European and External Relations Committee, 22 Jun 2004

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 22, 2004

Official Report 265KB pdf

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Sift

The final agenda item is the sift paper. Do members have any comments on the paper?

I note that the consultation on the green paper on "Equality and non-discrimination in an enlarged European Union" began at the beginning of this month and ends on 31 August. I presume that the information has already been sent to the Equal Opportunities Committee. The issue is important but, unfortunately, the consultation period coincides largely with the summer recess.

I would like information on paper 1173, which is entitled "The Social Dimension of Globalisation: the EU's policy contribution on extending the benefits to all", which is mentioned a couple of times in the sift paper under different headings because it affects different committees.

The report is available in the Parliament library, although I may have it out at the moment—I will return it in due course.

Thank you for that pointer in the right direction.

As there are no further comments, I bring the meeting to a close. I wish members a happy, prosperous and enjoyable summer recess. Of course, we will meet several times informally before we next meet officially after the recess.

Meeting closed at 16:16.