key projects.The Joint Committee Meeting focuses on the future of Single Market policy and takes stock of the state ofplay in relaunching the Single Market in a number of key areas (Citizens' Mobility, Consumer Protection,Public Procurement and Digital Single Market). It also includes a key debate on the governance aspects ofthe Single Market. The main questions that will be discussed at the meeting are the following: How to makethe Single Market fit for current and future challenges? How to make it easier for European citizens to workabroad? How to strengthen consumer confidence in the internal market? How to improve the implementationand enforcement of the Single Market rules? What will be the major steps in the modernisation of publicprocurement? What are the main challenges in developing the Digital Single Market?

12h30-13h00 Arrival and registration of participants at the reception desk of the Altiero SpinelliBuilding (Place du Luxembourg entrance)

13h00-14h15 Seated lunch reception (by invitation only)14h30-14h45 Welcome addressMr Jerzy Buzek,President of the European Parliament (tbc)Explanations on the procedures of the meeting and introduction to the topic of theday (MrMalcolm Harbour,Chairman of the Committee on the Internal Market andConsumer Protection of the European Parliament and the Chairmen of the EconomicCommittee of the Polish Sejm,Mr Wojciech Jasiński,and the National EconomyCommittee of the Polish Senate,Mr JanWyrowiński)

14h45-15h05 Keynote speechesMr Michel Barnier,Commissioner responsible for internal market and servicesMr Waldemar Pawlak,Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, representing thePresidency of the Council of the European Union

15h05-16h35 Key Debate on Future of Single Market policy, including the novempartite initiativeon the European growthRapporteur: Member of the Polish Parliament

16h35-17h35 Debate on Consumer ProtectionRapporteur: Member of the Committee on the Internal Market and ConsumerProtection of the European Parliament17h35-18h30 Debate on Citizens' MobilityRapporteur: Member of the Polish Parliament

09h00-10h00 Key Debate on Governance of the Single Market: Leadership, Partnership andEnforcementRapporteur: Member of the Committee on the Internal Market and ConsumerProtection of the European Parliament

10h00-11h00 Debate on Digital Single MarketRapporteur: Member of the Polish Parliament2

11h00-12h00 Debate on Public ProcurementRapporteur: Member of the Committee on the Internal Market and ConsumerProtection of the European Parliament

12h00-12h30 Conclusions by Member of the Committee on the Internal Market and ConsumerProtection of the European Parliament and Members of the Polish Parliament

Relaunching the Single Market: State of Play and Challenges Ahead

Monday, 10 October

Tuesday, 11 October