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MEETING ON THURSDAY 16 MAY 2013 (10:00)
EDUCATION

Legislative deliberations

• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights (first reading) (LA)
  a) adoption of the position of the Council in first reading
  b) adoption of the statement of the Council reasons
   
• Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council providing further macro-financial assistance to Georgia (second reading) (LA)
  - Non approval of the European Parliament's amendments
   

Non-legislative activities
(Public debate pursuant to Article 8(2) of the Council's Rules of Procedure [proposed by the Presidency])

• Ensuring a teaching profession of the highest quality to underpin the achievement of better learning outcomes
  – Policy debate

MEETING ON THURSDAY 16 MAY 2013 (15:15)
YOUTH

Non-legislative activities
(Public debate pursuant to Article 8(2) of the Council's Rules of Procedure [proposed by the Presidency])

• Europe's young people: what can quality youth work contribute to addressing current challenges?
  – Policy debate

MEETING ON FRIDAY 17 MAY 2013 (10:00)
CULTURE AND AUDIOVISUAL

Legislative deliberations
(Public deliberation in accordance with Article 16(8) of the Treaty on European Union)

• Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020-2033 (First reading) Interinstitutional file: 2012/0199 (COD)
  – General approach

Non-legislative activities
(Public debate pursuant to Article 8(2) of the Council's Rules of Procedure [proposed by the Presidency])

• Use of culture as a soft policy option in EU external relations
  – Policy debate

Legislative deliberations

• Banking Recovery and Resolution [First reading]
  - Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms and amending Council Directives 77/91/EEC and 82/891/EC, Directives 2001/24/EC, 2002/47/EC, 2004/25/EC, 2005/56/EC, 2007/36/EC and 2011/35/EC and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010
  = State of play
   
• Any other business
  a) Current legislative proposals, including revised rules for Markets in Financial Instruments (MiFID/MiFIR)
  b) Anti-money laundering proposals
       - Information from the Presidency
   
• Draft Amending Budget No 2 to the General Budget 2013
  - Political agreement
   
• Savings taxation
  - Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments
    = Political agreement
   

Legislative deliberations

• Amended proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection status (Recast) [First reading]
  - Political agreement
   
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 460/2004 [First reading] (LA)
  - Adoption of the legislative act
   
• Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/41/EC on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision, Directive 2009/65/EC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) and Directive 2011/61/EU on Alternative Investment Funds Managers in respect of over-reliance on credit ratings [First reading] (LA)
  - Adoption of the legislative act
   
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 on credit rating agencies [First reading] (LA)
  - Adoption of the legislative act
   
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 as regards the exclusion of a number of countries from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations [Second reading] (LA)
  - Approval of the European Parliament's amendments
   
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the strengthening of economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability [First reading] (LA+S)
  - Adoption of the legislative act
   
• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common provisions for monitoring and assessing draft budgetary plans and ensuring the correction of excessive deficit of the Member States in the euro area [First reading] (LA+S)
  - Adoption of the legislative act
   
• CAP Reform Package
  Interinstitutional file: 2011/0280 (COD)
  (a) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (First reading)
  (b) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy(First reading)
  (c) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy (Horizontal regulation) (First reading)
  (d) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)(First reading)
  - Orientation debate
   
• Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy
  (a) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy (First reading)
  Interinstitutional file: 2011/0195 (COD)
  - Revised mandate
  (b) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Organisation of the Markets in Fishery and Aquaculture Products (First reading)
  Interinstitutional file: 2011/0194 (COD)
  - State of play