European and External Relations Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Official Report 493KB pdf

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European Commission Work Programme (Priorities)

Agenda item 3 is consideration of the criteria that will inform the annual selection of the Parliament’s European priorities. Members may recall that we considered the draft criteria at a recent business planning day. We have incorporated some amendments that Annabelle Ewing suggested, which are contained in the paper that members have before them today. I ask the committee to note the paper and agree it, as we are advised to do.

Members indicated agreement.

The paper will be published on the committee’s web page on the Parliament’s new website.

I have a point on the bullet point entitled “Impact on Scotland”. It states:

“Many EU issues have a significant policy/political impact upon Scotland.”

Is there any chance that we could insert the word “economic”?

Okay. Is everybody happy with that?

Members indicated agreement.

The amended version will be published on the website.