Europaudvalget 2011-12, Beskæftigelsesudvalget 2011-12, Socialudvalget 2011-12, Finansudvalget 2011-12
EUU Alm.del Bilag 264, BEU Alm.del Bilag 88, SOU Alm.del Bilag 178, FIU Alm.del Bilag 108
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
COMMITTE ON BUDGETS
COMMITTE ON EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Interparliamentary Committee Meeting
on the European Semester for Economic Policy Coordination
Brussels
Meetings
- Monday, 27 February 2012 - 15:15 - 16:50 Hemicycle
- Monday, 27 February 2012 - 17:00 - 18:45 Committee rooms
- Tuesday, 28 February 2012 - 09:00 - 12:30 Hemicycle
Dinner
- Monday, 27 February 2012, 19.00 - Members' Dining Room
DRAFT PROGRAMME
as of 25.01.2012
Monday 27 February 2012
14.00
15.15 - 16.50
15.15 - 15.30
15.30 - 16.50
Registration
Plenary session - coordinating national policies within the European Semester
Introduction by Alain Lamassoure
(BUDG)
Address on the European Semester by Herman Van Rompuy (TBC),
President of the
European Council or
José Manuel Barroso (TBC),
President of the European Commission,
followed by Q&A
Address by
Herman Van Rompuy
(TBC) or
José Manuel Barroso
(TBC)
Discussion with Members of the European Parliament and National Parliaments
Dialogue between the European Parliament and National Parliaments on the European
Semester and the coordination of policies of Member States
Two sessions in parallel: 1) Fiscal discipline and sustainability of public finances
2) sustainable growth, jobs and social progress in adverse economic circumstances
Participants will be requested to indicate in advance the sub-session they would like to participate in.
15.30 - 15.45
15.45 - 16.50
17.00 - 18.45
 EUU, Alm.del - 2011-12 - Bilag 264: Invitation til Interparlamentarisk møde om det europæiske semester
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1) Session "Fiscal discipline and sustainability of public finances"
Dialogue with the
President of ECOFIN
(TBC): ownership of the goals in the framework of the
European Semester; Stability and Convergence Programs and national fiscal rules; budgetary
coordination within the Union
Debate chaired by
Sharon Bowles
(ECON) - discussion among all participants
One rapporteur from ECON, one rapporteur from BUDG and one rapporteur from a euro area national
parliament (TBC)
2) Session "Beyond budgetary discipline: How to achieve sustainable growth, job creation and social
progress in adverse economic circumstances"
Dialogue with
Mette Frederiksen,
President of the EPSCO Council (TBC) and
Janusz
Lewandowski,
Commissioner responsible for financial programming and Budget: ownership of the
targets and objectives in the framework of the EU2020 strategy; national reform programs; the Annual
Growth Survey; importance of synergies between national budgets and the EU budget in the context
of the Europe 2020 goals; coordination of the national reform programs and the stability and
convergence programs
Debate chaired by
Pervenche Berès
(EMPL) - discussion among all participants
One rapporteur from ECON, one rapporteur from EMPL , and one rapporteur from Cypriot
Parliament (TBC)
19.00
Dinner chaired by Alain Lamassoure (BUDG)
in the Members' Dining Room (by invitation only)
Opening address by Martin Schulz,
President of the European Parliament (TBC)
Guest Speaker: Herman Van Rompuy (TBC),
President of the European Council (in case
not participating to opening plenary session) or
Helmut Schmidt
(former Chancellor of West
Germany)
(TBC)
Dinner debate
Tuesday 28 February 2012
08.30
09.00 - 11.00
Registration
Plenary Session "International agreement on a reinforced economic union: what next?"
Dialogue with the EP's observers:
Elmar Brok (TBC)
and
Roberto Gualtieri
Debate chaired by
Sharon Bowles
(ECON) - discussion among all participants
One rapporteur from EMPL, one rapporteur from ECON and one rapporteur from Danish Parliament
(TBC)
11.00 - 12.30 Plenary Session chaired by Pervenche Berès
(EMPL) - Conclusion following debates in the
sessions - reports by committee chairs and National Parliaments' representatives followed by an exchange of
views with
Olli Rehn,
Vice-President of the Commission in charge of economic and monetary affairs and the
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