European and External Relations Committee, 25 Mar 2003
Meeting date: Tuesday, March 25, 2003
Official Report
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Scottish Executive (Scrutiny)
Agenda item 2 is pre and post-council scrutiny. There is a table of recommendations on page 3 of paper EU/03/5/1.
It is recommended that we note and welcome the information on the general affairs and external relations council of 24 and 25 February, the economic and financial affairs council—ECOFIN—of 18 February and 7 March and the competitiveness council of 3 March. The meeting of the transport, telecommunications and energy council of 7 March did not take place, so we do not have a briefing on it.
It is recommended that we welcome and note the information on the employment, social policy, health and consumer affairs council of 6 March, particularly on the changes to the European employment strategy and social protection activities. The committee has given a lot of time to that matter and will deliberate on it later when we discuss our report. It is recommended that we welcome and note the information on the environment council of 4 March, particularly with regard to the progress of the new bathing water quality directive and the environmental liability directive—that information is useful. It is also recommended that we welcome and note the information on the agriculture and fisheries council of 20 and 21 February and on the justice and home affairs council of 27 and 28 February.
Do members agree to those recommendations?
Members indicated agreement.