European and External Relations Committee, 08 Nov 2005
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 8, 2005
Official Report
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Sift
We move on to item 5, which is our regular sift of EC/EU documents and draft legislation. Members will see that certain items have been flagged up as items of special importance for other committees. The first item is the Commission communication to the October meeting of EU heads of state and Government in London on European values in the globalised world. We could have a month-long or week-long discussion on that subject—not just an agenda item.
The paper says that "it relates to ‘Plan D'".
I think that it relates to everything. The paper is general enough to be of interest to all the Parliament's committees that have an EU interest.
The second item is the green paper, "Improving the mental health of the population: Towards a strategy on mental health for the European Union". We should refer this consultation document to the Health Committee.
The third item is a Commission communication on simplification and better regulation of the common agricultural policy. We should refer the communication to the Environment and Rural Development Committee, but it may also be of interest to Jim Wallace in view of his inquiry.
The final item is a Commission communication on research and innovation. Its two annexes will be of interest to the Enterprise and Culture Committee. Do members agree to refer the documents to the committees, as indicated in the sift paper?
Members indicated agreement.