EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS MEETING. Wednesday, 23 January 2008, at and Thursday, 24 January 2008, at 9.00

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1 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PE/XVII/OJ/ COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS MEETING Wednesday, 23 January 2008, at and Thursday, 24 January 2008, at 9.00 P4B001 rue Wiertz BRUSSELS DRAFT AGENDA 1. Adoption of draft agenda 1 PE FdR Chairman's announcements 3. Any other business In the presence of the European Commission A. Petitions for discussion in committee on the basis of the Commission's written reply Discrimination 4. N 778/2005 by Michel Guillet (French), on gender discrimination regarding pension arrangements in France 5. N 826/2001 by Christian Monatte (French), on alleged sex-based discrimination 6. N 302/2005 by Martin Baldwin-Edwards (British), concerning alleged discrimination in respect of recruitment by the Greek Institute for Migration Policy PE /REV. FdR PE /REV. V FdR PE /REV. FdR Discrimination / Freedom of movement OJ\703417EN 1/7 PE

2 7. N 894/2004 by Bartlomiej Maliszewsky (Polish) on difficulties in obtaining a residence permit from the Polish authorities for his Russian spouse 8. N 905/2006 by Mr Carlo Buono (Italian), on the rights of same-gender couples under EC Directive 2004/38 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the Member States 9. N 863/2006 by Alida Massa Savarino (Italian), on an incident involving alleged discrimination on the basis of nationality which occurred at the border between Switzerland and Germany 10. N 531/2006 by M. W. (Italian), objecting to the fact that a grant application invitation issued by the University of Innsbruck is restricting to graduates grants which is limited to graduates who are of Austrian nationality or the children of migrant workers 11. N 86/2007 by Stefano Spinetti (Italian), on an alleged instance of discrimination in connection with free movement of persons as applied to tourist guides PE FdR PE FdR PE FdR PE FdR PE FdR Freedom of movement 12. N 24/2005, by Mariusz Błachowicz (Polish) on problems with the import of cars into Poland 13. N 577/2006 by Mr Douglas Salt (Maltese), on behalf of the Federation of Estate Agents, on alleged incompatibility of the permit granted to EU citizens purchasing holiday homes in Malta with EU legislation PE /REV. FdR PE FdR Insurance 14. Follow-up of the Equitable Life Assurance Society crisis N 611/2004 by Arthur White (British), on alleged malfeasance by the UK authorities in respect of the 'Equitable Life Assurance Society' case. x PE FdR N 29/2005, by Paul Braithwaite (British), on behalf of Equitable Members Action Group, on alleged failure of the UK government to take responsibility for the full implementation of the EU Directives on life and non-life insurance, in particular in relation to the regulation of the "Equitable Life N 495/2005 by Liam Noonan (Irish), on miss-selling an Equitable Life Bond and unfair compensation PE FdR PE 2/7 OJ\

3 Mortgages 15. N 149/2006 by Mr Anthony Craven (British), on behalf of National Support Group for Home Income Plan Victims (HIPS 97), on Nonrespect by the Building Societies in UK of the Prudential Notes Issued by the Building Societies Commission PE FdR Environment 16. N 554/2006 by Mieczyslaw Chorazy (Polish), on behalf of the 'Stowarzyszenie Gliwiczanie dla Gliwic' Association, on the projected expressway through the centre of Gliwice in Southern Poland PE FdR Money laundering 17. N 198/2007 by Nicole Banderitsch (Austrian), with two signatures, on alleged money laundering in connection with the Austrian AMIS Group's petition in bankruptcy 18. N 177/2007 by Dominique Voillemot (French), Head of the French Bar Delegation, supported by the President of the Council of the Bars and Law Societies of Europe, against Directive 2005/60/EC of 26 October 2005 to combat money laundering and terrorism PE FdR PE FdR Environment 19. N 134/2007 by Francis Giot (Belgian), on behalf of the 'Progrès et Nature' Association, with signatures, on/against the new proposal for a Commission regulation on organic farming PE FdR Competition 20. N 130/2007 by Georgios Floras (Greek) on behalf of the bookshop 'Floras Kosmos', on the Greek Competition Committee and the Greek market in foreign-language books PE FdR EU funds 21. N 248/2007 by Janet Crawford (Irish), on the situation of the rural roads in South Tipperary (Ireland) and alleged misuse of public funds by PE FdR OJ\703417EN 3/7 PE

4 local authorities Thursday, 24th of January 2008 from 9h to 10h. 22. Coordinators' meeting *********** at 10h. 23. Chairman's announcements concerning coordinators' decisions 24. N 848/2007 by Mathias Morawski (French), on behalf of the "Fonds Humanitaire Polonais", requesting EU cooperation concerning the elderly people DV/PETI _848-07original_FR 25. Report on the Fact-finding visit to Cyprus - 1st exchange of views PE FdR DT/ Taxation 26. N 943/2006 by Hans-Heinrich Firnges (German), with one signature, on non-deductibility in Germany of church rates paid in France PE FdR Social Affairs 27. N 656/2001 by Vítor Martins Correia (Portuguese), on his retirement pension PE /REV. V FdR PE 4/7 OJ\

5 Discrimination 28. N 210/2006 by Mr Edward Creighton (Irish), on discriminatory practices by the Spanish Jockey Club (SFCCE) preventing foreign trainers obtaining licences and to properly conduct their work in Spain PE /REV. FdR Environment 29. N 267/2007 by Seija Pahl (Finnish), supported by local associations, against an urban development project in a Natura 2000 wetland 30. N 160/2007 by Ursula Jeuken (German), bearing 150 signatures, on noise pollution caused by the German A 57 motorway 31. N 84/2006 by Tom Davis (Irish), on behalf of the Innishannon Village Development Team, on the pollution of the Bandon River in Ireland 32. N 494/2006 by Thomas C Burke (Irish), on behalf of concerned residents of Lagavooren, on protection of an important aquifer in North Leinster (Ireland) 33. N 838/2004 by Andrew McGrath (Irish), on behalf of the Tara foundation, on the pollution of the Irish Sea by nuclear waste 34. N 972/2004 by Gaetano Montefusco (Italian), on behalf of the 'Avvocato del mare' association, on marine pollution caused by coastal effluent 35. N 31/2006 by Giampiero Angeli (Italian), bearing 21 signatures, concerning major health hazards caused by dioxins from waste disposal 36. N 78/2007 by Mavroudis Voridis (Greek), on construction of a refuse tip in part of eastern Attica PE FdR PE FdR PE /REV. FdR PE FdR PE /REV. II FdR PE /REV. II FdR PE /REV. II FdR PE FdR B. Petitions which it is proposed to close in the light of the Commission's written reply 37. N 482/2005 by Bronislaw Da-Via (Polish), on behalf of the Komitet Protestacyjny Mieszkańców Dzielnicy Żor Rowień-Folwarki, with four PE /REV. FdR OJ\703417EN 5/7 PE

6 signatures, on the EU-funded Polish A1 motorway 38. N 869/2005 by Laszlo Berkecz (Dutch), on lengthy and costly customs procedures in Greece. 39. N 121/2007 by Genadijs Samusenko (Russian), on alleged discrimination against a Russian-language-speaking minority in the State school system in the city of Liepaja (Latvia) 40. N 199/2007 by Helmut Zugowski (German), with one signature, on the planned extension of the German A1 motorway 41. N 215/2007 by Sonia Ortiga Zarazaga (Spanish), on behalf of the European Greens, on alleged abuses of power in connection with projects funded by the ERDF 42. N 216/2007 by Mr. Federico Arrizabalaga Moreno (Spanish), on behalf of Residentes Montañeta S.Jose - Oropesa, on alleged abuses by local authorities in connection with the urban development plans in Montañeta S.Jose - Oropesa 43. N 269/2007 by Heidi Theunissen (Belgian), on discrimination against frontier workers in connection with aid for energy-saving measures 44. N 291/2007 by Maria Cholewinska (Polish), on behalf of the Protest Committee of Zabianka and Wehnera Housing Estates, on the Polish authorities alleged disregard for EU legislation in connection with infrastructure projects in Gdansk 45. N 337/2007 by Manuela Angelli (Austrian), on alleged discrimination in connection with the exercise of the profession of photographer 46. N 340/2007 by Anastasios Galanis (Greek), on parental leave for male employees in Greece 47. N 395/2007 by Mr Alan Handforth (British) on alleged discriminatory practices of the VAT authorities in Malaga (Spain) 48. N 417/2007 by Peter Sälzer (German) on VAT fraud and joint responsibility 49. N 437/2007 by Father Don Demidoff, (German), on behalf of 'Liga pentru Renastere Morala', on conditions in Romanian prisons 50. N 453/2007 by Stefcho Minchev (Bulgarian), bearing 18 signatures of relatives of the 14 missing seamen, on alleged negligence by Bulgaria in ascertaining the causes of the loss of a ship in the Black Sea and in the rescue operations PE /REV. FdR PE FdR PE FdR PE FdR PE FdR PE FdR PE FdR PE FdR PE FdR PE FdR PE FdR PE FdR PE FdR PE 6/7 OJ\

7 51. N 484/2007 by Jirina Novotna (Czech), together with 3 other signatories, on combating Huntington's disease 52. N 525/2007 by Arie Machiel Rijkenberg (Austrian), on mutual recognition in the EU of the right to practise regulated professions PE FdR PE FdR o O o 53. Date and place of next meeting 2 1. In accordance with the committee s decision of 30 September 1997, on the basis of working document PE , items in sections B of the draft agenda will not be discussed during the current meeting. However any member may ask before the end of the meeting for an item in section B to be moved to section A; it will then be automatically included in section A for discussion at a subsequent meeting. 2. The next meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, 29 January 2008, at 10 h.and at 15 h. (Hearing on the Baltic Sea Pipeline) and Monday, 25 February 2008, at 15 h. and Tuesday, 26 February 2008, at 9 h. in Brussels. OJ\703417EN 7/7 PE