Agenda-items bij Environmental policy
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21-05Ms Connie HEDEGAARD meets with Spanish Secretaries of State for Climate and Energy (Strasbourg)
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22-05Climate Change Committee meeting
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22-05Ms Connie HEDEGAARD on mission to Vilnius (Lithuania)
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23-05Ms Connie HEDEGAARD in Denmark (23-24/5).
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23-05From Challenges to Opportunities - EU High Level Conference on Education and Development
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23-05Stakeholder consultation by rapporteur Gábor BIHARY (HU/PES - EDUC)
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23-05Raadswerkgroep Internationale Milieuvraagstukken (climate), Brussel
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23-05Raadswerkgroep Internationale Milieuvraagstukken (climate), Brussel
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24-05Mr Janez POTOCNIK participates in the 3rd meeting of the Water EIP (European Innovation Partnership) in Berlaymont (Brussels)
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24-05Mr Janez POTOCNIK receives Mr Andrea ORLANDO, Italian Minister for Environment
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24-05Raadswerkgroep milieu, Brussel
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24-05Raadswerkgroep milieu, Brussel
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27-05Healthy Brain: Healthy Europe -A new horizon for brain research and healthcare
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27-05Raadswerkgroep milieu, Brussel
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28-05High-level seminar on the implications of shale gas for Europe’s competitiveness
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28-05KnowCities Closing Seminar
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28-05Raadswerkgroep milieu, Brussel
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28-05Raadswerkgroep milieu, Brussel
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29-05Three parallel green-energy events in South East Europe
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29-05Third EU-US-Japan Trilateral Conference on Critical Materials
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29-05European Parliament committee meeting: the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
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29-05CommentVisions - The EU's post-2020 climate and energy policy: a path to sustainable growth?
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29-05Animal Welfare in Transport Conference
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29-05Parliamentary committee meeting: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, Brussel
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29-05Parliamentary committee meeting: Transport and Tourism, Brussel
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29-05Raadswerkgroep milieu(vervolg), Brussel
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29-05Parliamentary committee meeting: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, Brussel
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29-05Raadswerkgroep milieu(vervolg), Brussel
Comité van Permanente Vertegenwoordigers I - Hoofdinhoud
| date | July 3 2012 09:00 - July 4 2012 |
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| city | Brussel, Belgium |
| address | Wetstraat 175 [kaart] |
| location | Justus Lipsius  |
| room | 50.1 |
| organisation | Permanent Representatives Committee I (COREPER 1) (COREPER I) |
The Permanent Representatives Committee or "Coreper" (Article 207 of the Treaty establishing the European Community) is responsible for preparing the work of the Council of the European Union. It consists of the Member States' ambassadors to the European Union ("Permanent Representatives") and is chaired by the Member State which holds the Council Presidency.
Coreper occupies a pivotal position in the EU decision-making system, in which it is both a forum for dialogue (among the Permanent Representatives and between them and their respective national capitals) and a means of political control (guidance and supervision of the work of the expert groups).
It thus carries out preliminary scrutiny of the dossiers on the Council agenda (proposals and drafts for acts tabled by the Commission). It seeks to reach agreement at its own level on each dossier, failing which it may suggest guidelines, options or suggested solutions to the Council.
The agendas for Council meetings reflect the progress made in Coreper. They consist of A items, to be approved without discussion following agreement within Coreper, and B items, for discussion.
Coreper works in two configurations:
Coreper I, consisting of the deputy permanent representatives, deals with technical matters;
Coreper II, consisting of the ambassadors, deals with political, commercial, economic or institutional matters.
Coreper deals with all areas of the Council's work apart from agricultural issues, for which Agriculture Council dossiers are prepared by the Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA). When the Council sets up a special committee, such as the Political and Security Committee (PSC) for the CFSP or the Employment Committee for the field of employment, these operate with due regard for Coreper's prerogatives.
